Nijinsky as Petrushka, Life-Size Painting by Lynn Curlee

Nijinsky in the Lezginka Original life-size painting by Lynn Curlee The great dancer Vaslav Nijinsky in one of his famous roles, 1909. This painti...

Nijinsky as the Faun Life-size painting by Lynn Curlee A portrait of the famous dancer, Vaslav Nijinsky in one of his most famous roles, As the Faun...

Michel Fokine as Harlequin. In Carnaval, 1910. Original life-size painting by Lynn Curlee Fokine was choreographer of the famed Ballets Russes.    

Comic mask Original painting by Lynn Curlee, professional artist and author or illustrator of award winning picture books for children Acrylic on stretch canvas. The canvas is stre...

A highly decorative and charming original oil on canvas painting by the noted female French artist Jeanne Lorioz (1954). This piece dates to the 80's but no exact year is mentioned o...

Mid to late 20th century oil on canvas painting by Jaime de Jaraiz, depicting a child dressed in a white harlequin / clown outfit with brightly colored red and green triangular hat, ...

European Artist. Oil on board. Portrait of a clown. Expressionist style with impasto strokes. Colouristic palette. Dated 1962 on the back. Indistinctly signed. In perfect condition. ...

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...