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John Bobbish Circus Watercolor and Drawing
By John Boone
Located in New York, NY
Super adorable Circus watercolor and ink by NYC artist John Bobbish. John had a BFA from the school
Category
1990s American Vintage Circus Drawings
Materials
Wood, Paper
Circus in Villefranche-sur-Mer- Drawing in Pencil - 1948
Located in Roma, IT
Circus is a drawing in pencil on paper realized in 1948 and attributed to Géo François.
Titled
Category
1940s Modern Vintage Circus Drawings
Materials
Pencil
Circus Series: Target, Vibrant Colored Abstract Conte Crayon Drawing on Paper
By Margo Hoff
Located in Denver, CO
Circus Series: Target is an abstract crayon on paper drawing by Margo Hoff (1910-2008) created in
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Vintage Circus Drawings
Materials
Crayon, Archival Paper
H 43.5 in W 41.5 in D 2.25 in
Pair of Circus Medrano Chalk Illustrations by André Legrand-Chabrier
By André Legrand-Chabrier
Located in valatie, NY
) was a French novelist, journalist, illustrator and chronicler of the French circus. One illustration
Category
1930s French Vintage Circus Drawings
Materials
Paper, Glass, Wood
“The Circus Performer”
By William Gropper
Located in Southampton, NY
Original gouache on archival paper of a female circus performer by the American artist, William
Category
1950s Modern Vintage Circus Drawings
Materials
Gouache, Archival Paper
"The Elephant Trainer at The Circus Bouglione" by André Legrand-Chabrier
By André Legrand-Chabrier
Located in valatie, NY
Le Dresseur et l'Eléphant du Cirque Bouglione (The Elephant Trainer at The Circus Bouglione) is a w
Category
20th Century French Vintage Circus Drawings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
The Circus - 1987
By Gérard Blain
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
drawings, not unlike an artist whom he particularly admires: Sempé. Which leads us to conclude this
Category
1990s Vintage Circus Drawings
Materials
Watercolor
Circus Clown and Guitarist
Located in Milford, NH
A fine graphite drawing of a circus clown with guitarist by British / Canadian artist Jack Leonard
Category
1940s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Circus Drawings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Lady Shalimar Vaudeville Mixed Media Drawing, 1988
Located in Garnerville, NY
scribbled alongside the drawings designate particular locations, including the Moscow State Circus, the
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Circus Drawings
Materials
Paint, Paper
Alfred Daniels: Almshouses Canning Circus Nottingham - Conte Modern British Art
By Alfred Daniels
Located in London, GB
Alfred Daniels (1924-2015)
Almshouses Canning Circus Nottingham, 1975
Conte and wash
33x62cm
Born
Category
1970s Modern Vintage Circus Drawings
Materials
Conté
1964 Vintage Elaine Donenfeld Lion Tamer Portrait Pen & Ink Drawing Framed
Located in Dayton, OH
A creative portrait drawing by Elaine Donenfeld from 1964. The ink drawing is on paper and features
Category
1960s Vintage Circus Drawings
Materials
Paper
H 21.25 in W 1 in D 17.25 in
The circus - Watercolor by Mino Maccari - 1937
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Circus is an original watercolor realized by Mino Maccari in 1937.
Good conditions.
Mino
Category
1930s Modern Vintage Circus Drawings
Materials
Watercolor
"Seated Male Figure, Beachside, " Early Drawing by John B. Lear with Cabana
By John B. Lear
Located in Philadelphia, PA
, sitting on the beach with his legs grasped in his arms, is a rare, early drawing by John B. Lear. Over his
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Circus Drawings
Materials
Paper
H 17.5 in W 15.25 in D 0.5 in
Surrealist Pen and Ink Drawing Homage to M.C. Escher by Petru Vintila
Located in Garnerville, NY
detailed and labor intensive original piece. A surrealist circus like landscape where every area is covered
Category
1980s Romanian Post-Modern Vintage Circus Drawings
Materials
Paper
H 19.75 in W 25.5 in D 0.13 in
Seasons Greetings #2- Drawing by French Painter Marcel Vertes
By Marcel Vertès
Located in Pasadena, CA
Season's Greetings # 1 is a greeting card featuring an original drawing by the illustrator and
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Circus Drawings
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
Season's Greetings 1 is a greeting card featuring an original drawing by the illustrator and artist
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Circus Drawings
Materials
Ink, Wax Crayon
H 16.88 in W 30.75 in D 0.38 in
Israeli Surrealist Painting Female Circus Performer Acrobat with Cat
By Haya Graetz Ran
Located in Surfside, FL
Voluptuous, ala Fernando Botero, female circus performer with spectators and cat. Haya Ran was born
Category
20th Century Contemporary Vintage Circus Drawings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Illustration for Toby Tyler: Ten Weeks with the Circus
By Everett Shinn
Located in Fort Washington, PA
with A Circus, by James Otis, which illustrates this work by Shinn. Accompanies the illustration
Category
1930s Vintage Circus Drawings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Harlequin Lady and Her Owl - Color Drawing by Amalia Schulthess
Located in Pasadena, CA
drawing in our hands.
A woman adorned in a harlequin blouse stands with folded arms, accompanied by an
Category
1940s Vintage Circus Drawings
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil
H 21.63 in W 17.25 in D 0.63 in
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 Drawings
Materials
Ink, Tempera
H 12.8 in W 9.85 in D 0.04 in
Streetcar Circus 5/20 - figurative, playful, pop-art, editioned lithograph
By Charles Pachter
Located in Bloomfield, ON
For pop artist Charles Pachter, the Toronto streetcar symbolizes the urban landscape he calls home. The iconic image of the streetcar whose tracks have criss-crossed Canada’s largest...
Category
1970s Contemporary Vintage Circus Drawings
Materials
Lithograph
"Circus Side Show with Flying Turtles, " Purple Ink signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Circus Side Show with Flying Turtles" is an original purple ink drawing by David Barnett. The
Category
1960s Surrealist Vintage Circus Drawings
Materials
Ink
RECLINING NUDES, Signed Original Watercolor Drawing, Warm Gray, Graphite
By Chaim Gross
Located in Union City, NJ
RECLINING NUDES, Signed Original Watercolor Drawing
Chaim Gross (Austrian American, 1902-1991
Category
1980s Contemporary Vintage Circus Drawings
Materials
Watercolor, Mixed Media, Graphite
"Reclining Figure" Walt Kuhn, Figurative Nude Line Drawing, American Modernism
By Walt Kuhn
Located in New York, NY
a young age. From this point forward, Kuhn’s lifelong interest in art, theater and the circus began
Category
1930s Modern Vintage Circus Drawings
Materials
Paper, Pen
Nag Arnoldi , Switzerland - Drawings (1974) : Falling Icarus and Crouching Angel
By Nag Arnoldi
Located in Meinisberg, CH
Nag Arnoldi
(Swiss, * 18.9.1928 Locarno, † 10.2.2017 Lugano)
1. Falling Icarus
• Drawing - Mixed
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Vintage Circus Drawings
Materials
Paper, India Ink, Gouache
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H 8.67 in W 10.24 in D 0.4 in
Trapezist - Original Pencil Drawing by E. Berman - Mid 20th Century
By Eugene Berman
Located in Roma, IT
Trapezists is a beautiful original pencil drawing on Universal watermarked paper, realized at the
Category
1940s Modern Vintage Circus Drawings
Materials
Pencil
H 9.34 in W 12.52 in D 0.04 in
Magic Circle - Original Pencil Drawing by E. Berman - Mid 20th Century
By Eugene Berman
Located in Roma, IT
Magic Circle is an original pencil drawing on Universal watermarked paper, realized at the middle
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Circus Drawings
Materials
Pencil
H 12.52 in W 9.38 in D 0.04 in
BYE BYE BIRDIE Original 1960 Broadway Musical Costume Drawing Tony Award Elvis
Located in New York, NY
BYE BYE BIRDIE Original 1960 Broadway Musical Costume Drawing Tony Award Elvis
Miles White (1915
Category
1960s American Modern Vintage Circus Drawings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil
BYE BYE BIRDIE Original 1960 Broadway Musical Costume Drawing Tony Award Elvis
Located in New York, NY
BYE BYE BIRDIE Original 1960 Broadway Musical Costume Drawing Tony Award Elvis.
