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Art Nouveau : Circus : Horsewoman - Original lithograph 1898
By Richard Ranft
Located in Paris, IDF
Richard RANFT (1862 - 1931) Art Nouveau : Circus : Horsewoman, 1898 Original lithograph
Category

1890s Art Nouveau Antique Circus Art

Materials

Lithograph

Circus Wagons
By Millard Sheets
Located in Los Angeles, CA
year of studies at the Chouinard Art Institute when he painted Circus Wagons. Despite his youth, Sheets
Category

1920s American Realist Antique Circus Art

Materials

Watercolor

Antique Circus Wagons
Circus Wagons
$5,000
H 10 in W 19.75 in D 2 in
'Circus Gymnast' 19th Century
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Circus Gymnast, 19th Century by Unknown (French) creator.
Category

19th Century Antique Circus Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Antique 'Circus Gymnast' 19th Century
'Circus Gymnast' 19th Century
$6,000
H 12.5 in W 8.75 in D 5 in
19th Century American Traveling Circus Carousel or Circus Wagon Carvings
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Pair of American 19th century circus wagon or traveling carousel three-dimensional wood carved
Category

19th Century American Folk Art Antique Circus Art

Au Cirque (At the Circus; also called Circus Ring).
By Henri Gabriel Ibels
Located in New York, NY
keeping with the movement that was a generous admixture of fine art, graphic design and advertising, as
Category

19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Circus Art

Materials

Lithograph

Circus - Original Etching
By Georges Rouault
Located in Paris, IDF
Georges ROUAULT (1871-1958) Circus, 1927 Original etching Signed in the plate Limited to 225
Category

1920s Modern Antique Circus Art

Materials

Etching

Vintage Late 19th Century Canvas Circus Carnival Midway Folk Art Sideshow Banner
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Very early American circus or carnival Sideshow Banner, circa 1890-1900. Fantastic paint detail
Category

Early 1900s American Folk Art Antique Circus Art

Materials

Canvas

At the Circus - Original wooodcut, Handsigned
By Robert Bonfils
Located in Paris, IDF
Robert BONFILS At the Circus, 1927 Original woodcut Handsigned in pencil Numbered /160 On vellum
Category

1920s Art Deco Antique Circus Art

Materials

Woodcut

Circus Fight
By Monte Crews
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Watercolor Dimensions: 16.00" x 20.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right
Category

Early 20th Century Antique Circus Art

Materials

Watercolor

Antique Circus Fight
Circus Fight
$3,500
H 16 in W 20 in
Original poster Professeur Pagès L'art décoratif dans le dressage - Circus
By Harford
Located in PARIS, FR
Original poster by Harford, titled "Professeur Pagès et ses sensationnelles nouveautés L'art
Category

1910s Antique Circus Art

Materials

Lithograph, Paper, Linen

Circus Rider, Acrobat
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Greenwich, CT
program. He did a series of works that received much attention at the time, of circus performers
Category

1920s American Realist Antique Circus Art

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Circus Rider, Acrobat
Circus Rider, Acrobat
$3,800
H 14.75 in W 16.75 in D 2 in
19th Century American Folk Art Circus Fairground Wagon Faun Mask Billy Jamieson
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A large American circus wagon mask, carved from a single piece of soft wood, likely to be pitch
Category

Late 19th Century American Antique Circus Art

Materials

Pine

Early 20th Century Circus Banner
Located in Brecht, BE
For magician and circus lovers. This early 20th century circus banner. Hand painted on canvas.
Category

Early 20th Century British Antique Circus Art

Materials

Linen

Early 20th Century Circus Banner
Early 20th Century Circus Banner
$2,311
H 33.47 in W 72.84 in D 0.4 in
The Circus Dressing Room
By Dame Laura Knight
Located in Missouri, MO
Dame Laura Knight (1877-1970) "The Circus Dressing Room" 1925 Aquatint Engraving Signed in Pencil
Category

1920s Realist Antique Circus Art

Materials

Engraving, Aquatint

The Circus Dressing Room
The Circus Dressing Room
Price Upon Request
H 23.5 in W 18.5 in D 1 in
The Circus Dressing Room
By Dame Laura Knight
Located in Missouri, MO
Dame Laura Knight "The Circus Dressing Room" 1925 Etching Ed. 20 Signed Lower Right Image Size
Category

