Clara exacted her paintings with a didactic attention, portraying her scenes with a delicate calculation while also providing a visceral, sensuous experience to the viewer. While at first glance the placement of the objects could seem random, they are arranged in a way that the viewer is awarded a full view of every single one of them - a glorious banquet for the eyes. At the same time, her paintings maintain an air of authenticity and natural composition through her intentional details. A half-eaten pretzel, sliced through cheese, insect bitten petals, and a knife hanging from the table all provide a sense to the viewer that this is a scene that have just simply walked upon.

Faced with the weight of this history of finality in her family, Charlotte found herself at a cross point: “The question: whether to take her own life or to undertake something eccentric and mad.” Choosing “eccentric and mad” she embarked on a journey to create her monumental work “Life? Or Theatre”, composed of nearly early eight hundred page-size gouaches and overlays with vignettes, playful commentaries, and choruses.

Painting from a female gaze, Alice never let herself be restrained by convention, even after achieving great success, still capturing the “diversity, resilience, and passion” of the human being.