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Early 20th Century English Folk Art Figure
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century English Folk Art Figure We share what we love, and we love this early 20th
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Vintage 1920s European Folk Art Toys

Materials

Pine

Vintage Southern Folk Art Figure
By Craft and Folk Art Museum
Located in San Francisco, CA
Very kool piece of folk art. I am not exactly sure how old, but from bottom of base I would guess
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Vintage 1920s North American Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Wood

Vintage Southern Folk Art Figure
Vintage Southern Folk Art Figure
H 16.75 in W 5.5 in D 4.75 in
Contemporary Folk Art Figure / Sculpture
Located in San Francisco, CA
C. 20th century Contemporary folk art figure / sculpture.
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20th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Figure of a swimmer
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Figure of a swimmer A very unusual early 20th Century
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Vintage 1920s Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Wood

Rare Old Himalayan Tibetan Carved Wood Folk art figure Tribal Art Asian Antiques
Located in London, GB
A rare and interesting old Himalayan / Tibetan folk art figure of a soldier or warrior. The
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Early 20th Century Tibetan Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Hand Carved Naïve Folk-Art Figure of a Soldier
Located in London, GB
The Solider We are proud to offer a highly sculptural hand carved naïve folk-art figure of a
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Vintage 1910s Unknown Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Pine

Folk Art Figure by Mr. Eddie with Bamboo Frame
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
American, 1947 Colorful portrait in a mix of folk-pop art by American artist Edwin Weaver Jr, or
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Vintage 1970s American Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Bamboo, Plaster

Navajo Folk Art Figure, Charlie Willetto, Native American Orange White Effigy
By Charlie Willeto
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Navajo Folk Art Figure, Charlie Willetto, Native American Orange White Effigy Vintage Navajo
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1960s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Early 19th Century Italian Hand Carved Italian Folk-Art Figure of Christ
Located in London, GB
Early 19th century hand carved Italian Folk-art Figure of Christ For sale in this LOT is a
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Antique 1850s Italian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Hand Carved Folk Art Figure of a Naked Lady
Located in London, GB
Naked Lady, circa 1920 We are proud to offer a unique example of an early 20th century Folk Art
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Vintage 1920s Unknown Victorian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Pine, Paint

Mexican Dia De Los Muertos Day of the Dead La Catrina Folk Art Figure Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
of the festival itself. From an extensive Folk and Ethnic Art Los Angeles estate collection whose
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20th Century Mexican Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Textile, Wood, Paper

'Couple Dancing', American Folk Art Figural Oil, WPA era
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed indistinctly, lower right, and painted circa 1935. A strongly animated, vertically stacked figurative painting filled with compressed energy and an atmosphere of psychologic...
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1940s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

Early 20th Century Folk Art Huntsman Figure
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century folk art huntsman figure. A charming handcrafted folk-art figure of a
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Antique Early 1900s British Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Pine

Pair of Hand Carved Wooden African Folk Art Figure Lamps and Custom Woven Shades
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Folk Art lamps - Hand carved African Figures on a black base - A decorative brass rod
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20th Century Central African Folk Art Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Mid-19th Century Folk Art Horn Carved Nun Figure
Located in London, GB
Mid-19th Century Folk Art Horn Carved Nun Figure A rare and unusual example of a mid-19th Century
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Antique 1880s Unknown Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Horn

English Folk Art Shop Counter Milk Man Figure
Located in London, GB
English folk art shop counter milk man figure. A charming mid-20th century folk art shop
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Vintage 1950s European Folk Art Toys

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century English Folk Art Whirligig Figure
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century Folk Art whirligig figure We are proud to offer a true example of an early 20th
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Vintage 1920s British Folk Art Weathervanes

Materials

Pine, Paint

Savage or folk story figure in bronze.
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
A savage or folk-art figure in bronze on a (recent) bluestone base. The figure with his long
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Antique Late 18th Century Scandinavian Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Bronze