1920s Realist Antique Circus Art

Materials

Aquatint

Theobald Modespacher Original Watercolor, 1927, Circus Scene
Located in Phoenix, AZ
). The Circus theme painting measures 6"H x 8"W. The frame is 9 3/8"H x 11 3/4"W. The work is in the
Category

1920s Antique Circus Art

Materials

Paint

Le Cirque (The Circus) I
By Camille Hilaire
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Le Cirque (The Circus)" is an original colors lithograph by noted French
Category

Late 19th Century Impressionist Antique Circus Art

Materials

Lithograph

Le Cirque (The Circus) I
Le Cirque (The Circus) I
$1,000
H 20.85 in W 29 in D 0.01 in
Le Cirque (The Circus) IV
By Camille Hilaire
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Le Cirque (The Circus) IV" is an original colors lithograph on Arches paper by
Category

Late 19th Century Impressionist Antique Circus Art

Materials

Lithograph

Le Cirque (The Circus) IV
Le Cirque (The Circus) IV
$1,100
H 29.15 in W 21 in D 0.01 in
Le Cirque (The Circus) III
By Camille Hilaire
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Le Cirque (The Circus) III" is an original colors lithograph on Arches paper
Category

Late 19th Century Impressionist Antique Circus Art

Materials

Lithograph

Le Cirque (The Circus) III
Le Cirque (The Circus) III
$1,200
H 29.15 in W 21 in D 0.01 in
Le Cirque (The Circus) II
By Camille Hilaire
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Le Cirque (The Circus) II" is an original colors lithograph on Arches paper by
Category

Late 19th Century Impressionist Antique Circus Art

Materials

Lithograph

Le Cirque (The Circus) II
Le Cirque (The Circus) II
$1,200
H 29.15 in W 21 in D 0.01 in
(after) Auguste Roubille - lithograph poster - Circus
By Auguste Jean Baptiste Roubille
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: lithograph (after the poster). Printed in 1897 on smooth wove paper and published in Paris by Librairie Nilsson. Image size: 9 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches (240 x 110 mm). Sheet size: ...
Category

1890s Antique Circus Art

Materials

Lithograph

Circus girl reclining
By Walt Kuhn
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated center right, Seam down center where two sheets attached is original. Some slight surface smudging outside figure area .
Category

1920s Modern Antique Circus Art

Materials

Carbon Pencil

Circus Dog, The Saturday Evening Post cover
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed by artist lower right The Saturday Evening Post cover, July 29, 1922 This commission for The Saturday Evening Post is a brilliant example of Joseph Christian Leyendecker's ...
Category

1920s Antique Circus Art

Materials

Oil

1906 Antique FRENCH Carnival Festival Nightime Circus Impressionist Painting
Located in New York, NY
Impressionist painter, whose known for his rare subjects of Carnival and circus scenes Here for sale is a
Category

Early 1900s Impressionist Antique Circus Art

Materials

Oil

Early 20th Century, Circus Balancing Balls
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century circus balancing balls. We share what we love, and we love these rare early
Category

1920s British Folk Art Antique Circus Art

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Early 20th Century, Circus Balancing Balls
Early 20th Century, Circus Balancing Balls
$5,335
H 20 in W 20 in D 20 in
French Neo-Romantic Surrealist Painting "Circus" by Kristians Tonny
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Kristians Tonny (French, born Holland; 1907-1977) Circus Oil on prepared board, 16 1/2 x 13 inches
Category

1920s Surrealist Antique Circus Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Piccadilly Circus by Fortunino Matania
By Fortunino Matania
Located in New Orleans, LA
Fortunino Matania 1881-1963 Italian Piccadilly Circus Signed “Matania” (center, on bus
Category

Early 20th Century Antique Circus Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

'Fête Foraine', Circus, Brittany, Breton, Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
, Post-Impressionist figural landscape showing a staged preview of a circus and funfair held beside the
Category

1910s Impressionist Antique Circus Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Original Vintage Toy, Wind Up Circus Performer, 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
This Wind up Circus Performer is an original vintage toy. Vintage wind up mechanical toy
Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Circus Art

Materials

Metal

Original Vintage Toy, Wind Up Circus Performer, 1930s
Original Vintage Toy, Wind Up Circus Performer, 1930s
$240 Sale Price
30% Off
H 4.73 in W 1.97 in D 2.76 in
"Circus Day, " Cream of Wheat Advertisement, Saturday Evening Post, 1923
By Edward Vincent Brewer
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signature: Signed Lower Right "Circus Day", original Cream Of Wheat illustration. Artist applied
Category

