The Mask Print, Bruno Croatto Masquerade Portrait Wall Art, Old Money Femme Fatale Poster

She wears a black silk mask and turns her eyes towards something we cannot see.

A fine art print of The Mask by Bruno Croatto, masquerade portrait wall art for a dark academia dressing room.

ABOUT THE PAINTING
Bruno Croatto called this painting Mascherina, the little mask. Croatto was born in Trieste in 1875 and later kept a studio on Via del Babuino in Rome, where fashionable sitters came for his cool, flawless portraits.

A pale woman reclines in a black wrap on a red floor, her blonde hair set in soft waves. A black mask covers her eyes. Look closely at the gilded incense burner beside her, crowned with two small guardian dogs, and at the green rings on her fingers. Croatto painted with such precision that his scenes feel almost frozen in time. This calm, polished strangeness links him with the Magic Realism of Italian art between the wars. He died in 1948.

THE LOOK
Ivory silk, blood red floor and jet black. Elegant, secretive and a little theatrical. Portrait wall art for a dressing room, a dark academia study or an old money hallway.

GIFTING
A glamorous gift for a birthday, an anniversary or a new home. A masquerade that never ends.

MORE
More dark beauties in our Portrait Paintings collection: Madame X by John Singer Sargent. For another woman with a secret, see The Bat Woman by Albert Joseph Penot in Gothic Memento Mori Art.

THE PRINT
A fine art reproduction of the original painting on 240gsm matte paper. Rich colour, no glare.

Sizes: A5, A4 and A3, plus 12x16 inches. Custom sizes on request. Frames: black, white or oak, or unframed.

Printed locally in the UK, Europe, the US, Canada and Australia, at the location closest to you. Free tracked shipping, no customs fees.

Please note: each print is reproduced from a museum photograph of the original painting. Larger sizes show the canvas weave, brushwork and age cracks up close, details not visible in these photos or smaller prints. Like the painting itself, it is best viewed from a short distance.

REAL ART, NOT AI
Every print in our shop starts with a real painting from a museum collection or public archive. We research each work and prepare the file for print. We never sell AI-generated art.

PRINT QUALITY
240gsm matte paper. Archival, fade-resistant inks. Sharp detail and deep colour.

SIZES
A5: 148 x 210 mm (5.8 x 8.3 in)
A4: 210 x 297 mm (8.3 x 11.7 in)
A3: 297 x 420 mm (11.7 x 16.5 in)
12 x 16 in (30 x 40 cm)
Need a size to fit an existing frame? Message us for a custom print.

FRAMING
Unframed, or framed and ready to hang. Frames in black, white and oak.

DELIVERY
Unframed prints ship rolled in a postal tube. Framed prints ship flat and protected. Every order ships tracked to the UK, US, EU, Canada, Australia and worldwide.

QUESTIONS
Message us about sizing, framing or custom orders. We reply within a few hours.