Trapeze Artists, Ringling Brothers' Circus, New York, 1936 - Ilse Bing
By Isle Bing
Located in London, GB
Ilse Bing Trapeze Artists, Ringling Brothers' Circus, New York, 1936 Signed and dated Silver gelatin print 8 1/2 x 11 inches Ilse Bing (1899-1998), working with a Leica, brought a r...
Silver Gelatin
Original Vintage Ringling Brothers Poster Featuring Gunther Gebel Williams 1977
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Circus, was an American traveling circus company that brought the audience their performances under the title of The Greatest Show On Earth. Ringling Brothers was the largest circuse...
Lithograph
Circa 1900 American Ringling Brothers Circus Fairground Cart Panels Tiger & Lion
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A rare survivor, fantastically decorative pair of plaster and hand painted animal cart panels used by the Ringling Brothers Circus Show circa 1900 The two panels would have hung ov...
Plaster, Pine
$9,000
Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus Fire of 1944 - Historic Disaster
By Eric Edward Esper
Located in Chicago, IL
Eric Edward Esper The Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus Fire of 1944 oil on canvas 27h x 42w in 68.58h x 106.68w cm EEE011 Eric Edward Esper After obtaining my BFA in Illus...
Canvas, Oil
"Ringling Brothers Barns" Cordray Simmons, Wisconsin Circus Scene, Red Barn
Located in New York, NY
Cordray Simmons Ringling Brothers Barns, circa 1930 Signed lower right Oil on Masonite 24 x 30 inches Cordray Simmons was born July 10, 1888 in Jersey City, New Jersey.
Masonite, Oil
Marilyn Monroe, Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, NYC
By Herman Leonard
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered in ink on recto Gelatin Silver Print Image- 17-1/2 x 14 inchesMatted 24 x 20 inches Edition 12 of 50
Silver Gelatin
Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus Original Vintage Poster Lion Tiger
Located in Boca Raton, FL
This is an original lithographic print created in the late 1960's by an anonymous artist. It features two striking lions who were part of the exciting performance that year. This i...
Lithograph
Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus Original Vintage Poster Lion Tiger
Located in Boca Raton, FL
This is an original lithographic print created in the late 1960's by an anonymous artist. It features two striking lions who were part of the exciting performance that year. This i...
Lithograph
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Black Leopard Framed Vintage Poster
Located in Savannah, GA
Framed in wooden frame with glass. The Ringling Brothers Circus was a founded in the United States in 1884 by five of the seven Ringling Brothers Albert, August, Otto, Alfred T., Cha...
Glass, Wood, Paper
Gargantua – Gorilla Circus Star Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
Located in Middletown, NY
Gargantua, a headliner with the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus from 1937 to 1949 was quite possibly the most famous circus animal of the 20th century.
Photographic Paper
Circus Poster by Ringling Bros., circa 1971, Portraying Six Seated Clowns
Located in Incline Village, NV
It is a reissued poster by Ringling Brothers from 1971 of one of their original 1936 promotional circus posters.
Paper
Circus Poster by Ringling Bros., circa 1971, "Clown Standing over Tents"
Located in Incline Village, NV
It is a reissued poster by Ringling Brothers from 1971 of one of their original 1917 promotional circus posters.
Paper
Equestrian Circus Poster by Ringling Bros Ca. 1971 Featuring "Miss Helen Girard"
Located in Incline Village, NV
This is a reissued poster by Ringling Brothers from 1971 of one of their original, very early, 1903 promotional circus posters.
Paper
Circus Poster by Ringling Bros, circa 1971 "Buffalo Bill’s Wild West"
Located in Incline Village, NV
It is a reissued poster by Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey from 1971 of one of their original early 1883 promotional circus posters.
Paper
M’Toto – Famous Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Gorilla
Located in Middletown, NY
But decades ago the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus wowed their crowds with gorillas.
Photographic Paper
Cowboy Dancing with Lariats, Hand Colored
Located in Phoenix, AZ
While working with the Ringling Brothers Circus as a Wild West performer, Stroud also would enter multiple events in every available rodeo.
Archival Pigment
Tis the Season, Figurative, Clowns, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang, Framed
Located in Granada Hills, CA
The success of artist Emmett Kelly's Weary Willie portrayal garnered him movie roles, figurines based on his likeness, and a spot with Ringling Brothers' Barnum and Bailey Circus. Fi...
