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John Bobbish Circus Watercolor and Drawing
By John Boone
Located in New York, NY
Super adorable Circus watercolor and ink by NYC artist John Bobbish. John had a BFA from the school
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1990s American Vintage Circus Drawings

Materials

Wood, Paper

Vintage John Bobbish Circus Watercolor and Drawing
John Bobbish Circus Watercolor and Drawing
H 9.5 in W 11.5 in D 0.65 in
Circus in Villefranche-sur-Mer- Drawing in Pencil - 1948
Located in Roma, IT
Circus is a drawing in pencil on paper realized in 1948 and attributed to Géo François. Titled
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1940s Modern Vintage Circus Drawings

Materials

Pencil

Circus Performers
By Chaim Gross
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Circus Performers 1960 work size 11x13.5 Chaim Gross (1904 Austria–1991 USA) will always be
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1960s Expressionist Vintage Circus Drawings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pen

Pair of Circus Medrano Chalk Illustrations by André Legrand-Chabrier
By André Legrand-Chabrier
Located in valatie, NY
) was a French novelist, journalist, illustrator and chronicler of the French circus. One illustration
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1930s French Vintage Circus Drawings

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

"The Elephant Trainer at The Circus Bouglione" by André Legrand-Chabrier
By André Legrand-Chabrier
Located in valatie, NY
Le Dresseur et l'Eléphant du Cirque Bouglione (The Elephant Trainer at The Circus Bouglione) is a w
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20th Century French Vintage Circus Drawings

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

The Circus - 1987
By Gérard Blain
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
drawings, not unlike an artist whom he particularly admires: Sempé. Which leads us to conclude this
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1990s Vintage Circus Drawings

Materials

Watercolor

Circus Clown and Guitarist
Located in Milford, NH
A fine graphite drawing of a circus clown with guitarist by British / Canadian artist Jack Leonard
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1940s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Circus Drawings

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Alfred Daniels: Almshouses Canning Circus Nottingham - Conte Modern British Art
By Alfred Daniels
Located in London, GB
Alfred Daniels (1924-2015) Almshouses Canning Circus Nottingham, 1975 Conte and wash 33x62cm Born
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1970s Modern Vintage Circus Drawings

Materials

Conté

The circus - Watercolor by Mino Maccari - 1937
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Circus is an original watercolor realized by Mino Maccari in 1937. Good conditions. Mino
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1930s Modern Vintage Circus Drawings

Materials

Watercolor

Circus. 1957, paper, mixed technique, 19x27.2 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Adolfs Zardins (1890 08 II Riga, Latvia – 1967 07 II Jurmala, Latvia), painter. Only in 1990 his relatives give his artistic heritage to publicity. “I am 58, and in five Years my c...
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1950s Abstract Vintage Circus Drawings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

William Hesthal Original Watercolor, 1939, Surreal Whimsical Circus Scene
By William Hesthal
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Willaim Hesthal California artist original watercolor. Surreal and whimsical circus scene with
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Mid-20th Century Vintage Circus Drawings

Materials

Paint

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
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20th Century Contemporary Vintage Circus Drawings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Streetcar Circus 5/20 - figurative, playful, pop-art, editioned lithograph
By Charles Pachter
Located in Bloomfield, ON
For pop artist Charles Pachter, the Toronto streetcar symbolizes the urban landscape he calls home. The iconic image of the streetcar whose tracks have criss-crossed Canada’s largest...
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1970s Contemporary Vintage Circus Drawings

Materials

Lithograph

Circus Character - Original Tempera by J. René Paulz - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Circus Character is an original painting in tempera on paper, realized. by J. René Paulz. Hand
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Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Circus Drawings

Materials

Tempera, Ink

Illustration for the book Toby Tyler: Ten Weeks with a Circus
By Everett Shinn
Located in Fort Washington, PA
This original illustration was used in Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus by James Otis
Category

1930s Vintage Circus Drawings

Materials

Ink, Pen

Illustration for the book Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
By Everett Shinn
Located in Fort Washington, PA
This illustration was used in Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus by James Otis. Published in
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1930s Vintage Circus Drawings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Original Illustration for the book Toby Tyler Ten Weeks in a Circus
By Everett Shinn
Located in Fort Washington, PA
This illustration was used in Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus by James Otis. Published in
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1930s Vintage Circus Drawings

