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Dancing Hippo

Dansende Hippo (Dancing Hippo) Bronze Figurative Animal Sculpture In Stock
By Evert den Hartog
Located in Utrecht, NL
Dansende Hippo (Dancing Hippo) Bronze Figurative Animal Sculpture In Stock Evert den Hartog (born
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Hippo Tightrope Dancer
By Bjørn Okholm Skaarup
Located in Greenwich, CT
Edition of 50. Color engraved etching by Bjorn Skaarup of a hippo dancing on a tightrope.
Category

2010s Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Hippo Tightrope Dancer
Price Upon Request
H 17 in W 14 in
Hippo Hula Hoop Dancer
By Bjørn Okholm Skaarup
Located in Greenwich, CT
Degas’s Little Dancer of Fourteen Years and Disney’s Fantasia. Another hippo, sprawled in the pose of
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Hippo Hula Hoop Dancer
Hippo Hula Hoop Dancer
Price Upon Request
H 27.75 in W 10 in D 9 in
Hippo Circus Ribbon Dancer
By Bjørn Okholm Skaarup
Located in Greenwich, CT
Edition of 9 Bjorn Skaarup (Danish, b. 1973) holds a MA in History and Art History from the University of Copenhagen, and a PHD in History from the European University Institute in ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Steel

Hippo Circus Ribbon Dancer
Price Upon Request
H 25 in W 28 in D 25 in
Hippo Hula Hoop Dancer, maquette
By Bjørn Okholm Skaarup
Located in Greenwich, CT
Degas’s Little Dancer of Fourteen Years and Disney’s Fantasia. Another hippo, sprawled in the pose of
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Hippo Circus Ribbon Dancer II
By Bjørn Okholm Skaarup
Located in Greenwich, CT
Edition of 9 Bjorn Skaarup (Danish, b. 1973) holds a MA in History and Art History from the University of Copenhagen, and a PHD in History from the European University Institute in ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Steel

Hippo Circus Ribbon Dancer II
Price Upon Request
H 36 in W 13 in D 9 in
Hippo Hula Hoop Dancer II, maquette
By Bjørn Okholm Skaarup
Located in Greenwich, CT
, which at once references Degas’s Little Dancer of Fourteen Years and Disney’s Fantasia. Another hippo
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Hippo Circus Ribbon Dancer II, maquette
By Bjørn Okholm Skaarup
Located in Greenwich, CT
Danish, b. 1973 Bjorn Skaarup holds a MA in History and Art History from the University of Copenhagen, and a PHD in History from the European University Institute in Florence, Italy...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Cats Don't Dance Original Production Drawing: Tillie Hippo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
MEDIUM: ​Original Production Drawing IMAGE SIZE: 17" x 13.5" PRODUCTION: Cats Don't Dance SKU
Category

1990s Pop Art More Art

Materials

Paint, Paper, Pencil

Sea Lion Juggler
By Bjørn Okholm Skaarup
Located in Greenwich, CT
(Petite danseuse de quatorze ans) and the dancing hippos of Walt Disney’s Fantasia, Hippo Ballerina
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Sea Lion Juggler
Price Upon Request
H 12.5 in W 6 in D 10 in
Porky Drummer
By Bjørn Okholm Skaarup
Located in Greenwich, CT
(Petite danseuse de quatorze ans) and the dancing hippos of Walt Disney’s Fantasia, Hippo Ballerina
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Porky Drummer
Price Upon Request
H 12.25 in W 11.5 in D 10 in
Elephant Magician
By Bjørn Okholm Skaarup
Located in Greenwich, CT
(Petite danseuse de quatorze ans) and the dancing hippos of Walt Disney’s Fantasia, Hippo Ballerina
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Elephant Magician
Price Upon Request
H 11.5 in W 6.5 in D 9 in
Crocodile Cymbalist
By Bjørn Okholm Skaarup
Located in Greenwich, CT
(Petite danseuse de quatorze ans) and the dancing hippos of Walt Disney’s Fantasia, Hippo Ballerina
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Crocodile Cymbalist
Price Upon Request
H 13 in W 5 in D 8 in
''Between the Ears'', Contemporary Bronze Sculpture of Mother and Baby Elephant
By Miep Maarse
Located in Utrecht, NL
. Dancing elephants, bathing hippos and playing bears characterize her oeuvre. The images are optimistic in
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

''Umbrella'', Contemporary Bronze Sculpture Portrait of Mother and Baby Elephant
By Miep Maarse
Located in Utrecht, NL
. Dancing elephants, bathing hippos and playing bears characterize her oeuvre. The images are optimistic in
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