1920s Antique Circus Art

Materials

Oil

Fernand Audet French Impressionist Oil, The Circus Horse
Located in Cirencester, GB
"The Circus Horse" by Fernand Audet (French, Tarascon 1923- Mulhouse 2016) oil painting on canvas
Category

Early 20th Century Antique Circus Art

Materials

Other

Piccadilly Circus, London, etching by Frederick Farrell, circa 1920
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Signed in pencil below the image by the artist. Blind stamps of etching societies lower left just under the image. Frederick Farrell was a Scottish etcher specializing in architectu...
Category

1920s Other Art Style Antique Circus Art

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

Antique American Ashcan School Modernist Circus Scene Signed PA Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school modernist circus scene by Ann Taube Goodman (Born 1905). Oil on canvas
Category

1910s Modern Antique Circus Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Circus Clown with Dogs, Cover for Country Gentleman, April 1929
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed and inscribed LRC Country Gentleman Cover illustration for April 1 1929. Gift to artist Harold Von Schmidt. Harold Von Schmidt (May 19, 1893 ...
Category

1920s Antique Circus Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Kees Van Dongen Circus Performers 1900s Vintage Vibrant Figure Fauvist Signed
By Kees van Dongen
Located in Milwaukee, WI
leading Fauvist artist Kees Van Dongen, signed in the lower right. In the piece, two circus performers
Category

Early 1900s Fauvist Antique Circus Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

Fine Scottish Oil Painting Circus Lady Performer, original antique oil painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
the Kirkcudbright artists, Haig Gordon, Kirkcudbright, 2006 Title: A Circus Performer Medium: oil on
Category

19th Century Victorian Antique Circus Art

Materials

Oil

"Circus, " Original Lithograph signed by Henri-Gabriel Ibels
By Henri Gabriel Ibels
Located in Milwaukee, WI
circus performers. 17 1/2" x 20 1/2" art 19 1/2" x 22 1/2" frame Henri-Gabriel Ibels (30 November 1867
Category

1890s Modern Antique Circus Art

Materials

Lithograph

Antique Japanese Woodblock - Kuniteru ll - French Equestrian Circus
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Antique Japanese Woodblock - Kuniteru ll - French Equestrian Circus on the grounds of Asakusa
Category

19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Circus Art

Materials

Paper

Antique Japanese Woodblock - Kuniteru ll - French Equestrian Circus
Antique Japanese Woodblock - Kuniteru ll - French Equestrian Circus
$1,189 Sale Price
20% Off
H 13.98 in W 9.65 in D 0.4 in
Circa 1900 American Ringling Brothers Circus Fairground Cart Panels Tiger & Lion
Located in Lowestoft, GB
by the Ringling Brothers Circus Show circa 1900 The two panels would have hung over the cages of
Category

Early 1900s American Antique Circus Art

Materials

Plaster, Pine

'Friends of the Circus' by Vincent de Vos (1829 – 1875) signed and dated 1872
Located in Knokke, BE
Vincent de Vos 1829 – Kortrijk – 1875 Belgian Painter 'Friends of the Circus' Signature: signed
Category

Late 19th Century Romantic Antique Circus Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Saint Ignatius of Antioch attacked by lions in the Circus and Emperor Trajan.
Located in Firenze, IT
The Martyrdom of Saint Ignatius of Antioch in the Circus during the Celebrations for Emperor Trajan
Category

Mid-19th Century Academic Antique Circus Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Al G. Barnes Animal Show Circus Original Poster Framed, United States, 1895
Located in Madrid, ES
Original framed poster of famous Al G. Barnes Circus "Animal show circus".
Category

1890s American Modern Antique Circus Art

Materials

Paper

Original circus poster of the beginning of the XXth century: Miss Aerdna
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful circus poster of the beginning of the XXth century: Miss Aerdna Presenter of two
Category

Early 20th Century Antique Circus Art

Materials

Paper, Linen, Lithograph

Hunt Brother Circus & Wild West Show Three-Sheet Broadside, circa 1900-1910
Located in York County, PA
Three-sheet, narrow, vertical broadside, made to advertise Hunt Brothers Circus and Wild West Show
Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Circus Art

Materials

Paper

Circus, Prince of the Great Cabarde - Lithograph by Auguste Wahlen - 1844
Located in Roma, IT
Circus, Prince of the Great Cabarde is a lithograph made by Auguste Wahlen in 1844. Hand colored
Category

