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1960s Clown Portrait #4
1960s Clown Portrait #4

1960s Clown Portrait #4

By Marjorie May Blake

Located in Soquel, CA

Portrait of a clown in three quarter view, with expressive brushstrokes and use of color by

Category

1960s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Fiberboard

Small Expressionist Clown Portrait #2, 1960s
Small Expressionist Clown Portrait #2, 1960s

Small Expressionist Clown Portrait #2, 1960s

By Marjorie May Blake

Located in Soquel, CA

Small and colorful expressionist portrait of a clown by Marjorie Blake (American, 1920-1994

Category

1960s Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Mid Century Pulp Art - Sad Clown Portrait with Green, Yellow, & Red
Mid Century Pulp Art - Sad Clown Portrait with Green, Yellow, & Red

Mid Century Pulp Art - Sad Clown Portrait with Green, Yellow, & Red

Located in Soquel, CA

Mid century pulp art portrait of a somber clown with a yellow shirt, red hair and a red nose

Category

1960s Outsider Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Cardboard

Clown, Modernist Oil Painting on Board WPA Artist
Clown, Modernist Oil Painting on Board WPA Artist

Clown, Modernist Oil Painting on Board WPA Artist

By Maurice Kish

Located in Surfside, FL

This portrait of a clown by Maurice Kish is part from a series of carnival figures, circus clowns

Category

Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Clown Portrait #8
Clown Portrait #8

Clown Portrait #8

By Marjorie May Blake

Located in Soquel, CA

Watercolor portrait of a clown by Marjorie Blake (American, 1920-1994). Signed "Blake" in the lower

Category

1960s American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Clown Portrait #7
Clown Portrait #7

Clown Portrait #7

By Marjorie May Blake

Located in Soquel, CA

Watercolor portrait of a clown by Marjorie Blake (American, 1920-1994). Signed "M. Blake" in the

Category

1960s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Clown Portrait #11
Clown Portrait #11

Clown Portrait #11

By Marjorie May Blake

Located in Soquel, CA

Watercolor portrait of a clown on heavy paper by Marjorie Blake (American, 1920-1994). Signed "M

Category

1960s American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Clown with a Hat (Clown Portrait #9)
Clown with a Hat (Clown Portrait #9)

Clown with a Hat (Clown Portrait #9)

By Marjorie May Blake

Located in Soquel, CA

Watercolor portrait of a clown by Marjorie Blake (American, 1920-1994). Signed "Blake" in the lower

Category

1960s American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Impressionist Portrait Painting of Circus Clown, 1950
Impressionist Portrait Painting of Circus Clown, 1950

Impressionist Portrait Painting of Circus Clown, 1950

Located in Rochester, NY

Bold portrait of an introspective circus clown. Rich colors. Detailed circus background. Oil on

Category

Mid-20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Paint

Impressionist Portrait Painting of Circus Clown 1950
Impressionist Portrait Painting of Circus Clown 1950

Impressionist Portrait Painting of Circus Clown 1950

Located in Rochester, NY

Bold portrait of an introspective circus clown. Rich colors. Detailed circus background. Oil on

Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Mid Century Portrait of a Clown #5
Mid Century Portrait of a Clown #5

Mid Century Portrait of a Clown #5

By Marjorie May Blake

Located in Soquel, CA

Mid century portrait of a clown by Marjorie Blake (American, 1920-1994). Signed "Blake" in the

Category

1960s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Portrait of a Clown at Circus (Ashcan School Artist)
Portrait of a Clown at Circus (Ashcan School Artist)

Portrait of a Clown at Circus (Ashcan School Artist)

By Everett Shinn

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Everett Shinn (1873-1953). Portrait of a Clown in Circus, 1947. Pencil. color pencil, gouache on

Category

1940s Ashcan School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache, Pencil, Color Pencil

Early 20thC Portrait of a Clown Framed Gouache on Canvas
Early 20thC Portrait of a Clown Framed Gouache on Canvas

Early 20thC Portrait of a Clown Framed Gouache on Canvas

Located in Bradenton, FL

An early 20th century portrait of a clown, gouache on canvas. A clown dressed in black with orange

Category

Early 20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Crying Clown Portrait in Oil on Canvas
Crying Clown Portrait in Oil on Canvas

