Archives for May 2008

Bather, after Rembrandt

Bathing woman 1

Tonight I had B, our model, recreate a Rembrandt painting. The original Rembrandt painting of a woman bathing in a stream is a beloved picture. She stands in the water and we can not see her feet, only the reflections of her legs. She is oblivious to any onlooker and peers down into the water. These drawings from my sketchbook give a glimpse of how well B personified Rembrandt’s bather.

bathing woman 2

bathing woman 3

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