Rose Nude Van Gogh Danae's other hand disappears behind

Danae's other hand disappears behind her thigh

The composition is based on color and balance and gives even weight to all areas of the picture surface

and the direction of the interrupted movement

dear to the Impressionists

almost life-size portrait of his lover Doris Grosse

Rose Nude Van Gogh Danae's other hand disappears behindBonnard's main model and lifelong companion, Marthe Boursin comes out of the bath. she leans lightly against the white conch, like a barely emerged Venus. Its warm pink body contrasts with the ambient whiteness, a formless whiteness, crossed by light, evoking a frothy foam, much more than the hygienic gloss usually associated with bathrooms.