The Zweifel Circus Collection
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Lot 387
TRACY, Glen (American, 1883?1956). Clown Handing Corky Cris...
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
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TRACY, Glen (American, 1883?1956). Clown Handing Corky Cristiani a Rose. 1948. Oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left. 34 x 30?. Scattered chipping and flaking. Unframed. Tracy, a native of Cincinnati, studied under Frank Duveneck at the Cincinnati Art Academy. Tracy painted a wide range of subjects, but is best known for the circus paintings he produced during winter break periods taken with the various circuses. In a 1956 obituary of the artist, Billboard reported, ?It is said he once refused 2,500 for his painting ?Clown Alley.?? This painting appeared on the cover of Bandwagon (Vol. 3 No. 9, Oct. 1948).