Materials

Ink, Paper, Pen

"Circus Side Show with Flying Turtles, " Purple Ink signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Circus Side Show with Flying Turtles" is an original purple ink drawing by David Barnett. The
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1960s Surrealist Vintage Circus Drawings

Materials

Ink

Alexander Calder Circus Reproduction Lithograph After a Drawing
By (after) Alexander Calder
Located in Surfside, FL
(after) Alexander Calder "Calder's Circus" offset lithograph on wove paper after drawings by the
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1930s American Modern Vintage Circus Drawings

Materials

Lithograph

Alexander Calder Circus Reproduction Lithograph of a Drawing
By (after) Alexander Calder
Located in Surfside, FL
discovery of some hundred masterful circus drawings completed over thirty years ago. We publish, for the
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1930s American Modern Vintage Circus Drawings

Materials

Lithograph

Alexander Calder Circus Reproduction Lithograph After a Drawing
By (after) Alexander Calder
Located in Surfside, FL
(after) Alexander Calder "Calder's Circus" offset lithograph on wove paper after drawings by the
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1930s American Modern Vintage Circus Drawings

Materials

Lithograph

Alexander Calder Circus Reproduction Lithograph After a Drawing
By (after) Alexander Calder
Located in Surfside, FL
(after) Alexander Calder "Calder's Circus" offset lithograph on wove paper after drawings by the
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1930s American Modern Vintage Circus Drawings

Materials

Lithograph

The Circus - Original Tempera by Irene Paulz - 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Circus is an original drawing in tempera realized by Irene Paulz. Hand-signed on the lower
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Vintage Circus Drawings

Materials

Paper, Tempera

Toulouse-Lautrec, Composition, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, At the Circus (after)
By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Located in Fairfield, CT
issued Notes: From the folio, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, A Suite of Color Drawings, At the Circus, 1967
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1960s Post-Impressionist Vintage Circus Drawings

Materials

Lithograph

Toulouse-Lautrec, Composition, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, At the Circus (after)
By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Located in Fairfield, CT
issued Notes: From the folio, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, A Suite of Color Drawings, At the Circus, 1967
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1960s Post-Impressionist Vintage Circus Drawings

Materials

Lithograph

Toulouse-Lautrec, Composition, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, At the Circus (after)
By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Located in Fairfield, CT
issued Notes: From the folio, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, A Suite of Color Drawings, At the Circus, 1967
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1960s Post-Impressionist Vintage Circus Drawings

Materials

Lithograph

Toulouse-Lautrec, Composition, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, At the Circus (after)
By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Located in Fairfield, CT
: From the folio, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, A Suite of Color Drawings, At the Circus, 1967. Published
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1960s Post-Impressionist Vintage Circus Drawings

Materials

Lithograph

Toulouse-Lautrec, Composition, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, At the Circus (after)
By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Located in Fairfield, CT
issued Notes: From the folio, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, A Suite of Color Drawings, At the Circus, 1967
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1940s Post-Impressionist Vintage Circus Drawings

Materials

Lithograph

Toulouse-Lautrec, Composition, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, At the Circus (after)
By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Located in Fairfield, CT
issued Notes: From the folio, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, A Suite of Color Drawings, At the Circus, 1967
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1960s Post-Impressionist Vintage Circus Drawings

Materials

Lithograph

Toulouse-Lautrec, Composition, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, At the Circus (after)
By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Located in Fairfield, CT
: From the folio, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, A Suite of Color Drawings, At the Circus, 1967. Published
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1960s Post-Impressionist Vintage Circus Drawings

Materials

Lithograph

Toulouse-Lautrec, Composition, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, At the Circus (after)
By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Located in Fairfield, CT
issued Notes: From the folio, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, A Suite of Color Drawings, At the Circus, 1967
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1940s Post-Impressionist Vintage Circus Drawings

Materials

Lithograph

Toulouse-Lautrec, Composition, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, At the Circus (after)
By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Located in Fairfield, CT
issued Notes: From the folio, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, A Suite of Color Drawings, At the Circus, 1967
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1940s Post-Impressionist Vintage Circus Drawings

