Walt Kuhn

The Blue Clown
1931

A painting of a figure with a pale, white-painted face and dark eyes, wearing a vibrant blue jacket with gold decorative elements. The background is dark, and the artist's signature with the year 1931 is visible in the lower right corner.

A painting of a figure with a pale, white-painted face and dark eyes, wearing a vibrant blue jacket with gold decorative elements. The background is dark, and the artist's signature with the year 1931 is visible in the lower right corner.

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Date
1931

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil on canvas

Dimensions
Overall: 30 1/4 × 25 3/16in. (76.8 × 64 cm)

Accession number
32.25

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/107

Exhibitions

Breaking Ground: The Whitney’s Founding Collection

Apr 28–Sept 18, 2011
Modern Life: Edward Hopper and His Time

Oct 28, 2010–Apr 10, 2011
Highlights from the Permanent Collection: From Hopper to Mid-Century

Feb 25, 2000–May 20, 2006

Walt Kuhn
17 works in the collection

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