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Circus : The Clown - Original lithograph - Mourlot 1968
By Bernard Buffet
Located in Paris, IDF
Bernard BUFFET Circus : The Clown Original lithograph (Mourlot workshop) Printed signature in the
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1960s Modern Vintage Clown Art

Materials

Lithograph

Clown on Horse from A Little Circus, Lithograph by Judith Bledsoe
By Judith Bledsoe
Located in Long Island City, NY
Judith Bledsoe, American (1938 - 2013) - Clown on Horse from A Little Circus. Year: 1974, Medium
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1970s Folk Art Vintage Clown Art

Materials

Lithograph

Torn Fabric Collage Dada "Clown Face" Mid Century Modern Israeli
By Ella Raayoni
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Other Subject: Figures Medium: Fabric, textile collage Surface: Board Dimensions: 9 1/2 x 8 1/2 x Dimensions w/Frame: 16 1/2 x 15 Ella Raayoni was born in Vienna, Austria an...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Clown Art

Materials

Fabric

Lou Jacobs World Famous Ringling Bros. and Barnum Bailey Circus Clown
Located in Middletown, NY
Ringling circus,” “the world’s most famous living clown, “the last of the best.” “Fellow circus performers
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Vintage Clown Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Lou Jacobs Ringling Bros. and Barnum Bailey Circus Clown with Giraffe
Located in Middletown, NY
Ringling circus,” “the world’s most famous living clown, “the last of the best.” “Fellow circus performers
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Vintage Clown Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

"THE CLOWN" MICHAEL FRARY MID CENTURY MODERN TEXAS ARTIST
By Michael Frary
Located in San Antonio, TX
Michael Frary (1918 - 2005) Austin Artist Image Size: 16 x 12.5 Medium: Oil "The Clown" Biography
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1960s American Modern Vintage Clown Art

Materials

Oil

Circus : The Musician Clown - Original handsigned lithograph
By Camille Hilaire
Located in Paris, IDF
Camille HILAIRE Circus : The Musician Clown Original lithograph Handsigned in pencil On Vellum 74
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1970s Modern Vintage Clown Art

Materials

Lithograph

Circus : The White Clown - Original handsigned lithograph
By Camille Hilaire
Located in Paris, IDF
Camille HILAIRE Circus : The White Clown Original lithograph Handsigned in pencil On Vellum 74 x
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1970s Modern Vintage Clown Art

Materials

Lithograph

Circus Poster by Ringling Bros., circa 1971, "Clown Standing over Tents"
Located in Incline Village, NV
This highly animated, bright and colorful circus poster portrays a fabulous looking clown in white
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1970s Folk Art Vintage Clown Art

Materials

Paper

"Two Clowns" Mixed Media and Oil Portrait by Ozz Franca
By Ozz Franca
Located in Pasadena, CA
clown, framed by a red collar and golden bells, gazes into the distance as if looking at something that
Category

1970s Symbolist Vintage Clown Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Oil

Heavenly Transportation - Clowns Fly through the Clouds in a Chariot
By Hal Crecy
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Two clowns fly through the clouds in a golden chariot. American artist Hal Crecy is known for his
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20th Century Vintage Clown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Clowns Playing A Card Game of Poker Outside the Circus
By Hal Crecy
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Clowns playing a card game of poker outside the circus American artist Hal Crecy is known for his
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20th Century Vintage Clown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Circus Poster by Ringling Bros., circa 1971, Portraying Six Seated Clowns
Located in Incline Village, NV
This bright and colorful circus poster depicts six seated clowns with their backs to the audience
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1970s American Folk Art Vintage Clown Art

Materials

Paper

Clown Group, Framed Surrealist Oil Painting by Jonah Kinigstein
By Jonah Kinigstein
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jonah Kinigstein is an artist living in Brooklyn. He works in the scorched earth tradition of such 18th- and 19th-century cartoonists as James Gillray, George Cruikshank, and Joseph ...
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1960s Impressionist Vintage Clown Art

Materials

Oil

Clown With Flower, Enamel Painting on Copper by Max Karp
By Max Karp
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Max Karp Title: Clown with Flower Medium: Enamel on copper, signed lower right Image Size
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Vintage Clown Art

