Two women occupy the center of the composition, one standing on a low wooden platform and wrapped in a translucent pink robe, the other behind her, dressed in white and assisting with the removal of the robe. A wooden slatted screen fills much of the background, filtering sunlight that falls across both figures in bright, irregular patches. On the left edge, a billowing white fabric catches the light, its loose, transparent folds painted with swift, energetic strokes.

The floor beneath the figures is rendered with gestural marks in earthy tones, and the shadows of the women and the drapery are visible on the ground. The composition is vertical and monumental, with the two women dominating the canvas and their forms outlined against the luminous backdrop. The standing woman’s bare feet rest on the reddish-brown wooden platform, with her toes curling slightly over the edge.

In the lower right corner, a dark cloth or garment lies draped over the floor, partly in shadow. The white garment held by the assisting woman features thick, textured brushstrokes that suggest folds and creases. Soft, warm pinks and cool blues intermingle at the left edge where the sheer fabric catches the sunlight.

Loose, sketchy lines define the contours of the figures’ arms and robes, especially where light meets shadow. Joaquín Sorolla painted this work in 1916, during a period marked by his fascination with the effects of natural light. The Museo Sorolla describes how Sorolla’s attention focuses on sunlight in all its forms—direct, filtered, and reflected—capturing fleeting illumination with rapid, confident brushwork. The museum notes that the clarity of the scene is heightened by the reflected light from the white cloths flanking the figures, while the bodies are silhouetted against a backdrop of reeds and sand.

The painting has appeared in major exhibitions in Bilbao, Madrid, Valencia, Paris, London, and Dublin, marking it as a significant work in Sorolla’s mature period.