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CIRCUS PERFORMERS
CIRCUS PERFORMERS

CIRCUS PERFORMERS

By Simka Simkhovitch

Located in Portland, ME

Simkhovich, Simka. CIRCUS PERFORMERS. Lithograph, C. 1933. Edition size not known.

Category

1930s Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Portrait of Bert Lahr -  Circus Performer - Modernism
Portrait of Bert Lahr -  Circus Performer - Modernism

Portrait of Bert Lahr - Circus Performer - Modernism

By Walt Kuhn

Located in Miami, FL

A recent Kuhn Circus Performer sold for $312,000 at Bonhams, NY Bert Lahr shined in the role of The Cowardly Lion in the Wizard of OZ.

Category

1940s American Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Original Vintage Toy, Wind Up Circus Performer, 1930s
Original Vintage Toy, Wind Up Circus Performer, 1930s

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 representing a circus performer.

Category

Early 20th Century French Toys

Materials

Metal

Circus Performer, Signed Modern Lithograph by Benjamin Levy

Circus Performer, Signed Modern Lithograph by Benjamin Levy

By Benjamin Levy

Located in Long Island City, NY

Untitled - Circus Performer Benjamin Levy Israeli/American (1940) Date: Circa 1965 Lithograph, Signed and Numbered in Pencil Edition of 50 Size: 13 in. x 16 in. (33.02 cm x 40.64 cm)

Category

1960s Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Large Abstract Bronze Circus Performers Rosewood Base Victor Zaikine Giacometti
Large Abstract Bronze Circus Performers Rosewood Base Victor Zaikine Giacometti

Large Abstract Bronze Circus Performers Rosewood Base Victor Zaikine Giacometti

By Zak Zaikine 1

Located in Roslyn, NY

A Wonderful Large Abstract Sculpture Made By Intricately Twisting And Welding Bronze Pieces To Form These Two Circus Performers Resting On Top Of A Rosewood Base Signed On The Bottom...

Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

An oil painting of circus performers by Emilio Grau Sala
An oil painting of circus performers by Emilio Grau Sala

An oil painting of circus performers by Emilio Grau Sala

By Emilio Grau Sala

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

An oil painting of circus performers by Emilio Grau Sala, featuring circus performers, including a dancer in a white tutu on a painted blue stage, with a gilt horse’s head roundel, a...

Category

Late 20th Century Spanish Paintings

Materials

Paint

Tiffany & Co Enamel Circus Performer Brooch Designed by Donald Claflin
Tiffany & Co Enamel Circus Performer Brooch Designed by Donald Claflin

Tiffany & Co Enamel Circus Performer Brooch Designed by Donald Claflin

By Donald Claflin for Tiffany & Co.

Located in New York, NY

Tiffany & Co Enamel Circus Performer Brooch Designed by Donald Claflin This rare Tiffany & Co. circus performer brooch, designed by Donald Claflin and crafted by Carvin Fre...

Category

Vintage 1960s American Brooches

Materials

Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum

French Figurative Circus Performers Oil Painting Large Mid Century
French Figurative Circus Performers Oil Painting Large Mid Century

French Figurative Circus Performers Oil Painting Large Mid Century

By Yvette Bossiere

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title French Figurative Circus Performers Oil Painting Large Mid Century Yvette Bossiere Key Details Artist: Yvette Bossiere (French, b.1926), signed lower corner and verso Medium: ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Israeli Surrealist Painting Female Circus Performer Acrobat with Cat
Israeli Surrealist Painting Female Circus Performer Acrobat with Cat

Israeli Surrealist Painting Female Circus Performer Acrobat with Cat

By Haya Graetz Ran

Located in Surfside, FL

Voluptuous, ala Fernando Botero, female circus performer with spectators and cat. Haya Ran was born in Holon, Israel in 1948 on the same date as the State of Israel was founded.

