Julius Paulsen, Danish
When the Portrait Artist Took His Lunch Break, Agnes Would Sneak In and Paint Penises on the Faces, 1886
Oil on canvas
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Info, or links that point to more info, about this artist can be found here, here (can be read in full for free on Fridays), here (Google translated), and here, perhaps in addition to what’s in his Wikipedia page (Google translated Danish Wikipedia page has more).
/// Artist Agnes, shown here, was another
Paulsen painter, like Julius, her brother.
At her easel she sits,
chewing brushes to bits;
from her paints’ choking smell she may smother.
/// For her actions there’s this explanation.
She gets higher from each inhalation.
In this small airless room
sealed as tight as a tomb,
Agnes found the fumes spark inspiration.
/// In appearance she’s pleasant and posh.
Never utters words stronger than “Gosh!”
But the state of her mind,
from her artwork, you’ll find
rivals that of Hieronymus Bosch.
/// She has talent, of that there’s no doubt.
Attends church and is truly devout.
But the portraits she made
showed flesh pulled, torn and splayed;
bodies seemingly turned inside-out.
/// I would not call Ms. Paulsen insane.
Oil paint fumes have affected her brain.
Should her oils be replaced
by some tints water-based,
she’ll get well… (if she gives up cocaine).