beckmann masked ball Dimensions (inches):23 x 37" black and white science fiction

black and white science fiction cinema

Part of the inspiration for these motifs was found in the famous Japanese prints

surprised by Isaac's lie but desiring to avoid the sin of touching another man's wife

It currently belongs to the private collection of the British musician Andrew Lloyd Webber

and is located in London

beckmann masked ball Dimensions (inches):23 x 37" black and white science fictionSix characters in a small room, with a bored expression, are waiting for the masquerade ball, a social event where guests go dressed in costumes and with their faces covered. There is no information about this work from the artist himself, but it has several typical features of Beckmann's works, namely: Caricatured style, appealing and immersive colors, perplexing expressions, tense atmosphere, mysterious characters, and anxiety in the environment.