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Kees Maks (1876-1967)
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Kees Maks (1876-1967)

Three clowns: the Fratellini brothers in the cirque Médrano, Paris

Closed17 November 2009

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Kees Maks (1876-1967)
Three clowns: the Fratellini brothers in the cirque Médrano, Paris
signed 'C.J. Maks' (lower left)
oil on board
60.5 x 74.5 cm.

Mr. P. Rykens, Surrey, inv.no. 27, as: 3 clowns.
Anonymous sale, Christie's, London, 5 July 1968, lot 119, as: Trois Clowns.

Specialist note

The Fratellini brothers (depicted in this lot from left to right Paul, François and Albert) were a famous clown act in Paris from 1902 to 1924 in the cirque Médrano. Maks depicted the popular trio on many occasions.