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Hortense (Ballerina) /// Impressionism Degas French Ballet Renoir Figurative Art
By Pal Fried
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
prepare many paintings of ballerinas, dancers and circus performers.Fried emigrated to the United States
Category

1940s Art Deco Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Oil

Harlequin Lady and Her Owl - Color Drawing by Amalia Schulthess
Located in Pasadena, CA
in downward movement. Could she be a circus performer or perhaps an owl tamer? The woman's face
Category

1940s Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Paper, Color Pencil

Oval Dove of Peace Abstract Carborundum etching with embossing, Signed/N, Frame
By Max Papart
Located in New York, NY
that is a surreal Pop Art interpretation of Cubism. Exuberant depictions of musicians, circus
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1980s Surrealist Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Etching, Graphite

Large Chaim Gross Mid Century Mod Bronze Sculpture Circus Acrobats WPA Artist
By Chaim Gross
Located in Surfside, FL
circus performer Lillian Leitzel. In 1949 Gross sketched Chaim Weizmann, President of Israel, at several
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Marble, Bronze

The Circus Le Cirque - French Russian Circus Teriade
By Marc Chagall
Located in London, GB
, Inc. Reference: Mourlot 490-527 Note: Marc Chagall’s deep connection to the circus and its
Category

1960s Surrealist Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Lithograph

Vintage print Wolfgang Roth playing musical instrument, Mandolin
Located in Surfside, FL
cast of possibly The Littlest Circus. Performers have horse heads. The photo is stamped on the back
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1940s Modern Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Silver Gelatin

"Circus, " Color Lithograph on Paper signed by Constantin Terechkovitch
By Constantin Terechkovitch
Located in Milwaukee, WI
circus animals and performers in the three primary colors. 15" x 10 3/4" art 24 7/8" x 18 7/8" frame
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1970s Neo-Expressionist Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Lithograph

Woman Bathing , Chouinard, Yale, ASL, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, GGIE
By Palmer Schoppe
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
as he sought to capture the regional life of manual laborers, musicians, circus performers, sun
Category

1960s Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Post Impressionist Fauvist Art French Oil Painting Paris Bridge Urbain Huchet
By Urbain Huchet
Located in Surfside, FL
depictions of circus performers, vineyard workers having lunch, farmers, cabaret musicians and everyday
Category

20th Century Post-Impressionist Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large Post Impressionist Fauvist Art French Oil Painting Dancer Urbain Huchet
By Urbain Huchet
Located in Surfside, FL
the Brittany region as he has a profound love for the coast. His wonderful depictions of circus
Category

20th Century Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Nude Figure Study of a Black Woman
By Raul Anguiano
Located in Soquel, CA
circus performers and prostitutes. The most notable among his works of the time are: The Madame (gouche
Category

1960s Realist Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Paper, Conté, Charcoal

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
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

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
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Pablo Picasso, Saltimbanque, from Fifteen Drawings, 1946 (after)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Southampton, NY
. Saltimbanque reflects Picasso’s enduring fascination with circus performers—a theme that recurred throughout
Category

1940s Modern Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Lithograph, Stencil

Constantin Terechkovitch, Tunisian Horseman, 1972
Located in Southampton, NY
—celebrated the beauty of everyday life through scenes of families, lovers, musicians, dancers, and circus
Category

1970s Modern Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Lithograph

Henri Matisse, The Sword Swallower, Jazz, Special Edition for MoMA, 1983 (after)
By Henri Matisse
Located in Southampton, NY
century. In L'Avaleur de sabres, Matisse transforms the dramatic spectacle of the circus performer into a
Category

1980s Fauvist Vintage Circus Performers

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 Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Marble

Chaim Gross Mid Century Mod Bronze Sculpture Mother and Baby Playing WPA Artist
By Chaim Gross
Located in Surfside, FL
" exhibition for his wood sculpture of famed circus performer Lillian Leitzel. In 1949 Gross sketched Chaim
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Bronze

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 Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Chaim Gross Mid Century Mod Bronze Sculpture Balancing WPA Artist Mom and Child
By Chaim Gross
Located in Surfside, FL
circus performer Lillian Leitzel. In 1949 Gross sketched Chaim Weizmann, President of Israel, at several
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1960s American Modern Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Bronze

