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Original Vintage Poster Mikhail Oshel Illusionist Magician Soviet Magic Circus
Located in London, GB
Original vintage circus poster promoting a magician performance by Mikhail Oshel Illusion
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Vintage 1930s Russian Posters

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Travel Poster Chessington Zoo Southern Railway Circus Elephant
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster for Chessington Zoo Circus by Southern Railway - 50 acres of
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Vintage 1930s British Posters

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Paper

Whimsical and Bright Framed Original 1950s Circus Poster
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
called "Cristiani Bros. Circus". This professionally matted and framed poster from the Circus' heyday is
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Vintage 1950s American Posters

Materials

Wood, Paper

Original Vintage Travel Poster Chessington Zoo Southern Railway Circus Seal Art
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster for Chessington Zoo Circus by Southern Railway - 50 acres of
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Vintage 1930s British Posters

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Paper

Paul Colin Original Art Deco Poster Georgia Graves Folies Bergeres Ballet, 1928
By Paul Colin
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
most important French poster artist of the 1920s and 1930s, during his lifetime he created over 1500
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20th Century French Art Deco Posters

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Paper

Circus Poster by Ringling Bros., circa 1971, Portraying Six Seated Clowns
Located in Incline Village, NV
their select and most famous authentic posters dating from 1883 until the 1930's. There were 30
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Vintage 1970s American Folk Art Carnival Art

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Paper

Circus Poster by Ringling Bros., circa 1971, "Clown Standing over Tents"
Located in Incline Village, NV
until the 1930's. There were 30 different posters, and they were advertised as "The only antique posters
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Vintage 1970s Folk Art Carnival Art

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Paper

Circus Poster by Ringling Bros, circa 1971 "Buffalo Bill’s Wild West"
Located in Incline Village, NV
1883 until the 1930's. There were 30 different posters, and they were advertised as "The only antique
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Vintage 1970s American Folk Art Carnival Art

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Paper

Equestrian Circus Poster by Ringling Bros Ca. 1971 Featuring "Miss Helen Girard"
Located in Incline Village, NV
1883 until the 1930's. There were 30 different posters, and they were advertised as "The only antique
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Vintage 1970s American Folk Art Carnival Art

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Paper

“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
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1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Archival Paper

Original Wood Carved Carnival Midway Poster Letterpress
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Set of three original hand-carved letterpress made by the Neal Walters Poster Company. Fantastic
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Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Carnival Art

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Wood, Paint

Alexander Calder Circus Reproduction Lithograph After a Drawing
By (after) Alexander Calder
Located in Surfside, FL
artist Published by Art in America and Perls gallery in 1964 (from drawings done in the 1930's) these
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1930s American Modern Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Alexander Calder Circus Reproduction Lithograph After a Drawing
By (after) Alexander Calder
Located in Surfside, FL
artist Published by Art in America and Perls gallery in 1964 (from drawings done in the 1930's) these
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1930s American Modern Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Alexander Calder Circus Reproduction Lithograph of a Drawing
By (after) Alexander Calder
Located in Surfside, FL
drawings done in the 1930's) these range slightly in size but they are all about 13 X 17 inches (with minor
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1930s American Modern Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Alexander Calder Circus Reproduction Lithograph After a Drawing
By (after) Alexander Calder
Located in Surfside, FL
artist Published by Art in America and Perls gallery in 1964 (from drawings done in the 1930's) these
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1930s American Modern Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Original Wood Carved SHOW Majorette Letterpress Triangle Poster Company
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Large hand carved circus or carnival SHOW letterpress with wonderful and graphic carved majorette
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Early 20th Century Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Wood

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
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1930s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

"Maeght Editeur, " Original Color Lithograph Poster signed by Alexander Calder
By Alexander Calder
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Maeght Editeur" is an original color lithograph poster signed by Alexander Calder. This poster was
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1970s Post-Modern Landscape Prints

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Lithograph

Mobiles de Calder, mid century modern Alexander Calder abstract kinetic poster
By Alexander Calder
Located in New York, NY
After Alexander Calder Mobiles de Calder poster, 1954 Original offset lithograph poster 28 × 20 1/2
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

