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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. Unsigned. 11 x 8

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

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

Category

Early 20th Century French Toys

Materials

Metal

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 &

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Vintage 1960s American Brooches

Materials

Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum

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

Whimsical hand crafted ceramic bowl on stand. The bowl is hand decorated with stylized circus

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

vintage poster from the Art Deco period of the mid-190s. It is advertising circus performers, Ted and

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

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

Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

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

Ginori. Each decorated with a charming Modernist figure of a circus performer. Measures: Cups 2" x 2

Category

Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

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

Le Cirque ( Edition 109/130 )

By Paul Guiramand

Located in New York, NY

, White, Red Guiramand's lithograph "Le Cirque" features two circus performers, one catapulted on top of

Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"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

painting of a group of circus performers relaxing between performances was executed by Dorothy Van Loan

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

imaginative art form. Artists were able to interpret circus performers and animals with humour, abstraction

Category

20th Century Polish Posters

Materials

Paper

Circus Rider, Acrobat
Circus Rider, Acrobat

Circus Rider, Acrobat

By Simka Simkhovitch

Located in New York, NY

program. He did a series of works that received much attention at the time, of circus performers

Category

1920s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Time to Sweep

Time to Sweep

By Grace Ramsey

Located in Columbia, MO

Carolina. Before establishing herself as a visual artist, she spent over a decade as a circus performer, an

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Gardener

The Gardener

By Grace Ramsey

Located in Columbia, MO

Carolina. Before establishing herself as a visual artist, she spent over a decade as a circus performer, an

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Leftovers No. 5

Leftovers No. 5

By Grace Ramsey

Located in Columbia, MO

Carolina. Before establishing herself as a visual artist, she spent over a decade as a circus performer, an

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

Carolina. Before establishing herself as a visual artist, she spent over a decade as a circus performer, an

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

Carolina. Before establishing herself as a visual artist, she spent over a decade as a circus performer, an

Category

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

Materials

Oil Crayon

Leftovers No. 4: Contemporary Oil Crayon Drawing, Unframed

Leftovers No. 4: Contemporary Oil Crayon Drawing, Unframed

By Grace Ramsey

Located in Columbia, MO

Carolina. Before establishing herself as a visual artist, she spent over a decade as a circus performer, an

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

Carolina. Before establishing herself as a visual artist, she spent over a decade as a circus performer, an

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

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

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

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Les Saltimbanques
Les Saltimbanques

Les Saltimbanques

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Wien, 9

of circus performers, or saltimbanques, who were often subjects of introspective melancholy in

Category

1910s Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

View from the Algonquin Hotel at Night, New York, 1936 - Ilse Bing

View from the Algonquin Hotel at Night, New York, 1936 - Ilse Bing

By Isle Bing

Located in London, GB

observation of daily life. The works on view - depicting dancers at the Moulin Rouge and circus performers

Category

Early 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

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"Circus Performers"
"Circus Performers"

William Schulhoff"Circus Performers"

Unavailable

H 36 in W 30 in

"Circus Performers"

By William Schulhoff

Located in Nashville, TN

En verso: exhibition label from Carnegie Institute Jovial and playful male circus performer

Category

20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Circus Performers (Acrobats)
Circus Performers (Acrobats)

Chaim GrossCircus Performers (Acrobats)

Unavailable

H 17.5 in W 13.5 in

Circus Performers (Acrobats)

By Chaim Gross

Located in Los Angeles, CA

In this ink and watercolor study for a sculpture, the artist Chaim Gross depicts two contorted figures whose facial features are rather child-like. Th artist lines are expressive and...