Canvas, Oil
At the Flower Market
By Walt Kuhn
Located in Sheffield, MA
In 1941, he was granted a press pass to all of the Madison Square Garden performances of the Ringling Brothers Circus, which reinforced his focus on that subject matter.
Oil
Spoken Shadows, Large Scale Modernist Southwest Adobe Oil Painting Gustavo Novoa
By Gustavo Novoa
Located in Surfside, FL
His animals were primitive and painted in lush and colorful Folk Art backgrounds. Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey commissioned him to do the poster and program for the circus ...
Canvas, Acrylic
$6,000
Leopards Nude Venus Animal Paradise Jungle Painting Surrealist Art Gustavo Novoa
By Gustavo Novoa
Located in Surfside, FL
(they show many important artists including Gaston Sebire, Gen Paul, Jean Pierre Cassigneul, Jean Dufy, Ronnie Landfield, Nicola Simbari and Paul Aizpiri. Ringling Brothers, Barnum &...
Canvas, Acrylic
Tigers Animal Paradise Tropical Jungle Painting Surrealist Art Gustavo Novoa
By Gustavo Novoa
Located in Surfside, FL
(they show many important artists including Gaston Sebire, Gen Paul, Jean Pierre Cassigneul, Jean Dufy, Ronnie Landfield, Nicola Simbari and Paul Aizpiri. Ringling Brothers, Barnum &...
Canvas, Acrylic
$12,500
Panthers in Jungle Oil Painting Surrealist Art Gustavo Novoa Green Dark Mirror
By Gustavo Novoa
Located in Surfside, FL
(Wally Findlay Galleries have shown him alongside many important artists including Gaston Sebire, Gen Paul, Jean Pierre Cassigneul, Jean Dufy, Nicola Simbari, Francois Gall, Michel H...
Canvas, Acrylic
$6,510Sale Price|40% Off
Painting of a Lynx in a Tree Charles Livingston Bull (American, 1874-1932)
By Charles Livingston Bull
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Aside from the magazine covers, he was most well-known for a popular tiger illustration for the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey’s Circus, and several series of government pos...
Canvas, Oil
$17,600Sale Price|20% Off
"Andes Mountains Peru South America, " Joseph Yoakum, Black Folk Art Landscape
By Joseph Yoakum
Located in New York, NY
He also claimed to have worked with Buffalo Bill before 1903, when he became the personal valet of John Ringling of the Ringling Brothers Circus. Between 1905 and 1910, Yoakum may ha...
Paper, Watercolor, Ballpoint Pen, Color Pencil
"Kuhn Family Holiday Card" Walt Kuhn, Greeting Card by American Modernist
By Walt Kuhn
Located in New York, NY
He became increasingly distant, and when the Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus was in town, he religiously attended.
Lithograph
"Kuhn Family Holiday Card" Walt Kuhn, Greeting Card by American Modernist
By Walt Kuhn
Located in New York, NY
He became increasingly distant, and when the Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus was in town, he religiously attended.
Lithograph
$3,600
Boston Modernist Painting Floral Foliage Collage German Expressionist Karl Zerbe
By Karl Zerbe
Located in Surfside, FL
H. de Young Memorial Museum, San Francisco; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts; 1954: The Allan Gallery, New York City 1958: Florida State University, Ta...
Paint, Mixed Media
Clown’s Trunk (Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus)
By Peter Hujar
Located in New York, NY
Clown’s Trunk (Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus) 1973 Signed, verso Vintage gelatin silver print 18.75 x 16 inches, sheet 15.25 x 15.375 inches, image Contact gallery ...
Silver Gelatin
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H 36.5 in W 23.5 in D 0.1 in
1972 Ringling Brothers 'Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus' Vintage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 36.5 x 23.5 inches ( 92.71 x 59.69 cm ) Image Size: 36.5 x 23.5 inches ( 92.71 x 59.69 cm ) Framed: No Condition: B: Very Good Condition, with signs of handling or age...
Offset
R. Ringling - 1937 Oil, Portrait of a Gentleman (Ringling Brothers)
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine 1937 oil portrait depicting a gentlemen with a mustache and tie, in a painterly style typical of the period. There is a modern inscription to the reverse reading 'Ringling of ...
