A porcelain clown dressed in red and yellow with a delicate white face, red lips and dark eyes poses next to a pumpkin, a gold bucket of radishes, a potted plant with big white leaves, two cobs of multi-colored corn and three eggs. The surface is covered with a freely arranged sheet with triangular multicolored pattern - pink, white and dark purple. The background has two mirrors that reflect the back of the objects. One of the mirros has an elaborate wooden frame depicting flowers on its edges.

Clownish Reflection

1981 Oil on Canvas 22" x 34"

I vaguely remember my mother having the colored corn at home to paint this, though I’m not sure about the other objects. This work combines her interest in simple, geometric textiles and clown dolls, as seen in other works.