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Korean Contemporary Art by Sa Hara - Imagination Circus drawing Series 2408
Located in Paris, IDF
Charcoal, pencil, oil, oil pastel on paper Sa Hara is a Korean artist born in 1975 who lives and works in Seoul, South Korea. She is graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business a...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Oil, Color Pencil

Streetcar Circus 5/20 - figurative, playful, pop-art, editioned lithograph
By Charles Pachter
Located in Bloomfield, ON
College of Art & Design, the University of Toronto, and Brock University. His paintings are in public and
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Lithograph

Circus Character - Original Tempera by J. René Paulz - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Circus Character is an original painting in tempera on paper, realized. by J. René Paulz. Hand
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Tempera, Ink

Untitled #2 Zahra Zeinali Contemporary drawing circus animal charcoal art clown
By Zahra Zeinali
Located in Paris, FR
painting. Naturally gifted for drawing, after nine years spent in France, her work speaks to us with a more
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Illustration for the book Toby Tyler: Ten Weeks with a Circus
By Everett Shinn
Located in Fort Washington, PA
This original illustration was used in Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus by James Otis
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1930s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Pen

Circus Lot at Toledo, Ohio, Early 20th Century Cleveland School Artist
By Frank Wilcox
Located in Beachwood, OH
Frank Nelson Wilcox (American, 1887-1964) Circus Lot at Toledo, c. 1920 Watercolor on Whatman board
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1920s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

At the Circus - Original Ink Drawing by G. Galantara - Early 20th Century
By Gabriele Galantara
Located in Roma, IT
At the Circus is an original China ink drawing realized by Gabriele Galantara. At the top right
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Illustration for the book Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
By Everett Shinn
Located in Fort Washington, PA
This illustration was used in Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus by James Otis. Published in
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1930s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Original Illustration for the book Toby Tyler Ten Weeks in a Circus
By Everett Shinn
Located in Fort Washington, PA
This illustration was used in Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus by James Otis. Published in
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1930s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Paper, Pen

Did you say weird ? Zahra Zeinali Contemporary drawing clown animal circus art
By Zahra Zeinali
Located in Paris, FR
Charcoal on paper Unique work Hand-signed by the artist
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

"Circus Side Show with Flying Turtles, " Purple Ink signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Circus Side Show with Flying Turtles" is an original purple ink drawing by David Barnett. The
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Circus Circus - Original Gary John Street Art Painting on Newspaper
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
enough time in the day to do all the painting I want to do. I’m consumed with it.” Artspace Warehouse
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

Passegiato in Carrozza- 19th Century Italian Oil Painting Horse Society Couple
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
, as well as in Prague where his painting of the Circus Maximus was awarded a gold medal at the 1891
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Late 19th Century Italian School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Op Art Hard Edged Abstract Geometric Mod Painting John Pearson
Located in Surfside, FL
John Pearson (American born 1940) "Study for Circus" 1985 Acrylic on canvas painting Hand signed
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1980s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

A Tutto Galoppo - 19th Italian Oil Painting of Belle Epoque Society Gent Horse
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
, as well as in Prague where his painting of the Circus Maximus was awarded a gold medal at the 1891
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Late 19th Century Italian School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid-Century Framed Oil on Canvas Painting by Walter Krawiec
Located in Dallas, TX
particular interest in painting circuses and carnivals, and his vibrant images of Ringling Brothers and other
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Mid-20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

Painting "The Saint-Cloud Fair" by Fernand Blayn, France, 1892
By Fernand Blayn
Located in PARIS, FR
Signed and dated F. Blayn, 1892 Painting exposed under n°127 at the 1892 Salon des Artistes
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Antique 1890s French Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Serengeti Surprise, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
By Daniel Clarke
Located in Yardley, PA
, I'd smash the door, and trample all around, If I was an elephant, I'd tear the circus down
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Pain...

