Clown

Georges Rouault (French, b.1871, d.1958), painter

Circa 1918-Circa 1922

France

oil on paper mounted on canvas

41 3/8 x 29 1/2 in. (105.1 x 74.9 cm), framed 50 3/4 x 39 x 3 in. (128.9 x 99.1 x 7.6 cm)

Painting

European Paintings, Sculpture and Drawings

Bequest of Mary E. Johnston

© 2016 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

(Ambroise Vollard [1867-1939], Paris, until March 1939, sold to); Albert Skira, Geneva, March 1939-? [1]. (Galerie Rosengart, Lucerne [2]). (Theodore Schempp, New York, until 1947, sold to); Mary E. Johnston, Cincinnati, 1947-1967, by bequest to; Cincinnati Art Museum, 1967-present. Notes: [1] Correspondence, July 13, 1972, no. 27, Johnston collection file. [2] Galerie Rosengart confirms the painting was in its possession in the past, but does not have specific records that indicate the dates of its ownership, or the identities of the previous owner or the purchaser. Correspondence, July 11, 2000.

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