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Gerda Wegener

On the road to Anacapri

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Gerda Wegener

On the road to Anacapri, 1922

Oil on canvas

Courtesy of a private collection

Two women, draped in sunset red and corseted in pink, pause under a rising moon. Capri’s cliffs shimmer behind them, caught in desire. An apple rests in one’s hand, but the real sweetness is in the gaze that passes between them. Send this painting by Gerda Wegener for love letters, flirtations, and the art of holding someone just close enough.

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