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

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

this unframed piece brings depth and emotion to any room

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

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