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Petermännchen / Portrait of Charlotte Berend (1902)
by Lovis Corinth

German painter Lovis Corinth fell in love with his 21-year-old art student, to her family’s disapproval. He painted her portrait the year after they met, and included a secret love message along the back of her chair.

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