Category

20th Century Art

Materials

Ink

"Circus Scene" Oil on Canvas by Gerrit Hondius
"Circus Scene" Oil on Canvas by Gerrit Hondius

"Circus Scene" Oil on Canvas by Gerrit Hondius

Unavailable

H 26 in W 27 in D 4 in

"Circus Scene" Oil on Canvas by Gerrit Hondius

Located in Water Mill, NY

Vibrant oil painting of circus performers by Gerrit Hondius (1891-1970. His paintings hang in

Category

Vintage 1940s Paintings

Royal Doulton Character Jug Ringmaster D6863, 1990
Royal Doulton Character Jug Ringmaster D6863, 1990

Royal Doulton Character Jug Ringmaster D6863, 1990

Unavailable

H 7.09 in W 5.91 in D 5.91 in

Royal Doulton Character Jug Ringmaster D6863, 1990

By Royal Doulton

Located in Lugano, Ticino

Royal Doulton character jug, Ringmaster D6863. Designed by Stanley J. Taylor. Series: The Circus

Category

1990s British Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

1920s Kinetic Copper Sheet Sculpture of Circus Acrobats
1920s Kinetic Copper Sheet Sculpture of Circus Acrobats

1920s Kinetic Copper Sheet Sculpture of Circus Acrobats

Located in Hudson, NY

This metal and wire sculpture of circus performers was created between 1918 and 1922 by a Stevens

Category

Vintage 1910s American Arts and Crafts Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Copper

Clean Souls/Innocents IV
Clean Souls/Innocents IV

Clean Souls/Innocents IV

By Katarína Vavrová

Located in Van Nuys, CA

, the left filled with circus performers, the middle with nude woman and 3 sheep and poled by another

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Watercolor, Etching

ALPHABET featuring Erika Lemay
ALPHABET featuring Erika Lemay

ALPHABET featuring Erika Lemay

By Douglas Kirkland

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

had the perfect subject in circus performer and physical poet, Erika Lemay, whom Douglas had

Category

2010s Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Bjørn Wiinblad, Circus Hopla, Unique Dishes
Bjørn Wiinblad, Circus Hopla, Unique Dishes

Bjørn Wiinblad, Circus Hopla, Unique Dishes

Unavailable

H 1.19 in Dm 7.09 in

Bjørn Wiinblad, Circus Hopla, Unique Dishes

By Bjørn Wiinblad

Located in Jylland, DK

that circus performers. The navy blue is perfect together with the off-white background. The dishes

Category

20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Dance Study #8 Shannon Chain

Dance Study #8 Shannon Chain

By Howard Schatz

Located in East Hampton, NY

, athletes, circus performers and design and execute his own compositions. His work recently showed at the

Category

1990s American Modern Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Beauty Study #1388

Howard SchatzBeauty Study #1388, 2008

Unavailable

H 30 in W 43 in

Beauty Study #1388

By Howard Schatz

Located in East Hampton, NY

, athletes, circus performers and design and execute his own compositions. His work recently showed at the

Category

Early 2000s Conceptual Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Cally Lilly #2

Howard SchatzCally Lilly #2, 2001

Unavailable

H 17.5 in W 40 in

Cally Lilly #2

By Howard Schatz

Located in East Hampton, NY

, athletes, circus performers and design and execute his own compositions. His work recently showed at the

Category

Early 2000s Post-Minimalist Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Beauty Study #1085 Mary Malek
Beauty Study #1085 Mary Malek

Beauty Study #1085 Mary Malek

By Howard Schatz

Located in East Hampton, NY

, athletes, circus performers and design and execute his own compositions. His work recently showed at the

Category

Early 2000s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Tooverkaart of Genees middel der Wind-Breuken vant Zuid west en de [...].

Tooverkaart of Genees middel der Wind-Breuken vant Zuid west en de [...].

Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant

acrobats, magicians and circus performers, incl. a magic lantern. Original engraved print from "Het Groote

Category

1720s Figurative Prints

Materials

Engraving, Etching

Underwater Study #3284, Shawnee Free Jones
Underwater Study #3284, Shawnee Free Jones

Underwater Study #3284, Shawnee Free Jones

By Howard Schatz

Located in East Hampton, NY

, athletes, circus performers and design and execute his own compositions. His work recently showed at the

Category

Early 2000s American Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Underwater Study #3285
Underwater Study #3285

Howard SchatzUnderwater Study #3285, 2000

Unavailable

H 37.5 in W 40 in

Underwater Study #3285

By Howard Schatz

Located in East Hampton, NY

, athletes, circus performers and design and execute his own compositions. His work recently showed at the

Category

Early 2000s American Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Underwater Study #3286, Katita Waldo
Underwater Study #3286, Katita Waldo

Underwater Study #3286, Katita Waldo

By Howard Schatz

Located in East Hampton, NY

, athletes, circus performers and design and execute his own compositions. His work recently showed at the

Category

Early 2000s American Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Cocoon, from the Underwater Study, #5293

Cocoon, from the Underwater Study, #5293

By Howard Schatz

Located in East Hampton, NY

, athletes, circus performers and design and execute his own compositions. His work recently showed at the

Category

Early 2000s Conceptual Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Corps de Ballet

Howard SchatzCorps de Ballet, 2005

Unavailable

H 29.7 in W 44 in

Corps de Ballet

By Howard Schatz

Located in East Hampton, NY

, athletes, circus performers and design and execute his own compositions. His work recently showed at the

Category

Early 2000s American Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Beauty Study #1070
Beauty Study #1070

Howard SchatzBeauty Study #1070, 2008

Unavailable

H 40 in W 44.7 in

Beauty Study #1070

By Howard Schatz

Located in East Hampton, NY

, athletes, circus performers and design and execute his own compositions. His work recently showed at the

Category

Early 2000s Post-Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Underwater Study #1539 Rachel Berman
Underwater Study #1539 Rachel Berman

Underwater Study #1539 Rachel Berman

By Howard Schatz

Located in East Hampton, NY

, athletes, circus performers and design and execute his own compositions. His work recently showed at the

Category

1990s American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Pascale Leroy

Howard SchatzPascale Leroy, 1995

Unavailable

H 30 in W 30 in

Pascale Leroy

By Howard Schatz

Located in East Hampton, NY

, athletes, circus performers and design and execute his own compositions. His work recently showed at the

Category

1990s American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Underwater Study #2617
Underwater Study #2617

Underwater Study #2617

By Howard Schatz

Located in East Hampton, NY

, athletes, circus performers and design and execute his own compositions. His work recently showed at the

Category

Early 2000s American Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Underwater Study #2917

Underwater Study #2917

By Howard Schatz

Located in East Hampton, NY

, athletes, circus performers and design and execute his own compositions. His work recently showed at the

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Human Body Study #1087

Howard SchatzHuman Body Study #1087, 2008

Unavailable

H 52.8 in W 40 in

Human Body Study #1087

By Howard Schatz

Located in East Hampton, NY

, athletes, circus performers and design and execute his own compositions. His work recently showed at the

Category

Early 2000s American Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Nude Study #4080

Howard SchatzNude Study #4080, 1995

Unavailable

H 30 in W 30 in

Nude Study #4080

By Howard Schatz

Located in East Hampton, NY

, athletes, circus performers and design and execute his own compositions. His work recently showed at the

Category

1990s Conceptual Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Dance Study:  Askia Swift

Dance Study: Askia Swift

By Howard Schatz

Located in East Hampton, NY

, athletes, circus performers and design and execute his own compositions. His work recently showed at the

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Materials

Archival Pigment

Liquid Light Study #1030

Liquid Light Study #1030

By Howard Schatz

Located in East Hampton, NY

, athletes, circus performers and design and execute his own compositions. His work recently showed at the

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Materials

Archival Pigment

Pregnancy Study #1104
Pregnancy Study #1104

Pregnancy Study #1104

By Howard Schatz

Located in East Hampton, NY

, athletes, circus performers and design and execute his own compositions. His work recently showed at the

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Early 2000s American Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Underwater Study #3200

