Les Grandes Baigneuses
Paul Cézanne · c. 1906
The story
The Bathers is an oil painting by French artist Paul Cézanne (1839–1906) first exhibited in 1906. The painting, which is exhibited in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, is the largest of a series of Bather paintings by Cézanne; the others are in the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, National Gallery, London, the Barnes Foundation, Pennsylvania, and the Art Institute of Chicago. Occasionally referred to as the Big Bathers or Large Bathers to distinguish it from the smaller works, the painting is considered one of the masterpieces of modern art, and is often considered Cézanne's finest work. The painting was featured in the 1980 BBC Two series 100 Great Paintings.
- Artist
- Paul Cézanne
- Date
- c. 1906
- Collection
- Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, United States
- Movement
- Proto-Cubism
- Medium
- oil paint, canvas
- Size
- 210.5 × 250.8 cm
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