Materials

Watercolor

Modern Still-Life Pinecone Oil Painting Panel Buffie Johnson 1974 Plant Series
By Buffie Johnson
Located in Brooklyn, NY
American British Art Center, NYC: “Stage and Circus: An Exhibition of Contemporary Paintings, Designs
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

Autumn Walk in the Woods - Midcentury Figurative Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
later joined a traveling circus. Both were involved in painting sets, and decorations for the circus
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large Israeli Colorful Metal Wall Sculpture Painting Circus Scene Calman Shemi
By Calman Shemi
Located in Surfside, FL
Calman Shemi (1939-) Laser cut metal wall sculpture 3D Titled "Circus" Signed on the front lower
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Surrealist Colorful Portrait of a Couple, Family at Play
By Dan Solojoff
Located in Surfside, FL
Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois (Essonne). Eclectic artist his paintings (oil or gouache), have characteristics
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20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Gouache, Board

"Performance"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The painting depicts a circus tent at night. The central element of the composition is a large tent
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ladies in a Church Yard in Shady Afternoon, Early 20th Century Cleveland School
By Henry Keller
Located in Beachwood, OH
Academy of Design. That year, his painting Circus Day was on display at the Golden Gate International
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Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

Twentieth Century Watercolour Portrait and Equine Study
By Edward Seago
Located in ludlow, GB
Alfred Munnings became captivated by the Gypsy Travellers and the Circus, he made many paintings and
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Early 20th Century Naturalistic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Walking the Tightrope, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Stevan Dohanos
Located in Fort Washington, PA
wanted for his circus-theme cover painting - on the Brotherton farm near Westport, Connecticut- Stevan
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1940s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Pond in Back of Her House" Virginia Berresford, Modernist, Abstract Landscape
By Virginia Berresford
Located in New York, NY
experimented with ‘circus net’ multi-media paintings on bone board using cloth/netting as a kind of stencil
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1950s American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

19th Century Landscape of Shepherdess w/ Sheep Dog, Munich, Cleveland School
By Henry Keller
Located in Beachwood, OH
Academy of Design. That year, his painting Circus Day was on display at the Golden Gate International
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1890s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Bug, Early 20th Century Landscape w/ Rooster Chicken, Cleveland School
By Henry Keller
Located in Beachwood, OH
Design. That year, his painting Circus Day was on display at the Golden Gate International Exposition in
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Early 20th Century Animal Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Portrait of Bert Lahr as Burlesque Clown - The Cowardly Lion in the Wizard of Oz
By Walt Kuhn
Located in Miami, FL
Modernism. He had a personal affinity for painting circus performers Provenace: Sotheby's, New York
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1940s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Cattle Series Study, Early 20th Century Bovine/Cow, Cleveland School artist
By Henry George Keller
Located in Beachwood, OH
Design. That year, his painting Circus Day was on display at the Golden Gate International Exposition in
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Early 1900s Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

"VINTAGE BATHING BEAUTIES" oil, acrylic, spray paint oil stick with photography
By Ceravolo
Located in Southampton, NY
titled "Rock and Roll Painter" which was featured in the Rock magazine CIRCUS. Ceravolo's paintings have
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil Crayon, Archival Ink, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Mango Trees, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
By Reynolds Beal
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
series of circus and carival paintings he produced. Organizations and exhibits: Beal was a member of the
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1920s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Xavi Carbonell, Untitled, Mixed media on paper, 2016
By Xavi Carbonell
Located in New York, NY
we view this piece our imagination explodes and we wonder is this a painting of a circus, a carnival
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Paper

Peonies on a Palette
By Félix Ziem
Located in Milford, NH
trips to Barbizon, where he lived in a small circus caravan while painting. After 1888 his paintings
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1890s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

"Kuhn Family Holiday Card" Walt Kuhn, Greeting Card by American Modernist
By Walt Kuhn
Located in New York, NY
Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus was in town, he religiously attended. This particular painting is
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1930s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"Kuhn Family Holiday Card" Walt Kuhn, Greeting Card by American Modernist
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 Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Lithograph Island Beach 1933 American Modernist
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
following year. Simkhovitch had an exhibit in 1929 at Sterner's on circus paintings. In 1931, he held a
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1930s American Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

