Horse, Rider, and Clown, from Jazz
1947
Henri Matisse (French, 1869–1954) printed by Edmond Vairel (French, 20th century) 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