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Boxing, Moulin Rouge, Paris, 1931 - Ilse Bing (Black
White Photography)
Located in London, GB
circus performers - demonstrate her pursuit of clarity in motion. Other works depicting fleeting urban
Category
Early 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Cancan Dancers, Moulin Rouge, Paris, 1931 - Ilse Bing (B&W Photography)
Located in London, GB
Rouge and circus performers - demonstrate her pursuit of clarity in motion. Other works depicting
Category
Early 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
All Paris in a Box, 1931 - Ilse Bing (Black and White Photography) 20th Century
Located in London, GB
Moulin Rouge and circus performers - demonstrate her pursuit of clarity in motion. Other works depicting
Category
Early 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
View from the Algonquin Hotel at Night, New York, 1936 - Ilse Bing
Located in London, GB
observation of daily life. The works on view - depicting dancers at the Moulin Rouge and circus performers
Category
Early 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Reflection, Rue de Valois, Paris, 1932 - Ilse Bing (Black
White Photography)
Located in London, GB
circus performers - demonstrate her pursuit of clarity in motion. Other works depicting fleeting urban
Category
Early 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Avenue du Maine, Paris, 1932 - Ilse Bing (Black
White Photography)
Located in London, GB
circus performers - demonstrate her pursuit of clarity in motion. Other works depicting fleeting urban
Category
Early 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Showcase (black and white), by Art Werger
By Art Werger
Located in Palm Springs, CA
and numbered in pencil by the artist
Dramatic mezzotint of the tattooed back of a circus performer
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Prints
Materials
Mezzotint
Showcase (color), by Art Werger
By Art Werger
Located in Palm Springs, CA
numbered in pencil by the artist
Dramatic mezzotint of the tattooed back of a circus performer, from the
Category
2010s Contemporary Nude Prints
Materials
Mezzotint
$440 Sale Price
20% Off
"The Clown" Oil Painting by Unknown Painter
Located in Pasadena, CA
multiple layers of interpretation. Beyond the laughter and amusement associated with circus performers
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea 1961 UK Quad Film Poster, Tom Chantrell
By Tom William Chantrell
Located in Bath, Somerset
. Born the son of a circus performer in Manchester, England, he started work in advertising as an
Category
20th Century British Posters
Materials
Linen, Paper
South Pacific R1960s UK Quad Film Poster, Tom Chantrell
By Tom William Chantrell
Located in Bath, Somerset
most prolific, reputedly finishing some 800 designs. Born the son of a circus performer in Manchester
Category
20th Century British Posters
Materials
Paper
Life Work Balance
Located in Sante Fe, NM
revealing what was previously hidden.
Acrobats, circus performers, and divers come flying out of the opened
Category
2010s Constructivist Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Flock Box
Located in Sante Fe, NM
revealing what was previously hidden.
Acrobats, circus performers, and divers come flying out of the opened
Category
2010s Constructivist Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Heavy Lifting
Located in Sante Fe, NM
revealing what was previously hidden.
Acrobats, circus performers, and divers come flying out of the opened
Category
2010s Constructivist Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Hocus Pocus
Located in Sante Fe, NM
revealing what was previously hidden.
Acrobats, circus performers, and divers come flying out of the opened
Category
2010s Constructivist Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Upper Hand
Located in Sante Fe, NM
revealing what was previously hidden.
Acrobats, circus performers, and divers come flying out of the opened
Category
2010s Constructivist Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Unhappy Landing
Located in Sante Fe, NM
revealing what was previously hidden.
Acrobats, circus performers, and divers come flying out of the opened
Category
2010s Constructivist Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Navigating
Located in Sante Fe, NM
revealing what was previously hidden.
Acrobats, circus performers, and divers come flying out of the opened
Category
2010s Constructivist Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Go Fish
Located in Sante Fe, NM
revealing what was previously hidden.
Acrobats, circus performers, and divers come flying out of the opened
Category
2010s Constructivist Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Abracadabra
Located in Sante Fe, NM
revealing what was previously hidden.
Acrobats, circus performers, and divers come flying out of the opened
Category
2010s Constructivist Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Too Much Fun
Located in Sante Fe, NM
revealing what was previously hidden.
Acrobats, circus performers, and divers come flying out of the opened
Category
2010s Constructivist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Widener Estate
Located in Sante Fe, NM
revealing what was previously hidden.
Acrobats, circus performers, and divers come flying out of the opened
Category
2010s Constructivist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Out of the Blue
Located in Sante Fe, NM
revealing what was previously hidden.
Acrobats, circus performers, and divers come flying out of the opened
Category
2010s Constructivist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Cricket Club
Located in Sante Fe, NM
revealing what was previously hidden.
Acrobats, circus performers, and divers come flying out of the opened
Category
2010s Constructivist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Aiming for a Brighter Future
Located in Sante Fe, NM
revealing what was previously hidden.
Acrobats, circus performers, and divers come flying out of the opened
Category
2010s Constructivist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Swingin
Sisters
Located in Sante Fe, NM
revealing what was previously hidden.
Acrobats, circus performers, and divers come flying out of the opened
Category
2010s Constructivist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Holding Pattern
Located in Sante Fe, NM
revealing what was previously hidden.
Acrobats, circus performers, and divers come flying out of the opened
Category
2010s Constructivist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Summer Soaring
Located in Sante Fe, NM
revealing what was previously hidden.
Acrobats, circus performers, and divers come flying out of the opened
Category
2010s Constructivist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
New York, Uprising
Located in Sante Fe, NM
revealing what was previously hidden.
