The human figure

Trapeze Artist

Kees van Willigen · 1915–1990

Date

1977

Size

36 x 37 cm

The trapeze artist is a rare subject in painting, treated here in close-up, in the vein of Kees van Willigen’s playful paintings. The green briefs are decorated with rhinestones, like a piece of jewellery. Red, infrequent in his work, is combined with green.