In the collection of Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia — check current display status with the museum.
FROM THE BARNES FOUNDATION’S CATALOG
In the mid-late 1870s, Cézanne painted a series of small-format pictures of bathers in which he explored the different relationships between figures and the landscape. Here five bathers gather on a grassy knoll, framed by two trees in a stage-like presentation. Their poses draw from ancient Greek sculpture and other art historical traditions. The figures seem cut and pasted into the scene, as if Cézanne were toying with the conventions of Western art.
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Paul Cezanne — The Battle of Love
Henri Matisse — Le Bonheur de vivre, also called The Joy of 
Jules Pascin — Two Nudes–One Standing, One Sitting
Pierre-Auguste Renoir — Bathers in the Forest (Baigneuses da
Pierre-Auguste Renoir — Resting in the Grass (Le Repos sur l
Pierre-Auguste Renoir — Resting in the Grass (Le Repos sur l
Paul Gauguin — Te Pape Nave Nave (Delectable Waters)
Paul Gauguin — The Invocation
Pierre-Auguste Renoir — Bathing Group
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841–1919) — Bathers Playing 
Paul Cezanne (French, 1839–1906) — The Bathers
Édouard Manet — Study for Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe
