| Le Clown au Cirque | |
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| Artist | Marc Chagall |
| Year | 1980 (1980) |
| Medium | tempera and pen and ink on board |
| Dimensions | 46 cm × 54.6 cm (18 in × 21.5 in) |
| Owner | Private collection |
Le Clown au Cirque is a tempera and pen and ink on board painting by Belarusian-French artist Marc Chagall, created in 1980. It is held in a private collection.
Description
The painting depicts floating clowns amid the circus ring in the middle of the performance. The subject of circus was dear to the artist. Chagall often returned to the circus as a subject matter in his artworks. He considered clowns, acrobats and actors as tragically human beings who are like characters in certain religious paintings.
Provenance
- Chalk & Vermilion Fine Art, Greenwich
- Coast Galleries, Carmel
- Private Collection, Ohio (acquired in 2000)
- Weinstein Gallery, San Francisco
- Private Collection (acquired in 2015)
See also
References
- "Chagall, Marc Le clown au cirque". www.sothebys.com. 2015. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
- GUIVARCH-TONNARD, Aourell (2016-06-23). "Chagall, de la poésie à la peinture, exposé à Landerneau". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-02-24.
- Venturi, Lionello (1994). Chagall. Genève: A. Skira. p. 39. ISBN 2-605-00267-5. OCLC 233992792.
- Chagall : a retrospecitve. Marc Chagall, Jacob Baal-Teshuva, Hugh Lauter Levin Associates. : Hugh Lauter Levin Assoc., Inc. 1995. pp. 196–198. ISBN 0-88363-495-3. OCLC 33471293.
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