"Music," Florine Stettheimer, 1920.
Stettheimer (1871-1944) was an all-arounder, an intellectual, writer, poet, theatrical designer, and incidentally a painter with an exceptionally individual style that defies easy categorization.
A noted salonniere who gathered many New York intellectuals, artists, and musicians around her, here she seems to be illustrating a musical moment in an idealized world. A pianist plays, a singer sings, and two others lounge and listen. But it's a world where tapestries hang in the air, trees are pink, and it's hard to tell if those multicolored things are flowers or lights or stars.
Still, it's a lovely image, even though the woman in the center reminds one a little of Jessica Rabbit. (I wonder if her look was inspired by this painting?)
From the Rose Art Museum, Waltham, MA.
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