Materials

Lithograph

Toulouse-Lautrec, Composition, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, At the Circus (after)
By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Located in Fairfield, CT
issued Notes: From the folio, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, A Suite of Color Drawings, At the Circus, 1967
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1940s Post-Impressionist Vintage Circus Drawings

Materials

Lithograph

Toulouse-Lautrec, Composition, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, At the Circus (after)
By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Located in Fairfield, CT
issued Notes: From the folio, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, A Suite of Color Drawings, At the Circus, 1967
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1940s Post-Impressionist Vintage Circus Drawings

Materials

Lithograph

Toulouse-Lautrec, Composition, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, At the Circus (after)
By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Located in Fairfield, CT
issued Notes: From the folio, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, A Suite of Color Drawings, At the Circus, 1967
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1940s Post-Impressionist Vintage Circus Drawings

Materials

Lithograph

Toulouse-Lautrec, Composition, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, At the Circus (after)
By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Located in Fairfield, CT
issued Notes: From the folio, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, A Suite of Color Drawings, At the Circus, 1967
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1940s Post-Impressionist Vintage Circus Drawings

Materials

Lithograph

Toulouse-Lautrec, Composition, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, At the Circus (after)
By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Located in Fairfield, CT
issued Notes: From the folio, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, A Suite of Color Drawings, At the Circus, 1967
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1940s Post-Impressionist Vintage Circus Drawings

Materials

Lithograph

Toulouse-Lautrec, Composition, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, At the Circus (after)
By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Located in Fairfield, CT
issued Notes: From the folio, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, A Suite of Color Drawings, At the Circus, 1967
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1940s Post-Impressionist Vintage Circus Drawings

Materials

Lithograph

Toulouse-Lautrec, Composition, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, At the Circus (after)
By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Located in Fairfield, CT
: From the folio, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, A Suite of Color Drawings, At the Circus, 1967. Published
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1940s Post-Impressionist Vintage Circus Drawings

Materials

Lithograph

Toulouse-Lautrec, Composition, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, At the Circus (after)
By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Located in Fairfield, CT
issued Notes: From the folio, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, A Suite of Color Drawings, At the Circus, 1967
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1940s Post-Impressionist Vintage Circus Drawings

Materials

Lithograph

Toulouse-Lautrec, Composition, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, At the Circus (after)
By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Located in Fairfield, CT
issued Notes: From the folio, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, A Suite of Color Drawings, At the Circus, 1967
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1940s Post-Impressionist Vintage Circus Drawings

Materials

Lithograph

Toulouse-Lautrec, Composition, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, At the Circus (after)
By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Located in Fairfield, CT
: From the folio, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, A Suite of Color Drawings, At the Circus, 1967. Published
Category

1940s Post-Impressionist Vintage Circus Drawings

Materials

Lithograph

Toulouse-Lautrec, Composition, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, At the Circus (after)
By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Located in Fairfield, CT
issued Notes: From the folio, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, A Suite of Color Drawings, At the Circus, 1967
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1940s Post-Impressionist Vintage Circus Drawings

Materials

Lithograph

Toulouse-Lautrec, Composition, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, At the Circus (after)
By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Located in Fairfield, CT
: From the folio, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, A Suite of Color Drawings, At the Circus, 1967. Published
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1940s Post-Impressionist Vintage Circus Drawings

Materials

Lithograph

"Andes Mountains Peru South America, " Joseph Yoakum, Black Folk Art Landscape
By Joseph Yoakum
Located in New York, NY
Yoakum began drawing in the early 1960s. Most of his work consists of radiantly colored landscapes with
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1960s Folk Art Vintage Circus Drawings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Ballpoint Pen, Color Pencil

Young Girl by the Window, Mid-century Portrait
By Ben Messick
Located in Soquel, CA
a childhood fascination with the circus and started drawing and painting the circus in 1935. His
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1940s American Impressionist Vintage Circus Drawings

Materials

Paper, Ink

On the Beach Baroque Style Figurative
By Ben Messick
Located in Soquel, CA
a childhood fascination with the circus and started drawing and painting the circus in 1935. His
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1940s Baroque Vintage Circus Drawings

Materials

Paper, Ink

C is for Clown (Alphabet Series) - 1991 Signed Limited Edition
By Peter Blake
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
, Blake infuses each letter with playful and nostalgic imagery, drawing from classic circus themes
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1990s Pop Art Vintage Circus Drawings

