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Mount Webster, Colorado, Large Framed Spring Mountain Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Barrett, Versa took up lithography in 1946. Her first image, Acrobat, showing a circus performer washing
Category
1960s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
1915 Barnum
Bailey Antique Circus Poster
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
composition presents a grand parade street scene, complete with circus animals, costumed performers, and a
Category
Vintage 1910s American Posters
Materials
Paper
Silver Shawl
By Palmer Schoppe
Located in Los Angeles, CA
informed his paintings as he captured the regional life of manual laborers, musicians, circus performers
Category
1980s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large Antique 19th Century Dog Painting of a Poodle Inscribed "Zoraida"
Located in SANTA FE, NM
excellent duck hunters, the poodle was. and still is, used as guide dogs, guard dogs, military dogs, circus
Category
19th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Couple dans la nuit by Marc Chagall
By Marc Chagall
Located in New Orleans, LA
blue floats an angel, a donkey and a circus performer, all symbols of purity and innocence. The donkey
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, India Ink, Tempera
Circus Acrobats Painting by San Francisco Artist Pascal Cucaro circa 1955
By Pascal Cucaro, 1915-2003
Located in San Francisco, CA
Charming expressionist style painting of circus acrobat performers by California San Francisco
Category
Mid-20th Century American Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Very Large Scottish Folk Art Original Working Circus Training Horse Mount
Located in Hook, Hampshire
Scottish circus to teach the performers how to mount a horse and perform various routines. The horse has an
Category
Vintage 1950s Scottish Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Eric James Mellon Studio Pottery Tile with Nude Titled Circus Trapeze
By Eric James Mellon 1
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
with a seated nude and with a female trapeze performer titled Circus:Trapeze by renowned ceramic artist
Category
1990s English Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Chaim Gross Mid Century Mod Judaica Jewish Watercolor Painting Rabbis WPA Artist
By Chaim Gross
Located in Surfside, FL
for Victory" exhibition for his wood sculpture of famed circus performer Lillian Leitzel.
In 1949
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Chaim Gross Judaica Jewish Watercolor Painting Rabbi Klezmer Music WPA Artist
By Chaim Gross
Located in Surfside, FL
circus performer Lillian Leitzel.
In 1949 Gross sketched Chaim Weizmann, Israeli President, at several
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Chaim Gross colored lithgraph titled Mother
s joy signed
Located in Palm Springs, CA
figure, his central image, is often shown as a circus performer or dancer and also as a devoted family
Category
Vintage 1970s American Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Rare Belgian Marble Jewish American Modernist Sculpture Chaim Gross Art Deco
By Chaim Gross
Located in Surfside, FL
of famed circus performer Lillian Leitzel.
In 1949 Gross sketched Chaim Weizmann, President of Israel
Category
20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Rare Chaim Gross Watercolor Painting Manhattan Skyscrapers Train NYC WPA Artist
By Chaim Gross
Located in Surfside, FL
of famed circus performer Lillian Leitzel.
In 1949 Gross sketched Chaim Weizmann, President of Israel
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Levitating Lady. Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Glenn Ibbitson
Located in Brecon, Powys
A large piece from the wonderful Smoke & Mirrors series. Inspired by carnival, circus and street
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Chinois ( Theatre Chinois ) etching by Salvador Dali
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paonia, CO
etchings + aquatint, (some with gold added) . This print shows the circus arena with seven performers. This
Category
1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Salvador Dali etching
Chinois
(Theatre Chinois)
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
+ aquatint, (some with gold added). This print shows the circus arena with seven performers.