Constantin Terechkovitch, The Flower Salon, from The Painters My Friends, 1965
By Constantin Terechkovitch
Located in Southampton, NY
—celebrated the beauty of everyday life through scenes of families, lovers, musicians, dancers, and circus
Category

1960s Modern Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Lithograph

Vintage Silver Gelatin Print Photograph Marcus Leatherdale Shrouded Figure Photo
Located in Surfside, FL
portrayal of its individuals. His pictures include princesses and boatmen, movie stars and circus performers
Category

1980s 85 New Wave Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Three Girls Bronze Relief Sculpture Plaque Chaim Gross Modernist WPA Era 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 Modern Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Le Cirque
By Camille Bombois
Located in New York, NY
Bombois. This painting shows the circus ring where the performers would perform, the audience of
Category

1940s Expressionist Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Oil

Garden Flowers
By Charles Demuth
Located in New York, NY
, and circus performers embody a sensual and sexual undercurrent, expressing the artist’s sense of
Category

20th Century American Modern Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Read Head
By Richard Lindner
Located in San Francisco, CA
expressions. Among them are streetwalkers, military personnel, mannequins and circus performers---all looking
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Mid-20th Century Pop Art Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Lithograph

"Circus Performers"
By William Schulhoff
Located in Nashville, TN
En verso: exhibition label from Carnegie Institute Jovial and playful male circus performer
Category

20th Century Impressionist Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Oil

Circus Performers (Acrobats)
By Chaim Gross
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In this ink and watercolor study for a sculpture, the artist Chaim Gross depicts two contorted figures whose facial features are rather child-like. Th artist lines are expressive and...
Category

20th Century Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Ink

1940s Vintage Hand Painted Circus Performers Sheer Black Open Front Top With Tie
Located in Portland, OR
painted circus performers. We are always excited to find vintage hand painted clothing from the 1940's we
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1940s North American Vintage Circus Performers

"Circus Scene" Oil on Canvas by Gerrit Hondius
Located in Water Mill, NY
Vibrant oil painting of circus performers by Gerrit Hondius (1891-1970. His paintings hang in
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1940s Vintage Circus Performers

Royal Doulton Character Jug Ringmaster D6863, 1990
By Royal Doulton
Located in Lugano, Ticino
Royal Doulton character jug, Ringmaster D6863. Designed by Stanley J. Taylor. Series: The Circus
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1990s British Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Porcelain

Le Cirque ( Edition 109/130 )
By Paul Guiramand
Located in New York, NY
, White, Red Guiramand's lithograph "Le Cirque" features two circus performers, one catapulted on top of
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1970s Abstract Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Lithograph

Bjørn Wiinblad, Circus Hopla, Unique Dishes
By Bjørn Wiinblad
Located in Jylland, DK
that circus performers. The navy blue is perfect together with the off-white background. The dishes
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Ceramic

Dance Study #8 Shannon Chain
By Howard Schatz
Located in East Hampton, NY
, athletes, circus performers and design and execute his own compositions. His work recently showed at the
Category

1990s American Modern Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Archival Pigment

Underwater Study #1539 Rachel Berman
By Howard Schatz
Located in East Hampton, NY
, athletes, circus performers and design and execute his own compositions. His work recently showed at the
Category

1990s American Modern Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Archival Pigment

Pascale Leroy
By Howard Schatz
Located in East Hampton, NY
, athletes, circus performers and design and execute his own compositions. His work recently showed at the
Category

1990s American Modern Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Archival Pigment

Nude Study #4080
By Howard Schatz
Located in East Hampton, NY
, athletes, circus performers and design and execute his own compositions. His work recently showed at the
Category

1990s Conceptual Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Archival Pigment

Dance Study: Askia Swift
By Howard Schatz
Located in East Hampton, NY
, athletes, circus performers and design and execute his own compositions. His work recently showed at the
Category

1990s Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Archival Pigment

Underwater Study #3200
By Howard Schatz
Located in East Hampton, NY
, athletes, circus performers and design and execute his own compositions. His work recently showed at the
Category

1990s American Modern Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Archival Pigment

Underwater Study #1
By Howard Schatz
Located in East Hampton, NY
, athletes, circus performers and design and execute his own compositions. His work recently showed at the
Category

1990s American Modern Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Archival Pigment

