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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Backstage, from The Circus, 1952 (after)
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Backstage, from The Circus, 1952 (after)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Backstage, from The Circus, 1952 (after)

By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Located in Southampton, NY

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec lithograph, Lautrec Dans les coulisses, Toulouse-Lautrec The Circus, Lautrec Sauret edition, Lautrec Mourlot Freres, 1952 Circus album, Lautrec backstage li...

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1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Backstage, from The Circus, 1952 (after)
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Backstage, from The Circus, 1952 (after)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Backstage, from The Circus, 1952 (after)

By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Located in Southampton, NY

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec lithograph, Lautrec Dans les coulisses, Toulouse-Lautrec The Circus, Lautrec Sauret edition, Lautrec Mourlot Freres, 1952 Circus album, Lautrec performer li...

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1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Panel Work, from The Circus, 1952 (after)
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Panel Work, from The Circus, 1952 (after)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Panel Work, from The Circus, 1952 (after)

By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Located in Southampton, NY

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec lithograph, Lautrec Travail de panneau, Toulouse-Lautrec The Circus, Lautrec Sauret edition, Lautrec Mourlot Freres, 1952 Circus album, Lautrec performer li...

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1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Rehearsal Work, from The Circus, 1952 (after)
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Rehearsal Work, from The Circus, 1952 (after)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Rehearsal Work, from The Circus, 1952 (after)

By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Located in Southampton, NY

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec lithograph, Lautrec Travail de repetition, Toulouse-Lautrec The Circus, Lautrec Sauret edition, Lautrec Mourlot Freres, 1952 Circus album, Lautrec rehearsal...

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1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Chocolate, scene, from The Circus, 1952 (after)
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Chocolate, scene, from The Circus, 1952 (after)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Chocolate, scene, from The Circus, 1952 (after)

By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Located in Southampton, NY

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec lithograph, Lautrec Chocolat scene, Toulouse-Lautrec The Circus, Lautrec Sauret edition, Lautrec Mourlot Freres, 1952 Circus album, Lautrec performer lithog...

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1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

1898 original poster by Lem titled Charmion – Elle est attendue !
1898 original poster by Lem titled Charmion – Elle est attendue !

1898 original poster by Lem titled Charmion – Elle est attendue !

Located in PARIS, FR

Charmion was likely a stage or circus performer known for acts that combined acrobatics with theatrical flair, and this poster serves as both advertisement and celebration of her per...

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1890s More Prints

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Ballets, Fantasy, from The Circus, 1952 (after)
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Ballets, Fantasy, from The Circus, 1952 (after)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Ballets, Fantasy, from The Circus, 1952 (after)

By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Located in Southampton, NY

Conceived as a deluxe fine art album, the edition brought together Lautrec’s dynamic portrayals of acrobats, riders, clowns, animal trainers, dancers, and circus performers, offering...

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1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Dog Trainer, from The Circus, 1952 (after)
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Dog Trainer, from The Circus, 1952 (after)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Dog Trainer, from The Circus, 1952 (after)

By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Located in Southampton, NY

Conceived as a deluxe fine art album, the edition brought together Lautrec’s dynamic portrayals of acrobats, riders, clowns, animal trainers, and circus performers, offering a vivid ...

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1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Equestrienne of the Panel, The Circus, 1952 (after)
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Equestrienne of the Panel, The Circus, 1952 (after)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Equestrienne of the Panel, The Circus, 1952 (after)

By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Located in Southampton, NY

Conceived as a deluxe fine art album, the edition brought together Lautrec’s dynamic portrayals of acrobats, riders, clowns, and circus performers, offering a vivid window into the s...

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1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, High School Rider, from The Circus, 1952 (after)
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, High School Rider, from The Circus, 1952 (after)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, High School Rider, from The Circus, 1952 (after)

By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Located in Southampton, NY

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec lithograph, Lautrec Ecuyere de haute ecole, Toulouse-Lautrec The Circus, Lautrec Sauret edition, Lautrec Mourlot Freres, 1952 Circus album, Lautrec performe...

