Comedy and Tragedy
1892
oil
From the collection of Brooklyn Museum
1892
oil
From the collection of Brooklyn Museum
This painting depicts a young girl in a red dress, holding a stick with a puppet of a man on the end. The puppet is dressed in a red shirt and black pants. The girl is standing on a red patterned rug, with a doll lying on the floor beside her. She is looking up at the puppet with a curious expression. The background of the painting is a wood-paneled wall with a green patterned wallpaper above it. The overall atmosphere of the painting is one of innocence and playfulness. If you're interested in learning more about the artist behind this work, you might want to look up John Barnard Whittaker.