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Clown - Drawing by Niko Nardulli - 1961
Located in Roma, IT
Clown is a contemporary artwork realized by the artist Niko Nardulli in 1961.  Mixed colored
Category

1960s Modern Vintage Clown Art

Materials

Paper, Permanent Marker

Abstract Clown Character Playing The Tzouras Post Impressionist Signed Oil
By Josine Vignon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Clown Character by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) signed on front and back oil painting on canvas
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Vintage Clown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

C is for Clown (Alphabet Series) - 1991 Signed Limited Edition
By Peter Blake
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
piece of art while also contributing to the cohesive charm of the full alphabet set. C is for Clowning
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1990s Pop Art Vintage Clown Art

Materials

Lithograph

Le Clown, Screenprint Poster by Georges Rouault (After)
By Georges Rouault
Located in Long Island City, NY
Le Clown Georges Rouault (After), French (1871–1958) Date: circa 1970 Screenprint Poster Image Size
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1970s Expressionist Vintage Clown Art

Materials

Screen

The Clown Surrealist Oil Painting Maurice Kish WPA Artist American Modernist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
, Kish used the skills he acquired in art school to earn his living at a Manhattan glass factory where he
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20th Century Modern Vintage Clown Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Large Oil Painting Circus Scene Clowns Rediscovered NY Artist Jonah Kinigstein
By Jonah Kinigstein
Located in Surfside, FL
Jonah Kinigstein "Death of a Clown" Large Oil on Board Painting of macabre circus scene with clowns
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20th Century Expressionist Vintage Clown Art

Materials

Oil, Board

French 1961 "Clown a la Colerette" Figurative Expressionist Oil Painting
By Claude Weisbuch
Located in Surfside, FL
WEISBUCH, Claude. Oil on Canvas "Clown a la Colerette" 1961. Signed lower right, further signed
Category

1960s Modern Vintage Clown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

David Bowie Scary Monsters Smoking Clown large format limited edition print
By Brian Duffy
Located in Austin, TX
Museum quality fine art print of David Bowie smoking a cigarette in the Scary Monsters Clown
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Vintage Clown Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Harlequin Clown entitled "Little Queen" by Philippe Alfieri
Located in Chesterfield, MI
Harlequin Clown entitled "Little Queen" by Italian/American artist Philippe Alfieri (1921-2009
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20th Century Romantic Vintage Clown Art

Materials

Lithograph

Large 20th Century French Impressionist Oil - Two Circus Clowns/ Performers
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Yvette Bossiere (French, b.1926) signed lower corner and verso Title: The Two Performers Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed Size: painting: 26 x 29 inches Provenanc...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Vintage Clown Art

Materials

Oil

Crying Clown with a Collar by Juraj Huliak
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Crying clown with a collar The picture shows a crying clown with a collar. The author of the
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Late 20th Century Slovak Modern Vintage Clown Art

Materials

Paper

Circus : Jojo The Clown - Original Lithograph (Mourlot #112)
By Bernard Buffet
Located in Paris, IDF
Bernard BUFFET (1928-1999) Circus : Jojo The Clown, 1967 Original Lithograph (Mourlot workshop
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1960s Modern Vintage Clown Art

Materials

Lithograph

Peter Keil Oil On Canvas, The Clown Painting
By Peter Keil
Located in Bradenton, FL
expressionist portrait of "The Clown." The painting is signed and dated on the reverse (The Clown, P, Keil
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Clown Art

Materials

Canvas

Colorful Surreal Abstract Expressionist Painting of a Macabre Group of Clowns
Located in Houston, TX
Surreal abstract expressionist painting of a group of clowns in the style of Belgian painter James
Category