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1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, High School Rider, from The Circus, 1952 (after)
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, High School Rider, from The Circus, 1952 (after)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, High School Rider, from The Circus, 1952 (after)

By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Located in Southampton, NY

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec lithograph, Lautrec Ecuyere de haute ecole, Toulouse-Lautrec The Circus, Lautrec Sauret edition, Lautrec Mourlot Freres, 1952 Circus album, Lautrec performe...

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1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Clowness and Horse, from The Circus, 1952 (after)
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Clowness and Horse, from The Circus, 1952 (after)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Clowness and Horse, from The Circus, 1952 (after)

By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Located in Southampton, NY

Conceived as a deluxe fine art album, the edition brought together Lautrec’s dynamic portrayals of acrobats, riders, clowns, animal trainers, dancers, and circus performers, offering...

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1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, High School Rider, from The Circus, 1952 (after)
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, High School Rider, from The Circus, 1952 (after)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, High School Rider, from The Circus, 1952 (after)

By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Located in Southampton, NY

Conceived as a deluxe fine art album, the edition brought together Lautrec’s dynamic portrayals of acrobats, riders, clowns, animal trainers, and circus performers, offering a vivid ...

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1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Work on the Panel, from The Circus, 1952 (after)
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Work on the Panel, from The Circus, 1952 (after)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Work on the Panel, from The Circus, 1952 (after)

By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Located in Southampton, NY

Conceived as a deluxe fine art album, the edition brought together Lautrec’s dynamic portrayals of acrobats, riders, clowns, animal trainers, and circus performers, offering a vivid ...

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1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

L' acrobat rouge (The Red Acrobat), 1974
L' acrobat rouge (The Red Acrobat), 1974

L' acrobat rouge (The Red Acrobat), 1974

By Marc Chagall

Located in Palo Alto, CA

Highly expressive and full of momentum, Marc Chagall, The Red Acrobat 1974, conveys circus performers and topsy-turvy figures scattered throughout the composition.

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1970s Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Pablo Picasso 347 Series Monochrome Photogravure Print, Zurich 1970 Framed Art
Pablo Picasso 347 Series Monochrome Photogravure Print, Zurich 1970 Framed Art

Pablo Picasso 347 Series Monochrome Photogravure Print, Zurich 1970 Framed Art

By (after) Salvador Dali, (after) Pablo Picasso

Located in San Diego, CA

Originally conceived in 1968, the 347 Series consists of an extraordinary body of etchings created between March and October of that year, showcasing Picasso’s uninhibited imaginatio...

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Vintage 1970s Swiss Neoclassical Prints

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Art Deco Gold Painted Bronze  Dancer  by Claire Jeanne Roberte Colinet
Art Deco Gold Painted Bronze  Dancer  by Claire Jeanne Roberte Colinet

Art Deco Gold Painted Bronze Dancer by Claire Jeanne Roberte Colinet

By Claire Jeanne Roberte Collinet

Located in Neguri, Vizcaya

Her favorite subjects were exotic dancers, cabaret workers, and circus performers. The female figures in Claire Colinet sculptures are petite, well-muscled, and dramatic.

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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Busts

Materials

Bronze

Art Deco Gold Painted Bronze Roman Dancer  by Claire Jeanne Roberte Colinet
Art Deco Gold Painted Bronze Roman Dancer  by Claire Jeanne Roberte Colinet

Art Deco Gold Painted Bronze Roman Dancer by Claire Jeanne Roberte Colinet

By Claire Jeanne Roberte Collinet

Located in Neguri, Vizcaya

Her favorite subjects were exotic dancers, cabaret workers, and circus performers. The female figures in Claire Colinet sculptures are petite, well-muscled, and dramatic.

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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Busts

Materials

Bronze

1994 exhibition at the Musée Picasso in Paris - Les deux frères
1994 exhibition at the Musée Picasso in Paris - Les deux frères

1994 exhibition at the Musée Picasso in Paris - Les deux frères

By Pablo Picasso

Located in PARIS, FR

This piece is deeply rooted in Picasso’s fascination with the lives of circus performers and the marginalized figures he encountered during his travels, infusing his work with both i...

