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19th Century Painting Puppet theatre
By Paul Louis Martin des Amoignes
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
MARTIN DES AMOIGNES, Paul Louis (1850-1925)
Puppet theatre on the village square
Oil on canvas
Category
1880s Academic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 29.93 in W 23.23 in D 3.15 in
Set of 10 Antique Prints of Wayang Puppets by Juynboll, 1900
Located in Langweer, NL
Set of ten antique prints of Wayang puppets, a traditional form of puppet theatre play originally
Category
Early 20th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
"Indonesian Shadow Puppet Wayang Purwa, " Leather created in Indonesia
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Javanese: Ringgit ꦫꦶꦁꦒꦶꦠ꧀, "Shadow"), also known as Wajang, is a form of puppet theatre art found in
Category
19th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Leather, Animal Skin
"Indonesian Shadow Puppet Wayang Purwa, " Leather created in Indonesian
Located in Milwaukee, WI
(Krama Javanese: Ringgit ꦫꦶꦁꦒꦶꦠ꧀, "Shadow"), also known as Wajang, is a form of puppet theatre art found
Category
19th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Leather, Animal Skin
"Shadow Puppet (flat) Wayang Klitik, " Leather & Wood created in Indonesia
Located in Milwaukee, WI
ꦫꦶꦁꦒꦶꦠ꧀, "Shadow"), also known as Wajang, is a form of puppet theatre art found in Indonesia and other
Category
19th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Leather
"Indonesian Shadow Puppet" Leather created in Indonesian during the 19th Century
Located in Milwaukee, WI
known as Wajang, is a form of puppet theatre art found in Indonesia and other parts of Southeast Asia
Category
19th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Leather
"Indonesian Shadow Puppet, " Wood and Leather created in Indonesia c. 1800s
Located in Milwaukee, WI
: Ringgit ꦫꦶꦁꦒꦶꦠ꧀, "Shadow"), also known as Wajang, is a form of puppet theatre art found in Indonesia and
Category
19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Leather
"Shadow Puppet Wayang Purwa, " Leather created in Indonesian in the 19th Century
Located in Milwaukee, WI
. Performances of shadow puppet theatre are accompanied by a gamelan orchestra in Java, and by gender wayang in
Category
19th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Leather, Animal Skin
"Shadow Puppet Wayang Purwa, " Leather created in Indonesia in the 19th Century
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Javanese: Ringgit ꦫꦶꦁꦒꦶꦠ꧀, "Shadow"), also known as Wajang, is a form of puppet theatre art found in
Category
19th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Leather, Animal Skin
"Shadow Puppet Wayang Purwa, " Leather created in Indonesia in the 19th century
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Javanese: Ringgit ꦫꦶꦁꦒꦶꦠ꧀, "Shadow"), also known as Wajang, is a form of puppet theatre art found in
Category
19th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Leather, Animal Skin
"Flat Wooden Puppet (male), " Wood & Leather created in Indonesian in the 19th C
Located in Milwaukee, WI
: Ringgit ꦫꦶꦁꦒꦶꦠ꧀, "Shadow"), also known as Wajang, is a form of puppet theatre art found in Indonesia and
Category
19th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Leather
"Flat Wooden Shadow Puppet, " Wood & Leather created in Indonesia in the 19th C
Located in Milwaukee, WI
: Ringgit ꦫꦶꦁꦒꦶꦠ꧀, "Shadow"), also known as Wajang, is a form of puppet theatre art found in Indonesia and
Category
19th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Leather
"Flat Wooden Puppet (Woman with Comb & White Face) Wayang Klitik, " Leather
Located in Milwaukee, WI
ꦫꦶꦁꦒꦶꦠ꧀, "Shadow"), also known as Wajang, is a form of puppet theatre art found in Indonesia and other
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Leather
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Painted Wood & Fabric c. 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
ꦫꦶꦁꦒꦶꦠ꧀, "Shadow"), also known as Wajang, is a form of puppet theatre art found in Indonesia and other
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Textile
Early 20th Century Chinese Opera Hand Puppet
Located in Atlanta, GA
entertain audiences. The puppet theatre has developed into several different genres amongst different areas
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Toys and Dolls
Materials
Wood
Under Sheets Sculpture by Ana Botezatu
Located in Geneve, CH
works with ceramics, drawing, book illustration, set design, puppet theatre and ethnographic research
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
Leon the Ghost Sculpture by Ana Botezatu
Located in Geneve, CH
with ceramics, drawing, book illustration, set design, puppet theatre and ethnographic research. Ana
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
Pearl Candle Holder by Ana Botezatu
Located in Geneve, CH
works with ceramics, drawing, book illustration, set design, puppet theatre and ethnographic research
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Earthenware
Under Sheets Sculpture by Ana Botezatu
Located in Geneve, CH
with ceramics, drawing, book illustration, set design, puppet theatre and ethnographic research. Ana
