Mark Ryden's Magic Circus

The Magic Circus, Oil on Canvas, 2001. Painting Size: 40" x 60" Framed Size: 57" x 74"

A preparatory sketch.

A little detail expanded.

Inspiration. Joan Miro's Harlequin's Carnival. 1924-25.

Naive, but somehow reminds me of the same theme.

More Ryden Circus.

The Ringmaster. Oil on Canvas, 2001. Painting Size: 20" x 28" Framed Size: 32" x 31"

An enlarged detail.

the master himself

Mark Ryden in his studio.

More on Mark Ryden's possible inspirations for his Patron Saint of Clowns.