Woman with a Mandolin in Yellow and Red - Max Beckmann

This painting by Max Beckmann takes up a common theme in painting: the woman with a mandolin. Many artists have painted a woman playing this instrument, from Camille Corot to Pablo Picasso, via Georges Braque, Juan Fris or Tamara de Lempicka. Here, the model does not use the object to make music but poses lasciviously against it, her chest open to view.
The artwork in a nutshell
This painting by Max Beckmann takes up a common theme in painting: the woman with a mandolin. Many artists have painted a woman playing this instrument, from Camille Corot to Pablo Picasso, via Georges Braque, Juan Fris or Tamara de Lempicka. Here, the model does not use the object to make music but poses lasciviously against it, her chest open to view.
Compare with the original
Reproduction of Woman with a Mandolin in Yellow and Red by Max Beckmann