Savage or folk story figure in bronze.
Savage or folk story figure in bronze.
H 11.82 in W 3.55 in D 5.52 in
Early 20th Century Folk Art English Whirligig/Weathervane Figure
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Folk Art English Whirligig/Weathervane Figure A quirky and charming example of
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Vintage 1920s British Folk Art Weathervanes

Materials

Wood

Important Antique Folk Art Carnival Figure of a Macaque
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A hollow finely carved wood macaque figure dressed as a human with short green hair, a blue jacket
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Antique 19th Century Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Hardwood

19th Century Folk Art Carved Polychrome Scotsman Carousel Kilt Figure
Located in New York, NY
19th century Scotsman (Highlander) Carousel large carved and painted standing figure wearing kilt
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Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Wood

19th Century Kids Carousel Duck Figure Ride Carnival Folk Art
Located in Forney, TX
usually hand-crafted in the winter months by self-taught farmers with no formal training (folk art), for
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Antique 19th Century Dutch Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Iron

18th Century Folk Art Street Performance Figure
Located in London, GB
18th Century Folk Art Street Performance Figure. An unusual and complete one-off piece of folk
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Antique 1780s French Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Vintage Folk Art Carved Wood Juvenile Size Carousel Figure of a Standing Lion
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Vintage half-scale carved wood carousel figure by Robert Demechko (1938-1923). Called "Leo" a
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Late 20th Century American Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Wood

Whimsical Folk Art Painted Lady Liberty Political Figure
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Whimsical hand made carved wood and painted folk art hanging liberty figure.
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Vintage 1960s American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

19th Century Hand Carved Folk Art Tyrolean Figure
Located in London, GB
19th Century Hand Carved Folk Art Tyrolean Figure A lovely example of a mid-19th Century folk art
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Antique 1850s Austrian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

20th Century Folk Art Original Painting
Located in New York, NY
Striking acrylic painting depicting New England town. A haunting figure appears in the corner. A
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Vintage 1960s North American Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Well Carved Folk Art Eagle Figure
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A carved and contrastingly stained wood eagle perched on a tree stump and surveying the surroundings. With life like feathers, brass beak and talons, and glass eyes. Mounted on a cir...
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20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Brass

Early 20th Century Southern American Folk Art Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
A captivating and intriguing early 20th century Southern American folk art panel, found in
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Late 19th Century English Folk Art Jig Doll
Located in London, GB
Late 19th century English Folk Art Jig Doll We are proud to offer a late 19th century hand carved
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Antique 1890s English Folk Art Toys

Materials

Wood

Candle Holder, Folk Art
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Candle holder, Folk Art, when the candle is extinguished and closed, the figure is replaced and
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Vintage 1950s European Toys

Materials

Wood

Candle Holder, Folk Art
Candle Holder, Folk Art
H 5.91 in W 4.93 in D 2.56 in
Monumental and Unusual Folk Art Stage Coach Figure and Horses, 1927
Located in Buffalo, NY
Monumental and unusual Folk Art stage coach figure and horses, 1927. All hand executed, amazing
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Vintage 1920s American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Leather, Velvet, Plaster

19th Century Folk-Art Hand-Crafted Bedpost Doll Figure
Located in London, GB
19th century folk-art hand-crafted bedpost doll figure A rare and highly artistic example of an
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Antique 1880s British Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Wood

19th Century Folk Art Carved Spanish Love Bird Figure
Located in London, GB
A handmade late 19th century Folk Art carved wooden love bird, with original paint still visible
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Antique 1880s Spanish Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Wood

Hand Carved Wooden Smoker Gnome Figure, Vintage German Black Forest Folk Art
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful hand carved wooden smoker figure, found at an estate sale in Nuremberg, Germany. We
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Vintage 1930s German Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Handmade Folk Art Articulated Wooden Figure, 1950s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Interesting wooden mid-century Folk-Art human form from the American east coast. Teaching model
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Mid-20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Folk Art Sculpture Folk Art Toy Outsider Art Chimney Sweep Painted Cutout
Located in East Hampton, NY
This whimsical folk art sculpture is a folk art toy of chimney sweeps. The outsider art is hand
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Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Twine, Wood, Paint