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1990s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Paper

"Le Petit Cirque Prinder, " Original Etching signd by Auguste Brouet
"Le Petit Cirque Prinder, " Original Etching signd by Auguste Brouet

"Le Petit Cirque Prinder, " Original Etching signd by Auguste Brouet

By Auguste Brouet

Located in Milwaukee, WI

This piece depicts a variety of circus performers surrounded by small children. The artist signed the piece in the lower right and wrote the edition number (54/100) in the lower left...

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1910s Academic Figurative Prints

Materials

Pencil, Etching

Toulouse-Lautrec, Original Belle Epoque Poster, Ambassadeur Aristide Bruant 1906
Toulouse-Lautrec, Original Belle Epoque Poster, Ambassadeur Aristide Bruant 1906

Toulouse-Lautrec, Original Belle Epoque Poster, Ambassadeur Aristide Bruant 1906

By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

He became known for his innovative advertising posters, designed to promote entertainment venues and artists of the time, as well as for his many paintings and drawings depicting cab...

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20th Century French Belle Époque Posters

Materials

Paper

Portrait #1 from After Noon suite
Portrait #1 from After Noon suite

Portrait #1 from After Noon suite

By Richard Lindner

Located in San Francisco, CA

Among them are streetwalkers, military personnel, mannequins and circus performers---all looking mechanical and unhappy.

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Mid-20th Century Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Hortense (Ballerina) /// Impressionism Degas French Ballet Renoir Figurative Art
Hortense (Ballerina) /// Impressionism Degas French Ballet Renoir Figurative Art

Hortense (Ballerina) /// Impressionism Degas French Ballet Renoir Figurative Art

By Pal Fried

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

This inspired him to prepare many paintings of ballerinas, dancers and circus performers.Fried emigrated to the United States in 1946 after World War II, where he taught at the New Y...

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1940s Art Deco Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Oil

Oval Dove of Peace Abstract Carborundum etching with embossing, Signed/N, Frame
Oval Dove of Peace Abstract Carborundum etching with embossing, Signed/N, Frame

Oval Dove of Peace Abstract Carborundum etching with embossing, Signed/N, Frame

By Max Papart

Located in New York, NY

Exuberant depictions of musicians, circus performers, animals, lovers, cyclists were among the many lively images that were done in vibrant colors showing movement across flat planes...

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1980s Surrealist Animal Prints

Materials

Etching, Graphite

Large Chaim Gross Mid Century Mod Bronze Sculpture Circus Acrobats WPA Artist
Large Chaim Gross Mid Century Mod Bronze Sculpture Circus Acrobats WPA Artist

Large Chaim Gross Mid Century Mod Bronze Sculpture Circus Acrobats WPA Artist

By Chaim Gross

Located in Surfside, FL

Gross was also recognized during these years with a silver medal at the Exposition universelle de 1937 in Paris, and in 1942, with a purchase prize at the Metropolitan Museum of Art'...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

The Circus  Le Cirque - French Russian Circus Teriade
The Circus  Le Cirque - French Russian Circus Teriade

The Circus Le Cirque - French Russian Circus Teriade

By Marc Chagall

Located in London, GB

Reference: Mourlot 490-527 Note: Marc Chagall’s deep connection to the circus and its performers stems from his childhood in pre-revolutionary Vitebsk, Russia.

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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Rare Hermès "Musée Vivant du Cheval" by H. de Watrigant Silk Carré Scarf 90 cm
Rare Hermès "Musée Vivant du Cheval" by H. de Watrigant Silk Carré Scarf 90 cm

Rare Hermès "Musée Vivant du Cheval" by H. de Watrigant Silk Carré Scarf 90 cm

By Hermès

Located in TETOUAN, MA

Dancing horses, classical riders, circus performers, ceremonial figures, and theatrical scenes unfold across the silk in remarkable detail, creating an elegant balance between moveme...

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Early 2000s Scarves

Vintage print Wolfgang Roth playing musical instrument, Mandolin
Vintage print Wolfgang Roth playing musical instrument, Mandolin

Vintage print Wolfgang Roth playing musical instrument, Mandolin

Located in Surfside, FL

This appears to be Wolfgang Roth and cast of possibly The Littlest Circus. Performers have horse heads. The photo is stamped on the back Halley Erskine of New York City.