Oil
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H 12 in W 19.5 in D 0.75 in
Photograph 1933 Black and White Hagenbeck Wallace Circus Girls in Bronx NY
By R.J. Kelly
Located in Savannah, GA
At its peak, it was the second-largest circus in America next to Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus. It was involved in one of greatest circus disasters of all time.
Glass, Wood, Paper
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H 31.25 in W 31.25 in
All That I Can - Green, Woodcut, Pop Art, Blue Eyes, Figurative, Framed, Female
By Mitch McGee
Located in Riverdale, NY
His work is public and private collections throughout the world including TV journalist Serena Altschul, the Ringling Brothers Feld family, and a board member for the Saint Louis Art...
Woodcut
Sold
H 43.5 in W 43.5 in
Spoken Shadows, Large Scale Modernist Southwest Adobe Oil Painting Gustavo Novoa
By Gustavo Novoa
Located in Surfside, FL
His animals were primitive and painted in lush and colorful Folk Art backgrounds. Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey commissioned him to do the poster and program for the circus that...
Canvas, Acrylic
Large Jungle Painting "8 Virtual Zebras" Gustavo Novoa
By Gustavo Novoa
Located in Surfside, FL
His animals were primitive and painted in lush and colorful Folk Art backgrounds. Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey commissioned him to do the poster and program for the circus that...
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H 20 in W 24 in
Original Painting "Swirls" Tropical Jungle Painting Lion Lionesses Gustavo Novoa
By Gustavo Novoa
Located in Surfside, FL
His animals were primitive and painted in lush and colorful Folk Art backgrounds. Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey commissioned him to do the poster and program for the circus that...
Canvas, Acrylic
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H 36 in W 30 in
"Sunset Visitors" Lion and Lioness Tropical Jungle Painting Gustavo Novoa Birds
By Gustavo Novoa
Located in Surfside, FL
His animals were primitive and painted in lush and colorful Folk Art backgrounds. Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey commissioned him to do the poster and program for the circus that...
Canvas, Acrylic
Original Painting "At The Edge" by Gustavo Novoa
By Gustavo Novoa
Located in Surfside, FL
His animals were primitive and painted in lush and colorful Folk Art backgrounds. Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey commissioned him to do the poster and program for the circus that...
The Last Chair
By Gustavo Novoa
Located in Surfside, FL
His animals were primitive and painted in lush and colorful Folk Art backgrounds. Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey commissioned him to do the poster and program for the circus that...
Canvas, Acrylic
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H 30 in W 30 in
"Narcissus" Lion and Lioness Tropical Jungle Painting Gustavo Novoa Lions
By Gustavo Novoa
Located in Surfside, FL
His animals were primitive and painted in lush and colorful Folk Art backgrounds. Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey commissioned him to do the poster and program for the circus that...
Canvas, Paint
Cascade, Large Scale Modernist Oil Painting
By Gustavo Novoa
Located in Surfside, FL
His animals were primitive and painted in lush and colorful Folk Art backgrounds. Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey commissioned him to do the poster and program for the circus ...
Canvas, Oil
Spoken Shadows, Large Scale Modernist Southwest Adobe Painting
By Gustavo Novoa
Located in Surfside, FL
His animals were primitive and painted in lush and colorful Folk Art backgrounds. Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey commissioned him to do the poster and program for the circus that...
Canvas, Acrylic
Sold
H 24 in W 30 in
Original Painting "By The Pond" Tropical Jungle Painting Zebras, Gustavo Novoa
By Gustavo Novoa
Located in Surfside, FL
His animals were primitive and painted in lush and colorful Folk Art backgrounds. Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey commissioned him to do the poster and program for the circus that...
Canvas, Acrylic
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H 18 in W 24 in
Zebra Lion Tiger Elephant Flowers Jungle Painting Surrealist Art Gustavo Novoa
By Gustavo Novoa
Located in Surfside, FL
(they show many important artists including Gaston Sebire, Gen Paul, Jean Pierre Cassigneul, Jean Dufy, Ronnie Landfield, Nicola Simbari and Paul Aizpiri. Ringling Brothers, Barnum &...
Canvas, Acrylic
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H 30 in W 30 in
Original Painting Chinese Zodiac, Pig, Butterflies Surrealist Art, Gustavo Novoa
By Gustavo Novoa
Located in Surfside, FL
(they show many important artists including Gaston Sebire, Gen Paul, Jean Pierre Cassigneul, Jean Dufy, Ronnie Landfield, Nicola Simbari and Paul Aizpiri. Ringling Brothers, Barnum &...
