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Circus Character - Original Tempera by J. René Paulz - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Circus Character is an original painting in tempera on paper, realized. by J. René Paulz.
Hand
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Circus Characters
Materials
Ink, Tempera
H 12.8 in W 9.85 in D 0.04 in
Circus characters by Gilbert Pauli - Oil on canvas 55x42 cm
By Gilbert Pauli
Located in Geneva, CH
Born in 1944 in the canton of Fribourg, Gilbert Pauli currently lives in Geneva, where he devotes himself to painting and sculpture, a passion he developed from his childhood. His fa...
Category
1980s Art Deco Vintage Circus Characters
Materials
Oil
H 21.66 in W 16.54 in D 0.79 in
Modernist Bronze Circus Ring Le Grand Chapiteau Sculpture
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
. Marked FG100. Circa 1950s. Complete with small figures depicting classic circus characters such as
Category
1950s French Vintage Circus Characters
Materials
Bronze
Oil on Canvas 'Clown' Painting by Noted Artist Jeanne Lorioz, France, 1980s
By Jeanne Lorioz
Located in Zwijndrecht, Antwerp
.
Depicts a clown or other circus character through realism, yet with abstract and geometrical elements
Category
Late 20th Century French Vintage Circus Characters
Materials
Canvas, Wood
H 22.05 in W 16.54 in D 1.97 in
Autumn Walk in the Woods - Midcentury Figurative Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
later joined a traveling circus. Both were involved in painting sets, and decorations for the circus
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Vintage Circus Characters
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 23 in W 26.5 in D 1.5 in
Le Cirque (The Circus) from the Circus
By Marc Chagall
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Marc Chagall Le Cirque (The Circus), from the Circus, 1967 is a dream-like scene of ordinary
Category
1960s Modern Vintage Circus Characters
Materials
Lithograph
circus rider, colorful circus interior woman and elephant bright cheerful happy
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
observed characters are unpredictable and evocative. The viewer vacillates between surprise, delight, and
Category
1980s Neo-Expressionist Vintage Circus Characters
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Folk Art Mexican Girl, Circus Clown Juggler
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Surfside, FL
the rich colors and endearing characters of his panels to his larger-scale work.
For 15 years, de
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Vintage Circus Characters
Materials
Burlap, Oil
Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Enamel Circus Acrobats w/ Rug
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Bellmore, NY
Introducing a whimsical masterpiece from Tiffany & Co., the Sterling Silver Enamel Circus Acrobats
Category
Late 20th Century Vintage Circus Characters
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Circus Poster by Ringling Bros, circa 1971 "Buffalo Bill’s Wild West"
Located in Incline Village, NV
This bright and colorful, action packed circus poster portrays the quintessential Buffalo Bill
Category
1970s American Folk Art Vintage Circus Characters
Materials
Paper
Tiffany & Co. Gene Moore Circus Clown on Stilts Enamel Sterling Silver Figurine
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Bellmore, NY
Circus Clown on Stilts Figurine, a captivating masterpiece that exudes charm and nostalgia. Created by
Category
Late 20th Century Vintage Circus Characters
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
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W 2 in L 5.75 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
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Vintage Circus Characters
Materials
Aquatint
H 24.75 in W 21 in D 1.85 in
London. Portrait of a City 'Piccadilly Circus’ Color Print & Limited Ed Book
Located in Los Angeles, CA
and shifting present, the humor, unique character, and bulldog spirit of the people have stayed
Category
20th Century Vintage Circus Characters
Materials
Archival Pigment
Le Noble Chevalier, 1960
By Alexander Calder
Located in Miami, FL
Chaumière. In 1926, he made small animals and other articulated characters in wire and he animated them by
Category
1960s Vintage Circus Characters
Materials
Lithograph
Table Setting With Bunch of Flowers
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Paris in 1956.
Painter of genre, interiors, flowers, characters arrangements.
