The Equestrian Circus Oil Painting on Canvas, Late 20th Century
Located in Genève, GE
Carlo Roselli, Carlo Roselli Painting, Italian Artist, Italian Painting, Equestrian Circus, Circus Painting, Circus Horses, White Horses Painting, Horse Painting, Equestrian Art, Cir...
Oil, Canvas
Edward Marecak Clowns Jugglers Acrobats 1986 Abstract Circus Oil Painting
By Edward Marecak
Located in Denver, CO
A vibrant 1986 abstract circus painting by Edward Marecak titled Clowns, Jugglers and Acrobats, depicting a dynamic ensemble of performers in motion—clowns, jugglers, and acrobats re...
Oil
$20,000
Hagenbeck-Wallace Annex. Circus Oil Painting of Depression Era Columbus, Ohio.
By Clyde Singer
Located in Marco Island, FL
American life is captured in this Clyde Singer painting, Hagenbeck-Wallace Annex (1972), where he depicts a moment in the circus coming to town.
Oil, Board
Family Circus, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Trixie Pitts
Located in Yardley, PA
"Family Circus" is a new dynamic abstract expressionist oil painting on canvas by Trixie Pitts.
Oil
Circus of Invention, Abstract Oil Painting
By Cynthia Ligeros
Located in San Francisco, CA
Words that describe this painting: abstract, modern, abstract, non-representational, oil painting, yellowCircus of InventionCynthia LigerosOil painting on stretched canvasPainting wr...
Oil
Circus Trapeze: Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Paul Wadsworth
Located in Brecon, Powys
Paul Wadsworth has an innate talent for capturing moments of time and place. Using this ability he creates beautiful, beguiling stories with his images. Summer sunshine at a festival...
Oil
Circus Nativity: Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Paul Rossi
Located in Brecon, Powys
Oil on canvas, signed I work in oils, goauche, charcoal, pencil, pen and ink, and less frequently, in acrylic and watercolour. My work takes a figurative approach to space and tends...
Canvas, Oil
Yellow Edge - Circus. Contemporary Abstract Oil painting
By Phillip Alder
Located in Brecon, Powys
Abstract expressionist recollection of a acrobat at a circus
Oil
Circus of Invention, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Cynthia Ligeros
Located in Yardley, PA
The spattered and running paint symbolize exploring this landscape of your imagination and discovering new sparks of insight and encouragement. This original oil painting was crea...
Oil
Indian Circus. Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
By Paul Wadsworth
Located in Brecon, Powys
From the Artist's 2020 India Series. Centred round Kerala in southern India. Large vibrant abstract expressionist paintings from this well collected artist. Signed
Canvas, Oil
$876Sale Price|20% Off
Antique American Abstract Expressionist Circus Interior Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American abstract painting. Oil on canvas. Measuring: 24 by 28 inches overall and 20 by 24 artwork alone. Framed. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.
Oil, Board
India, Circus Dancers. Large Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
By Paul Wadsworth
Located in Brecon, Powys
There are many travelling circuses in India. Performances are given in the open air and often just for a meal and a place to sleep. The dancers cluster together in brightly coloured ...
Oil
"Circus Carnival" Oil On Canvas
Located in Bristol, CT
Colourful circus carnival oil on canvas Image Sz: 15 1/2"H x 13 3/4"W Frame Sz: 16 7/8"H x 15"W w/ gilt bamboo frame
Canvas, Oil
consequently flying circus 07, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By RK POLAK
Located in Yardley, PA
It's a humorous, erotic and intimate abstract painting. It's about human nature, our imperfections and insecurities. It is also a celebration of the beauty of human body...
Oil
The Clown of the Circus: Contemporary Oil Painting on Canvas
By Evelyne Ballestra
Located in Miami, FL
Ballestra expresses a unique movement in each painting with a very subtle sensuality and a juxtaposition of colors to reveal light and shadows, creating a synergy between the piece a...
Oil, Canvas
"Morning of the First Act", Contemporary Landscape, Circus, Chairs, Oil Painting
By Alexandra Rozenman
Located in Franklin, MA
Alexandra Rozenman’s “Morning of the First Act” is a 16 x 20 x 2 inch oil painting on canvas. It gives us a feeling that something magical is about to happen.
Canvas, Oil
$1,656Sale Price|20% Off
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: ...
Oil
Alfred Statler Signed Vintage American Modernist Circus Trapeze Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist circus interior oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed.
