The Circus
Rouault was always interested in fairs and clowns. In his pictures, we sense the misery of these public
entertainers who are clowns, acrobats and other circus characters. They are often the symbol of human
suffering.
Clown au bandonéon
1906
Acrobate X
1913
Le vieux clown au chien
1925
Ecuyère de cirque
vers 1926
Le clown jaune
1930
Clown assis, Cirque de l'étoile filante
1932
Pierrot (ou Pierrette)
1937 ou 1938
Petite magicienne, Cirque de l'arc en ciel
1948-49
Duo ou Les deux frangins
1948
Pierrot
1953