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Expressive Clown Painting, signed, c. 1950
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Expressive clown painting - signed "Jen" circa 1950 - great frame Frame size = 22.5 x 26.5
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Retro Clown Painting

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Paint

Retro Expressive Clown Painting, signed, c. 1950
Expressive Clown Painting, signed, c. 1950
H 22.5 in W 26.5 in D 2.25 in
Happy Clown Painting by Charles Levier
By Charles Levier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This abstract painting titled "The Happy Clown" is an oil on board by the iconic French painter
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Retro Clown Painting

Materials

Wood, Glass, Paint

Abstract Figurative Primary Color Circus Acrobat Clown Painting
By Forrest Bess
Located in Houston, TX
/clowns and is a unique piece amongst his larger body of work. The abstract painting includes hues of blue
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Retro Clown Painting

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Oil

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
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Retro Clown Painting

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Canvas

Oil on Canvas 'Clown' Painting by Noted Artist Jeanne Lorioz, France, 1980s
By Jeanne Lorioz
Located in Zwijndrecht, Antwerp
A highly decorative and charming original oil on canvas painting by the noted female French artist
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Late 20th Century French Retro Clown Painting

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Canvas, Wood

Clown with Balloons
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Clown with Balloons" c.1980 is an oil painting on canvas by American artist Chuck
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Retro Clown Painting

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Oil

Retro Clown with Balloons
Clown with Balloons
H 40.75 in W 25.75 in D 2.65 in
Ross Bleckner Childhood Clown Watercolor Painting
By Ross Bleckner
Located in Larchmont, NY
of his paintings to the subject of AIDS- both documenting it as a historical phenomenon and
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Retro Clown Painting

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Mixed Media, Watercolor, Acrylic, Graphite

Clown
By Byron Browne
Located in New York, NY
Oil on panel Signed and dated, l.l. This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
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1960s Other Art Style Retro Clown Painting

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Oil, Panel

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
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Retro Clown Painting

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Masonite, Oil

The Clown
By Claude Weisbuch
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The Clown by Claude Weisbuch, is 50 X 40 framed. The canvas is 46 X 35. This painting has been in a
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Retro Clown Painting

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Canvas, Oil

The Clown
The Clown
H 50 in W 40 in D 3 in
Seated Clown
By Philippe Alfieri
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Philippe Alfieri, Italian/American (1921 - 2009) Title: Seated Clown Year: 1988 Medium: Oil
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1980s Modern Retro Clown Painting

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Oil

Yellow Clown
By Bernard Lorjou
Located in New York, NY
Bernard Lorjou has painting this subject "Harlequins" many times in watercolors, drawing , oil
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1950s Expressionist Retro Clown Painting

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Oil

The Clown
By Carole Eisner
Located in New York, NY
. From my first years as a fashion designer, I gravitated to painting and sculpture. Abstraction
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1980s Abstract Geometric Retro Clown Painting

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Linen, Acrylic

Sad clown
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
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Mid-20th Century Retro Clown Painting

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Oil

Sad clown
Sad clown
H 23.63 in W 11.82 in D 0.79 in
Clown Group
By Jonah Kinigstein
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jonah Kinigstein is an artist living in Brooklyn. He works in the scorched earth tradition of such 18th- and 19th-century cartoonists as James Gillray, George Cruikshank, and Joseph ...
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1960s Impressionist Retro Clown Painting

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Oil

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
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Mid-20th Century American Retro Clown Painting

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Paint

Circus with Clown and Dog Oil Painting
Located in Water Mill, NY
Mid-Century circus with clown and dog oil painting on canvas. Framed and signed.
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Mid-20th Century Retro Clown Painting

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
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1960s American Impressionist Retro Clown Painting

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Watercolor, Paper

Clown and Dancer
By Walter Martin Baumhofer
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Left Dimensions: 29.00" x 30.00" Clown and
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Mid-20th Century Retro Clown Painting

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Canvas, Oil

Clown With Flower
By Max Karp
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Max Karp Title: Clown with Flower Medium: Enamel on copper, signed lower right Image Size
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Retro Clown Painting

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Copper, Enamel

Clown and Nude
By Marshall Goodman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Marshall Goodman, American (1916 - 2003) Title: Clown and Nude Year: 1960 Medium: Oil on
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1960s American Modern Retro Clown Painting

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Oil

Large Italian Surrealism Painting Colorful Scarecrow Clown, Surrealist Landscape
Located in Surfside, FL
, Italy Titled: L'Ultimo "Clown" Hand signed lower left and bears artists name verso. Alberto Trevisan
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Retro Clown Painting

