Girls from Dalarna Having a Bath 1906

Anders Zorn painted 'Girls from Dalarna Having a Bath' with fluid brushstrokes and a warm, earthy palette. You can almost feel the steam rising and the splash of the water. I like to think of Zorn in his studio, circling around this canvas, building up the forms with these loose, confident marks, probably thinking about other painters like Manet or Courbet and how they handled the nude. The paint isn't thick, but it’s applied with such assurance that it creates a real sense of depth and movement. Look at the way he suggests the curve of a back or the turn of a head with just a few strokes. It's all about capturing the fleeting moment, the play of light on skin, and the casual intimacy between these figures. Painters, we're all just borrowing from each other, remixing ideas across time. Zorn's painting is an invitation to look, to feel, and to find our own meaning in the ambiguity.