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Circus. 1971, paper, mixed media, 27.5x39.5 cm
Circus. 1971, paper, mixed media, 27.5x39.5 cm

Circus. 1971, paper, mixed media, 27.5x39.5 cm

By Aleksandra Belcova

Located in Riga, LV

Aleksandra Belcova (1892-1981) Studied at the Art School in Penza (1912-1917), State Free Art Workshops in Petrograd with N. Altman (1918-1919). Together with her husband Romans Su...

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1970s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Fernand Audet French Impressionist Oil, The Circus Horse
Fernand Audet French Impressionist Oil, The Circus Horse

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...

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Early 20th Century Animal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

The Circus Performance 1930's French Impressionist
The Circus Performance 1930's French Impressionist

The Circus Performance 1930's French Impressionist

By Louise Alix

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Cirucs by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back watercolour painting on artist paper, unframed measures: 9.5 high by 8 inches wide condit...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Circus Fight
Circus Fight

Monte CrewsCircus Fight

$3,500

H 16 in W 20 in

Circus Fight

By Monte Crews

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Medium: Watercolor Dimensions: 16.00" x 20.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right

Category

Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

"Acrobat and Circus Horse, " WPA-Era Painting, Semi-Nude Male Figure, Dark Pink
"Acrobat and Circus Horse, " WPA-Era Painting, Semi-Nude Male Figure, Dark Pink

"Acrobat and Circus Horse, " WPA-Era Painting, Semi-Nude Male Figure, Dark Pink

By William Schulhoff 1

Located in Philadelphia, PA

In an era when the circus provided an affordable and exotic form of entertainment for the Everyman, this vivid painting, glowing with the colors of red clay, slate and dusty pink, ca...

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

Traveling circus. 2018, canvas, oil, 100x50 cm
Traveling circus. 2018, canvas, oil, 100x50 cm

Igor MaikovTraveling circus. 2018, canvas, oil, 100x50 cm, 2018

$3,178Sale Price|20% Off

H 39.38 in W 19.69 in D 0.79 in

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 ...

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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Circus Dog, The Saturday Evening Post cover
Circus Dog, The Saturday Evening Post cover

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 Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Circus Rider, Acrobat
Circus Rider, Acrobat

Simka SimkhovitchCircus Rider, Acrobat, circa 1928

$3,040Sale Price|20% Off

H 14.75 in W 16.75 in D 2 in

Circus Rider, Acrobat

By Simka Simkhovitch

Located in New York, NY

Simkhovitch was a celebrated artist in New York City from the 1920's through the 1940's. Life Magazine did a story on him and he was having great success in the New York Galleries. ...

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1920s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Circus girl reclining
Circus girl reclining

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 Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Carbon Pencil, Magazine Paper

From the circus. Cardboard, mixed media, 9.4x8 cm
From the circus. Cardboard, mixed media, 9.4x8 cm

From the circus. Cardboard, mixed media, 9.4x8 cm

By Adolfs Zardins 1

Located in Riga, LV

From the circus. Cardboard, mixed media, 9.4x8 cm watercolor, ink on paper. Adolfs Zardins (1890 08 II Riga, Latvia – 1967 07 II Jurmala, Latvia), painter. Only in 1990 his relative...

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1930s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

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.

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2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Permanent Marker

Circus Princess. 2015. Oil on canvas, 65x60 cm
Circus Princess. 2015. Oil on canvas, 65x60 cm

Nugzar Kakhiani (Kahiani)Circus Princess. 2015. Oil on canvas, 65x60 cm, 2015

$1,682Sale Price|20% Off

H 25.6 in W 23.63 in D 1.19 in

Circus Princess. 2015. Oil on canvas, 65x60 cm

Located in Riga, LV

But his soul gravitated to bright and blustery color, and so he has became engaged in painting. At first his paintings were quiet, with muted tonal gamma.

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Marc Chagall Color Lithograph – Circus Trapeze Artist
Marc Chagall Color Lithograph – Circus Trapeze Artist

Marc Chagall Color Lithograph – Circus Trapeze Artist

By Marc Chagall

Located in Kastrup, DK

Marc Chagall (1887–1985) A colorful lithograph by Marc Chagall depicting a circus trapeze artist. Unsigned. The artwork portrays a vivid and imaginative circus scene, with a central ...

