It belongs to his expressionist phase and it was the last portrait of his wife, Charlotte Berend-Corinth, who appears dressed as a Spanish noblewoman, after a costume party.

With the help of a bright chandelier, an artificial festival atmosphere was created; and Georges Bizet's opera Carmen was played in the background to provide musical accompaniment to the scene.

[1] The painting shows Charlotte Berend-Corinth, then aged 44 years old, standing almost life-size in a three-quarter length portrait wearing a black costume.

[3] Carl Georg Heise states that the depiction makes her appear “matronically strong, which in no way corresponds to external reality.”[4] At the background in the upper left corner is the named chandelier and a seating area made of light red furniture.

Below the furniture the background is light, on the middle left edge the painting is dated of 1924 and signed with the words: "– Carmencita – / Lovis Corinth / 1924".