Dawn

Dawn depicts a nude young woman stepping from a shallow body of water, her body posed in a graceful three-quarter turn with one leg raised and a diaphanous white cloth billowing overhead. She holds a flower stem near her lips while another band of fabric wraps around her waist and drapes down, creating a sense of flowing movement. The background features a pale, serene sky and distant horizon, with lush green leaves in the foreground; the composition and smooth, luminous modeling are characteristic of Bouguereau’s refined Academic style.