VILLA NEUVE Signed Lithograph, Modernist Abstract, City Landscape, Collage, Flag
By Conrad Marca-Relli 1
Located in Union City, NJ
Renaissance architectural themes and circus motifs. These paintings were later exhibited in New York City at
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

1920 German Expressionist Figurative Lithograph "The Forest" Paul Kleinschmidt
By Paul Kleinschmidt
Located in Surfside, FL
his childhood spent in a traveling circus, he uses expressive painting techniques to locate barmaids
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1920s Abstract Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Paper

1916 German Expressionism Figurative Lithograph Man Two Horses Paul Kleinschmidt
By Paul Kleinschmidt
Located in Surfside, FL
his childhood spent in a traveling circus, he uses expressive painting techniques to locate barmaids
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1910s Abstract Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

1922 German Expressionist Figurative Train Tunnel Etching Paul Kleinschmidt
By Paul Kleinschmidt
Located in Surfside, FL
uses expressive painting techniques to locate barmaids, waitresses, prostitutes, dancers and circus
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1920s Abstract Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Etching

1920 German Expressionist Figurative Etching Daniel with Lion Paul Kleinschmidt
By Paul Kleinschmidt
Located in Surfside, FL
expressive painting techniques to locate barmaids, waitresses, prostitutes, dancers and circus riders draped
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1920s Abstract Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

The Blue Rider
By Max Papart
Located in San Francisco, CA
Papart is known for cubist painting-landscape and circus scenes, collage portrait. Influenced by such
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Young Girl by the Window, Mid-century Portrait
By Ben Messick
Located in Soquel, CA
a childhood fascination with the circus and started drawing and painting the circus in 1935. His
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1940s American Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Ink

On the Beach Baroque Style Figurative
By Ben Messick
Located in Soquel, CA
a childhood fascination with the circus and started drawing and painting the circus in 1935. His
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1940s Baroque Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Ink

Circus, Original Oil Painting, One of a Kind
By Norayr Gevorgyan
Located in Granada Hills, CA
ARTIST: Norayr Gevorgyan WORK: Original oil Painting, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Cardboard
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board, Cardboard

Circus Elephants American Modernism WPA Regionalism Mid-Century Modern Oil
Located in New York, NY
Circus Elephants American Modernism WPA Regionalism Mid-Century Modern Oil. Signed lower left. Not
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1930s American Modern Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Fabulous Pair of 1940 s French Circus Paintings
Located in Washington, DC
Fabulous Pair of 1940's French Circus Paintings
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Vintage 1940s French Paintings

Materials

Gouache

"the Greatest Show on Earth" by American Artist Dennis Neville
By Dennis Neville
Located in Palm Springs, CA
with another of Neville's circus paintings that bears his signature. Recently cleaned and newly
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

"The Greatest Show on Earth" an Oil on Board by American Artist Dennis Neville
By Dennis Neville
Located in Palm Springs, CA
with another of Neville's circus paintings that bears his signature. Recently cleaned and newly
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Wood

Circus
By Dan Christensen
Located in Boca Raton, FL
orbs orange yellow green
Category

20th Century Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Piccadilly Circus
By Carlos Marijuan
Located in London, GB
Oil on board 77 x 122 cm
Materials

Board, Oil

Tibor Jankay Painting, Circus, 1970s
By Tibor Jankay
Located in London, GB
Jankay's works and paintings influenced by famous iconic artist such as Chagall, Matisse and
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Paintings

Abstract Oil Painting on Burlap Circus "Juggler"
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Painting of a young Mexican girl juggling, using bright colors and geometric patterns.
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20th Century Abstract Paintings

Abstract Oil Painting on Burlap Circus Lion
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Painting on burlap by Jose Maria de Servin of an abstract lion animal using bright colors and
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20th Century Abstract Paintings

Political Circus
By Jazzu
Located in Deauvilla, FR
"Political circus" is a work of art on canvas painted by Jazzu. This work describes his perception
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

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Circus Painting For Sale on 1stDibs

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