Miles White (1915
Category
1960s American Modern Vintage Circus Drawings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil
Dame Laura Knight, signed, charcoal on board drawing of behind theatre scene
By Dame Laura Knight
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A beautifully composed drawing of 'A Barry Jackson Xmas Play' by Dame Laura Knight executed in 1921
Category
20th Century Academic Vintage Circus Drawings
Materials
Charcoal, Board
H 9.75 in W 13.38 in D 1 in
Chita Rivera BYE BYE BIRDIE Original 1960 Broadway Costume Drawing Tony Awards
Located in New York, NY
Chita Rivera BYE BYE BIRDIE Original 1960 Broadway Costume Drawing Tony Awards
Miles White (1915
Category
1960s American Modern Vintage Circus Drawings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil
Alexander Calder Circus Reproduction Lithograph After a Drawing
By (after) Alexander Calder
Located in Surfside, FL
(after) Alexander Calder
"Calder's Circus" offset lithograph on wove paper after drawings by the
Category
1930s American Modern Vintage Circus Drawings
Materials
Lithograph
Alexander Calder Circus Reproduction Lithograph of a Drawing
By (after) Alexander Calder
Located in Surfside, FL
discovery of some hundred masterful circus drawings completed over thirty years ago. We publish, for the
Category
1930s American Modern Vintage Circus Drawings
Materials
Lithograph
Alexander Calder Circus Reproduction Lithograph After a Drawing
By (after) Alexander Calder
Located in Surfside, FL
(after) Alexander Calder
"Calder's Circus" offset lithograph on wove paper after drawings by the
Category
1930s American Modern Vintage Circus Drawings
Materials
Lithograph
Alexander Calder Circus Reproduction Lithograph After a Drawing
By (after) Alexander Calder
Located in Surfside, FL
(after) Alexander Calder
"Calder's Circus" offset lithograph on wove paper after drawings by the
Category
1930s American Modern Vintage Circus Drawings
Materials
Lithograph
Paysage de Rivière, Watercolour on Paper by Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro, circa 1930
By Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro
Located in London, GB
, born in Paris in 1878, was Camille Pissarro’s fourth son. Encouraged by his father, he began drawing
Category
20th Century Post-Impressionist Vintage Circus Drawings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Vue des Andelys (Château Gaillard), Watercolour, Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro, c. 1930
By Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro
Located in London, GB
Paris in 1878, was Camille Pissarro’s fourth son. Encouraged by his father, he began drawing from nature
Category
1930s Post-Impressionist Vintage Circus Drawings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Women and Baby
By Arthur William Brown
Located in Fort Washington, PA
accompanying drawings and spent six weeks traveling with the circus. The Post was pleased with the result and
Category
20th Century Other Art Style Vintage Circus Drawings
Materials
Watercolor
The Best People
By Arthur William Brown
Located in Fort Washington, PA
make acceptable accompanying drawings and spent six weeks traveling with the circus. The Post was
Category
1940s Other Art Style Vintage Circus Drawings
Materials
Board, Gouache, Watercolor
Naturalistic Portrait Painting
By William Hoey
Located in Houston, TX
Early circus clown inspired William Hoey Portrait on paper circa 1960s.
Artist Biography
Category
1960s Modern Vintage Circus Drawings
Materials
Gouache
Interior Scene with Figures
By Louis Schanker
Located in Fairlawn, OH
country. He lived the hobo life, joined the Sparks and then Barnum and Bailey circuses, later working as a
Category
1930s American Modern Vintage Circus Drawings
Materials
Watercolor
"The Knockout" Boxing Sports American Watercolor WPA Mid-Century Modern 30s/40s
By Robert Riggs
Located in New York, NY
paintings of prize-fighting and circus-genre scenes and lithography of gigantic size compositions, Robert
Category
1930s American Modern Vintage Circus Drawings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Studio per costume teatrale" Balletto , Tempera cm. 33 x 25 1950
Located in Torino, IT
, gouache and pastel ) of landscapes, circus scenes and still lifes.
Category
1950s Expressionist Vintage Circus Drawings
Materials
Paper, Tempera
Bless You All Tony Award Broadway Costume Design Mid 20th Century Theatre Modern
Located in New York, NY
and a dozen drawings.
BIO
White was a top Broadway and Hollywood costume designer. The artist created
Category
1950s Performance Vintage Circus Drawings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
Reclining Female Nude
By Henry George Keller
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Signed and monogrammed by the artist lower right
(see photo)
A masterpiece drawing demonstrating
Category
1940s American Modern Vintage Circus Drawings
Materials
Chalk
Moissonneurs à Blarimon by Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro - Watercolour
By Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro
Located in London, GB
. Encouraged by his father, he began drawing from nature at an early age. He was familiarly known as “Rodo” and
Category
1930s Post-Impressionist Vintage Circus Drawings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
“Maine Coast”
By Julee Docking
Located in Southampton, NY
)
Melvin Gallery, Second Award, Lakeland FL
International Circus Show Award
CV Whitney Purchase Award
Category
1970s Contemporary Vintage Circus Drawings
Materials
Archival Paper, Oil Pastel
Charlie Chaffinch - Original 1930s illustration by Steven Spurrier
By Steven Spurrier
Located in London, GB
Chaffinch. Sampsons Circus No.4 Faber & Faber
Pen and ink, framed
17 by 9.5 cm., 6 ¾ by 3 ¾ in.
