Folk Art Paintings
FOLK ART STYLE
Folk art is a genre of art that shares the creator’s traditions, offering not just an artistic display but an opportunity to learn about a culture. Antique, new and vintage folk art typically reflects a heritage or location. It can include utilitarian objects and handmade art as diverse as weather vanes, duck decoys, portraiture and paintings, carnival art and quilts.
Quilts are a quintessential part of American folk art but their roots are international, with quilting dating back to Ancient Egypt. The practice spread to Europe and was especially prominent in the Middle Ages, with one of the oldest surviving examples being the Tristan quilt made in Sicily in the 14th century. They were made as bedcovers and clothing, including as a layer for knights to wear beneath their armor. Native American folk art includes functional objects reflecting their heritage, such as baskets, textiles and wooden pieces.
Elsewhere, the vast range of work associated with Mexican folk art includes masks made by Mexican craftspeople for traditional celebrations and ceremonial dances. Mexican masks are part of the country’s folk-art traditions that go back thousands of years and play a role in festivals and theater.
Works in the folk art tradition are valuable because of the skills involved, like weaving, hand-carving wood and even stonework. Many folk artists are self-taught, while some train as apprentices within their community. By using available materials and taking a personal approach to their creations, artists ensure each piece is unique and conveys a story.
During the Great Depression, artistic materials in America were hard to come by, so artisans used discarded wood from cigar boxes and shipping crates to make highly stylized, notched pieces — most often picture frames and boxes — that are today sought after by collectors. This folk art style is called tramp art and was popular from roughly 1870 until the 1940s.
Folk art brings vibrant culture and traditions into your home. Browse an extensive collection of antique, new and vintage folk art on 1stDibs.
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Style: Folk Art
Large Vintage Balinese Painting on Silk from Ubud Bali 1960's
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Mid 20th Century Balinese Painting on silk fabric, Framed.
Vintage large Balinese art painting, from Ubud, Bali acrylic on silk.
Beautiful artwork by the Indonesian artist from Ubud.
Painted in Peliatan, Ubud Bali by VJ. Kupur as signed on the bottom left hand corner.
Balinese Folk Festival ceremonial procession, Ink and acrylic paint on canvas.
Batuan painting evolved in the 1930s after a group of local villagers tested different forms with ink-washed paintings upon black backgrounds. These paintings often reveal Batuan’s cultural life, directly through their elements of line, shape, and tone. Meticulous design, craftsmanship, and strong visual impression are characteristic of the style.
The painting comprise individual shapes which are painted in a precise and systematic manner that does not leave any empty space. The complexity of the paintings is inevitable as each of the strokes, lines, gradations, the characters or the subjects forms a delicate unity that finely balances the figure-filled canvas. Various gradations of colors separate different sections of the painting. The landscape is enticing and endless.
About Bali Art...
Category
Mid-20th Century Balinese Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Silk
African Ethiopian Tribal Folk Art Painting 20th Century
Located in Milan, IT
Ancient Ethiopian painting imported to Italy by a diplomat during the Italian occupation of Ethiopia, in the late 1930s. This genre scene painting is divided into eighteen squares bordered by a black frame and divided into three lines. The scene depicts the story of a couple with three children through the stories of their domestic life and their rural activity; each box has a caption written in the Amharic language. In the first line: they grind; they drink; …illegible… while they spin; they bring water.
In the second line: comb, cut your hair; treats your teeth; grind; they bring the wood; they bring water.
In the third section: they prepare beer; they prepare bread; they cook bread; they prepare lunch; while they eat; while they drink. This canvas is painted in shades of ocher and is mounteed on a ebonized frame. Dates back to the late 1930s. The canvas show minimal tears and signs of wear but we can customize a restoration.
The human figures are characterized by unrealistic proportions of the head and body and depicted in static positions. This sense of fixity and the narration in successive chapters in domestic environments make the paintings easily intelligible and suggestive.
A particularly fascinating aspect of Ethiopian art...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ethiopian Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Canvas
19th c. Mexican Retablo "Veronica's Veil" c.1880
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original 19th century Mexican folk retablo "Veronica's Veil" or "El Divono Rostro" in Spain . Oil paint on tin.
The Veil of Veronica, known in Italian as the Volto Santo or Holy Face, is a Roman Catholic Relic which, according to legend, bears the likeness of the Face of Jesus that was imprinted on it prior to Jesus' crucifixion. According to Roman Catholicism, Saint Veronica encountered Jesus in Jeruselum on the way to Calvary. When she paused to wipe the sweat (Latin, suda) off his face with her veil, his image was left on the veil.
