Ancestors: Ringmaster, acrylic paint, cold wax, oil paint monoprints
By Majio
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Our Ringmaster keeps the circus in good time, animals, clowns, trapeze artists, and the audience. Ancestors Series, cold wax, oil stick with monoprints and layers of marked tissu...
Canvas, Acrylic, Tissue Paper, Monoprint
$27,213
Cape Elizabeth - Maine - American Realist Seascape Oil Painting by George Luks
By George Luks
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Botolph Street, Boston (c. 1923, oil on canvas); View of Beacon Street from Boston Common (c. 1923, oil on canvas); A Clown (1929, oil on canvas) Chicago (Terra Foundation for Americ...
Canvas, Oil
Israeli Modernist Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
By Motke Blum
Located in Surfside, FL
He befriended several of the clowns and other performers and, when not painting or playing in clay, Blum could be found enjoying the company of these spirited entertainers.
Ink, Mixed Media, Oil, Board, Graphite
Mystery Mid-Century Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
It’s beautiful rendered clown holding a dove painted with a heavy impasto.
Oil
Harlequin, Modern Oil on Canvas Portrait by Igor Tcholaria
Located in Long Island City, NY
His imagination was permanently captured by the annual visits of the Moscow Circus, whose vibrant clowns and acrobats eventually became recurring subjects in his paintings.
Oil
Roar if You Dare, Oil Painting
By Kat Silver
Located in San Francisco, CA
Words that describe this painting: woman, circus, performance, fantasy, playful, whimsical, dark, bunny, female trapeze, acrobat, whimsy, figure, figurative, lion, clown, dream, scr...
Oil
Walter Darby Bannard -Ammersee #2 signed painting by renowned Color Field artist
By Walter Darby Bannard
Located in New York, NY
At 11 he noticed, in the color section of a Sunday newspaper, a clown painting and a reproduction of a painting by the British abstractionist Ben Nicholson, with the question “Which ...
Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Watercolor, Graphite
'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...
Egg Tempera, Illustration Board
Chemin a Travers les Collines - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Othon Friesz
By Achille-Émile Othon Friesz
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
In 1909 he painted the Cirque Médrano series: The Trapeze Artist, The Clown and The Horsewoman. In the south of France he also painted the Olive Trees series.
Canvas, Oil
$1,280Sale Price|20% Off
“Spell to Break Up Kimoi”, Abstract, Yellow, Pink, Red, Gold, Acrylic Painting
By Sandra Cohen
Located in Franklin, MA
Oval and round shapes float into an over-painted white background sky, where the heavier striped or patterned interiors of the shapes below seem to rise and dissolve like clouds, and...
Canvas, Acrylic
Bubbles Underwater Painting: Abstract Expressionism in Oil on Canvas
By Olga Nikitina
Located in Zofingen, AG
The subject of painting is a symbiotic relationship anemones and clown fish. Artist doesn't try to portray the anemone and its habitant.
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Charlie Rivel Drawing, Realist Ink on Paper, Framed, 1980s
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Drawing by Charlie Rivel with the Clown's own signature Joan Soler Jové (Barcelona, May 26, 1934) is a Spanish painter and draftsman, son of the painter Ramón Soler Liró.
Ink
Raj Circus Fantasy, Original cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
The image features a celebratory procession including an elephant, monkeys, clowns, and horses. Literature: The Saturday Evening Post, 17 June 1916, illustrated on the cover Wal...
Oil, Canvas
$75,025
Nature morte au réchaud by Bernard Buffet - Still life, painting, Oil on panel
By Bernard Buffet
Located in London, GB
Heavily defined by the jaunty, angular script of his signature, Buffet’s work would often feature still lifes, portraits, scenes of the French Riviera and subjects such as flowers, c...
Oil, Panel
Puffin Duo, Over the Moon and Puffin Fluffin, Set of 2, original painting
By Anya Simmons
Located in Deddington, GB
The little parrots of the sea, the clown among sea birds! Meet the Puffin Duo. Puffin Duo - Over the Moon is an original mixed media, gilded painting.
