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H. Gallo - 20th Century Oil, Two Clowns

20th Century

A striking study depicting performs appearing to be a clown, acrobat and ring leader on a circus stage. The artist captures the figure in a loose expression...

An atmospheric oil portrait depicting two figures standing in a darkened landscape. The models are clothed in flowing robes of contrasting colours – deep purple, white, and pink, int...

This dynamic oil painting by George Wiessbort (1928-2013) depicts two figures in an interior, one dressed in a striking red military jacket and the other in a pale pink dress. The co...

A riveting surrealist work by the multi-faceted Italian artist Claudio Giulianelli (b.1956). Titled- La Grande Venditrice di Maschere. Signed to the lower right. Signed, titled and d...

Artist: Antonio Gonzalez Collado The Two Clowns (Les Deux Clowns) mixed media on paper signed artist studio stamp on the back dimensions (motif) 15...

Hendrik (Henry) J Glintenkamp Clowns: Aren't We All?, 1942 Signed lower left; signed, titled and dated on the reverse Oil on Masonite 20 x 16 inches The painter and illustrator Henr...

This portrait of a clown by Maurice Kish is part from a series of carnival figures, circus clowns and carousel horses and riders that he did in the 30s and 40s. The artist uses a vibrant color palette and controlled brushstrokes to depict the subject in a realistic way. The imagery of Maurice Kish (1895-1987), whether factories or carousels, reliably subverts expectations. His vision hovers just around the unraveling edge of things, where what is solid and clear becomes ambiguous. He is fascinated, often delighted, by the falling apart. This unexpected, fresh perspective results in oddly affecting pictures of a now long-gone New York. Born Moishe in a town called Dvinsk, Russia (what is now Daugavpils, Latvia), Kish came with his family to New York when he was in his teens. The family settled in Brownsville, and for the rest of Kish’s life Brooklyn remained his home, though he moved from one neighborhood to another. He was close to his parents, who recognized his talent and supported his desire to become an artist. Kish attended the National Academy of Design as well as Cooper Union. His fellow students included many other immigrants and children of immigrants who were particularly receptive to the Modernism coming from Europe. As his career progressed, Kish himself applied different strains of Modernism to different purposes. For him, the story was held above all else. For years, Kish used the skills he acquired in art school to earn his living at a Manhattan glass...

Brazilian artist Ozz Franca reflects on performance, identity, and detachment in this mixed-media composition. Two figures dominate the central space: a Pierrot and a figure whose fa...