Dama serpente
1921
Step right up to Max Beckmann’s 1921 masterpiece 'Schlangendame,' where the circus becomes a stage for psychological drama. The Snake Lady stares out with heavy-lidded boredom, a star-spangled headband crowning her dark bob while a serpent coils around her neck like a chic accessory. Behind her, a striped strongman turns his back, emphasizing the isolation often found in Beckmann’s Expressionist world. This print captures the gritty glamour of Weimar Germany, proving that even sideshow attractions can carry the weight of the human condition.
- Technique
- drypoint
- Material
- paper
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