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Trapeze Artists, Ringling Brothers' Circus, New York, 1936 - Ilse Bing

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...

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Early 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Original Vintage Ringling Brothers Poster Featuring Gunther Gebel Williams 1977

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...

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1970s More Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Circa 1900 American Ringling Brothers Circus Fairground Cart Panels Tiger & Lion
Circa 1900 American Ringling Brothers Circus Fairground Cart Panels Tiger & Lion

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...

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Antique Early 1900s American Carnival Art

Materials

Plaster, Pine

Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus Fire of 1944 - Historic Disaster
Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus Fire of 1944 - Historic Disaster

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...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus Original Vintage Poster Lion Tiger

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...

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1960s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Black Leopard Framed Vintage Poster
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Black Leopard Framed Vintage Poster

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...

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Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Posters

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Gargantua – Gorilla Circus Star Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus

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.

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Circus Poster by Ringling Bros., circa 1971, Portraying Six Seated Clowns
Circus Poster by Ringling Bros., circa 1971, Portraying Six Seated Clowns

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.

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Vintage 1970s American Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Paper

Circus Poster by Ringling Bros., circa 1971, "Clown Standing over Tents"
Circus Poster by Ringling Bros., circa 1971, "Clown Standing over Tents"

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.

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Vintage 1970s Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Paper

Equestrian Circus Poster by Ringling Bros Ca. 1971 Featuring "Miss Helen Girard"
Equestrian Circus Poster by Ringling Bros Ca. 1971 Featuring "Miss Helen Girard"

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.

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Vintage 1970s American Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Paper

Circus Poster by Ringling Bros, circa 1971 "Buffalo Bill’s Wild West"
Circus Poster by Ringling Bros, circa 1971 "Buffalo Bill’s Wild West"

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.

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Vintage 1970s American Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Paper

Cowboy Dancing with Lariats, Hand Colored
Cowboy Dancing with Lariats, Hand Colored

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.

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1920s Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

At the Flower Market
At the Flower Market

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.

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Early 20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid-Century Framed Oil on Canvas Painting by Walter Krawiec
Mid-Century Framed Oil on Canvas Painting by Walter Krawiec

Mid-Century Framed Oil on Canvas Painting by Walter Krawiec

Located in Dallas, TX

He had a particular interest in painting circuses and carnivals, and his vibrant images of Ringling Brothers and other regional circuses gained him considerable success and critical ...

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Mid-20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

Spoken Shadows, Large Scale Modernist Southwest Adobe Oil Painting Gustavo Novoa
Spoken Shadows, Large Scale Modernist Southwest Adobe Oil Painting Gustavo Novoa

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 ...

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Late 20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Leopards Nude Venus Animal Paradise Jungle Painting Surrealist Art Gustavo Novoa
Leopards Nude Venus Animal Paradise Jungle Painting Surrealist Art Gustavo Novoa

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 &...

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Early 2000s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Tigers Animal Paradise Tropical Jungle Painting Surrealist Art Gustavo Novoa
Tigers Animal Paradise Tropical Jungle Painting Surrealist Art Gustavo Novoa

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 &...

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20th Century Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Panthers in Jungle Oil Painting Surrealist Art Gustavo Novoa Green Dark Mirror
Panthers in Jungle Oil Painting Surrealist Art Gustavo Novoa Green Dark Mirror

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...

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20th Century Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Painting of a Lynx in a Tree Charles Livingston Bull (American, 1874-1932)
Painting of a Lynx in a Tree Charles Livingston Bull (American, 1874-1932)

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...

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1910s Art Nouveau Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Andes Mountains Peru South America, " Joseph Yoakum, Black Folk Art Landscape
"Andes Mountains Peru South America, " Joseph Yoakum, Black Folk Art Landscape

"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...

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1960s Folk Art Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Ballpoint Pen, Color Pencil

Boston Modernist Painting Floral Foliage Collage German Expressionist Karl Zerbe
Boston Modernist Painting Floral Foliage Collage German Expressionist Karl Zerbe

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...

