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Sad Clown

Sad clown
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
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Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Sad clown
Sad clown
H 23.63 in W 11.82 in D 0.79 in
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 Paintings

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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
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1960s Outsider Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

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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
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1970s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Clown with Balloons
Located in San Francisco, CA
his sparkling tear drop on his sad clowns, especially the Wall Street Journal Clown. Oberstein also
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Clown with Balloons
Clown with Balloons
H 40.75 in W 25.75 in D 2.65 in
Clown et Enfant (Clown and Child) From the suite Cirque (Circus)
By Georges Rouault
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Clown et Enfant (Clown and Child)" from the suite "Cirque (Circus) by Andre
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Materials

Aquatint

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
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1990s Expressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"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
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Materials

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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
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Materials

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Large Art Nouveau Bronze Lady Bust Sculpture by Georges Van der Straeten, Paris
By Georges Van der Straeten
Located in Lisse, NL
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"Master Arthur" from the suite "Cirque de l'Etoile Filante" Original aquatint.
By Georges Rouault
Located in San Francisco, CA
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Clown with Birthday Bouquet - Oil and Ink on Cardstock
Located in Soquel, CA
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Illustration Board, Oil, Pen

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The average selling price for a sad clown we offer is $1,313, while they’re typically $525 on the low end and $11,000 for the highest priced.
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    The 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.