Pastel Study for The Great Bathers 1883-1887
By Pierre-Auguste Renoir

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Ultraviolet Photographs of the Pastel Study for the Grand Bathers

Photographed February 3, 2024

Original pastel with watercolor has seven colors. The ultraviolet photograph brings out the white and the blue veining. The pastel strokes, scratching, differentiation between the watercolor and pastel and the grain of the paper become more clear.

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