Guarda-roupa
1921
Step into the chaotic backstage world of Max Beckmann's 1921 lithograph 'Garderobe' (Dressing Room). Here, the glamour of the stage is stripped away to reveal the gritty reality of preparation. A woman in a corset and polka-dot headband sits with her back to us, seemingly watching a man opposite her who is powdering his face with intense, almost weary concentration. The jagged, scratchy lines are classic Expressionism, capturing the anxiety and artificiality of the performance world Beckmann was so fascinated by after the trauma of World War I. He often used circus and cabaret scenes to show how people wear 'masks' to hide their true selves. It's a raw, unpolished look at the moments before the show begins.
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- Lithograph
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