Something Bothering You by Gil Elvgren

The appeal of exoticism and distant travel often inspired popular imagery in its search for original and exotic settings. In this regard, the charming painting entitled “Something Bothering You” offers a visual journey tinged with fantasy and cheerfulness. The essential artist Gil Elvgren depicts an elegant tourist surprised in a traditional means of transport. This creation bears witness to the constant desire to renew graphic themes while preserving a mischievous seduction.

Traveling aboard a bright red wooden rickshaw, a sparkling and surprised blonde delicately holds a yellow and orange paper umbrella. She is dressed in a white satin summer dress, the generously lifted hem of which reveals her blue garter belts and her fine sheer black stockings. Her delicate hands are clad in sky-blue gloves matching her dangling earrings and open-toed high-heeled pumps. Her mouth forms a perfect circle of astonishment in front of pretty hanging pastel paper lanterns gently swaying in the background. The overhead light highlights the freshness of her radiant complexion.

The art of oil is pushed to perfection in the treatment of the transparency of the paper umbrella and the fluid pleating of the dress. The realism of the details of the rickshaw and the fineness of the skin bear witness to a superb dexterity of an exceptional artisan.