Name/Title
Pierrot, Mon AmiEntry/Object ID
2025.5.3Description
An etching and aquatint print featuring a scene reminiscent of a circus. There is a merry-go-round with a variety of animals off to the left, with a stage filled with numerous marionettes to the right. There is a floating horse riding a bicycle, a ferris wheel, and a zebra riding in a hot air ballon, with a jester marionette hanging from the upper right corner.Type of Print
Etching, AquatintCollection
Art CollectionCataloged By
registrar@numulosgatos.orgAcquisition
Accession
2025.5Source or Donor
Kristin LindsethAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift of the ArtistMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Kristin LindsethRole
Print MakerDate made
1987Time Period
20th CenturyInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Inscription, SignatureLocation
Below print imageTranscription
8/25
Pierrot, mon ami
Kristin Lindseth 1987Language
EnglishMaterial/Technique
PencilLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term
EtchingNomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, IntaglioNomenclature Primary Object Term
PrintNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Width
22-1/4 inLength
29-7/8 inCondition
Overall Condition
Very GoodGeneral Notes
Note Type
Artist’s Intent NoteNote
Inspired by the book by Raymond Queneau, Pierrot is about wonder and the fluid life of youth and friendships and unexplained mysterious appearances and disappearances. There are references to Through the Looking Glass and other works of literature.