Canvas, Acrylic
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H 36 in W 36 in
Zebras and Daisies, Flower Field Jungle Painting Surrealist Art, Gustavo Novoa
By Gustavo Novoa
Located in Surfside, FL
(they show many important artists including Gaston Sebire, Gen Paul, Jean Pierre Cassigneul, Jean Dufy, Ronnie Landfield, Nicola Simbari and Paul Aizpiri. Ringling Brothers, Barnum &...
Canvas, Acrylic
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H 18 in W 24 in
Zebra Lion Tiger Elephant Flowers Jungle Painting Surrealist Art Gustavo Novoa
By Gustavo Novoa
Located in Surfside, FL
(they show many important artists including Gaston Sebire, Gen Paul, Jean Pierre Cassigneul, Jean Dufy, Ronnie Landfield, Nicola Simbari and Paul Aizpiri. Ringling Brothers, Barnum &...
Canvas, Acrylic
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H 36 in W 36 in
Zebras and Daisies, Flower Field Jungle Painting Surrealist Art, Gustavo Novoa
By Gustavo Novoa
Located in Surfside, FL
(they show many important artists including Gaston Sebire, Gen Paul, Jean Pierre Cassigneul, Jean Dufy, Ronnie Landfield, Nicola Simbari and Paul Aizpiri. Ringling Brothers, Barnum &...
Canvas, Acrylic
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H 24 in W 24 in
Tropical Jungle Paradise Painting Surrealist Art, Gustavo Novoa Animals, Flowers
By Gustavo Novoa
Located in Surfside, FL
(they show many important artists including Gaston Sebire, Gen Paul, Jean Pierre Cassigneul, Jean Dufy, Ronnie Landfield, Nicola Simbari and Paul Aizpiri. Ringling Brothers, Barnum &...
Canvas, Acrylic
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H 30 in W 24 in
Elephant and Lions, Animal Paradise Jungle Painting Surrealist Art Gustavo Novoa
By Gustavo Novoa
Located in Surfside, FL
(they show many important artists including Gaston Sebire, Gen Paul, Jean Pierre Cassigneul, Jean Dufy, Ronnie Landfield, Nicola Simbari and Paul Aizpiri. Ringling Brothers, Barnum &...
Canvas, Acrylic
Wonderful illustration by Clifford Land of 4 comic couples 1994
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Gabor Rona, New Port Richey, FL Michael Bernstein Collection, Atlanta, GA Ringling Brothers Museum, Sarasota, FL Sam Milliken III, Manhattan Mansion Inc., New York, NY Susan Kell...
Abstract Swirls by Alexander Calder
By Alexander Calder
Located in Sheffield, MA
He also took a job illustrating for the National Police Gazette, which sent him to the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus to sketch circus scenes for two weeks in 1925.
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H 40 in W 28 in D 2 in
Boston Modernist Painting Floral Foliage Collage German Expressionist Karl Zerbe
By Karl Zerbe
Located in Surfside, FL
H. de Young Memorial Museum, San Francisco; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts; 1954: The Allan Gallery, New York City 1958: Florida State University, Ta...
Mixed Media, Paint
Early 20th Century Ringling Brothers Circus Poster, circa 1945
Located in San Francisco, CA
Dimensions overall: H 24.75 In., W 32 In., Poster H 20.5", W 27.5". History The Ringling Brothers purchased the Barnum & Bailey Greatest Show on Earth in 1907 and ran the circuse...
Linen, Paper
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H 27 in W 35 in
"Menagerie Tent: Ringling Brothers Circus" Charles Baskerville, Elephants Camels
By Charles Baskerville Jr.
Located in New York, NY
His friends included New York socialite Brooke Astor and John Ringling North, who inherited Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus from his uncles in the 1930s.
Canvas, Oil
"Laughing Clown with Puppy"
By Nahum Tschacbasov
Located in Southampton, NY
This oil on canvas was done after Tschacbasov visited Anna Marie Island, the winter home of Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus.
"Amazon" by Erté
By Erté
Located in London, GB
This sculpture comes from an "Amazon" costume I designed for the Ringling Brothers' circus. It was worn by a beautiful girl riding a balck horse."
