Walt Kuhn

Clown in His Dressing Room
1943

A painting depicting a solemn clown in a white tank top and baggy yellow pants, with white face paint and dark, expressive eyes. The background features a dark hat hanging on the wall, a green and red curtain, and a small table with a boxing glove and other items. The artwork is signed "Walt Kuhn 1938" at the bottom.

A painting depicting a solemn clown in a white tank top and baggy yellow pants, with white face paint and dark, expressive eyes. The background features a dark hat hanging on the wall, a green and red curtain, and a small table with a boxing glove and other items. The artwork is signed "Walt Kuhn 1938" at the bottom.

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Date
1943

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil on linen

Dimensions
Overall: 72 1/16 × 31 7/8in. (183 × 81 cm)

Accession number
50.1

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of an anonymous donor

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/997

Exhibitions

Human Interest: Portraits from the Whitney’s Collection

Apr 2, 2016–Apr 2, 2017
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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