In the woods

Two young girls lean against a rocky woodland wall, one seated barefoot in a blue skirt and white blouse, the other standing with a matching blue skirt and white blouse, both turning their faces toward the viewer. The composition centers the figures with a shallow, intimate space and a softly detailed forest background that provides depth behind them. Bouguereau’s smooth, polished brushwork and naturalistic palette—whites, blues, and greens—render the figures with refined realism, while the surrounding nature is more loosely painted to support the tranquil, contemplative mood.