Circus Rider
c. 1935-1943
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View on museum website →Medium
stencil
Dimensions
image: 410 x 304 mm sheet: 448 x 330 mm
Classification
Portfolio
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Accession Number
2008.115.687.8
Art Historical Context
**Circus Rider** by Kálmán Kubinyi, created around 1935–1943, captures the exhilarating spirit of the circus in a vibrant stencil print. Measuring 410 x 304 mm on a 448 x 330 mm sheet, this work belongs to a portfolio in the National Gallery of Art's CG-W Department, generously gifted by Reba and Dave Williams. Kubinyi, a skilled graphic artist of Hungarian-American heritage, was renowned for his bold, dynamic illustrations that brought popular entertainments to life during the interwar period. The stencil medium—often associated with pochoir techniques—allowed Kubinyi to layer vivid colors w...