Jean d'Esparbes, Signed: Charcoal Drawing Of A Sad Clown, 20th-century Theater, Rt1491

Charcoal drawing on paper, framed and under glass, depicting the clown’s loneliness once stripped of his costume and props, as he seems to search the mirror for a reflection of his true self
Signed lower right and annotated on the back: D’ESPARBES

Biography: 
Jean Antoine Esparbès, known as Jean d’Esparbès, born in 1898 and died in 1968 in Verneuil-sur-Seine, was a genre painter and the son of the writer and curator of the paintings at the Château de Fontainebleau.
He exhibited regularly in Paris at the Salon d’Automne, of which he became a member.
He took pleasure in depicting popular or legendary scenes.
He painted extensively on the world of entertainment and on the theme of solitude

Listed in the Bénézit
Period: mid-20th century
Condition: good overall condition, a few small stains on the paper, normal wear on the frame
Dimensions with frame: 65.5 x 44 cm
Viewing dimensions: 53.5 x 32 cm
Weight: 2.860 kg

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