ORIGINAL EARLY 20TH CENTURY CARTOON STYLE CIRCUS SCENE WATERCOLOR ILLUSTRATION BY UNKNOWN ARTIST

This vibrant color cartoon style illustration, a circus scene featuring an aerialist who is about to fall because two woodpeckers are chewing the ropes, was possibly created for a children’s storybook. The illustration is unsigned and the artist is unknown.

The medium is gouache (opaque watercolor) with airbrushing on card stock paper. Painted to the edges, the image size measures 9 1/8 x 11 1/2 inches. Date of creation is unknown, circa early 20th century. The watercolor comes unframed.