Curatorial Narrative As an exemplar of late Impressionism, Frederick Carl Frieseke’s “After the Bath” (circa 1925) occupies a pivotal position within the modernist canon. The artist’s characteristic soft brushwork imbues the composition with an almost ethereal quality, as if the very boundaries between figure and background have begun to dissolve. Frieseke’s palette, muted in tone but rich in nuance, eschews the garish chromaticism of earlier Impressionist endeavors for a more subdued, contemplative atmosphere. This tonal restraint serves only to underscore the painterly subtlety at work here, as Frieseke coaxes an almost photographic level of detail from his canvas.At 63×44 inches, “After the Bath” assumes a commanding presence within a luxury interior environment. Its muted reds and browns recall the rich patinas found on antique wood tones, while the underlying greens evoke the lush vegetal textures of hand-tufted rugs. The spati