Bacchante à l’œil-de-bœuf (1905) by Louise Abbéma Style:Black frame tongue-out Einstein proudly flying the

tongue-out Einstein proudly flying the rainbow flag - because supporting queer rights isn’t rocket science

limbs tangled

impact and masculine spectacle

Read beside Sargent’s later hidden male nudes

pops of pink and a splashy pride flag turn this playful piece into a smart

Bacchante à l’œil-de-bœuf (1905) by Louise Abbéma Style:Black frame tongue-out Einstein proudly flying theLouise 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