Sad Clown
Sad clown
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Category
Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
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
Category
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Materials
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H 17.33 in W 1.19 in D 13.39 in
Mid Century Pulp Art - Sad Clown Portrait with Green, Yellow, & Red
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid century pulp art portrait of a somber clown with a yellow shirt, red hair and a red nose
Category
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Materials
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H 27.5 in W 21.5 in D 1.5 in
PIERROT FACE MASK BROOCH Deco, Paste, Sterling, made in france, early 1920/30
Located in Stuttgart, DE
Pierrot is a sad clown that we often see at Halloween and Carnival.
This PIERROT FACE BROOCH "MADE
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Crying Clown Portrait in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Crying Clown Portrait in Oil on Canvas
Portrait of a sad clown by San Francisco artist John Peers
Category
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Materials
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Clown with Balloons
Located in San Francisco, CA
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By Georges Rouault
Located in San Francisco, CA
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Category
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Materials
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H 24.75 in W 21 in D 1.85 in
Bouquet Of Roses Large Sill Life
Located in Delray Beach, FL
of the circus, he also paints clowns, sometimes sad, sometimes cheerful, he gives a soul to these
Category
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Materials
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"Courtisane aux Yeux Baisses" from the suite "Les Fleurs du Mal""
By Georges Rouault
Located in San Francisco, CA
painted characters such as clowns, acrobats, dancers, outcasts and judges in jewel-like colors outlined in
Category
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H 20.5 in W 17.25 in D 1.25 in
Trobadors, Limited Edition Lithograph Print by Antoni Clave, 1970
By Antoni Clavé
Located in Tbilisi, GE
by Picasso. His concept was tranquil scenes tinged with feeling of sadness with no apparent reason
Category
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Materials
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H 29.93 in W 22.05 in
Large Art Nouveau Bronze Lady Bust Sculpture by Georges Van der Straeten, Paris
By Georges Van der Straeten
Located in Lisse, NL
for his figures of clowns, pierrots, ragamuffins, circus performers, buxom peasant girls and seductive
Category
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"Master Arthur" from the suite "Cirque de l'Etoile Filante" Original aquatint.
By Georges Rouault
Located in San Francisco, CA
typical subjects; instead he painted characters such as clowns, acrobats, dancers, outcasts and judges in
Category
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Materials
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H 21.15 in W 17.5 in D 0.75 in
Clown with Birthday Bouquet - Oil and Ink on Cardstock
Located in Soquel, CA
of flowers by Jassen Marek (20th Century). A sad clown in a suit with a straw hat holds a bouquet of
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Illustration Board, Oil, Pen
H 24 in W 12 in D 0.25 in
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- Who painted The Sad Clown?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023The Polish artist Jan Matejko painted The Sad Clown in 1862. Today, the painting hangs in The National Museum in Warsaw, Poland. Shop a variety of paintings from some of the world’s top galleries on 1stDibs.
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