Harry Louis Freund (Missouri / Arkansas, 1905-1999)

A Circus Backlot

Circa 1935.

The classic example of 1930s American realism depicts the sunlit backlot of a traveling circus and the activities of workers, perhaps performers, in everyday clothing tending to everyday chores of housekeeping and maintenance while the colorful Ferris wheel and waving flags of the circus suggest a less banal experience beyond the troupe's wagons.

This work is signed lower right by Louis Freund, the grass roots Regionalist from Clinton, Missouri, and displayed in what appears to be its original frame.

Louis Freund was a lifelong artist who received mural commissions during the WPA era, worked as an illustrator, exhibited widely, won numerous awards, and held a number of positions as art instructor throughout the 20th century.

Sight size measures 17.5 x 23.5 with a framed size of 24.25 x 30.25 inches.

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Very good condition. Six very minor touches of in painting as shown in the images under black light. No losses, scratches, punctures, or other repairs.