Crying Clown Portrait in Oil on Canvas

Located in Soquel, CA

Crying Clown Portrait in Oil on Canvas Portrait of a sad clown by San Francisco artist John Peers

Category

1970s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

European Artist. Oil on board. Portrait of a clown. Dated 1962
European Artist. Oil on board. Portrait of a clown. Dated 1962

European Artist. Oil on board. Portrait of a clown. Dated 1962

Located in København, Copenhagen

European Artist. Oil on board. Portrait of a clown. Expressionist style with impasto strokes

Category

Vintage 1960s Unknown Modern Paintings

Materials

Other

Etienne Roger Vintage Blue Oil Painting of Joker Face, Clown
Etienne Roger Vintage Blue Oil Painting of Joker Face, Clown

Etienne Roger Vintage Blue Oil Painting of Joker Face, Clown

$559Sale Price|20% Off

H 32 in W 28 in D 3 in

Etienne Roger Vintage Blue Oil Painting of Joker Face, Clown

By Roger Etienne

Located in Lomita, CA

Etienne (American, 1923 - 2011). The composition depicts a portrait in blue of a clown or joker-like

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas

H. Gallo - 20th Century Oil, Two Clowns
H. Gallo - 20th Century Oil, Two Clowns

H. Gallo - 20th Century Oil, Two Clowns

Located in Corsham, GB

A charismatic portrait study of two clowns in full costume. The artist captures the figures using

Category

20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Peter Keil Oil On Canvas, 'The Clown' Painting
Peter Keil Oil On Canvas, 'The Clown' Painting

Peter Keil Oil On Canvas, 'The Clown' Painting

By Peter Keil

Located in Bradenton, FL

expressionist portrait of "The Clown." The painting is signed and dated on the reverse (The Clown, P, Keil

Category

Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas

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

Ben MessickYoung Girl by the Window, Mid-century Portrait, c. 1940

$600Sale Price|20% Off

H 20 in W 16 in D 0.25 in

Young Girl by the Window, Mid-century Portrait

By Ben Messick

Located in Soquel, CA

, are his most interesting and show where Messick's interest lies. His clown portraits are worthy of

Category

1940s American Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Ink

Vintage Aquatint Etching Attributed to Armand Henrion  B
Vintage Aquatint Etching Attributed to Armand Henrion  B

Vintage Aquatint Etching Attributed to Armand Henrion B

Located in Pasadena, CA

This entertaining vintage hand-colored aquatint etching 'Multiple Self-Portrait' attributed to

Category

20th Century Prints

Materials

Wood, Paper

Vintage Aquatint Etching Attributed to Armand Henrion  A
Vintage Aquatint Etching Attributed to Armand Henrion  A

Vintage Aquatint Etching Attributed to Armand Henrion A

Located in Pasadena, CA

This entertaining vintage hand-colored aquatint etching 'Multiple Self-Portrait' attributed to

Category

20th Century Prints

Materials

Wood, Paper

Midcentury Tapestry from Lignon by Corot
Midcentury Tapestry from Lignon by Corot

Midcentury Tapestry from Lignon by Corot

$880Sale Price|41% Off

H 47.25 in W 31.5 in D 1.97 in

Midcentury Tapestry from Lignon by Corot

By Corot, Bernard Lignon

Located in Saarbruecken, DE

views, floral still lifes, as well as portraits and figurative works of clowns, harlequins and toreadors.

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Tapestries

Materials

Tapestry

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Portrait of a Clown WPA
Portrait of a Clown WPA

Maurice KishPortrait of a Clown WPA

Unavailable

H 20 in W 16 in D 0.25 in

Portrait of a Clown WPA

By Maurice Kish

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This portrait of a clown by Maurice Kish is part from a series of carnival figures, circus clowns

Category

20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Pastel Portrait of a Circus Clown
Pastel Portrait of a Circus Clown

Samuel BrecherPastel Portrait of a Circus Clown, 1943

Unavailable

H 33.5 in W 26.5 in D 2 in

Pastel Portrait of a Circus Clown

By Samuel Brecher

Located in Hallowell, ME

Pastel Portrait of a Circus Clown Samuel Brecher, American, (1897 - 1982) This portrait of a

Category

1940s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pastel

THE CLOWN NUMBER 2 (IN BLUE)
THE CLOWN NUMBER 2 (IN BLUE)