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1960s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paint, Mixed Media

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Clown’s Trunk (Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus)

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 ...

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1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

R. Ringling - 1937 Oil, Portrait of a Gentleman (Ringling Brothers)
R. Ringling - 1937 Oil, Portrait of a Gentleman (Ringling Brothers)

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 ...

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Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Photograph 1933 Black and White Hagenbeck Wallace Circus Girls in Bronx NY
Photograph 1933 Black and White Hagenbeck Wallace Circus Girls in Bronx NY

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.

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Vintage 1930s American Other Photography

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

All That I Can - Green, Woodcut, Pop Art, Blue Eyes, Figurative, Framed, Female
All That I Can - Green, Woodcut, Pop Art, Blue Eyes, Figurative, Framed, Female

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...

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2010s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Large Jungle Painting "8 Virtual Zebras" Gustavo Novoa
Large Jungle Painting "8 Virtual Zebras" Gustavo Novoa

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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20th Century Surrealist Animal Paintings

Original Painting "At The Edge" by Gustavo Novoa
Original Painting "At The Edge" by Gustavo Novoa

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...

Category

20th Century Animal Paintings

Spoken Shadows, Large Scale Modernist Southwest Adobe Oil Painting Gustavo Novoa
Spoken Shadows, Large Scale Modernist Southwest Adobe Oil Painting Gustavo Novoa

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...

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Late 20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The Last Chair
The Last Chair

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...

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1980s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Narcissus" Lion and Lioness Tropical Jungle Painting Gustavo Novoa Lions
"Narcissus" Lion and Lioness Tropical Jungle Painting Gustavo Novoa Lions

"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...

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20th Century Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Cascade, Large Scale Modernist Oil Painting

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 ...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Spoken Shadows, Large Scale Modernist Southwest Adobe Painting
Spoken Shadows, Large Scale Modernist Southwest Adobe Painting

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...

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Late 20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Original Painting "By The Pond" Tropical Jungle Painting Zebras, Gustavo Novoa
Original Painting "By The Pond" Tropical Jungle Painting Zebras, Gustavo Novoa

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...

Category

20th Century Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Sunset Visitors" Lion and Lioness Tropical Jungle Painting Gustavo Novoa Birds
"Sunset Visitors" Lion and Lioness Tropical Jungle Painting Gustavo Novoa Birds

"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...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Original Painting "Swirls" Tropical Jungle Painting Lion Lionesses Gustavo Novoa
Original Painting "Swirls" Tropical Jungle Painting Lion Lionesses Gustavo Novoa

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...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Tropical Jungle Paradise Painting Surrealist Art, Gustavo Novoa Animals, Flowers
Tropical Jungle Paradise Painting Surrealist Art, Gustavo Novoa Animals, Flowers

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 &...

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Early 2000s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Zebra Lion Tiger Elephant Flowers Jungle Painting Surrealist Art Gustavo Novoa
Zebra Lion Tiger Elephant Flowers Jungle Painting Surrealist Art Gustavo Novoa

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 &...

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1990s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Zebras and Daisies, Flower Field Jungle Painting Surrealist Art, Gustavo Novoa
Zebras and Daisies, Flower Field Jungle Painting Surrealist Art, Gustavo Novoa

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 &...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Zebras and Daisies, Flower Field Jungle Painting Surrealist Art, Gustavo Novoa
Zebras and Daisies, Flower Field Jungle Painting Surrealist Art, Gustavo Novoa

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 &...

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Early 2000s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Original Painting Chinese Zodiac, Pig, Butterflies Surrealist Art, Gustavo Novoa
Original Painting Chinese Zodiac, Pig, Butterflies Surrealist Art, Gustavo Novoa

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 &...