Dance Study: Paloma Herrera Feet
By Howard Schatz
Located in East Hampton, NY
, athletes, circus performers and design and execute his own compositions. His work recently showed at the
Category

1990s American Modern Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Archival Pigment

C. LE TALLEC - "Chinese Circus" - 1 Salad serving Bowl - Tiffany Co.
Located in LYON, FR
Chinese circus performers with fantastical animals, structures, jugglers, trees and flowers... Camille Le
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1980s French Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Porcelain

C. LE TALLEC - "Chinese Circus" - 1 serving bowl - Tiffany Co. - ∅ 9.4 In.
Located in LYON, FR
18th century depictions of Chinese circus performers with fantastical animals, structures, jugglers
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1980s French Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Porcelain

Dance Study: Balance
By Howard Schatz
Located in East Hampton, NY
, athletes, circus performers and design and execute his own compositions. His work recently showed at the
Category

1990s American Modern Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Archival Pigment

Nude Study #651
By Howard Schatz
Located in East Hampton, NY
, athletes, circus performers and design and execute his own compositions. His work recently showed at the
Category

1990s American Modern Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Archival Pigment

C. LE TALLEC - "Chinese Circus" - 1 Deep serving dish - Tiffany Co. - ∅ 11 In.
Located in LYON, FR
whimsical 18th century depictions of Chinese circus performers with fantastical animals, structures
Category

1980s French Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Porcelain

Underwater Study #1335
By Howard Schatz
Located in East Hampton, NY
, athletes, circus performers and design and execute his own compositions. His work recently showed at the
Category

1990s American Modern Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Archival Pigment

Signed Chaim Gross Bronze Sculpture
By Chaim Gross
Located in New York, NY
. Well-known for his direct wood carvings of circus performers, animals and the female form, Chaim Gross
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20th Century American Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Bronze

Untitled
By Josef Presser
Located in East Hampton, NY
settled in Philadelphia, producing “American Scene” paintings, many of them circus performers. Later he
Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Dance Study: Shannon Chain #3
By Howard Schatz
Located in Lawrence, NY
photograph dancers, athletes, actors, the homeless, flowers, circus performers and design and execute his own
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1990s American Modern Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Archival Pigment

Dance Study 1117
By Howard Schatz
Located in Lawrence, NY
photograph dancers, athletes, actors, the homeless, flowers, circus performers and design and execute his own
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1990s American Modern Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Archival Pigment

Nude Body Study 1448
By Howard Schatz
Located in Lawrence, NY
photograph dancers, athletes, actors, the homeless, flowers, circus performers and design and execute his own
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1990s American Modern Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Archival Pigment

Hope Clark 1: Performance
By Howard Schatz
Located in Lawrence, NY
photograph dancers, athletes, actors, the homeless, flowers, circus performers and design and execute his own
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1990s American Modern Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Archival Pigment

Heather Vaughn 1335
By Howard Schatz
Located in Lawrence, NY
photograph dancers, athletes, actors, the homeless, flowers, circus performers and design and execute his own
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1990s American Modern Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Archival Pigment

Nude Study 1363
By Howard Schatz
Located in Lawrence, NY
photograph dancers, athletes, actors, the homeless, flowers, circus performers and design and execute his own
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1990s American Modern Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Archival Pigment

Pascal LeRoy
By Howard Schatz
Located in Lawrence, NY
, actors, the homeless, flowers, circus performers and design and execute his own compositions. His work
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1990s American Modern Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Archival Pigment

Underwater Study 1
By Howard Schatz
Located in Lawrence, NY
, actors, the homeless, flowers, circus performers and design and execute his own compositions. His work
Category

1990s American Modern Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Archival Pigment

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Vintage Circus Performers For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a broad range of vintage circus performers for sale on 1stDibs. Finding the perfect Modern, Impressionist or Post-Impressionist examples of these works for your space is difficult — today, we have a vast range of variations and more on offer. These items have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. If you’re looking to add vintage circus performers that pop against an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include that feature elements of black, beige, brown, gray and more. Walt Kuhn, Pierre Bosco, Dame Laura Knight, Chaim Gross and Jean-Louis-Marcel Cosson took a thoughtful approach to this subject that are worth considering. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, oil paint and canvas.

How Much are Vintage Circus Performers?

Prices for art of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — vintage circus performers in our inventory begin at $300 and can go as high as $145,000, while the average can fetch as much as $3,150.