Antique Circus Art

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Martha Walter was a second generation American Impressionist painter. She devoted her long and successful career to painting life as she saw it with overtones of Impressionism and Mo...

This gorgeous carousel horse once belonged to a summer camp in Glen Spey, NY. The camp owners acquired the whole merry-go-round in 1940 at an auction. It is attributed to Charles Loo...

Large antique iron banded wood carnival strongman's mallet. Measures: Length 35 3/4 inches, height 9 1/2 inches, diameter 8 inches. Terrific object.

Original antique circus advertising poster - Cycling The Air of the Bros. Wichmann - featuring a colourful design depicting two men performing tricks on their bikes including riding ...

Incredibly Rare Art Deco Circus Elephant lamp made in the early 1930s in hand-hammered chromed brass.

Exhibitions: Barbara Mathes Gallery, New York, "Circus", April 24-June 12, 1998; American Federation of Arts, New York, "Images from the World Between - The Circus in Twentieth Centu...

A one-man exhibition of his works is held at the Arts and Crafts Club in New Orleans. 1945-46 Children's Holiday Circus of Modern Art, at Museum of Modern Art, December 4, 1945-Ja...

J. NICOTINA "CIRCUS" OIL ON CANVASBOARD, SIGNED AMERICAN, DATED 1950 22 X 30 INCHES Original Frame

Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles; Museum of Modern Art, New York; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Museum of Modern Art, Oxford; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; Internation...

Possibly tropical woods with a South East Asian design to bring mystery and mystique to the travelling circus. Incredible Folk Art carvings with circus history.

Primitive Wood American Folk Art Lion Carving from Circus Wagon Free Shipping within the United States and Canada.

Antique Art Deco armor bronze circus elephant bronze clad table ashtray. item features maker stamps to rear, multiple "B" stamps to underside, elephant form balancing on red ball, br...

Mysterious circus wagon figure by Samuel A. Robb for Barnum & Bailey Circus

Ashcan school view of a circus tent with horses. Oil on canvas, circa 1920. Signed lower right, "RJ". Displayed in a modernist wood frame. Image size, 13"L x 8.5"H, overall 14"L ...

A great piece of circus history. Original wheel from a late 19th century circus wagon. A great piece of sculpture or would make a fantastic base for a table. Very heavy wood surro...

19th century circus flagpole We are proud to offer an original 19th century hand carved circus flagpole. Made from pine and hand painted with red, blue, and white painted surface. W...

A large American circus wagon mask, carved from a single piece of soft wood, likely to be pitch pine. Depicting a mythical creature probably a Faun. The mask retains its original st...

Vintage circus painting. Watercolor and gouache on paper, circa 1920. Signed lower right. Displayed in a giltwood frame. Image, 23"L x 13"H, overall 31"L x 21"H.

Pair of antique oil on board oval panels portraying folky whimsical lion heads. These panels are architectural remnants possible from a circus car.

Modernist abstracted landscape painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1930. Signed illegibly. Displayed in a period modernist frame. Image size, 20"L x 10"H, overall 25.5"L x 15.5"H.

Magnificent pair of large circus or fairground display lions, handmade and painted thick gauge sheet metal with wrought iron frame and folding Stand so these can be free standing or ...

This paper mache tiger head from the 1920's features glass eyes and a fantastic vibrant original paint surface. Presented on original black painted wood shield mount. Likely a circus...

A wonderful piece of English Folk Art. A hand carved and painting Tiller & Clowes donkey marionette circa 1880 in age. The piece would of been used in a large travelling show perform...

Whimsical cast iron horse drawn articulated toy that depicts a clown who, when rolled across a flat surface, fans himself by waving his right arm back and forth. It was manufactured ...

Antique American hand painted circus carnival canvas or banner to announce a sideshow with "Strange Girls".

Intriguing wooden Folk Art from a carnival or circus, representing a ship figurehead/mermaid.

Signed and titled oil on board landscape circa 1900 by English impressionist painter George Hyde Pownall. The piece depicts a view of Piccadilly Circus in the city of Westminster in ...

A lovely oil on board circa 1890 by English impressionist painter George Hyde Pownall depicting the Piccadilly Circus in the city of Westminster in London's west end. Elegantly dress...

Each of the many figures is painted with the utmost quality and skill, with many different stories being told throughout the scene. Look closly at the Circus on the left hand side an...

While magicians have been associated by religious communities with the black arts throughout history, magicians such as Robert Heller, Alexander Herrmann, and Harry Kellar embraced t...

Early 20th century sideshow banner with an extremely unusual subject matter. Painted and signed by E. J. Hayden & Co Inc, Studios, 106-110 Bway, Bklyn, NY.

