soratayuya:jeanjauthor:foxy-voxy:xfilesbaby:fleurdulys:The Irritating Gentleman - Berthold Woltze187
soratayuya:jeanjauthor:foxy-voxy:xfilesbaby:fleurdulys:The Irritating Gentleman - Berthold Woltze1874why does this communicate the universal mood we women experience so perfectlyThis is doubly annoying because she’s clearly in mourning; look at her clothes. those are mourning clothes. The way she clutches her handkerchief. The wetness of her eyes. She’s not a lark to the seaside, she’s traveling to or from a funeral. And this dandy fuckboy can’t look beyond his own nose and have some fucking respect. This is why I support artists. You can tell a story without any words at all. You don’t even need to title this piece “The Irritating Gentleman” and yet most 21st Century women will know exactly what this 19th Century woman endured on the day of that painting.The young lady is even meeting the eyes of the viewer, as if to say (in a less amusing way than I may explain here) “Look - see what is being done to me, what I must endure. I, who am in mourning for the sudden death of _______, my love. This man who has four eyes somehow cannot look beyond his own nose and curiosity to notice my woe. Please, viewer, see me, for this man does not.” -- source link