Jean Guy Morin

Can this be comedy cried the clown?, Painting, Oil on Wood Panel

2019

This original painting is an imaginary piece, inspired by the world of circuses and carnivals. It is painted on deep profile canvas. The sides of t...

"Clown" oil on canvas 120X80 cm By Soso Kumsiashvili :: Painting :: Modern :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: ...

Entitled - A fun carefree piece depicting a sunny day at the board park where western children play and entertain themselves. :: Painting :: Realism :: This piece comes with an offic...

Children seem to be always mesmerized by animals regardless of the animal's temperament. I wanted to set up a composition that would represent a condition for parental angst. A nan...

A striking portrait of a clown in full costume. The artist captures the character is vivid colours to compliment the bold composition. Unsigned. Presented in a box frame with a cotto...

Colourful circus carnival oil on canvas Image Sz: 15 1/2"H x 13 3/4"W Frame Sz: 16 7/8"H x 15"W w/ gilt bamboo frame

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...

Acrylic paint on canvas Unique work Hand-signed by the artist THE IMAGINARY LAND OF ZAHRA ZEINALI “Over time Zahra Zeinali develops her universe, which evolves slowly according to ...