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A circus girl and her best friend
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this painting, I've captured the tender and serene alliance between a circus girl and her
Category

2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Framed 20th Century Oil - The Circus Acrobat
Located in Corsham, GB
A colourful study of a circus performer, saddled up on an elephant, ready to entertain the paying
Category

20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Circus - Original Mixed by Antonio Vangelli - 1999
By Antonio Vangelli
Located in Roma, IT
Circus is an original contemporary artwork realized by the Italian artist Antonio Vangelli in 1999
Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Circus - Mixed Media by Antonio Vangelli - 1996
By Antonio Vangelli
Located in Roma, IT
Circus is an original contemporary artwork realized by the Italian artist Antonio Vangelli in 1996
Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Circus - Original Mixed by Antonio Vangelli - 1990s
By Antonio Vangelli
Located in Roma, IT
Circus is an original contemporary artwork realized by the Italian artist Antonio Vangelli
Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Circus - Original Mixed by Antonio Vangelli - 1995
By Antonio Vangelli
Located in Roma, IT
Circus is an original contemporary artwork realized by the Italian artist Antonio Vangelli in 1995
Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Folk Art Mexican Girl, Circus Clown Juggler
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Surfside, FL
collaboratively. As a teenager, de Servin studied at one of Mexico's Schools of Open-Air Painting, free art
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Burlap, Oil

Folk Art Mexican Girl, Circus Clown Juggler
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Surfside, FL
collaboratively. As a teenager, de Servin studied at one of Mexico's Schools of Open-Air Painting, free art
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Burlap, Oil

Mexican Folk Art "Two Horses" Circus Scene
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Surfside, FL
Open-Air Painting, free art-teaching institutions sponsored by the government. Later de Servin became
Category

20th Century Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Burlap, Oil

Mexican Folk Art "Two Horses" Circus Scene
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Surfside, FL
Open-Air Painting, free art-teaching institutions sponsored by the government. Later de Servin became
Category

20th Century Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Burlap, Oil

"At the circus" by Alexandre Rochat - Gouache
By Alexandre Rochat
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper Gilded wood frame with glass pane 60 x 79 x 2,5 cm
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Circus Figures - Original Mixed by Antonio Vangelli - 1990s
By Antonio Vangelli
Located in Roma, IT
Circus Figures is an original contemporary artwork realized by the Italian artist Antonio Vangelli
Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Israeli Surrealist Painting Female Circus Performer Acrobat with Cat
By Haya Graetz Ran
Located in Surfside, FL
Voluptuous, ala Fernando Botero, female circus performer with spectators and cat. Haya Ran was born
Category

20th Century Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Douglas Pittuck (1911-1993) - Framed 1993 Oil, Piccadilly Circus
Located in Corsham, GB
standing watch over the hustle and bustle of Piccadilly Circus. The painting is signed and dated to the
Category

1990s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Scottish / South African artist Marjorie Wallace The Trapeze artists , circus
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
, expressive style, The Trapeze Artists captures both the dynamism and delicacy of circus performance. Wallace
Category

20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

“The Circus Performer”
By William Gropper
Located in Southampton, NY
Original gouache on archival paper of a female circus performer by the American artist, William
Category

1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache, Archival Paper

Circus Performers - French Naive Figurative Oil by Camille Bombois
By Camille Bombois
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
work depicts circus performers - three clowns and a strong woman in a pink dress - standing on an
Category

1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

At the Circus
By Akos Szabo
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Born in Budapest, Hungary in 1936, artist Akos Szabo studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Hungary under Janos Kmetty and Aurel Bernath. By 1960, Szabo and his contemporaries birthe...
Category

1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

The Happy Circus
By Gérard Blain
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful drawing of the great french artist Gerard Blain. Gallery certificate Hand signed by the artist Unique Work
Category

1990s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Felt, Ink, Watercolor

Manner of Ruskin Spear - Mid 20th Century Oil, Circus Performers
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming scene depicting three circus clowns of differing heights. They wear classic exaggerated
Category

