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Robert Storm Petersen
b. Valby 1882, d. Frederiksberg 1949
"Cirkusgarderoben" (The circus dressing room), c. 1925.
Signed R. Storm P. Oil on canvas. 131 x 97 cm.
Literature: Professor, Dr. Phil. Frithiof Brandt: "Robert Storm
Petersen- Malerier og tegninger", ill. p. 25.
Provenance: Grosserer Aage Jensen.
Provenance: Private Collection, Denmark.
The stage is set and the evening performance is about to begin. A
ballerina prepares herself behind the curtain. A clown gets dressed
and a little dog is sitting ready in his red uniform. The
audience is a motley assembly of individuals, including society
ladies to lonely workers, but they all share an enthusiasm for
the evening's amusement.
The painting is humorous but at the same time offers a very reflective
depiction of "the circus of life", which Storm P defined with the
following words: "Life is a circus. You make your entry, bow and
run around - and then leave!" The circus of life or the circle of life,
if you prefer is the theme of this painting. For in the eyes of the arts,
the circus ring is a mirror of life: "with the only difference that outside
the circus everything is taken seriously. At least in the circus
ring performers know they are clowns and buffoons, players in a
grotesque game." The following witty dialogue in one of his comic
strips, entitled "Fluer" ["Flies"], echoes this notion: "Isn't being a
clown a peculiar occupation? No, not when you know you're one!"
(Professor Frithiof Brandt: "Robert Storm Petersen - Malerier og
tegninger", ["Robert Storm Petersen - Paintings and Drawings" ]
p. 28. DKK 500.000 / € 67.000
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