An early 20th century Canadian folk art maple wood carved Inuit figure group
Located in Central England, GB
This superb rare figure group is a piece of Canadian folk art. It is beautifully hand carved in
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Mid-20th Century Canadian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Maple

Antique Styled Folk Art Carved and Painted Wood Figure Hanging Sheriff Study
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Dating from possibly the Victorian period, this Folk Art styled carved and hand painted wooden
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Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Hardwood, Paint

Folk Art Figurative Carvings
Located in Hudson, NY
A great set of 13 hand-carved figures each with an individual face depicting a different figure
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Antique Early 1900s American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Folk Art Figurative Carvings
Folk Art Figurative Carvings
H 13 in W 9 in D 1 in
Midcentury Folk Art Ashstand with Figure Hand Carved by Paul Emile Caron C1969
Located in Port Jervis, NY
figure with axe at the base chopping at the tree trunk. Tree base sits on a plinth base, carved and
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Vintage 1960s Canadian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

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Ceramic, Fir

Colonial Mexican Folk Art Ex-Voto Retablo Painting of Mother Mary & Jesus, 1800s
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful 19th-century Spanish Colonial Mexican Folk Art ex-voto retablo lámina painting
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Antique 19th Century Mexican Folk Art Paintings

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Metal, Tin

European Articulated Wood Figure "Giuseppe"
Located in San Francisco, CA
C. 20th century - European articulated wood Folk Art figure, I gave this cute & adorable guy the
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20th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Australian Indigenous Aboriginal Art Thompson Yulidjirri Figural Bark Painting
Located in Studio City, CA
Kelton Collection located in Santa Monica, California) of important Australian Indigenous Works of Art
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Vintage 1970s Australian Folk Art Paintings

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Burlap, Wood, Paint

Folk Art Sculpture of a Man
Located in Hudson, NY
Folk Art Sculpture of a Man Unsigned. This piece was found in the Catskill Mountains, NY. He came
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Hardwood

Folk Art Sculpture of a Man
Folk Art Sculpture of a Man
H 54 in W 22 in D 16 in
Antique Wooden Folk Art Male Figure, Early 20th century USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare and unusual late 19th/early 20th century antique carved wooden folk art male figure from a
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Early 20th Century American Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Folk Art Root Carving Man and Dog
Located in Greenwich, CT
Wonderful English 19th century Folk Art sculpture of a man being greeted by his dog, the figure
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Antique 1820s Great Britain (UK) Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Folk Art Root Carving Man and Dog
Folk Art Root Carving Man and Dog
H 15 in W 10 in D 8 in
Tom Cramer Primitive American Folk Art Carved Figural Totem Sculpture 1994
By Tom Cramer
Located in Miami, FL
Tom Cramer Primitive American Folk Art Carved Figural Totem Sculpture 1994 Offered for sale is a
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Late 20th Century American Primitive Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Metal

African Tribal Art Fine Baule figure
Located in London, GB
A fine Baule female figure Standing leaning forward with serene expression with hands on abdomen
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Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

African Tribal Art Fine Baule figure
African Tribal Art Fine Baule figure
H 12.6 in W 3.15 in D 2.37 in
African Art Statue "Fetish Fertility Figure"
Located in Norton, MA
A precious African Art Statue with oven balls for hair, basket weave texture on the face, and
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Early 20th Century African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Tabwa Staff with Female Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
patterns, surmounted by a standing naked figure representing the female lineage ancestor. The rest of the
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20th Century South African Folk Art Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Tabwa Staff with Female Figure
Tabwa Staff with Female Figure
H 59.5 in W 2.5 in D 2 in
Original Bavarian Tyrolian Folk Art Painting, Signed and Dated
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Original Bavarian Tyrolian Folk Art painting, signed and dated This charming folk painting is
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Vintage 1940s German Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Other