Oil, gouache and
Category
1930s Post-Impressionist Vintage Circus Characters
Materials
Oil
The Harlequin
By Richard Mandin
Located in London, GB
eighteenth century to the twentieth, and the character appears in Watteau's Italian Comedians and Picasso's
Category
1950s Expressionist Vintage Circus Characters
Materials
Oil, Board
Sun and Pyramids, 1973
By Alexander Calder
Located in Miami, FL
small animals and other articulated characters in wire and he animated them by staging miniatures in a
Category
1970s Vintage Circus Characters
Materials
Lithograph
Grey Ellipse from Our Unfinished Revolution
By Alexander Calder
Located in Miami, FL
la Grande Chaumière. In 1926, he made small animals and other articulated characters in wire and he
Category
1970s Vintage Circus Characters
Materials
Lithograph
Untitled, 1947
By Alexander Calder
Located in Miami, FL
animals and other articulated characters in wire and he animated them by staging miniatures in a circus
Category
1940s Vintage Circus Characters
Materials
Lithograph
Discs and Spirals
By Alexander Calder
Located in Miami, FL
other articulated characters in wire and he animated them by staging miniatures in a circus spectacle
Category
1970s Vintage Circus Characters
Materials
Lithograph
Elephants, from Our Unfinished Revolution
By Alexander Calder
Located in Miami, FL
la Grande Chaumière. In 1926, he made small animals and other articulated characters in wire and he
Category
1970s Vintage Circus Characters
Materials
Lithograph
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
1990s Expressionist Vintage Circus Characters
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Le Noble Chevalier, 1960
By Alexander Calder
Located in Miami, FL
. In 1926, he made small animals and other articulated characters in wire and he animated them by
Category
1960s Vintage Circus Characters
Materials
Lithograph
La Récolte (Harvest)
By Alexander Calder
Located in Miami, FL
Grande Chaumière. In 1926, he made small animals and other articulated characters in wire and he animated
Category
1960s Vintage Circus Characters
Materials
Etching
Bonnet Phrygien et Barre de Fer
By Alexander Calder
Located in Miami, FL
la Grande Chaumière. In 1926, he made small animals and other articulated characters in wire and he
Category
1970s Vintage Circus Characters
Materials
Lithograph
Beckmann, Composition (Hofmaier 323-329), Der Mensch ist kein Haustier (after)
By Max Beckmann
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
him out of love for Duchess Louise. The story follows these three main characters, whose lives remain
Category
1930s Modern Vintage Circus Characters
Materials
Lithograph
No Reserve
H 11.688 in W 5.313 in
Spider's Nest
By Alexander Calder
Located in Miami, FL
Academy de la Grande Chaumière. In 1926, he made small animals and other articulated characters in wire
Category
1970s Vintage Circus Characters
Materials
Lithograph
Marée Basse
By Alexander Calder
Located in Miami, FL
1926, he made small animals and other articulated characters in wire and he animated them by staging
Category
1970s Vintage Circus Characters
Materials
Lithograph
Charlie Chaffinch - Original 1930s illustration by Steven Spurrier
By Steven Spurrier
Located in London, GB
.
Charlie Chaffinch is a in character Howard Spring’s children’s story Sampson’s Circus. It was illustrated
Category
1930s Realist Vintage Circus Characters
Materials
Ink
BYE BYE BIRDIE Original 1960 Broadway Musical Costume Drawing Tony Award Elvis
Located in New York, NY
& Bailey Circus, and the Ice Capades for many years.