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Paint, Board

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Colorful Fantasy 'Clowning'
By Elvic Steele
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Stunning original oil painting by Elvic Steele depicting this surrealist fantasy abstract painting
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Retro Clown Painting

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Oil

Circus Universal, Large Modernist Oil Painting with Clown Harlequin
By Stella Drabkin
Located in Surfside, FL
, ethnic neighborhoods. In 1933, shortly after Drabkin’s arrival in Philadelphia, she entered a painting
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1950s Modern Retro Clown Painting

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Canvas, Oil

Clown, Medrano Circus, France
By Benton Scott
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Clown, Medrano Circus, France" c.1960 is an oil painting on canvas by noted
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Retro Clown Painting

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Oil

Clown, Medrano Circus, France
By Benton Scott
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Clown, Medrano Circus, France" c.1960 is an oil painting on canvas by noted
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Retro Clown Painting

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Oil

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
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1960s American Impressionist Retro Clown Painting

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Oil, Fiberboard

Clown Boy from Paris, Oil Painting by Felix Felmart 1964
By Felix Felmart
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Felix Felmart, Spanish XXth Title: Clown Boy from Paris Year: 1964 Medium: Oil on Canvas
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1960s Modern Retro Clown Painting

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Oil

French 1961 "Clown a la Colerette" Figurative Expressionist Oil Painting
By Claude Weisbuch
Located in Surfside, FL
WEISBUCH, Claude. Oil on Canvas "Clown a la Colerette" 1961. Signed lower right, further signed
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1960s Modern Retro Clown Painting

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Clown
By Roger Etienne
Located in San Francisco, CA
good This expressive painting depicts a clown or a mime. It looks like Marcel Marceau, with the tall
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1960s Modern Retro Clown Painting

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Paper, Gouache

Portrait of a Clown
Portrait of a Clown
H 26.25 in W 20.25 in D 0.1 in
Figurative Pierrot Clown Oil Painting by Georges Prestat, 1948
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
Delight in the charm and vibrancy of this captivating oil painting portraying a Pierrot clown. The
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Mid-20th Century Retro Clown Painting

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Paint

Clown with Orange Wig
By Henry Botkin
Located in Storrs, CT
with the painting. A partial title for the painting is listed under Number 3 in the exhibition. On the
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Retro Clown Painting

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Oil

Clown with Orange Wig
Clown with Orange Wig
H 22.38 in W 17 in D 3.25 in
Colorful Surreal Abstract Expressionist Painting of a Macabre Group of Clowns
Located in Houston, TX
Surreal abstract expressionist painting of a group of clowns in the style of Belgian painter James
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1990s Surrealist Retro Clown Painting

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Tempera

Signed Mid Century Painting of Clowns by George Russin
By George Russin
Located in Redding, CT
Signed Mid-century painting of clowns by listed American artist George Russin. (1910-2010) Nice
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Clown Painting

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Acrylic, Wood, Masonite

Mid Century Sierra Mountains Double Sided Landscape - (w/ Clown verso painting)
Located in Soquel, CA
in background. Signed "Lorie '65". Clown is painted on verso. Presented in carved and patinated wood
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1960s American Impressionist Retro Clown Painting

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Gesso, Acrylic

Painting portrait Sad Clown, oil, hardboard, Oto Dobovišek, Yugoslavia 1989s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
This oil painting, titled "Sad Clown," is a remarkable piece of Naive art created by Oto Dobovišek
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Mid-20th Century Slovenian Folk Art Retro Clown Painting

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Paint

1969 Vintage Elaine Donenfeld Clown Portrait Watercolor Painting Framed 31"
Located in Dayton, OH
A creative portrait painting by Elaine Donenfeld from 1969. The watercolor is on paper and
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1960s Retro Clown Painting

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Paint, Paper

Modern Surreal Figurative Oil Painting Clowns on flying Balloons by W.Morinet
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3910a Surreal oil on canvas set in a black frame Two clowns on a flying balloon Signed W.Morinet
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1950s Retro Clown Painting

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Oil

Polish French Ecole de Paris Mid Century Modernist Oil Painting Clown Juggler
By Abram Krol
Located in Surfside, FL
painting and self-described himself as a “Sunday painter.” Krol moved to Paris in 1944. The first
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1950s Modern Retro Clown Painting

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Canvas, Oil

Large Naive European Folk Art Oil Painting Lazar Obican French Scarecrow Clown
Located in Surfside, FL
16.5 Dimensions w/Frame: 35.5" x 17.25 An impasto composition that depicts a colorful scarecrow clown
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1960s Folk Art Retro Clown Painting

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Canvas, Oil

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
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1960s American Impressionist Retro Clown Painting

