Alfred Cohen (1920-2001)
The Entrance of Punch , 1963
101.6 x 81.3 cm (h x w)
Oil on canvas
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Alfred Cohen Art Foundation; gift of Michael and Jill Barrington
© Estate of Alfred Cohen 2020

Punch makes his spectacular entrance in a blaze of colour and vigour. But here too the grin is ambiguous. Is his truncheon raised in ecstatic celebration, as the audience applauds a favourite character? Or is it a weapon wielded with anger and menace?

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