Circus Big Top
Modernist Oil Painting George Schwacha Carnival Circus Big Top Ferris Wheel WPA
By George Schwacha Jr
Located in Surfside, FL
Hand signed lower left corner
Oil on masonite
Dimensions: Frame H 18.25" x W 22.25". Sight H 11.25" x W 15.25
This is a great scene, vintage Americana. Possibly Coney Island in Brook...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
$1,500
H 18.25 in W 22.25 in
"Circus Is in Town, " Social Realist Painting with Elephants and Giraffe
By Anne Walker
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Exuberant and vividly painted, this painting depicts the circus big top on the edge of a small town
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
$4,900
H 24.5 in W 30.75 in D 2 in
Set Of 6 Adam Tihany For Le Cirque Villeroy & Boch 12" Oval Plates
By Adam Tihany
Located in Bridgeport, CT
. The plates with yellow circus big top flying red flags and scattered colorful balls with double blue
Category
20th Century Luxembourgish Hollywood Regency Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
$150 / set
H 0.63 in W 12.5 in D 9.25 in
Vintage Mexican full size papier mache 1980s armchair chair, folk art postmodern
Located in Hastings, GB
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An amazing combination of Memphis Milano and circus big top pattern and colour: buy it if you want a
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Folk Art Painted Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint, Paper
$1,582
H 40.56 in W 33.86 in D 25.99 in
CIRCUS Signed Lithograph, Big Top Tent, Animals, Trapeze Act, Acrobats, Clowns
Located in Union City, NJ
delightful color rendering of a lively circus show inside the big top tent filled with a variety of animals
Category
1970s Contemporary Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Large Israeli Colorful Metal Wall Sculpture Painting Circus Scene Calman Shemi
By Calman Shemi
Located in Surfside, FL
unicycle, clown with umbrella, and acrobat under the circus big top tent.
Calman Shemi, sculptor and
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$3,200
H 34.5 in W 35.5 in D 4 in
Circus Floor Lamp Designed by Corinna Warm for Warm Black/Bronze
By WARM, Corinna Warm
Located in Santa Monica, CA
tent- “The Big Top”, is intended to compliment, rather than dominate an interior space, resulting in
Category
2010s American Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Circus Floor Lamp Designed by Corinna Warm for Warm White/Bronze
By Corinna Warm, WARM
Located in Santa Monica, CA
tent- “The Big Top”, is intended to compliment, rather than dominate an interior space, resulting in
Category
2010s American Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Circus - Mid 20th Century French Modernist Oil on Canvas Figurative Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
depicting figures outside a circus with big top tent, monkeys on a caravan and parrot in the tree.
The work
Category
1950s Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Original poster from the 1930s Amalie Lorch and her Dalmatian dogs
Located in PARIS, FR
theatres, variety halls, or big-top circuses throughout Europe, where audiences were drawn to the novelty
Category
1930s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Linen, Paper, Lithograph
$1,619
H 47.25 in W 33.08 in
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Vintage Circus Tent Flag, Bailey
Located in Aurora, OR
These vintage circus flags come from the days of the Ringling, Barnum, and Bailey Big Top Circus
Category
Mid-20th Century Carnival Art
"Circus Is in Town, " Superb Social Realist Painting by Anne Walker, 1930s
By Anne Walker
Located in Philadelphia, PA
circus big top on the edge of town, with a wagon to one side, a pair of elephants waiting for their
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
H 24.5 in W 30.75 in L 24.5 in
Large Israeli Colorful Metal Wall Sculpture Painting Circus Scene Calman Shemi
By Calman Shemi
Located in Surfside, FL
unicycle, clown with umbrella, and acrobat under the circus big top tent.
Calman Shemi, sculptor and
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
H 34.5 in W 35.5 in D 4 in
"Shoved by Beauty" White, Pink, Green, Blue Toned Abstract Mixed Media Painting
Located in Houston, TX
playing with Vivian, one of his two young daughters by his first marriage, he painted a circus big top
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Original Vintage Poster The Circus These Men Use Shell You Can Be Sure Of Shell
Located in London, GB
colourful artwork depicting circus performers behind big top circus tents in a countryside setting, the
Category
Vintage 1930s British Posters
Materials
Paper
H 30.12 in W 45.08 in D 0.04 in
Le Cirque du Soleil.
Located in Cotignac, FR
below and the sun shining through the opening in the Big Top.
The circus was a recurrent them for Jean
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Crayon, Watercolor, Gouache, Felt Pen
Circus Big Top - Horses, Riders & Clowns
Located in Soquel, CA
an unknown California artist, titled "Circus Big Top - Horses, Riders and Clowns." Unsigned. Unframed
Category
1940s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Circus (Big Top Tiger Cage Painting)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Mary Rose Palau (American, 20th century). Circus, ca. 1965. Oil on canvas, 28 x 30 inches, 37 x 39
Category
Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
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Vintage Sunmasters Umbrella Rainbow Big Top Circus Colorful Tassel Fringe
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Costa Mesa, California. Massive 8 foot diameter. The colors are so amazing, with a big top Circus
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
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Naugahyde
Whimsical Circus Theme Wicker Handbag by Soure Bag NY circa 1950s
Located in University City, MO
velvet striped ribbons replicating the big top circus tent theme
The front exterior features an
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Novelty Bags
Original Vintage Poster The Circus These Men Use Shell You Can Be Sure Of Shell
Located in London, GB
colourful artwork depicting circus performers behind big top circus tents in a countryside setting, the
Category
1930s More Prints
Materials
Paper
1960s Malcolm Starr Ringmaster Skirt
Located in Rockwood, ON
circus with the big top colors all around. Lions, panthers - all the bog cats are represented and made of
Category
1960s Skirts
Vintage Circus Tent Flag, Ringling
Located in Aurora, OR
These vintage circus flags come from the days of the Ringling, Barnum and Bailey Big Top Circus
Category
Mid-20th Century Carnival Art
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Circus Big Top For Sale on 1stDibs
You are likely to find exactly the circus big top you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. There are many abstract, contemporary and Impressionist versions of these works for sale. If you’re looking for a circus big top 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 21st Century. If you’re looking to add a circus big top to create new energy in an otherwise neutral space in your home, you can find a work on 1stDibs that features elements of brown, gray, beige, blue and more. There have been many interesting circus big top examples over the years, but those made by Ben Messick, Eric Edward Esper, Hadley Northrop, Jim Shaw and Calman Shemi are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, oil paint and canvas.
How Much is a Circus Big Top?
The price for a circus big top in our collection starts at $399 and tops out at $30,650 with the average selling for $2,009.
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