The publisher Robert McAlmon's 1925 collection of short stories Distinguished Air is set in the gay culture of 1920s Berlin.
One of these stories revolves around an exhibition of Princess X, and the audience's reaction to it.

In 1930, the watercolour painter Charles Demuth painted Distinguished Air, based on this story.
Two of the viewers, gay sailors in uniform, study the phallus-like sculpture, emphasised in the painting.
The husband of a married couple, an American with the 'distinguished air' of the title, is more interested in admiring one of the sailors.
The publisher Robert McAlmon's 1925 collection of short stories Distinguished Air is set in the gay culture of 1920s Berlin. One of these stories revolves around an exhibition of Princess X, and the audience's reaction to it.
In 1930, the watercolour painter Charles Demuth painted Distinguished Air, based on this story. Two of the viewers, gay sailors in uniform, study the phallus-like sculpture, emphasised in the painting. The husband of a married couple, an American with the 'distinguished air' of the title, is more interested in admiring one of the sailors.
Princess X