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Expressive Clown Painting, signed, c. 1950
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Expressive clown painting - signed "Jen" circa 1950 - great frame Frame size = 22.5 x 26.5
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Clown Painting

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Paint

Vintage Expressive Clown Painting, signed, c. 1950
Expressive Clown Painting, signed, c. 1950
H 22.5 in W 26.5 in D 2.25 in
Happy Clown Painting by Charles Levier
By Charles Levier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This abstract painting titled "The Happy Clown" is an oil on board by the iconic French painter
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Clown Painting

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Wood, Glass, Paint

Alfano Dardari Surrealist Clowns Painting Wall Street Stock Market Oil on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
Alfano Dardari (Italian, 1924-1988) “surrealist clowns painting” A fantastic 1950’s Italian oil
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20th Century Italian Vintage Clown Painting

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Canvas

Abstract Figurative Primary Color Circus Acrobat Clown Painting
By Forrest Bess
Located in Houston, TX
/clowns and is a unique piece amongst his larger body of work. The abstract painting includes hues of blue
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Vintage Clown Painting

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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 Painting

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Canvas

Oil on Canvas 'Clown' Painting by Noted Artist Jeanne Lorioz, France, 1980s
By Jeanne Lorioz
Located in Zwijndrecht, Antwerp
A highly decorative and charming original oil on canvas painting by the noted female French artist
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Late 20th Century French Vintage Clown Painting

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Canvas, Wood

Oil on Board of Talmudic Scholar attributed to Cydney Grossman
By Elias S. Mandel Grossman
Located in Redding, CT
figures, portraits, and clown paintings. Also signed on the back. Uncle C. Grossman 88 Hillendale Rd
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1930s American Vintage Clown Painting

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Wood

Clown with Balloons
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Clown with Balloons" c.1980 is an oil painting on canvas by American artist Chuck
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Vintage Clown Painting

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Oil

Vintage Clown with Balloons
Clown with Balloons
H 40.75 in W 25.75 in D 2.65 in
Ross Bleckner Childhood Clown Watercolor Painting
By Ross Bleckner
Located in Larchmont, NY
of his paintings to the subject of AIDS- both documenting it as a historical phenomenon and
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Vintage Clown Painting

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Mixed Media, Watercolor, Acrylic, Graphite

Clown
By Byron Browne
Located in New York, NY
Oil on panel Signed and dated, l.l. This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
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1960s Other Art Style Vintage Clown Painting

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Oil, Panel

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 Painting

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Masonite, Oil

The Clown
By Claude Weisbuch
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The Clown by Claude Weisbuch, is 50 X 40 framed. The canvas is 46 X 35. This painting has been in a
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Vintage Clown Painting

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Canvas, Oil

The Clown
The Clown
H 50 in W 40 in D 3 in
Seated Clown
By Philippe Alfieri
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Philippe Alfieri, Italian/American (1921 - 2009) Title: Seated Clown Year: 1988 Medium: Oil
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1980s Modern Vintage Clown Painting

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Oil

Yellow Clown
By Bernard Lorjou
Located in New York, NY
Bernard Lorjou has painting this subject "Harlequins" many times in watercolors, drawing , oil
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1950s Expressionist Vintage Clown Painting

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Oil

The Clown
By Carole Eisner
Located in New York, NY
. From my first years as a fashion designer, I gravitated to painting and sculpture. Abstraction
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1980s Abstract Geometric Vintage Clown Painting

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Linen, Acrylic

'Arlequin' Figurative Clown Abstract painting, checkerboard, purple & dark
By Claude Venard
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Arlequin' Figurative Clown abstract portrait holding a bat, with dark purple colours. Amazing
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20th Century Abstract Vintage Clown Painting

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Canvas, Oil

Sad clown
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
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Mid-20th Century Vintage Clown Painting

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Oil

Sad clown
Sad clown
H 23.63 in W 11.82 in D 0.79 in
Clown Group
By Jonah Kinigstein
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jonah Kinigstein is an artist living in Brooklyn. He works in the scorched earth tradition of such 18th- and 19th-century cartoonists as James Gillray, George Cruikshank, and Joseph ...
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1960s Impressionist Vintage Clown Painting

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Oil

Three Clowns
By Hal Crecy
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Dimensions: 16.00" x 20.00"
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20th Century Vintage Clown Painting

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Canvas, Acrylic

Three Clowns
Three Clowns
H 16 in W 20 in
Taxi Surrealist Painting Clowns Signed Alfano Dardari
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas painting representing two clowns riding a unicycle in an empty field. Signed Alfano
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20th Century Italian Vintage Clown Painting

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Canvas

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 Painting

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Paint

Circus with Clown and Dog Oil Painting
Located in Water Mill, NY
Mid-Century circus with clown and dog oil painting on canvas. Framed and signed.
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Mid-20th Century Vintage Clown Painting

