Sold for:
$650
$650
The Great Aldow. Assisted by Mlle. Theo. French, ca. 1890. Color lithograph portraying the little-known clown-magician Aldow wearing a devilish grin, grasping a smoking stovepipe. An oval vignette depicts him with an assistant performing parlor magic. The Eiffel Tower appears in the lower right. A vaudeville agent returning to New York after a trip to Paris described Aldow in the Evening Sun (9 July 1890) as “an electric clown and pastel painter.” Linen backed. Minor over-coloring at folds, minor restored tears. 34 ½ x 48”. Very good.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-07-23