This original
Category
Vintage 1960s Spanish Prints
Materials
Paper
Side-Show Tattooed Man Peter Blake pop art woodcut portfolio on Japanese paper
By Peter Blake
Located in New York, NY
this portfolio of woodcuts depicting circus freaks. Drawing from postcards, magazines, posters and
Category
Late 20th Century Pop Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Side-Show, Peter Blake pop art by The Beatles Sgt. Pepper
s album cover artist
By Peter Blake
Located in New York, NY
this portfolio of woodcuts depicting circus freaks. Drawing from postcards, magazines, posters and
Category
Late 20th Century Pop Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Woodcut
French Watercolor - Circus Performers
By Maurice Porte
Located in Houston, TX
Engaging watercolor of circus performers at the center of the ring by Maurice Porte (1925-1994
Category
1990s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Circus Performers
By Chaim Gross
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Circus Performers 1960
work size 11x13.5
Chaim Gross (1904 Austria–1991 USA) will always be
Category
1960s Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pen
The Circus Performer
By Maurice Le Nestour
Located in London, GB
'The Circus Performer', gouache on art paper, by Maurice Le Nestour (circa 1970s). Like Degas, Le
Category
1970s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
"Circus Performer with Bird", 1976 Lithograph by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Peter Max, German/American (1937 - )
Title: Circus Performer with Bird
Year: 1976
Medium
Category
1970s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
The Circus Performers, dated 1907 by Einar von Strokirch (1879-1932)
Located in Blackwater, GB
The Circus Performers, dated 1907
by Einar von Strokirch (1879-1932)
Large 1907 Swedish interior
Category
Early 19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Stunning Art Deco Style Bronze Circus Performer
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning Art Deco style bronze of a circus performer from the last quarter of the 20th
Category
Vintage 1980s English Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Herbert S. Wyllie New Jersey Artist, Pai of Circus Performers Oil/Bd
Located in Miami, FL
framed paintings of circus performers, a couple. Not a depiction of the typical clownish make-up or dress
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Paint
Harlequin, Circus Performer Modern French Oil Painting
By Pierre Bosco
Located in Surfside, FL
Pierre Bosco, (1909- a member of the famous Italian Della Rovere family, was born in Visco, the province of Udine in Italy. At an early age, he develops an interest in art, His eve...
Category
Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Young Woman Harlequin, Circus Performer Modern French Oil Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Signed lower right. We cannot make out the signature. From the period of "La Jeune Peinture" ("Young Picture") art movement of the School of Paris, with painters like Bernard Buffet,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Circus Performers - Post Impressionist Oil, Figures in Interior by Marcel Cosson
By Jean-Louis-Marcel Cosson
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
. The piece gives a behind the scenes look at a French circus. In the centre of the painting a ballerina
Category
1940s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Clown and Showgirl" Walt Kuhn, Circus Performers, New York, American Modernism
By Walt Kuhn
Located in New York, NY
, theater and the circus began. For the remainder of his life, employment in the entertainment industry
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Piero Guidi Magic Circus in black large clutch handbag
By Piero Guidi
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Piero Guidi Magic Circus in black large clutch handbag...Whimsical and bright print of circus
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Clutches
Whimsical Papier Mache Circus Sculpture, USA c1970s
Located in Norwalk, CT
Completely charming paper mache sculpture featuring whimsical circus performers forming a human
Category
Vintage 1970s American Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Paper
Whimsical Reverse Painting on Glass Porthole
Located in Hopewell, NJ
brass porthole. Subject is a fantastical scene of circus performers and children's blocks that spell
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Gio Ponti for Ginori Shallow Bowls, Il Circo
By Gio Ponti
Located in Riverdale, NY
. Each decorated with a charming Modernist figure of a circus performer.
5.5" x 1". 1930's Italy
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Gio Ponti for Ginori Small Art Deco Plates, Il Circo
By Gio Ponti
Located in Riverdale, NY
decorated with a charming Modernist figure of a circus performer or animal. Priced per piece. 6.5" x .5
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Gio Ponti for Ginori Art Deco Dinner Plates, Il Circo
By Gio Ponti
Located in Riverdale, NY
decorated with a charming Modernist figure of a circus performer or animal. Priced PER PIECE. 1930's Italy
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Tiffany
Co. Sterling Silver Enamel Circus Acrobats w/ Rug
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in Simpsonville, SC
the agility and grace of circus performers in motion. With delicate enamel accents, vibrant colors
Category
Late 20th Century Figurines and Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Au Cirque - Post Impressionist Oil, Figures
Horse at Circus by Marcel Cosson
By Jean-Louis-Marcel Cosson
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
circus performer sits on a white horse. There is another jockey in green jacket to his left and on his
Category
1940s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
1969 Berkeley University Art Museum Pop Art Serigraph By Richard Lindner
By Richard Lindner
Located in Van Nuys, CA
striking qualities of his favored subjects, including streetwalkers, circus performers, and uniformed
Category
Vintage 1960s American Prints
Materials
Paper
Mary Ellen Mark Signed Silver Gelatin Black
White Photograph Mexican Circus
Located in Studio City, CA
, Vàzquez Brothers Circus, Mexico City, Mexico, 1997" and is from the exhibition and accompanying book "In
Category
20th Century American Modern Photography
Materials
Wood, Paper
Hippopotamus and Performer, Great Rayman Circus, Madras, India
By Mary Ellen Mark
Located in New York, NY
Hippopatamus and Performer, Great Rayman Circus, Madras, India, 1989
1989/printed later
Estate
Category
1980s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Vintage Ron Lee Clown Figurine Clown With Umbrella on Tightrope, Circa 1984
By Ron Lee
Located in North Hollywood, CA
ability to capture the essence of joy and laughter associated with circus performers
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Metal, Gold Plate, Enamel
Dame Laura Knight drawing of elephants, British, 20th Century
By Dame Laura Knight
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
inspired by, marginalised communities and individuals, including Gypsies and circus performers.
