Fasnachtshelge "HD Läppli"
1957
unspecified
From the collection of Archaeology and Museum Baselland
1957
unspecified
From the collection of Archaeology and Museum Baselland
Fasnachtshelge "HD Läppli" is a 1957 unspecified by Max Rickenbacher-Hufschmid, depicting Ethnology, held at Archaeology and Museum Baselland.
This painting shows three exaggerated cartoon figures in bright colors. The one on the left wears a red uniform with a star on his hat and holds a hammer. The middle figure is yellow with a worried face, and the one on the right is green with a big nose and angry expression. All three have big, simple features and are mid-motion, like they’re arguing or performing. The text around them is in a playful, old-style German script—it looks like a joke or a song lyric. The figures’ uniforms and bold colors suggest they might be mocking real people or traditions, but it’s not clear who. Look up ethnology next to see how cultures and traditions are studied.
Max Rickenbacher-Hufschmid spent years drawing the same carnival clowns in Basel’s back alleys.
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