Today stood all in the sign of this famous etching: Paul Klee, etching and aquatint
“Two men, each suspecting in higher position, meet” on zinc on firm wove paper, 1903, (Zentrum Paul Klee):
or in original language:
Paul Klee: «Zwei Männer, einander in höherer Stellung vermutend, begegnen sich», Radierung und Aquatinta auf Zink auf festem Velin, 1903, (Zentrum Paul Klee)
Nothing much has changed since then. Only in the arts world it seems to me exactly opposite, each party will blow up their chest to appear more important. At least if you happen to live in the province. The focus on the art itself seems to have shifted a long time ago onto social feather rustling.
If you want to see the original etching, you can do so at the Sammlung Paul Klee in Bern, Switzerland:
And if you want to learn how to be a real clown you can also go and study here, for example:
There are others, of course.
Time for a film:
And just for the fun of it, compare with this image:
Josiane Keller “Das Riesenfräulein” (2015)
(Funny, isn’t it? Oh well…)