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1940s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Pablo Picasso. The acrobats. ca. 1905. India ink on paper. 23 x 31 cm.
Pablo Picasso. The acrobats. ca. 1905. India ink on paper. 23 x 31 cm.

Pablo Picasso. The acrobats. ca. 1905. India ink on paper. 23 x 31 cm.

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Barcelona, CT

He shared Apollinaire's interest in the world of the circus; both were interested in the figure of the uprooted, itinerant circus performer as an evocation of the artist's situation ...

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Early 1900s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, India Ink

Colorful Doornspyk Market Women in Apenjak Coats – Dutch Costume Print, 1932
Colorful Doornspyk Market Women in Apenjak Coats – Dutch Costume Print, 1932

Colorful Doornspyk Market Women in Apenjak Coats – Dutch Costume Print, 1932

Located in Langweer, NL

Both women wear the characteristic *apenjak*, or “apes’ coat,” named so for its resemblance to circus performers’ jackets. These are full-sleeved black garments with gathered waists ...

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Vintage 1930s Prints

Materials

Paper

Laurent Proneur Large 84” Figurative Expressionist Oil Painting “Yoga Time” 2021
Laurent Proneur Large 84” Figurative Expressionist Oil Painting “Yoga Time” 2021

Laurent Proneur Large 84” Figurative Expressionist Oil Painting “Yoga Time” 2021

Located in Denver, CO

Born into a family of traveling circus performers, Proneur was immersed in a creative environment from an early age, training as an acrobat and juggler and later working as a musicia...

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2010s American Expressionist Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

'Chrysanthemum in a Vase' by Kees Maks (1876 – Amsterdam – 1967) Dutch Painter
'Chrysanthemum in a Vase' by Kees Maks (1876 – Amsterdam – 1967) Dutch Painter

'Chrysanthemum in a Vase' by Kees Maks (1876 – Amsterdam – 1967) Dutch Painter

Located in Knokke, BE

His paintings introduced subjects that were still relatively unusual in Dutch art: circus performers, dancing couples, elegant women, garden parties, lavish bouquets and scenes of so...

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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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

Involved in the Society of Independent Artists, Buchholz was less concerned with the commercial side of the art world and stuck with his unique stylistic traits. Circus performers we...

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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Antonio Mancini Italian 1920s Archived Pastel
Antonio Mancini Italian 1920s Archived Pastel

Antonio Mancini Italian 1920s Archived Pastel

By Antonio Mancini

Located in Roma, IT

His usual subjects included children of the poor, juvenile circus performers, and musicians he observed in the streets of Naples.

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Early 20th Century Futurist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pastel

"Circus, " Color Lithograph on Paper signed by Constantin Terechkovitch
"Circus, " Color Lithograph on Paper signed by Constantin Terechkovitch

"Circus, " Color Lithograph on Paper signed by Constantin Terechkovitch

By Constantin Terechkovitch

Located in Milwaukee, WI

The artist signed the piece lower right, and wrote the edition (EA) in the lower left. This piece depicts circus animals and performers in the three primary colors. 15" x 10 3/4" ...

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1970s Neo-Expressionist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Marcel Dzama Where All Harmonies are Tuned Limited Edition Print
Marcel Dzama Where All Harmonies are Tuned Limited Edition Print

Marcel Dzama Where All Harmonies are Tuned Limited Edition Print

By Phaidon

Located in New York, NY

Like most of Marcel Dzama's drawings, this print of old-fashioned circus performers is reminiscent of antique illustrations from the 1900s.

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2010s American Prints

Materials

Paper

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

Produced primarily during the 1910s and 1920s, these unique carvings depict birds, masks, clowns, circus performers, dancers, and other folk-inspired figures.

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1910s Cubist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Post Impressionist Fauvist Art French Oil Painting Paris Bridge Urbain Huchet
Post Impressionist Fauvist Art French Oil Painting Paris Bridge Urbain Huchet

Post Impressionist Fauvist Art French Oil Painting Paris Bridge Urbain Huchet

By Urbain Huchet

Located in Surfside, FL

His wonderful depictions of circus performers, vineyard workers having lunch, farmers, cabaret musicians and everyday people were strongly influenced by his adventures and sojourns i...

