A brief look at the artists that inspired the RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs. The World series 1, episode 5 looks, as well as other artworks with a Drag Race link!

10 artworks
Sunflowers
Image credit: The National Gallery, London

Sunflowers 1888

Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890)

Oil on canvas

H 92.1 x W 73 cm

The National Gallery, London

Weeping Woman (Femme en pleurs)
© Succession Picasso/DACS, London 2024. Image credit: Tate

Weeping Woman (Femme en pleurs) 1937

Pablo Picasso (1881–1973)

Oil on canvas

H 60.8 x W 50 cm

Tate

Marilyn Diptych
© The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / DACS, London 2024. Image credit: Tate

Marilyn Diptych 1962

Andy Warhol (1928–1987)

Acrylic on canvas

H 205.4 x W 144.8 cm

Tate

Portrait of Hermine Gallia
Image credit: The National Gallery, London

Portrait of Hermine Gallia 1904

Gustav Klimt (1862–1918)

Oil on canvas

H 170.5 x W 96.5 cm

The National Gallery, London

Le signal de l'angoisse (The Signal of Anguish)
© Salvador Dali, Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, DACS 2024. Image credit: National Galleries of Scotland

Le signal de l'angoisse (The Signal of Anguish) 1936

Salvador Dalí (1904–1989)

Oil on wood

H 21.8 x W 16.2 cm

National Galleries of Scotland

Two Dancers on a Stage 1874

Edgar Degas (1834–1917)

Oil on canvas

H 61.5 x W 46 cm

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Lobster Telephone
© Salvador Dali, Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, DACS 2024. Image credit: Tate

Lobster Telephone 1936

Salvador Dalí (1904–1989)

Steel, plaster, rubber, resin & paper

H 17.8 x W 33 x D 17.8 cm

Tate

Saint Sebastian
Image credit: The National Gallery, London

Saint Sebastian probably 1480-95

Matteo di Giovanni (c.1430–1495)

Tempera on wood

H 126.4 x W 59.7 cm

The National Gallery, London

Divine Woman
© the artist. Image credit: Andrew Logan Museum of Sculpture

Divine Woman 1988

Andrew Logan (b.1945)

Glass, glitter & resin

H 61 x W 49 x D 34 cm

Andrew Logan Museum of Sculpture

Divine Man
© the artist. Image credit: Andrew Logan Museum of Sculpture

Divine Man 1988

Andrew Logan (b.1945)

Glass, glitter & resin

H 46 x W 27 x D 25 cm

Andrew Logan Museum of Sculpture