In the small village of Osa de la Vega in Spain, there lived a couple who led a very pious life. They were Gregorio de la Torre and Isabel Corral. From their father, Juan Montilla, they inherited a picture of the Face of Jesus or the Divino Rostro. A story that is told one day, to the amazement of many who confirmed its veracity, the picture began to perspire with living blood. News of this extraordinary event spread swiftly and widely throughout the land.
CREATOR Unknown.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1880.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Oil Paint on Tin.
CONDITION Good. Wear consistent with age and use.
DIMENSIONS H 14 in. W 10 in.
HISTORY
Retablos, better known as 'laminas' in Mexico, are small oil paintings on tin, wood and sometimes copper which were used in home altars to venerate the almost infinite number of Catholic saints. The literal translation for 'retablo' is 'behind the altar.' This unique genre of art, deeply rooted in European history, was brought to Mexico with the arrival of the Spanish and then ultimately adopted by New World mestizo natives to become what is known today as the Mexican folk retablo.
The retablo was an art form that flourished in post conquest Mexico and then ultimately, with the introduction of inexpensive mediums such as tin, reached its pinnacle of popularity in the last quarter of the 19th century. With some exceptions, mostly untrained artists from the provinces worked to produce and reproduce these sacred images; some subjects painted more prolifically than others. A typical "retablero" may have reproduced the same image hundreds, if not thousands of times in his or her career.
These oil paintings were sold to devout believers who displayed them in home altars to honor their patron saints. There are virtually hundreds of saints, each invoked to remedy a different situation. "San Ysidro Labrador," the patron saint of farmers, is venerated for good weather...
Category
19th Century Mexican Antique Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Tin
19th C. Mexican Retablo Saint Francis c.1880
Located in San Francisco, CA
About
An original 19th century Mexican folk retablo of Saint Francis. Oil paint on tin.
St. Francis of Assisi, Italian San Francesco d’Assisi was born 1181-1182 in Assisi, duchy of Spoleto, Italy and died October 3, 1226. He was canonized July 16, 1228. He founded the Franciscan orders of the Friars Minor and the lay Third Order. He was also a leader of the movement of evangelical poverty in the early 13th century. His evangelical zeal, consecration to poverty, charity, and personal charisma drew thousands of followers. Francis’s devotion to the human Jesus and his desire to follow Jesus’ example reflected and reinforced important developments in medieval spirituality.
Cretor Unknown.
Date of manufacture c.1880.
Materials and techniques Oil Paint on Tin.
Condition Good. Wear consistent with age and use.
Dimensions H 14 in. W 10 in.
History
Retablos, better known as 'laminas' in Mexico, are small oil paintings on tin, wood and sometimes copper which were used in home altars to venerate the almost infinite number of Catholic saints. The literal translation for 'retablo' is 'behind the altar.' This unique genre of art, deeply rooted in European history, was brought to Mexico with the arrival of the Spanish and then ultimately adopted by New World mestizo natives to become what is known today as the Mexican folk retablo.
The retablo was an art form that flourished in post conquest Mexico and then ultimately, with the introduction of inexpensive mediums such as tin, reached its pinnacle of popularity in the last quarter of the 19th century. With some exceptions, mostly untrained artists from the provinces worked to produce and reproduce these sacred images; some subjects painted more prolifically than others. A typical "retablero" may have reproduced the same image hundreds, if not thousands of times in his or her career.
These oil paintings were sold to devout believers who displayed them in home altars to honor their patron saints. There are virtually hundreds of saints, each invoked to remedy a different situation. "San Ysidro Labrador," the patron saint of farmers, is venerated for good weather...
Category
19th Century Mexican Antique Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Tin
Large Mid-Century Era Watercolor Painting of President Dwight & Mrs. Eisenhower
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large and well executed original watercolor painting on masonite board is signed by a Jim Barclay, presumably from the United States, dating to 1964 and done in a period folk art style. The painting depicts President and Mrs. Dwight Eisenhower...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Paint
Charming Folk Art Winter Scene Painting on Paddle
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Charming folk art winter scene painting on paddle: "Going to Church". Signed lower right R. Lingenfelter, 22. (1970s price label on reverse.) 9 ...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
19th Century Folk Art Painting of a Gentleman Attributed to Horace Bundy
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Oil on canvas, inscribed on the stretcher bar reverse.
The painting is presented in a flat black frame that complements it well.
Horace Bundy was an it...
