14.00 USD
Adorable image of cute "clown" couple. The publisher's logo is not one we recognize. The popularity of Pierrot and his friends originates in 16th century Italy, with the Commedia dell'Arte, and maintained popularity, largely through the medium of theatrical pantomime, well into the 20th century.
Many today might ponder the attraction of Pierrot pantomimes, relatively short skits, representing the same characters over and over again, involved in lover's triangles, misunderstandings with in-laws, brushes with the law, etc., but they have only to look at the modern 20, or so, minute sit-com appearing on millions of television screens each evening to see that things haven't really changed so much. Only the basic medium has changed. We have always created characters and situations in theater that replayed the same essential stories over and over again, and the reason those characters often lack any real recognizable individuality, is so that we may find it easier to imprint ourselves onto them, as they become mirrors for us and our circumstances. Who better than a sad clown stumbling through life as a suitable image? :)
Because we can't identify the publisher of this card, and also because it is blank backed, we have to guess on era and country of origin. It suggests a German image, circa 1910, to us, and the French post mark on the back looks to be 1911. Just so charming!
Please examine our high res scans for detail.
Postage is for fully insured, first class, shipping in a secure photo mailer (to avoid any damage to your purchase in the mails), and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, we will refund the postage on the second card, and when you purchase three or more cards from us at the same time, your shipping will be entirely free, except for international orders which, because of increases in international shipping rates will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more. We do not charge for insurance or shipping materials, and as of the date of this listing are still charging below our overall cost on shipping.
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