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ArtistElla du Cane, Aubrey Beardsley, Erte: Time is a cruel thief to rob us of our former selves with gold foil.
Painting in the style of Art Deco, depicting a youthful woman and an elderly woman. On the left side of the composition, a young woman with dark, bobbed hair is shown in profile, facing right. She has fair skin, rosy lips, and dark, expressive eyes. Her left hand is raised to her chin, with her fingers gently touching her jawline. She wears an elegant, sleeveless gown with a decorative pattern of gold and black on the bodice and a flowing, sheer white fabric draped over her arm. Her figure is slender and graceful, with minimal outlines.
In the center, behind the young woman, a hand mirror with a gold frame is held up by her, its reflection showing a youthful female face, similar to the main young woman but facing slightly forward, with defined eyes and lips. The area around the mirror is a large, circular shape of heavily textured gold, resembling a sun or halo.
To the right, an elderly woman in profile, facing left, reaches out with a skeletal, aged hand towards the reflection in the mirror. Her face is heavily wrinkled, with sunken eyes and a drawn expression, highlighting her age and fragility. Her hair is pulled back into a simple bun, and her body is draped in