T. Lux Feininger

Giant Mask by Roman Clemens I. Armature for the Mask in the Below-Stage Basement

Riesenmaske von Roman Clemens I. Modelliergerüst der Maske im Bühnenkeller

Repro: MAIN

1928, in Dessau
Negative untraceable; Copy-film negative produced by the artist 1980, inscr. lower right: 145, 55 x 70 mm
Prints known:
1. Private collection, later print, gelatin silver print, 203 x 253 mm. Verso inscr. by the artist: 145
TLF: "Below-stage basement, with skeletal, dismountable building blocks and armature for a gigantic mask by Roman Clemens" [201]

TLF 1947: "I was particularly enarmored of making masks ... executing several collectively formulated ideas ... The technique of paper maché was developed to a high degree of perfection." [204]
Themes: Bauhaus-Stage, Bauhaus