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Mid-20th Century French Modern Paintings

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Portrait of a Clown at Circus (Ashcan School Artist)
Portrait of a Clown at Circus (Ashcan School Artist)

Portrait of a Clown at Circus (Ashcan School Artist)

By Everett Shinn

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Portrait of a Clown in Circus, 1947. Pencil. color pencil, gouache on paper.

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1940s Ashcan School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache, Pencil, Color Pencil

Circus Acrobats  - ( Friends with Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo )
Circus Acrobats  - ( Friends with Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo )

Circus Acrobats - ( Friends with Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo )

Located in Miami, FL

Painted during the peak of the "American Regionalism" movement, the painting gives insight into what was most likely a small itinerant circus.

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1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Circus - Original Tempera by Irene Paulz - 20th Century

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 right margin. In very good conditions. This artwork is a happy and colorful figurati...

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Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Tempera

Circus 1 - colourful, geometric abstraction, modernist, acrylic on panel
Circus 1 - colourful, geometric abstraction, modernist, acrylic on panel

Circus 1 - colourful, geometric abstraction, modernist, acrylic on panel

By Burton Kramer

Located in Bloomfield, ON

Curated squares, rectangles and fine horizontal and vertical stripes in pink, cherry, pumpkin, greens and teal dance across a rust ground in this acrylic painting on panel. This geom...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Panel

Jean Pierre Serrier (1934 - 1989, French) Surrealist Circus Scene
Jean Pierre Serrier (1934 - 1989, French) Surrealist Circus Scene

Jean Pierre Serrier (1934 - 1989, French) Surrealist Circus Scene

By Jean Pierre Serrier

Located in San Francisco, CA

Jean Pierre Serrier (1934-1989, French) Surrealist Circus Scene Oil on canvas Signed lower right Frame: 16.5" W x 14.75" H Canvas: 10.5" W x 8.75" H Jean-Pierre Serrier was born i...

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Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Fat Man Circus Banner, America circa 1950
Fat Man Circus Banner, America circa 1950

Fat Man Circus Banner, America circa 1950

$8,200

H 140 in W 112 in D 1 in

Fat Man Circus Banner, America circa 1950

Located in Culver City, CA

America, 1950 Hand painted by "Tattoo Jack" Cripe. Acrylic on canvas. Signed and inscribed to lower left ‘J. Sigler Tampa’. 112” w x 140” h Ref. A1606 $ 8,200

Category

Vintage 1950s American Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The Circus - 1987
The Circus - 1987

Gérard BlainThe Circus - 1987, 1987

$689

H 19.69 in W 25.6 in

The Circus - 1987

By Gérard Blain

Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

We are very happy to present the wonderful work of Gérard Blain, a passionate and talented artist. Gérard Blain, born in 1938, is an atypical artist. Coming from a modest family, h...

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1990s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Morteza Pourhosseini "The Circus 5" Oil and Acrylic on Canvas
Morteza Pourhosseini "The Circus 5" Oil and Acrylic on Canvas

Morteza Pourhosseini "The Circus 5" Oil and Acrylic on Canvas

By Morteza Pourhosseini

Located in Queens, NY

To see art, I closed my eyes as I heard the circus bells of a Morteza Pourhosseini’s painting The show is about to begin Modern and classic intersected by motives of Middle-Eastern c...

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21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Morteza Pourhosseini "The Circus 15" Oil and Acrylic on Canvas
Morteza Pourhosseini "The Circus 15" Oil and Acrylic on Canvas

Morteza Pourhosseini "The Circus 15" Oil and Acrylic on Canvas

By Morteza Pourhosseini

Located in Queens, NY

To see art, I closed my eyes as I heard the circus bells of a Morteza Pourhosseini’s painting The show is about to begin Modern and classic intersected by motives of Middle-Eastern c...

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21st Century and Contemporary Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Morteza Pourhosseini "The Circus 1" Oil and Acrylic on Canvas
Morteza Pourhosseini "The Circus 1" Oil and Acrylic on Canvas

Morteza Pourhosseini "The Circus 1" Oil and Acrylic on Canvas

By Morteza Pourhosseini

Located in Queens, NY

To see art, I closed my eyes as I heard the circus bells of a Morteza Pourhosseini’s painting The show is about to begin Modern and classic intersected by motives of Middle-Eastern c...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

'Fête Foraine', Circus, Brittany, Breton, Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts
'Fête Foraine', Circus, Brittany, Breton, Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts

'Fête Foraine', Circus, Brittany, Breton, Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Lucien and Jeanne visited them often and, in 1901, bought an abandoned sémaphore (navy signal house) in nearby Sainte-Marine which became a much-used second home and painting studio ...

