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Gathering of Sad Clowns, Surrealist Lithograph by Marcel Marceau

Gathering of Sad Clowns, Surrealist Lithograph by Marcel Marceau

By Marcel Marceau

Located in Long Island City, NY

Marcel Marceau, French (1923 - 2007) - Gathering of Sad Clowns, Portfolio: Le Troisieme Oeil (The Third Eye), Year: 1981, Medium: Lithograph on Arches Paper, signed and numbered i...

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1980s Surrealist Sad Vintage Clown

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Lithograph

Painting portrait Sad Clown, oil, hardboard, Oto Dobovišek, Yugoslavia 1989s
Painting portrait Sad Clown, oil, hardboard, Oto Dobovišek, Yugoslavia 1989s

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 in Yugoslavia during the 1980s.

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Mid-20th Century Slovenian Folk Art Sad Vintage Clown

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Paint

Expressionist Sad Clown Oil Painting by Jack Kennedy Hodgkin Dated 1959
Expressionist Sad Clown Oil Painting by Jack Kennedy Hodgkin Dated 1959

Expressionist Sad Clown Oil Painting by Jack Kennedy Hodgkin Dated 1959

Located in London, GB

Description : This striking Mid-Century Modern expressionist portrait depicts a melancholy sad clown, a quintessential subject of late 1950s American pop culture and fine art.

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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sad Vintage Clown

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Wood

Mid Century Pulp Art - Sad Clown Portrait with Green, Yellow, & Red
Mid Century Pulp Art - Sad Clown Portrait with Green, Yellow, & Red

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, holding a scepter in a dramatized space with a candle and green circle in the background...

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1960s Outsider Art Sad Vintage Clown

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Canvas, Acrylic, Cardboard

British Sad Clown Boy Oil Painting on Canvas Barry Leighton Jones Circus Scene
British Sad Clown Boy Oil Painting on Canvas Barry Leighton Jones Circus Scene

British Sad Clown Boy Oil Painting on Canvas Barry Leighton Jones Circus Scene

By Barry Leighton-Jones

Located in Surfside, FL

Frame: 27 X 21 Image: 23.5 X 17.5 Barry Leighton-Jones was born in London, England in 1932 and is a direct descendant of the Victorian artist and President of the Royal Academy, Lor...

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20th Century Contemporary Sad Vintage Clown

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Canvas, Oil

Crying Clown Portrait in Oil on Canvas
Crying Clown Portrait in Oil on Canvas

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 (American, 1922-2009).

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1970s American Modern Sad Vintage Clown

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Canvas, Oil

Clown with Balloons
Clown with Balloons

Clown with Balloons

Located in San Francisco, CA

Oberstein is widely regarded as the definitive clown painter. He was sometimes called "The Magician" for his unique superimposing of clown faces and was known for his sparkling tear ...

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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Sad Vintage Clown

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Oil

Vintage Porcelain Pierrot Figurine Hand-Painted Spanish "VALENCIA" 1970s
Vintage Porcelain Pierrot Figurine Hand-Painted Spanish "VALENCIA" 1970s

Vintage Porcelain Pierrot Figurine Hand-Painted Spanish "VALENCIA" 1970s

Located in Bastogne, BE

Crafted by the esteemed "VALENCIA" manufactory, this piece showcases the classic sad clown character with delicate detail and vibrant colors.

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1970s Spanish Sad Vintage Clown

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Porcelain

"Trois Oiseaux sur Une Table" Oil Painting by Bernard Buffet, Circa 1950, France
"Trois Oiseaux sur Une Table" Oil Painting by Bernard Buffet, Circa 1950, France

"Trois Oiseaux sur Une Table" Oil Painting by Bernard Buffet, Circa 1950, France

Located in Girona, Spain

Melancholy Subjects: His most famous works include gaunt, sad clowns, emaciated figures, desolate cityscapes, and grim religious scenes.