Miles was a close friend for the last 20 years of his
Category
1960s American Modern Vintage Circus Characters
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil
BYE BYE BIRDIE Original 1960 Broadway Musical Costume Drawing Tony Award Elvis
Located in New York, NY
"The Greatest Show on Earth." He designed Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus, and the Ice Capades
Category
1960s American Modern Vintage Circus Characters
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil
Four Great Pyramids
By Alexander Calder
Located in Miami, FL
other articulated characters in wire and he animated them by staging miniatures in a circus spectacle
Category
1970s Vintage Circus Characters
Materials
Lithograph
Spirale Nebula
By Alexander Calder
Located in Miami, FL
Academy de la Grande Chaumière. In 1926, he made small animals and other articulated characters in wire
Category
1970s Vintage Circus Characters
Materials
Lithograph
Les Vagues
By Alexander Calder
Located in Miami, FL
Grande Chaumière. In 1926, he made small animals and other articulated characters in wire and he animated
Category
1970s Vintage Circus Characters
Materials
Lithograph
Petite Spirale
By Alexander Calder
Located in Miami, FL
small animals and other articulated characters in wire and he animated them by staging miniatures in a
Category
1970s Vintage Circus Characters
Materials
Lithograph
Seascape
By Alexander Calder
Located in Miami, FL
small animals and other articulated characters in wire and he animated them by staging miniatures in a
Category
1970s Vintage Circus Characters
Materials
Lithograph
‘Chrysanthemum in a Vase’ by Kees Maks, Amsterdam 1876 – 1967, Dutch Painter
Located in Bruges, BE
, depicting scenes of fashionable nightlife, introduced novel themes such as circus acts, dancing couples
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Vintage Circus Characters
Materials
Oil, Canvas
H 48.43 in W 43.31 in D 3.94 in
Le Chevalier (Knight)
By Alexander Calder
Located in Miami, FL
other articulated characters in wire and he animated them by staging miniatures in a circus spectacle
Category
1960s Vintage Circus Characters
Materials
Lithograph
Comètes
By Alexander Calder
Located in Miami, FL
Chaumière. In 1926, he made small animals and other articulated characters in wire and he animated them by
Category
1960s Vintage Circus Characters
Materials
Lithograph
Fond Rouge
By Alexander Calder
Located in Miami, FL
articulated characters in wire and he animated them by staging miniatures in a circus spectacle ("The circus
Category
1960s Vintage Circus Characters
Materials
Lithograph
Galactic Systems
By Alexander Calder
Located in Miami, FL
characters in wire and he animated them by staging miniatures in a circus spectacle ("The circus of Calder
Category
1970s Vintage Circus Characters
Materials
Lithograph
Boomerang
By Alexander Calder
Located in Miami, FL
other articulated characters in wire and he animated them by staging miniatures in a circus spectacle
Category
1970s Vintage Circus Characters
Materials
Lithograph
L'Etoile Rouge (The Red Star)
By Alexander Calder
Located in Miami, FL
animals and other articulated characters in wire and he animated them by staging miniatures in a circus
Category
1970s Vintage Circus Characters
Materials
Lithograph
Fleur d'Helice
By Alexander Calder
Located in Miami, FL
other articulated characters in wire and he animated them by staging miniatures in a circus spectacle
Category
1960s Vintage Circus Characters
Materials
Lithograph
Vintage Lifesize Bronze Sculpture of Seated Charlie Chaplin 20th Century
Located in London, GB
worked with a children's dance troupe before making his mark on the big screen. His character "The Tramp
Category
Late 20th Century Vintage Circus Characters
Materials
Bronze
H 53.94 in W 22.05 in D 25.99 in
Red Pyramid
By Alexander Calder
Located in Miami, FL
Chaumière. In 1926, he made small animals and other articulated characters in wire and he animated them by
Category
1970s Vintage Circus Characters
Materials
Lithograph
"Andes Mountains Peru South America, " Joseph Yoakum, Black Folk Art Landscape
By Joseph Yoakum
Located in New York, NY
great deal, beginning in his early teens when he ran away from home and became a circus handyman
Category
1960s Folk Art Vintage Circus Characters
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Ballpoint Pen, Color Pencil
The Serpent
By Alexander Calder
Located in Miami, FL
characters in wire and he animated them by staging miniatures in a circus spectacle ("The circus of Calder
Category
1970s Vintage Circus Characters
Materials
Lithograph
Chita Rivera BYE BYE BIRDIE Original 1960 Broadway Costume Drawing Tony Awards
Located in New York, NY
Circus, and the Ice Capades for many years.
