Bidspirit auction | A Framed Oil on Canvas

A Framed Oil on Canvas Painting of a Clown, Signed E. Ward - This oil or acrylic painting on canvas depicts a portrait of a smiling clown. The figure is rendered with white face makeup, a red nose, a brown top hat, and a red bowtie. The work is signed E. Ward in red pigment in the lower right corner. The painting is set within a gold-gilded frame featuring a repeating foliate motif. The reverse reveals the canvas is mounted on a wooden stretcher bar stamped with the manufacturer mark Fredrix 28. Hand-written inventory numbers, including 6803 BIS and 804, are present on the reverse of the canvas. Width: 28 inches.