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Homme et Femme de Profil se Regard - Lithograph by Marcel Vertés -1920s
By Marcel Vertès
Located in Roma, IT
the sets for Ringling Bros.-Barnum & Bailey Circus’ entire show in 1956, was an illustration
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"Seasons Greetings #1" Drawing by French Painter Marcel Vertes
By Marcel Vertès
Located in Pasadena, CA
Astoria Hotel, also located in New York. In 1956, he designed sets for the entire Ringling Bros.-Barnum
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink, Wax Crayon

“Evening at the Ballet”
By Marcel Vertès
Located in Southampton, NY
the sets for Ringling Bros.-Barnum & Bailey Circus’ entire show in 1956, was an illustration
Category

1950s Post-Modern Mixed Media

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper, Permanent Marker

Chita Rivera BYE BYE BIRDIE Original 1960 Broadway Costume Drawing Tony Awards
Located in New York, NY
the World in 80 Days" and "The Greatest Show on Earth." He designed Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey
Category

1960s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil

“Roses in a Porcelain Vase”
By Marcel Vertès
Located in Southampton, NY
the sets for Ringling Bros.-Barnum & Bailey Circus’ entire show in 1956, was an illustration
Category

1930s Post-Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Pastel, Archival Paper

Vintage Poster 1971 Galerie Maeght Arte Paris Tree with Fruit Lithograph
By Alexander Calder
Located in Surfside, FL
was sketching the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Calder became fascinated with the action
Category

1970s American Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Bold Whimsical Abstract Elephants Color Lithograph Alexander Calder Revolution
By Alexander Calder
Located in Surfside, FL
the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Calder became fascinated with the action of the circus
Category

1970s American Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Bold Abstract Round Shapes, Circles Color Lithograph Alexander Calder Revolution
By Alexander Calder
Located in Surfside, FL
Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Calder became fascinated with the action of the circus, a theme that
Category

1970s American Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Alexander Calder Circus Reproduction Lithograph After a Drawing
By (after) Alexander Calder
Located in Surfside, FL
his assignments was sketching the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Calder became fascinated
Category

1930s American Modern Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Alexander Calder Circus Reproduction Lithograph After a Drawing
By (after) Alexander Calder
Located in Surfside, FL
his assignments was sketching the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Calder became fascinated
Category

1930s American Modern Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Alexander Calder Circus Reproduction Lithograph After a Drawing
By (after) Alexander Calder
Located in Surfside, FL
his assignments was sketching the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Calder became fascinated
Category

1930s American Modern Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Alexander Calder Circus Reproduction Lithograph After a Drawing
By (after) Alexander Calder
Located in Surfside, FL
his assignments was sketching the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Calder became fascinated
Category

1930s American Modern Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Alexander Calder Circus Reproduction Lithograph after a Drawing
By (after) Alexander Calder
Located in Surfside, FL
his assignments was sketching the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Calder became fascinated
Category

1930s American Modern Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Alexander Calder Sculpture Photo, Chicago
Located in Surfside, FL
his assignments was sketching the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Calder became fascinated
Category

1970s American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Calder Circus, complete Set of 16 lithographs after the original drawings
By (after) Alexander Calder
Located in Sheffield, MA
, which sent him to the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus to sketch circus scenes for two weeks
Category

1960s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Offset

“Ballons” by Alexander Calder, Color Lithograph
By Alexander Calder
Located in Sheffield, MA
, which sent him to the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus to sketch circus scenes for two weeks
Category

Vintage 1970s American Contemporary Art

The Road, Winter
By Nathaniel Currier
Located in Missouri, MO
. Currier was a friend of P.T. Barnum of Barnum and Bailey fame. Currier was fond of fast horses, and
Category

Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"Leopard Reflections" Animalia Tropical Jungle Painting Gustavo Novoa
By Gustavo Novoa
Located in Surfside, FL
Folk Art backgrounds. Ringling Brothers, Barnum Bailey commissioned him to do the poster and
Category

20th Century Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

"Menagerie Tent: Ringling Brothers Circus" Charles Baskerville, Elephants Camels
By Charles Baskerville Jr.
Located in New York, NY
Brooke Astor and John Ringling North, who inherited Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus from
Category

1940s American Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Composition, Cirque (Saphire 44-106), Fernand Leger
By Fernand Léger
Located in Southampton, NY
went to the Cirque Médrano in Paris and the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus in New York
Category

1950s Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"Clown and Showgirl" Walt Kuhn, Circus Performers, New York, American Modernism
By Walt Kuhn
Located in New York, NY
Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus was in town, he religiously attended. This particular painting is
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Reclining Figure" Walt Kuhn, Figurative Nude Line Drawing, American Modernism
By Walt Kuhn
Located in New York, NY
Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus was in town, he religiously attended. This particular painting is
Category

1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pen

Composition, Cirque (Saphire, N° 44-106)
By Fernand Léger
Located in Southampton, NY
paintings. He often went to the Cirque Médrano in Paris and the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey
Category

1950s Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Composition, Cirque (Saphire, N° 44-106)
By Fernand Léger
Located in Southampton, NY
paintings. He often went to the Cirque Médrano in Paris and the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey
Category

1950s Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Composition, Cirque (Saphire, N° 44-106)
By Fernand Léger
Located in Southampton, NY
paintings. He often went to the Cirque Médrano in Paris and the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey
Category

1950s Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled (Colorado Mountains, Modernist Landcape)
By Frank Pancho Gates
Located in Denver, CO
the Barnum and Bailey Circus. Gates began his association with the theater in 1919 when just out of
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Large 1960s Handmade Barnum Bailey Wall Rug Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very unique vintage Barnum & Bailey handmade rug art with walnut frame from the 1960s. Looks kind
Category

20th Century Carnival Art

Mysterious Circus Wagon Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Samuel A. Robb carved wagon figures for Barnum & Bailey Circus. Samuel A.Robb carved a
Category

Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Carnival Art

Vintage American Circus Poster by Bill Bailey, circa 1945
Located in Chicago, IL
Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus; the two merged in 1919, to produce "the greatest show on earth." Bill
Category

Vintage 1940s American Posters

Materials

Lithograph

Vintage Clown Bust
Located in Aurora, OR
of the major circus organizations (Barnum & Bailey, Ringling, etc.) and is definitely one of a kind
Category

20th Century Other Carnival Art

Materials

Paper

Circles
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. In 1926, he moved to Paris and developed this interest, creating
Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Vintage Circus Tent Flag, Ringling
Located in Aurora, OR
These vintage circus flags come from the days of the Ringling, Barnum and Bailey Big Top Circus
Category

Mid-20th Century Carnival Art

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