Materials

Lithograph

"Stabile with Red Sun Galerie Maeght" Lithograph Poster
By Alexander Calder
Located in Milwaukee, WI
of movement by a single unbroken line. He also took an interest in sport and circus events and
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1970s Post-Modern Vintage Circus Drawings

Materials

Lithograph

"Maeght Editeur, " Original Color Lithograph Poster
By Alexander Calder
Located in Milwaukee, WI
circus events and contributed drawings to the satirical National Police Gazette. From these activities it
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1970s Post-Modern Vintage Circus Drawings

Materials

Lithograph

"Derriere Le Miroir" Catalog with Five Lithographs
By Alexander Calder
Located in Milwaukee, WI
an interest in sport and circus events and contributed drawings to the satirical National Police
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1970s Modern Vintage Circus Drawings

Materials

Lithograph

Cyril Edward Power, Study for Piccadilly Circus III, circa 1930
By Edward Power
Located in London, GB
Cyril Edward Power, Grosvenor school, wax crayon on tracing paper. Rare chance to acquire a work by one of the leading British artists of the Grosvenor school of Art. This work shows...
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1930s English Art Deco Vintage Circus Drawings

Materials

Paper

Feeding Time at the Circus
By Ben Messick
Located in Graton, CA
. Messick had a childhood fascination with the circus and started drawing and painting the circus in 1935
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Vintage Circus Drawings

Materials

Oil

Circus figures
By Jorge Castillo
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork is an original watercolor by surrealist Spanish artist Jorge Castillo, born 1933. It is signed and dated 78 at the upper right corner. The image size is 21 x 29.5 inches...
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1970s Surrealist Vintage Circus Drawings

Materials

Watercolor

Circus figures
Circus figures
H 37.5 in W 25.25 in D 2.5 in
"Circus Dreams...Muted Screams, " original pastel drawing by Della Wells
By Della Wells
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Circus Dreams...Muted Screams" is an original pastel drawing by Della Wells. The artist signed and
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1990s Vintage Circus Drawings

Materials

Pastel

The Happy Circus
By Gérard Blain
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful drawing of the great french artist Gerard Blain. Gallery certificate Hand signed by
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1990s Vintage Circus Drawings

Materials

Felt, Ink, Watercolor

The Happy Circus
The Happy Circus
H 19.69 in W 25.6 in
“The Circus Performer”
By William Gropper
Located in Southampton, NY
Original gouache on archival paper of a female circus performer by the American artist, William
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1950s Modern Vintage Circus Drawings

Materials

Gouache, Archival Paper

At the Circus
By Akos Szabo
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Born in Budapest, Hungary in 1936, artist Akos Szabo studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Hungary under Janos Kmetty and Aurel Bernath. By 1960, Szabo and his contemporaries birthe...
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1950s Modern Vintage Circus Drawings

Materials

Watercolor

At the Circus
At the Circus
H 15.63 in W 10.13 in
Surrealist Study of Circus Figures
Located in Houston, TX
Possibly a surrealist study with human figures, two dogs, and a camel within a tent structure. Painting is painted on tan paper with blue and earth toned colors. Newly framed in a gr...
Category

20th Century Abstract Vintage Circus Drawings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

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
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20th Century Contemporary Vintage Circus Drawings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

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Vintage Circus Drawings For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of vintage circus drawings available on 1stDibs. Browse a selection of Modern, Abstract or Post-Impressionist versions of these works for sale today — there are 21 Modern, 3 Abstract, 2 Contemporary, 2 Surrealist and 1 Post-Impressionist examples available. There are many variations of these items available, from those made as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Adding a colorful piece of art to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — see the vintage circus drawings on 1stDibs that include elements of gray, beige, brown, orange and more. Many versions of these artworks are appealing in their rich colors and composition, but (after) Alexander Calder, Gérard Blain, René Genis, David Barnett and Moe Brooker produced especially popular works that are worth a look. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in lithograph, paint and watercolor — can elevate any room of your home.

How Much are Vintage Circus Drawings?

Prices for art of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — vintage circus drawings in our inventory begin at $210 and can go as high as $28,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,200.