A vibrant and energetic hand-painted wood multiple in two parts, this work by Karel Appel captures the exuberant spirit of a clown through his signature raw, expressive brushwork and bold, clashing colors. Characteristic of Appel's CoBrA-influenced style, the figure bursts with a childlike frenzy, its distorted features and frantic gestural marks conveying both humor and primal intensity. The sculptural dimension of the carved wood medium adds a tactile physicality to the work, bridging painting and object in a playful, irreverent form.