Category
1830s American Antique Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Vintage Large Balinese Painting on Silk from Ubud Bali
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Mid-20th century Balinese painting on silk fabric, framed.
Vintage large Balinese art painting, from Ubud, Bali acrylic on silk.
Beautiful artwork by the Indonesian artist from Ubud.
Painted in Peliatan, Ubud Bali by W. Kurpelir as signed on the bottom left hand corner.
Balinese Folk Festival ceremonial procession, Ink and acrylic paint on canvas.
Batuan painting evolved in the 1930s after a group of local villagers tested different forms with ink-washed paintings upon black backgrounds. These paintings often reveal Batuan’s cultural life, directly through their elements of line, shape, and tone. Meticulous design, craftsmanship, and strong visual impression are characteristic of the style.
The painting comprise individual shapes which are painted in a precise and systematic manner that does not leave any empty space. The complexity of the paintings is inevitable as each of the strokes, lines, gradations, the characters or the subjects forms a delicate unity that finely balances the figure-filled canvas. Various gradations of colors separate different sections of the painting. The landscape is enticing and endless.
About Bali Art...
Category
Mid-20th Century Balinese Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Silk
Naive Portrait of a Girl, English, Early 19th Century
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful naive oil painting of a girl.
Fabulous muted colors. The austerity of the image is matched by the simplicity of the antique bleached oak frame.
I have chosen not to r...
Category
1840s English Antique Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oak
19th C. Mexican Retablo "Veronica's Veil", c.1880
Located in San Francisco, CA
About
An original 19th century Mexican folk retablo "Veronica's Veil" or "El Divono Rostro" in Spain . Oil paint on tin.
The Veil of Veronica, known in Italian as the Volto Santo or Holy Face, is a Roman Catholic Relic which, according to legend, bears the likeness of the Face of Jesus that was imprinted on it prior to Jesus' crucifixion. According to Roman Catholicism, Saint Veronica encountered Jesus in Jeruselum on the way to Calvary. When she paused to wipe the sweat (Latin, suda) off his face with her veil, his image was left on the veil.
In the small village of Osa de la Vega in Spain, there lived a couple who led a very pious life. They were Gregorio de la Torre and Isabel Corral. From their father, Juan Montilla, they inherited a picture of the Face of Jesus or the Divino Rostro. A story that is told one day, to the amazement of many who confirmed its veracity, the picture began to perspire with living blood. News of this extraordinary event spread swiftly and widely throughout the land.
CREATOR Unknown.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1880.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Oil Paint on Tin.
CONDITION Good. Wear consistent with age and use.
DIMENSIONS H 14 in. W 10 in.
HISTORY
Retablos, better known as 'laminas' in Mexico, are small oil paintings on tin, wood and sometimes copper which were used in home altars to venerate the almost infinite number of Catholic saints. The literal translation for 'retablo' is 'behind the altar.' This unique genre of art, deeply rooted in European history, was brought to Mexico with the arrival of the Spanish and then ultimately adopted by New World mestizo natives to become what is known today as the Mexican folk retablo.
The retablo was an art form that flourished in post conquest Mexico and then ultimately, with the introduction of inexpensive mediums such as tin, reached its pinnacle of popularity in the last quarter of the 19th century. With some exceptions, mostly untrained artists from the provinces worked to produce and reproduce these sacred images; some subjects painted more prolifically than others. A typical "retablero" may have reproduced the same image hundreds, if not thousands of times in his or her career.
These oil paintings were sold to devout believers who displayed them in home altars to honor their patron saints. There are virtually hundreds of saints, each invoked to remedy a different situation. "San Ysidro Labrador," the patron saint of farmers, is venerated for good weather...
Category
19th Century Mexican Antique Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Tin
Gabriel Cohen "L'Egypte Ancienne..." Naive Oil Painting on Metal
Located in Morristown, NJ
Gabriel Cohen (1933-2017) French/Israeli, "L'Egypte ancienne..." Naive-style oil painted on sheet metal with a crimped and painted edge forming the frame. The work is a fantastic dep...
Category
1980s Vintage Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Metal, Sheet Metal
Original Mexican Oil on Canvas by Ismael Rivera
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this rare and original handmade painted in oil on canvas by Mexican painter Ismael Rivera, includes signature, circa 1950.
Category
1950s Mexican Vintage Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Signed Schooner Ship Oil Painting By J.Koitor
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc oil painting of a ship oil painting in frame.This New England ship is probably from Greece.The Greek flag is on the ship as well. It is signed J.Katons.
