Rainbow (1897) by Konstantin Somov Classy wall art and scrolled past

and scrolled past

part desire

they conspire perfectly: poetry and illustration working together to make intimacy look glamorous

stone and passing shadow

and perfectly composed for anyone who loves art that feels like a knowing glance across the table

Rainbow (1897) by Konstantin Somov Classy wall art and scrolled pastKonstantin Somovs Rainbow (1897) turns a passing weather scene into something quietly enchanted. Catalogued as Raduga and a Symbolist landscape, it shows figures gathered beneath dark trees as a rainbow breaks across the sky. The sitters are not identified; the drama is atmosphere. Somov, associated with Mir Iskusstva, made art from masks, performance and erotic tension, with same sex desire threaded through much of his wider work. Here, queerness is