On the upper floor landing are some examples of Weber's book illustrations. The small rooms on the upper floor show special themes that are important in A. Paul Weber's work. He was passionately concerned with depicting the destruction of our earth, seas, and even ourselves through technological expansion. Weber envisioned himself as a court jester, because in this position he could tell uncomfortable thruths without being punished. The chess motif reoccurs in his work after 1937.
Chess is a game, but it is also a struggle of minds.
Weber used the game to make conflicts between different groups clearer. He steadily created new games between literary, political and historical figures. Weber did not draw in an abstact manner. His critique of this type of art and his opinion of narrow-minded experts and museum visitors can be seen in the next room. He often painted members of his family and friends.