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Circus Abstraction by William Baziotes, 1946, oil on canvas, sold May 2025Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗

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Circus Abstraction

William Baziotes (American, 1912–1963) · 1946

$60,960 price realized incl. premium

≈ £45,745≈ €54,361

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Medium
Oil · Paintings all oil results →
As published: “oil on canvas”
Support
Canvas
Signed / inscribed
Signed "Baziotes" lower right; signed and titled "Circus Abstraction William Baziotes" on the reverse
Category
Oil paintings
Dimensions
32 x 24 1/8 in. (81.3 x 61.3 cm)
Auction house
Phillips
Sale
Modern & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session (NY010425)
Date
May 14, 2025
Location
New York, United States
Lot
197
Estimate
$40,000 – $60,000 (≈ £30,017 – £45,025) (≈ €35,670 – €53,505)
Source
Auction house phillips.com ↗
Retrieved Sep 25, 2026

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Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered twice between 2018 and 2025 · sold 1 · bought in / unsold 1

  1. Circus Abstraction, Phillips 2018

    Nov 14, 2018 · Phillips

    20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session, lot 172

    Bought in / unsold · est. $100,000 – $150,000

    As catalogued

    William Baziotes, “Circus Abstraction”, 1946

    oil on canvas

    32 x 24 in. (81.3 x 61 cm.)

  2. Circus Abstraction, Phillips 2025

    May 14, 2025 · Phillips this result

    Modern & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session, lot 197

    Sold $60,960Sign up to see · est. $40,000 – $60,000

    As catalogued

    William Baziotes, “Circus Abstraction”, 1946

    oil on canvas

    32 x 24 1/8 in. (81.3 x 61.3 cm)

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