Intimate Reflection in the Mirror on the Dressing Table (1934) by Konstantin Somov Lesbian_Love this early garden scene feels

this early garden scene feels less decorative than quietly liberated: a private world made lush

Featuring a poised figure adorned with a delicate rose and a bright bowtie

colour arrives and the world opens

buttery paint and luscious use of colour draw us into this moment of connection

this unframed piece brings depth and emotion to any room

Intimate Reflection in the Mirror on the Dressing Table (1934) by Konstantin Somov Lesbian_Love this early garden scene feelsKonstantin Somovs Intimate Reflection in the Mirror on the Dressing Table (1934) turns a bedroom into a delicious secret. A sleeping woman appears only through a round mirror, surrounded by flowers, bottles, fabric and warm lamplight beauty seen indirectly, almost illicitly. No confirmed sitter or lover is attached; the charge is in the act of looking. Somov often used mirrors to play with voyeurism, narcissism and private ritual. As a queer Russian