Still life with blue flowers and two bottles on a table
1907
Signed and dated 1907, this piece offers a glimpse into the early career of Gerda Wegener, who would later become famous for her Art Deco illustrations and her marriage to Lili Elbe (the subject of *The Danish Girl*). The composition is a delightful clash of organic chaos and rigid geometry: a wild, tumbling bouquet of blue cornflowers and purple blooms spills over the table, standing next to the stiff, upright forms of a tall green bottle and a small amber vial. The loose, textured brushwork gives the scene a fresh, airy feel, capturing a quiet domestic moment before she moved to Paris and embraced the sleek style of the Roaring Twenties.
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