Untitled (Clown Juggling 6 Balls)

Print

Anderson Museum of Art

Name/Title

Untitled (Clown Juggling 6 Balls)

Entry/Object ID

1971.7.2

Description

Lithograph in black ink on white paper with the watermark "Rives" in the lower right corner running vertically down. Image depicts central figure of a clown in Pierrot dress, with hands outstretched juggling six balls. Figure is standing barefoot on mat or carpet in a room with two walls on either side, with no back wall. Clouds float within the room and sky is in background. Image is surrealistic in nature. Print is signed "Grupp" in pencil along bottom edge of right wall in the image, and the print is numbered "18/100" in pencil along the bottom edge of the left wall. Verso: The letter "M" is embossed in the lower left corner, and the number "5" is written in pencil in the lower right corner. Inked fingerprints appear on the left hand edge in the middle of the sheet, probably from the original printing.

Acquisition

Accession

1971.7

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Notes

Purchased from the Martin Gallery from the "Survival Edition" on subscription basis.

Made/Created

Artist

Carl Grupp

Time Period

20th Century

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Paper

Height

14-3/4 in

Width

11-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

20.25" x 16.25" framed

Color

Black, White, Gray

Exhibition

EXH2021.2