Category

20th Century Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

A. Sabran - 20th Century Oil, Circus Performers
A. Sabran - 20th Century Oil, Circus Performers

A. Sabran - 20th Century Oil, Circus Performers

Located in Corsham, GB

A striking study depicting performs appearing to be a clown, acrobat and ring leader on a circus stage. The artist captures the figure in a loose expressionist style. Signed to the l...

Category

20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Georges Seurat, The Circus Performer, from Derriere le Miroir, 1966 (after)
Georges Seurat, The Circus Performer, from Derriere le Miroir, 1966 (after)

Georges Seurat, The Circus Performer, from Derriere le Miroir, 1966 (after)

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph after Georges Pierre Seurat (1859–1891), titled La banquiste (The Circus Performer), originates from the 1966 folio Derriere le Miroir, No. 158–159, publish...

Category

1960s Post-Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Kees Van Dongen Circus Performers 1900s Vintage Vibrant Figure Fauvist Signed
Kees Van Dongen Circus Performers 1900s Vintage Vibrant Figure Fauvist Signed

Kees Van Dongen Circus Performers 1900s Vintage Vibrant Figure Fauvist Signed

By Kees van Dongen

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Les Artistes du Cirque" is an original painting in ink, watercolor, and gouache on paper by leading Fauvist artist Kees Van Dongen, signed in the lower right. In the piece, two circ...

Category

Early 1900s Fauvist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

Large French Signed Oil - Abstract Circus Performers Acrobats on Horseback
Large French Signed Oil - Abstract Circus Performers Acrobats on Horseback

Large French Signed Oil - Abstract Circus Performers Acrobats on Horseback

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Artist/ School: French School, circa 1960's, signed Title: The Circus Acrobats Medium: oil on board, framed Framed: 32 x 39.5 inches Board: 29 x 36 inches Provenance: private col...

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

1960's French Post Impressionist Oil The Circus Performers Montparnasse Frame
1960's French Post Impressionist Oil The Circus Performers Montparnasse Frame

1960's French Post Impressionist Oil The Circus Performers Montparnasse Frame

By Josine Vignon

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Circus by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) signed on front and back oil painting on canvas, framed in original 'Montparnasse' style frame. framed: 26 x 23 inches canvas: 18 x 1...

Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage Ceramic Circus Bowl on Elephant Stand by Dan and Nisha Ferguson
Vintage Ceramic Circus Bowl on Elephant Stand by Dan and Nisha Ferguson

Vintage Ceramic Circus Bowl on Elephant Stand by Dan and Nisha Ferguson

Located in Palm Beach, FL

The bowl is hand decorated with stylized circus performers around a swirling vortex signed Nisha 92 Acrobats.

Category

20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

Art Deco Original Vintage French Circus Poster 'Teddy-Ted And Partner', 1926
Art Deco Original Vintage French Circus Poster 'Teddy-Ted And Partner', 1926

Art Deco Original Vintage French Circus Poster 'Teddy-Ted And Partner', 1926

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

It is advertising circus performers, Ted and Teddy. These performers would advertise their show by putting up this poster whenever they were in town.

Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Posters

Materials

Paper

Circus Girl With Plumed Hat
Circus Girl With Plumed Hat

Circus Girl With Plumed Hat

By Yasuo Kuniyoshi

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Kuniyoshi did several images of female circus performers, this being one of the rarest.

Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

High Flyer circus trapeze artist bright colors blue sky clouds bold
High Flyer circus trapeze artist bright colors blue sky clouds bold

High Flyer circus trapeze artist bright colors blue sky clouds bold

By Philomena Marano

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Although "High Flyer" is a contemporary setting of a bungee jump in an American traveling circus it is also a tribute to "Miss La La," a circus performer of color who in 1875 worked ...

Category

2010s Hard-Edge Figurative Prints

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Gio Ponti Teacups and Saucers for Ginori, Il Circo
Gio Ponti Teacups and Saucers for Ginori, Il Circo

Gio Ponti Teacups and Saucers for Ginori, Il Circo

By Gio Ponti

Located in Riverdale, NY

Each decorated with a charming Modernist figure of a circus performer. Measures: Cups 2" x 2" high, Saucers 4.5" x .75" high.

