Adolph Menzel, 'Blind Man's Buff', 1867
About the work
Overview
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.
Key facts
Details
- Full title
- Blind Man's Buff
- Artist
- Adolph Menzel
- Artist dates
- 1815 - 1905
- Date made
- 1867
- Dimensions
- 29.4 × 22.7 cm
- Inscription summary
- Signed; Dated
- Acquisition credit
- On loan from a private collection
- Inventory number
- L1218
- Location
- Room 38
- Image copyright
- On loan from a private collection, © Private collection, London
- Collection
- Main Collection
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