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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
Category

1950s Abstract Paintings

Materials

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
Category

1950s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, 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
Category

1950s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Clown, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Soso Kumsiashvili
Located in Yardley, PA
"Clown" oil on canvas 120X80 cm By Soso Kumsiashvili :: Painting :: Modern :: This piece comes
Category

2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Oil painting of Clown
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
This is a painting done by the American artist L.A. McMillen. It is signed lower right and is in
Category

Early 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mr Clown Man, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
led to an exhibition later in 2010 in Brno, Czech Rep. The painting is of a clown with partial make
Category

2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Clown, Modernist Oil Painting on Board WPA Artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
This portrait of a clown by Maurice Kish is part from a series of carnival figures, circus clowns
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Clown Group, Surrealist Oil Painting by Jonah Kinigstein
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 ...
Category

1960s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Seated Clown, Modern Art Oil Painting by Philippe Alfieri
By Philippe Alfieri
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Philippe Alfieri, Italian/American (1921 - 2009) Title: Seated Clown Year: 1988 Medium: Oil
Category

1980s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

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.
Category

Mid-20th Century Paintings

Jose Mijares Clown Painting
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Materials: oil on canvas Dimensions (H, W, D): 38.5"h, 28.5"w; 46.5"h, 36.75"w frame Additional Information
Category

Mid-20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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
Category

20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

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
Category

Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Clown, Early 20th Century Playful Oil Painting on Board
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
This portrait of a clown by Maurice Kish is part from a series of carnival figures, circus clowns
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Diamond Clown, Oil on Canvas Painting by Allison Schulnik, 2010
By Allison Schulnik
Located in Orange, CA
Diamond Clown, Oil on Canvas Painting by Allison Schulnik, 2010 Additional information: Medium
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Can this be comedy cried the clown?, Painting, Oil on Wood Panel
By Jean Guy Morin
Located in Yardley, PA
Can this be comedy cried the clown? If this is red, replied the ring master. The elephant farted
Category

2010s Realist Paintings

Materials

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
Category

1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Clowning Around" - Contemporary still life painting, oil on canvas
Located in Nyack, NY
Michael Iskowitz creates colorful, seemingly playful paintings that often belie a more serious
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

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
Category

20th Century Italian Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Clown. Oil on canvas, 90X70 cm
By Vadim Kovalev
Located in Riga, LV
Clown. Oil on canvas, 90X70 cm The artist Vadim Kovalev was born in 1968 in the capital of Latvia
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Clown. Oil on canvas, 90X70 cm
H 35.44 in W 27.56 in D 1.19 in
Dreaming Clown, Oil on Canvas by Branko Bahunek
By Branko Bahunek
Located in Long Island City, NY
Branko Bahunek, Croatian (1935 - ) - Dreaming Clown. Year: 1992, Medium: Oil on Canvas, Size: 28.5
Category

1990s Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Clown
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Igor Filippov "The Clown"
Category

2010s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Clown
The Clown
H 19.69 in W 15.75 in
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
Category

1970s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Hobo Clown with Bucket, Oil on Linen Painting by Allison Schulnik, 2011
By Allison Schulnik
Located in Orange, CA
Hobo Clown with Bucket, Oil on Linen Painting by Allison Schulnik, 2011 Additional information
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

H. Gallo - 20th Century Oil, Two Clowns
Located in Corsham, GB
A charismatic portrait study of two clowns in full costume. The artist captures the figures using
Category

20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

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
Category

20th Century Italian Paintings

Materials

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
Category

20th Century Italian Paintings

Materials

Canvas

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.
Category

1960s Other Art Style Figurative Paintings

Materials

Panel, Oil

A clown. 1997, canvas, oil, 54x65 cm
Located in Riga, LV
A clown. 1997, canvas, oil, 54x65 cm Elizabete Melbarzde (b. 1970.18.VII) Elizabete Melbarzde
Category

1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Moon clown
By Iryna Kastsova
Located in Zofingen, AG
A clown against the backdrop of a subjective cityscape, house windows, stars, and the moon. An
Category

2010s Contemporary Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Moon clown
Moon clown
H 39.38 in W 39.38 in D 0.79 in
Tears Of A Clown - Original Oil On Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Tears Of A Clown - Original Oil On Canvas Original oil painting depicting a close up portrait of a
Category