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Mid-20th Century French Modern Sad Vintage Clown

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Canvas, Paint

Clown with Monkey, Modern Acrylic Painting by Charles Blaze Vukovich
Clown with Monkey, Modern Acrylic Painting by Charles Blaze Vukovich

Clown with Monkey, Modern Acrylic Painting by Charles Blaze Vukovich

Located in Long Island City, NY

His neighbors delight in depositing their old bottles on his doorstep almost every morning Not all of Vukovich's art follows a religious theme. This sad-faced clown gave artist a cha...

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20th Century Folk Art Sad Vintage Clown

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Paper, Acrylic

Vintage Red Skelton Clown Portrait Painting Print, Canvas on Wood, 1972
Vintage Red Skelton Clown Portrait Painting Print, Canvas on Wood, 1972

Vintage Red Skelton Clown Portrait Painting Print, Canvas on Wood, 1972

Located in W Allenhurst, NJ

“Sad Face Clown” is a fully authorized, low number 135/5000, lithographic reproduction of an original painting of the same name, by Red Skelton.

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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Sad Vintage Clown

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Canvas, Wood

1987 Joint Signed Emmett Kelly and Rust Clown Signed Oil on Canvas
1987 Joint Signed Emmett Kelly and Rust Clown Signed Oil on Canvas

1987 Joint Signed Emmett Kelly and Rust Clown Signed Oil on Canvas

Located in Sarasota, FL

The painting depicts a middle aged, portly couple, eating desert in the window of a restaurant, with Emmett Kelly, the highly acclaimed American clown, dressed as his most famous cha...

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sad Vintage Clown

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Canvas, Wood

Interior With Red Flowers On The Table Still Life
Interior With Red Flowers On The Table Still Life

Interior With Red Flowers On The Table Still Life

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

Lover of the mysterious world of the circus, he also paints clowns, sometimes sad, sometimes cheerful, he gives a soul to these very special characters ...

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1990s Expressionist Sad Vintage Clown

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Canvas, Oil

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Chuck Oberstein Signed Framed Oil on Canvas "Clown Holding Golf Score Card"
Chuck Oberstein Signed Framed Oil on Canvas "Clown Holding Golf Score Card"

Chuck Oberstein Signed Framed Oil on Canvas "Clown Holding Golf Score Card"

Located in Sherman Oaks, CA

Framed dimensions: 29 1/2"x25 1/2" Canvas dimensions: 19 1/2"x15 1/2" Signed in paint lower right Chuck Oberstein artist information card on back of painting Chuck Oberstein (Decemb...

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20th Century Contemporary Sad Vintage Clown

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Oil

Carlotta, 1937
Carlotta, 1937

Georges RouaultCarlotta, 1937, 1937

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H 25.5 in W 22 in

Carlotta, 1937

By Georges Rouault

Located in Washington, DC

His clowns depict great sadness and a lack of earthly grace, whereas the judges symbolize pride and judgment of one’s fellow man.

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Mid-20th Century Fauvist Sad Vintage Clown

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Canvas, Oil

Midcentury Painting of a Sad Clown by Artist Philip Kran Paval
Midcentury Painting of a Sad Clown by Artist Philip Kran Paval

Midcentury Painting of a Sad Clown by Artist Philip Kran Paval

By Philip Kran Paval

Located in Astoria, NY

A vintage oil on canvas of a sad clown by artist Philip Kran Paval. Signed and dated 1951.

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sad Vintage Clown

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Canvas, Paint

Sad Clown with a Flower
Sad Clown with a Flower

Red SkeltonSad Clown with a Flower, 1976

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H 30.5 in W 16 in D 1 in

Sad Clown with a Flower

By Red Skelton

Located in Houston, TX

RED SKELTON, (1913 - 1997) Richard Bernard "Red" Skelton was an American entertainer best known for being a national radio and television comedian between 1937 and 1971. Skelton, wh...

