Clown & Balloons

Price range: £95 through £175

30 × 40 in poster. Smiling clown with circus-act balloons.

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SKU: p2416 Category: Tags: , , ,

Description

This lively circus composition features a Pierrot-style clown at right, grinning as he presents a cluster of oversized balloons. Each balloon acts like a miniature stage, showing classic big-top attractions: acrobats, a roaring lion’s head, an elephant act, horse riders, and a high-wire routine

With no venue name, dates, or billing, this is a versatile stock circus poster intended to be overprinted or paired with separate text panels, a common practice for travelling shows that needed adaptable artwork.

Details

Dimensions 30 × 40 in
Linen Backed Yes, No
Subject Entertainment
Period 1930s
Years circa 1935
Country UK

Condition:

  • B+:Good
  • Paper: light handling and edge wear consistent with age
  • Colour: Bold colours; scattered border scuffs
  • Restoration: Linen-backed version has minor tears repaired top-middle edge

Comment:

  • Strong, character-driven clown imagery with broad decorative appeal
  • Multiple classic circus acts depicted, enhancing display interest
  • Fine example of adaptable stock circus graphics from the interwar period
  • Colour lithograph printed by Willson's show printers, Leicester