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Jon Serl

(Olean, New York, 1894 - 1993, Lake Elsinore, California)

Circus Acrobats

1957

Oil on plywood

24 1/2 x 19 in. (62.2 x 48.3 cm)

Collection of the Akron Art Museum

Gift of Estelle Friedman

1991.117

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Serl, who performed in both vaudeville and the movies, has a melancholic view of the human condition which he often expresses through theatrical players. Famous academically-trained artists, including Pablo Picasso and Max Beckmann, have explored these same subjects.

Keywords
Circus
Folk Art
Oil painting
United States