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Vintage Jester Illustration

“The Jester”
By Richard Kirk
Located in Southampton, NY
jesters hat. Signed lower right. Circa 1960. Condition is excellent. The painting is in it original
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1960s Modern Vintage Jester Illustration

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Oil, Masonite

Court Jester
By Everett Shinn
Located in Miami, FL
, Gouache, Watercolor over traces of pencil heightened with white on illustration board, unsigned
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1940s American Realist Vintage Jester Illustration

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Watercolor

The Jester, Post Cover
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed by Artist Lower Right The Saturday Evening Post, February 11, 1939, cover illustration
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1930s Vintage Jester Illustration

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Oil

"Fools", Harlequin Jester Twins, Carved Paper Relief Painting in Primary Colors
By Martin Ingley
Located in Soquel, CA
Whimsical textured relief painting of two stylized twin jesters in primary colors, their long mask
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Late 20th Century Fauvist Vintage Jester Illustration

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Acrylic Polymer, Acrylic, Illustration Board

"The Steve Allen Show"
By George Wachsteter
Located in Fort Washington, PA
George Wachsteter (1911-2004) of Steve Allen and a personalized jester stick for `The Steve Allen Show
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1960s Vintage Jester Illustration

Materials

Watercolor, Ink, Board, Pen

Emil Betzler Karneval / Carnival German Expressionist Work on Paper, 1960
By Emil Betzler, Max Beckmann
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
' - monograph of his artwork released in 1968 by Prof. Dr Hans Meyers, Metopen Verlag Frankfurt/M, illustration
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1960s German Expressionist Vintage Jester Illustration

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Paper

Emil Betzler 'Harlequins 2' German Expressionist Work on Paper
By Emil Betzler
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
released in 1968 by Prof. Dr Hans Meyers, Metopen Verlag Frankfurt/M, illustration No. No. 32, 41 or 48
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1950s German Expressionist Vintage Jester Illustration

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Paper

Emil Betzler 'Harlequins 1' German Expressionist Painting
By Emil Betzler
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Verlag Franfurt/M, illustration No. No. 32, 41 or 48. The motif of harlequins, court jesters, clowns or
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1950s German Expressionist Vintage Jester Illustration

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Paper

Gnarled Tree - African American Artist
By Charles Alston
Located in Miami, FL
Jester. He also explored Harlem restaurants and clubs, where his love for jazz and black music would be
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1930s American Realist Vintage Jester Illustration

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Large Figurative Expressionist Oil Painting Rediscovered New York City Artist
By Jonah Kinigstein
Located in Surfside, FL
King and queen with clowns and jesters. Bold, colorful, expressionist masterful painting. Jonah
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20th Century Expressionist Vintage Jester Illustration

Materials

Oil, Board

Statue of Young Boy in Fountain on the Plaza
By Jackson Lee Nesbitt
Located in New Orleans, LA
illustrations for calendars, Christmas cards, and other publications. From 1949 until 1951, as fewer commercial
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1930s American Modern Vintage Jester Illustration

Materials

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Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Vintage Jester Illustration

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Ceramic

Cluny by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service Massive Set with Vintage Chest
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
The academic nature in which designer Antione Heller looked to the past for inspiration also stems from the Beaux Arts movement. Cluny takes its name and inspiration from a real plac...
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Late 19th Century Vintage Jester Illustration

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Sterling Silver

Flemish 17th, Orpheus and Animals, Large Decorative Wall Old Master Painting
Located in Greven, DE
Flemish school, 17th century Orpheus and the animals Oil on canvas, 146,5 x 217 cm Provenance: South German private collection. On an impressive, room-filling format, this painting ...
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17th Century Baroque Vintage Jester Illustration

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Tête de cariatide Head of Caryatid
By Amedeo Modigliani
Located in New Orleans, LA
Amedeo Modigliani 1884-1920 Italian Tête de cariatide Head of Caryatid Signed “Modigliani” and numbered “1/8” (near base) Bronze The figural works of the iconic modernist Amedeo ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Vintage Jester Illustration

Materials

Bronze

"L'intrus" - Satirical French Illustration - Hand Colored Lithograph
By Gaston Hoffmann
Located in Soquel, CA
Comical illustration by Gaston Hoffmann (French, 1883-1977). A doctor is giving a shot to a female patient, while a nurse tries to prevent a man from barging in. Pencil signed "G Ho...
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1950s Realist Vintage Jester Illustration

Materials

Watercolor, Paper, Lithograph

Untitled (Man Undressing)
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Graphite on paper Signed, c.l. This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Mark Beard, born in 1956 in Salt Lake City, now lives in New York City. His works are ...
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1970s Realist Vintage Jester Illustration

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Rare Chaim Gross Watercolor Painting Manhattan Skyscrapers Train NYC WPA Artist
By Chaim Gross
Located in Surfside, FL
This appears to be dated 1927. It came in with a piece dated 1929. A very early, rare work. Framed 22.5 x 18. Image 14.5 x 9 A great New York city street scene with an El train (elev...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Vintage Jester Illustration

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Paper, Watercolor

Palatial Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Kingwood and Vernis Martin Style Vitrine
By Paul Sormani
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A superb quality palatial French Louis XVI style ormolu mounted, satinwood, kingwood parquetry and Vernis Martin style paneling three-door raised Vitrine Display Cabinet attributed t...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Vintage Jester Illustration

Materials

Bronze

Pair of English Louis XIV Style Breakfront Side Cabinets Attributed to Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Dublin, IE
A pair of Louis XIV style gilt-bronze mounted calamander breakfront side cabinets, the Algerian brèche sanguine marble tops above a cupboard door incorporating Japanese lacquer panel...
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19th Century English Louis XIV Vintage Jester Illustration