Clown Portrait #7
By Marjorie May Blake
Located in Soquel, CA
Watercolor portrait of a clown by Marjorie Blake (American, 1920-1994). Signed "M. Blake" in the
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1960s American Impressionist Vintage Clown Painting

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Watercolor, Paper

Clown and Dancer
By Walter Martin Baumhofer
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Left Dimensions: 29.00" x 30.00" Clown and
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Mid-20th Century Vintage Clown Painting

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Canvas, Oil

Clown With Flower
By Max Karp
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Max Karp Title: Clown with Flower Medium: Enamel on copper, signed lower right Image Size
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Vintage Clown Painting

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Copper, Enamel

Clown and Nude
By Marshall Goodman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Marshall Goodman, American (1916 - 2003) Title: Clown and Nude Year: 1960 Medium: Oil on
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1960s American Modern Vintage Clown Painting

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Oil

Large Italian Surrealism Painting Colorful Scarecrow Clown, Surrealist Landscape
Located in Surfside, FL
, Italy Titled: L'Ultimo "Clown" Hand signed lower left and bears artists name verso. Alberto Trevisan
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Vintage Clown Painting

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Paint, Board

Barber Surrealist Clowns Oil Painting by Alfano Dardari
Located in New York, NY
Alfano Dardari, Italian, 1924 to 1988, oil painting on canvas, The Barber, depicting a caricature
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20th Century Italian Vintage Clown Painting

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Canvas

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Colorful Fantasy 'Clowning'
By Elvic Steele
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Stunning original oil painting by Elvic Steele depicting this surrealist fantasy abstract painting
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Vintage Clown Painting

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Oil

Circus Universal, Large Modernist Oil Painting with Clown Harlequin
By Stella Drabkin
Located in Surfside, FL
, ethnic neighborhoods. In 1933, shortly after Drabkin’s arrival in Philadelphia, she entered a painting
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1950s Modern Vintage Clown Painting

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Canvas, Oil

Clown with Big Pants
By Everett Shinn
Located in New York, NY
Clown With Big Pants, 1942, by Everett Shinn (1876-1953) Oil on canvas 12 x 10 inches unframed
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20th Century Ashcan School Vintage Clown Painting

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Oil

Bright Painting of a Clown, Bessie Howard painted about 1935
Located in Hallowell, ME
Bessie J. Howard, American, (1890-1962) This is a bright and colorful oil painting of a clown on
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1930s Vintage Clown Painting

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Oil, Board

Clown Boy from Paris, Oil Painting by Felix Felmart 1964
By Felix Felmart
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Felix Felmart, Spanish XXth Title: Clown Boy from Paris Year: 1964 Medium: Oil on Canvas
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1960s Modern Vintage Clown Painting

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Oil

Clown, Medrano Circus, France
By Benton Scott
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Clown, Medrano Circus, France" c.1960 is an oil painting on canvas by noted
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Vintage Clown Painting

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Oil

French 1961 "Clown a la Colerette" Figurative Expressionist Oil Painting
By Claude Weisbuch
Located in Surfside, FL
WEISBUCH, Claude. Oil on Canvas "Clown a la Colerette" 1961. Signed lower right, further signed
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1960s Modern Vintage Clown Painting

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Canvas, Oil

Clown, Medrano Circus, France
By Benton Scott
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Clown, Medrano Circus, France" c.1960 is an oil painting on canvas by noted
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Vintage Clown Painting

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Oil

1960s Clown Portrait #4
By Marjorie May Blake
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of a clown in three quarter view, with expressive brushstrokes and use of color by
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1960s American Impressionist Vintage Clown Painting

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Oil, Fiberboard

Portrait of a Clown
By Roger Etienne
Located in San Francisco, CA
good This expressive painting depicts a clown or a mime. It looks like Marcel Marceau, with the tall
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1960s Modern Vintage Clown Painting

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Paper, Gouache

Portrait of a Clown
Portrait of a Clown
H 26.25 in W 20.25 in D 0.1 in
Figurative Pierrot Clown Oil Painting by Georges Prestat, 1948
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
Delight in the charm and vibrancy of this captivating oil painting portraying a Pierrot clown. The
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Mid-20th Century Vintage Clown Painting

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Paint

Life Saver Surrealist Clowns Oil Painting by Alfano Dardari
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas painting representing two clowns on the ocean shore with a ship named Mela, Apple
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20th Century Italian Vintage Clown Painting

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Canvas

Bum Stocks Surrealist Clowns Oil Painting by Alfano Dardari
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas painting representing two clowns on the street imitating a stock market. Signed
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20th Century Italian Vintage Clown Painting

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Canvas

Colorful Surreal Abstract Expressionist Painting of a Macabre Group of Clowns
Located in Houston, TX
Surreal abstract expressionist painting of a group of clowns in the style of Belgian painter James
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1990s Surrealist Vintage Clown Painting

