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Blind Man's Buff

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.

Credit: On loan from a private collection

1867

Gouache on paper laid on cardboard

29.4 x 22.7 cm

L1218

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Temporary exhibition