Oil, Canvas
$524Sale Price|20% Off
20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting Circus Tent Landscape
By Elisabeth Hahn
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Elisabeth Hahn (German 1924-2021), Elisabeth Hahn was born in Dortmund, Germany, where she began her artistic studies. In 1953, she moved to Paris. She continued her studie...
Oil
$676
Piccadilly Circus-original modern London cityscape oil painting-contemporary art
By Lisa Bisbee
Located in London, Chelsea
It takes forever, You wouldn’t know it, but I guess I’m a perfectionist.' - Lisa Bisbee This oil painting captures the vibrant essence of London’s Piccadilly Circus in a bold, impre...
Canvas, Oil
$600Sale Price|25% Off
The Circus Show - whimsical, colorful original oil painting- expressive
By Ferija Tugrann
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a beautiful whimsical oil on cardboard - unframe. It is sold unframed for $750 or $900 framed with a white or black wood frame, archival mattboard and UV glass. Please cont...
Oil, Acrylic, Cardboard
Circus with Clown and Dog Oil Painting
Located in Water Mill, NY
Mid-Century circus with clown and dog oil painting on canvas.
Circus Girl, Cubist Oil on Canvas Painting by Remo Farruggio
Located in Long Island City, NY
Remo Farruggio, Italian/American (1904 - 1981) - Circus Girl Year: circa 1950s Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed Size: 36 x 26 in. (91.44 x 66.04 cm) Frame Size: 40.25 x 30.25 inches
Oil
Dennis Burlingame, WPA Era, Circus Sideshow "SnakeCharmer" Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist painting of a circus by Dennis Meighan Burlingame (1901 - 1964).
Canvas, Oil
At the Circus I, Impressionist Oil Painting by Charles Cobelle
By Charles Cobelle
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Charles Cobelle, French (1902 - 1994) Title: At the Circus I Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 24 x 20 in. (60.96 x 50.8 cm) Frame Size: 30 x 26 inches
Canvas, Oil
Oil Painting Clown Musician Signed L. Angeli Colorful Figurative Art Circus
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Expressive and playful oil painting on canvas depicting a cheerful clown musician in motion, rendered in a vibrant and whimsical style.
Oil
A Set of Circus Paintings
By Pascal Cucaro, 1915-2003
Located in San Francisco, CA
There’s the balloon vendor, confident, straightforward and approaching the viewer to make his sale. But there’s also a shadow figure, boldly executed, perhaps a glimpse of the inner ...
Canvas, Oil
High Wire, bright color oil painting circus theme, vertical composition
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
*ABOUT Stephen Basso Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are alive with boundless imagina...
Canvas, Oil
Mystic Circus Abstract Painting, Oil on Canvas, 21st Century, Unframed
By Evelyne Ballestra
Located in Miami, FL
Evelyne Ballestra's work with signs, symbols and esoteric spirituality reflects her passion for the ancient past and represents a symbolic return to the ground from which we emerged....
Oil, Canvas
$2,316Sale Price|20% Off
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, circa 1925. Signed. Displayed in a modernist frame. Image size, 24"L x 20"H.
Canvas, Oil
Sun Circus II Oil Painting on Canvas, Neo-Expressionist, Framed, 2010+
By Evelyne Ballestra
Located in Miami, FL
Born 1949, Fréjus, France French artist Evelyne Ballestra studied painting in the South of France before moving to Switzerland where she met her mentor, Rolf Dürig, a master of the ...
Oil, Canvas
Oil Painting Clown on Swing Signed L. Angeli Colorful Figurative Art Circus
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Charming and expressive oil painting on canvas depicting a playful clown seated on a swing, captured mid-motion with a sense of lightness and joy.
Oil
"Warrington Circus PA" Bucks County Pastoral Landscape Oil Painting on Board
By Christopher Willett 1
Located in New York, NY
Post-Impressionist summer pastoral scene of a circus with tent, balloons, figures and Elephant in Warrington, PA.
Oil, Board
$3,600
Surrealist Oil Painting Circus Horse Scene Lionel Kalish Fantasy Scene New York
Located in Surfside, FL
Lionel Kalish (American B.1931) Hand signed lower right Oil on canvas Titled: "The Arrival" Dimensions: (Frame) H 22" x W 28" (Sight) H 25.5" x W 19.75" Modernist circus scene depi...
Canvas, Oil
Andrene Kauffman Circus or Zoo Abstract Oil Painting Chicago WPA Woman Artist
Located in Surfside, FL
Oil on masonite. Hand signed ANKAU lower left.