Bronze
Early 20th Century Leather Clown Shoes Popeio Carnival Fairground Circus
Located in Lowestoft, GB
Barnum and James Anthony Bailey, was merged with the Ringling Bros. World's Greatest Shows. The Ringling brothers had purchased Barnum & Bailey Ltd. following Bailey's death in 1906,...
Leather
Cowboy Dancing with Lariats, Hand Colored
Located in Phoenix, AZ
While working with the Ringling Brothers Circus as a Wild West performer, Stroud also would enter multiple events in every available rodeo.
Archival Pigment
Cowboy Dancing with Lariats, Hand Colored
Located in Phoenix, AZ
While working with the Ringling Brothers Circus as a Wild West performer, Stroud also would enter multiple events in every available rodeo.
Archival Pigment
More Powerful Than You Know
By Mitch McGee
Located in Riverdale, NY
His work is public and private collections throughout the world including TV journalist Serena Altschul, the Ringling Brothers Feld family, and a board member for the Saint Louis Art...
Birch, Paint
All That I Can - Purple
By Mitch McGee
Located in Riverdale, NY
His work is public and private collections throughout the world including TV journalist Serena Altschul, the Ringling Brothers Feld family, and a board member for the Saint Louis Art...
Archival Paper, Woodcut
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H 31.25 in W 31.25 in D 1.5 in
All That I Can - Green, Woodcut, Pop Art, Blue Eyes, Figurative, Framed, Female
By Mitch McGee
Located in Riverdale, NY
His work is public and private collections throughout the world including TV journalist Serena Altschul, the Ringling Brothers Feld family, and a board member for the Saint Louis Art...
Woodcut
Gustavo Novoa "First Meeting" Two Leopards in a Bamboo Jungle Scene
By Gustavo Novoa
Located in Surfside, FL
His animals were primitive and painted in lush and colorful Folk Art backgrounds. Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey commissioned him to do the poster and program for the circus that...
Canvas
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H 24 in W 24 in
Original Painting "Courtship" Tropical Jungle Painting Lions Zebra Gustavo Novoa
By Gustavo Novoa
Located in Surfside, FL
His animals were primitive and painted in lush and colorful Folk Art backgrounds. Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey commissioned him to do the poster and program for the circus that...
Canvas, Acrylic
"Prudent Distance" Lions with Zebras in Jungle Scene
By Gustavo Novoa
Located in Surfside, FL
His animals were primitive and painted in lush and colorful Folk Art backgrounds. Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey commissioned him to do the poster and program for the circus that...
Acrylic, Canvas
"Lotus Secret" Leopards At River Edge In Jungle
By Gustavo Novoa
Located in Surfside, FL
His animals were primitive and painted in lush and colorful Folk Art backgrounds. Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey commissioned him to do the poster and program for the circus that...
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H 18 in W 24 in
Original Painting "Deal" Tropical Jungle Painting Lion, Zebras, Gustavo Novoa
By Gustavo Novoa
Located in Surfside, FL
His animals were primitive and painted in lush and colorful Folk Art backgrounds. Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey commissioned him to do the poster and program for the circus that...
Canvas, Acrylic
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H 30 in W 40 in
Large Original Painting "Parallel Universe" Tropical Jungle Painting Leopards
By Gustavo Novoa
Located in Surfside, FL
His animals were primitive and painted in lush and colorful Folk Art backgrounds. Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey commissioned him to do the poster and program for the circus that...
Canvas, Acrylic
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H 20 in W 24 in
Original Painting "Spring Walk" Tropical Jungle Painting Panthers
By Gustavo Novoa
Located in Surfside, FL
His animals were primitive and painted in lush and colorful Folk Art backgrounds. Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey commissioned him to do the poster and program for the circus that...
Canvas, Acrylic
Original Painting "Take-Off" by Gustavo Novoa
By Gustavo Novoa
Located in Surfside, FL
His animals were primitive and painted in lush and colorful Folk Art backgrounds. Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey commissioned him to do the poster and program for the circus that...
Acrylic
"Soul Searching" Large Jungle Painting Gustavo Novoa
By Gustavo Novoa
Located in Surfside, FL
His animals were primitive and painted in lush and colorful Folk Art backgrounds. Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey commissioned him to do the poster and program for the circus that...
Canvas, Paint
Aspen Grove, Large Scale Beautiful Landscape Snow Scene
By Gustavo Novoa
Located in Surfside, FL
His animals were primitive and painted in lush and colorful Folk Art backgrounds. Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey commissioned him to do the poster and program for the circus that...