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
Saint Sebastian Sculpture by Ana Botezatu
Located in Geneve, CH
with ceramics, drawing, book illustration, set design, puppet theatre and ethnographic research. Ana
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
Under Sheets Sculpture by Ana Botezatu
Located in Geneve, CH
with ceramics, drawing, book illustration, set design, puppet theatre and ethnographic research. Ana
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
Dancing Stick Candle Holder Sculpture by Ana Botezatu
Located in Geneve, CH
in Berlin. She works with ceramics, drawing, book illustration, set design, puppet theatre and
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
40 Days into the Dessert Sculpture by Ana Botezatu
Located in Geneve, CH
Berlin. She works with ceramics, drawing, book illustration, set design, puppet theatre and ethnographic
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
Medusa Candle Holder by Ana Botezatu
Located in Geneve, CH
works with ceramics, drawing, book illustration, set design, puppet theatre and ethnographic research
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Tin
Puppet (flat), round eyes, pink face Wayang Klitik, 19th C
Located in Milwaukee, WI
animistic culture and ancestor veneration of Indonesia. The shadow puppet theatre originated in 800 AD and
Category
19th Century Mixed Media
Materials
Leather, Wood
Set of 2 Swan Candle Holder Bowls by Ana Botezatu
Located in Geneve, CH
, puppet theatre and ethnographic research. Ana Botezatu studied ceramics at the Art and Design University
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
Japanese Bunraku Ningyo Joruri Meiji Edo Puppet Head in Display Case
Located in Studio City, CA
form of traditional Japanese puppet theatre, founded in Osaka at the beginning of the 17th century
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
"Puppet Theater" Japanese Figurative Wood Block Print
By Junichiro Sekino
Located in Houston, TX
Jun’ichiro Sekino (1914-1988) Eizo and matsuomaru bunraku (Puppet Theatre) circa 1953. Yoshida Eizō
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
H 28.75 in W 34.75 in D 1 in
2001. paper, watercolor, 103x73 cm
Located in Riga, LV
in Daile Theatre and Latvia Puppet Theatre (1945-1947).[5]
The Latvian art historian Laima Slava is
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Threads. Paper, watercolor, 100x72 cm
Located in Riga, LV
in Daile Theatre and Latvia Puppet Theatre (1945-1947).[5]
The Latvian art historian Laima Slava is
Category
1970s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Folk girl. Paper, watercolor, 110x76 cm
Located in Riga, LV
in Daile Theatre and Latvia Puppet Theatre (1945-1947).[5]
The Latvian art historian Laima Slava is
Category
1970s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Brown Abstraction - The Walls
By Lili Orszag
Located in London, GB
1950 and 1954 - and later between 1960 and 1978 - she worked as a designer for the State Puppet Theatre
Category
1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
The case will remain unsolved. Veneer, acrylic, 50x50 cm
Located in Riga, LV
decorator in Daile Theatre and Latvia Puppet Theatre (1945-1947).[5]
The Latvian art historian Laima Slava
Category
2010s Post-Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
H 19.69 in W 19.69 in D 0.4 in
Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
garment.
From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets, we acquired from a collector. Each puppet shows
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Textile, Wood, Paint
Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
garment.
From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets, we acquired from a collector. Each puppet shows
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Textile, Wood, Paint
Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early, 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
garment.
From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets, we acquired from a collector. Each puppet shows
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Textile, Wood, Paint
Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
original textile garment.
From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets, we acquired from a collector. Each
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Textile, Wood, Paint
Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
garment.
From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets, we acquired from a collector. Each puppet shows
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Textile, Wood, Paint
Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
hairdo, and an original textile garment.
From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets, we acquired from a
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Textile, Wood, Paint
Antique Thai Shadow Puppet, Buffalo Hide, Nang Yai
Located in New York, NY
characters.
Thai shadow puppets theatre is for audiences of all ages, not just the younger generation. The
Category
20th Century More Art
Materials
Animal Skin
African zoomorphic puppet head sculpture from the Bozo Tribe in Mali.
