Study of Bathers n.d.

Rodolphe Bresdin’s “Study of Bathers,” a small-scale ink drawing on paper, depicts a group of nude female figures in various poses. The artist’s signature appears in the lower right corner of the page. The figures are rendered with loose, gestural lines, suggestive of the artist’s quick and intuitive style. This quick sketch, likely a preliminary study for a larger work, showcases Bresdin’s talent for capturing the human form with both precision and expressiveness. The drawing is now housed at the Art Institute of Chicago.