"Stabile with Red Sun Galerie Maeght, " Original Lithograph Poster by A. Calder
By Alexander Calder
Located in Milwaukee, WI
black stabile. Calder is written in the upper right corner of the poster. Art: 29 x 19 in Frame: 33 x
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1970s Post-Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"Workers" Russian Constructivist 1920s Modern Social Realism Cubism Figurative
Located in New York, NY
of the prominent poet and translator Samuil Marshak, such as Circus, Ice Cream, Tale About a Foolish
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1920s Constructivist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

"Carnival in Manchester, " Atmospheric, WPA-Era Painting with Carousel by Gernand
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A celebration of 1930s America, full of atmosphere and color, this painting by John Gernand depicts
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

Portrait on Stage - Red Cape - Scottish 60s art theatrical portrait oil painting
By Doris Zinkeisen
Located in London, GB
Railway (SR), and the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) in the 1930s. The posters often featured
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1960s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Horses in a Landscape - Scottish 1960's equine art oil painting female artist
By Doris Zinkeisen
Located in London, GB
Railway (SR), and the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) in the 1930s. The posters often featured
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1960s Realist Animal Paintings

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Oil

Still Life with Cakes - Scottish 1950s art still life oil painting female artist
By Doris Zinkeisen
Located in London, GB
1930s. The posters often featured historical themes such as Berwick-upon-Tweed by LNER (1930) which
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1950s Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Original Graphic Hungarian Illustration Art Emma Heinzelmann Children's Book Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Original vintage gouache painting on poster board by Emma Heinzelmann (Hungarian, born 1930
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Original Graphic Hungarian Illustration Art Emma Heinzelmann Children's Book Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Original vintage gouache painting on poster board by Emma Heinzelmann (Hungarian, born 1930
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Miss Moggy Hennesey on her Hunter - Scottish 60s art horse portrait oil painting
By Doris Zinkeisen
Located in London, GB
, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) in the 1930s. The posters often featured historical themes such as
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1960s Realist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Mid Century French Color Lithograph "Homme au Feuillage" (Man with Foliage)
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Soquel, CA
year, he created his 5th tapestry, Le Cirque (the circus), for Mme. Cuttoli. His first personal
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1950s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Screen, Paper

Pittsburgh Alleyway
By Aaron Bohrod
Located in Los Angeles, CA
overhead. The torn circus posters only add to the unease. In many ways, Pittsburgh Alleyway gives us a
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1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings

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Mixed Media

Garden Flowers
By Charles Demuth
Located in New York, NY
sketchy style well suited to watercolor, he painted many vaudeville and circus themes, as well as
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20th Century American Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

The warrior
By Jean Lurçat
Located in San Francisco, CA
created his 5th tapestry, Le Cirque (the circus), for Mme. Cuttoli. His first personal exhibition took
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

The warrior
The warrior
H 33.5 in W 28.5 in D 2 in
Lithograph - Flowers
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
work ’s flatness emphasizes the idea, colors, and material, a notion that made Matisse a model for
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1940s Modern Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Pumpkin and Flowers
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
work ’s flatness emphasizes the idea, colors, and material, a notion that made Matisse a model for
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1940s Modern Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Flowers
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
work ’s flatness emphasizes the idea, colors, and material, a notion that made Matisse a model for
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1940s Modern Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Pumpkin and Flowers
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
work ’s flatness emphasizes the idea, colors, and material, a notion that made Matisse a model for
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1940s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Flowers
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
work ’s flatness emphasizes the idea, colors, and material, a notion that made Matisse a model for
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1940s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Woman with Flowers in Her Hair
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
work ’s flatness emphasizes the idea, colors, and material, a notion that made Matisse a model for
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1940s Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Original Vintage Poster Mikhail Oshel Illusionist Magician Soviet Magic Circus
Located in London, GB
Original vintage circus poster promoting a magician performance by Mikhail Oshel Illusion
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1930s More Prints

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Travel Poster Chessington Zoo Southern Railway Circus Elephant
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster for Chessington Zoo Circus by Southern Railway - 50 acres of
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1930s More Prints

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Travel Poster Chessington Zoo Southern Railway Circus Seal Art
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster for Chessington Zoo Circus by Southern Railway - 50 acres of
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1930s More Prints

Materials

Paper

Original Lithograph - Henri Matisse - Apollinaire
By Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
work ’s flatness emphasizes the idea, colors, and material, a notion that made Matisse a model for
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1930s Modern Portrait Prints