''La Baigneuse'', Contemporary Bronze Sculpture of an Elephant Sunbathing
By Miep Maarse
Located in Utrecht, NL
. Dancing elephants, bathing hippos and playing bears characterize her oeuvre. The images are optimistic in
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

''In The Sun'', Contemporary Bronze Sculpture of an Elephant Sunbathing
By Miep Maarse
Located in Utrecht, NL
. Dancing elephants, bathing hippos and playing bears characterize her oeuvre. The images are optimistic in
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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''Leapfrog'', Contemporary Bronze Sculpture of Two Hippos Playing Leapfrog
By Miep Maarse
Located in Utrecht, NL
. Dancing elephants, bathing hippos and playing bears characterize her oeuvre. The images are optimistic in
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

''Danseur'', Contemporary Bronze Sculpture Portrait of a Dancing Elephant
By Miep Maarse
Located in Utrecht, NL
the eyes. Dancing elephants, bathing hippos and playing bears characterize her oeuvre. The images are
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

''Pearl Necklace'', Contemporary Bronze Sculpture Portrait of an Elephant
By Miep Maarse
Located in Utrecht, NL
the eyes. Dancing elephants, bathing hippos and playing bears characterize her oeuvre. The images are
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Jiminy Cricket Original Production Drawing #95 Hand-Signed by Preston Blair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
scenes in "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" section of Fantasia (1940), and the hippo-alligator dance in
Category

1970s Pop Art More Art

Materials

Paint, Paper, Pen, Pencil

Jiminy Cricket Original Production Drawing #75 Hand-Signed by Preston Blair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
scenes in "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" section of Fantasia (1940), and the hippo-alligator dance in
Category

1970s Pop Art More Art

Materials

Paint, Paper, Pen, Pencil

Jiminy Cricket Original Production Drawing #111 Hand-Signed by Preston Blair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
scenes in "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" section of Fantasia (1940), and the hippo-alligator dance in
Category

1970s Pop Art More Art

Materials

Paint, Paper, Pen, Pencil

Jiminy Cricket Original Cel With Matching Drawing signed Preston Blair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
scenes in "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" section of Fantasia (1940), and the hippo-alligator dance in
Category

1970s Pop Art More Art

Materials

Paint, Paper, Pen, Pencil

Jiminy Cricket Original Production Cel With Matching Drawing #22
Located in Los Angeles, CA
scenes in "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" section of Fantasia (1940), and the hippo-alligator dance in
Category

1990s Pop Art More Art

Materials

Paint, Paper, Pen, Pencil

''Ice Skating Elephant'', Contemporary Bronze Sculpture Portrait of an Elephant
By Miep Maarse
Located in Utrecht, NL
. Dancing elephants, bathing hippos and playing bears characterize her oeuvre. The images are optimistic in
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

''Umbrella (small)'', Contemporary Bronze Sculpture of Mother and Baby Elephant
By Miep Maarse
Located in Utrecht, NL
. Dancing elephants, bathing hippos and playing bears characterize her oeuvre. The images are optimistic in
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

''I Can Fly'', Contemporary Bronze Sculpture Portrait of an Elephant
By Miep Maarse
Located in Utrecht, NL
the eyes. Dancing elephants, bathing hippos and playing bears characterize her oeuvre. The images are
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pinocchio Original Production Cel from Art Corner, Disneyland: Jiminy Cricket
Located in Los Angeles, CA
scenes in "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" section of Fantasia (1940), and the hippo-alligator dance in
Category

1990s Pop Art More Art

Materials

Paint, Paper, Pen, Pencil

Unicorn Dance, Original, Acrylic Paint, and Household Paint, Original, Signed
By Claire Westwood
Located in London, GB
advert illustrations and full illustrations for the children's books Waiting and The Hippo Club
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Other Medium

Iceberg Vintage Red Sweater with Fantasia Applique
Located in San Francisco, CA
We're in love with this ballerina from Disney's Fantasia - a graceful hippo who dances her way
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Sweaters

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Dancing Hippo For Sale on 1stDibs

Surely you’ll find the exact dancing hippo you’re seeking on 1stDibs — we’ve got a vast assortment for sale. There are many contemporary and Pop Art versions of these works for sale. Making the right choice when shopping for a dancing hippo 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 dancing hippo 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 gold, beige, black and more. A dancing hippo from Miep Maarse, Bjorn Skaarup, David Yarrow, Evert den Hartog and Gillie and Marc Schattner — each of whom created distinctive versions of this kind of work — is worth considering. 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 bronze, metal and archival pigment print can add an especially memorable touch.

How Much is a Dancing Hippo?

The average selling price for a dancing hippo we offer is $7,450, while they’re typically $1,195 on the low end and $13,666 for the highest priced.

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