Canvas, Acrylic
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H 24 in W 30 in
"Leopard Reflections" Animalia Tropical Jungle Painting Gustavo Novoa
By Gustavo Novoa
Located in Surfside, FL
His animals were primitive and painted in lush and colorful Folk Art backgrounds. Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey commissioned him to do the poster and program for the circus ...
Canvas, Paint
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H 18.75 in W 17.5 in D 1 in
Pair Portraits Paintings of Women "Sisters" circa 1940s by Helen Sawyer American
Located in Rochester, NY
In 1943, they also founded an art school in Sarasota, Florida where the Ringling Brothers Circus had their headquarters. Both Helen and her husband painted circus scenes.
Wood, Paint
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H 24 in W 24 in
Original Painting Lions Playing Chess in Jungle Surrealist Art, Gustavo Novoa
By Gustavo Novoa
Located in Surfside, FL
(they show many important artists including Gaston Sebire, Gen Paul, Jean Pierre Cassigneul, Jean Dufy, Ronnie Landfield, Nicola Simbari and Paul Aizpiri. Ringling Brothers, Barnum &...
Canvas, Acrylic
Partners
By Gustavo Novoa
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
His animals were primitive and painted in lush and colorful Folk Art backgrounds. Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey commissioned him to do the poster and program for the circus that...
Masonite, Oil
Tropical Jungle Lithograph Gustavo Novoa Black Panthers, Zebras
By Gustavo Novoa
Located in Surfside, FL
His animals were primitive and painted in lush and colorful Folk Art, naive (Naif) backgrounds. Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey commissioned him to do the poster and program for t...
Lithograph
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H 19.5 in W 23.5 in
"Reclining Figure" Walt Kuhn, Figurative Nude Line Drawing, American Modernism
By Walt Kuhn
Located in New York, NY
He became increasingly distant, and when the Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus was in town, he religiously attended.
Paper, Pen
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H 18 in W 15 in
"Clown and Showgirl" Walt Kuhn, Circus Performers, New York, American Modernism
By Walt Kuhn
Located in New York, NY
He became increasingly distant, and when the Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus was in town, he religiously attended.
Canvas, Oil
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H 22 in W 26 in D 1 in
Calder Circus, complete Set of 16 lithographs after the original drawings
By (after) Alexander Calder
Located in Sheffield, MA
He also took a job illustrating for the National Police Gazette, which sent him to the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus to sketch circus scenes for two weeks in 1925.
Offset
“Ballons” by Alexander Calder, Color Lithograph
By Alexander Calder
Located in Sheffield, MA
He also took a job illustrating for the National Police Gazette, which sent him to the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus to sketch circus scenes for two weeks in 1925.
Ringling Brothers Monkeyland Circus Banner
By O. Henry Tent and Awning Co.
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The banner was created by the O'Henry Tent and Awning Co. for Ringling Brothers Circus, and is marked and dated in the corner.
Leather
Great Early 50's Group of Clown Paintings
Located in Pasadena, CA
These were done with a fine hand showing of some of Ringling Brothers most famous clowns and sold by Maxwell Galleries .Framed in original period frames they're just dynamite.
Vintage American Circus Poster by Bill Bailey, circa 1945
Located in Chicago, IL
This is an advertisement for the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus; the two merged in 1919, to produce "the greatest show on earth."
Lithograph
Circles
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
He began illustrating for the National Police Gazette and sketched scenes of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. In 1926, he moved to Paris and developed this interest,...
Lithograph
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Jim Robinson & Percy Humphrey - New Orleans Jazz (Preservation Hall Portraits)
By Noel Rockmore
Located in New York, NY
Rockmore set up a studio in the Cooper Union and began a series of portraits of figures from New York’s Bowery, and later painted animals, first at the Museum of Natural History, the...
Masonite, Oil
$575
H 14.75 in W 16.5 in D 1 in
Jean Pierre Serrier (1934 - 1989, French) Surrealist Circus Scene
By Jean Pierre Serrier
Located in San Francisco, CA
Jean Pierre Serrier (1934-1989, French) Surrealist Circus Scene Oil on canvas Signed lower right Frame: 16.5" W x 14.75" H Canvas: 10.5" W x 8.75" H Jean-Pierre Serrier was born i...
