A portrait of various figures relaxing in and beside a pool, Swimmers continues the artist's longstanding interest in the subject of the bather. Orchard infuses the work with a sense of visual unsteadiness—both through the dizzying space of the composition itself but also narratively, via spilled wine glasses and the ambiguous posture of a character who may or may not have just tumbled into the water. Intended to depict the narrow margin between events that are staged and others that happen by accident, the painting also demonstrates an experimental approach to form and scale. While one figure's waist is perfectly aligned with the pool's curvature, an otherwise unseen character's foot, surrounded by smoked cigarettes, seems disproportionate to her companions' sizes and positions. For this limited edition series, Orchard will render each print unique by adding hand-drawn objects such as fruit, wine glasses, and beer bottles, with a variety of mediums that include wax crayons, watercolor pencils, and pastel.
Danielle Orchard
Swimmers, 2025
21 x 22 inches
Archival pigment print
Limited edition of 25 with 8 AP + 1 PP
Hand-embellished, signed and numbered by the artist
$2,850
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