Winter is a bronze statue of a young woman cast by 18th century neoclassical sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon in 1787.

Upon its completion, Winter and Bather, another work by Houdon, shocked the French artistic establishment with their perceived eroticism.

The woman's arms are crossed across her chest and stomach, pressing her scant garment to her skin.

Her gaze is downcast, while her right leg is slightly elevated and crossed before her left, pulling her body into a defensive posture.

[1] The hem of her shawl is visibly frayed, and the cloth barely covers her sensual body.