Canvas, Oil
$250
H 7.49 in W 9.49 in
Yesteryear's Wire Walker (Unidentified) – original circus photograph, 1950s
Located in Middletown, NY
Gelatin silver print mounted on board, 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (190 x 241 mm) from the Roland Butler Collection, Press Agent, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1930s-1960s) Roland...
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Pair of Original Antique Animal Prints, Lions and Tigers, 1847
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great images of Lions and tigers Unframed. Lithographs after Cpt. Brown with original hand color. Published, 1847. The measurement is for 1 print Free shipping
Paper
1950s American Hand-Painted Carnival Ride Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
1950s American hand-painted carnival ride panel.
Mirror, Wood
$6,500
H 74.25 in W 107 in D 4 in
1940s/1950s Carnival Ride Panel - Monumental Hand Painted Metal Carousel Salvage
Located in Forney, TX
A rare, whimsical, and most impressive monumental scale midcentury American traveling carnival hand painted metal ride panel! United States, circa 1940s/1950s, almost certainly fro...
Metal
Lion Carved Wooden Carousel Figure: Antique
Located in Mortsel, BE
Behold this majestic antique carousel figure featuring a regal lion. Meticulously hand-carved from wood, this vintage piece exudes timeless charm. A perfect addition for collectors o...
Wood
$4,500 / set
H 50 in W 10 in D 1 in
19th Century American Traveling Circus Carousel or Circus Wagon Carvings
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Pair of American 19th century circus wagon or traveling carousel three-dimensional wood carved faces. From an early American traveling circus. Many layers of paint and patina. Each i...
American Folk Art Carved Painted Wood Cat Sculpture
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage whimsical and playful American Folk Art carved wood sculpture features a hand carved and hand-painted seated cat with large expressive eyes and surprised look on its face. Th...
Wood
$1,482
H 19.3 in W 13.39 in D 1.19 in
20th Century Impressionist Painting by Emil John Hess Circa 1940
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
Emil John HESS 1913-2003 This vibrant watercolor on canvas by acclaimed American artist Emil John Hess immerses viewers in the lively atmosphere of a bustling circus scene. Painted...
Canvas, Watercolor
$285
H 38.39 in W 21.86 in D 0.04 in
Circus - Poster by Waldemar Swierry - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Circus is an original poster realized by Waldemar Swierry in the 1970s. Hand-signed. Small tears at the bottom.
Paper, Offset
$636Sale Price|20% Off
H 32 in W 23 in D 0.05 in
Original Mardi Gras New Orleans 1978 festival serigraph poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original Mardi Gras, New Orleans, 1978 linen-backed poster. Dressed up in what would be an American Indian costume with full headgear, he is holding a shield with a horse on it. ...
Screen
Painted Iron Folk Art Circus Trunk for D. Beer, c.1925
Located in Savannah, GA
A folk art painted iron campaign trunk with hinged lid and tray, circa 1925. The body decorated with oriental man, red horse, blue elephant on front and sides with foliate motifs in...
Steel
Vintage Hand-Painted Leather Tiger Sculpture
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1877 Large hand painted leather tiger
Leather, Fruitwood
Large Hand Painted Early Carnival Rounding Board
Located in Norwalk, CT
Bring an unusual piece of folk history into your home with this stunning early 20th century rounding board salvaged from a carnival. With hand-painted designs of putti and harp motif...
Wood
Farm Tragedy (Untitled)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Farm Tragedy (Untitled), c. 1930s, mixed media on plaster on panel, unsigned, 22 1/8 x 32 inches; label verso reads: "New York Artists Equity Association, New York, NY," provenance i...
Mixed Media
Circa 1915 Murphy Da-Cote Enamel Tin Lithograph Point-of-Sale Display
Located in Dekalb, IL
Circa 1915 tin-lithographed point-of-sale display manufactured by the H.D. Beach Company of Coshocton, Ohio, for the Murphy Varnish Company of Newark and Chicago. The self-framed sig...
Tin
Carnival Midway Sideshow Banner
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Original hand-painted canvas sideshow banner for carnival midway sideshow entrance. Not signed but most likely out of Chicago Tent and Awning's banner shop. Original wood strip attac...