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Oil, Fiberboard

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
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1960s Expressionist Retro Clown Painting

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Masonite, Oil

Charles Levier Painting "Clown Avec Un Oiseau", manner Bernard Buffet Art
By Bernard Buffet, Charles Levier
Located in Miami, FL
painting, titled "Clown Avec Un Oiseau" (Clown with a Bird) in French, is a captivating creation by artist
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Retro Clown Painting

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Paint, Wood

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
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1960s American Impressionist Retro Clown Painting

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Watercolor, Paper

Vintage Surreal Clown Oil Painting "Balancing On A Green Ball" Circa 1950's
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#5-2825 A circa 1950's oil on wood panel,displayed in a off-white wood frame.Artist unknown
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1950s Retro Clown Painting

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Oil

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
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1970s American Modern Retro Clown Painting

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Canvas, Oil

Barry Leighton Jones Large Oil on Canvas Painting Children Clown "The Minstrels"
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Barry Leighton Jones Large Oil on Canvas Painting Children Clown Parade and Dog, "The Minstrels
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Mid-20th Century American Classical Retro Clown Painting

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Paint

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Iver Rose Oil Painting of a Clown Soldier
By Iver Rose
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Vintage MCM Iver Rose oil painting of a clown soldier Additional information: Materials: oil
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Mid-20th Century Modern Retro Clown Painting

Materials

Wood

Clown - Original Mixed by Antonio Vangelli - 1955
By Antonio Vangelli
Located in Roma, IT
Clown is an original contemporary artwork, colored oil painting on paper, realized by the Italian
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1950s Contemporary Retro Clown Painting

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Mixed Media

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
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1960s American Impressionist Retro Clown Painting

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Canvas, Oil

Diminutive Mid Century Expressionist Clown Portrait #1
By Marjorie May Blake
Located in Soquel, CA
Small portrait of a clown with colorful, expressionist brushstrokes by Marjorie Blake (American
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1960s Expressionist Retro Clown Painting

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Masonite, Oil

A clown. 1997, canvas, oil, 54x65 cm
Located in Riga, LV
A clown. 1997, canvas, oil, 54x65 cm Elizabete Melbarzde (b. 1970.18.VII) Elizabete Melbarzde
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1990s Abstract Retro Clown Painting

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Canvas, Oil

Abstract Expressionist Seated Figure with Clown Hat
By Daniel David Fuentes
Located in Soquel, CA
Cool abstract expressionist figurative of seated figure with clown hat by San Jose, California area
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Retro Clown Painting

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Canvas, Oil

Folk Art Mexican Girl, Circus Clown Juggler
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Surfside, FL
collaboratively. As a teenager, de Servin studied at one of Mexico's Schools of Open-Air Painting, free art
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Retro Clown Painting

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Burlap, Oil

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
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1960s American Impressionist Retro Clown Painting

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

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
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1960s American Impressionist Retro Clown Painting

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

Clown in Yellow
Located in Houston, TX
Mid-century French watercolor of clown in yellow tones, circa 1950. Original artwork on paper
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1950s Retro Clown Painting

Materials

Watercolor

Clown in Yellow
Clown in Yellow
H 30 in W 24 in D 0.1 in
Marcel Gromaire Original Watercolor - Circus Clown
By Marcel Gromaire
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Watercolor on paper by French artist Marcel Gromaire depicting a Circus Clown. The image measures
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Mid-20th Century Retro Clown Painting

Materials

Paint

Pierrot the Musician Singing Little Girl Clown Paris
Located in Soquel, CA
Pierrot the Musician Singing Little Girl Clown Paris Pretty street musician "Pierrot by French
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1950s Impressionist Retro Clown Painting

Materials

Oil, Linen

Vintage Pierrot et Perroquet Clown Original Oil Figurative
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful monotone figurative of clown wearing a top hat with a parrot by Alice Jean Small
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1970s American Impressionist Retro Clown Painting

Materials

Oil, Masonite

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On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate retro clown painting for your needs in our varied inventory. In our selection of items, you can find Impressionist examples as well as a Modern version. Making the right choice when shopping for a retro clown painting 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 20th Century. Adding a retro clown painting 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, beige, black, blue and more. Finding an appealing retro clown painting — no matter the origin — is easy, but Marjorie May Blake, Krishna Reddy, Red Skelton, Abram Krol and Bernard Lignon each produced popular versions that are worth a look. Frequently made by artists working in paint, oil paint and fabric, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

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The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — a retro clown painting in our inventory may begin at $150 and can go as high as $93,977, while the average can fetch as much as $1,735.
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