Wholesale "Nymphs and Satyr" Classic Art Print

"Conscious of his shaggy hide and from childhood untaught to swim, he dares not trust himself to deep waters." — Publius Statius, Roman poet, 1st century CE, quoted by Bouguereau at the 1873 Paris Salon This print is for the collector who understands that the most interesting power dynamic in this painting is not the one the title suggests. The nymphs are not fleeing. They are pulling. William-Adolphe Bouguereau painted Nymphs and Satyr in 1873 and exhibited it at the Paris Salon the same year, where one critic called it the greatest painting of our generation. It now hangs at the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Massachusetts. It is in the public domain. Four nymphs surround a satyr at the edge of a woodland pool, pulling him toward the water with the collective force of creatures who have decided the matter is settled. He is enormous and goat-legged and genuinely reluctant, one hoof already wet, his expression the expression of something that is much less in control of the situation than it appears. The nymphs are fearless. One grips his beard. One pulls his arm. One presses against his back. One reaches for his hand from the water. In the shadows to the right three more watch. The forest is dense and green and entirely their territory. He wandered into it. They found him. Bouguereau's technical mastery is on full display here. The rendering of skin, the interconnected poses, the way the warm bodies read against the dark forest, all of it represents the Academic tradition at its absolute peak. The painting spent years displayed above the bar of the Hoffman House Hotel in New York, where it became one of the most talked about and most visited works of art in America, not because it was shocking, but because it was impossible to look away from. This high quality fine art print reproduces the full luminosity and detail of Bouguereau's original, bringing one of the great masterworks of the Academic tradition into your home. Perfect for a dark academia study, a mythology lover's gallery wall, a classical art collector's reading room, or any space that holds the wild places of the ancient world in the highest regard. A striking gift for Greek mythology enthusiasts, Bouguereau admirers, classical art collectors, and anyone who has ever suspected that the nymphs were running the forest all along. FRAME NOT INCLUDED Paper: Premium archival matte museum-grade paper . 175 gsm fine art paper . Multiple sizes . Matte finish . For indoor use . NB! Due to the production process of these posters, please allow for slight size deviations with a tolerance +/- 1/16".