Two women sit side by side at the water’s edge, their bodies turned toward each other, one leaning back with her left arm raised as if to shield herself from a playful splash. The scene unfolds in a sunlit, wooded landscape, with leafy trees arching overhead and soft hills receding in the distance under a pale sky. The grass and foliage are rendered in loose, swirling brushstrokes, while the water shimmers with dappled reflections and gentle ripples. A white cloth is spread beneath the seated women, its folds painted with delicate transitions of color and light.

The composition is carefully balanced: the two main figures on the left form a sculptural group, their limbs interlacing, while the three bathers on the right create a diagonal movement into the background. Small details, such as the pink blush on cheeks and knees, the glint of sunlight on wet skin, and the intricate play of fingers and toes, reveal the artist’s close observation and technical control. The painting’s subject is a group of nude women bathing in a natural setting, a theme that allowed Renoir to explore the depiction of the human figure and the effects of outdoor light. The foreground figures display a sculptural clarity and precise outlines, while the background bathers and landscape are painted with softer, more impressionistic touches.

According to the museum’s record, the painting is also known as Les Grandes Baigneuses and is considered a genre scene, portrait, and figure painting. The scene includes gestures of play and intimacy, as one bather appears about to splash another, and the figures interact with an easy familiarity.