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Antique French Clown Letter Opener or Paper Knife, circa 1900
Located in Bath, GB
of a clown, retaining his two original glass eyes. Dating to circa 1900, it remains in excellent
Category

20th Century French Art Nouveau Letter Openers

Materials

Brass

Huge Vintage 9k Gold Clown Pendant, Articulated, Multi Gemstone, 90s
Located in NEWARK, GB
An incredible, huge vintage 9ct yellow gold articulated clown pendant. A classic favourite from
Category

Late 20th Century British Retro Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Multi-gemstone, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold

José Christopherson (1914–2014) - Mid 20th Century Oil, Applauding Clown
Located in Corsham, GB
A strikingly vibrant and eye catching mid Century oil showing a miserable clown applauding. The
Category

Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Original Vintage Rare Campari Clown Poster by Leonetto Cappiello c1922
By Leonetto Cappiello
Located in Boca Raton, FL
dueling clowns, a common motif used by the brand in its advertising campaigns. This is a rare poster by
Category

1920s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Signed screenprint by Sir Peter Blake for C is for clown
By Peter Blake
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Sir Peter Blake (British, b.1932) C is for clown Screenprint Signed, inscribed and numbered ‘89/ 95
Category

20th Century Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

Vintage 9 Karat Yellow Gold Clown Pendant, Trace Link Necklace, Articulated
Located in NEWARK, GB
A fantastic vintage 9kt yellow gold articulated clown pendant. A classic favourite from the 90s
Category

Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Pendant Necklaces

Materials

9k Gold, Yellow Gold

Very Large Russian Oil Painting Portrait of Clown with Mandolin
By Marina Grigoryan
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Stunning and very large original oil painting on canvas by the well listed and much admired Russian born artist, Marina Grigoryan (b.1963). The painting is signed to the lower right ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Early 20th Century English Hand Sculpted Signed Pottery Clown Tobacco Jar
Located in London, GB
Hand sculpted pottery clown tobacco jar We are proud to offer a signed and stamped hand sculpted
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Vintage 1910s British Victorian Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Vintage Pair of Papier Maché Clown Sculptures by Jeanne Valentine, circa 1960
By Jeanne Valentine
Located in Topeka, KS
Incredible pair of papier mâché or paper mâché clown sculptures by Jeanne Valentine, circa 1960
Category

Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Paint, Paper

Set 1 of 3 Vintage Italian Marquetry Wood Inlay Musician Clowns Stamped
Located in Beirut, LB
The set of three wood inlay panels intricately depicts a trio of musician clowns, each masterfully
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Late 20th Century Italian Art Deco Decorative Art

Materials

Wood

W. Persona clown oil of stock market crash owned by Lehman exec
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A great oil on board by the noted artist William Persona (1903-1996) of a clown reading about the
Category

Vintage 1960s American Paintings

Set 2 of 3 Vintage Italian Marquetry Wood Inlay Musician Clowns Panels Stamped
Located in Beirut, LB
The set of three wood inlay panels intricately depicts a trio of musician clowns, each masterfully
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Art Deco Decorative Art

Materials

Wood

Israeli Modernist Abstract Expressionist Seascape Oil Painting Tel Aviv Harbor
By Motke Blum
Located in Surfside, FL
circus. The circus would become young Blum's greatest love. He befriended several of the clowns and other
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Israeli Modernist Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media Painting White on White
By Motke Blum
Located in Surfside, FL
. He befriended several of the clowns and other performers and, when not painting or playing in clay
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Harlequin Dolls, circa 1900
Located in London, GB
paired with the Clown character (made famous by the English actor Joseph Grimaldi 1778 –1837). These
Category

Antique Early 1900s Italian Victorian Toys

Materials

Silk

Candy Man
Located in BARCELONA, ES
("Thai eye"/"Candy man"). They often look a bit like clowns with cone-shaped Pierrot hats on their heads
Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Mixed Media

Materials

Oil, Wood

Israeli Motke Blum Modernist Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Bezalel Artist
By Motke Blum
Located in Surfside, FL
greatest love. He befriended several of the clowns and other performers and, when not painting or playing
Category

20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Oil, Illustration Board

Rare Early 20th Century Schoenhut Humpty Dumpty German Circus Collection
Located in London, GB
collection includes 2 clowns, a ring master, 2 ladders, 6 stools, 2 chairs, a horse, a donkey and a poodle
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Vintage 1910s German Victorian Toys