Masonite, Oil
Vintage 1940’s Circus Acrobat Oil on Canvas Painting. Unique modern style.
Located in Baltimore, MD
It possibly reads “WAINWRIGHT”. The painting fully appears to date ca. 1940, or just thereafter.
Oil
$3,600
Samuel Brecher WPA Artist Mid Century Mod Modernist Oil Painting Circus Clowns
By Samuel Brecher
Located in Surfside, FL
American artist Samuel Brecher (New York, 1897-1982) Oil on Canvas, Hand signed "S.Brecher" lower right. Dimensions: Frame size: 24 X 30 image 17.5 X 23.5 Provenance: Marbella Ga...
Canvas, Oil
Circus Backstage (At Play), Cubist Oil on Board Painting by John F. Leonard
Located in Long Island City, NY
Circus Backstage (At Play) (70) John F. Leonard American (1921–1987) Date: circa 1965 Oil on Board, unsigned Size: 18.5 in. x 30 in. (46.99 cm x 76.2 cm)
Oil, Board
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...
Masonite, Oil
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...
Oil
Adam Grant Oil on Board Painting, Titled "Circus Couple"
By Adam Grant
Located in Toledo, OH
A great oil on board by Adam Grant. This work is titled “Circus Couple” and shows two acrobatic performers.
Paint
Circus Family
By Benjamin Stahl
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed Lower Right by Artist
Oil
$3,210Sale Price|20% Off
Traveling circus. 2018, canvas, oil, 100x50 cm
By Igor Maikov
Located in Riga, LV
Igor Maikov (1966) Education: 1981 - 1984 The Art Academy of Latvia 1973 - 1983 Salaspils Primary and Secondary School Exhibitions: 1994 - Group Exhibition «Rol-Art», Latvia ...
Canvas, Oil
Price Upon Request
Circus
By Reza Afrookhteh
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Signed, titled. Dated 2015 Reza begun studying art seriously at age 15 and was studying at the institute of art in Iran where he graduated with highest honors. He also studied pr...
Canvas, Oil
Circus - Oil on Canvas by Anastasia Kurakina - 2019
By Anastasia Kurakina
Located in Roma, IT
Circus is an original oil painting on canvas, realized in 2019 by the emerging artist, Anastasia Kurakina.
Oil
Impressionist Portrait Painting of Circus Clown 1950
Located in Rochester, NY
Bold portrait of an introspective circus clown. Rich colors. Detailed circus background. Oil on masonite. Signed Klotz. Dated 1950. Unfarmed. ...
Masonite, Oil
British Sad Clown Boy Oil Painting on Canvas Barry Leighton Jones Circus Scene
By Barry Leighton-Jones
Located in Surfside, FL
Frame: 27 X 21 Image: 23.5 X 17.5 Barry Leighton-Jones was born in London, England in 1932 and is a direct descendant of the Victorian artist and President of the Royal Academy, Lor...
Canvas, Oil
Reno Circus Circus
By Terry Thompson
Located in Fairfield, CT
For nearly twenty years, Thompson has focused primarily on painting old neon signs that have somehow avoided the wrecking ball - the signs that have lived and beat the odds. These s...
Canvas, Oil
French Mod Surrealist Commedia dell'arte Circus Scene Oil Painting J.P. Serrier
By Jean Pierre Serrier
Located in Surfside, FL
Jean Pierre Serrier (French, 1934-1989) Oil on canvas painting depicting four figures Hand signed lower right. Measures (frame) 26.5" x 30" wide, and (sight) 18.25." x 22.25" wide....
Canvas, Oil
$1,699Sale Price|20% Off
Circus Princess. 2015. Oil on canvas, 65x60 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Circus Princess. 2015. Oil on canvas, 65x60 cm Nugzar Avtandilovich Kahiani was born in Poti, Georgia in 1952.
Canvas, Oil
“Circus Yard” American Regionalist, Elephants, Tents, Performers, Clowns, Oil
By Paul Sample
Located in Yardley, PA
“Circus Yard” by Paul Starrett Sample (American, 1896-1974).
Canvas, Oil
Christina Gschwantner Circus Gestures Contemporary Abstract Painting Bright
By Christina Gschwantner
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
The work reflects the artist’s mastery of gesture and emotion, where each mark becomes a visual language. A striking piece that brings movement, depth, and intensity to any collectio...
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Circus love
By Aldona Jablonska Klimczak
Located in Barcelona, CT
Oil painting on canvas.
