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SOLDRobert Austin (1895-1973):
Coretto's Circus, circa 1920
Framed (ref: 1033)
Signed with initials
Gouache on paper, 17 1/2 x 17 in. (44.5 x 43.2 cm.)
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Provenance: The Artist's Studio
In a gessoed reverse section stepped frame the middle flat painted black
The circus was a theme that Austin was often drawn to. The Circus came once a year and set up on the shingle foreshore outside the artist's studio at Burnham Overy Staithe. The combination of animals and performers always fascinated him. This is likely to date early in his oeuvre.
The circus was a theme that Austin was often drawn to. The Circus came once a year and set up on the shingle foreshore outside the artist's studio at Burnham Overy Staithe. The combination of animals and performers always fascinated him. This is likely to date early in his oeuvre.
