A 20thC Lifesize Painted Plaster & Silk Theatre Prop Model of an Acrobatic Clown by Mark Thompson sub-Decorative Objects Probably Scottish

Probably Scottish

Quite when the top was married to the base is hard to say with real certainty but we would say it was probably in the early part of the twentieth century given that there is an established patination and no signs of disturbance for many a year

The question of whether to leave well alone or try to restore to a more ‘original’ state is an intriguing quandary

The idea of having this picture hanging on a wall and never knowing what lurks beneath the layers of dirt

A 20thC Lifesize Painted Plaster & Silk Theatre Prop Model of an Acrobatic Clown by Mark Thompson sub-Decorative Objects Probably ScottishOrigin: EnglishPeriod: Late 20thCProvenance: Doctor Dolittle, London Apollo TheatreDate: c. 1998Height: 58"Depth: 31Width: 48 (all approximate and at extremities)The unique and expertly crafted life size theatre prop of an androgynous acrobatic clown with auburn bunned hair, hand painted in composition plaster, fibreglass and multi coloured silks, the whole hanging from a large orange hoop, with a white painted face with red and black highlights to a