Oil
$9,500
Huge Red Grooms Monotype Oil Painting LA Hollywood Circus Film Cartoon Pop Art
By Red Grooms
Located in Surfside, FL
Red Grooms (American, b. 1937). Keystone Kops to the Rescue III. 2006. Triptych color monotype created by the artist with lithographic ink on plexiglass plates, and then hand-color...
Monoprint, Monotype
Painting by F. Sans Castaño painted in Oil with Circus Motifs
Located in Neguri, Vizcaya
Painting by Francisco Sans Castaño painted in Oil with Circus Motifs Canvas size 44 x 33 cm. ( 17,32 x 12,99 in.)
Acrylic
$850
Madeleine Flaschner (1933-2022) - 20th Century Oil, The Circus Ring
By Madeleine Flaschner
Located in Corsham, GB
The Circus Ring, oil on canvas. Signed upper right-hand corner. (Provenance: Atelier Madeleine Flaschner).
Oil
“Dreamy Surrealist Circus”
Located in Warren, NJ
Juan Urbina Dreamy Surrealist Circus Painting. In good condition measures 51x44 could use a new frame
Oil
Au Circus
By Dietz Edzard
Located in Sheffield, MA
Dietz Edzard German, 1893-1963 Au Circus Oil on canvas 22 by 31 in. W/frame 32 by 41 in.
Oil
$12,500
1906 Antique FRENCH Carnival Festival Nightime Circus Impressionist Painting
Located in New York, NY
Alfonse Proost (1880-1957) Oil on canvas Original Frame Signed and dated lower right 1906 20x32 inches unframed 27x39 inches overall w/ frame Alfonse Proost is an important 19th cen...
Oil
$330Sale Price|20% Off
Fernand Audet French Impressionist Oil, The Circus Horse
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"The Circus Horse" by Fernand Audet (French, Tarascon 1923- Mulhouse 2016) oil painting on canvas, unframed painting: 13 x 8.5 inches Condition report: Very sound, with some old s...
Acrylic
Unavailable
H 25.5 in W 19 in D 0.75 in
Abstract Oil Painting on Burlap Circus "Juggler"
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Painting of a young Mexican girl juggling, using bright colors and geometric patterns.
Unavailable
H 19 in W 25.5 in D 0.75 in
Abstract Oil Painting on Burlap Circus Lion
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Painting on burlap by Jose Maria de Servin of an abstract lion animal using bright colors and geometric patterns. In this piece the artist simplifies the representation of the animal...
Unavailable
H 17 in W 13.5 in D 1.25 in
"The Doll and The Circus" Oil Portrait Painting by Santini Poncini
Located in Pasadena, CA
Some artists immediately stand out for the singularity of their work. Although little is known about the 20th-century French painter Santini Poncini, his work is instantly recognizab...
Oil
Piccadilly Circus
By Carlos Marijuan
Located in London, GB
Oil on board 77 x 122 cm
Board, Oil
Circus Show
Located in New York, NY
Circus show is made up of fifteen 40” x 32” panels that together depict and circus scene.
Oil
"Circus Performers"
By William Schulhoff
Located in Nashville, TN
En verso: exhibition label from Carnegie Institute Jovial and playful male circus performer scene laden with pink and blue pastels. William K. Schulhoff was born on March 19, 1...
Oil
Circus Scene
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Hudson, NY
“For me no great art has ever existed without some mystery and some awe. That is the vast intangible, which can never be defined but only felt in an elusive way, that stirs the spir...
Canvas, Oil
Unavailable
H 17.32 in W 16.93 in
Heinrich Richter-Berlin "Zirkus" ( Circus ) Oil Paint on Board, 1979
By Heinrich Richter (b.1884)
Located in Berlin, DE
Oil on hardboard, 1979 by Heinrich Richter-Berlin ( 1884-1981 ), Germany. Monogrammed and dated lower left: Richter-Berlin, Nov. 79. Framed. Height: 17.32 in ( 44 cm ) Width: 16.93 i...
Oil, Board
Untitled (Circus Scene)
By Francis Luis Mora
Located in New York, NY
F. Luis Mora, a Uruguayan-born American, was a renowned artist, painter, muralist, illustrator and teacher. He exhibited widely during his lifetime and received many important public...
Canvas, Oil
The Circus Tent
By Guy Pène Du Bois
Located in New York, NY
Provenance: Senator William Benton, Southport, CT By descent in the family The Louise Benton Wagner Trust Exhibited: Guy Pène du Bois: Artist About Town, Corcoran Gallery of A...
