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Circus Lot at Toledo, Ohio, Early 20th Century Cleveland School Artist
Circus Lot at Toledo, Ohio, Early 20th Century Cleveland School Artist

Circus Lot at Toledo, Ohio, Early 20th Century Cleveland School Artist

By Frank Wilcox

Located in Beachwood, OH

In 1916 Wilcox married fellow artist Florence Bard, and they spent most of their honeymoon painting in Berlin Heights with Keller. They had one daughter, Mary.

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1920s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

At the Circus - Original Ink Drawing by G. Galantara - Early 20th Century

At the Circus - Original Ink Drawing by G. Galantara - Early 20th Century

By Gabriele Galantara

Located in Roma, IT

At the Circus is an original China ink drawing realized by Gabriele Galantara. At the top right the description of the drawing "look gentlemen, with the sole force of the teeth I li...

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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Illustration for the book Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus

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 1937 by The John C. Winston Company - "The Children's Bookshelf" series. The book feat...

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1930s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Circus Circus - Original Gary John Street Art Painting on Newspaper
Circus Circus - Original Gary John Street Art Painting on Newspaper

Circus Circus - Original Gary John Street Art Painting on Newspaper

By Gary John

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...

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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

Original Illustration for the book Toby Tyler Ten Weeks in a Circus
Original Illustration for the book Toby Tyler Ten Weeks in a Circus

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 1937 by The John C. Winston Company - "The Children's Bookshelf" series. The book feat...

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1930s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Paper, Pen

Melancholic Clown with Accordion Painting, Spanish Figurative Oil on Canvas 1978
Melancholic Clown with Accordion Painting, Spanish Figurative Oil on Canvas 1978

Melancholic Clown with Accordion Painting, Spanish Figurative Oil on Canvas 1978

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Spanish figurative painting clown painting melancholic clown accordion player painting European clown artwork expressionist figurative painting 1970s painting circus theme painting s...

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1970s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Expressionist Clown with Dog Oil Painting 1978, Surreal Figurative modern art
Expressionist Clown with Dog Oil Painting 1978, Surreal Figurative modern art

Expressionist Clown with Dog Oil Painting 1978, Surreal Figurative modern art

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

His distinctive combination of expressive brushwork and narrative depth places him within the broader tradition of 20th-century European figurative art. expressionist painti...

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1970s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Fine 19th Century Italian Oil Painting of Belle Epoque Society Gent & Horse Gig
Fine 19th Century Italian Oil Painting of Belle Epoque Society Gent & Horse Gig

Fine 19th Century Italian Oil Painting of Belle Epoque Society Gent & Horse Gig

Located in Gerrards Cross, GB

Latterly, he became known for his large-scale paintings of Ancient Rome. During his career Tominz exhibited in Vienna, Rome, Milan, and Turin, as well as in Prague where his painti...

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Late 19th Century Italian School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Op Art Hard Edged Abstract Geometric Mod Painting John Pearson
Op Art Hard Edged Abstract Geometric Mod Painting John Pearson

Op Art Hard Edged Abstract Geometric Mod Painting John Pearson

Located in Surfside, FL

John Pearson (American born 1940) "Study for Circus" 1985 Acrylic on canvas painting Hand signed verso, hangs from corner of canvas.

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1980s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Fred H. Buchholz "WPA" Framed Industrial Oil Painting "The Airplane Riveters"
Fred H. Buchholz "WPA" Framed Industrial Oil Painting "The Airplane Riveters"

Fred H. Buchholz "WPA" Framed Industrial Oil Painting "The Airplane Riveters"

Located in St. Louis, MO

Buchholz created works that embraced urban and rural landscapes, scenes of industrial life, and vibrant depictions of circus folk. Buchholz began painting as an adolescent and later ...

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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Mid-Century Framed Oil on Canvas Painting by Walter Krawiec
Mid-Century Framed Oil on Canvas Painting by Walter Krawiec

Mid-Century Framed Oil on Canvas Painting by Walter Krawiec

Located in Dallas, TX

He had a particular interest in painting circuses and carnivals, and his vibrant images of Ringling Brothers and other regional circuses gained him considerable success and critical ...

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Mid-20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

Painting "The Saint-Cloud Fair" by Fernand Blayn, France, 1892
Painting "The Saint-Cloud Fair" by Fernand Blayn, France, 1892

Painting "The Saint-Cloud Fair" by Fernand Blayn, France, 1892

By Fernand Blayn

Located in PARIS, FR

Signed and dated F. Blayn, 1892 Painting exposed under n°127 at the 1892 Salon des Artistes français Genre scene presenting a mother in front of her trailer preparing her two g...