Acrobats, circus performers, and divers come flying out of the opened
Category
2010s Constructivist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Blind Mother Listens to Child
Located in Sante Fe, NM
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Acrobats, circus performers, and divers come flying out of the opened
Category
2010s Constructivist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
No More Crutches
Located in Sante Fe, NM
revealing what was previously hidden.
Acrobats, circus performers, and divers come flying out of the opened
Category
2010s Constructivist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Junkyard Special
Located in Sante Fe, NM
revealing what was previously hidden.
Acrobats, circus performers, and divers come flying out of the opened
Category
2010s Constructivist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Mr. Holland
s Tunnel
Located in Sante Fe, NM
revealing what was previously hidden.
Acrobats, circus performers, and divers come flying out of the opened
Category
2010s Constructivist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Paris Flip
Located in Sante Fe, NM
revealing what was previously hidden.
Acrobats, circus performers, and divers come flying out of the opened
Category
2010s Constructivist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Silhouette Swing
Located in Sante Fe, NM
revealing what was previously hidden.
Acrobats, circus performers, and divers come flying out of the opened
Category
2010s Constructivist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Forward Leap
Located in Sante Fe, NM
revealing what was previously hidden.
Acrobats, circus performers, and divers come flying out of the opened
Category
2010s Constructivist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Fun with Strings Attached
Located in Sante Fe, NM
revealing what was previously hidden.
Acrobats, circus performers, and divers come flying out of the opened
Category
2010s Constructivist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Child
s Play
Located in Sante Fe, NM
revealing what was previously hidden.
Acrobats, circus performers, and divers come flying out of the opened
Category
2010s Constructivist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
D.C. Photography School
Located in Sante Fe, NM
revealing what was previously hidden.
Acrobats, circus performers, and divers come flying out of the opened
Category
2010s Constructivist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
On Target
Located in Sante Fe, NM
revealing what was previously hidden.
Acrobats, circus performers, and divers come flying out of the opened
Category
2010s Constructivist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Original Oil on Canvas Artist Adam Grant Circus "Juggling Family" 1979
By Adam Grant
Located in Toledo, OH
Original oil on canvas of circus performers by artist Adam Grant titled "Juggling Family" Signed
Category
Vintage 1970s North American Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Oil painting on panel portrait of an American eskimo dog 20Th c.
Located in Gavere, BE
Dog also achieved a high degree of popularity in the United States in the 1930s and 1940s as a circus
Category
1920s Other Art Style Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Amazon, from The Circus, 1952 (after)
By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Located in Southampton, NY
incisive studies of performers and circus life. In Amazone (Amazon), Lautrec captures the theatrical
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Charlie Chaffinch - Original 1930s illustration by Steven Spurrier
By Steven Spurrier
Located in London, GB
Chaffinch. Sampsons Circus No.4 Faber & Faber
Pen and ink, framed
17 by 9.5 cm., 6 ¾ by 3 ¾ in.
(frame size
Category
1930s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
$241 Sale Price
20% Off
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Weight Training, from The Circus, 1952 (after)
By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Located in Southampton, NY
that defined Lautrec’s incisive studies of performers and circus life. In Travail des poids (Weight
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Equestrian Circus Poster by Ringling Bros Ca. 1971 Featuring "Miss Helen Girard"
Located in Incline Village, NV
famous early 20th century circus performer "Miss Helen Girard". She is in a horse drawn cart in one image
Category
Vintage 1970s American Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Paper
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, The Recall, from The Circus, 1952 (after)
By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Located in Southampton, NY
incisive studies of performers and circus life. In Le Rappel (The Recall), Lautrec captures the theatrical
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, High School Rider, from The Circus, 1952 (after)
By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Located in Southampton, NY
presence that defined Lautrec’s incisive studies of performers and circus life. In Ecuyere de haute ecole
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Black Man Playing Banjo, The Circus, 1952 (after)
By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Located in Southampton, NY
presence that defined Lautrec’s incisive studies of performers and circus life. In Nègre jouant du banjo
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage American Monochromatic "Circus Animals and Performers" Framed 1974
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5023 Circus and performers in a black and white color scheme .
Set in a custom frame
Signed
Category
1970s Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, A Small Cob, from The Circus, 1952 (after)
By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Located in Southampton, NY
defined Lautrec’s incisive studies of performers and circus life. In Un Petit Cob (A Small Cob), Lautrec
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
“Circus Yard” American Regionalist, Elephants, Tents, Performers, Clowns, Oil
By Paul Sample
Located in Yardley, PA
romance and the grit of circus labor. The elephants stand calm and monumental, while the performers move
Category
Mid-20th Century American Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
La Parade
By Marc Chagall
Located in London, GB
.' Circus performers, with their outlandish costumes and garish make-up, were ideal characters to populate
Category
1980s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Price Upon Request
Twentieth Century Watercolour Portrait and Equine Study
By Edward Seago
Located in ludlow, GB
Circus performers and he achieves so much expression with very few strokes of the brush. It is all there
Category
Early 20th Century Naturalistic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Fête Foraine
, Circus, Brittany, Breton, Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
de Quimper, respectively.
The unconventional, itinerant life of circus performers – and the sense
Category
1910s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Les Clowns Musiciens
By Marc Chagall
Located in London, GB
aspects of life represented, from the comic to the tragic. Circus performers, with their outlandish
Category
1980s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Price Upon Request
Le Cirque (The Circus), from Cirque, 1967
By Marc Chagall
Located in Palo Alto, CA
performers. When speaking of circus performers and clowns, Chagall said, “Their colors and make-up draw me
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Price Upon Request
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