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"April Fool, " Original Painting for Pennsylvania Academy Dance, Orange Yellow

$2,560
$3,20020% Off
£1,935.97
£2,419.9720% Off
€2,217.55
€2,771.9320% Off
CA$3,587.18
CA$4,483.9720% Off
A$3,915.99
A$4,894.9820% Off
CHF 2,061.82
CHF 2,577.2720% Off
MX$46,908.99
MX$58,636.2420% Off
NOK 26,369.87
NOK 32,962.3420% Off
SEK 24,076.13
SEK 30,095.1720% Off
DKK 16,565.58
DKK 20,706.9820% Off

About the Item

Rich with color and a Maxfield Parrish-like wry humor, this original gouache painting was executed by a student with the initials JK for an annual vaudeville and dance event put on for the older students of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia. The fool is shown in profile, with his hat ringed with bells and his hair cut in a Prince Valiant, medieval style. This is an important snapshot of art student life in the 1910s!
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 27 in (68.58 cm)Width: 22 in (55.88 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
  • Style:
    Arts and Crafts (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1910s
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    Philadelphia, PA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: U1204228651422

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