Freak Show
Eyeball Freak, Circus Side Show Curiosity, Silver Gelatin Print, Framed, 1952
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
“Art Shay’s photography shakes you up, sets you down gently, pats you on the head and then kicks you in the ass.”
Roger Ebert
“[Shay’s work] ranks with some of the greats of the 20...
Category
1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Woman with Numbers- Contemporary street art remake of old photograph mixed media
By Emerson Cooper
Located in New York, NY
Freud and the high point of public interest in freak shows, and Cooper recalls these areas of interest
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Song of Love- Contemporary street art old photo using mixed media and collage
By Emerson Cooper
Located in New York, NY
Freud and the high point of public interest in freak shows, and Cooper recalls these areas of interest
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media, Photographic Paper
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The Circus Freak Show
By Edmund Ward
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1943
Medium: Watercolor on Board
Dimensions: 24.00" x 18.00"
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Making his first illustrations for the "Saturday Evening Post" before he was a...
Category
1940s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Board, Watercolor
Vintage Industrial Wooden Hand Painted 'Freak Show' Fairground sign, c.1960
Located in London, GB
A large hand painted fairground 'Freak Show' sign.
Decorative and eye-catching arrowed design
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Signs
Materials
Plywood
H 31.5 in W 48.82 in D 0.79 in
M.Bekeow's Russian Circus Freak Show, The London Palladium Scrap Book
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A interesting and large collection of freak show, circus, wrestling and skating memorabilia
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
19th Century George IV the Living Skeleton 1825 Freak Show Advertisement
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A new paper cutting, advertisement of Claude-Ambroise Seurat a freak show attraction from Troyes
Category
Antique 1820s English George IV Decorative Art
Materials
Art Glass, Softwood, Paper
H 14.77 in W 5.91 in D 0.6 in
Late 20th Century Set of Four Fairground / Circus Signs
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Height: 19cm
FREAK SHOW
Width: 105cm
Height: 20cm
CIRCUS
Width: 115cm
Height: 67cm
HOUSE OF
Category
20th Century Unknown Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Standing Figures (Framed George Dureau Mid-Century Nude Impressionist Print)
By George Dureau
Located in New Orleans, LA
and amputees – not as a sort of freak show, but in order to expand the notion of beauty and “rightness
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Nude Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Two Women Gesturing - Contemporary Painting Inspired by Flemish Masterworks
By Amy Hill
Located in Chicago, IL
, Pa “Fear”
2004 B-Side Gallery, New York, NY
2004 MF Gallery NewYork, NY “Freak Show”
2004 Krasdale
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Oh, Crazy World, You blessed Freak Show! - by George Grosz - 1923
By George Grosz
Located in Roma, IT
Oh, Crazy World, You blessed Freak Show! is an original seven-color offset and lithograph, realized
Category
1920s Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
H 13.98 in W 10.04 in D 0.04 in
Hand Reading, Palmistry Shop or Circus Tent Sign, Americana, Folk Art
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
collection of antique and modern signs circus, freak show, side show. Hand reading, Palmistry Shop or Circus
Category
Early 20th Century American American Craftsman Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
H 29.73 in W 14.97 in D 1.19 in
Circus Freak Show Painting, circa 1930
Located in Seattle, WA
This is a playful circus freak show painting depicting a nude woman, little person, and pug dog
Category
Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Vintage Hand-Painted Canvas All-Girl Freak Show Banner
By Snap Wyatt
Located in Seattle, WA
Created in the late 1940s to advertise an all-girl freak show and side show. This item has been
Category
Vintage 1940s American Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Steel
Mid Century Carnival " Freak Show " Advertising Sign
Located in 3 Oaks, MI
Great graphic hand painted carnival sign from Atlantic City.
Nice even and consistent wear.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Carnival Art
Hand-Painted Canvas Side-Show Banner
Located in Seattle, WA
Multi-colored hand painted canvas banner from a side/freak show in the New York area.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Carnival Art
Wesley Willis Art "Wabash Monroe and Madison 1987"
Located in Chicago, IL
boys evoke an uncomfortable combination of minstrel act and traveling freak show." Conversely
Category
Vintage 1980s American Drawings
Materials
Other
Artwork by Wesley Willis ‘1963-2004’ "The 77th Vincennes CTA Bus Garage", 1988
Located in Chicago, IL
boys evoke an uncomfortable combination of minstrel act and traveling freak show." Conversely
Category
Vintage 1980s American Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Other
H 42 in W 28 in D 0.25 in
Artwork by Wesley Willis “The Lakefront 1986”
Located in Chicago, IL
an uncomfortable combination of minstrel act and traveling freak show." Conversely, guitarist Scott
Category
Vintage 1980s American Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Other
Artwork by Wesley Willis '1963-2004' "The Dan Ryan Expressway 43rd St 1987"
Located in Chicago, IL
an uncomfortable combination of minstrel act and traveling freak show." Conversely, guitarist Scott
Category
Vintage 1980s American Drawings
Materials
Other
H 42 in W 28 in D 0.25 in
Wesley Willis Artwork "Dan Ryan Past 51st St Toward 47th", 1986
Located in Chicago, IL
an uncomfortable combination of minstrel act and traveling freak show." Conversely, guitarist Scott
Category
Vintage 1980s American Drawings
Materials
Other
"Jungle Master" Painted Circus Side Show Banner
Located in North Hollywood, CA
the Midway and the side show freaks and oddities. Here we have Jungle Master, an authentic wild native
Category
Vintage 1930s American Paintings
"Pinky the Armless Carpenter" Circus Sideshow Banner
Located in North Hollywood, CA
world. Circus sideshow or "freak show" banners are an important American art form and highly sought
Category
Vintage 1930s American Posters
Wesley Willis Artwork '1963-2003' Dan Ryan Expressway Past 51st Towards 47th
Located in Chicago, IL
an uncomfortable combination of minstrel act and traveling freak show." Conversely, guitarist Scott
Category
Vintage 1980s American Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Other
H 28 in W 42 in D 0.25 in
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18th Century French Rococo Old Master Ink Drawing Nativity Scene
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sepia ink on paper over board, framed behind glass.
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painting : 8 x 6 inches
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Portrait of a Gentleman in a Landscape, Scottish Portraiture, Portrait, Wealthy
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Signed: J Pairman 1820 (Lower, Right)
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Located in Rockaway, NJ
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English Fairground Carousel panel
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Freak Show For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal freak show for your home. Each freak show for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using paper and ceramic. There are 1 variations of the antique or vintage freak show you’re looking for, while we also have 1 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect freak show — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right freak show, those designed in modern styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made freak show over the years, but those crafted by Superego Editions are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Freak Show?
A freak show can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,227, while the lowest priced sells for $195 and the highest can go for as much as $23,840.
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