William Bouguereau - William Bouguereau Nymphs and Satyr. Painting

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Nymphs and Satyr (Nymphes et Satires) is a painting, oil on canvas, created by artist William-Adolphe Bouguereau in 1873.

Nymphs and Satyr was exhibited in Paris in 1873, a year before the Impressionists mounted their first exhibition, in a style radically different from that of Bouguereau.

This Nymphs and Satyr painting was discovered by Sterling Clark near the end of the 19th century, and it displayed in the bar of the Hoffman House Hotel, New York City. The piece is currently on display at the Clark Art Institute located in Williamstown, Massachusetts.

Set in a secluded pond, this Nymphs and Satyr depicts a cluster of bathing nymphs who have captured a lascivious satyr spying on them; three are tugging him toward a dunking, and a fourth is beckoning other nymphs to join the fun.