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Overlapping hands, arms and faces create the main links between the figures, making physical contact the organising device. That pairing of a mother and small child standing outdoors before bathing, the child held against her side with the black-and-white clothing creates a strong tonal silhouette against the pale landscape gives Avant le bain (1891) a composition specific to this artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDated 1891, Avant le bain (1891) belongs to Bouguereau's established mature career. Avant le bain (1891) turns a simple family action — a mother and small child standing outdoors before bathing, the child held against her side — into the whole structure of the picture. The fact that the black-and-white clothing creates a strong tonal silhouette against the pale landscape means the viewer reads closeness before setting or costume. That emphasis gives this work its specific domestic character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe portrait format gives the figure group room to read at a comfortable scale, while black, white defines the main colour impression. It is available as a fine art print, handmade framed print or canvas panel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrecise contour, smooth modelling and restrained surface texture support a mother and small child standing outdoors before bathing, the child held against her side. 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