Richard Red Skelton, American, 1913-1997, California, Indiana Clown head and figure “Freddy Picks a Posy” Signed and dated lower left This drawing Depicts the bust of a clown in a black top hat, a blue tuxedo, and a red scarf. His makeup consists of black paint on the bottom half of his face. He wears tattered gloves, holding a purple rose before his chin that bends downwards, like his frowning mouth. Skelton worked in the circus and in vaudeville, and created paintings of clowns in his leisure.Dimensions: 21 x 15 in. sight, 39 x 32.5 in. frameArtist or Maker: Richard Red SkeltonMedium: Marker on a United Airlines 1st Class napkinDate: 1986

Good; intentional stitched opening in the top right corner of fabric as an artist mark. Not examined outside of frame.