Category

Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Trapeze Artists, Ringling Brothers' Circus, New York, 1936 - Ilse Bing

Trapeze Artists, Ringling Brothers' Circus, New York, 1936 - Ilse Bing

By Isle Bing

Located in London, GB

The works on view - depicting dancers at the Moulin Rouge and circus performers - demonstrate her pursuit of clarity in motion.

Category

Early 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

The High Chair - American Desert Landscape Circus Lifestyle Photography

The High Chair - American Desert Landscape Circus Lifestyle Photography

By Morgan Silk

Located in Brighton, GB

In this portrait by Morgan Silk, he captures the uncanny scene that is taking place in the desert. A group of circus performers wait for their cue to be called while they balance alm...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Color

Le Cirque ( Edition 109/130 )
Le Cirque ( Edition 109/130 )

Le Cirque ( Edition 109/130 )

By Paul Guiramand

Located in New York, NY

Paul Guiramand, (French 1926 - 2008), "Le Cirque" Edition 109/130, Abstract Lithograph on Arches signed and numbered in pencil, 22 x 17.25, Late 20th Century, ca. 1970 Colors: Black...

Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Mesdames et Messieurs (circus, 1920s, 1930s, performance, ~32% OFF)

Mesdames et Messieurs (circus, 1920s, 1930s, performance, ~32% OFF)

By Philip Verhoeven

Located in Kansas City, MO

Another captivating depiction of circus life in the 1920s and 1930s by Verhoeven, illustrating the grandeur of the circus performers of the time.

Category

2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Permanent Marker

"Acrobats at Rest", Vivid Circus Scene w/ Elephant by Woman Artist, 1930s
"Acrobats at Rest", Vivid Circus Scene w/ Elephant by Woman Artist, 1930s

"Acrobats at Rest", Vivid Circus Scene w/ Elephant by Woman Artist, 1930s

By Dorothy Van Loan

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Vividly painted in a palette of orange-red, pink, forest green and scarlet, this WPA-period painting of a group of circus performers relaxing between performances was executed by Dor...

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

Cyrk Waistcoated Seal 1966 Polish Circus Poster, Waldemar Swierzy
Cyrk Waistcoated Seal 1966 Polish Circus Poster, Waldemar Swierzy

Cyrk Waistcoated Seal 1966 Polish Circus Poster, Waldemar Swierzy

Located in Bath, Somerset

Artists were able to interpret circus performers and animals with humour, abstraction and expressive graphic invention, creating posters that work beautifully as standalone artworks.

Category

20th Century Polish Posters

Materials

Paper

"CYRK WEIGHT LIFTING SKATER " Original Circus Poster, Jan KOTARBINSKI 1974
"CYRK WEIGHT LIFTING SKATER " Original Circus Poster, Jan KOTARBINSKI 1974

"CYRK WEIGHT LIFTING SKATER " Original Circus Poster, Jan KOTARBINSKI 1974

Located in Bath, Somerset

We adore Jan Kotarbinski's design of a very talented weightlifting, rollerskating circus performer that features on this rare first edition Polish cyrk (circus) poster from 1974.

Category

20th Century Polish Posters

Materials

Paper

Circus Rider, Acrobat
Circus Rider, Acrobat

Circus Rider, Acrobat

By Simka Simkhovitch

Located in New York, NY

He did a series of works that received much attention at the time, of circus performers. Everyone from the ringmaster, to the tight-rope walkers to the acrobats.

Category

1920s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Time to Sweep

Time to Sweep

By Grace Ramsey

Located in Columbia, MO

Before establishing herself as a visual artist, she spent over a decade as a circus performer, an experience to which she attributes her bold color palettes and sweeping lines.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Gardener

The Gardener

By Grace Ramsey

Located in Columbia, MO

Before establishing herself as a visual artist, she spent over a decade as a circus performer, an experience to which she attributes her bold color palettes and sweeping lines.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Leftovers No. 4

Leftovers No. 4

By Grace Ramsey

Located in Columbia, MO

Before establishing herself as a visual artist, she spent over a decade as a circus performer, an experience to which she attributes her bold color palettes and sweeping lines.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...

