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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
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1920s American Realist Antique Circus Art

Materials

Watercolor

Antique Circus Wagons
Circus Wagons
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.
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19th Century Antique Circus Art

Materials

Mixed Media

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
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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
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19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Circus Art

Materials

Lithograph

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
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Early 1900s American Folk Art Antique Circus Art

Materials

Canvas

Circus Fight
By Monte Crews
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Watercolor Dimensions: 16.00" x 20.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right
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Early 20th Century Antique Circus Art

Materials

Watercolor

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
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1910s Antique Circus Art

Materials

Linen, Paper, Lithograph

Circus of Romulus, Via Appia, Rome
By Fratelli Alinari
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Fratelli Alinari (19th century) Circle: View of the ruins of the Circus of Romulus on the Via Appia
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19th Century Antique Circus Art

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

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Linen

Antique Early 20th Century Circus Banner
Early 20th Century Circus Banner
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
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1920s Realist Antique Circus Art

Materials

Aquatint, Engraving

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
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1920s Realist Antique Circus Art

Materials

Aquatint

At the Circus - Original wooodcut, Handsigned
By Robert Bonfils
Located in Paris, FR
Robert BONFILS At the Circus, 1927 Original woodcut Handsigned in pencil Numbered /160 On vellum
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1920s Art Deco Antique Circus Art

Materials

Woodcut

At the Circus
By Martha Walter
Located in Lawrence, NY
Gloucester, Massachusetts, where she summered and opened an art school. Walter participated in the annual
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1920s American Impressionist Antique Circus Art

Materials

Watercolor

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 .
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1920s Modern Antique Circus Art

Materials

Carbon Pencil

Pair of Lion Oil Paintings on Board, Perhaps Circus Decor
Located in Palm Beach, FL
architectural remnants possible from a circus car.
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Early 20th Century Folk Art 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
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1920s British Folk Art Antique Circus Art

Materials

Mirror, Wood

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 ...
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1920s Antique Circus Art

Materials

Oil

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
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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
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Early 20th Century Antique Circus Art

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

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
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Early 20th Century French Antique Circus Art

Materials

Metal

"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
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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
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Early 20th Century Antique Circus Art

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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...
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1920s Other Art Style Antique Circus Art

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

Clowns and Circus Horse beautifully drawn Watercolour Studies by Edward Seago
By Edward Seago
Located in ludlow, GB
captivated by the Gypsy Travellers and the Circus, he made many paintings and studies and in fact published 2
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Early 20th Century Naturalistic Antique Circus Art

Materials

Watercolor

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
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1910s Modern Antique Circus Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

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
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Early 1900s Fauvist Antique Circus Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

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 ...
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1920s Antique Circus Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"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
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1890s Modern Antique Circus Art

Materials

Lithograph

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
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19th Century Victorian Antique Circus Art

Materials

Oil

Georges Rouault "The Shooting Star Circus" Original Engraving 1938
By Georges Rouault
Located in San Francisco, CA
Georges Rouault "The Shooting Star Circus" Original Engraving 1938 Wood engraving from an
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Early 20th Century Abstract Impressionist Antique Circus Art

Materials

Engraving

Early 20th Century Leather Clown Shoes Popeio Carnival Fairground Circus
Located in Lowestoft, GB
the clown known as Popeio, who worked with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. They
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Early 20th Century Belgian Edwardian Antique Circus Art

Materials

Leather

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".
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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
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Early 20th Century Antique Circus Art

Materials

Linen, Paper, 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
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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
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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
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1920s Antique Circus Art

Materials

Linen, Paper, Lithograph

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...
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Early 20th Century English Antique Circus Art

Materials

Pine

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
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1920s French Art Deco Antique Circus Art

Materials

Pottery, Terracotta

Art Deco French Glazed Pottery Circus Performing Elephant Figure
Art Deco French Glazed Pottery Circus Performing Elephant Figure
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H 13.59 in W 7.88 in D 4.93 in
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
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1920s American Modern Antique Circus Art

Materials

Watercolor

Study for The Circus - Stamp Signed Gouache, Pastel and Pencil Drawing 1957
By Marc Chagall
Located in London, GB
-Vence, Alpes-Maritimes Title: Study for The Circus Equisse pour ‘Le Cirque’, 1957 Technique: Stamp
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1850s Fauvist Antique Circus Art

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Pastel, Gouache, Pencil

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
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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
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1920s French Art Deco Antique Circus Art