Miles was a close friend for the last 20 years of his life
Category
1960s American Modern Vintage Circus Characters
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil
FEMME DÉNUDÉE, Signed Lithograph, Modern Nude Portrait, Pop Art Eroticism
Located in Union City, NJ
circus style clothing comprised of blue polka dots, red buttons, pinstripes and multi color shapes
Category
1970s Surrealist Vintage Circus Characters
Materials
Lithograph
Young Girl by the Window, Mid-century Portrait
By Ben Messick
Located in Soquel, CA
a childhood fascination with the circus and started drawing and painting the circus in 1935. His
Category
1940s American Impressionist Vintage Circus Characters
Materials
Paper, Ink
Seasons Greetings #2- Drawing by French Painter Marcel Vertes
By Marcel Vertès
Located in Pasadena, CA
crayons, and ink for the delicate black outlines and composition of the primary character and secondary
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Circus Characters
Materials
Wax Crayon, Ink
H 16.88 in W 20.75 in D 0.88 in
"Seasons Greetings #1" Drawing by French Painter Marcel Vertes
By Marcel Vertès
Located in Pasadena, CA
character and secondary figures.
In this piece, Vertes playfully disrupts traditional winter motifs leading
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Circus Characters
Materials
Ink, Wax Crayon
H 16.88 in W 30.75 in D 0.38 in
'Circular Motion' original lithograph signed by Georges Schreiber
By Georges Schreiber
Located in Milwaukee, WI
In this lithograph, Georges Schreiber focused on the thrill of the circus, taking its circular
Category
1940s American Modern Vintage Circus Characters
Materials
Lithograph
Mid Century Nude Figure Study of a Black Woman
By Raul Anguiano
Located in Soquel, CA
circus performers and prostitutes. The most notable among his works of the time are: The Madame (gouche
Category
1960s American Impressionist Vintage Circus Characters
Materials
Paper, Conté, Charcoal
On the Beach Baroque Style Figurative
By Ben Messick
Located in Soquel, CA
a childhood fascination with the circus and started drawing and painting the circus in 1935. His
Category
1940s Baroque Vintage Circus Characters
Materials
Paper, Ink
Large French Judaica Lithograph Colorful Jewish Wedding Hebrew Calligraphy
By Théo Tobiasse
Located in Surfside, FL
Theo Tobiasse
Title "On the Shores of the Circus"
Suite: Song of Songs of King Solomon
Year
Category
1970s Modern Vintage Circus Characters
Materials
Lithograph
Henry Rox Photograph MOMA Art Connoisseur Sausage 1940s
By Henry Rox
Located in Camden, ME
began experimenting with "photo sculpture" photographing sculptures of characters created from fruit and
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Circus Characters
Materials
Paper
Dr. Seuss, Green Eggs and Ham - Maquette
By (after) Dr. Seuss (Theodore Geisel)
Located in Miami, FL
. Seuss’s character and created by artist Leo Rijn.
Green Eggs and Ham was born out of a $50 wager between
Category
1990s Vintage Circus Characters
Materials
Bronze
Lithograph - Flowers
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
"the essential character of things" and to produce an art "of balance, purity, and serenity," as he
Category
1940s Modern Vintage Circus Characters
Materials
Lithograph
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Vintage Circus Characters For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a broad range of vintage circus characters for sale on 1stDibs. Today, if you’re looking for Art Deco editions of these works and are unable to find the perfect match for your home, our selection also includes Post-Impressionist. These items have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. If you’re looking to add vintage circus characters that pop against an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include that feature elements of gray, brown, beige, black and more. There have been many well-done artworks of this subject over the years, but those made by (after) Henri Matisse, Henri Matisse, Ben Messick, Jose Maria de Servin and Pablo Picasso are often thought to be among the most beautiful. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in lithograph, paint and oil paint.
How Much are Vintage Circus Characters?
Prices for art of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — vintage circus characters in our inventory begin at $200 and can go as high as $40,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,737.
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