Mixed Media, Board
$1,326Sale Price|30% Off
Butterflies and Hibiscus Drawing, American Realist, Signed, 1995
By Ben Black
Located in Soquel, CA
Originally known for his clowns, he created a limited edition series of plates for Royal Daulton as well as clown figurines for Schmidt.
India Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
Bauhaus Moshe Raviv Moi Ver Abstract Dancing Painting Lithuanian Israeli Modern
Located in Surfside, FL
Dancing Jesters or Clowns (colorful Chassidim dancing) Gouache on paper Sheet is 19.25 X 25.25 Image is 13.5 X 19.25 Moshé Raviv-Vorobeichic, known as Moi Ver, born Moses Vorobeic...
Paper, Gouache
Israeli Modernist Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media Painting White on White
By Motke Blum
Located in Surfside, FL
He befriended several of the clowns and other performers and, when not painting or playing in clay, Blum could be found enjoyoing the company of these spirited entertainers.
Mixed Media
'At the Cafe, Paris', North Beach, San Francisco, City Lights, Vesuvio's, Butler
By Pascal Cucaro, 1915-2003
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Born to Italian immigrant parents, Cucaro worked in the circus during his childhood summers, the experiences giving him a lifelong interest in clowns, and circus life. After serving ...
Oil, Paper, Illustration Board
Monkey Time #2 - Animal Painting By Marc Zimmerman
By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Playfl monkeys climb exotic colored plants clowning as only monkeys do. in this hot pink painting.
Canvas, Oil
"Morning of the First Act", Contemporary Landscape, Circus, Chairs, Oil Painting
By Alexandra Rozenman
Located in Franklin, MA
Three blue buses are parked in front of it. Are all the clowns, acrobats and magicians still asleep or is everybody having breakfast in a village nearby?
Canvas, Oil
'Fishing Boats', Sausalito, North Beach, San Francisco Bay Area Expressionist
By Pascal Cucaro, 1915-2003
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Born to Italian immigrant parents, Cucaro worked in the circus during his childhood summers, the experiences giving him a lifelong interest in clowns, and circus life. After serving ...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$4,110Sale Price|40% Off
Night Walk: Expressionist Oil Painting on Canvas, Circa 1962
By Sally Kissinger Wilt
Located in Soquel, CA
Stunning large-scale, Bay Area Figurative School painting of a couple, dog and clown by Sally Kissinger Wilt (American, 1936-2004).
Canvas, Oil
A. Sabran - 20th Century Oil, Circus Performers
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking study depicting performs appearing to be a clown, acrobat and ring leader on a circus stage.
Oil
$701Sale Price|38% Off
Portrait of a Boy with Teddy Bear, Oil on Canvas, Signed, 1984
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
He trained there as a painter and graphic designer, receiving numerous commissions for illustration and advertising: posters, prints and reproductions often inspired by Spanish theme...
Oil
Abstract Mixed Media Painting. Oil on Silver Lame Screen Fabric
By Izhar Patkin
Located in Surfside, FL
Internationally celebrated, Israel-born artist Izhar Patkin has lived in the United States since 1977, first coming to prominence in the mid-1980s with his iconic Black Paintings, an...
Mixed Media
Study for cover of Vogue magazine
By Frank Xavier Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Study for the cover of the November 15, 1912 issue of Vogue magazine A figural work depicting lovers figures, the recumbent male costumed as a masked Harlequin clown, the female sea...
Paper, Mixed Media
Bouquet of Roses
By Jean-Pierre Cassigneul
Located in New York, NY
FOR THE COLLECTOR INVESTOR, When we use the word "rare", is because the artist has not many painting with "Roses" in a composition, as the same "Rare" for clown paintings by Bernard...
Oil
Le Grand Be - Saint-Malo - Post Impressionist Seascape Oil by Othon Friesz
By Achille-Émile Othon Friesz
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
In 1909 he painted the Cirque Médrano series: The Trapeze Artist, The Clown and The Horsewoman. In the south of France he also painted the Olive Trees series.