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20th Century Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Zebra Lion Tiger Elephant Flowers Jungle Painting Surrealist Art Gustavo Novoa
Zebra Lion Tiger Elephant Flowers Jungle Painting Surrealist Art Gustavo Novoa

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 &...

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1990s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Elephant and Lions, Animal Paradise Jungle Painting Surrealist Art Gustavo Novoa
Elephant and Lions, Animal Paradise Jungle Painting Surrealist Art Gustavo Novoa

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 &...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Wonderful illustration by Clifford Land of 4 comic couples 1994
Wonderful illustration by Clifford Land of 4 comic couples 1994

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...

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Late 20th Century American Paintings

Abstract Swirls by Alexander Calder
Abstract Swirls by Alexander Calder

Abstract Swirls by Alexander Calder

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H 37 in W 49.5 in D 1 in

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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Vintage 1960s American Prints

Boston Modernist Painting Floral Foliage Collage German Expressionist Karl Zerbe
Boston Modernist Painting Floral Foliage Collage German Expressionist Karl Zerbe

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...

Category

1960s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Paint

Early 20th Century Ringling Brothers Circus Poster, circa 1945
Early 20th Century Ringling Brothers Circus Poster, circa 1945

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...

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Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Posters

Materials

Linen, Paper

"Menagerie Tent: Ringling Brothers Circus" Charles Baskerville, Elephants Camels
"Menagerie Tent: Ringling Brothers Circus" Charles Baskerville, Elephants Camels

"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.

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1940s American Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Laughing Clown with Puppy"
"Laughing Clown with Puppy"

"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.

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1950s Figurative Paintings

"Amazon" by Erté
"Amazon" by Erté

"Amazon" by Erté

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H 16.93 in W 12.6 in D 5.12 in

"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."

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Vintage 1980s English Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Early 20th Century Leather Clown Shoes Popeio Carnival Fairground Circus
Early 20th Century Leather Clown Shoes Popeio Carnival Fairground Circus

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,...

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Early 20th Century Belgian Edwardian Carnival Art

Materials

Leather

Cowboy Dancing with Lariats, Hand Colored
Cowboy Dancing with Lariats, Hand Colored

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.

Category

1920s Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Cowboy Dancing with Lariats, Hand Colored
Cowboy Dancing with Lariats, Hand Colored

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.

Category

1920s Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

More Powerful Than You Know
More Powerful Than You Know

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...

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2010s Pop Art Mixed Media

Materials

Birch, Paint

All That I Can - Purple
All That I Can - Purple

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...

Category

2010s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Archival Paper, Woodcut

All That I Can - Green, Woodcut, Pop Art, Blue Eyes, Figurative, Framed, Female
All That I Can - Green, Woodcut, Pop Art, Blue Eyes, Figurative, Framed, Female

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...

Category

2010s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Gustavo Novoa "First Meeting" Two Leopards in a Bamboo Jungle Scene

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...

Category

20th Century Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Original Painting "Take-Off" by Gustavo Novoa
Original Painting "Take-Off" by Gustavo Novoa

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...

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20th Century Animal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"Soul Searching" Large Jungle Painting Gustavo Novoa

"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...

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20th Century Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Original Painting "Courtship" Tropical Jungle Painting Lions Zebra Gustavo Novoa
Original Painting "Courtship" Tropical Jungle Painting Lions Zebra Gustavo Novoa

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...

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Early 2000s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Leopard Reflections" Animalia Tropical Jungle Painting Gustavo Novoa

"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 ...

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20th Century Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Aspen Grove, Large Scale Beautiful Landscape Snow Scene
Aspen Grove, Large Scale Beautiful Landscape Snow Scene

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...

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Late 20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Original Painting "Deal" Tropical Jungle Painting Lion, Zebras, Gustavo Novoa
Original Painting "Deal" Tropical Jungle Painting Lion, Zebras, Gustavo Novoa

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...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Lotus Secret" Leopards At River Edge In Jungle
"Lotus Secret" Leopards At River Edge In Jungle

"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...

