Bacchante à l’œil-de-bœuf (1905) by Louise Abbéma Style:Black frame For anyone who’s ever admired

For anyone who’s ever admired the way a man handles a sponge

Read beside Sargent’s later hidden male nudes

the original piece blends old-school printmaking craft with contemporary queer expression

associated with Mir Iskusstva

Whether you’re part of the LGBTQ community or an ally

Bacchante à l’œil-de-bœuf (1905) by Louise Abbéma Style:Black frame For anyone who’s ever admiredLouise Abbmas Bacchante lil de buf (1905) turns a fashion magazine cover into a floral spell. Framed in a round window, a Bacchante follower of Bacchus, god of wine and ecstasy appears crowned with grapes and autumn leaves. No confirmed sitter is attached; the charge sits with Abbma herself. A celebrated Belle poque artist, she was closely linked to Sarah Bernhardt, her friend and possibly lover. Here, femininity becomes performance, pleasure and