“-I’m gonna join the circus and laugh my head off (when I grow up)“. “-You got it backwards, Dill”…”Clowns are sad, it’s folks that laugh at them” (Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird).
Jesters/clowns are associated with circuses, tricks and laughter, but, behind the scenes, there is at times a different situation. Below are four paintings that depict clowns in a more subdued atmosphere, providing powerful juxtaposition.
Thoughts on Papyrus 