Pre-Valentine Wonderful Sale

Small Ink Drawing of Two Clowns on Tightrope, Inscribed 'Freude' and Signed

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Start price: $20

Estimated price: $50 - $500

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Keywords: circus humor, clown duo, tightrope act, carnival satire, harlequin costume, Pierrot figure, vaudeville-era performance, European caricature, pen and ink on paper, early 20th century style, comic illustration, sideshow act

NO RESERVE Pen and ink drawing on toned paper depicting two clown figures (Punch and Judy?)performing a comic routine while balancing on a rope. Below the scene is the word “Freude” (German for “joy”). Signed in ink at lower left (signature illegible).

Measurement: Art: 6 x 4 3/4 in. (15.2 x 12.1 cm.) approx

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