Two Clowns

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© Courtesy of DC Moore Gallery, New York.
Two Clowns
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Two Clowns

Date1940
MediumOil on Masonite™
Dimensions9 1/2 × 11 1/2 in. (24.1 × 29.2 cm)
frame: 17 3/4 × 19 1/2 in. (45.1 × 49.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Johannes R. and Betty P. Krahmer, 2005
Object number2005-60
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Label TextWalt Kuhn is best known for his depictions of clowns and other vaudeville and circus performers. Like these two veterans with their bloodshot eyes, his clowns rarely smile.
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