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Toulouse-Lautrec, Original Belle Epoque Poster, Ambassadeur Aristide Bruant 1906
Toulouse-Lautrec, Original Belle Epoque Poster, Ambassadeur Aristide Bruant 1906

Toulouse-Lautrec, Original Belle Epoque Poster, Ambassadeur Aristide Bruant 1906

By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

He became known for his innovative advertising posters, designed to promote entertainment venues and artists of the time, as well as for his many paintings and drawings depicting cab...

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20th Century French Belle Époque Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Paper

Portrait #1 from After Noon suite
Portrait #1 from After Noon suite

Portrait #1 from After Noon suite

By Richard Lindner

Located in San Francisco, CA

Among them are streetwalkers, military personnel, mannequins and circus performers---all looking mechanical and unhappy.

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Mid-20th Century Pop Art Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Lithograph

Still Life with Pitcher, Oil on Paper, Framed, Circa 1950s, Signed
Still Life with Pitcher, Oil on Paper, Framed, Circa 1950s, Signed

Still Life with Pitcher, Oil on Paper, Framed, Circa 1950s, Signed

Located in London, GB

His work mainly consists of urban views, scenes capturing the men and women of his era during their work or, for instance, on their walks. He painted circus performers, people in bar...

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1950s Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Paper, Oil

Hortense (Ballerina) /// Impressionism Degas French Ballet Renoir Figurative Art
Hortense (Ballerina) /// Impressionism Degas French Ballet Renoir Figurative Art

Hortense (Ballerina) /// Impressionism Degas French Ballet Renoir Figurative Art

By Pal Fried

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

This inspired him to prepare many paintings of ballerinas, dancers and circus performers.Fried emigrated to the United States in 1946 after World War II, where he taught at the New Y...

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1940s Art Deco Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Oil

Oval Dove of Peace Abstract Carborundum etching with embossing, Signed/N, Frame
Oval Dove of Peace Abstract Carborundum etching with embossing, Signed/N, Frame

Oval Dove of Peace Abstract Carborundum etching with embossing, Signed/N, Frame

By Max Papart

Located in New York, NY

Exuberant depictions of musicians, circus performers, animals, lovers, cyclists were among the many lively images that were done in vibrant colors showing movement across flat planes...

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1980s Surrealist Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Etching, Graphite

The Circus  Le Cirque - French Russian Circus Teriade
The Circus  Le Cirque - French Russian Circus Teriade

The Circus Le Cirque - French Russian Circus Teriade

By Marc Chagall

Located in London, GB

Reference: Mourlot 490-527 Note: Marc Chagall’s deep connection to the circus and its performers stems from his childhood in pre-revolutionary Vitebsk, Russia.

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1960s Surrealist Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Lithograph

Large Chaim Gross Mid Century Mod Bronze Sculpture Circus Acrobats WPA Artist
Large Chaim Gross Mid Century Mod Bronze Sculpture Circus Acrobats WPA Artist

Large Chaim Gross Mid Century Mod Bronze Sculpture Circus Acrobats WPA Artist

By Chaim Gross

Located in Surfside, FL

Gross was also recognized during these years with a silver medal at the Exposition universelle de 1937 in Paris, and in 1942, with a purchase prize at the Metropolitan Museum of Art'...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Vintage print Wolfgang Roth playing musical instrument, Mandolin
Vintage print Wolfgang Roth playing musical instrument, Mandolin

Vintage print Wolfgang Roth playing musical instrument, Mandolin

Located in Surfside, FL

This appears to be Wolfgang Roth and cast of possibly The Littlest Circus. Performers have horse heads. The photo is stamped on the back Halley Erskine of New York City.

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1940s Modern Vintage Circus Performers

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Silver Gelatin

'Chrysanthemum in a Vase' by Kees Maks (1876 – Amsterdam – 1967) Dutch Painter
'Chrysanthemum in a Vase' by Kees Maks (1876 – Amsterdam – 1967) Dutch Painter

'Chrysanthemum in a Vase' by Kees Maks (1876 – Amsterdam – 1967) Dutch Painter

Located in Knokke, BE

His paintings introduced subjects that were still relatively unusual in Dutch art: circus performers, dancing couples, elegant women, garden parties, lavish bouquets and scenes of so...

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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Fred H. Buchholz "WPA" Framed Industrial Oil Painting "The Airplane Riveters"
Fred H. Buchholz "WPA" Framed Industrial Oil Painting "The Airplane Riveters"

Fred H. Buchholz "WPA" Framed Industrial Oil Painting "The Airplane Riveters"

Located in St. Louis, MO

Involved in the Society of Independent Artists, Buchholz was less concerned with the commercial side of the art world and stuck with his unique stylistic traits. Circus performers we...