1990s Surrealist Vintage Clown Art

Materials

Tempera

Clowns Smoking Cigars and Playing A Card Game of Gin Rummy
By Hal Crecy
Located in Fort Washington, PA
An image of clowns smoking cigars and playing the card game gin rummy American artist Hal Crecy is
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20th Century Vintage Clown Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Samuel Brecher WPA Artist Mid Century Mod Modernist Oil Painting Circus Clowns
By Samuel Brecher
Located in Surfside, FL
collections as well as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Walker Art Museum, the Smithsonian and the Newark
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Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Clown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Cast members of Gerald Arpino s Joffrey Ballet masterpiece The Clowns
By Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
Principal cast members of Gerald Arpino's Joffrey Ballet masterpiece "The Clowns" photographed in
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1960s Pop Art Vintage Clown Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Clown - Silkscreen by Anna Veruda - Late 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Clown is an original contemporary artwork realized in the late 20th century by Anna Veruda. Mixed
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Vintage Clown Art

Materials

Screen

Les Clowns Musiciens Offset Print, Modern Style, 1981, Unframed
By Marc Chagall
Located in Brooklyn, NY
7 from Derriere Le Miroir, number 246, 1981, Titled "Les Clowns Musiciens". Published by Maeght
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1980s Modern Vintage Clown Art

Materials

Offset

Mid Century Sierra Mountains Double Sided Landscape - (w/ Clown verso painting)
Located in Soquel, CA
in background. Signed "Lorie '65". Clown is painted on verso. Presented in carved and patinated wood
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1960s American Impressionist Vintage Clown Art

Materials

Gesso, Acrylic

Circus : Clown with Little Hat - Original handsigned lithograph
By Camille Hilaire
Located in Paris, IDF
Camille HILAIRE Circus : Clown with Little Hat Original lithograph Handsigned in pencil On Vellum
Category

1970s Modern Vintage Clown Art

Materials

Lithograph

Huge Colourful 20th Century French Impressionist Oil Musical Clowns Gathered
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Yvette Bossiere (French, b.1926) signed lower corner and verso Title: The Performers Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed Size: painting: 32 x 39.5 inches Provenance:...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Vintage Clown Art

Materials

Oil

Circus : Pierrot Clown and Acrobat - Original handsigned lithograph
By Camille Hilaire
Located in Paris, IDF
Camille HILAIRE Circus : Pierrot Clown and Acrobat Original lithograph Handsigned in pencil On
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1970s Modern Vintage Clown Art

Materials

Lithograph

Mid Century Modern Portrait Polka Dot Suit Clown by Joan Tidwell
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of a Man in a Polka Dot Clown Suit - Oil on Canvas Portrait of a man in a white and red
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1950s Modern Vintage Clown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Le Clown Lithograph by Georges Rouault, 1965, Unframed, 18x13 inches
By Georges Rouault
Located in Brooklyn, NY
by Daniel Jacomet, Georges Rouault had a notable fascination with clowns, which is reflected in many
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1960s Vintage Clown Art

Materials

Lithograph

Juggling Clowns from A Little Circus, Lithograph by Judith Bledsoe
By Judith Bledsoe
Located in Long Island City, NY
Judith Bledsoe, American (1938 - 2013) - Juggling Clowns from A Little Circus. Year: 1974, Medium
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1970s Vintage Clown Art

Materials

Lithograph

Polish French Ecole de Paris Mid Century Modernist Oil Painting Clown Juggler
By Abram Krol
Located in Surfside, FL
Art. He also began studying painting and self-described himself as a “Sunday painter.” Krol moved to
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1950s Modern Vintage Clown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Clown and Ballerina by Vivaldo Martini - Oil on canvas 50x61 cm
By Vivaldo Martini
Located in Geneva, CH
permeated a large slice of his existence. On the one hand, very strong in the art of capturing faces, and
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Mid-20th Century Baroque Vintage Clown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bowie Scary Monsters Clown limited edition large format print by Duffy
By Brian Duffy
Located in Austin, TX
Museum quality fine art print of David Bowie in the Scary Monsters Clown costume from the official
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Late 20th Century Other Art Style Vintage Clown Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Gathering of Sad Clowns, Surrealist Lithograph by Marcel Marceau
By Marcel Marceau
Located in Long Island City, NY
Marcel Marceau, French (1923 - 2007) - Gathering of Sad Clowns, Portfolio: Le Troisieme Oeil (The
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1980s Surrealist Vintage Clown Art

