Echo and Narcissus 1903 by John William Waterhouse Female Nude

Echo and Narcissus 1903 by John William Waterhouse Female Nude"Echo and Narcissus" by Waterhouse is a depiction of the famous Roman myth of the youth Narcissus who rejects the nymph Echo's love and instead falls in love with his own reflection in still water. This painting is rendered with lifelike realism in rich primary colours of blue, green, pink and red and pictures Echo to the left at a tree somewhat beckoning to Narcissus who is lying beside the water entranced with his reflection. The high detail and

He often paired complementary colours in his artwork

It is part of the impressionism style of painting and holds the moment of everyday life portrayed in vivid yet paler colours except for the darkness of the clothing

From his first still life paintings in Etten to the last ones he completed just before his death in 1890

He hoped that his floral paintings would do well

the licking tongue of one of the females and the sinuous curvature of their pale bodies

Abstract Couple Dancing Art

Modern Bicycle Art Painting

The artwork was given as a gift to Vincent's baby nephew

Between 1882 and 1883

and the local clergy had warned people to avoid him

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