Materials

Cotton, Faux Fur, Wood

The Aviary - 20th Century Post Impressionist Oil, Exotic Birds by Othon Friesz
By Achille-Émile Othon Friesz
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
remaining clear and resonant. In 1909 he painted the Cirque Médrano series: The Trapeze Artist, The Clown
Category

Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Laid Paper

Dana and the Shower of Gold
By Léon François Comerre
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
work includes Etoile, Dancer; Portrait of Mademoiselle F. in Japanese Dress; Clown; Duflos in the Role
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19th Century Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

E. Aglionby - 20th Century Oil, The Reader
Located in Corsham, GB
traditional tropes within portraiture. With an additional study of a clown on the reverse. Unsigned. On canvas
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Salvador Dali - The Swallow - Original Handsigned Lithograph
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
the attention of the media by playing the role of a surrealist clown. He made a lot of money and was
Category

1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Salvador Dali - The Hermaphrodite - Original HandSigned Lithograph
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
the attention of the media by playing the role of a surrealist clown. He made a lot of money and was
Category

1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Cake Boy II
Located in BARCELONA, ES
men. Sometimes he betrays their origins ("Thai eye"/"Candy man"). They often look a bit like clowns
Category

2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Emo Boy
Located in BARCELONA, ES
men. Sometimes he betrays their origins ("Thai eye"/"Candy man"). They often look a bit like clowns
Category

2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Salvador Dali - The Invisible Woman - Rare Original Heliogravure
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
clown. He made a lot of money and was contemptuously nicknamed Avida Dollars (greedy for dollars) by
Category

1930s Surrealist Nude Prints

Materials

Engraving

Salvador Dali - The Lost Paradise - Original HandSigned etching
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
the attention of the media by playing the role of a surrealist clown. He made a lot of money and was
Category

1970s Surrealist Nude Prints

Materials

Etching

Salvador Dali - The Hidden Face - Original HandSigned Lithograph
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
the attention of the media by playing the role of a surrealist clown. He made a lot of money and was
Category

1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Salvador Dali - The Giraffe in Fire - Original Lithograph
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
media by playing the role of a surrealist clown. He made a lot of money and was contemptuously nicknamed
Category

1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

KAWS, "Along The Way", Open Edition "Companion" Toy (2019)
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
Hunter would change the course of his career. The first and iconic clown-like vinyl figurine in grey
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Vinyl

KAWS, "Along The Way", Open Edition "Companion" Toy (2019)
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
Hunter would change the course of his career. The first and iconic clown-like vinyl figurine in grey
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Vinyl

KAWS, "Along The Way", Open Edition "Companion" Toy (2019)
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
. The first and iconic clown-like vinyl figurine in grey-scale had a skull and cross bones head, X-ed
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Vinyl

KAWS, "Along The Way", Open Edition "Companion" Toy (2019)
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
. The first and iconic clown-like vinyl figurine in grey-scale had a skull and cross bones head, X-ed
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Vinyl

Salvador Dali - The Caduceus of Mars - Original HandSigned etching
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
the attention of the media by playing the role of a surrealist clown. He made a lot of money and was
Category

1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

Materials

Etching

Salvador Dali - The Birth of Venus - Original HandSigned Etching
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
the attention of the media by playing the role of a surrealist clown. He made a lot of money and was
Category

1970s Surrealist Nude Prints

Materials

Etching

Batman The Animated Series Original Production Cel: Joker and Rolling Pin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
jealous clown has sworn to destroy their reputations in return. This piece comes with a certificate of
Category

1990s Pop Art More Art

Materials

Paint, Paper, Pencil

Salvador Dali - Don Quixote and the Urchin - Original Signed Etching
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
attention of the media by playing the role of a surrealist clown. He made a lot of money and was
Category

1970s Surrealist Animal Prints

Materials

Etching

Circus Gelatin Silver Prints Photography in the Manner of Kurt Hutton circa 1940
Located in Lowestoft, GB
of German photography Kurt Hutton, 1893-1960. The imagery shows, circus act, clowns, animals
Category

Mid-20th Century European Photography

Materials

Other

Rare 1966 Original Bronze Sculpture "The Two Nikes" edition of 6 Salvador Dali
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Surfside, FL
media by playing the role of a surrealist clown. He made a lot of money from his limited edition workand
Category

1960s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Rare 1966 Original Bronze Sculpture "The Two Nikes" edition of 6 Salvador Dali
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Surfside, FL
media by playing the role of a surrealist clown. He made a lot of money from his limited edition workand
Category

