Harlequin
Charles Mussett (1927-1991)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1955
Materials
Charcoal, Oil paint, Paper
Measurements
18.25 in (h)13.75 in (w)
Order this imageCollection
Buscot and Coleshill Estates, Oxfordshire
NT 1510227
Summary
Charcoal and oil on paper, Harlequin by Charles Musset (1927-1991). Signed "C. Musset 1955" top left. Hazy pink figure of Harlequin sits, slightly turned towards his left, on a chair, feet and arms crossed. Wears long conical hat. Half his face described in charcoal, which also defines some of the edges of his legs, feet and chair.
Provenance
Painted Lecmede 1955, acquired Peter Stucley 1956.
Marks and inscriptions
Signed "C. Musset 1955" top left.
Makers and roles
Charles Mussett (1927-1991), artist