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Elephant and Clown (L'Elephant et le Clown)

c. 1889

Henri Charles Guérard

(French, 1846–1897)
Culture
France
Medium
etching and aquatint
Measurements
Sheet: 43.5 x 29.8 cm (17 1/8 x 11 3/4 in.); Matted: 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Elizabeth Carroll Shearer 2016.177
Catalogue raisonné
Bertin; Beraldi; Fonds Francais
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
A vertically oriented intricate print in warm brown ink depicts a tusked elephant balancing on a dark orb printed with stars. Perched atop the beast, a figure in a white clown costume and pointed hat reaches upward, gazing toward the heavens. The elephant, facing our left with its trunk curled, stands firmly on the sphere. Behind, a textured brown background frames the central figures. At the bottom, a faint signature and red seal appear.

Elephant and Clown (L'Elephant et le Clown)

c. 1889

Henri Charles Guérard

(French, 1846–1897)
France

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