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Three Clowns

Artist Georges Schreiber (American, born Belgium, 1904 - 1977)
Date1944
MediumLithograph on paper
DimensionsOverall: 9 7/8 × 13 1/4 inches (25.07 × 33.66 cm)
Framed: 16 × 21 1/4 inches (40.64 × 53.98 cm)
Credit LineGift of Robert M. White II in honor of his father, L. Mitchell White
Object numberF97-2/89
Signedpencil lower right margin
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DescriptionBirds-eye view of a circus ring with three clowns, two performers, and performing horses encircling the ring.
Copyright© Estate of Georges Schreiber / D. Wigmore Fine Art, Inc.
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