Leon Wyczólkowski, Polish-Russian
When He Found Out His Action Figures Would Have Been 10 Times More Valuable If He’d Left Them in Their Boxes, Jerry Felt Like a Fool, 1898
Oil on canvas
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/// He’d used puppets in Court Jester’s School,
and made these as a laugh-making tool.
Their detail was unmatched
but, with no strings attached,
he got fired. Now he’s nobody’s fool.
(Apologies to Sylvia Fine Kaye.)
/// Stańczyk worked for three Kings of the Poles.
As Court Jester he had dual goals.
One: Spread laughter and joy.
Two: Stay in King’s employ.
No guffaws? He’s raked over the coals!
/// He’d used puppets in Court Jester’s School,
and built these as a laugh-making tool.
Their detail was unmatched
but, with no strings attached,
he got fired. Now he’s nobody’s fool.
(Apologies to Sylvia Fine Kaye.)
Info, or links that point to more info, about this artist can be found here (archived if necessary), here, here, here (can be read in full for free on Fridays), here, and here, perhaps in addition to what’s in his Wikipedia page (Google translated Polish Wikipedia page has more).