Horse, Rider, and Clown, from Jazz
1947
Henri Matisse (French, 1869–1954) printed by Edmond Vairel (French, 1903-1973) published by Tériade for Éditions Verve (French, 1943–1975)
France
Although you do not clearly see the figures in The Horse Rider and Clown, you get a glimpse of the rider’s skirt on the horse and the costume of the clown in the bottom left. The yellow tongue-like line in the middle of the image represents the ringmaster’s whip.
Color pochoir with gouache on ivory wove paper