Category

1990s Animal Paintings

"Prudent Distance" Lions with Zebras in Jungle Scene
"Prudent Distance" Lions with Zebras in Jungle Scene

"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...

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Large Original Painting "Parallel Universe" Tropical Jungle Painting Leopards
Large Original Painting "Parallel Universe" Tropical Jungle Painting Leopards

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...

Category

20th Century Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Original Painting "Spring Walk" Tropical Jungle Painting Panthers
Original Painting "Spring Walk" Tropical Jungle Painting Panthers

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...

Category

20th Century Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Pair Portraits Paintings of Women "Sisters" circa 1940s by Helen Sawyer American
Pair Portraits Paintings of Women "Sisters" circa 1940s by Helen Sawyer American

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.

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Tropical Jungle Lithograph Gustavo Novoa Black Panthers, Zebras
Tropical Jungle Lithograph Gustavo Novoa Black Panthers, Zebras

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...

Category

20th Century Contemporary Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Original Painting Lions Playing Chess in Jungle Surrealist Art, Gustavo Novoa
Original Painting Lions Playing Chess in Jungle Surrealist Art, Gustavo Novoa

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 &...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

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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...

Category

1990s Surrealist Animal Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Composition, Cirque (Saphire 44-106), Fernand Leger
Composition, Cirque (Saphire 44-106), Fernand Leger

Composition, Cirque (Saphire 44-106), Fernand Leger

By Fernand Léger

Located in Southampton, NY

He often went to the Cirque Médrano in Paris and the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus in New York.

Category

1950s Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Composition, Cirque (Saphire, N° 44-106)
Composition, Cirque (Saphire, N° 44-106)

Composition, Cirque (Saphire, N° 44-106)

By Fernand Léger

Located in Southampton, NY

He often went to the Cirque Médrano in Paris and the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus in New York.

Category

1950s Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Composition, Cirque (Saphire, N° 44-106)
Composition, Cirque (Saphire, N° 44-106)

Composition, Cirque (Saphire, N° 44-106)

By Fernand Léger

Located in Southampton, NY

He often went to the Cirque Médrano in Paris and the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus in New York.

Category

1950s Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Composition, Cirque (Saphire, N° 44-106)
Composition, Cirque (Saphire, N° 44-106)

Composition, Cirque (Saphire, N° 44-106)

By Fernand Léger

Located in Southampton, NY

He often went to the Cirque Médrano in Paris and the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus in New York.

Category

1950s Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

“Ballons” by Alexander Calder, Color Lithograph
“Ballons” by Alexander Calder, Color Lithograph

“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.

Category

Vintage 1970s American Contemporary Art

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Located in Houston, TX

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Located in Haarlem, NL

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Located in Forney, TX

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$8,500

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Located in Santa Monica, CA

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Materials

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Located in Santa Monica, CA

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Located in Santa Monica, CA

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Located in Lowestoft, GB

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Located in Norwalk, CT

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1950s "Prince Buddah" Circus Sideshow Banner

1950s "Prince Buddah" Circus Sideshow Banner

$6,500

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1950s "Prince Buddah" Circus Sideshow Banner

Located in Chicago, IL

1950s "Prince Buddah" circus sideshow banner.

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Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Carnival Art

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Ringling Brothers For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, there are several options of ringling brothers available for sale. A selection of these works in the modern, contemporary and Impressionist styles can be found today in our inventory. These items have been made for many years, with versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Ringling brothers available on 1stDibs span a range of colors that includes beige, brown, gray, purple and more. These artworks have been a part of the life’s work for many artists, but the versions made by William Clutz, Gustavo Novoa, Leonard Baskin, Moses Soyer and Alexander Calder are consistently popular. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, fabric and canvas.

How Much are Ringling Brothers?

Prices for pieces in our collection of ringling brothers start at $250 and top out at $105,000 with the average selling for $7,000.