Picnic Party | Edmund Leighton | 1920 Large Rixens combines sensuality with restraint

Rixens combines sensuality with restraint

a woman in a dark dress kneels beside a young girl wearing a light dress with a straw hat

with tall poplars mirrored in the calm water

William-Adolphe Bouguereau – Amour à L’affût (1890)

decorating beneath a portrait of Washington with flowers and laurel leaves

Picnic Party | Edmund Leighton | 1920 Large Rixens combines sensuality with restraint"Picnic Party" (1920) by Edmund Leighton captures a serene and idyllic scene of a leisurely outdoor gathering beside a tranquil river. Three figures are present: two young women, elegantly dressed in pastel colored Victorian dresses with lace details, and a young man, seated opposite them, playing a guitar. The women are enjoying tea and the company of the musician, who wears a traditional vest and tricorn hat. The background shows lush green fields,