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The Clown With The Green Background - Color Lithograph - Bernard Buffet
By Bernard Buffet
Located in Sint-Truiden, BE
These works were printed in November 1967 by Fernand Mourlot, master lithographer in Paris.
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1960s Vintage Clown Background

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Lithograph

Expressionist Clown Portrait After Bernard Buffett
By Bernard Buffet
Located in Cotignac, FR
Expressionist oil crayon on board portrait of a clown. The work is signed and dated top right. A
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Vintage Clown Background

Materials

Oil Crayon

Clowns - Etching by Jean Boudal - 1950s
By Jean Boudal
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 21 x 15.5 cm. Clowns is an original contemporary artwork realized by the French
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1950s Modern Vintage Clown Background

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Etching

Impressionist Portrait Painting of Circus Clown, 1950
Located in Rochester, NY
Bold portrait of an introspective circus clown. Rich colors. Detailed circus background. Oil on
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Mid-20th Century American Vintage Clown Background

Materials

Paint

The Clown N.2 (In Green)
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
background than expected, these Coney Island structures completely take over the scene. Kish made several
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20th Century Modern Vintage Clown Background

Materials

Oil, Board

Impressionist Portrait Painting of Circus Clown 1950
Located in Rochester, NY
Bold portrait of an introspective circus clown. Rich colors. Detailed circus background. Oil on
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Vintage Clown Background

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Masonite, Oil

Peter Keil Oil On Canvas, 'The Clown' Painting
By Peter Keil
Located in Bradenton, FL
expressionist portrait of "The Clown." The painting is signed and dated on the reverse (The Clown, P, Keil
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Clown Background

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Canvas

"Clown Close Up, " Watercolor Portrait signed by Sylvia Spicuzza
By Sylvia Spicuzza
Located in Milwaukee, WI
lower right. It depicts a clown in red in front of a blue background. 23" x 18" art 33" x 29 1/4
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Mid-20th Century Vintage Clown Background

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Watercolor

Mid Century Sierra Mountains Double Sided Landscape - (w/ Clown verso painting)
Located in Soquel, CA
in background. Signed "Lorie '65". Clown is painted on verso. Presented in carved and patinated wood
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1960s American Impressionist Vintage Clown Background

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Gesso, Acrylic

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 Vintage Clown Background

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Canvas, Acrylic, Cardboard

Circus Poster by Ringling Bros., circa 1971, "Clown Standing over Tents"
Located in Incline Village, NV
This highly animated, bright and colorful circus poster portrays a fabulous looking clown in white
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1970s Folk Art Vintage Clown Background

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Paper

Original Vintage Poster Cyrk Polish Circus Art Acrobat Clown Cyclist Bicycle Act
Located in London, GB
an acrobat clown performing a balancing act backwards on a bike with his head on the seat whilst
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1960s Polish Vintage Clown Background

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Paper

"East River Dance" original lithograph signed pop art ocean clown fish cityscape
By Michael Knigin
Located in Milwaukee, WI
piece depicts four clownfish in an anemone and New York City in the background. Artwork Size: 33 1/2
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1970s Surrealist Vintage Clown Background

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Lithograph, Ink

Original Vintage Poster Jojo Festival For All Clown Dance Music Show Cabaret Art
Located in London, GB
Painters and Sculptors of Mannheim - featuring a fun design depicting a smiling clown wearing a hat with a
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1930s German Vintage Clown Background

Materials

Paper

Batman The Animated Series Original Production Cel: Joker
Located in Los Angeles, CA
MEDIUM: ​Original Production Cel on Printed Background IMAGE SIZE: 12.5" x 10.5" PRODUCTION
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1990s Pop Art Vintage Clown Background

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Paint, Paper

'Dancing Dogs', Impressionist Mid-century Circus Scene, Banjo Man, Acrobat
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An interesting, American School Mid-century tempera painting showing a view of a seated clown
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1950s Impressionist Vintage Clown Background

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Egg Tempera, Illustration Board

Batman The Animated Series Original Production Cel: Joker and Rolling Pin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
MEDIUM: ​Original Production Cel on Printed Background IMAGE SIZE: 10.5"x 9" PRODUCTION: Batman
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1990s Pop Art Vintage Clown Background

Materials

Paint, Paper, Pencil

Original Vintage Advertising Poster Future Career Post Office Savings Bank Art
Located in London, GB
, Germany and Italy, a harlequin clown, a violin on a music sheet and educational school subjects on the
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1960s British Vintage Clown Background

Materials

Paper

Brooke Cadwallader Carnival Mid-Century Era Silk Scarf, 1947-1950
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC. The Carnival print features acrobats, clowns, jugglers, often with small dogs
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Clown Background

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Silk

Original "The Greatest Show on Earth" US 1 -sheet vintage movie poster
Located in Spokane, WA
lives of trapeze artists, a clown, and an elephant trainer against a background of circus spectacle
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1950s American Realist Vintage Clown Background

Materials

Offset

Original Vintage Poster Children's Toys From Space Teddy Bear Rocket Spielwaren
Located in London, GB
various toys for children including a doll, clown, train, giraffe and car against the starry space sky
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1960s German Vintage Clown Background

