Ivory and Black Mask with Suspended Pearls Painting - Blurred Pontoon on Lagoon - Venice Mask Edition

The visual

The painting depicts a face with a lacquered white complexion, adorned with graphic black makeup drawing arches above the eyes. A sculptural cap in deep black , speckled with dark red , crowns the head, from which hang strands of black and burgundy pearls. The collar and scarf echo this same black and red palette, creating a dramatic continuity. In the background, a misty composition in ivory and grey tones suggests the ghostly silhouettes of a lakeside city. The pictorial treatment blends the realism of the face with abstract gesturalism in the splashes and drips, offering a striking contrast between precision and spontaneity. Soft, diffused light envelops the whole in a melancholic and refined atmosphere.