“Lot and His Daughters” is a major work by the expressionist painter Georg Tappert. He was a founding member and chairman of the New Secession, which set out to establish the “New Art”, as the expressionist style was then known.

The biblical theme gave Tappert a chance to explore his interest in the “exotic” and to create a scene like a stage set. The space resembles a Bedouin tent, decorated with rugs and cushions in vivid reds. These dominate the colour scheme with the monumental nudes as pale contrasts. The painting shows the moment when the women get their father drunk so they can seduce him.