Masquerade
Maxfield Parrish
American, 1870–1966

Details
Title
Masquerade
Artist/Maker
Maxfield Parrish (American, 1870–1966)
Date
1922
Medium
Oil on board
Dimensions
21 5/8 x 19 3/8 x 1 3/4 inches
Credit
Gift of Ruth Jernigan McGinty
Accession #
1998.87
On View
Currently not on view
Maxfield Parrish created Masquerade as a cover for the October 19, 1922, issue of Life magazine. The painting’s fanciful, harlequin-like subject is typical of Parrish’s highly imaginative oeuvre. Parrish was at the height of his artistic powers and popularity during the 1920s and was called “a master of make-believe” by his contemporaries. Masquerade displays the artist’s accomplished draftsmanship and illusionistic style in the curving folds of the black-and-white checkerboard fabric.
Image Copyright
© Maxfield Parrish Family, LLC/VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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