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1970s Other Art Style Sad Vintage Clown

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Oil

Charming Mid-Century Poster of Pierrot and Pierette
Charming Mid-Century Poster of Pierrot and Pierette

Charming Mid-Century Poster of Pierrot and Pierette

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H 49.22 in W 33.08 in D 0.04 in

Charming Mid-Century Poster of Pierrot and Pierette

By Armand Rapeno

Located in London, by appointment only

Much of that mythic quality still adheres to the "sad clown" of the postmodern era.

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20th Century French Post-Modern Sad Vintage Clown

Set of 2 Oversize 3.5’ Commedia dell’Arte Porcelain Pierrot Clown Dolls, 1984
Set of 2 Oversize 3.5’ Commedia dell’Arte Porcelain Pierrot Clown Dolls, 1984

Set of 2 Oversize 3.5’ Commedia dell’Arte Porcelain Pierrot Clown Dolls, 1984

Located in Tucson, AZ

From Molière to the Commedia dell’Arte to David Bowie, the sad clown Pierrot has permeated global culture for centuries, as he personifies the universal human emotions of heartbreak,...

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1980s Taiwanese Sad Vintage Clown

Timmy Woods Beverly Hills Wood Enamel Artisan Harlequin Handbag c 1990s
Timmy Woods Beverly Hills Wood Enamel Artisan Harlequin Handbag c 1990s

Timmy Woods Beverly Hills Wood Enamel Artisan Harlequin Handbag c 1990s

By Timmy Woods

Located in University City, MO

Timmy Woods Beverly Hills wood enamel artisan harlequin handbag The unique handmade wood handbag is designed with a harlequin sad clown figure The hand carved harlequin is embelli...

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1990s Pacific Islands Sad Vintage Clown

"The Letter to Colombina" Painting Signed  A. de Gouveia,  Oil on Canvas
"The Letter to Colombina" Painting Signed  A. de Gouveia,  Oil on Canvas

"The Letter to Colombina" Painting Signed A. de Gouveia, Oil on Canvas

By Alberto Rodrigues Ayres de Gouveia

Located in Paris, FR

His character in contemporary popular culture ,is that of the sad clown, pining for love of Columbine, who usually breaks his heart and leaves him for Harlequin.

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20th Century French Art Nouveau Sad Vintage Clown

Materials

Canvas

Surrealist Bullfight "The Mills"
Surrealist Bullfight "The Mills"

Surrealist Bullfight "The Mills"

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Austin, TX

Bishops are seen blessing macabre parades, where the bull ends up in a grand piano, while a hallucinogenic matador, like a sad clown, gazes at the audience. Parrots and fish turn int...

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1960s Surrealist Sad Vintage Clown

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Etching

Surrealist Bullfight "Bullfight with Drawer"
Surrealist Bullfight "Bullfight with Drawer"

Surrealist Bullfight "Bullfight with Drawer"

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Austin, TX

Bishops are seen blessing macabre parades, where the bull ends up in a grand piano, while a hallucinogenic matador, like a sad clown, gazes at the audience. Parrots and fish turn int...

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20th Century Surrealist Sad Vintage Clown

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Etching

Colombine et Pierrot

Colombine et Pierrot

By Jules Chéret

Located in San Francisco, CA

His character in postmodern popular culture—in poetry, fiction, the visual arts, as well as works for the stage, screen, and concert hall—is that of the sad clown, pining for love of...

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20th Century Rococo Sad Vintage Clown

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Oil Pastel

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Sad Vintage Clown For Sale on 1stDibs

Find the exact sad vintage clown you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. You can easily find an example made in the modern style, while we also have 2 modern versions to choose from as well. If you’re looking for a sad vintage clown 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 sad vintage clown 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, gray, black and more. Creating a sad vintage clown has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Louis Bosa, Antoni Clavé and Georges Rouault are consistently popular. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, oil paint and canvas.

How Much is a Sad Vintage Clown?

The average selling price for a sad vintage clown we offer is $1,227, while they’re typically $545 on the low end and $11,000 for the highest priced.