20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Morteza Pourhosseini "The Circus 5" Oil and Acrylic on Canvas
By Morteza Pourhosseini
Located in Queens, NY
Morteza Pourhosseini (Iran, born 1985) "The Circus 5" oil and acrylic on canvas, 2013 . Depicting
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Morteza Pourhosseini "The Circus 1" Oil and Acrylic on Canvas
By Morteza Pourhosseini
Located in Queens, NY
Morteza Pourhosseini (Iran, born 1985) "The Circus 1" oil and acrylic on canvas, 2013 . Depicting
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Morteza Pourhosseini "The Circus 15" Oil and Acrylic on Canvas
By Morteza Pourhosseini
Located in Queens, NY
Morteza Pourhosseini (Iran, born 1985) "The Circus 15" oil and acrylic on canvas, 2013 . Depicting
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Purple, Orange and Blue Toned Abstract Figurative of a Circus
By William Anzalone
Located in Houston, TX
Purple toned abstract figurative painting with circus figures. The painting has hints of orange and
Category

1970s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Sunday at the Circus" Folk/Naive Brightly Colored Landscape, Animals
By Elias Telles
Located in Wellesley, MA
"Sunday at the Circus," Folk/Naive Landscape of Circus Scene, Acrylic on Board with Artist's
Category

2010s Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Piccadilly Circus, London - Impressionist Cityscape Oil by George Hyde Pownall
By George Hyde Pownall
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Pownall. The piece depicts a view of Piccadilly Circus in the city of Westminster in London's west end
Category

Early 1900s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

The Circus of Doris by Silvana Liotti
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
Study of human figure in brightly orange backround (unframed)
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Paintings

Materials

Canvas

"Circus and Carnival Performers" by Lucile Blanch
By Lucile Blanch
Located in Wiscasset, ME
This was a painted panel utilized in an artist created carousel featured in the Woodstock Library Fair circa 1950s. See included image.
Category

Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Paintings

Piccadilly Circus - Impressionist Oil, Cityscape at Night by George Hyde Pownall
By George Hyde Pownall
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Piccadilly Circus in the city of Westminster in London's west end. Elegantly dressed people can be seen under
Category

1890s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

A Victorian English Horse fair with pub, circus and many figures
By Edward Benjamin Herberte
Located in Woodbury, CT
quality and skill, with many different stories being told throughout the scene. Look closly at the Circus
Category

1880s Victorian Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

"The Circus is in Town" by Reynolds Beal
By Reynolds Beal
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Watercolor on paper Artist has sold at auction in excess of $95,000
Category

Vintage 1930s American Paintings

"The Circus Comes to Town" - Black and Orange Acrylic Contemporary Abstract Art
Located in Carmel, CA
signed the bottom right of the painting. "The Circus Comes to Town" crackles with the memory of
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Au Cirque - Post Impressionist Oil, Figures Horse at Circus by Marcel Cosson
By Jean-Louis-Marcel Cosson
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
piece gives a behind the scenes look at a French circus. The ringmaster, dressed in his red jacket and
Category

1930s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Portrait of a Circus Performer - Gouache by Jerry Williamson
Located in Pasadena, CA
for Portrait painting, street performers, and more. After being a hair colorist for 10 years working
Category

Late 20th Century Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

Surrealist Study of Circus Figures
Located in Houston, TX
. Painting is painted on tan paper with blue and earth toned colors. Newly framed in a grey frame with
Category

20th Century Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

Saint Ignatius of Antioch attacked by lions in the Circus and Emperor Trajan.
Located in Firenze, IT
The Martyrdom of Saint Ignatius of Antioch in the Circus during the Celebrations for Emperor Trajan
Category