Category
20th Century Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Watching the Aerial Act.
By Dame Laura Knight
Located in Plano, TX
communities and individuals, including Gypsies and circus performers.
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Spanish Dancer No. 2.
By Dame Laura Knight
Located in Plano, TX
, including Gypsies and circus performers. Her success in the male-dominated British art establishment paved
Category
1920s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Aquatint
"Menagerie Tent: Ringling Brothers Circus" Charles Baskerville, Elephants Camels
By Charles Baskerville Jr.
Located in New York, NY
circus performers and backlots. He began to travel with the circus, creating backdrops for acts
Category
1940s American Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Still Life III" Black
White Silver Gelatin Photograph of Bottles and Mirrors
Located in Houston, TX
, including a series of portraits of circus performers and a series from the streets of Paris. Beginning in
Category
1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Swing Boats.
By Dame Laura Knight
Located in Plano, TX
inspired by, marginalized communities and individuals, including Gypsies and circus performers.
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Aquatint
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, High School Rider, from The Circus, 1952 (after)
By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Located in Southampton, NY
, animal trainers, dancers, and circus performers, offering a vivid window into the spectacle, discipline
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Miu Miu Dragonfly Shoulder Bag Clutch, Spring 2008
By Miu Miu, Miuccia Prada
Located in Boca Raton, FL
, fairy tales, and circus performers. Many designs from the 2008 show are considered collector’s items
Category
Early 2000s Italian Shoulder Bags
Suzanne
By Pal Fried
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
to prepare many paintings of ballerinas, dancers and circus performers.Fried emigrated to the United
Category
1950s Art Deco Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Board, Illustration Board
Intermission (Ballerina) /// Impressionism Degas French Ballet Renoir Figurative
By Pal Fried
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
many paintings of ballerinas, dancers and circus performers.Fried emigrated to the United States in
Category
1940s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Oil
The Harlequin
By Richard Mandin
Located in London, GB
Family of Saltimbanques, who were a kind of itinerant circus performer. Normally a harlequin is zany
Category
1950s Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Vintage Wood Carved Circus Poster Letterpress
By Neal Walters Poster Company
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Large hand-carved circus menagerie scene letterpress wood block. Made by the Neal Walters Poster
Category
Vintage 1940s American Carnival Art
Materials
Wood
Post Impressionist Fauvist Art French Oil Painting Urbain Huchet Country Picnic
By Urbain Huchet
Located in Surfside, FL
as he has a profound love for the coast. His wonderful depictions of circus performers, vineyard
Category
20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage Silver Gelatin Print Photograph Weegee Arthur Fellig Photo Portrait
Located in Surfside, FL
street scenes at night. Weegee's themes of nudists, circus performers, freaks and street people were
Category
1960s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Mid Century Mother and Daughter Sculpture
By Chaim Gross
Located in Soquel, CA
shown as a circus performer or dancer and also as a devoted family member. His forms are usually squat
Category
1960s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Paint, Plaster, Wood
Original Watercolor Judaica Painting Passover Haggada Hebrew Mah Nishtana
By Chaim Gross
Located in Surfside, FL
for Victory" exhibition for his wood sculpture of famed circus performer Lillian Leitzel.
In 1949
Category
20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
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