Grimace Collection

Wrestlers Shirley Crabtree alias Big Daddy with fellow British wrestler Martin Ruane, more commonly known as Giant Haystacks. 15th June 1981

Dreyfus case - M. Reinach and the electors - Cover of satirical magazine "
XEE4156835 Dreyfus case - M. Reinach and the electors - Cover of satirical magazine " Le Lire" representing Joseph Reinach (1856-1921)

Brown capuchin monkey (Sapajus macrocephalus). displaying submissive behavior. Captive, Peru

A Figure of the Adjutant General Adams c.1854 (colour woodblock)
PEM219480 A Figure of the Adjutant General Adams c.1854 (colour woodblock) by Japanese School, (19th century); Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA.

Romanesque art: marquee detail depicting monsters wings - Main facade of the church Notre Dame (Notre-Dame)
JEB4942709 Romanesque art: marquee detail depicting monsters wings - Main facade of the church Notre Dame (Notre-Dame) of Surgeres (17700)

Detail of exterior capiteau representing fantastic creatures, church Saint Pierre (Saint-Pierre) in Aulnay (17470)
JEB4943221 Detail of exterior capiteau representing fantastic creatures, church Saint Pierre (Saint-Pierre) in Aulnay (17470)

France: A child unguise in a pierrot poses with his grandmother, 1900
LUX4803441 France: A child unguise in a pierrot poses with his grandmother, 1900; (add.info.: France: A child unguise in a pierrot poses with his grandmother, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

First World War: France, humorous postcard showing the 3 perms of the hairy with a bonus of 3 new ones and titled
LUX4736692 First World War: France, humorous postcard showing the 3 perms of the hairy with a bonus of 3 new ones and titled: " rejoui, resigne et desespere"

Letter A: When the mouth, opens to shout: the mouth does Ah!, 1861 (engraving)
DUV4215022 Letter A: When the mouth, opens to shout: the mouth does Ah!, 1861 (engraving); (add.info.: "ABC Trim, Alphabet enchante" Texts of "Trim")

Two grotesque figures - Carved capiteau du portal de la eglise Sainte Marie (11th century)
JEB4940221 Two grotesque figures - Carved capiteau du portal de la eglise Sainte Marie (11th century) a Oloron Sainte Marie (Pyrenees Atlantiques)

Italian street pantomime artist in grotesque wig, playing a bizarre one-string violin with balloon
FLO4677342 Italian street pantomime artist in grotesque wig, playing a bizarre one-string violin with balloon. " This young Italian man with black eyes excels at terrible grimaces

Angrous face. 15th century stall adorned with Misericordes de l'abbey Saint Pierre (12th-18th century)
JEB4918737 Angrous face. 15th century stall adorned with Misericordes de l'abbey Saint Pierre (12th-18th century) in Chezal-Benoit (Chezal Benoit), Cher (18160), Centre, France

France, Brittany, Ille-et-Vilaine (35), Saint-Lunaire (Saint Lunaire): holidaymakers sitting on the beach, 1903
LUX4782586 France, Brittany, Ille-et-Vilaine (35), Saint-Lunaire (Saint Lunaire): holidaymakers sitting on the beach, 1903; (add.info.: France, Brittany, Ille-et-Vilaine (35)

France: A child unguise in a pierrot poses with his grandmother, 1900
LUX4803434 France: A child unguise in a pierrot poses with his grandmother, 1900; (add.info.: France: A child unguise in a pierrot poses with his grandmother, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Chapiteau detail of the church of Saint Bernard (Saint-Bernard) to Contre (17470), Charente-Maritime
JEB4943279 Chapiteau detail of the church of Saint Bernard (Saint-Bernard) to Contre (17470), Charente-Maritime; (add.info)

Panurge or Cardinal of Lorraine (John III of Lorraine or Guise, 1498-1550)
JEB4933103 Panurge or Cardinal of Lorraine (John III of Lorraine or Guise, 1498-1550) - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatic Songes de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553)

Jules II (1443-1513) - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatiques Songes de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais
JEB4935385 Jules II (1443-1513) - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatiques Songes de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553) - (The Capricious Dreams of Pantagruel)

