Decadent Aesthetics and the Acrobat in French Fin de siecle

Decadent Aesthetics and the Acrobat in the French Fin de siècle explores the myth of the sad clown as an allegory for the unappreciated artist, examining the circus posters of Jules Chéret, Thomas Couture’s Pierrot and Harlequin paintings, and Honoré Daumier’s saltimbanque paintings.