Underwater Study #3200

By Howard Schatz

Located in East Hampton, NY

, athletes, circus performers and design and execute his own compositions. His work recently showed at the

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Materials

Archival Pigment

Emily Rosenthal

Howard SchatzEmily Rosenthal, 2001

Unavailable

H 44.7 in W 40 in

Emily Rosenthal

By Howard Schatz

Located in East Hampton, NY

, athletes, circus performers and design and execute his own compositions. His work recently showed at the

Category

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Materials

Archival Pigment

Underwater Study #1

Howard SchatzUnderwater Study #1, 1999

Unavailable

H 40 in W 40 in

Underwater Study #1

By Howard Schatz

Located in East Hampton, NY

, athletes, circus performers and design and execute his own compositions. His work recently showed at the

Category

1990s American Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Dance Study:  Paloma Herrera Feet

Dance Study: Paloma Herrera Feet

By Howard Schatz

Located in East Hampton, NY

, athletes, circus performers and design and execute his own compositions. His work recently showed at the

Category

1990s American Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Spring, 2009 Christian Lacroix Beaded Silk Bodice
Spring, 2009 Christian Lacroix Beaded Silk Bodice

Spring, 2009 Christian Lacroix Beaded Silk Bodice

By Christian Lacroix

Located in Dallas, TX

circus performer and I don't mean that in a negative. The bodice is amazing. The bodice has a blouson

Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Blouses

C. LE TALLEC - "Chinese Circus" - 1 Salad serving Bowl - Tiffany & Co.
C. LE TALLEC - "Chinese Circus" - 1 Salad serving Bowl - Tiffany & Co.

C. LE TALLEC - "Chinese Circus" - 1 Salad serving Bowl - Tiffany & Co.

Located in LYON, FR

Chinese circus performers with fantastical animals, structures, jugglers, trees and flowers... Camille Le

Category

Vintage 1980s French Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Dance Study:  Balance
Dance Study:  Balance

Howard SchatzDance Study: Balance, 1996

Unavailable

H 76 in W 27 in

Dance Study: Balance

By Howard Schatz

Located in East Hampton, NY

, athletes, circus performers and design and execute his own compositions. His work recently showed at the

Category

1990s American Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Nude Study #651
Nude Study #651

Howard SchatzNude Study #651, 1999

Unavailable

H 36 in W 36 in

Nude Study #651

By Howard Schatz

Located in East Hampton, NY

, athletes, circus performers and design and execute his own compositions. His work recently showed at the

Category

1990s American Modern Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

"The Clown" Oil Painting by Unknown Painter
"The Clown" Oil Painting by Unknown Painter

"The Clown" Oil Painting by Unknown Painter

Unavailable

H 11 in W 9 in D 0.75 in

"The Clown" Oil Painting by Unknown Painter

Located in Pasadena, CA

multiple layers of interpretation. Beyond the laughter and amusement associated with circus performers

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Canvas

Underwater Study #3288

Underwater Study #3288

By Howard Schatz

Located in East Hampton, NY

, athletes, circus performers and design and execute his own compositions. His work recently showed at the

Category

2010s American Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Underwater Study #2482

Howard SchatzUnderwater Study #2482, 2005

Unavailable

H 23.7 in W 40 in

Underwater Study #2482

By Howard Schatz

Located in East Hampton, NY

, athletes, circus performers and design and execute his own compositions. His work recently showed at the

Category

Early 2000s American Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Weather Map

William L'EngleWeather Map, 1952

Unavailable

H 18.75 in W 24 in

Weather Map

By William L'Engle

Located in Provincetown, MA

line. Frequently, his subjects were entertainers, circus performers, athletes, and dancers. Later

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Mid-19th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Watercolor

Interior Scene, "Which/Switch" (Surrealism, Realism)
Interior Scene, "Which/Switch" (Surrealism, Realism)

Interior Scene, "Which/Switch" (Surrealism, Realism)

By Steve Carver

Located in Binghamton, NY

and raised in Oklahoma; his English/German/Native American family included firefighters, circus