Category

1910s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Que le spectacle commence (circus, 1920s, 1930s, entertainment, ~32% OFF)

Que le spectacle commence (circus, 1920s, 1930s, entertainment, ~32% OFF)

By Philip Verhoeven

Located in Kansas City, MO

Please inquire for options. Philip Verhoeven’s painting brings to life the vibrant circus scenes of the 1920s and 1930s, encapsulating the magic and spectacle of the era.

Category

2010s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Permanent Marker

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...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

'Dancing Dogs', Impressionist Mid-century Circus Scene, Banjo Man, Acrobat
'Dancing Dogs', Impressionist Mid-century Circus Scene, Banjo Man, Acrobat

'Dancing Dogs', Impressionist Mid-century Circus Scene, Banjo Man, Acrobat

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

An interesting, American School Mid-century tempera painting showing a view of a seated clown rehearsing his dogs for a dance routine while a bareback rider in costume observes in th...

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1950s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Egg Tempera, Illustration Board

Clowns Playing A Card Game of Poker Outside the Circus
Clowns Playing A Card Game of Poker Outside the Circus

Clowns Playing A Card Game of Poker Outside the Circus

By Hal Crecy

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Clowns playing a card game of poker outside the circus American artist Hal Crecy is known for his paintings of clowns Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 24.00" x 30.00" Signature: S...

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20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Korean Contemporary Art by Sa Hara - Physical Theater Imagination Circus

Korean Contemporary Art by Sa Hara - Physical Theater Imagination Circus

By Sa Hara

Located in Paris, IDF

Charcoal, pencil, acrylic, oil, oil pastel on canvas Sa Hara is a Korean artist born in 1975 who lives and works in Seoul, South Korea. She is graduated with a bachelor’s degree in ...

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Oil, Pencil

Circus, Acrylic on Canvas, by Rubenimichi, Spain, 2020
Circus, Acrylic on Canvas, by Rubenimichi, Spain, 2020

Circus, Acrylic on Canvas, by Rubenimichi, Spain, 2020

$2,629

H 23.63 in W 17.33 in D 1.38 in

Circus, Acrylic on Canvas, by Rubenimichi, Spain, 2020

Located in Madrid, ES

Contemporary painting, Circus, by Spanish artists Rubenimichi, Acrylic on canvas, with a thick lacquered wood frame.

Category

2010s Spanish Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Wood

"Ringling Brothers Barns" Cordray Simmons, Wisconsin Circus Scene,  Red Barn
"Ringling Brothers Barns" Cordray Simmons, Wisconsin Circus Scene,  Red Barn

"Ringling Brothers Barns" Cordray Simmons, Wisconsin Circus Scene, Red Barn

Located in New York, NY

Cordray Simmons Ringling Brothers Barns, circa 1930 Signed lower right Oil on Masonite 24 x 30 inches Cordray Simmons was born July 10, 1888 in Jersey City, New Jersey. Christened ...

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1930s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

"Ballerina and Horse" Watercolor: Woman Circus Performer, Blue Tutu, Gray Animal
"Ballerina and Horse" Watercolor: Woman Circus Performer, Blue Tutu, Gray Animal

"Ballerina and Horse" Watercolor: Woman Circus Performer, Blue Tutu, Gray Animal

By Gustav Likan 1

Located in Austin, TX

Hand signed and dated in pencil, bottom left A vibrant watercolor painting that captures a dynamic, expressive moment between a circus performer and her companion, a dappled gray ho...

Category

1960s Modern Animal Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

Strongman and Fire eater circus, coney island influences colorful carnival
Strongman and Fire eater circus, coney island influences colorful carnival

Strongman and Fire eater circus, coney island influences colorful carnival

By Stephen Basso

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Oil on board mounted on a wooden frame suitable for immediate hanging. The board has been primed with an acrylic pumice gel giving the surface a rough texture visible from the photo...

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2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Brass

"Hippo" Paul Sample, Regionalist, Atmospheric Circus Performers and Animal Scene
"Hippo" Paul Sample, Regionalist, Atmospheric Circus Performers and Animal Scene

"Hippo" Paul Sample, Regionalist, Atmospheric Circus Performers and Animal Scene

By Paul Sample

Located in New York, NY

Paul Sample Hippo Signed lower right Oil on canvas 16 x 20 inches Provenance Chidsey Collection Private Collection (acquired from the above in 1980) Sample's attempt to impose a T...

