“Klara Olsufyevna” (The Double, by Dostoyevsky), acrylic on canvas, 2021

In the novel The Double, Klara Olsufyevna, “pale, tired and sad, but richly dressed”, gradually becomes a “enchantress” for Goliadkin’s bipolar personality. Klara is Osulfy Ivanovitch’s only daughter. Engaged to marry a Prince she doesn't want to marry, Klara contacts Golyadkin and asks him to take her away.