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings

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Acrylic, Alkyd, Wood Panel

Pregnancy Study

Howard SchatzPregnancy Study, 2018

Unavailable

H 44 in W 40 in

Pregnancy Study

By Howard Schatz

Located in East Hampton, NY

, athletes, circus performers and design and execute his own compositions. His work recently showed at the

Category

2010s American Modern Figurative Photography

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Beauty Study:  Heavy

Howard SchatzBeauty Study: Heavy, 2018

Unavailable

H 42 in W 40 in

Beauty Study: Heavy

By Howard Schatz

Located in East Hampton, NY

, athletes, circus performers and design and execute his own compositions. His work recently showed at the

Category

2010s American Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Dance Study #1328, Jacqueline Green, Alvin Ailey Dance Company

Dance Study #1328, Jacqueline Green, Alvin Ailey Dance Company

By Howard Schatz

Located in East Hampton, NY

, athletes, circus performers and design and execute his own compositions. His work recently showed at the

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2010s American Modern Figurative Photography

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Dance Study #1326, Jacqueline Green, Alvin Ailey Dance Company

Dance Study #1326, Jacqueline Green, Alvin Ailey Dance Company

By Howard Schatz

Located in East Hampton, NY

, athletes, circus performers and design and execute his own compositions. His work recently showed at the

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2010s American Modern Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Underwater Study #1335

Underwater Study #1335

By Howard Schatz

Located in East Hampton, NY

, athletes, circus performers and design and execute his own compositions. His work recently showed at the

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1990s American Modern Figurative Photography

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Gathering of Friends
Gathering of Friends

Gathering of Friends

By Steve Carver

Located in Binghamton, NY

Oklahoma; his English/German/Native American family included firefighters, circus performers, prison guards

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Signed Chaim Gross Bronze Sculpture
Signed Chaim Gross Bronze Sculpture

Signed Chaim Gross Bronze Sculpture

Unavailable

H 12 in W 6.5 in D 6.5 in

Signed Chaim Gross Bronze Sculpture

By Chaim Gross

Located in New York, NY

. Well-known for his direct wood carvings of circus performers, animals and the female form, Chaim Gross

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"Pirate Grinder Menaced by a Small Homburg", Inspired by Joseph Cornell
"Pirate Grinder Menaced by a Small Homburg", Inspired by Joseph Cornell

"Pirate Grinder Menaced by a Small Homburg", Inspired by Joseph Cornell

By Steve Carver

Located in Binghamton, NY

family included firefighters, circus performers, prison guards and shopkeepers. He inherited his love of

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings

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Acrylic, Alkyd, Wood Panel

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A very rare taxidermy head mount of an English Bulldog, housed on its original circular oak shield. The mount is totally untouched and original, very much in country house condition...

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Antique Late 19th Century English Taxidermy

Materials

Natural Fiber

Vintage Toy, Wind Up Motorcyclist
Vintage Toy, Wind Up Motorcyclist

Vintage Toy, Wind Up Motorcyclist

$397

H 8.08 in W 7.49 in D 3.55 in

Vintage Toy, Wind Up Motorcyclist

Located in Roma, IT

This Wind up Motorcyclist is a working toy of unknown production, multi-color rider on a green motorcycle. Made up in painted tin and plastic. No original key. Good conditions. ...

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Mid-20th Century European Toys

Materials

Metal

Rare Vintage "Rolly Dolly" Musical Toy;  Germany, Circa 1895
Rare Vintage "Rolly Dolly" Musical Toy;  Germany, Circa 1895

Rare Vintage "Rolly Dolly" Musical Toy; Germany, Circa 1895

Located in Incline Village, NV

Vintage and rare "Rolly Dolly" Musical Toy by unknown German manufacturer; circa 1895; contemporaneous with early Schoenhut toys, it depicts a "Well Dressed Man With A Bow Tie" (my d...

