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Fri, Feb 13, 2026 01:00PM EST
Lot 3144

Joseph Hirsch, Clowns and the News, Oil on Canvas

Estimate: $2,000 - $2,500

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Joseph Hirsch (American, 1910 - 1981), Clowns and the News, 1941, oil on canvas, [approximate dimensions - canvas: 23" H x 42 1/4" W], signed and dated 41 lower right; titled, historic museum loan label, and annotated with artist's address at verso.

Condition

Framed: 31 1/2 H x 50 1/2 W. In overall good condition. Contact Fine Art Department for full condition report and additional photos. 

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