Description: *** Estate Sale Find*** Circus under the BIG TOP - 1937 Ringling Bros ,Barnum & Baileys Circus Greastest Show on Earth Professionally framed, matted Rare hard to find & Excellent condition 34 inches length 27 inches width 1 inch depth Glass enclosure Professionally framed, matte Ready to hang on received with enveloped taped on back including 2 sheets of paper with history& list of performers Circus under the BIG TOP - 1937" is a 22" x 28" mixed-media watercolor, produced during the 1930s by Bert Sharpe, a clown who worked and traveled with the Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey Circus for most of his life. A Brief History Of The Artist And His Work "Circus under the BIG TOP - 1937" is a 22" x 28" mixed-media watercolor, produced during the 1930s by Bert Sharpe, a clown who worked and traveled with the Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey Circus for most of his life. The painting was a gift from Mr. Sharpe to his younger brother, George, (1902-1991) of Cranston, Rhode Island, who hung it on a basement wall, where it stayed virtually unnoticed for nearly fifty years. During those years, Mr. Sharpe's brother-in-law, I. Lawson Wilkinson, became a frequent admirer of the work. Shortly after Mr. Sharpe's death, his widow, Margaret, gave the painting to Mr. Wilkinson, her brother. Wishing to share the work with family, friends and other fans of the circus, Mr. Wilkinson had it reproduced in 1995 Mr. Sharpe, a native of Southbridge, Mass., reputedly had little formal art training, but nevertheless managed to record the excitement, detail, and variety of the circus as he saw it during his many years with the show. The work is a fanciful representation of a three-ring extravaganza, featuring more than 150 performers Thanks for Looking
Price: 324.95 USD
Location: West Warwick, Rhode Island
End Time: 2025-01-15T00:23:21.000Z
Shipping Cost: 65 USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Artist: Burt Sharpe
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Character: Ringling Bros Circus Performers, Clowns, Elephants
Size: Large
Material: Gloss Paper, Black Laquerd Frame, Glass Front
Certificate of Authenticity (COA): No
Item Length: 27 in
Framing: Framed
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Region of Origin: Rhode Island, USA
Subject: Adventure Time, Cartoons & Caricatures, Circus, Dancing, Elephant, Equestrian, Fairies, Family, Humor, Monkeys, Ringling Bros Circus Performers 1937, The Greatest Show On Earth, Elephants, Clowns, History, Family Time, Under The Bigtop
Type: art poster limited edition
Year of Production: 1937
Item Height: 34 in
Theme: Americana, Animals, Art, Cities & Towns, Community Life, Cycling, Dance, Events & Festivals, Exhibitions, Fairy Tales, Glamor, History, Hobbies & Leisure, Inspirational, Love, People, Working Life, Circus & Carnival
Style: Americana, Cartoon, Fantasy, Folk Art, Outsider Art
Features: Limited Edition, Professionally Framed & Glass Enclosed, Comes With List Of Performers, Comes With Written History Behind Original Watercolor
Featured Person/Artist: Burt Sharpe
Time Period Manufactured: 1950-1959
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Culture: American
Item Width: 27
