Phases of the Moon II 1941

Paul Delvaux's "Phases of the Moon II" (1941) is a haunting depiction of a surreal scene. The painting's composition is divided between an interior space, filled with shadowy figures and a curious woman seated on a ledge, and an exterior view. The door, a gateway to the outside, reveals a desolate landscape bathed in the light of a crescent moon. The figures' dispassionate expressions and the mysterious atmosphere of the painting create an unsettling tension, reflecting Delvaux's signature style of enigmatic and dreamlike imagery.