Walt KuhnVerenigde Staten, 1877–1949Sandy
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Minneapolis Institute of Art
Minneapolis, Verenigde Staten
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- Gecontroleerd
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- Ongewijzigd sinds
- 25 sep 2026
- Bron
- De eigen collectiegegevens van het museum
About the painting
Walt Kuhn’s works exhibit a realism that was dramatically new in the early years of the 1900s, and which continued to be a major stylistic characteristic for the artist throughout the thirties and forties. Kuhn designed costumes for circuses and theatrical productions and chose subjects from the people he met there. Sandy portrays a clown in his costume and Pierrot hat. All background is eliminated, emphasizing the bright, simple colors, bold brushstrokes, and the subject’s revealing posture. The clown was a favorite motif of 20th-century painting, an expression of tragedy and man’s lost dignity hidden behind a mask of makeup. Kuhn clarified the significant meaning behind the seemingly simplistic clown with his artist statement: “If all those who go to my show see nothing but the subject, then my whole endeavor as an artist is in vain.”
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Gegevens
- Inventarisnummer
- 61.6
In de catalogus
Bronnen
- Minneapolis Institute of Art: the museum's own open data · opgehaald 5 dagen geleden
- Afbeelding: Minneapolis Institute of Art — public domain
![Landscape [verso], Walt Kuhn](https://api.nga.gov/iiif/b6541ec4-ab46-40bc-808b-5b5206d1fb19/full/!2400,2400/0/default.jpg)
![Cows [recto], Walt Kuhn, 1913](https://api.nga.gov/iiif/b8cfb9d5-5fe9-48dd-be61-5bb0cdfb5327/full/!2400,2400/0/default.jpg)
