Gerda Wegener (1889–1940), Danish, Renowned for her delicate yet bold Art Nouveau and early Modernist works, this Danish painter captured the glamour and intimacy of Parisian bohemian life in the early 20th century. With a fluid, decorative style, she often depicted women in moments of leisure or theatrical transformation, her brushstrokes imbuing them with both elegance and sly subversion. Fashion and identity were recurring fascinations—whether illustrating chic socialites, mythological figures, or her muse and wife, Lili Elbe, one of the first known recipients of gender-affirming surgery. The latter relationship profoundly shaped her art, infusing it with tenderness and a quiet challenge to conventional norms. Though celebrated in her lifetime for illustrations in *La Vie Parisienne* and *Vogue*, her legacy was overshadowed for decades before rediscovery. Today, her work resonates for its technical finesse and unapologetic celebration of femininity, queer love, and self-reinvention.