1960s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Old Man and the Sea - Portfolio of 6 Original Signed Engravings - Salvador Dali
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
of a surrealist clown. He made a lot of money and was contemptuously nicknamed Avida Dollars (greedy
Category

1970s Surrealist Landscape Prints

Materials

Engraving

Jules Tristani oil on canvas of a family
Located in Palm Springs, CA
/> Le Clown : Autoportrait The Clown: Self Portrait
Category

Vintage 1960s French Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Vue de Saint Tropez - Post Impressionist Oil, Coastal Landscape by Othon Friesz
By Achille-Émile Othon Friesz
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Trapeze Artist, The Clown and The Horsewoman. In the south of France he also painted the Olive Trees
Category

1920s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

“Profiles, 1954”
By Nahum Tschacbasov
Located in Southampton, NY
Art in New York City acquires "The Clown" and "The Matriarch". Tschacbasov exhibits at the University
Category

1950s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

1960s Hand-Painted Porcelain Italian Table Lamp
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A particular Mid-Century Modern Italian table lamp made in the Sixties, it depicting a clown, it
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Koshari
By Charles Stewart, 1922-2011
Located in Long Island City, NY
culture. This painting is portraying "Koshari" the sacred clown of the Hopi Native Americans. It is signed
Category

1960s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Burlap, Oil

"Bullseye" Oil on Canvas by Mike Cockrill
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A large oil on canvas by contemporary American artist Mike Cockrill. From the "Baby Doll/Clown
Category

Late 20th Century American Paintings

"Smile!" Large Oil on Canvas by Mike Cockrill
Located in Palm Desert, CA
a large oil on canvas by contemporary American artist Mike Cockrill. From the "Baby Doll/Clown
Category

Late 20th Century American Contemporary Art

"Interrogation" Large Oil on Canvas by Mike Cockrill
By Mike Cockrill
Located in Palm Desert, CA
/Clown Killer" series, which has been widely exhibited across the USA. Signed and copywrited by the
Category

Late 20th Century American Paintings

Set of Two Antique Traditional Spanish Rag Doll, circa 1920
Located in Barcelona, ES
other one as a clown. Manufactured circa 1920 in Spain. In original condition, with minor wear
Category

Vintage 1920s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Toys

Materials

Fabric

Fools Series No.9
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
traditional French clown and the Tarot character in combination. There's almost a flavour of the circus in the
Materials

Oil, Canvas

Picasso Dress
By Pablo Picasso
Located in New Hope, PA
in the early 1960's. This cotton A-line dress dates to 1963 and bears the image of a clown from his
Category

1960s American Aesthetic Day Dresses

Rudi Gernreich deco pattern lame "pierrot" coat
Located in New York, NY
shape like the french clowns, (Pierrot). The sleeve is raglan with a self cuff that buttons. Lined in a
Category

1960s American Coats

Womb Service
Located in Nottingham, GB
cheeky clowns)
Category

2010s Surrealist Paintings

Materials

Oil

1930s Vintage English Antique Coconut Shy Stand/Fairground/Amusement
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
arms that hook to the side with painted clowns on and the stand is also decorated to the back. There
Category

Vintage 1930s European Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Pine

1946 Dunlop Tyres Original Vintage Poster
By Leonetto Cappiello
Located in Winchester, GB
designed by the legendary Italian poster artist Leonetto Cappiello and depicts a dark scene with a clown
Category

Vintage 1940s Italian Posters

Materials

Linen, Paper

Whirling Harlequin
By Joan Miró
Located in Paris, FR
career was part of a series in which he dynamically interprets the mischievousness of the famous clown
Category

1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

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How Much is a The Clown?

The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — a the clown in our inventory may begin at $122 and can go as high as $55,000, while the average can fetch as much as $2,300.
Questions About The Clown
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023
    The Polish artist Jan Matejko painted The Sad Clown in 1862. Today, the painting hangs in The National Museum in Warsaw, Poland. Shop a variety of paintings from some of the world’s top galleries on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    There are a variety of ways to ensure the authenticity of your Murano glass clown. The easiest way is with a certificate of authenticity, which comes with all Murano glass pieces. It should state that the piece was made in Venice or Murano. Any other location is not Murano glass. Always purchase Murano glass from a reputable seller to ensure authenticity. Shop a large collection of authentic Murano glass from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.