Materials

Paper

Vintage Rose Illustration -- "Georgia On My Mind"
By Ben Black
Located in Soquel, CA
pink rose on a complex matrix background by Ben Black (American, 1922-2003). Titled "Georgia on My Mind
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1980s American Realist Vintage Clown Background

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Gouache, India Ink, Watercolor

Butterflies and Hibiscus
By Ben Black
Located in Soquel, CA
England and his work is collected throughout the world. Originally known for his clowns, he created a
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1990s American Realist Vintage Clown Background

Materials

Gouache, India Ink, Watercolor

Carnaval
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Long Island City, NY
food and any other indulgences. In this limited print by Picasso, revelers dressed as clowns and
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1960s Cubist Vintage Clown Background

Materials

Linocut

Carnaval
Carnaval
H 29.5 in W 24.5 in
Original "The Greatest Show on Earth" 1951 vintage movie poster US 1-sheet
Located in Spokane, WA
from 1951 features a clown in the foreground; elephant and trapeze artists in the background. Bright
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1950s American Modern Vintage Clown Background

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Offset

The Circus, Framed Lithograph by Marc Chagall 1960
By Marc Chagall
Located in Long Island City, NY
volumes of the Lithographs Catalogue Raisonné. A clown is captured jumping in the air against a bright
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1960s Impressionist Vintage Clown Background

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Lithograph

Original Vintage Poster LMS Railway Derby Staff Ball 1931 Art Deco Mask Dancing
Located in London, GB
of smaller illustrations of happy party goers dancing in fancy dress and clown costumes in the
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1930s British Art Deco Vintage Clown Background

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Paper

Band Of Street Urchins (Charles Dickens) Large Oil Painting
By Barry Leighton-Jones
Located in Surfside, FL
clown - Emmett Kelly. Taking a page out of Norman Rockwell's book, Leighton-Jones devoted a great
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20th Century American Realist Vintage Clown Background

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Canvas, Oil

Fat Lady Sings Giclee Painting Print on Canvas Rowdy Tavern Bar Scene
By Barry Leighton-Jones
Located in Surfside, FL
images based on the life and work of the famous American clown - Emmett Kelly. Taking a page out of
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20th Century Contemporary Vintage Clown Background

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Canvas, Giclée

Picasso with Bettina and Umbrella, 1955
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Californie, Picasso celebrates his Fashion debut by clowning around with an umbrella. Top French Model
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1950s Modern Vintage Clown Background

Materials

Giclée

Rural Derbyshire.A Palette of Blues, Greys & Greens.Impressionist.Nottingham Art
By Arthur Spooner
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
on long-term loan. Although Spooner is known for an accurate portrayal of events, the clown is that
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Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Clown Background

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Oil, Cardboard

Le Cirque (The Circus), from Cirque, 1967
By Marc Chagall
Located in Palo Alto, CA
performers.  When speaking of circus performers and clowns, Chagall said, “Their colors and make-up draw me
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1960s Modern Vintage Clown Background

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Lithograph

Picasso with Bettina and Umbrella, 1955
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Californie, Picasso celebrates his Fashion debut by clowning around with an umbrella. Top French Model
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1950s Modern Vintage Clown Background

Materials

Giclée

Picasso with Bettina and Umbrella, 1955
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Californie, Picasso celebrates his Fashion debut by clowning around with an umbrella. Top French Model
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1950s Modern Vintage Clown Background

Materials

Giclée

Picasso with Bettina and Umbrella, 1955
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Californie, Picasso celebrates his Fashion debut by clowning around with an umbrella. Top French Model
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1950s Modern Vintage Clown Background

Materials

Giclée

Picasso with Bettina and Umbrella, 1955
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Californie, Picasso celebrates his Fashion debut by clowning around with an umbrella. Top French Model
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1950s Modern Vintage Clown Background

Materials

Giclée

Lancaster Bridge Original Oil Painting
Located in Annville, PA
luminous aqua blue background. Modern in feeling and treatment is The Magician, a clown-faced wizard whose
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Vintage Clown Background

Materials

Paint

Picasso with Bettina and Sword, 1955
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Californie, Picasso celebrates his Fashion debut by clowning around with a fedora and a sword. Top French
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1950s Modern Vintage Clown Background

Materials

Giclée

Picasso and Skull with Bettina wearing McCardell, Wide, Looking Away, 1955
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
, La Californie, Picasso celebrates his fashion debut by clowning around with a skull. Top French Model
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1950s Modern Vintage Clown Background

Materials

Giclée

Picasso with Bettina and Sword, 1955
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Californie, Picasso celebrates his Fashion debut by clowning around with a fedora and a sword. Top French
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1950s Modern Vintage Clown Background

Materials

Giclée

Picasso and Skull with Bettina wearing McCardell, Wide, Looking Away, 1955
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
, La Californie, Picasso celebrates his fashion debut by clowning around with a skull. Top French Model
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1950s Modern Vintage Clown Background

Materials

Giclée

Picasso with Bettina and Sword, 1955
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Californie, Picasso celebrates his Fashion debut by clowning around with a fedora and a sword. Top French
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1950s Modern Vintage Clown Background