Letter A: When the mouth, opens to shout: the mouth does Ah!, 1861 (engraving)
DUV4215012 Letter A: When the mouth, opens to shout: the mouth does Ah!, 1861 (engraving); (add.info.: "ABC Trim, Alphabet enchante" Texts of "Trim")

Detail of the capiteau of the western facade, church Saint Pierre (Saint-Pierre) in Aulnay (17470), Charente-Maritime
JEB4943253 Detail of the capiteau of the western facade, church Saint Pierre (Saint-Pierre) in Aulnay (17470), Charente-Maritime; (add.info.: Detail of the capiteau of the western facade)

Cabaret scene: taste. Four people busy eating food and drinking. Painting by Jan Miense Molenaer (1610-1668)
JEB4960141 Cabaret scene: taste. Four people busy eating food and drinking. Painting by Jan Miense Molenaer (1610-1668) after Adriaen Brouwer

The beeping monsters. View of a marquee of the church of Saint Martin (Saint Martin)
JEB4919748 The beeping monsters. View of a marquee of the church of Saint Martin (Saint Martin, XI century) in Plaimpied-Givaudins (Plaimpied Givaudins), Cher

Two ugly rustic drunks enjoying a jar of moonshine or cheap gin. Copperplate engraving by Thomas Sanders after a
FLO4717802 Two ugly rustic drunks enjoying a jar of moonshine or cheap gin. Copperplate engraving by Thomas Sanders after a satirical illustration by Timothy Bobbin (John Collier) (1708-1786)

Letter I and J: Insolent and Merry. Engraving in " Usual Alphabet"
DUV4207416 Letter I and J: Insolent and Merry. Engraving in " Usual Alphabet". Illustrations on the theme of quality and defect in children. A. Quinn, printer-publisher, 1885

Mascaron reading in the place and in the reverse detail of the facade of the Renaissance Hotel 1544
JEB4942498 Mascaron reading in the place and in the reverse detail of the facade of the Renaissance Hotel 1544, place des Petites benches, La Rochelle (17000)

Mascaron reading in the place and in the reverse detail of the facade of the Renaissance Hotel 1544
JEB4942479 Mascaron reading in the place and in the reverse detail of the facade of the Renaissance Hotel 1544, place des Petites benches, La Rochelle (17000)

Henry Cotyral or Henri Corneille Agrippa (Cornelius Agrippa or Agrippa by Nettesheim)
JEB4934254 Henry Cotyral or Henri Corneille Agrippa (Cornelius Agrippa or Agrippa by Nettesheim, 1486-1535) - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatic Songes de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais

Roman actors in masks. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of
FLO4704819 Roman actors in masks. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity

Man's face. 15th century stall adorned with Misericordes de l'abbey Saint Pierre (12th-18th century)
JEB4918829 Man's face. 15th century stall adorned with Misericordes de l'abbey Saint Pierre (12th-18th century) in Chezal-Benoit (Chezal Benoit), Cher (18160), Centre, France

George Simenon at a dinner with Josephine Baker in 1926 (photo)
GIA4716246 George Simenon at a dinner with Josephine Baker in 1926 (photo); Private Collection; (add.info.: George Simenon (1909-1989), Belgian writer

Nikki Bennosuke with Umbrella, 1866. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Nikki Bennosuke with Umbrella, 1866. From Beauty and Valor in the Novel Suikoden

Head of Bhairava, 5th century. Creator: Unknown
Head of Bhairava, 5th century

Daruma, First Patriarch of Zen, Late 18th-early 19th century. Creator: Tanaka Minko
Daruma, First Patriarch of Zen, Late 18th-early 19th century

Bust Portraits of Actors in Folding Fans: Ichikawa Danjuro V, Segawa Kikunojo III... c. 1788
Bust Portraits of Actors in Folding Fans: Ichikawa Danjuro V, Segawa Kikunojo III, Ichikawa Monnosuke II (right, top to bottom); Nakamura Nakazo I, Matsumoto Koshiro IV, Bando Mitsugoro II (left)