Category
1890s American Antique Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Paint, Canvas, Wood
Folk Art USS Constitution Mixed Media Sea Glass Mosaic on Board
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Folk Art depiction of the USS Constitution composed of cut sea glass mosaic with copper coin decorative accents and hand-painted details on wooden board (ca. 1970s, USA). The text at...
Category
1970s American Vintage Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Copper
Vintage Original Painting “Life in Penestanan” by Kt. Teker
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful original vintage painting signed by Kt. Teker depicting life in Penestanan. This beautiful depiction of Penestanan in Bali, brings...
Category
1970s Indonesian Vintage Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
"Redemption" Painting by Purvis Young
By Purvis Young
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This large scale piece by Purvis Young was acquired from an estate in Miami, Florida and has been professionally framed using archival materials.
Title: "Redemption"
Perhaps e...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Textile, Paint
African Ethiopian Tribal Folk Art Painting 20th Century Battle Scene on Canvas
Located in Milan, IT
African Ethiopian painting imported to Italy by a diplomat during the Italian occupation of Ethiopia, in the late 1930s. This tribal folk art painting depicts a battle scene and the canvas is mounted on a parallelogram-shaped frame.
It is a large battle painting...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ethiopian Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Original Signed Folk Art Painting by Robyn “The Beaver” Beverland
By Robyn Beverland
Located in Atlanta, GA
Unique original signed Folk Art painting by Robyn “The Beaver” Beverland. Signed and dated 1992. Measures: 22" x 12". Artist bio: Robyn “The Beaver” Beverland found great joy in many things but what he most loved was painting. Robyn painted his Folk Art pictures...
Category
1990s American Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Plywood
Modernist Folk Art Acrylic on Canvas "Quincy Market" W.N.Y. Artist George Grace
Located in Buffalo, NY
Quincy Market by George Grace,, western New York Artist..Amazing use of space ,,color.. shadows,,,
George Grace
Drawing, Painting, Sculpture
In June 2...
Category
1980s American Vintage Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Naive Illustrated Landscape in Bright Green-Yellow Colors by Nicole Fourcroy
Located in Salzburg, AT
Oil On Canvas Landscape Of Flowered Countryside With Villages And Animated Fields, Signed
Handmade shadow gap frame with gilding
Born March 26, 1926 in Luzarclus.
Nicole Four...
Category
1990s French Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Danish Early 19th Century Oil Painting Of A Farm House
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Danish early 19th Century oil painting of a farm house in a period gilded frame.
Category
Early 19th Century Danish Antique Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Hand Painted Haitian Game Board
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Vintage Haitian game board crafted in wood and hand painted with parrots, ballet dancers, and the tree of life in a rustic naive style and signed by the artist J Michel.
Category
20th Century Haitian Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Paint
Superb Ammi Phillips American Folk Art Portrait Painting, circa 1840
By Ammi Phillips
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Superb Ammi Phillips American Folk Art Portrait painting, circa 1840
We are proud of our acquisition of this authentic masterpiece by Ammi Phillips (1788-1865).
The finely rendered portrait depicts an attractive young girl in a delightful lifelike quality. The pretty face is a refreshing change from the stern expressions of most of the paintings showing mature female or male sitters. Phillips palette is dark with a strikingly dramatic use of light to her face.
The painting, on its original stretchers, is in untouched condition. The frame is period. This painting is unsigned, as are most of his works, but bares the unmistakable characteristics of a Phillips painting.
Portrait of a young girl holding a book and wearing a golden whistle.
From the New England estate of the renowned Folk Art Collector and scholar, John Bauer...
Category
19th Century American Antique Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Mixed-Media Painting by Purvis Young, Untitled, Circa 1990
By Purvis Young
Located in Miami, FL
Mixed-media work by artist Purvis Young.
Acrylic on paper, plastic and white metal sign insert cover.
Folk Art painted in black, white, pink, yellow, red and green.
Work on found obj...
Category
1990s American Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Metal
Outsider Art "Animal Parade" Oil on Panel by Bruno Del Favero
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Circa 1970 oil on panel depicting a traveling pack of animals by acclaimed outsider artist, Bruno Del Favero (b. Italy 1910, d. USA 1995).
Fine example sho...
Category
1970s American Vintage Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Paint
Native American Hunter with his Mustang Oil Painting
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Native American Hunter with his Mustang oil painting on cannvas.
Original Contemporary oil painting canvas stretched on wood..
Signed on the right corner.
( illisible).
Category
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Oil Painting on Canvas of a 16th Century Building
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Architectural oil painting on canvas of Heydon Hall executed in a rustic naive style with contrived aging and presented in a maple frame. Signed Dan Dunton.
