Subject | ||
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Category | Work | |
Artist | Annan | |
Title | Circus | |
Type of work | Painting | |
Description | An elevated view (middle of the dress circle front row) of a circus performing on stage. A unicyclist and a strong man are flanked by jugglers, one on each side. The strong man keeps three acrobats (possibly female) suspended in mid-air, atop an inverted T-shaped contraption. A second unicyclist, three performing dogs and four birds make up the rest of the composition which is bounded on both sides by the stage curtains. | |
Series | ||
Year | 1955 | |
Exhibitions | ||
Additional info | ||
Tags | angular wildlife | |
Xrefs | db8a-de8d | |
Physical attributes | ||
Materials | Oil on canvas | |
Dimensions | 1015 x 765 | |
Signed | Yes | |
On public view | No | |
Financial attributes | ||
Provenance | Sold by the artists' estate at auction to Oliver Bradley. Date: 30th September 2015. Auctioneer: Sotheby's. Price paid: £3,000. | |
Property of | Oliver Bradley |
Image | ||
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Image label | ||
Image title | ||
Image caption | Circus — Dorothy Annan — Oil on canvas painting (1955) | |
Image copyright | Dorothy & Trevor Tennant estate | |
Image license | BY-NC-SA |