Canvas, Oil
"Circus Scene" Oil on Canvas by Gerrit Hondius
Located in Water Mill, NY
Vibrant oil painting of circus performers by Gerrit Hondius (1891-1970.
Circus at the Garden
By Emil Hess
Located in Graton, CA
Impressionist painting full of the life and energy of the circus. This was possibly painted at the second Madison Square Garden building in New York City, the main hall of which was ...
Oil
Circus Clowns at rest
By John Steuart Curry
Located in San Francisco, CA
Signed l/l: John Steuart Curry
Oil, Masonite
And Joined the Circus
Located in New York, NY
COLLECTIONS Agnes Etherington Art Center, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario Hines Industrial, Boston, Massachusetts Maimonides Hospital, Brooklyn, New York Philadelphia Museu...
Acrylic Polymer, Oil, Paint, Panel
Feeding Time at the Circus
By Ben Messick
Located in Graton, CA
The following is submitted by Jim Lafferty whose sources include the autobiography of the artist: William Washington Messick married Sarah A. Bristow January 2,1889 and from this ma...
Oil
Unavailable
H 22.047 in W 27.953 in D 0.394 in
The Circus, The Party Is Here! Oil On Board Signed Patrick Franc And Dated 1962
Located in Paris, FR
The Circus, The Party Is Here! Oil on board signed bottom left Patrick Franc and dated 1962 Dimensions: 50 x 65 cm ( 19.685 x 25.591 inches) Dimensions with frame: 56 x 71 x 1 c...
Oil
Mid-Century Large Scale Oil on Canvas Black Woman Circus Clown
By Keith Lewin
Located in New York, NY
An incredible image of a black woman dressed as a circus clown. The artist, Keith Kerton Lewin, is an African American artist who often portrayed black women in his paintings.
...
Canvas
W.M. Verdult Circus Party
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This original William Verdult oil painting, titled "Circus Party" boasts bright primary colors in an avant-garde style.
Paper
Star Attraction - Acrobat in front of a Circus Tent
Located in Milton, AU
Steve Harris was born in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1953 and is self-taught as an artist. He moved with his wife Karen and two daughters to Australia in 1991 and now resides in Jervis ...
Oil
Unavailable
H 24.02 in W 48.04 in
Travelling Ballet Show - Circus Tent at Dusk with Acrobat, Figurative, Dancer
Located in Milton, AU
Steve Harris was born in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1953 and is self-taught as an artist. He moved with his wife Karen and two daughters to Australia in 1991 and now resides in Jervis ...
Oil
Unavailable
H 31.13 in W 25.13 in D 0.88 in
Mixed Media on Canvas of a Circus Performer Female by Jerry Williamson
Located in Pasadena, CA
Jerry Williamson (1926 - 2016) was active/lived in California, Washington / France. Jerry Williamson is known for Portrait painting, street performers, and more. After being a hair c...
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 16 in W 14 in D 2 in
Antique American Modernist Clown Portrait Signed Framed Circus Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school signed clown portrait painting. Oil on board, circa 1930. Signed. Image size, 8.5L x10H. Housed in a period modern frame.
Canvas, Oil
Circus Noise, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Ethan Newman
Located in Yardley, PA
Yet despite it s immediacy and commanding nature, Circus Noise is a work which continually reveals its mysteries to those who choose to meditate on it. :: Painting :: Abstract Expre...
Oil
Life is a circus, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Laurent Proneur
Located in Yardley, PA
Life is a circus, the chaotic time we live in is expressing itself. prepare yourself to learn how to juggle. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certifi...
Oil
Sold
H 47.25 in W 47.25 in D 2.76 in
Eros, Piccadilly Circus city landscape oil painting
By Robert E. Wells
Located in London, Chelsea
The original painting "Eros, Piccadilly Circus " by Robert E Wells RBA is framed, stringed and ready to be displayed.
Canvas, Oil
American School Abstracted Circus Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
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.
Canvas, Oil
Harlequin, Circus Performer Modern French Oil Painting
By Pierre Bosco
Located in Surfside, FL
Pierre Bosco, (1909- a member of the famous Italian Della Rovere family, was born in Visco, the province of Udine in Italy. At an early age, he develops an interest in art, His eve...
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 52 in W 35 in
Circus Universal, Large Modernist Oil Painting with Clown Harlequin
By Stella Drabkin
Located in Surfside, FL
In 1933, shortly after Drabkin’s arrival in Philadelphia, she entered a painting in the Gimbel Competition. It was her inaugural exhibition outside of New York, and she was the recip...
Canvas, Oil
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