Adrian George’s Pierrots in Pastel

“The guests in my pictures arrived in my dreams. The theme originally came from a trip to Rome. There was a holiday and children were on the streets in fancy dress, including costumes from Commedia dell’Arte such as Harlequin, Pantaloon and Colombine.”

-Adrian George, 1982

“Two rare 1990s postcards of The Clown by Adrian George and the Clowns Dressing Room - beautiful theatrical paintings in this prestigious pair of souvenir postcards from 30 years ago by artist Adrian George”
via Postcard Finder, Norwich on AbeBooks

The above image on the right is a reproduction of a piece by Adrian George called “The Dressing Room” which he completed in 1982 and exhibited in a show called “The Costume Party, Works in Pastel” at the Francis Kyle Gallery in London.
Bonham’s, who auctioned the piece in 2003, listed the piece has having sold for £881. The listing text reads:

”Adrian George subjects were usually taken from the arts, with an emphasis on ballet and theatre.
The Harlequin figure in 'The Dressing Room', which was included in the exhibition entitled the 'Costume Party', is very similar to the Clown which appears in George's design for the nineteen and a half pence postage stamp. The Post Office approached George in 1982 and asked him to design a set of four postage stamps. The theme was theatrical and the final set depicted a ballerina, a clown, Hamlet and an Opera singer.
The figure of the Harlequin is arguably the most memorable.”

“Postcard Stamp of British Theater Harlequin by Adrian George” via Felix Street Postcards on Ebay, Saint Joseph Missouri,

“D103529 London. Francis Kyle Gallery. Black Pierrot. by Adrian George. Camden Graphics. 1982”
via Dodo Poscards, Croydon

“CAMDEN GRAPHICS DIAMOND STOCKINGS POSTCARD LARGE SIZE UNUSED” via Comics Galore and Moore, Rochester, Kent