Mid-19th Century Academic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting Family Mother, Kids 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
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting Family Mother, Kids 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
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Friends of the Circus by Vincent de Vos (1829 – 1875) signed and dated 1872
Located in Knokke, BE
Vincent de Vos 1829 – Kortrijk – 1875 Belgian Painter 'Friends of the Circus' Signature: signed
Category

Late 19th Century Romantic Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting Gouache American Modernist Powerline
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
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board, Gouache

Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Painting Gouache American Modernist Beach Scene
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
Category

1930s American Modern Nude Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting American Modernist Landscape w Tower
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
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting American Modernist Landscape Pond Tree
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
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Simka Simkhovitch WPA W/C Painting Gouache American Modernist Beach Scene Nude
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
Category

1930s American Modern Nude Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board, Watercolor

Framed 19th Century Gouache - Circus Performers
Located in Corsham, GB
An intriguing study of travelling performers outside a farm where a flock of geese have gathered. Well presented in a Hogarth frame. Unsigned. On paper.
Category

19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

Fred Johnson-O Henry Tent and Awning, Chicago Side Show Circus Banner "Sealo"
By O. Henry Tent and Awning Co.
Located in Queens, NY
American painted side show circus banner of a man in the form of a seal titled "Sealo" (signed
Category

Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Fabric

Folk Art Americana Hand-Painted Circus Banner of a Seal Man by Fred Johnson
Located in Queens, NY
20th Century American painted side show circus banner of a man in the form of a seal titled "Sealo
Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Cambridge Circus - contemporary cityscape architecture watercolor on paper
By David Walker
Located in London, GB
on illustration and fine art painting David trained and practiced as an architect. As a painter
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Circus Dreams...Muted Screams, " original pastel drawing by Della Wells
By Della Wells
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Circus Dreams...Muted Screams" is an original pastel drawing by Della Wells. The artist signed and
Category

1990s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

London Piccadilly Circus - Original China Ink Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
London is an original china ink drawing on paper realized by an Anonymous artist of the XX century. The State of preservation is very good with the traces of time. Hand-signed not...
Category

Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Still Life Painting by Pascal Cucaro
Located in San Francisco, CA
experiences giving him a lifelong interest in clowns and circus life. His painting style is characterized
Category

Mid-20th Century Paintings

Painting of Female Acrobat by Jerry Williamson
By Jerry Williamson
Located in Pasadena, CA
clothes, white caps and facial makeup of the circus performer. The cool feeling painting gains contrast
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

German Expressionist Oil on Board Still Life Painting by Paul Kleinschmidt 1946
By Paul Kleinschmidt
Located in Portland, OR
spent in a traveling circus, he uses expressive painting techniques to locate barmaids, waitresses
Category

1940s Expressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mermaid Circus
Located in Downingtown, PA
paintings with a circus subject.
Category

Vintage 1970s American Nautical Objects

Materials

Masonite

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
Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

"Congress of Wonders, Carnival Show" Dennis Burlingame, WPA Figurative Modernism
Located in New York, NY
and Sheaf, the restaurant created by colony students. Labeled as a "circus painter" for his paintings
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Lavandeuses Au Bord De La Riviere
By Camille Bombois
Located in Naples, Florida
paintings of circus scenes. Bombois was born in Venarey-les-Laumes in the Côte-d'Or, under humble
Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

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Circus Painting For Sale on 1stDibs

You are likely to find exactly the circus painting you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. In our selection of items, you can find modern examples as well as an abstract version. If you’re looking for a circus painting from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 19th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. When looking for the right circus painting for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of brown, gray, beige and orange. There have been many interesting circus painting examples over the years, but those made by Fernand Léger, Simka Simkhovitch, Antonio Vangelli, Walt Kuhn and Jose Maria de Servin are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. Artworks like these of any era or style can make for thoughtful decor in any space, but a selection from our variety of those made in paint, oil paint and fabric can add an especially memorable touch.

How Much is a Circus Painting?

The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — a circus painting in our inventory may begin at $0 and can go as high as $2,835,000, while the average can fetch as much as $2,156.