Theo van Rysselberghe, Belgian
Meryl Streep in “Out of Africa” sequel, “Out of Clean Laundry,” 1924
Oil on canvas
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Info, or links that point to more info, about this artist can be found here, here, here, here (can be read in full for free on Fridays), here, here, here, here, and here, perhaps in addition to what’s in his Wikipedia page (Google translated French Wikipedia page has more).
His Google translated Dutch Wikipedia page has even more.
/// Nude with Panama hat on her head,
Berniss sat where it’s shady, in dread
of a sunburn and peeling.
She could not risk revealing
patchy skin to her lover in bed.
/// She is proud of her pale, shapely build.
So at side-stepping sunshine she’s skilled.
Hates a red sunburnt torso
and tan lines even more so.
(Plus, her bust is more perky when chilled.)
/// Berniss builds up a light golden tan,
to look healthy, not wan is her plan.
Her hat hides her hair,
so no sun damage there.
All this work, just to placate a man.
/// She had hopes that her looks would impress,
with no need for her to acquiesce.
Yet, what little she wore,
(from the rule: “Less is More”),
proved that undressing leads to success.
/// She needed to use sun tan lotion.
He rubbed in his own home-made potion.
To that hard to reach spot—
her mid-back? He did not.
But her boobs got his loving devotion.