Bathers - John Singer Sargent Art Print
Description
Sargent's "The Bathers" (1917) is a sun-drenched fever dream, a watercolor orgy of flesh and foliage that screams "I'm alive!" amid the dying gasps of Gilded Age propriety. Here, the master portraitist of society dames forgets the corsets and mingles with the sensual laborers at his friend's new villa, channeling Cézanne's bathers through a distinctly American lens.
The painting pulsates with bold, slashing strokes - teal shadows carve out muscular bodies while ochre sand radiates an almost nuclear heat. Sargent's looseness with the brush belies a rigorous composition, the bathers' limbs echoing the arching tree branches in a primal dance of man and nature.
This ain't your grandma's picnic scene - it's a radical departure, Sargent shaking off the dust of his earlier work and embracing the sensual, the immediate, the now. The transparency of watercolor becomes a metaphor for stripped-down authenticity, each translucent layer revealing more truth than any oil portrait ever could.
In "The Bathers," we witness an artist reborn, diving headfirst into modernism's churning waters and emerging with a masterpiece that bridges two centuries of art history.
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Details, Details
Paper color: Natural white
Weight: 200gsm (5.9oz/yd)
Printing method: Giclée
Inks: Water-based
Shipped in: Tough cardboard tube
Giclée Printing
Gold standard for museum-level quality. Traditional printing uses the classic CMYK color range - bottom image. Giclée uses pigment based, archival quality inks. Manufactured on advanced inkjet printers with up to 12 individual colors - top image.
Finish & Texture
Museum-quality, heavyweight paper with a smooth, clean finish that emphasises complex highlights and tones. Delivering outstanding clarity and colors that hum with life. Perfect fit for color graphics, illustrations & fine art photography.
100+ Years of Color
Your new fine art print will be produced with bright and vibrant water-based inks. Non-hazardous and toxin-free, they're printed using a pro-lab process that delivers 100+ years of spectacular colour when cared for correctly.
FSC® Certified
Trees are harvested with no net loss of forest over time. Workers are provided proper training, safety protocols, and fair wages. Local communities’ rights and resources are respected.
Partnered with Prodigi
I've worked with a lot of partners over the years. Prodigi's quality and care is remarkable, but their commitment to art, the environment and ethical supply chains captured my heart.