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20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Nude Figure Study, Charcoal on Paper, Signed, 1968
Mid Century Nude Figure Study, Charcoal on Paper, Signed, 1968

Mid Century Nude Figure Study, Charcoal on Paper, Signed, 1968

By Raul Anguiano

Located in Soquel, CA

In 1936 he moved into his surrealist period, which lasted almost a decade. He painted circus performers and prostitutes. The most notable among his works of the time are: The Madam...

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1960s Realist Nude Paintings

Materials

Conté, Paper, Charcoal

Chaim Gross Judaica Jewish Watercolor Painting Rabbi Klezmer Music WPA Artist
Chaim Gross Judaica Jewish Watercolor Painting Rabbi Klezmer Music WPA Artist

Chaim Gross Judaica Jewish Watercolor Painting Rabbi Klezmer Music WPA Artist

By Chaim Gross

Located in Surfside, FL

Gross was also recognized during these years with a silver medal at the Exposition universelle de 1937 in Paris, and in 1942, with a purchase prize at the Metropolitan Museum of Art'...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Chaim Gross Mid Century Mod Judaica Jewish Watercolor Painting Rabbis WPA Artist
Chaim Gross Mid Century Mod Judaica Jewish Watercolor Painting Rabbis WPA Artist

Chaim Gross Mid Century Mod Judaica Jewish Watercolor Painting Rabbis WPA Artist

By Chaim Gross

Located in Surfside, FL

Gross was also recognized during these years with a silver medal at the Exposition universelle de 1937 in Paris, and in 1942, with a purchase prize at the Metropolitan Museum of Art'...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Constantin Terechkovitch, Tunisian Horseman, 1972
Constantin Terechkovitch, Tunisian Horseman, 1972

Constantin Terechkovitch, Tunisian Horseman, 1972

Located in Southampton, NY

His paintings—marked by sweeping brushwork, radiant tones, and the joyous movement of form—celebrated the beauty of everyday life through scenes of families, lovers, musicians, dance...

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1970s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Henri Matisse, The Sword Swallower, Jazz, Special Edition for MoMA, 1983 (after)
Henri Matisse, The Sword Swallower, Jazz, Special Edition for MoMA, 1983 (after)

Henri Matisse, The Sword Swallower, Jazz, Special Edition for MoMA, 1983 (after)

By Henri Matisse

Located in Southampton, NY

In L'Avaleur de sabres, Matisse transforms the dramatic spectacle of the circus performer into a vivid study of energy and form, balancing tension and grace through bold, interlockin...

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1980s Fauvist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Rare Belgian Marble Jewish American Modernist Sculpture Chaim Gross Art Deco
Rare Belgian Marble Jewish American Modernist Sculpture Chaim Gross Art Deco

Rare Belgian Marble Jewish American Modernist Sculpture Chaim Gross Art Deco

By Chaim Gross

Located in Surfside, FL

Gross was also recognized during these years with a silver medal at the Exposition universelle de 1937 in Paris, and in 1942, with a purchase prize at the Metropolitan Museum of Art'...

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20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Chaim Gross Mid Century Mod Bronze Sculpture Mother and Baby Playing WPA Artist
Chaim Gross Mid Century Mod Bronze Sculpture Mother and Baby Playing WPA Artist

Chaim Gross Mid Century Mod Bronze Sculpture Mother and Baby Playing WPA Artist

By Chaim Gross

Located in Surfside, FL

Gross was also recognized during these years with a silver medal at the Exposition universelle de 1937 in Paris, and in 1942, with a purchase prize at the Metropolitan Museum of Art'...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Rare Chaim Gross Watercolor Painting Manhattan Skyscrapers Train NYC WPA Artist
Rare Chaim Gross Watercolor Painting Manhattan Skyscrapers Train NYC WPA Artist

Rare Chaim Gross Watercolor Painting Manhattan Skyscrapers Train NYC WPA Artist

By Chaim Gross

Located in Surfside, FL

Gross was also recognized during these years with a silver medal at the Exposition universelle de 1937 in Paris, and in 1942, with a purchase prize at the Metropolitan Museum of Art'...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Couture Surreal Elsa Schiaparelli Artist Vertes Harlequin Duck Brooch c1939
Couture Surreal Elsa Schiaparelli Artist Vertes Harlequin Duck Brooch c1939

Couture Surreal Elsa Schiaparelli Artist Vertes Harlequin Duck Brooch c1939

By Elsa Schiaparelli

Located in Chicago, IL

Additionally, we photographed one of his sketches of small animals dancing while wearing fashion items, which conjures an act orchestrated by circus performers. But instead of being...