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Antique 1890s French Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Serengeti Surprise, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper

Serengeti Surprise, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper

By Daniel Clarke

Located in Yardley, PA

I'd bust my cage, I'd smash the door, and trample all around, If I was an elephant, I'd tear the circus down. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certi...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Pain...

Materials

Watercolor

Modern Still-Life Pinecone Oil Painting Panel Buffie Johnson 1974 Plant Series
Modern Still-Life Pinecone Oil Painting Panel Buffie Johnson 1974 Plant Series

Modern Still-Life Pinecone Oil Painting Panel Buffie Johnson 1974 Plant Series

By Buffie Johnson

Located in Brooklyn, NY

The monolithic single-image plant forms which I began painting in 1968 are potent symbols of the ancient Great Goddess in Her aspect as ‘Lady of the Plants’, who . . . has been worsh...

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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

Edmond Heuzé French Belle Époque Signed Watercolor
Edmond Heuzé French Belle Époque Signed Watercolor

Edmond Heuzé French Belle Époque Signed Watercolor

By Edmond Heuzé

Located in Roma, IT

He married Nina Bacquet, the director of the Médrano circus. He exhibited his circus paintings in 1930 at the Chéron Gallery.

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1920s Art Nouveau Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Large Israeli Colorful Metal Wall Sculpture Painting Circus Scene Calman Shemi
Large Israeli Colorful Metal Wall Sculpture Painting Circus Scene Calman Shemi

Large Israeli Colorful Metal Wall Sculpture Painting Circus Scene Calman Shemi

By Calman Shemi

Located in Surfside, FL

Over the years, Shemi has continued to challenge himself with new artistic mediums, developing two more techniques of painting: “Lacquer paintings” and “window paintings.”

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1990s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Charlie Rivel. Drawing
Charlie Rivel. Drawing

soler joveCharlie Rivel. Drawing, 1981

$1,000

H 8.67 in W 11.82 in D 0.04 in

Charlie Rivel. Drawing

Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL

In 2015, Zirkolika magazine established the Joan Soler Jové Prize for Circus Drawing, Painting, and Graffiti.

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1980s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Ink

Autumn Walk in the Woods - Midcentury Figurative Landscape
Autumn Walk in the Woods - Midcentury Figurative Landscape

Autumn Walk in the Woods - Midcentury Figurative Landscape

Located in Soquel, CA

His early studies included time spent at the Art Institute of Chicago, where he met his wife, artist Mabel Holtz Landaker, with whom he later joined a traveling circus. Both were inv...

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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Performance"
"Performance"

Andreii Kreminskyi"Performance", 2025

$850

H 13.78 in W 17.72 in D 1.19 in

"Performance"

By Andreii Kreminskyi

Located in Edinburgh, GB

The painting depicts a circus tent at night. The central element of the composition is a large tent with a striped roof, executed in warm yellow-orange tones, which contrast sharply ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Surrealist Colorful Portrait of a Couple, Family at Play
Surrealist Colorful Portrait of a Couple, Family at Play

Surrealist Colorful Portrait of a Couple, Family at Play

By Dan Solojoff

Located in Surfside, FL

He painted landscapes, portraits, circus scenes, paintings on religious subjects; He worked in oil, watercolor and gouache.

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20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Gouache, Board

Ladies in a Church Yard in Shady Afternoon, Early 20th Century Cleveland School
Ladies in a Church Yard in Shady Afternoon, Early 20th Century Cleveland School

Ladies in a Church Yard in Shady Afternoon, Early 20th Century Cleveland School

By Henry Keller

Located in Beachwood, OH

The Cleveland Museum of Art presented him with awards on numerous occasions and in 1939, he was elected to the National Academy of Design. That year, his painting Circus Day was on ...

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Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

Walking the Tightrope, Saturday Evening Post Cover
Walking the Tightrope, Saturday Evening Post Cover

Walking the Tightrope, Saturday Evening Post Cover

By Stevan Dohanos

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Left This work was featured on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post, June 11, 1949 The Post described the cover as follows: "Having ...

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1940s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19th Century Landscape of Shepherdess w/ Sheep & Dog, Munich, Cleveland School
19th Century Landscape of Shepherdess w/ Sheep & Dog, Munich, Cleveland School

19th Century Landscape of Shepherdess w/ Sheep & Dog, Munich, Cleveland School

By Henry Keller

Located in Beachwood, OH

The Cleveland Museum of Art presented him with awards on numerous occasions and in 1939, he was elected to the National Academy of Design. That year, his painting Circus Day was on ...

