Birthday Party, Painting by Harold Fox

A cutting depiction of an absurdist birthday party, wherein a clown in uniform forsakes his horn for a handful of grenades, juggling the weapons gleefully for a group of Hollywood caricatures. Bright and colorful, Birthday Party is an allegorical comment on the dangerously numbing influence of empty spectacle – think Nathanael West's Day of the Locust.

Oil on masonite. Signed by artist. Artist framed with wrapped fabric mat and brown wood frame.

Artist Harold Fox worked for many decades as a graphic designer before turning his skills to fine art. Combining his interests in sociology, history, and ethnography, Fox paints images of a Los Angeles caught between stark reality and surrealistic fantasy. A former student photographer and filmmaker, his work has been shown at Cal State Long Beach, San Francisco Coast Guard Headquarters, among other places.

Dimensions with frame: 19 1/4 H x 22 W

Excellent condition. SOLD