Two Clowns
Date1940
Artist
Walt Kuhn
(American painter, 1877–1949)
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)
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
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPAINTING
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.
