The Mysterious Painting No One Understands

Spirit was exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1885, and since then, it has disappeared.

In the middle of the night, a man rises from his desk after witnessing something impossible... the spirit of a woman is playing the piano in his office.

Who is this woman? Who is this man? Is this scene a deeply personal vision, or does it reflect the nineteenth century’s fascination with spiritualism and the idea that the dead could return to the world of the living?

0:00 Introduction
1:13 Spiritism in the 19th Century
3:06 George Roux
5:32 Analysis