Painter Mark Beard exists in a world predominantly filled with beautiful men. Not only does he paint in the 1920s style of his imaginary gay great uncle Bruce Sergeant, he rounds out his body of work with paintings 'by' Bruce's circle of friends and associates: his French academist teacher, avant-garde lesbian best friend, and German expressionist arch-rival. Other ephemera from this quartet of exuberant fictional characters round out this deluxe volume, creating an enticing journey into art history, subtle gay erotica, literature, and art.