Article by an unknown author published in the 10 January edition of the New York Times. Print mount identifies the printmaker as H. Created March JPEG images are suitable for most presentation uses. TIFF images are suitable for publication purposes. When using images, please reproduce caption and credit information. For details or further information, click here. Three nymphs playfully drag a Satyr into a woodland pond, while a fourth calls to her companions in the distance.
Satyrs—half-man, half-goat—were reputedly unable to swim. Bouguereau exhibited this painting, accompanied by a verse from the Latin poem that inspired it, at the Paris Salon. Its vaguely classical subject provided an ideal opportunity to demonstrate his skill painting the female nude from multiple viewpoints. William-Adolphe Bouguereau, Nymphs and Satyr , , oil on canvas. Clark Art Institute, Stokes, New York —d. Leary, New York probably —d.
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