Located in Cotignac, FR
, from sogo: Animal, meaning “the animal comes forth”.
It refers to the mask and puppet theatre that
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
H 24.81 in W 7.09 in D 17.33 in
Monumental African Tribal Burkina Faso Horned Bobo Ceremonial Mask
Located in Miami, FL
: Animal, meaning “the animal comes forth”.
Mask and puppet theatre plays a key role in the culture of two
Category
20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Masks
Materials
Wood, Hardwood
Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll with Dragon Robe Early 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
garment/ robe with a dragon symbol.
From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets, we acquired from a
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Textile, Wood, Paint
H 18 in W 8 in D 4 in
Dyeing Paper
Located in Middletown, NY
sometimes text, for at least twenty-two ukiyo-zōshi novels and librettos for puppet theatre between 1703 and
Category
Late 18th Century Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Woodcut, Laid Paper
Drying Paper
Located in Middletown, NY
ukiyo-zōshi novels and librettos for puppet theatre between 1703 and 1711. These included a modernized
Category
Early 18th Century Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Woodcut
Los Tres Hermanos/ The Puppet Show
By Starsky Brines
Located in New Orleans, LA
with fairy tales or comics. They are reminiscent of the world of theatre, in which fantasy and poetry
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Crayon, Acrylic
Porter Series: Carte L'Europe (Shower Woman)
By William Kentridge
Located in Palm Desert, CA
involving multimedia performances with Handspring Puppet Theatre (founded 1981) in Cape Town.
As is clear
Category
21st Century and Contemporary More Art
Materials
Tapestry, Silk
Large Vintage Balinese Painting on Silk from Ubud Bali 1960's
Located in North Hollywood, CA
puppet theatre, one of the original story telling methods in the Balinese Hindu culture that may be
Category
Mid-20th Century Balinese Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Silk
Vintage Large Balinese Painting on Silk from Ubud Bali
Located in North Hollywood, CA
puppet theatre, one of the original story telling methods in the Balinese Hindu culture that may be
Category
Mid-20th Century Balinese Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Silk
Indonesian 'Wayang Golek" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This “Wayang Golek” is a visibly old shadow puppet carved using soft wood and cloth. It features an
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood, Fabric
H 15.75 in W 3.94 in D 3.94 in
Indonesian 'Wayang Golek" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This “Wayang Golek” is a visibly old shadow puppet carved using soft wood and cloth. It features an
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood, Fabric
H 23.63 in W 4.73 in D 4.73 in
Portrait of Caroline and her Puppets - British 1930s theatrical art oil painting
Located in London, GB
. It was painted in 1937 and exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1939 entitled 'Caroline and her Puppets
Category
1930s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Wedding, Vintage Polish Theatre Poster by Adam Killian, 1968
Located in London, GB
This rare and wonderful vintage Polish theatre poster for ‘The Wedding’ was designed by Adam Kilian
Category
Vintage 1960s Polish Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Chinese Opera Theatre Marionette, Green Silk Robe, Pink Pom Poms
Located in New York, NY
Chinese opera marionette male doll, circa 1920s. The head of this puppet is carved in a soft wood
Category
20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Silk
Chinese Opera Theatre Marionette, Red Silk Robe, Pink Pom Poms
Located in New York, NY
Chinese opera marionette male doll, circa 1920s. The head of this puppet is carved in a soft wood
Category
20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Silk
Signed Silver Gelatin Photograph Washington Square Park Architecture Photo NYC
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
been performed by the New York Public Theatre, for the New City, and the Bread and Puppet Theatre
Category
1950s American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Japanese Woodblock Print by Okumura Masanobu '奥村政信'
Located in Norton, MA
-zoshi novels and puppet theatre playbooks, notably three works also written by him that parodied Tale of
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Japanese Prints
Materials
Paper
Original 1890’s Linen Backed Theatrical Stage Poster Holden's Mannikins
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
(1847) Death; Wimbledon, London, England (1931)
British puppet theatre proporietor and puppeteer
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Posters
Materials
Paper, Linen
Japanese Art Nouveau, Awaji Ware Art Studio Pottery Flower Vase, Ca. 1900
By Awaji Pottery
Located in New York, NY
artists seeking retreat and inspiration for centuries. There is a renowned puppet theatre, ningyo joruri
Category
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Ceramic
H 12.5 in W 6.75 in D 6.75 in
Petrushka. Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
A stock character of Russian marionette theatre since the 18th Century, set in St. Petersburg this
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Silver Leaf
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