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#homoerotic art history for the girls, gays, & theys; from an artsy boy in NYC

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baroque brat @baroquebrat.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

detail from “La Piscine with a Happy Ending” (2022) Cary Kwok British (b. 1975) ink and acrylic on paper

drawing of a man holding a cig (smoking) in one hand and another man's head in the other (both have dark hair with sideburns), positioned in front of a ledge (by a pool, perhaps?) in the middle ground on top of which is an amber beer bottle—bearing the artist's name (Cary Kwok) on an abstract green and pink label—and an orange glass ashtray; there are two silhouettes in the background (masculine on the left, feminine on the right) chatting while holding a bottle and wine glass respectively in front of of a pink-yellow horizon and what appears to be water and a few treetops.

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baroque brat @baroquebrat.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

detail from “Sunny Side Up” (1986) James Palmer Libby American (1928–2005) oil on canvas

man laying atop a blue and gold brocade spread

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baroque brat @baroquebrat.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

detail from “Las delicias destrozadas” (2010) Roberto Ferri Italian (b. 1978) oil on canvas

a painting of an amalgamation of figures, man and animal, contorted bodies entangles; a singular male figure ascends from the mass, reaching up past a pair of wings, held in place by a figure with it’s back to the viewer; this amalgamation is balances upon a few thing wooden spindles, hovering just above a glowing child

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baroque brat @baroquebrat.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

detail from “Rainbow Falls” (1954) George Quaintance American (1902-1957) oil on canvas

a brightly colored painting of two tanned men standing on stones beneath a waterfall against a backdrop of the cliff side; the one on the left is blonde, his head back and one hand outstretched to the man on the right who has dark hair, his hands reaching upward, back towards the viewer

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baroque brat @baroquebrat.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

detail from “Overcoat” (1983) Mel Odom American (b. 1950) pencil, colored pencil, and black magic marker on vellum

a drawing of a man with coiffed hair removing his coat; a face rendered in green floats next to him looking off to the right

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baroque brat @baroquebrat.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

detail from “Nude Study Of A Young Man” (ca. 1915) Henry Scott Tuke British (1858 - 1929) oil on panel private collection, sold by Batemans Auctioneers & Valuers in 2023

an impressionist painting of a man crouching on the shore, his left hand reaching into the sand while his right arm lies on his thigh; his face is flushed against the cool light blue of the water behind him, rendered in thick strokes of paint

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baroque brat @baroquebrat.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

detail from “In the Green” (2003) Peter Flinsch German Canadian (1920 - 2010) crayon and ink on paper private collection, sold by Swann Auction Galleries in 2023

a drawing of two men fighting, set against a lush green backdrop

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baroque brat @baroquebrat.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

detail from “Saint Sebastian” (1606) Carlo Saraceni Italian (1579–1620) oil on canvas Prague Castle Gallery collection

a painting of Saint Sebastian with his head tilted back, his expression serene, lying on a red fabric next to a discarded suit of armor; he holds an arrow that has pierced him at his pelvic bone; the background is a wooded landscape

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baroque brat @baroquebrat.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

detail from “La garde oubliée” (1957) Yiannis Tsarouchis Greek (1910-1989) oil on canvas private collection, sold at Bonhams Paris in 2022

a painting of two men, one has his back to the viewer while the other sits cross-legged on a chair, his head resting on one hand

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baroque brat @baroquebrat.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

detail from “The Reader” (2018) Salman Toor Pakistani (b. 1983) oil on panel Aicon Gallery, available for inquiry

a painting of a man in bed reading a book; he leans agains a pillow, his legs are spread across white sheets, between them lies a phone

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baroque brat @baroquebrat.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Tsuyoshi Mishima, who worked under the name of Go Mishima, was one of the first contemporary gay artists in Japan. he contributed to 'Barazoku' (The Rose Tribe), the first gay magazine published by Daini Shobo in Tokyo in 1971. in 1974, Mishima founded his own gay magazine called 'Sabu'

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baroque brat @baroquebrat.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

detail from “Gashu Wakamono (Book of Pictures of Young Men)” (1972) Mishima Go Japanese (1921-1981) portfolio containing 24 lithographs sworders, sold in 2021

Color lithograph of a man lying beneath a sheet, one hand propping up his head with his legs sprawled out, looking at the viewer; the other hand loosely holds the sheet below his armpit; his hair is cut short

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baroque brat @baroquebrat.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Mark Beard channels many artistic personas, including Bruce Sargeant (1898–1938)—a spoof on John Singer Sargent, who died in a tragic wrestling accident

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baroque brat @baroquebrat.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

detail from “Two Surfers on the Shore” (ca. 2010) Mark Beard, alias “Bruce Sargeant” American (b. 1956) oil on canvas 1stdibs.com, available now

a contemporary figurative painting of two men with a surfboard standing on a shoreline; one leans down in the foreground while the other stands behind holding a towel, both wear white shorts

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baroque brat @baroquebrat.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

detail from “Male Nude Study” (1877) Pascal Adolphe Jean Dagnan-Bouveret French (1852–1929) oil on canvas Yale University Art Gallery, not on view

Painting of a man in the nude sitting on a cloth covered seat against a nondescript backdrop. His hair is long and he gazes to his right with one arm outstretched.

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