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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Canvas, Wood

20thC Scottish Oil Painting by David Michie RSA "Green Heron Santa Barbara USA"
20thC Scottish Oil Painting by David Michie RSA "Green Heron Santa Barbara USA"

20thC Scottish Oil Painting by David Michie RSA "Green Heron Santa Barbara USA"

Located in Cirencester, GB

Markets, gardens, umbrellas on beaches, birds, harbour scenes, jazz musicians, dancers, circus performers and fleeting moments observed while travelling became catalysts for exuberan...

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Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Oil

"Circus, " Color Lithograph on Paper signed by Constantin Terechkovitch
"Circus, " Color Lithograph on Paper signed by Constantin Terechkovitch

"Circus, " Color Lithograph on Paper signed by Constantin Terechkovitch

By Constantin Terechkovitch

Located in Milwaukee, WI

The artist signed the piece lower right, and wrote the edition (EA) in the lower left. This piece depicts circus animals and performers in the three primary colors. 15" x 10 3/4" ...

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1970s Neo-Expressionist Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Lithograph

'Woman Bathing', Chouinard, Yale, ASL, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, GGIE
'Woman Bathing', Chouinard, Yale, ASL, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, GGIE

'Woman Bathing', Chouinard, Yale, ASL, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, GGIE

By Palmer Schoppe

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Schoppe's early travels in the low country of South Carolina; Harlem, New York and Los Angeles informed his work as he sought to capture the regional life of manual laborers, musicia...

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1960s Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Post Impressionist Fauvist Art French Oil Painting Paris Bridge Urbain Huchet
Post Impressionist Fauvist Art French Oil Painting Paris Bridge Urbain Huchet

Post Impressionist Fauvist Art French Oil Painting Paris Bridge Urbain Huchet

By Urbain Huchet

Located in Surfside, FL

His wonderful depictions of circus performers, vineyard workers having lunch, farmers, cabaret musicians and everyday people were strongly influenced by his adventures and sojourns i...

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20th Century Post-Impressionist Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Nude Figure Study of a Black Woman
Mid Century Nude Figure Study of a Black Woman

Mid Century Nude Figure Study of a Black Woman

By Raul Anguiano

Located in Soquel, CA

In 1936 he moved into his surrealist period, which lasted almost a decade. He painted circus performers and prostitutes. The most notable among his works of the time are: The Madam...

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1960s Realist Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Conté

Chaim Gross Judaica Jewish Watercolor Painting Rabbi Klezmer Music WPA Artist
Chaim Gross Judaica Jewish Watercolor Painting Rabbi Klezmer Music WPA Artist

Chaim Gross Judaica Jewish Watercolor Painting Rabbi Klezmer Music WPA Artist

By Chaim Gross

Located in Surfside, FL

Gross was also recognized during these years with a silver medal at the Exposition universelle de 1937 in Paris, and in 1942, with a purchase prize at the Metropolitan Museum of Art'...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Chaim Gross Mid Century Mod Judaica Jewish Watercolor Painting Rabbis WPA Artist
Chaim Gross Mid Century Mod Judaica Jewish Watercolor Painting Rabbis WPA Artist

Chaim Gross Mid Century Mod Judaica Jewish Watercolor Painting Rabbis WPA Artist

By Chaim Gross

Located in Surfside, FL

Gross was also recognized during these years with a silver medal at the Exposition universelle de 1937 in Paris, and in 1942, with a purchase prize at the Metropolitan Museum of Art'...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Constantin Terechkovitch, Tunisian Horseman, 1972
Constantin Terechkovitch, Tunisian Horseman, 1972

Constantin Terechkovitch, Tunisian Horseman, 1972

Located in Southampton, NY

His paintings—marked by sweeping brushwork, radiant tones, and the joyous movement of form—celebrated the beauty of everyday life through scenes of families, lovers, musicians, dance...

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1970s Modern Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Lithograph

Henri Matisse, The Sword Swallower, Jazz, Special Edition for MoMA, 1983 (after)
Henri Matisse, The Sword Swallower, Jazz, Special Edition for MoMA, 1983 (after)

Henri Matisse, The Sword Swallower, Jazz, Special Edition for MoMA, 1983 (after)

By Henri Matisse

Located in Southampton, NY

In L'Avaleur de sabres, Matisse transforms the dramatic spectacle of the circus performer into a vivid study of energy and form, balancing tension and grace through bold, interlockin...

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1980s Fauvist Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Lithograph

Rare Belgian Marble Jewish American Modernist Sculpture Chaim Gross Art Deco
Rare Belgian Marble Jewish American Modernist Sculpture Chaim Gross Art Deco

Rare Belgian Marble Jewish American Modernist Sculpture Chaim Gross Art Deco

By Chaim Gross

Located in Surfside, FL

Gross was also recognized during these years with a silver medal at the Exposition universelle de 1937 in Paris, and in 1942, with a purchase prize at the Metropolitan Museum of Art'...

