About the work

French artist Max Papart’s images of circuses and performers were central to his oeuvre. His works almost always show the sunny humor and bright colors of the French Riviera, where he was born. His subject matter invariably cheerful and fun. His style is Cubist—interesting enough to keep your attention and imagination.

But few people own a work by Papart without recognizing that his work is not mere frivolity. Not only was he an important innovator in art, but he was driven by his aim, “to increase my expression through the use of pictorial symbols that are strong and that also speak in a universal language.”

Attributes	Value
Medium	Serigraph in Colors
Signing, Dating, and Titling	Hand signed by the Artist
Framing	Included
Condition	Excellent Condition
Type	Modern Print-Makers

Medium:

Etching by Dry Point with Water Colors, Collage, and Colored Pencil.

Date:

ca. 1986

Signature:

Hand-signed by the artist in pencil, en recto lower right. Numbered, in pencil, en recto lower left. Bearing the ink stamp of Nahan Editions, the publisher, en verso.

Edition:

Impression 28 out of the edition of 45.

Framing:

Custom float-framed and matted in solid mahogany behind 99% UV-filtering Plexiglass.

Condition:

Excellent condition with minimal age toning.

Framed Size:

25 in. (h) × 17.5 in. (w) x 1.75 in. (d)

Visible Size:

31 in. (h) x 23 in. (w)

Image Size:

29.5 in. (h) x 22 in. (w)