Carl Johann Spielter, German
“Oh, I’m Sorry, Miss — Did I Not Tell You? I Finished Your Part of the Painting About a Week Ago. You’re Free To Put Your Clothes Back on Now,” 1920
Oil on canvas
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/// Just the fact that the painting is framed
means it’s finished. He should be ashamed.
He’s been keeping her there,
not to paint, but to stare.
“You get paid. No big deal,” he proclaimed.
/// The nude model is fine; she’s content.
To be viewed she had given consent.
If this elderly gent
is a little bit “bent,”
extra cash goes toward paying her rent.
/// Since no “favors” she’s asked to perform,
she has no problem baring her form.
Her rule’s “Look, but don’t touch,”
so she doesn’t mind much—
just as long as his studio’s warm.