Maurice KishTHE CLOWN NUMBER 2 (IN BLUE), 1940

Unavailable

H 13.25 in W 11.25 in

THE CLOWN NUMBER 2 (IN BLUE)

By Maurice Kish

Located in Los Angeles, CA

clown paintings, here the artist renders the portrait of a clown from a frontal view against a blue

Materials

Oil, Board

Feeding Time at the Circus
Feeding Time at the Circus

Feeding Time at the Circus

By Ben Messick

Located in Graton, CA

canvases, however, are his most interesting and show where Messick's interest lies. His clown portraits are

Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Le Sourcils
Le Sourcils

Bernard BuffetLe Sourcils, 1968

Unavailable

H 25.5 in W 19.5 in

Le Sourcils

By Bernard Buffet

Located in Mount Vernon, NY

. Signed lithograph by French painter and printmaker Bernard Buffet (1928-1999) depicting a portrait of two

Category

1960s Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Black and White Drawing of a Clown by Christopher Mark Brennan
Black and White Drawing of a Clown by Christopher Mark Brennan

Black and White Drawing of a Clown by Christopher Mark Brennan

By Christopher Mark Brennan

Located in Pasadena, CA

A remarkable piece by Brennan. Clean and thick lines made with ink and gouache, featuring a clown

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Portrait Drawings and Wate...

Materials

Wood, Paper, Ink

Very Large Russian Oil Painting Portrait of Clown with Mandolin
Very Large Russian Oil Painting Portrait of Clown with Mandolin

Very Large Russian Oil Painting Portrait of Clown with Mandolin

By Marina Grigoryan

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Stunning and very large original oil painting on canvas by the well listed and much admired Russian born artist, Marina Grigoryan (b.1963). The painting is signed to the lower right ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of a Clown
Portrait of a Clown

Roger EtiennePortrait of a Clown, 1963

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H 26.25 in W 20.25 in D 0.1 in

Portrait of a Clown

By Roger Etienne

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist: Roger Etienne (French, 1923-2011) Title: Portrait of a Clown Year: 1963 Medium: Gouache on

Category

1960s Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Antony Litri - 20th Century Oil, Portrait of a Clown
Antony Litri - 20th Century Oil, Portrait of a Clown

Antony Litri - 20th Century Oil, Portrait of a Clown

Located in Corsham, GB

A striking full length study of a circus clown. Boldly signed to the lower right. On hessian on

Category

20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Self Portrait by Jens Sørensen, Denmark, 1930s
Self Portrait by Jens Sørensen, Denmark, 1930s

Self Portrait by Jens Sørensen, Denmark, 1930s

By Jens Sørensen

Located in New York, NY

included portraits of clowns and also landscapes. His work is reminiscent of the German Expressionist

Category

Vintage 1930s Danish Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas

J.L. - 20th Century Oil, Flapper Clown
J.L. - 20th Century Oil, Flapper Clown

J.L. - 20th Century Oil, Flapper Clown

Located in Corsham, GB

An accomplished portrait of a 1920s flapper-style clown wearing a large bow tie. Presented in a

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Clown, Modernist Oil Painting on Board WPA Artist
Clown, Modernist Oil Painting on Board WPA Artist

Clown, Modernist Oil Painting on Board WPA Artist

By Maurice Kish

Located in Surfside, FL

This portrait of a clown by Maurice Kish is part from a series of carnival figures, circus clowns

Category

Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Clown,  Early 20th Century Playful Oil Painting on Board
Clown,  Early 20th Century Playful Oil Painting on Board

Clown, Early 20th Century Playful Oil Painting on Board

By Maurice Kish

Located in Surfside, FL

This portrait of a clown by Maurice Kish is part from a series of carnival figures, circus clowns

Category

Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

20th Century Oil - The Clown
20th Century Oil - The Clown

20th Century Oil - The Clown

Located in Corsham, GB

A striking portrait of a clown in full costume. The artist captures the character is vivid colours

Category

20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Clown Oil on Canvas By Vassyl Khmeluk
Clown Oil on Canvas By Vassyl Khmeluk

Clown Oil on Canvas By Vassyl Khmeluk

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H 18.8 in W 15.56 in D 1.78 in

