The White Clown

1929

Dating: Exact year
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: oil on canvas
Dimensions: overall: 102.3 x 76.9 cm (40 1/4 x 30 1/4 in.) framed: 130.8 x 105.4 x 7.6 cm (51 1/2 x 41 1/2 x 3 in.)
Collection no.: 1972.9.16
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

The White Clown — Walt Kuhn. 1929.

Medium: oil on canvas.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 102.3 x 76.9 cm (40 1/4 x 30 1/4 in.) framed: 130.8 x 105.4 x 7.6 cm (51 1/2 x 41 1/2 x 3 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1972.9.16. Gift of the W. Averell Harriman Foundation in memory of Marie N. Harriman.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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