Uglow painted intimate figurative scenes including bathers and interior spaces using careful observation and a methodical application of paint that shares the contemplative quality of Kovarik's bathing interior.

Bonnard is renowned for his intimate bathroom and bathing scenes painted with warm color and a sense of private domestic life, closely echoing the mood and subject matter of In the Baths.

Tuymans explores intimate and psychologically loaded interior spaces in acrylic and oil with a muted palette and quiet tension that resonates with the contemplative atmosphere of Kovarik's bathing interior.