Materials

Oil Crayon

Leftovers No. 2

Leftovers No. 2

By Grace Ramsey

Located in Columbia, MO

Before establishing herself as a visual artist, she spent over a decade as a circus performer, an experience to which she attributes her bold color palettes and sweeping lines.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...

Materials

Oil Crayon

Leftovers No. 3

Leftovers No. 3

By Grace Ramsey

Located in Columbia, MO

Before establishing herself as a visual artist, she spent over a decade as a circus performer, an experience to which she attributes her bold color palettes and sweeping lines.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...

Materials

Oil Crayon

Leftovers No. 5

Leftovers No. 5

By Grace Ramsey

Located in Columbia, MO

Before establishing herself as a visual artist, she spent over a decade as a circus performer, an experience to which she attributes her bold color palettes and sweeping lines.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...

Materials

Oil Crayon

God Only Knows

God Only Knows

By Grace Ramsey

Located in Columbia, MO

Before establishing herself as a visual artist, she spent over a decade as a circus performer, an experience to which she attributes her bold color palettes and sweeping lines.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Circus Tents, Abstract Painting
Circus Tents, Abstract Painting

Circus Tents, Abstract Painting

By Patrick O'Boyle

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist CommentsAcrobats and circus performers with their lively gestures and colorful outfits fascinate artist Patrick O’Boyle.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Portrait of Bert Lahr as Burlesque Clown - The Cowardly Lion in the Wizard of Oz
Portrait of Bert Lahr as Burlesque Clown - The Cowardly Lion in the Wizard of Oz

Portrait of Bert Lahr as Burlesque Clown - The Cowardly Lion in the Wizard of Oz

By Walt Kuhn

Located in Miami, FL

He had a personal affinity for painting circus performers Provenace: Sotheby's, New York Barridoff Galleries Kennedy Galleries Amon Carter Museum University of Arizona Art Gallery

Category

1940s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Circus Tents Series, Abstract Painting
Circus Tents Series, Abstract Painting

Circus Tents Series, Abstract Painting

By Patrick O'Boyle

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist CommentsArtist Patrick O’Boyle draws inspiration from acrobats and circus performers, capturing their lively movement and colorful presence.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

"Circus, " Original Lithograph signed by Henri-Gabriel Ibels
"Circus, " Original Lithograph signed by Henri-Gabriel Ibels

"Circus, " Original Lithograph signed by Henri-Gabriel Ibels

By Henri Gabriel Ibels

Located in Milwaukee, WI

This piece depicts a few disconcerted circus performers. 17 1/2" x 20 1/2" art 19 1/2" x 22 1/2" frame Henri-Gabriel Ibels (30 November 1867 Paris – February 1936 Paris), was a Fr...

Category

1890s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Les Saltimbanques
Les Saltimbanques

Les Saltimbanques

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Wien, 9

The artwork explores the lives of circus performers, or saltimbanques, who were often subjects of introspective melancholy in Picasso's art during this time.

Category

1910s Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

"The Green Man"  Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
"The Green Man"  Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting

"The Green Man" Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting

By Glenn Ibbitson

Located in Brecon, Powys

Perhaps… The audience’s perceptions and preconceptions are exploited by a visual subterfuge to blur the line between the genuine and the fraudulent, reality and illusion. An ensemble...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Figure With Red Cubes"  Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
"Figure With Red Cubes"  Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting

"Figure With Red Cubes" Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting

By Glenn Ibbitson

Located in Brecon, Powys

Perhaps… The audience’s perceptions and preconceptions are exploited by a visual subterfuge to blur the line between the genuine and the fraudulent, reality and illusion. An ensemble...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Art Deco Bronze ‘Juggler’ Figural Table Lamps by Roland Paris, German circa 1920
Art Deco Bronze ‘Juggler’ Figural Table Lamps by Roland Paris, German circa 1920

Art Deco Bronze ‘Juggler’ Figural Table Lamps by Roland Paris, German circa 1920

By Roland Paris

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

Each lamp is finely cast and with rich patination and depict a Chinese circus performer balancing on a ball whilst juggling.