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1890s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Bug, Early 20th Century Landscape w/ Rooster & Chicken, Cleveland School
The Bug, Early 20th Century Landscape w/ Rooster & Chicken, Cleveland School

The Bug, Early 20th Century Landscape w/ Rooster & Chicken, Cleveland School

By Henry Keller

Located in Beachwood, OH

The Cleveland Museum of Art presented him with awards on numerous occasions and in 1939, he was elected to the National Academy of Design. That year, his painting Circus Day was on ...

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Early 20th Century Animal Paintings

Materials

Gouache

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

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1940s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

"VINTAGE BATHING BEAUTIES"  oil, acrylic, spray paint oil stick with photography
"VINTAGE BATHING BEAUTIES"  oil, acrylic, spray paint oil stick with photography

"VINTAGE BATHING BEAUTIES" oil, acrylic, spray paint oil stick with photography

By Ceravolo

Located in Southampton, NY

Framed size approx 25x48" We have included some images of Ceravolo with his celebrity collectors and a vintage story titled "Rock and Roll Painter" which was featured in the Rock ma...

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil Crayon, Archival Ink, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Mango Trees, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
Mango Trees, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico

Mango Trees, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico

By Reynolds Beal

Located in Saratoga Springs, NY

He is widely known for a series of circus and carival paintings he produced. Organizations and exhibits: Beal was a member of the New York City artist organizations -- Salmagundi Cl...

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1920s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Xavi Carbonell, Untitled, Mixed media on paper, 2016

Xavi Carbonell, Untitled, Mixed media on paper, 2016

By Xavi Carbonell

Located in New York, NY

As we view this piece our imagination explodes and we wonder is this a painting of a circus, a carnival, a party, a playground, a family dinner, an office meeting, a busy city?

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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Paper

Peonies on a Palette
Peonies on a Palette

Félix ZiemPeonies on a Palette, 1892

$4,900

H 10.5 in W 14.38 in D 0.5 in

Peonies on a Palette

By Félix Ziem

Located in Milford, NH

Ziem was well-traveled, and was an active participant in the Paris Salons from 1849 on, making frequent trips to Barbizon, where he lived in a small circus caravan while painting. Af...

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1890s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

"Kuhn Family Holiday Card" Walt Kuhn, Greeting Card by American Modernist
"Kuhn Family Holiday Card" Walt Kuhn, Greeting Card by American Modernist

"Kuhn Family Holiday Card" Walt Kuhn, Greeting Card by American Modernist

By Walt Kuhn

Located in New York, NY

He became increasingly distant, and when the Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus was in town, he religiously attended. This particular painting is similar to that of Milton A...

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1930s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"Kuhn Family Holiday Card" Walt Kuhn, Greeting Card by American Modernist
"Kuhn Family Holiday Card" Walt Kuhn, Greeting Card by American Modernist

"Kuhn Family Holiday Card" Walt Kuhn, Greeting Card by American Modernist

By Walt Kuhn

Located in New York, NY

He became increasingly distant, and when the Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus was in town, he religiously attended. This particular painting is similar to that of Milton A...

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1930s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Lithograph Island Beach 1933 American Modernist
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Lithograph Island Beach 1933 American Modernist

Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Lithograph Island Beach 1933 American Modernist

By Simka Simkhovitch

Located in Surfside, FL

Simkhovitch had an exhibit in 1929 at Sterner's on circus paintings. In 1931, he held a showing of works at the Helen Hackett Gallery, in New York City and later that same year he wa...

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1930s American Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Hände Hoch Candleholder by Jakub Berdych, Brass & Porcelain Design
Hände Hoch Candleholder by Jakub Berdych, Brass & Porcelain Design

Hände Hoch Candleholder by Jakub Berdych, Brass & Porcelain Design

By Jakub Berdych

Located in Prague, CZ

The art design collection refers to the aesthetics of the extinct world of clowns and scammers from the circus environment of František Tiché's paintings.

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21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Brass

Hände Hoch Table Mirror by Jakub Berdych, Modern Porcelain & Brass
Hände Hoch Table Mirror by Jakub Berdych, Modern Porcelain & Brass

Hände Hoch Table Mirror by Jakub Berdych, Modern Porcelain & Brass

By Jakub Berdych

Located in Prague, CZ

The art design collection refers to the aesthetics of the extinct world of clowns and scammers from the circus environment of František Tiché's paintings.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Table Mirrors

Materials

Brass

Hände Hoch Tray by Jakub Berdych, Brass & Porcelain Design
Hände Hoch Tray by Jakub Berdych, Brass & Porcelain Design

Hände Hoch Tray by Jakub Berdych, Brass & Porcelain Design

By Jakub Berdych

Located in Prague, CZ

The art design collection refers to the aesthetics of the extinct world of clowns and scammers from the circus environment of František Tiché's paintings.