Canvas, Oil
$1,977
Daisy
Located in Nottingham, GB
He looks for and explores this in all his works - of strangers, people in disguise, clowns and even apes.
Oil
Portrait of a Bearded Man, Oil on Cardboard, Expressive 1940s
Located in Stockholm, Stockholm
In later years, his subjects shifted to include clowns, musicians, harlequins, jesters, and mood-driven landscapes.
Oil, Cardboard
$5,500
Royal Harlequin, Surrealist Oil Painting on Canvas by Philippe Alfieri
By Philippe Alfieri
Located in Long Island City, NY
The most common motif depicted by Philippe Alfieri is the clown or harlequin. Often posed for a portrait but regularly also seen paused between moments of action, Alfieri's harlequin...
Oil
French Contemporary Art Richard Boigeol - Clendrier Routier
Located in Paris, IDF
Staging with unlikely characters and things for example, a cat and an American road sign; a clown with a fake big red nose head; a saxophonist and an African card-shaped brain; a bui...
Acrylic, Canvas
French Contemporary Art Richard Boigeol - Le Tableau Anti - Moustique
Located in Paris, IDF
Staging with unlikely characters and things for example, a cat and an American road sign; a clown with a fake big red nose head; a saxophonist and an African card-shaped brain; a bui...
Acrylic, Paper
French Contemporary Art Richard Boigeol - Top Model
Located in Paris, IDF
Staging with unlikely characters and things for example, a cat and an American road sign; a clown with a fake big red nose head; a saxophonist and an African card-shaped brain; a bui...
Canvas, Acrylic
French Contemporary Art Richard Boigeol - Pat Metheny
Located in Paris, IDF
Staging with unlikely characters and things for example, a cat and an American road sign; a clown with a fake big red nose head; a saxophonist and an African card-shaped brain; a bui...
Canvas, Acrylic
French Contemporary Art Richard Boigeol - Le Chat Gourmet
Located in Paris, IDF
Staging with unlikely characters and things for example, a cat and an American road sign; a clown with a fake big red nose head; a saxophonist and an African card-shaped brain; a bui...
Canvas, Acrylic
French Contemporary Art Richard Boigeol - Rolex
Located in Paris, IDF
Staging with unlikely characters and things for example, a cat and an American road sign; a clown with a fake big red nose head; a saxophonist and an African card-shaped brain; a bui...
Canvas, Acrylic
French Contemporary Art Richard Boigeol - Banania
Located in Paris, IDF
Staging with unlikely characters and things for example, a cat and an American road sign; a clown with a fake big red nose head; a saxophonist and an African card-shaped brain; a bui...
Canvas, Acrylic
French Contemporary Art Richard Boigeol - L'elephant et la Souris
Located in Paris, IDF
Staging with unlikely characters and things for example, a cat and an American road sign; a clown with a fake big red nose head; a saxophonist and an African card-shaped brain; a bui...
Canvas, Acrylic
French Contemporary Art Richard Boigeol - La Mouche a Superman
Located in Paris, IDF
Staging with unlikely characters and things for example, a cat and an American road sign; a clown with a fake big red nose head; a saxophonist and an African card-shaped brain; a bui...
Canvas, Acrylic
French Contemporary Art Richard Boigeol - Pin'up
Located in Paris, IDF
Staging with unlikely characters and things for example, a cat and an American road sign; a clown with a fake big red nose head; a saxophonist and an African card-shaped brain; a bui...
Canvas, Oil
French Contemporary Art Richard Boigeol - La Pouline Militaire
Located in Paris, IDF
Staging with unlikely characters and things for example, a cat and an American road sign; a clown with a fake big red nose head; a saxophonist and an African card-shaped brain; a bui...
Canvas, Acrylic
French Contemporary Art Richard Boigeol - Les Muses
Located in Paris, IDF
Staging with unlikely characters and things for example, a cat and an American road sign; a clown with a fake big red nose head; a saxophonist and an African card-shaped brain; a bui...
