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The watercolor "Shrove Tuesday Nonsense" of 1932 is more tranquil than the earlier work and perhaps more charcteristic as well. Although clowns and revelers frequently appear in Bloch's work, the pervading mood is rarely one of revelry. Instead, a meditative calm which belies the usual role of the clown is distinctive in many of the artist's paintings and works on paper.
Source: Bulletin, November 1969.
Exhibition History"Diversions: Images Of Entertainment And Amusement," Des Moines Art Center, April 28 - June 24, 1990
Published ReferencesDES MOINES ART CENTER: SELECTED PAINTINGS, SCULPTURES AND WORKS ON PAPER, Des Moines Art Center, 1985, ref. pp.38 & 39
DMAC Bulletin, Nov. 1969
Exhibition History"Diversions: Images Of Entertainment And Amusement," Des Moines Art Center, April 28 - June 24, 1990
Published ReferencesDES MOINES ART CENTER: SELECTED PAINTINGS, SCULPTURES AND WORKS ON PAPER, Des Moines Art Center, 1985, ref. pp.38 & 39
DMAC Bulletin, Nov. 1969
DimensionsSheet (/image): 12 × 14 7/8 in. (30.5 × 37.8 cm)
Accession Number 1969.8
Classificationswork on paper
SignedAB 1932 (l,l)
InscriptionsAB 1932 (llc)
ProvenanceArtist. Mary and Karl Mattern, Des Moines; Des Moines Art Center [gift of the previous, 1969]