Materials

Paper

Art Deco male athlete harlequin with guitar by deaf artist cubist painting
Located in Norwich, GB
A stunning oil on canvas in the purest art deco style by French born Jean Hanau. It depicts a
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Circus Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Antique Early Gambling Folk Art Gaming Device, Holtz
Located in Forney, TX
An exceptionally scarce antique American Folk Art gambling triple stacked wooden arrow spindle
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19th Century Folk Art Antique Circus Art

Materials

Metal, Iron

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
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1920s Italian Art Deco Antique Circus Art

Materials

Ceramic

Folk Art Americana Hand-Painted Circus Banner of a Seal Man by Fred Johnson
Located in New York, NY
20th Century American painted side show circus banner of a man in the form of a seal titled "Sealo
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Circus Art

Materials

Canvas

Paysage by LOUIS HAYET - Art, French Post-Impressionist Painter, Landscape
By Louis Hayet
Located in London, GB
evolution from Impressionism to Neo-Impressionism. He was drawn to themes such as the circus, modern urban
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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Antique Circus Art

Materials

Oil

Cabaret Dancers by LUDOVIC-RODO PISSARRO - Post-Impressionist Art, Paris Scenes
By Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro
Located in London, GB
generally signed his works "Ludovic-Rodo", or early on in his career, "Rodo". The impact of Camille’s art
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Early 20th Century Fauvist Antique Circus Art

Materials

Oil

Turn of the Twentieth Century's European Circus Poster, 1909, Chocolat Aviateur
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Foottit (often misspelled Footit) and Chocolat were a circus duo who made their debut in the late
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Circus Art

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Paper, Wood

Pair of Lion Oil Paintings on Board, Perhaps Circus Decor
Located in Palm Beach, FL
architectural remnants possible from a circus car.
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Circus Art

Landscape View Of St. Peter's Basilica Oil Paint Rome Grand Tour Style 19th
Located in Roma, IT
its resemblance to that of the spina of a Roman circus, took the name of "Spina di Borgo".In the
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19th Century Other Art Style Antique Circus Art

Materials

Oil

Italian Landscape Oil Paint on Board View of Arch of Constantine and Meta Sudans
Located in Roma, IT
the chariots had to turn in circus competitions, and sudans because it seemed to sweat: in fact, the
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19th Century Other Art Style Antique Circus Art

Materials

Oil

Oil Paint View Of St. Peter's Basilica With The Square and Colonnade and Obelisk
Located in Roma, IT
its resemblance to that of the spina of a Roman circus, took the name of "Spina di Borgo".In the
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19th Century Other Art Style Antique Circus Art

Materials

Oil

1896 poster by H. G. Ibels "Demi Cabots le café-concert le cirque les forains"
By Henri Gabriel Ibels
Located in PARIS, FR
," offers a vivid glimpse into the colorful world of Parisian café-concerts and circuses during the late
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1890s Art Nouveau Antique Circus Art

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Linen, Paper, Lithograph

Cabaret Dancers, Oil on canvas by Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro
By Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro
Located in London, GB
career simply "Rodo". The impact of Camille’s art and teaching on Rodo was considerable. His artistic
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Early 1900s Fauvist Antique Circus Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Levitation magic poster, The Fakir Shah Rabey and The Aerial Woman, c. 1915
Located in Chicago, IL
British Circus Music-Hall Impérator, Le Fakir Shah Rabey et Son Sujet "Astrale" La Femme Aérienne!! (One
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1910s Art Nouveau Antique Circus Art

Materials

Lithograph

Original Wood Carved SHOW Majorette Letterpress Triangle Poster Company
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Large hand carved circus or carnival SHOW letterpress with wonderful and graphic carved majorette
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Early 20th Century Folk Art Antique Circus Art

Materials

Wood

Dog Painting: "Portrait of a Chihuahua with Red Bow" Zacharias Noterman ca 1870s
By Zacharias Noterman
Located in SANTA FE, NM
were creatures of the Parisian art world during throughout their respective lives and careers, it's not
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1870s Antique Circus Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

"Workers" Russian Constructivist 1920s Modern Social Realism Cubism Figurative
Located in New York, NY
of the prominent poet and translator Samuil Marshak, such as Circus, Ice Cream, Tale About a Foolish
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1920s Constructivist Antique Circus Art

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Weather Map
By William L'Engle
Located in Provincetown, MA
line. Frequently, his subjects were entertainers, circus performers, athletes, and dancers. Later
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Mid-19th Century Abstract Antique Circus Art

Materials

Watercolor

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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.