Initiation (1918) by Gerda Wegener Size:A0 (84.1 x 118.9 cm) making her a figure of

making her a figure of appetite

He is a life model holding a pose for us to study

colourful flowers that represent growth

whose presence across Wegener’s work shifts the emotional read of so many “society” images into something more intimate and queer-adjacent

Initiation (1918) by Gerda Wegener Size:A0 (84.1 x 118.9 cm) making her a figure ofInitiation captures a moment of sapphic curiosity tipping into confidence. Two women lounge together on a low divan, one appearing innocent enough while the other quietly takes the lead. The poem frames the scene as a kind of erotic awakening: Agnes arrives curious, Eva guides the encounter, and what begins as play turns into a full lesson in pleasure. Wegener keeps it elegant but unmistakably charged, pairing soft colour, intimate body language, and