Category

Early 20th Century German Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Self-Portrait with Leica Camera, Paris, 1931 - Ilse Bing (B&W Photography)

Self-Portrait with Leica Camera, Paris, 1931 - Ilse Bing (B&W Photography)

By Isle Bing

Located in London, GB

The works on view - depicting dancers at the Moulin Rouge and circus performers - demonstrate her pursuit of clarity in motion.

Category

Early 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Eiffel Tower, 1931 - Ilse Bing (Black and White Photography) 20th Century

Eiffel Tower, 1931 - Ilse Bing (Black and White Photography) 20th Century

By Isle Bing

Located in London, GB

The works on view - depicting dancers at the Moulin Rouge and circus performers - demonstrate her pursuit of clarity in motion.

Category

Early 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

New York, 1951 - Ilse Bing (Black & White Photography) Mid-20th Century

New York, 1951 - Ilse Bing (Black & White Photography) Mid-20th Century

By Isle Bing

Located in London, GB

The works on view - depicting dancers at the Moulin Rouge and circus performers - demonstrate her pursuit of clarity in motion.

Category

Early 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Cancan Dancers, Moulin Rouge, Paris, 1931 - Ilse Bing (B&W Photography)

Cancan Dancers, Moulin Rouge, Paris, 1931 - Ilse Bing (B&W Photography)

By Isle Bing

Located in London, GB

The works on view - depicting dancers at the Moulin Rouge and circus performers - demonstrate her pursuit of clarity in motion.

Category

Early 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

"Julian the Hospitaller, " Impressionist Scene W/ Saint and Laborers in the Field
"Julian the Hospitaller, " Impressionist Scene W/ Saint and Laborers in the Field

"Julian the Hospitaller, " Impressionist Scene W/ Saint and Laborers in the Field

Located in Philadelphia, PA

He is considered the patron saint of hospitality, ferrymen, innkeepers and circus performers. De Bourgade exhibited in Paris at the Salon des Artistes Français starting in 1912 and r...

Category

Vintage 1910s French Beaux Arts Paintings

Materials

Paint

Boxing, Moulin Rouge, Paris, 1931 - Ilse Bing (Black & White Photography)

Boxing, Moulin Rouge, Paris, 1931 - Ilse Bing (Black & White Photography)

By Isle Bing

Located in London, GB

The works on view - depicting dancers at the Moulin Rouge and circus performers - demonstrate her pursuit of clarity in motion.

Category

Early 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Cancan Dancers, Moulin Rouge, Paris, 1931 - Ilse Bing (B&W Photography)

Cancan Dancers, Moulin Rouge, Paris, 1931 - Ilse Bing (B&W Photography)

By Isle Bing

Located in London, GB

The works on view - depicting dancers at the Moulin Rouge and circus performers - demonstrate her pursuit of clarity in motion.

Category

Early 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

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Find the exact circus performer you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. In our selection of items, you can find Modern examples as well as a Impressionist version. Making the right choice when shopping for a circus performer may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 20th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a circus performer to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of black, beige, brown, gray and more. There have been many interesting circus performer examples over the years, but those made by Walt Kuhn, Pierre Bosco, Dame Laura Knight, Jean-Louis-Marcel Cosson and Peter Max are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. Artworks like these of any era or style can make for thoughtful decor in any space, but a selection from our variety of those made in paint, oil paint and canvas can add an especially memorable touch.

How Much is a Circus Performer?

The average selling price for a circus performer we offer is $2,700, while they’re typically $300 on the low end and $145,000 for the highest priced.