CLOWNS, CIRQUE, Troupe Fratellini, Pac, Jojo, Manetti... 192 - Lot 273

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CLOWNS, CIRQUE, Troupe Fratellini, Pac, Jojo, Manetti... 192 - Lot 273
CLOWNS, CIRQUE, Troupe Fratellini, Pac, Jojo, Manetti... 1920s/50s 4 photos, vintage silver prints (one on cartoline paper) Annotated on two backs Stamps and captions (dated labels) on the other two Dimensions: from 13.6 x 9 cm to 24 x 18 cm Slight tears and folds on two of the photos Note: A set of photographs devoted to the world of the circus and several emblematic clown figures of the XXᵉ century, including members of the famous Fratellini troupe, a major European circus dynasty, as well as artists such as Pac, Jojo and Manetti. Between the wars, the Fratellinis - notably Paul, François and Albert - helped renew the art of clowning at the Cirque Medrano in Paris, combining acrobatic virtuosity, pantomime and situational comedy, and left a lasting mark on the history of popular entertainment. These images, dating from the 1920s to the 1950s, bear witness to the vitality of the traditional circus and the popularity of clowns in the visual culture of the time.
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