(frame size
Category
1930s Realist Vintage Circus Drawings
Materials
Ink
“Artist Self Portrait”
By Julee Docking
Located in Southampton, NY
, Second Award, Lakeland FL
International Circus Show Award
CV Whitney Purchase Award, Westbury, NY
Dick
Category
1970s Contemporary Vintage Circus Drawings
Materials
Gouache, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Surprised Woman with Cactus 1920s Female Illustrator
By Susan Flint
Located in Miami, FL
and activities, such as the circus. Her work is in major collections and is deemed as superior "folk
Category
1930s American Modern Vintage Circus Drawings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Kneeling Nude by Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro - Charcoal on paper
By Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro
Located in London, GB
fourth son. Encouraged by his father, he began drawing from nature at an early age. He was familiarly
Category
20th Century Vintage Circus Drawings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Samuel Wood Gaylor American Modernist Watercolor
Located in Larchmont, NY
on Wood Gaylor. He had a show, "Paintings and Drawings by Wood Gaylor", at the Thumb Box Gallery, in
Category
1930s American Modern Vintage Circus Drawings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
UNTITLED (GIRAFFE)
By Alexander Calder
Located in Aventura, FL
Original crayon and pencil drawing on cut-out paper mounted on board. Hand signed with artist's
Category
1960s Surrealist Vintage Circus Drawings
Materials
Paper, Crayon, Pencil
'The Agony in the Garden', Paris, Salon d’Automne, Section d'Or, Gethsemane
By Jais Nielsen
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
, ports, dance and circus life became subjects of interest and he painted many canvases in the style of
Category
1930s Post-Impressionist Vintage Circus Drawings
Materials
Graphite, Charcoal, Paper, Gouache, Watercolor
H 34 in W 27 in D 0.13 in
Edith Piaf On Stage Watercolor signed Charles Kiffer circa 1935
By Charles Kiffer
Located in Paris, FR
devoted to theater, music hall and circus.
From 1918, he attended the Ecole Nationale Superieure des
Category
1930s Modern Vintage Circus Drawings
Materials
Watercolor
H 25.79 in W 19.3 in D 0.79 in
"Reclining Nude" Everett Shinn, Figurative Woman Watercolor, Ashcan School
By Everett Shinn
Located in New York, NY
the circus.
Shinn opted for the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts for instruction in the fall of
Category
1940s Ashcan School Vintage Circus Drawings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
BLACK CHAIR (ORIGINAL GOUACHE)
By Alexander Calder
Located in Aventura, FL
, Calder turned to art in the 1920s, studying drawing and painting under George Luks and Boardman Robinson
Category
1960s Surrealist Vintage Circus Drawings
Materials
Ink, Gouache, Paper
Maison au Bord de Chemin by Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro - Watercolour
By Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro
Located in London, GB
drawing from nature at an early age. He was familiarly known as 'Rodo' and generally signed his works
Category
20th Century Post-Impressionist Vintage Circus Drawings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
H 10.63 in W 14.45 in
Toby Tyler Book Illustration
By Everett Shinn
Located in Fort Washington, PA
circus only to discover his new employer is a cruel taskmaster. Toby's friend, Mr. Stubbs the chimpanzee
Category
20th Century Vintage Circus Drawings
Materials
Ink, Paper, Pen
Don Ameche in "International Showtime"
By George Wachsteter
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Showtime` the series that presented circus acts and ice shows shot on location across Europe, and which
Category
1960s Vintage Circus Drawings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Board, Pen
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Vintage Circus Drawings For Sale on 1stDibs
Find a variety of vintage circus drawings available on 1stDibs. Browse a selection of Modern, Abstract or Post-Impressionist versions of these works for sale today — there are 21 Modern, 3 Abstract, 2 Contemporary, 2 Surrealist and 1 Post-Impressionist examples available. There are many variations of these items available, from those made as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Adding a colorful piece of art to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — see the vintage circus drawings on 1stDibs that include elements of gray, beige, brown, orange and more. Many versions of these artworks are appealing in their rich colors and composition, but (after) Alexander Calder, Gérard Blain, René Genis, David Barnett and Moe Brooker produced especially popular works that are worth a look. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in lithograph, paint and watercolor — can elevate any room of your home.
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Prices for art of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — vintage circus drawings in our inventory begin at $210 and can go as high as $28,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,200.
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