Adolph Menzel | Blind Man's Buff | L1218 | National Gallery, London

Key facts

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	Not on display
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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Adolph Menzel, 'Blind Man's Buff', 1867

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