Clown with Balloon

The pose works on a tilt — hands tucked behind the back, torso leaning away, head dropped toward one shoulder. The jacket is bright yellow with black piping; the wide white trousers carry red, blue and yellow triangles, and a long green cravat printed with flowers hangs down the front. A grey-blue balloon rises on its string past the ginger curls. Make-up is white with a red nose and blue lids, and a red ladybird sits on the pale base.