Adolph Menzel, 'Blind Man's Buff', 1867
Key facts
Full title | Blind Man's Buff |
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Artist | Adolph Menzel |
Artist dates | 1815 - 1905 |
Date made | 1867 |
Medium and support | Gouache on paper laid on cardboard |
Dimensions | 29.4 × 22.7 cm |
Inscription summary | Signed; Dated |
Acquisition credit | On loan from a private collection |
Inventory number | L1218 |
Location | Room 45 |
Image copyright | On loan from a private collection, © Private collection, London |
Collection | Main Collection |
Blind Man's Buff
Adolph Menzel
A young girl announces her presence to the man in armour by thrusting flowers at him. We see only his merry eyes. Yet this frivolous game is overshadowed by a glowering figure behind. Menzel is a master at depicting surfaces, hard and soft, and at suggesting enigmatic psychological states.
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Blind Man's Buff