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Marble, Ormolu

Large Chinese Sculpted Coral Depicting a Dignitary and Attendants
Located in London, GB
Large Chinese sculpted coral depicting a dignitary and attendants Chinese, early 20th Century Measures: Height 38cm, width 40cm, depth 20cm Taking beautiful natural red coral as...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Vintage Jester Illustration

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Coral

Keying Up - The Court Jester
By William Merritt Chase
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Keying Up - The Court Jester Etching with drypoint, 1879 Signed in the plate lower left corner (see photos) Proof before engraved title and engraved names Printed on thin light golde...
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1870s American Impressionist Vintage Jester Illustration

Materials

Etching

Antique Schaeffer & Budenberg Stationary Steam Engine Model w Copper Boiler
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 19th century Schaeffer & Budenberg stationary steam engine model. Made of cast iron featuring copper boiler The Budenberg Gauge Company was founded in 1918. The original pa...
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Late 19th Century Industrial Vintage Jester Illustration

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Metal, Copper

Pair of Louis XVI Style Vitrines with Wedgwood Plaques by Zwiener, circa 1880
By Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An important pair of Louis XVI style gilt-bronze mounted vitrines with wedgwood Jasperware plaques, by Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener. French, circa 1880. Stamped 'NZ', 'NZ.309' and ...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Vintage Jester Illustration

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Bronze

Antique Sterling Silver Bowls / Centrepieces
By Elkington & Co.
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive, large pair of antique George V English sterling silver bowls / centrepieces in the Art Nouveau style, an addition to our presentation silverware c...
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1910s English Other Vintage Jester Illustration

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Sterling Silver

Place de la République, 20th Century Oil on Canvas by Edouard Léon Cortès
By Édouard Leon Cortès
Located in Madrid, ES
EDOUARD LÉON CORTÈS French, 1882 - 1969 PLACE DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE signed "EDOUARD CORTÈS." (lower right) oil on canvas 25-3/4 x 36-1/4 inches (65 x 91.5 cm.) framed: 33-1/2 x 44-1/4 inc...
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1930s Post-Impressionist Vintage Jester Illustration

Materials

Oil, Canvas

SUNSET FS II.85-88
By Andy Warhol
Located in Aventura, FL
Unique screen print on paper. Hand signed and numbered on verso. Published by David Whitney, New York, with the ‘HOTEL MARQUETTE PRINTS’ inkstamp on the reverse. Feldman & Schellmann...
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1970s Pop Art Vintage Jester Illustration

Materials

Board, Screen

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Carnival
By Emil Betzler
Located in Hesse, DE
' - monograph of his art work released in 1968 by Prof. Dr. Hans Meyers, Metopen Verlag Franfurt/M, illustration
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1960s Expressionist Vintage Jester Illustration

Vintage Carnival
Carnival
H 27.56 in W 19.69 in
"JUGGLER" MID CENTURY MODERN (1913-1989) COURT JESTER COLORFUL FUN
By Margaret Putnam
Located in San Antonio, TX
fashion illustration was evident in the color, texture, and design that adorned both male and female
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1960s Modern Vintage Jester Illustration

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Oil

Drawing of rural scene with crowd and mules
By Jackson Lee Nesbitt
Located in New Orleans, LA
, commissioned Nesbitt to create illustrations for calendars, Christmas cards, and other publications. From 1949
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1990s American Realist Vintage Jester Illustration

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Pencil

Blind Beggar (pencil drawing made on streets of Kansas City in Depression)
By Jackson Lee Nesbitt
Located in New Orleans, LA
Standard Oil, commissioned Nesbitt to create illustrations for calendars, Christmas cards, and other
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1940s American Modern Vintage Jester Illustration

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Ink, Graphite

Three Trees (original pencil drawing of southern landscape)
By Jackson Lee Nesbitt
Located in New Orleans, LA
illustrations for calendars, Christmas cards, and other publications. From 1949 until 1951, as fewer commercial
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1940s American Modern Vintage Jester Illustration

Materials

Graphite, Ink

Three Men Changing a Wheel
By Jackson Lee Nesbitt
Located in New Orleans, LA
illustrations for calendars, Christmas cards, and other publications. From 1949 until 1951, as fewer commercial
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1930s American Modern Vintage Jester Illustration

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Ink

Old Chris (Portrait of a model who came to the Kansas City Art Institute in '41)
By Jackson Lee Nesbitt
Located in New Orleans, LA
, commissioned Nesbitt to create illustrations for calendars, Christmas cards, and other publications. From 1949
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1950s American Modern Vintage Jester Illustration

Materials

Pencil, Graphite

Norman Rockwell Color Lithograph Jester Saturday Evening Post Signed Artwork SBO
By After Norman Rockwell
Located in Bloomington, MN
titled "Jester" from his hyper-realistic illustrations for the Saturday Evening Post. Worth mentioning
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1970s Realist Vintage Jester Illustration

Materials

Lithograph

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Vintage Jester Illustration For Sale on 1stDibs

You are likely to find exactly the vintage jester illustration you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. You can easily find an example made in the Expressionist style, while we also have 1 Expressionist versions to choose from as well. If you’re looking for a vintage jester illustration 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 vintage jester illustration is waiting for you and the choices span a range of colors that includes beige, brown and black. A vintage jester illustration from Jackson Lee Nesbitt, George Wachsteter, Jonah Kinigstein, Richard Kirk and Everett Shinn — each of whom created distinctive versions of this kind of work — is worth considering. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, board and ink.

How Much is a Vintage Jester Illustration?

A vintage jester illustration can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $1,975, while the lowest priced sells for $292 and the highest can go for as much as $22,500.