Ocean Nymph

An almost nude woman lies reclining on a sandy shore, her body stretched across the foreground with one arm extended to the left and her head resting near it. Behind her the sea shows a dark blue horizon and pale turquoise waves with white surf, while the sky is rendered in soft pastel tones. The painting reflects Bouguereau’s refined Academic style, with smooth, meticulously modeled flesh, seamless light transitions, and a restrained, classical composition.