Hand painted Tar Paper ANTIQUE CIRCUS ADVERTISING POSTER Lion Tamer - Salvaged

Description

Sometimes in life you run across something just plain weirdly wonderful and unusually rare. This is a salvage piece of a larger hand painted circus backdrop, painted on old sheet of thick tar paper. The pieces I have , when puzzled together look as though it was a repeating pattern that they painted using a rough screen template to quickly cover the vast sheet with circus images.
The paint is still vibrant & quite thick , there is expected cracking, chipping, paint loss, and some damage to the pieces as they were cut away from the surface. I am guessing they are painted on a very thick old tar paper. I've taken pictures of the backs to show the material.
They have been tucked away inside an old estate for an untold number of years, undisturbed..waiting to be found. They are incredible pieces of Circus related folk art. Please see my other listings featuring more images from the panel.
This is the "Lion Tamer" panel, striking image !! Please note it has not been cut square but quickly cut away so they could remove them, most likely someone salvaged them from a rubbish pile 75/85 yrs ago. I have only 1 featuring this image - as you can see there is paint loss , paint cracking, and a torn damage.There's an old nail stuck in the back of the old tar paper which I think is pretty cool !
Approx. 15" x 11""
There are no identifying logos which would help to narrow down the Circus, but in appearance looks more like a backdrop for a midway game or entrance passage way walls. I could easily see these, framed in a folk art collection. Very really are very appealing & rare.
They will ship flat between two pieces of cardboard. USPS.