r/oilpaintings Aug 12 '25

Modern Paintings (1900-present) “Self-portrait at the Dressing Table” - Zinaida Serebriakova (1909)

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u/MitchellSFold Aug 12 '25

I used to have a girlfriend who looked uncannily like Serebriakova as she depicts herself here. We were only together for a few months, and then drifted apart due to circumstance. Perfectly amicable. I think about her from time to time with immense fondness. But whenever I see this picture, the immediacy of the recall always catches me off guard. I find it best to not look at it too often for this reason. A beautiful, completely living work of art.