Canvas
$17,367Sale Price|20% Off
H 28.75 in W 15.75 in D 8.67 in
Rare 19th Century Italian Memento Mori Bust / Sculpture Carrara Marble Vanitas
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Masterfully carved Italian Vanitas / Memento Mori bust in solid marble from late 19th century. White Carrara marble skull combined with masterfully carved hood & robes all from...
Carrara Marble
$262,782
H 57 in W 30 in D 31.5 in
One-of-a-kind 1851 Great Exhibition Carved Armchair by Arthur Jones of Dublin
Located in London, GB
*Winner of the 2022 Masterpiece Fair Furniture Highlight* The 1851 Great Exhibition Carved Bog Yew Armchair by Arthur Jones of Dublin Carved entirely from Irish bog yew wood, ...
Upholstery, Yew
Early 20th Century Circus Banner
Located in Brecht, BE
For magician and circus lovers. This early 20th century circus banner. Hand painted on canvas.
Linen
1960s English Carnival Sign
Located in High Point, NC
1960s carnival art sign from England. It is advertising a cake walk on one side of the sign, and on the back has a charming message "Have a nice Victorian day". Great sign for any co...
Wood
Set of Eight Folk Art Carnival Punks / Knockdown Dolls
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Folk Art carnival punks / knockdown dolls composed of canvas forms lined with cotton fur supported by carved wood bases for added stability / weight, circa 1910. Whimsical double sid...
Canvas, Cotton, Wood
Batman Returns Large Barbell Movie Prop - Seen on Film
Located in Forney, TX
Own a piece of Hollywood history, this Batman Returns (Warner Bros., 1992), circus strongman barbell movie prop is sure to start a conversation while making a statement in your theat...
Resin, Fiberglass, Paint
Carved American Carnival Head, circa 1890s
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Finely featured carved man's head found in the southern United States. Most likely a late 19th century carnival head featured in a ball or ring toss game.
Wood
American Sideshow Wondercade Circus Banner Signed J. Sigler
By Sigler Studios
Located in Santa Monica, CA
A personal favorite! 15 1/2 feet tall. American "Wondercade" sideshow banner. Painted and signed by J. Sigler. One of the great American sideshow banner artists. Death defying! This ...
Canvas
$20,571
H 125.99 in W 159.45 in D 124.02 in
French Style Wrought Iron Wall Greenhouse with Door and Windows
Located in Marbella, ES
Elegant octagonal wrought iron wall greenhouse, perfect for creating a unique and sophisticated space in gardens, patios or terraces. Its design with arches and decorative panels hig...
Iron
$59,429Sale Price|20% Off
H 104.34 in W 153.55 in D 19.69 in
Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Complete antique pharmacy cabinet, with 3 open bookcases on the sides, 1 bookcase with drawers and 2 original doors with glass and enameled mirror sign. Built in the mid-19th century...
Glass, Walnut
Large-Scale American Folk Art Carnival Game Board, Very Graphic
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large-scale Folk Art Carnival game board, American, circa 1940s. This painted carnival game board came from Texas and combines wonderfully patinated graphic colors in a highly collec...
Wood, Cork
$650
H 9.85 in W 11.03 in D 3.94 in
Rare Jaguar Wood Figure Found in Chilapa, Guerrero, Southern México, ca. 1940
By NONO
Located in Guadalajra, Jal
This vintage hand carved and hand painted Tiger, is presumed to have been made in or near Chilapa, Guerrero in circa 1940 in a Folk Art style. The carving has been made in a naive st...
Wood
$85,715
H 38.98 in W 68.9 in D 9.85 in
Fine Taxidermy Birdcage 'Orchestra No1' by Sinke & Van Tongeren
By Sinke & Van Tongeren
Located in Haarlem, NL
A huge 19th Century French Birdcage with a composition of nineteen Fine Taxidermy birds. We can imagine this being an amazing orchestra of beautiful tunes. Among the musicians are a ...
Animal Skin
Late 19th Century Original Painted Green Faux Marble Dog Canine Kennel
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A charming painted wooden dog kennel with pitched roof standing on styled feet. The original green painted body, with a faux marble painted pediment and red roof. The pediment als...
Pine
$21,714
H 13.78 in W 9.06 in D 4.73 in
Blaise Bontems Musical Automaton Singing birds and Clock under glass dome
Located in Leuven , BE
This 19th-century French automaton from the late 1800s showcases a delightful ensemble of features: three vibrant animated birds, a cascading waterfall, a tree surrounded by rocky ou...
Metal