| Le Clown au Cirque | |
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| Artist | Marc Chagall |
| Year | 1980 |
| Medium | tempera and pen and ink on board |
| Dimensions | 46 cm× 54.6 cm(18 in× 21.5 in) |
| Owner | Private collection |
Le Clown au Cirque (English: The Clown at the Circus) is a tempera and pen-and-ink painting on board created by Belarusian-French artist Marc Chagall, in 1980. It is held in a private collection.
The painting depicts floating clowns amid the circus ring in the middle of the performance. [1] The subject of circus was dear to the artist. [2] Chagall often returned to the circus as a subject matter in his artworks. [3] He considered clowns, acrobats and actors as tragically human beings who are like characters in certain religious paintings. [4]
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