Leonard Kester

Dog Act with Clowns
1953

A black and white lithograph by Käthe Kollwitz depicting a lively scene with three jesters in a checkered room. The central figure is juggling, with one jester above holding a bouquet and another below in a handstand. A spotted dog stands to the right, and various objects like a ball and a mask are scattered on the floor. The artist's signature is visible in the bottom right corner.
A black and white lithograph by Käthe Kollwitz depicting a lively scene with three jesters in a checkered room. The central figure is juggling, with one jester above holding a bouquet and another below in a handstand. A spotted dog stands to the right, and various objects like a ball and a mask are scattered on the floor. The artist's signature is visible in the bottom right corner.

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Date
1953

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 15 11/16 × 12 1/2in. (39.8 × 31.8 cm) Image: 12 13/16 × 9 1/8in. (32.5 × 23.2 cm)

Accession number
2004.799

Edition
Ed. 250

Publication
Printed by George C. Miller & Son; published by Associated American Artists

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the Neifeld-Russak Families

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/20083

Leonard Kester
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