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20th Century American Modern Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Marble

Chaim Gross Mid Century Mod Bronze Sculpture Mother and Baby Playing WPA Artist
Chaim Gross Mid Century Mod Bronze Sculpture Mother and Baby Playing WPA Artist

Chaim Gross Mid Century Mod Bronze Sculpture Mother and Baby Playing WPA Artist

By Chaim Gross

Located in Surfside, FL

Gross was also recognized during these years with a silver medal at the Exposition universelle de 1937 in Paris, and in 1942, with a purchase prize at the Metropolitan Museum of Art'...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Bronze

Rare Chaim Gross Watercolor Painting Manhattan Skyscrapers Train NYC WPA Artist
Rare Chaim Gross Watercolor Painting Manhattan Skyscrapers Train NYC WPA Artist

Rare Chaim Gross Watercolor Painting Manhattan Skyscrapers Train NYC WPA Artist

By Chaim Gross

Located in Surfside, FL

Gross was also recognized during these years with a silver medal at the Exposition universelle de 1937 in Paris, and in 1942, with a purchase prize at the Metropolitan Museum of Art'...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Constantin Terechkovitch, The Flower Salon, from The Painters My Friends, 1965
Constantin Terechkovitch, The Flower Salon, from The Painters My Friends, 1965

Constantin Terechkovitch, The Flower Salon, from The Painters My Friends, 1965

By Constantin Terechkovitch

Located in Southampton, NY

His paintings—marked by sweeping brushwork, radiant tones, and the joyous movement of form—celebrated the beauty of everyday life through scenes of families, lovers, musicians, dance...

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1960s Modern Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Lithograph

Three Girls Bronze Relief Sculpture Plaque Chaim Gross Modernist WPA Era Artist
Three Girls Bronze Relief Sculpture Plaque Chaim Gross Modernist WPA Era Artist

Three Girls Bronze Relief Sculpture Plaque Chaim Gross Modernist WPA Era Artist

By Chaim Gross

Located in Surfside, FL

Gross was also recognized during these years with a silver medal at the Exposition universelle de 1937 in Paris, and in 1942, with a purchase prize at the Metropolitan Museum of Art'...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Marble, Bronze

1979 Walt Disney Illustrated Children’s Book Les souris et le cirque, 2C57
1979 Walt Disney Illustrated Children’s Book Les souris et le cirque, 2C57

1979 Walt Disney Illustrated Children’s Book Les souris et le cirque, 2C57

Located in Bordeaux, FR

This delightful hardcover book features a playful story centered around a group of lively mice discovering the magical world of the circus. The narrative unfolds through colorful, fu...

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1970s Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Paper

Bronze Sculpture "Get Up" After Georges Petit de Chemellier, 20th Century
Bronze Sculpture "Get Up" After Georges Petit de Chemellier, 20th Century

Bronze Sculpture "Get Up" After Georges Petit de Chemellier, 20th Century

By George de Chemellier

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

The work portrays a youthful circus or street performer holding a steel performance hoop while issuing the command "Get Up" to his faithful poodle.

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20th Century French Belle Époque Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Bronze

Les Deux Saltimbanques: l'Arlequin et Sa Compagne
Les Deux Saltimbanques: l'Arlequin et Sa Compagne

Les Deux Saltimbanques: l'Arlequin et Sa Compagne

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Palo Alto, CA

During this pivotal moment, Picasso frequently turned to performers, harlequins, and circus entertainers as symbolic figures who existed between spectacle and solitude, making Les De...

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1960s Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Collotype Print

Le Cirque
Le Cirque

Le Cirque

By Camille Bombois

Located in New York, NY

Le Cirque is a rare and most sought after image by the artist of the circus by collectors of Bombois. This painting shows the circus ring where the performers would perform, the audi...

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1940s Expressionist Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Oil

Garden Flowers
Garden Flowers

Garden Flowers

By Charles Demuth

Located in New York, NY

Demuth’s pictures of sailors, bathhouses, and circus performers embody a sensual and sexual undercurrent, expressing the artist’s sense of comfort and belonging in the bohemian subcu...

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20th Century American Modern Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Read Head
Read Head

Read Head

By Richard Lindner

Located in San Francisco, CA

Among them are streetwalkers, military personnel, mannequins and circus performers---all looking mechanical and unhappy.

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Mid-20th Century Pop Art Vintage Circus Performers

Materials

Lithograph

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Vintage Circus Performers For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a broad range of vintage circus performers for sale on 1stDibs. Finding the perfect Modern, Impressionist or Post-Impressionist examples of these works for your space is difficult — today, we have a vast range of variations and more on offer. These items have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. If you’re looking to add vintage circus performers that pop against an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include that feature elements of black, beige, brown, gray and more. Walt Kuhn, Pierre Bosco, Dame Laura Knight, Chaim Gross and Jean-Louis-Marcel Cosson took a thoughtful approach to this subject that are worth considering. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, oil paint and canvas.

How Much are Vintage Circus Performers?

Prices for art of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — vintage circus performers in our inventory begin at $300 and can go as high as $145,000, while the average can fetch as much as $3,150.