20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large Naive European Folk Art Oil Painting Lazar Obican French Scarecrow Clown
Located in Surfside, FL
Lazar Obican 1944-2004 Genre: Other Subject: People Medium: Oil Surface: Canvas Dimensions: 35" x
Category

1960s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

"In and Of a Clown World" by Dana Hawk, Portrait, Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Dana Hawk (NY, US based) "In and of a Clown World" is an original, handmade oil painting that
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Clown Boy from Paris, Folk Art Oil Painting on Canvas by Felix Felmart
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
Category

1960s Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

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
Category

Mid-20th Century Slovenian Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Paint

Yellow Clown
By Bernard Lorjou
Located in New York, NY
Bernard Lorjou has painting this subject "Harlequins" many times in watercolors, drawing , oil
Category

1950s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

British Sad Clown Boy Oil Painting on Canvas Barry Leighton Jones Circus Scene
By Barry Leighton-Jones
Located in Surfside, FL
into the British art world, his paintings were very quickly in demand - many of them were published and
Category

20th Century Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Charming French Naive Art, Clowns on Bicycle Michel Boulet Folk Art Oil Painting
By Michel Boulet
Located in Surfside, FL
Michael Boulet (France b. 1938-), Oil on canvas Hand signed lower right "Le Patinette de Bâle
Category

20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, 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
Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Clown
The Clown
H 50 in W 40 in D 3 in
"Clown King"
By David Michael Slonim
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
first nurtured in Landscape painting, earning him his first success in the art world. He had a number of
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Crying Clown
Located in New York, NY
Portrait
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Crying Clown
H 14 in W 11 in D 1.5 in
Vintage Pierrot et Perroquet Clown Original Oil Figurative
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful monotone figurative of clown wearing a top hat with a parrot by Alice Jean Small
Category

1970s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Clown - Original Oil on Canvas by Anastasia Kurakina - 2010
By Anastasia Kurakina
Located in Roma, IT
Clown is an original oil painting on canvas, realized in the 2000s by the emerging artist Anastasia
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

“Lady Clown with umbrella”
By Philippe Alfieri
Located in Warren, NJ
philippe alfieri Original oil painting on canvas. Condition of the painting is good . Frame has
Category

20th Century Paintings

Materials

Oil

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
Category

Late 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Clown with Balloons
Clown with Balloons
H 40.75 in W 25.75 in D 2.65 in
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
Category

Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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
Category

1960s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

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
Category

20th Century Italian Paintings

Materials

Canvas

The Class Clown
Located in Milford, NH
A fun genre painting with students in a classroom being students by American artist George Henry
Category

1880s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Modern British oil Portrait of a Clown in full makeup
Located in Woodbury, CT
Portrait of a Clown This expressive and dynamic work by Ken Foster, an accomplished English
Category

2010s Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Iver Rose Oil Painting of a Clown Soldier
By Iver Rose
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Vintage MCM Iver Rose oil painting of a clown soldier Additional information: Materials: oil
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Wood

Barry Leighton Jones Large Oil on Canvas Painting Children Clown "The Minstrels"
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Barry Leighton Jones Large Oil on Canvas Painting Children Clown Parade and Dog, "The Minstrels
Category

Mid-20th Century American Classical Paintings

Materials

Paint

Abstract Clown Character Playing The Tzouras Post Impressionist Signed Oil
By Josine Vignon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Clown Character by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) signed on front and back oil painting on canvas
Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large 20th Century French Impressionist Oil - Two Circus Clowns/ Performers
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed Size: painting: 26 x 29 inches Provenance: the artists estate
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

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

Late 20th Century French Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Huge Colourful 20th Century French Impressionist Oil Musical Clowns Gathered
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed Size: painting: 32 x 39.5 inches Provenance: the artists
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

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
Category

20th Century Ashcan School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Clown of the Circus
By Evelyne Ballestra
Located in Miami, FL
Ballestra expresses a unique movement in each painting with a very subtle sensuality and a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

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
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

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    The Polish artist Jan Matejko painted The Sad Clown in 1862. Today, the painting hangs in The National Museum in Warsaw, Poland. Shop a variety of paintings from some of the world’s top galleries on 1stDibs.
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