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Antique 1890s German Folk Art Toys

Materials

Composition

Vintage Wind-Up Toy, Circa 1950 "Smiling Boy Polishing Boots" Rare
Vintage Wind-Up Toy, Circa 1950 "Smiling Boy Polishing Boots" Rare

Vintage Wind-Up Toy, Circa 1950 "Smiling Boy Polishing Boots" Rare

Located in Incline Village, NV

This is a very rare toy that I have not seen an example of before, and judging by it's action and appearance, I would venture to say it is post war, probably made in Japan for the Am...

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Vintage 1950s Japanese Folk Art Toys

Materials

Composition, Tin

Vintage French Toy "Les Acrobates", circa 1920
Vintage French Toy "Les Acrobates", circa 1920

Vintage French Toy "Les Acrobates", circa 1920

By G. Doloy

Located in Incline Village, NV

Rare 100 year old French toy in it's original box depicting two acrobats attached to a wire frame with brown barrel weights, cascading down a green metal ladder. Once assembled (loop...

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Vintage 1920s French Folk Art Toys

Materials

Tin

Vintage Tin Wind-up Toy "Clown in A Barrel" by J Chein & Co. American Circa 1935
Vintage Tin Wind-up Toy "Clown in A Barrel" by J Chein & Co. American Circa 1935

Vintage Tin Wind-up Toy "Clown in A Barrel" by J Chein & Co. American Circa 1935

By J. Chein & Co.

Located in Incline Village, NV

Made by J. Chein & Company Circa 1935 in New York City; originally inventoried as #258 (same number as similar looking Popeye toy dated 1932) and was named "Mechanical Clown Barrel W...

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Vintage 1930s Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Tin

"Kadi" Pre-war Wind-Up Toy by Lehman Company. Germany Circa 1905
"Kadi" Pre-war Wind-Up Toy by Lehman Company. Germany Circa 1905

"Kadi" Pre-war Wind-Up Toy by Lehman Company. Germany Circa 1905

By E.P. Lehman Co.

Located in Incline Village, NV

"Kadi" is the name of this rare Chinese themed vintage German made mechanical toy; depicting two turn of the century Chinese men with pigtails walking along, while carrying a large t...

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Antique Early 1900s German Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Tin

Collection of 12 Vintage Tin lithograph Toys
Collection of 12 Vintage Tin lithograph Toys

Collection of 12 Vintage Tin lithograph Toys

By Louis Marx and Company

Located in Redding, CT

Collection of 12 vintage tin lithograph lithograph toys. The price is $350 for the entire collection/set, The set includes a German Ferris Wheel by Joseph Wagner which has the origin...

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Vintage 1960s German Toys

Materials

Tin

Vintage Toy Wind-Up "Johnny" The Dancing Clown by Lindstrom Toy Co., Circa 1930
Vintage Toy Wind-Up "Johnny" The Dancing Clown by Lindstrom Toy Co., Circa 1930

Vintage Toy Wind-Up "Johnny" The Dancing Clown by Lindstrom Toy Co., Circa 1930

By Lindstrom Tool & Toy Company 1

Located in Incline Village, NV

This is a hard to find pre war vintage, Made in America wind up tin toy by The Lindstrom Toy Company of Bridgeport, Connecticut, circa 1928-1932. The action is fabulous; when wound ...

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Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Tin

"Boy Riding An Alligator" Vintage Wind-Up Toy by J. Chein Co., N.J., Circa 1935
"Boy Riding An Alligator" Vintage Wind-Up Toy by J. Chein Co., N.J., Circa 1935

"Boy Riding An Alligator" Vintage Wind-Up Toy by J. Chein Co., N.J., Circa 1935

By J. Chein & Co.

Located in Incline Village, NV

Manufactured circa 1935 by The J. Chein Company in Harrison, New Jersey, this vintage tin toy, when wound up, depicts a young boy in islander garb, trying to ride an alligator who da...

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Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Tin

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