The Bather | František Kupka | 1907The Bather (c. 1907) by Frantiek Kupka exemplifies the artists transition from representational art toward abstraction through a masterful study of light, movement, and reflection. Depicting a nude figure partially submerged in water, Kupka dissolves the boundaries between body and environment, rendering the surface of the pool as a vibrant interplay of refracted color and form. The fluid brushwork and iridescent palette of greens, blues, and golds