There’s a really interesting video on the Art Deco channel about this painting. It gives a lot of the context around the people in it and the moment it is depicting.
That must have been an awkward few hours while they posed for this
lol … I was just thinking this …
Painter (smirking, holding back laughter): … ok, ok, Alexander, hey Al … yeah … just give me more of a frown … (heavily smirking) … no, no, more angry or sad or something … and maybe put your hand to your chin … (smirking) … yeah like that … now hold it … for the next five hours
oh my god this is gold! can you hold for a couple hours so I can paint this real quick?
“Just ask her, bro, the worst that can happen is she says no.”
Ya, and then he spent pretty much the rest of his life trying to destroy her reputation and disparage women in general. Pope was one of history’s first notable incels.
