Le Chat Clown, from the portfolio Circus
Karel Appel, Le Chat Clown, from the portfolio Circus, 1978, color wood engraving with embossing on Arches paper, Gift of Judith P. Hummelt, © unknown, research required, 86.71.31C
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- Title
Le Chat Clown, from the portfolio Circus
- Related Titles
original language: Le Chat Clown
portfolio: Circus
- Artist
- Date
1978
- Medium
color wood engraving with embossing on Arches paper
- Edition
97/130
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
sheet: 30 in x 22 1/4 in
- Collection Area
Graphic Arts
- Category
Books, Portfolios, and Manuscripts
- Object Type
mixed media
- Culture
Dutch
- Credit Line
Gift of Judith P. Hummelt
- Accession Number
86.71.31C
- Copyright
© unknown, research required
- Terms
Text of poem:
Cat You're not so obvious Sphinx of the familiar hearth You're also Strange as hell Who can say the shape of a cat? A ball of fur unfurled Darkness in broad daylight It stalks outside geometry Absence-presence Disguised And absolutely naked Just like the clown