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Linocut

Guillaume Apollinaire
By Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
work ’s flatness emphasizes the idea, colors, and material, a notion that made Matisse a model for
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1930s Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Original Lithograph - Henri Matisse - Apollinaire
By Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
work ’s flatness emphasizes the idea, colors, and material, a notion that made Matisse a model for
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1930s Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Linocut

Original Lithograph - Henri Matisse - Apollinaire
By Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
work ’s flatness emphasizes the idea, colors, and material, a notion that made Matisse a model for
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1930s Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Linocut

Creole Dancer
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
perspective The work ’s flatness emphasizes the idea, colors, and material, a notion that made Matisse a model
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Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Creole Dancer
Creole Dancer
H 31.5 in W 23.63 in D 0.04 in
1930's French Circus Poster ---Spider Lady
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Offering a atypical 1930's French circus poster. This piece is way cool--a circus featuring the
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Vintage 1930s French Posters

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Ink, Paper

Original Seils-Sterling Circus Poster
Located in Peekskill, NY
well known for her heel catching trick. This wonderful circus poster for the Seils-Sterling
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Vintage 1930s American Carnival Art

Neal Waters Three Ring Circus Poster Letterpress Set
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Made in the 1930's by the Neal Walters poster company in Arkansas. Carved with incredible detail
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Vintage 1930s American Carnival Art

Great WPA 1930s Lion Tamer Circus Painting by R. G. Fiege
By R.G. Fiege
Located in Wiscasset, ME
paintings reveal more how Fiege felt about his world than they do of circus life in the straitened 1930s.
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Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Paintings

Original Large Wood Carved Letterpress Circus Tiger Act
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Large hand carved circus tiger act letterpress wood block. Made in the 1930's by the Neal Walters
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Vintage 1930s American Carnival Art

Original Large Wood Carved Letterpress Circus Tiger Act
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Large hand carved circus tiger act letterpress wood block. Made in the 1930's by the Neal Walters
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Vintage 1930s American Carnival Art

Alexander Calder Circus Reproduction Lithograph After a Drawing
By (after) Alexander Calder
Located in Surfside, FL
artist Published by Art in America and Perls gallery in 1964 (from drawings done in the 1930's) these
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1930s American Modern Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Alexander Calder Circus Reproduction Lithograph After a Drawing
By (after) Alexander Calder
Located in Surfside, FL
artist Published by Art in America and Perls gallery in 1964 (from drawings done in the 1930's) these
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1930s American Modern Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Alexander Calder Circus Reproduction Lithograph after a Drawing
By (after) Alexander Calder
Located in Surfside, FL
1930's) these range slightly in size but they are all about 13 X 17 inches (with minor variations in
Category

1930s American Modern Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Alexander Calder Circus Reproduction Lithographic After a Drawing
By (after) Alexander Calder
Located in Surfside, FL
artist Published by Art in America and Perls gallery in 1964 (from drawings done in the 1930's) these
Category

1930s American Modern Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"Chess Players" Hungarian Modernism Futurism Art Deco Cubism Avant Garde Smokers
By Sándor Bortnyik
Located in New York, NY
(Hungarian, 1893 – 1976) "DIE SCHACHSPIELER, Chess Players," 10 x 12 inches. Oil on board. Circa 1930. A
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1930s Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Backstage
By Charles Kiffer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
CHARLES KIFFER "BACKSTAGE" OIL ON CANVAS, SIGNED FRANCE, C.1930 35.75 X 28.75 INCHES
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1930s Art Deco Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Untitled
By Alexander Calder
Located in Austin, TX
circus work that was performed by the artist. In addition to sculptures, Calder painted throughout his
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Paper

Untitled
Untitled
H 27.5 in W 21 in
Russian Constructivist 1920s Abstract Modern Watercolor Modernist Non-Objective
Located in New York, NY
translator Samuil Marshak, such as Circus, Ice Cream, Tale About a Foolish Mouse, Moustached and Striped
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1920s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

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1930s Circus Poster For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic 1930s circus poster available at 1stDibs. A 1930s circus poster — often made from paper, glass and metal — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer 1930s circus poster, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A 1930s circus poster, designed in the Art Deco style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one 1930s circus poster that is appealing in its simplicity, but Jean-Adrien Mercier and V. Machulsky produced versions that are worth a look.

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A 1930s circus poster can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,831, while the lowest priced sells for $550 and the highest can go for as much as $7,500.
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