Clown Oil on Canvas By Vassyl Khmeluk

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

A fine vintage framed oil on canvas portrait of a Clown by renowned Ukrainian artist Vassyl Khmeluk

Category

Mid-20th Century Ukrainian Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Untitled by Frank Sinatra
Untitled by Frank Sinatra

Frank SinatraUntitled by Frank Sinatra, 1987

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H 32.25 in W 22.13 in D 1.25 in

Untitled by Frank Sinatra

By Frank Sinatra

Located in New Orleans, LA

Kuhn's brooding portraits of clowns. The present work, which features vibrant swatches of color boldly

Category

20th Century Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pagliacci
Pagliacci

Karel AppelPagliacci, 1982

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H 29 in W 21.5 in

Pagliacci

By Karel Appel

Located in Long Island City, NY

A lithograph by Karel Appel from 1982. A portrait of a melancholic clown figure as part of the

Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Paper

Gégène

Bernard BuffetGégène, 1968

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H 28.35 in W 20.08 in

Gégène

By Bernard Buffet

Located in Paris, FR

. x 18.5 in. (image) This lithograph shows one of the clown portraits from the Circus series. This

Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Raymond

Bernard BuffetRaymond, 1968

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H 28.35 in W 20.08 in

Raymond

By Bernard Buffet

Located in Paris, FR

. x 18.5 in. (image) This lithograph shows one of the clown portraits from the Circus series. The

Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Clown Portrait #6
Clown Portrait #6

Clown Portrait #6

By Marjorie May Blake

Located in Soquel, CA

Colorful watercolor portrait of a clown by Marjorie Blake (American, 1920-1994). Signed "Blake" in

Category

1960s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Mid Century Pink Clown (Portrait #3)
Mid Century Pink Clown (Portrait #3)

Mid Century Pink Clown (Portrait #3)

By Marjorie May Blake

Located in Soquel, CA

Charming mid century impressionist portrait of a clown in pink by Marjorie Blake (American, 1920

Category

1960s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Fiberboard

Clown,  Early 20th Century Playful Oil Painting on Board
Clown,  Early 20th Century Playful Oil Painting on Board

Clown, Early 20th Century Playful Oil Painting on Board

By Maurice Kish

Located in Surfside, FL

This portrait of a clown by Maurice Kish is part from a series of carnival figures, circus clowns

Category

Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Portrait of a Clown (Un Clown)
Portrait of a Clown (Un Clown)

Portrait of a Clown (Un Clown)

By Bernard Buffet

Located in Missouri, MO

Bernard Buffet Portrait of a Clown (from Mon Cirque, S.179) 1968 Color Lithograph Artist's Proof

Category

1960s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Clown Portrait #10
Clown Portrait #10

Clown Portrait #10

By Marjorie May Blake

Located in Soquel, CA

Watercolor portrait of a clown on heavy cardstock by Marjorie Blake (American, 1920-1994). Signed

Category

1960s American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Nude Female Clown Portrait
Nude Female Clown Portrait

Robert OwenNude Female Clown Portrait, c. 1970s

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H 17.25 in W 9.25 in D 0.75 in

Nude Female Clown Portrait

Located in Soquel, CA

Dark and moody portrait of a nude female clown by Robert Owen (American, b. 1930). The subject of

Category

Late 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Mid-Century Three Clowns by Jazz Man Don Hirleman
Mid-Century Three Clowns by Jazz Man Don Hirleman

Mid-Century Three Clowns by Jazz Man Don Hirleman

By Donald (Don) Hirleman

Located in Soquel, CA

Mid-century portrait of three clowns by artist and Jazz Trumpet player, Donald (Don) Hirleman

Category

1950s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Fiberboard

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Portrait Of Clown For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate portrait of clown for your needs in our varied inventory. You can easily find an example made in the Modern style, while we also have 3 Modern versions to choose from as well. Making the right choice when shopping for a portrait of clown 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 portrait of clown 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 brown, black, gray, blue and more. Creating a portrait of clown has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Armand (François Joseph) Henrion, Bernard Buffet, Roger Etienne, Marina Grigoryan and Marjorie May Blake are consistently popular. Frequently made by artists working in paint, oil paint and panel, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much is a Portrait Of Clown?

The price for a portrait of clown in our collection starts at $316 and tops out at $4,967 with the average selling for $1,225.