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21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Brass

VILLA NEUVE Signed Lithograph, Modernist Abstract, City Landscape, Collage, Flag
VILLA NEUVE Signed Lithograph, Modernist Abstract, City Landscape, Collage, Flag

VILLA NEUVE Signed Lithograph, Modernist Abstract, City Landscape, Collage, Flag

By Conrad Marca-Relli 1

Located in Union City, NJ

In Rome, he completed his first body of important works, based on Italian Renaissance architectural themes and circus motifs. These paintings were later exhibited in New York City at...

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1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Standing Female Nude After Archipenko, Cubist Wood Sculpture, 1910s
Standing Female Nude After Archipenko, Cubist Wood Sculpture, 1910s

Standing Female Nude After Archipenko, Cubist Wood Sculpture, 1910s

By Walt Kuhn

Located in Fairlawn, OH

The sculptures share many of the qualities that distinguish Kuhn's paintings. His carved circus figures, in particular, anticipate the iconic performers that would later dominate his...

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1910s Cubist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

1916 German Expressionism Figurative Lithograph Man Two Horses Paul Kleinschmidt
1916 German Expressionism Figurative Lithograph Man Two Horses Paul Kleinschmidt

1916 German Expressionism Figurative Lithograph Man Two Horses Paul Kleinschmidt

By Paul Kleinschmidt

Located in Surfside, FL

Kleinschmidt's pictorial world is mostly dominated by dazzling, exuberant and sensual women, whom he portrayed as modern monuments of femininity. Oil painting Inspired by the Berlin ...

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1910s Abstract Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

1920 German Expressionist Figurative Lithograph "The Forest" Paul Kleinschmidt
1920 German Expressionist Figurative Lithograph "The Forest" Paul Kleinschmidt

1920 German Expressionist Figurative Lithograph "The Forest" Paul Kleinschmidt

By Paul Kleinschmidt

Located in Surfside, FL

Kleinschmidt's pictorial world is mostly dominated by dazzling, exuberant and sensual women, whom he portrayed as modern monuments of femininity. Oil painting Inspired by the Berlin ...

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1920s Abstract Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Paper

1920 German Expressionist Figurative Etching Daniel with Lion Paul Kleinschmidt
1920 German Expressionist Figurative Etching Daniel with Lion Paul Kleinschmidt

1920 German Expressionist Figurative Etching Daniel with Lion Paul Kleinschmidt

By Paul Kleinschmidt

Located in Surfside, FL

Kleinschmidt's pictorial world is mostly dominated by dazzling, exuberant and sensual women, whom he portrayed as modern monuments of femininity. Oil painting Inspired by the Berlin ...

Category

1920s Abstract Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

1922 German Expressionist Figurative Train Tunnel Etching Paul Kleinschmidt
1922 German Expressionist Figurative Train Tunnel Etching Paul Kleinschmidt

1922 German Expressionist Figurative Train Tunnel Etching Paul Kleinschmidt

By Paul Kleinschmidt

Located in Surfside, FL

Kleinschmidt's pictorial world is mostly dominated by dazzling, exuberant and sensual women, whom he portrayed as modern monuments of femininity. Oil painting Inspired by the Berlin ...

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1920s Abstract Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Etching

The Blue Rider
The Blue Rider

Max PapartThe Blue Rider, 1973

$950

H 20.5 in W 16.5 in D 2 in

The Blue Rider

By Max Papart

Located in San Francisco, CA

Max Papart is known for cubist painting-landscape and circus scenes, collage portrait.

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Young Girl by the Window, Mid-century Portrait
Young Girl by the Window, Mid-century Portrait

Young Girl by the Window, Mid-century Portrait

By Ben Messick

Located in Soquel, CA

Messick had a childhood fascination with the circus and started drawing and painting the circus in 1935.

Category

1940s American Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Ink

Circus, Original Oil Painting, One of a Kind

Circus, Original Oil Painting, One of a Kind

By Norayr Gevorgyan

Located in Granada Hills, CA

ARTIST: Norayr Gevorgyan WORK: Original oil Painting, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Cardboard, Unique style, YEAR: 2016 STYLE: Abstract, Figurative SUBJECT: Circus SIZE: 12" x 16" x 0...

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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board, Cardboard

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