1840s Modern Antique Circus Art

Materials

Lithograph

Original poster of circus from the 20s - Guerra Mix and its various attractions
Located in PARIS, FR
Original poster of circus of the 20s. Guerra Mix in JMC its various attractions. Cirque - Show
Category

1920s Antique Circus Art

Materials

Lithograph, Paper, Linen

Early 20th C Robert Lakin & Co Fairground Carnival Circus Pillars Edwin Hall
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A truly fantastic group of totally original untouched decorative fairground pillars by the infamous Robert J Lakin Company of 67 Besley Street, Streatham, London The pillars are h...
Category

Early 20th Century English Antique Circus Art

Materials

Pine

Circus Lot at Toledo, Ohio, Early 20th Century Cleveland School Artist
By Frank Wilcox
Located in Beachwood, OH
Frank Nelson Wilcox (American, 1887-1964) Circus Lot at Toledo, c. 1920 Watercolor on Whatman board
Category

1920s American Modern Antique Circus Art

Materials

Watercolor

Art Deco French Glazed Pottery Circus Performing Elephant Figure
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning French Art Deco glazed pottery sculpture of a circus elephant balanced on a ball dating
Category

1920s French Art Deco Antique Circus Art

Materials

Pottery, Terracotta

At the Circus - Original Ink Drawing by G. Galantara - Early 20th Century
By Gabriele Galantara
Located in Roma, IT
At the Circus is an original China ink drawing realized by Gabriele Galantara. At the top right
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Antique Circus Art

Materials

Ink

Art Deco Original Vintage French Circus Poster 'Teddy-Ted And Partner', 1926
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Art Deco original vintage French circus poster 'Teddy-Ted And Partner', 1926 This is an original
Category

1920s French Art Deco Antique Circus Art

Materials

Paper

Art Deco Bear Over Circus Ball, Car Mascot Hood Ornament, France, 1920
By Marcel-André Bouraine
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Rare Art Deco silvered bronze statuette of a bear over a marble circus ball. Car mascot hood
Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Circus Art

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Folk Art Fairground Pierrot Shooting Target Game by Saussine
Located in London, GB
Antique Shooting Target, Antique Shooting Game, Fairground Antique, Funfair Antique, Circus Antique
Category

1920s French Folk Art Antique Circus Art

Materials

Metal

Circus Ceramic Vase by Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Ceramic vase by Gio Ponti (1891-1979). Two-Handled vase decorated in relief with circus theme
Category

1920s Italian Art Deco Antique Circus Art

Materials

Ceramic

Circus Ceramic Vase by Gio Ponti
Circus Ceramic Vase by Gio Ponti
$21,000
H 9.45 in Dm 11.82 in
Set of two Wood Vintage Pull Toys, 20th Century
Located in Chappaqua, NY
Set of two vintage wood pull toys, 20th Century. Charming folk art circus wagon and pair of ducks
Category

Early 20th Century Folk Art Antique Circus Art

Materials

Wood, Paper

Set of two Wood Vintage Pull Toys, 20th Century
Set of two Wood Vintage Pull Toys, 20th Century
$495 / set
H 11.5 in W 15.75 in D 5 in
Circus
By David Schneuer
Located in Palm Desert, CA
around the world including the Munchener Stadt Museum, Spertus Museum, Chicago, Boston Fine Art Museum
Category

Early 20th Century Expressionist Antique Circus Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Circus
Circus
$9,800
H 23 in W 24.5 in
Circus
By Martha Walter
Located in East Hampton, NY
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art with Chase. She won a Cresson traveling scholarship in 1908 and from that
Category

1920s American Impressionist Antique Circus Art

Materials

Watercolor

Circus
Circus
$9,500
H 10.5 in W 13.25 in
Painted 'Rhinoceros' Circus Carousel Section
Located in Vancouver, BC
Ca. 1890 Hand painted late 19th century section of a circus carousel or out building depicting a
Category

19th Century American Folk Art Antique Circus Art

Materials

Wood

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Antique Circus Art For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal piece of antique circus art for your home. An item from our selection of antique circus art — often made from wood, metal and iron — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect choice in our collection of antique circus art — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each object in our assortment of antique circus art bearing Folk Art, Victorian or Art Deco hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made option in this array of antique circus art over the years, but those crafted by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Gong Bell Mfg. Co. and Watson Silver are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Antique Circus Art?

The average selling price for a piece of antique circus art at 1stDibs is $2,475, while they’re typically $96 on the low end and $51,500 for the highest priced.