Rare Schoenhut Humpty Dumpty Circus Collection We are proud to offer a wonderful collection of early 20th Century Schoenhut German Humpty Dumpty toy collection, handmade from various...

An intriguing study of travelling performers outside a farm where a flock of geese have gathered. Well presented in a Hogarth frame. Unsigned. On paper.

Georges Rouault "The Shooting Star Circus" Original Engraving 1938 Wood engraving from an illustrated book Dimensions 8" x 12" The lightly distressed frame measures 19" x 24". Pla...

An early fairground carving of a eastern moustached ottoman, in untouched original condition. The carving has been overpainted and overpainted, typically the way of a travelling f...

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was one of the most influential print makers and artists of the 1900s. His iconic works like 'Avril' and the poster collection for the Moulin Rouge. He was ...

The Martyrdom of Saint Ignatius of Antioch in the Circus during the Celebrations for Emperor Trajan - Russian School of the Mid-19th Century Signed on the lower right.

Vincent de Vos 1829 – Kortrijk – 1875 Belgian Painter 'Friends of the Circus' Signature: signed lower right and dated 1872 'V. de Vos. 72' Medium: oil on panel, with the artist’s c...

London is an original china ink drawing on paper realized by an Anonymous artist of the XX century. The State of preservation is very good with the traces of time. Hand-signed not...

Wilcox died on April 17, 1964, having taught at the Cleveland School of Art (now Cleveland Institute of Art or CIA) for over 40 years.

This set of 8 Richard Ginori dessert plates are decorated with subjects from the Gio Ponti designs of his "Il Circo" Circus pattern. The Art Deco clean lines are framed with a burgun...

20th Century American painted side show circus banner of a man in the form of a seal titled "Sealo" (signed FRED JOHNSON, O HENRY TENT & AWNING, Chicago).  

Pair of antique oil on board oval panels portraying folky whimsical lion heads. These panels are architectural remnants possible from a circus car.

Wurlitzer Calliola is a specific type of large, elaborate, self-playing musical instrument, essentially a grand carousel or band organ, often with a beautiful wooden case, designed ...

Henri DE Toulouse Lautrec (French 1864 - 1901) Lithograph executed in sienna earth tones depicting a circus act. Stamped along the bottom right “GOUPIL & CIE”. Framed in a beautiful ...

A charming 2 piece set of hand-painted Haviland & Company porcelain child's bowl and plate. Folke Art style painted circus animals, lion, bear and elephant surrounding a circus tent ...

Antique American folk art dog circus oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed.

Circus advertising wooden sign. These type of signs would go on the circus wagons or tents.

He was knighted for his services to art in 1937.

This unique and striking display was discovered on a recent trip to Paris. It's a life sized Panther recreation. I'm guessing its made from carved wood. Covered with blackened leathe...

Signature: Signed & Dated Lower Right

Fortune Teller Circus sign

"FANTASY" by Thomas Hart Benton. Oil on canvas laid on wood with a gorgeous gold gilded frame. Price upon request.

Field by Millard Owen Sheets, American (1907–1989) Date: circa 1977 Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 250 Size: 24 in. x 35 in. (60.96 cm x 88.9 cm)

Summertime in Martha's Vineyard is drenched in saturated yellows and reds. People in the foreground look out to the sea. Two people on horseback are masterfully rendered in a loose ...

Gustave Baumann, 'Taos Placita', color woodcut, 1947, edition 125. Baumann 132. Signed, titled, and numbered '20-125' in pencil; with the artist’s Hand-in-Heart chop. A superb, richl...

Mexican Travelers by Millard Owen Sheets, American (1907–1989) Date: Circa 1977 Lithograph on Arches paper, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 250 Size: 24 in. x 35 in. (60.96 ...

Wonderful and darkly intriguing original artwork by renowned American Modernist artist and California artist benefactor Millard Sheets (1907-1989) featuring wartime boats caught in s...

Signed and dated lower right: Millard Sheets / 1976

Fisherman by Millard Owen Sheets, American (1907–1989) Date: circa 1977 Lithograph, signed in pencil Edition of AP Image Size: 22 x 29.5 inches Size: 27 x 35 in. (68.58 x 88.9 cm)

In some instances, a painting will look significantly much better in person than it does digitize. This is one instance. In-person, this painting will knock your socks off. It is...

MILLARD SHEETS (1987 – 1989) HORSE FRIGHTENED BY LIGHTNING, 1939 Lithograph signed in pencil, annotated “TRIAL PROOF”. The published edition is 75. Image, 17 x 22”. Sheet 19 ½” x 2...