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Tempera

Signed Mid Century Painting of Clowns by George Russin
By George Russin
Located in Redding, CT
Signed Mid-century painting of clowns by listed American artist George Russin. (1910-2010) Nice
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Clown Painting

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Acrylic, Wood, Masonite

Clown with Orange Wig
By Henry Botkin
Located in Storrs, CT
with the painting. A partial title for the painting is listed under Number 3 in the exhibition. On the
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Vintage Clown Painting

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Oil

Clown with Orange Wig
Clown with Orange Wig
H 22.38 in W 17 in D 3.25 in
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 Painting

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Gesso, Acrylic

20th Century Oil - The Clown
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking portrait of a clown in full costume. The artist captures the character is vivid colours
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20th Century Vintage Clown Painting

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Oil

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 Vintage Clown Painting

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Paint

Hobo & Three Clowns at Poker
By Hal Crecy
Located in Fort Washington, PA
clowns at poker
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20th Century Vintage Clown Painting

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Canvas, Oil

1969 Vintage Elaine Donenfeld Clown Portrait Watercolor Painting Framed 31"
Located in Dayton, OH
A creative portrait painting by Elaine Donenfeld from 1969. The watercolor is on paper and
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1960s Vintage Clown Painting

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Paint, Paper

Modern Surreal Figurative Oil Painting Clowns on flying Balloons by W.Morinet
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3910a Surreal oil on canvas set in a black frame Two clowns on a flying balloon Signed W.Morinet
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1950s Vintage Clown Painting

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Oil

Polish French Ecole de Paris Mid Century Modernist Oil Painting Clown Juggler
By Abram Krol
Located in Surfside, FL
painting and self-described himself as a “Sunday painter.” Krol moved to Paris in 1944. The first
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1950s Modern Vintage Clown Painting

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Canvas, Oil

Large Naive European Folk Art Oil Painting Lazar Obican French Scarecrow Clown
Located in Surfside, FL
16.5 Dimensions w/Frame: 35.5" x 17.25 An impasto composition that depicts a colorful scarecrow clown
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1960s Folk Art Vintage Clown Painting

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Canvas, Oil

Pastel Portrait of a Circus Clown
By Samuel Brecher
Located in Hallowell, ME
clown is pastel on paper, is fully signed by Samuel Brecher and dated 1943. This pastel painting of a
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1940s Vintage Clown Painting

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Paper, Pastel

Mid Century Pink Clown (Portrait #3)
By Marjorie May Blake
Located in Soquel, CA
Charming mid century impressionist portrait of a clown in pink by Marjorie Blake (American, 1920
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1960s American Impressionist Vintage Clown Painting

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Oil, Fiberboard

Small Expressionist Clown Portrait #2, 1960s
By Marjorie May Blake
Located in Soquel, CA
Small and colorful expressionist portrait of a clown by Marjorie Blake (American, 1920-1994
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1960s Expressionist Vintage Clown Painting

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Masonite, Oil

Charles Levier Painting "Clown Avec Un Oiseau", manner Bernard Buffet Art
By Bernard Buffet, Charles Levier
Located in Miami, FL
painting, titled "Clown Avec Un Oiseau" (Clown with a Bird) in French, is a captivating creation by artist
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Clown Painting

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Paint, Wood

Clown with a Hat (Clown Portrait #9)
By Marjorie May Blake
Located in Soquel, CA
Watercolor portrait of a clown by Marjorie Blake (American, 1920-1994). Signed "Blake" in the lower
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1960s American Impressionist Vintage Clown Painting

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Watercolor, Paper

Vintage Surreal Clown Oil Painting "Balancing On A Green Ball" Circa 1950's
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#5-2825 A circa 1950's oil on wood panel,displayed in a off-white wood frame.Artist unknown
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1950s Vintage Clown Painting

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Oil

The Clown N.2 (In Green)
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
culture are overtly humorous: a painting of a big jolly wedding guest, looking invitingly over her
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20th Century Modern Vintage Clown Painting

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Oil, Board

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 Vintage Clown Painting

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Canvas, Oil

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Vintage Clown Painting For Sale on 1stDibs

Find the exact vintage clown painting you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. In our selection of items, you can find Impressionist examples as well as a Modern version. If you’re looking for a vintage clown painting from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 20th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 20th Century. Adding a vintage clown painting to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of brown, beige, black, blue and more. There have been many interesting vintage clown painting examples over the years, but those made by Marjorie May Blake, Krishna Reddy, Red Skelton, Hal Crecy and Maurice Kish are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. Frequently made by artists working in paint, oil paint and fabric, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much is a Vintage Clown Painting?

The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — a vintage clown painting in our inventory may begin at $50 and can go as high as $145,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,950.
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