Grimacing Male Head, Bust of Girl, n.d. Creator: Unknown
Grimacing Male Head, Bust of Girl, n.d

Britt Ekland (R) with Poulet Tu (L) and June Ritchie in 1966 smoking cigars

Actress Anne Heywood learning to swim for her role in the film Floods of Fear April 1958

Alec Guinness actor appears with David Morcambe and Ernie Wise in November 1980 in their Morcambe and Wise Christmas TV Show

American singer Sammy Davis Jnr with actor Rod Steiger, backstage after his performance in the musical Golden Boy at the London Palladium, June 1968

Ozzy Osbourne rock singer with the group Black Sabbath, holding a bottle of whiskey at his home. May 1988

Patsy Kensit singer and actress with Paul Rutherford. July 1986

Rita Tushingham actress at Premiere of film The Trap 1966

Comedian Tony Hancock, London Palladium, 1963. Creator: Brian Foskett
Comedian Tony Hancock, London Palladium, 1963

Bobalicon (Silly Idiot), 1864 (etching, aquatint & drypoint)
3959779 Bobalicon (Silly Idiot), 1864 (etching, aquatint & drypoint) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 24.3x34.5 cm; Manchester Art Gallery

Actor - Design for a Fan (colour woodblock print)
BIR190015 Actor - Design for a Fan (colour woodblock print) by Hokushiu (19th century); Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery

The crown of thorns. Painting by the master of the altarpiece of Pflock (Germany), oil on wood, circa 1520
LSE4315286 The crown of thorns. Painting by the master of the altarpiece of Pflock (Germany), oil on wood, circa 1520. Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (Belgium)

Poster produced in Argentina to advertise Cafiaspirina aspirin (colour litho)
PER205978 Poster produced in Argentina to advertise Cafiaspirina aspirin (colour litho) by Mauzan, Luciano Achille (1883-1952); Private Collection

Ecce Homo. 1st half 16th century (oil on wood)
CUL4934205 Ecce Homo. 1st half 16th century (oil on wood) by Mostaert, Jan (c.1475-c.1555); (add.info.: By MOSTAERT, Jan (1470-1556) Dutch school Burgos. Provincial Archaeological Museum); AIC

Cover of "Le Rire", number 304, Satirique en Couleurs, 1900. 9. 1 : the chinese questions (engraving)
ICA4873600 Cover of " Le Rire", number 304, Satirique en Couleurs, 1900.9.1 : the chinese questions (engraving) by Metivet

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"Grimace: A Multifaceted Expression of Emotion and Character" In the world of wrestling, Shirley Crabtree, famously known as Big Daddy, showcased his larger-than-life persona alongside fellow British wrestler Martin Ruane. Their intense grimaces conveyed both power and determination in the ring. Meanwhile, a brown capuchin monkey displayed submissive behavior through its own unique grimace while held captive in Peru. This expression revealed vulnerability and deference to its surroundings. The art world also captured the essence through various mediums. An 1864 etching titled "Bobalicon (Silly Idiot)" depicted an individual's foolishness with a comical facial contortion. Actress Anne Heywood embraced her role in the film "Floods of Fear" by learning to swim, her face often reflecting a mixture of fear and determination as she conquered new challenges underwater. An actor's portrayal can be enhanced by their ability to convey emotions through facial expressions. In a color woodblock print titled "Actor - Design for a Fan, " we witness how even subtle variations in they can add depth to their performance. Moving into the realm of music, American singer Sammy Davis Jr. , seen backstage with actor Rod Steiger after his performance, wore a mischievous grin that hinted at shared secrets or inside jokes between them. Rock legend Ozzy Osbourne from Black Sabbath was often seen holding a bottle of whiskey while wearing an enigmatic grimace. His expression could either signify rebellion or perhaps hide deeper emotions beneath his rockstar façade. Patsy Kensit, known for her talents as both singer and actress, shared an intimate moment with Paul Rutherford where their smiles seemed to reflect genuine joy and camaraderie during July 1986. Britt Ekland indulged in cigars alongside Poulet Tu and June Ritchie back in 1966; their smoky grins exuded sophistication mixed with a hint of rebellion, challenging societal norms.