Early 20th Century Folk Art Fairground Elephant
Located in London, GB
and naively formed early 20th century hand craved fairground ride figure. With a delightful folk-art
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Vintage 1920s British Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Early 20th century fairground figure
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century fairground figure In the form of Benito Mussolini this early 20th century hand
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Early 20th Century French Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Pine

Early 20th century fairground figure
Early 20th century fairground figure
H 10 in W 6.5 in D 4.5 in
Mid-Century Mexican Folk Art Carved Polychrome Painted Baby Christ Figure Pair
Located in Forney, TX
A charming pair of vintage Mexican folk art hand carved and painted Infant Jesus religious figures
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Baroque Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Gesso, Paint, Wood, Glass

English Staffordshire Ceramic Toby Jug Figure
Located in Bradenton, FL
English Staffordshire ceramic Toby Jug figure with jug in right hand and sitting on a barrel
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Antique Late 19th Century English Folk Art Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Vintage Christmas Nutcracker Figure Wood Erzgebirge Germany
Located in Kitzbuhel, AT
Folk Art vintage wooden nutcracker figure from the Erzgebirge. The region Erzgebirge formerly
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Mid-20th Century German Folk Art More Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Large Vintage Display Figure, English, Plaster, Decorative Ornament, Art Deco
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large vintage display figure. An English, plasterwork decorative girl with duck ornament
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Early 20th Century British Art Deco Ceramics

Materials

Plaster

Vintage Shop Counter Display, English, Plaster, Decorative Figure, Art Deco
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
, dating to the Art Deco period, circa 1930. Fascinating shop retail figure with charming serving bowl
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Early 20th Century British Art Deco Ceramics

Materials

Plaster

Late 17th/Early 18th Century Polychrome Tobacconist Figure Sign Folk Art Carving
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A large carved and polychrome painted tobacconist's figure almost certainly 17th or early 18th
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Antique 17th Century English Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Pine

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Folk Art Figure For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic folk art figure available at 1stDibs. A folk art figure — often made from wood, metal and ceramic — can elevate any home. If you’re shopping for a folk art figure, we have 499 options in-stock, while there are 1 modern editions to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a folk art figure — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A folk art figure made by Folk Art designers — as well as those associated with Modern — is very popular. Staffordshire, Irina Zaytceva and Baule Tribe each produced at least one beautiful folk art figure that is worth considering.

How Much is a Folk Art Figure?

Prices for a folk art figure start at $72 and top out at $156,000 with the average selling for $1,663.
Questions About Folk Art Figure
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 22, 2024
    Yes, mandala art is folk art. The definition of folk art is art that reflects the sociocultural characteristics and values of a particular group of people. Mandala art fits this definition due to its association with the Hindu and Buddhist faiths. On 1stDibs, explore a selection of folk art from some of the world's top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    Figurative art is representational, depicting subjects found in the real world.

  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    Figurative art depicts subjects from the real world, often  human figures.

  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Mexican folk art can be characterized by vibrant colored paintings and jewelry designed with floral motifs. Lush forests and animals, especially birds, are featured in Mexican folk art, which is a blend of Indigenous and European methods and skills. You’ll find a variety of Mexican folk art from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    Among the materials used in folk art are cloth, wood, paper, clay and metal.

  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023
    In art, a lay figure is a doll-like model that artists can pose in different ways. The lay figure can be used for sketching or as a stand-in for the living subject of a portrait. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of portrait art from some of the world's top galleries.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    Figurative art dates at least as far back as the cave paintings. The oldest known figurative painting, made nearly 40,000 years ago, was found in Borneo. 

  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Jamini Roy was an Indian artist whose paintings often reflected his Indian roots. Roy combined imagery from Indian folk art with Western motifs to create his unique modern works. Subjects ranged from paintings of legendary figures to everyday life in rural Bengal. His goal was to make art affordable to everyone. Browse a selection of Jamini Roy paintings on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Carved African wood figurines were typically spiritual in nature and were primarily in human form. The wood figurines were carved using ebony, teak, mahogany and iron wood. On 1stDibs, find a collection of authentic African wood figurines from some of the world’s top sellers.