Materials

Lithograph

The Circus : Clowns and Acrobats - Original Lithograph (Mourlot #503)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Paris, IDF
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) The Circus : Clowns and Acrobats, 1967 Original lithograph (Mourlot
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Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Clown Art

Materials

Lithograph

Marc Chagall, Clown avec Chèvre Jaune, lithograph, hand signed
By Marc Chagall
Located in Chatsworth, CA
Marc Chagall Clown a la chevre jaune, 1982 Original lithograph in colors on Arches paper Hand
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1980s Modern Vintage Clown Art

Materials

Lithograph

The clown by William Goliasch - Print 50x66 cm
By William Goliasch
Located in Geneva, CH
William Goliasch (1922-1986) Geneva Artist Print on art paper with frame, numbered and signed by
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1960s Expressionist Vintage Clown Art

Materials

Color, Lithograph

1967 After Marc Chagall Circus with Yellow Clown LITHOGRAPH
By Marc Chagall
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 33 x 23 inches ( 83.82 x 58.42 cm ) Image Size: 26.25 x 20 inches ( 66.675 x 50.8 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling This poster, ...
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1960s Modern Vintage Clown Art

Materials

Lithograph

Bernard Buffet, Jojo the Clown, from Lithographs 1952-1966, 1967
By Bernard Buffet
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Bernard Buffet (1928–1999), titled Jojo le clown (Jojo the Clown
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1960s Modern Vintage Clown Art

Materials

Lithograph

Comédie Humaine : Circus Clown and Ballerina - Original Lithograph (Mourlot)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Paris, IDF
Pablo PICASSO (1881-1973) Comédie Humaine, Circus clown and Ballerina, 1954 Original lithograph
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Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Clown Art

Materials

Lithograph

Clown with Mirror and Young Mother - Original Lithograph (Mourlot)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Paris, IDF
Pablo PICASSO (1881-1973) Comédie Humaine, Clown with Mirror and Young Mother, 1954 Original
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Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Clown Art

Materials

Lithograph

Mid Century Modern Clown print, hand signed 144/250 Russian born American artist
By Nahum Tschacbasov
Located in New York, NY
clown art. The work is affixed by glue to matting; in good vintage condition Measurements: Artwork with
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Vintage Clown Art

Materials

Lithograph

Vintage Toy, Wind up Clown on Cart and Donkey, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
This wind up clown on cart and donkey is a vintage wind up toy representing a multicolor clown in a
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Mid-20th Century Russian Vintage Clown Art

Materials

Metal

The Clown with Flowers, from 1963 Mourlot Lithographe II
By Marc Chagall
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Marc Chagall Title: The Clown with Flowers Portfolio: Mourlot Lithographe II Medium
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1960s Modern Vintage Clown Art

Materials

Lithograph

Woman with Clown, from: Faust (Walpurgis Night) - Spanish Surrealism
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in London, GB
This original hand-coloured etching is hand signed in pencil by the artist "Dalí" at the lower right margin. It is also all hand numbered in pencil from the edition of 145, with Roma...
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1960s Surrealist Vintage Clown Art

Materials

Etching

Mid 20th C Harlequin Costume Wookey Hole Clown Museum Fairground Circus Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
, donated from the Clowns Gallery Museum. Mid 20th century in age, a hand full of nibbles and nicks to the
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Mid-20th Century British Vintage Clown Art

Materials

Textile

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Vintage Clown Art For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate piece of vintage clown art for your needs in our varied inventory. Find Impressionist versions now, or shop for Impressionist creations for a more modern example of these cherished works. If you’re looking for an item from our selection of vintage clown art from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 20th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 20th Century. On 1stDibs, the right choice in our collection of vintage clown art is waiting for you and the choices span a range of colors that includes brown, beige, gray and blue. Finding an appealing object in our assortment of vintage clown art — no matter the origin — is easy, but Marc Chagall, Bernard Buffet, Marjorie May Blake, Pablo Picasso and Krishna Reddy each produced popular versions that are worth a look. Frequently made by artists working in paint, oil paint and lithograph, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much is a Vintage Clown Art?

The price for a piece of vintage clown art in our collection starts at $50 and tops out at $145,000 with the average selling for $1,034.
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