Complete group of "Music Clowns" by Peter Strang "Clown with drum", "Clown with guitar", "Clown with saxophone", "Clown with harmonica" and "Clown with violin" standing on a square plinth with bevelled corners. Polychrome painting with enamel colours and polished gold. Designed by Peter Strang, circa 1987 - 1989, mostly signed monogr. "PS" with date; model no. 60462, 60463, 60464, 60465 and 60466, each limited edition "033/150". One figure rest.; year mark. Centreboard mark. H. 20 cm - 28 cm. Strang transfers the traditional Meissen subject of ironically depicted orchestras into contemporary porcelain sculpture. In doing so, he satirises the "collective artistic development" by depicting his colleagues and himself as clowns. Peter Strang with saxophone, Prof Heinz Werner with harmonica, Volkmar Bretschneider with drum, Rudi Stolle with guitar and Ludwig Zepner with violin. Cf. Beyer, Meissener Manuskripte XV, Peter Strang. Porcelain sculptor with a passion, pp. 44 and 116-117. A complete porcelain group "music clowns" as a satire on the artist group "Kollektiv künstlerische Entwicklung" modelled by P. Strang. One figure restored. Date mark. Crossed swords mark. Meissen. Circa 1990.