Cigar Store Figure: "Punch"

1935/1942

Raymond Neumann

Associated Names
Raymond Neumann

Artist, American, active c. 1935

This is a painting of a toy clown figure. The figure is dressed in a traditional jester or clown costume with a red hat and a ruffled collar. It stands on a wheeled platform with the text "ON THE JOB SINCE 1865" inscribed on its base. The wooden platform is painted dark green and features small wheels. The figure's costume is detailed with patterns and bright colors, including red, orange, and white, with the hat following a red and gold color scheme. The character's facial expression is exaggerated.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 48.9 x 36.1 cm (19 1/4 x 14 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.17233

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 65, pl. 172.

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: RAYMOND NEUMANN

Wikidata ID

Q64620246

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