Materials

Giclée

Picasso and Skull with Bettina wearing McCardell, Wide, Looking Away, 1955
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
, La Californie, Picasso celebrates his fashion debut by clowning around with a skull. Top French Model
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1950s Modern Vintage Clown Background

Materials

Giclée

Picasso and Skull with Bettina wearing McCardell, Wide, Looking Away, 1955
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
, La Californie, Picasso celebrates his fashion debut by clowning around with a skull. Top French Model
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1950s Modern Vintage Clown Background

Materials

Giclée

Picasso with Bettina and Sword, 1955
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Californie, Picasso celebrates his Fashion debut by clowning around with a fedora and a sword. Top French
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1950s Modern Vintage Clown Background

Materials

Giclée

Picasso and Skull with Bettina wearing McCardell, Wide, Looking Away, 1955
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
, La Californie, Picasso celebrates his fashion debut by clowning around with a skull. Top French Model
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1950s Modern Vintage Clown Background

Materials

Giclée

Picasso with Bettina and Sword, 1955
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Californie, Picasso celebrates his Fashion debut by clowning around with a fedora and a sword. Top French
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1950s Modern Vintage Clown Background

Materials

Giclée

Large Israeli Colorful Metal Wall Sculpture Painting Circus Scene Calman Shemi
By Calman Shemi
Located in Surfside, FL
unicycle, clown with umbrella, and acrobat under the circus big top tent. Calman Shemi, sculptor and
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1990s Contemporary Vintage Clown Background

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Metal

Original Vintage Poster Cyrk Polish Circus Art Acrobat Clown Cyclist Bicycle Act
Located in London, GB
an acrobat clown performing a balancing act backwards on a bike with his head on the seat whilst
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1960s Vintage Clown Background

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Poster Jojo Festival For All Clown Dance Music Show Cabaret Art
Located in London, GB
Painters and Sculptors of Mannheim - featuring a fun design depicting a smiling clown wearing a hat with a
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1930s Vintage Clown Background

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Advertising Poster Future Career Post Office Savings Bank Art
By Walter Hoyle
Located in London, GB
, Germany and Italy, a harlequin clown, a violin on a music sheet and educational school subjects on the
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1960s Vintage Clown Background

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Poster Children's Toys From Space Teddy Bear Rocket Spielwaren
Located in London, GB
various toys for children including a doll, clown, train, giraffe and car against the starry space sky
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1960s Vintage Clown Background

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Poster LMS Railway Derby Staff Ball 1931 Art Deco Mask Dancing
Located in London, GB
of smaller illustrations of happy party goers dancing in fancy dress and clown costumes in the
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1930s Art Deco Vintage Clown Background

Materials

Paper

Clown with Birthday Bouquet - Oil and Ink on Cardstock
Located in Soquel, CA
flowers. The background is a rich blue, creating a strong contrast with the bouquet and clown's makeup
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Vintage Clown Background

Materials

Illustration Board, Oil, Pen

Marc Chagall Cirque au Clown Jaune, 1967
By Marc Chagall
Located in Allentown, PA
In Marc Chagall Le Cirque a Clown Jaune (The Circus with the Yellow Clown), 1967, a vividly colored
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Clown Background

Materials

Paper

Oil on Linen Panel by Pascal Cucaro
By Pascal Cucaro, 1915-2003
Located in Woodstock, NY
, with elaborate frame, as found. Depicting dapper gents, and clowns, with background of dancers
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20th Century American Expressionist Vintage Clown Background

Beat era Abstract Mystical Painting, Pascal Cucaro (1915-2004)
By Pascal Cucaro, 1915-2003
Located in San Francisco, CA
colors are fantastic and the deep, brilliant red background makes the blue figure stand out in a very
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1960s American Vintage Clown Background

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Wood Panel

The Clown
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
background than expected, these Coney Island structures completely take over the scene. Kish made several
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20th Century Modern Vintage Clown Background

Materials

Oil, Board

Small Painting of Clown and Circus Scene
Located in Pasadena, CA
Small painting of clown with trapeze artist and dog in background. Signed in bottom corner but
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Clown Background

Materials

Wood, Paint

The Clown N.2 (In Green)
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
background than expected, these Coney Island structures completely take over the scene. Kish made several
Category

20th Century Modern Vintage Clown Background

Materials

Oil, Board

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Vintage Clown Background For Sale on 1stDibs

You are likely to find exactly the vintage clown background you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. You can easily find an example made in the Impressionist style, while we also have 7 Impressionist versions to choose from as well. You’re likely to find the perfect vintage clown background among the distinctive items we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 20th Century as well as those made as recently as the 20th Century. On 1stDibs, the right vintage clown background is waiting for you and the choices span a range of colors that includes brown, beige, gray and orange. There have been many interesting vintage clown background examples over the years, but those made by Mark Shaw, Marc Chagall, Barry Leighton-Jones, Ben Black and Maurice Kish are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in digital print, giclée print and inkjet print.

How Much is a Vintage Clown Background?

The average selling price for a vintage clown background we offer is $1,500, while they’re typically $97 on the low end and $44,000 for the highest priced.