Canvas, Oil
French Contemporary Art Richard Boigeol - Jazz
Located in Paris, IDF
Staging with unlikely characters and things for example, a cat and an American road sign; a clown with a fake big red nose head; a saxophonist and an African card-shaped brain; a bui...
Acrylic, Canvas
French Contemporary Art Richard Boigeol - Stromae
Located in Paris, IDF
Staging with unlikely characters and things for example, a cat and an American road sign; a clown with a fake big red nose head; a saxophonist and an African card-shaped brain; a bui...
Acrylic, Cardboard
French Contemporary Art Richard Boigeol - Jazz a Nice
Located in Paris, IDF
Staging with unlikely characters and things for example, a cat and an American road sign; a clown with a fake big red nose head; a saxophonist and an African card-shaped brain; a bui...
Canvas, Acrylic
French Contemporary Art Richard Boigeol - Le Rasoir Philips
Located in Paris, IDF
Staging with unlikely characters and things for example, a cat and an American road sign; a clown with a fake big red nose head; a saxophonist and an African card-shaped brain; a bui...
Canvas, Acrylic
French Contemporary Art Richard Boigeol - Masque Africain
Located in Paris, IDF
Staging with unlikely characters and things for example, a cat and an American road sign; a clown with a fake big red nose head; a saxophonist and an African card-shaped brain; a bui...
Canvas, Acrylic
French Contemporary Art Richard Boigeol - Coffeur Pour Dames
Located in Paris, IDF
Staging with unlikely characters and things for example, a cat and an American road sign; a clown with a fake big red nose head; a saxophonist and an African card-shaped brain; a bui...
Canvas, Oil
French Contemporary Art Richard Boigeol - Chat Des Collines
Located in Paris, IDF
Staging with unlikely characters and things for example, a cat and an American road sign; a clown with a fake big red nose head; a saxophonist and an African card-shaped brain; a bui...
Canvas, Oil
French Contemporary Art Richard Boigeol - Crevette Maillot
Located in Paris, IDF
Staging with unlikely characters and things for example, a cat and an American road sign; a clown with a fake big red nose head; a saxophonist and an African card-shaped brain; a bui...
Canvas, Acrylic
French Contemporary Art Richard Boigeol - Nu II
Located in Paris, IDF
Staging with unlikely characters and things for example, a cat and an American road sign; a clown with a fake big red nose head; a saxophonist and an African card-shaped brain; a bui...
Canvas, Oil
French Contemporary Art Richard Boigeol - New York City
Located in Paris, IDF
Staging with unlikely characters and things for example, a cat and an American road sign; a clown with a fake big red nose head; a saxophonist and an African card-shaped brain; a bui...
Canvas, Oil
French Contemporary Art Richard Boigeol - Tete De Taureau
Located in Paris, IDF
Staging with unlikely characters and things for example, a cat and an American road sign; a clown with a fake big red nose head; a saxophonist and an African card-shaped brain; a bui...
Canvas, Acrylic
The joy of wine, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Asher Topel
Located in Yardley, PA
Under the influence of wine people dance, celebrate and even the clown goes to make a poor woman happy :: Painting :: Realism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of auth...
Oil
Fractal Nature: Abstract Wall Sculpture, Oil on Fiberglass, 2010s
By Marc Gonz
Located in BARCELONA, ES
They often look a bit like clowns with cone-shaped Pierrot hats on their heads.
Oil, Fiberglass
Cake Nature: Abstract Painting, Oil on Wood, 2010s, Unframed, 34x33 cm
By Marc Gonz
Located in BARCELONA, ES
They often look a bit like clowns with cone-shaped Pierrot hats on their heads.
Oil, Wood
Projet de Tissus - Fauvist Still Life Study Gouache by Raoul Dufy
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Following his move to Perpignan, he painted nudes, clowns, landscapes and, not least, views of wheatfields recorded while staying with Roland Dorgelès in Montsaunes in the Haute-Garo...
Paper, Gouache
Night Sky/Starfish
By Gigi Mills
Located in New York, NY
Burdened animals and clowns occupy a non-space en route to nowhere, and conjure a bittersweet quality.
Oil
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