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1930s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Horses Prepared to Perform and Circus Truck, Contemporary American Modern
Horses Prepared to Perform and Circus Truck, Contemporary American Modern

Horses Prepared to Perform and Circus Truck, Contemporary American Modern

By Joseph O'Sickey

Located in Beachwood, OH

O’Sickey (American, 1918–2013) Horses Prepared to Perform and Circus Truck, Circus Series, 1991 Oil on canvas Signed and dated lower center 54 x 71 inches 55.25 x 73.25 inches, frame...

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1990s Post-Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Untitled, (Aerial Circus Series)
Untitled, (Aerial Circus Series)

Untitled, (Aerial Circus Series)

By Roland Ayers

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Roland Ayers (1932-2014). Untitled, (Aerial Circus Series), 1968. Ink on Strathmore illustration board, 27 × 30 inches.

Category

1960s Surrealist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

"Circus Day, " Cream of Wheat Advertisement, Saturday Evening Post, 1923
"Circus Day, " Cream of Wheat Advertisement, Saturday Evening Post, 1923

"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 face. Ex: Kraft Food Collection / Morton Grove Ill.. Reference: "The Nabisco Brands ...

Category

1920s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Bustle in Piccadilly Circus, London
Bustle in Piccadilly Circus, London

Max PanksBustle in Piccadilly Circus, London, 2025

$787

H 16.15 in W 12.21 in D 0.04 in

Bustle in Piccadilly Circus, London

Located in Deddington, GB

Painted in April 2023 'Bustle in Piccadilly Circus, London' is an original watercolour on paper painting depicting one of the most famous streets in Britain on a busy summers day.

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Water...

Materials

Watercolor

Large 20th Century French Impressionist Oil - Two Circus Clowns/ Performers
Large 20th Century French Impressionist Oil - Two Circus Clowns/ Performers

Large 20th Century French Impressionist Oil - Two Circus Clowns/ Performers

By Yvette Bossiere

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Artist: Yvette Bossiere (French, b.1926) signed lower corner and verso Title: The Two Performers Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed Size: painting: 26 x 29 inches Provenanc...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Circus Clown and Guitarist
Circus Clown and Guitarist

Circus Clown and Guitarist

Located in Milford, NH

A fine graphite drawing of a circus clown with guitarist by British / Canadian artist Jack Leonard Shadbolt (1909-1998).

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1940s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Circus Bareback Rider, Original cover for The Saturday Evening Post, 1932
Circus Bareback Rider, Original cover for The Saturday Evening Post, 1932

Circus Bareback Rider, Original cover for The Saturday Evening Post, 1932

By Joseph Christian Leyendecker

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Original cover for The Saturday Evening Post magazine, published May 14, 1932 Joseph Christian Leyendecker’s Circus Bareback Rider (1932) is a standout example of his work for The S...

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1930s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Circus characters by Gilbert Pauli - Oil on canvas 55x42 cm
Circus characters by Gilbert Pauli - Oil on canvas 55x42 cm

Gilbert PauliCircus characters by Gilbert Pauli - Oil on canvas 55x42 cm, 1989

$576Sale Price|69% Off

H 21.66 in W 16.54 in D 0.79 in

Circus characters by Gilbert Pauli - Oil on canvas 55x42 cm

By Gilbert Pauli

Located in Geneva, CH

Born in 1944 in the canton of Fribourg, Gilbert Pauli currently lives in Geneva, where he devotes himself to painting and sculpture, a passion he developed from his childhood. His fa...

Category

1980s Art Deco Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Raj Circus Fantasy, Original cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post
Raj Circus Fantasy, Original cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post

Raj Circus Fantasy, Original cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post

By Joseph Christian Leyendecker

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Original magazine cover illustration for the June 17, 1916 issue of The Saturday Evening Post. The image features a celebratory procession including an elephant, monkeys, clowns, a...

Category

1910s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

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Circus Painting For Sale on 1stDibs

You are likely to find exactly the circus painting you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. In our selection of items, you can find modern examples as well as an abstract version. If you’re looking for a circus painting from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 19th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. When looking for the right circus painting for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of brown, gray, beige and orange. There have been many interesting circus painting examples over the years, but those made by Fernand Léger, Simka Simkhovitch, Antonio Vangelli, Walt Kuhn and Jose Maria de Servin 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 fabric can add an especially memorable touch.

How Much is a Circus Painting?

The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — a circus painting in our inventory may begin at $0 and can go as high as $2,835,000, while the average can fetch as much as $2,156.