Dans le Cabinet de toilette (In the Bathroom)  1907

In the Bathroom is a relatively early example of Bonnard’s much-loved theme of the female nude at her toilette, a subject which would preoccupy him throughout his career. In this work, the figure, naked except for low-heeled red shoes, stands almost facing the viewer, drying her back with a towel. Behind her are a dressing table with mirror and a shallow bathing tub. She i...