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Vintage 1930s French Artisan Brooches

Materials

Gold, Yellow Gold, Gilt Metal

Three Girls Bronze Relief Sculpture Plaque Chaim Gross Modernist WPA Era Artist
Three Girls Bronze Relief Sculpture Plaque Chaim Gross Modernist WPA Era Artist

Three Girls Bronze Relief Sculpture Plaque Chaim Gross Modernist WPA Era Artist

By Chaim Gross

Located in Surfside, FL

Gross was also recognized during these years with a silver medal at the Exposition universelle de 1937 in Paris, and in 1942, with a purchase prize at the Metropolitan Museum of Art'...

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Mid-20th Century Modern More Art

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Pablo Ruiz Picasso. Études de personanages. 1905. 24.8 x 32.1 cm
Pablo Ruiz Picasso. Études de personanages. 1905. 24.8 x 32.1 cm

Pablo Ruiz Picasso. Études de personanages. 1905. 24.8 x 32.1 cm

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Barcelona, CT

With Apollinaire, he shared an interest in the world of the circus; both were interested in the figure of the itinerant, uprooted circus performer, as an evocation of the artist's si...

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Early 1900s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Laid Paper

La Vrille - Etching by Félicien Rops - 1880s
La Vrille - Etching by Félicien Rops - 1880s

La Vrille - Etching by Félicien Rops - 1880s

By Félicien Rops

Located in Roma, IT

Rops strips away the traditional circus ring, replacing the performers with raw, mythological archetypes.

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1880s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Original Pencil Drawing Titled 'Rearing Horse'. Circa late 1920s / early 1930s.
Original Pencil Drawing Titled 'Rearing Horse'. Circa late 1920s / early 1930s.

Original Pencil Drawing Titled 'Rearing Horse'. Circa late 1920s / early 1930s.

By Dame Laura Knight

Located in York, GB

In the late 1920s and 1930s, she famously embedded herself with the Bertram Mills and Carmo Circuses, traveling alongside the performers and sketching in the rings and stables.

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Early 20th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Richard Casey “Le Cirque” Enamel Charger After Marc Chagall, London, 1992
Richard Casey “Le Cirque” Enamel Charger After Marc Chagall, London, 1992

Richard Casey “Le Cirque” Enamel Charger After Marc Chagall, London, 1992

Located in San Diego, CA

#5667 The circular composition depicts a wonderfully whimsical circus scene with costumed performers, a musician holding a violin, an animal-like figure and a suspended acrobat.

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Late 20th Century English Expressionist Decorative Bowls

Materials

Copper, Enamel

1979 Walt Disney Illustrated Children’s Book Les souris et le cirque, 2C57
1979 Walt Disney Illustrated Children’s Book Les souris et le cirque, 2C57

1979 Walt Disney Illustrated Children’s Book Les souris et le cirque, 2C57

Located in Bordeaux, FR

This delightful hardcover book features a playful story centered around a group of lively mice discovering the magical world of the circus. The narrative unfolds through colorful, fu...

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Vintage 1970s Toys and Dolls

Materials

Paper

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Circus Performer For Sale on 1stDibs

Find the exact circus performer you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. In our selection of items, you can find Modern examples as well as a Impressionist version. Making the right choice when shopping for a circus performer may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 20th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a circus performer to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of black, beige, brown, gray and more. There have been many interesting circus performer examples over the years, but those made by Walt Kuhn, Pierre Bosco, Dame Laura Knight, Jean-Louis-Marcel Cosson and Peter Max 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 canvas can add an especially memorable touch.

How Much is a Circus Performer?

The average selling price for a circus performer we offer is $2,700, while they’re typically $300 on the low end and $145,000 for the highest priced.