Masks 1924

Editor: This sketch, "Masks," by Lovis Corinth, is really striking. It looks like it was quickly rendered, maybe a study. I’m curious, what do you see in it? Curator: Masks, eh? I see the theater of life itself, scribbled onto paper. Corinth captures raw emotion, almost primal. They remind me of ancient rituals, a world where masks transform the wearer. Do you feel that sense of transformation? Editor: I do, but there is something unnerving about the blank stares. Curator: Yes, and perhaps that's the point: the mask hides, but also reveals. They prompt us to ask, "What lies beneath?" Editor: It's like a glimpse into the artist's mind, a raw and honest exploration of human expression. Curator: Indeed, a beautiful, unsettling symphony of the soul, scribbled just for us.