Circus

Unfinished Watercolour of a Circus Scene

The unfinished watercolour shows a lively scene within a circus ring. The ringmaster, wearing tall black boots, a blue jacket with tails, a white shirt and bow tie, and sporting a large black mustache, stands to the left of the scene, leaning on a long baton held in his left hand. A female performer in a white costume perches on a horse's back, holding an unfinished flaming hoop. A rotund clown with a small pointed cap stands on a striped red and blue barrel. Behind the circus figures, a group of musicians plays alongside the stands filled with spectators. The scene is framed with holly leaves.