The artwork titled “Reflections of Me, Colson, Calendar illustration,” created by Haddon Sundblom around 1940, is an oil painting on canvas. It belongs to the Kitsch art movement and falls under the genre of illustration and pin-up art. The artwork measures 93.98 x 66.04 cm.
In the artwork, a nude woman is depicted sitting gracefully upon a plush, white drapery that appears to cascade fluidly from an unseen structure. Her demeanor is one of leisurely sophistication as she engages in the act of personal grooming, holding a hand mirror in her right hand while she delicately tends to her hair with her left. Her pose is elegant and poised, her expression serene, capturing a moment of self-reflection and vanity. Sundblom’s use of oil on canvas brings a soft, tactile quality to the woman’s flesh and the billowing drapery, set against a stark, dark background which emphasizes the luminosity of the figure and draws the viewer’s focus entirely to her.
