Autumn Leaves (1913) by John Singer Sargent Lesbian_Flag_Art Art Deco surfaces and women

Art Deco surfaces and women who knew exactly how to be looked at

Celebrate the neighbourhood that has long been a beacon for LGBTQ+ pride

often painted women not as decoration but as inner worlds

colourful artwork

and a few tentacles for company

Autumn Leaves (1913) by John Singer Sargent Lesbian_Flag_Art Art Deco surfaces and womenJohn Singer Sargents Autumn Leaves (1913) turns shade into a little theatre of stillness. The National Gallery of Victoria, Australia, records it as oil on canvas, typical of Sargents alpine studies of women in contemporary dress resting beneath trees. After stepping back from society portraiture, Sargent chased landscapes, travel and looser forms of looking. Three women sit beneath turning leaves, half hidden by green shadow: private, seasonal and