Category
20th Century English Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Paint
Oil Painting of an Asian Lady by Geri Perlman, 1993
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Paintings depicting portraits of a lady wearing a traditional sari style attire and head cover.
Looks like and Asian traditional attire, bright colors, probably Afghani or Persian or Indian lady...
Category
1990s American Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Collection of Six 19th Century Folk Art Oil on Board Boxing Fighting Scenes
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A wonderful naive collection of six fighting scenes, with baker boys and chimney sweeps.
The six spilt up into two tryptic's one showing a fight in a ring that's abruptly slowed ...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Maple, Paper
Dutch Ice Skating Oil on Canvas by Van Buiksloot
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a glorious piece of original Dutch art, namely, a scene of Dutch ice skating oil on canvas by Van Buiksloot.
J. Van Buiksloot was a Dut...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
Wooden Buffer for Printing Fabrics, India, Early 20th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Wooden pad with trefoil patterns used to decorate fabrics.
India, early 20th century.
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Wood
19th Century Folk Art Painting of a Young Girl
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Interesting 19th century Folk Art painting of a young girl holding a bible. Oil on canvas with a treed landscape and blue sky. Set in a deep carved giltwood frame with repeating bord...
Category
19th Century European Antique Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Set of 6 Modernist Folk Art Oil on Wood Paintings Hand Executed by Endi Poskovic
By Fendi
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wonderful set of 6 original oil paintings by Endi Poskovic. These works recently acquired from old warehouse space in Buffalo NY, apparently a studio spa...
Category
1990s American Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Portrait Painting of a Woman with Brown Hair
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A lovely portrait sketch by Oklahoma artist Clair Seglem. This piece depicts a woman with short dark hair and a light blue v neck shirt. This piece is on ...
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Paper
18th Century Watercolor of a Great Sword Duel in Germany
Located in Wiscasset, ME
A truly rare and remarkable scene of hundreds of swordsmen meeting in a towns square. The circle is closed around the two in the duel, each of whom have drawn blood. German school 18...
Category
1750s German Antique Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
Portrait of the Whaleship Charles W. Morgan, by James Cree, circa 1910
Located in Nantucket, MA
Portrait of the Whaleship Charles W. Morgan, by James Cree (1867 – 1951), artist active in the New Bedford area from 1910 to about 1932, a watercolor of the iconic American whaleship under sail.
The MORGAN is the most famous Yankee whale ship, and the only surviving 19th Century whaleship from the age of sail...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Paper
Harvey Milligan Amish Farmhouse Pastoral Scene Oil on Canvas
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Americana Amish "farmhouse" oil painting by Harvey Milligan, circa 1950s. Charming character scale and composition (figures are very small). Although n...
Category
1950s American Vintage Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Paint
Untitled, Purvis Young Mixed-Media Painting, 1980s
By Purvis Young
Located in Miami, FL
Abstract mixed-media work by artist Purvis Young. Folk Art portraying bleeding and pregnant figures in a crowd, policemen on horseback and large blue eyes. Young used eyes as symbols...
Category
1980s American Vintage Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Paint, Reclaimed Wood, Canvas, Paper
Pair of Vera Alabaster 'Russian' Original Folk Art Oil Paintings on Canvas
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of oil paintings on canvas are done by the well known portrait and landscape Russian artist, Vera Alabaster in circa 1940 in a Folk Art style. The paintings depict a Jamaic...
Category
Early 20th Century Russian Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Early Watercolor View of a Sailor with Pet Bird, circa 1800
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique watercolor view of a sailor with pet bird, circa 1800, a lovely detailed painting of a sailor seated in rough chair, tenderly spoon feeding a finch pe...
Category
Early 1800s English Antique Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Paper
Folk Art Still Life, 'Flowers and Chinese Export Porcelain', Early 20th Century
Located in Chappaqua, NY
Folk Art Still Life, 'Flowers and Chinese Export Porcelain', early 20th century. Oil on canvas with original lacquered frame. A charming painting of cut flowers with antique Chinese ...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Outsider Art "Indian and Caravan" Oil on Panel by Bruno Del Favero
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on panel by acclaimed outsider artist, Bruno Del Favero (b. Italy 1910, d. USA 1995), circa 1970.
Fine example showcasing Del Favero's aptitude for cre...
Category
1970s American Vintage Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Paint
Outsider Art "Man in Carriage" Oil on Panel by Bruno Del Favero
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on panel depicting a man in a horse-drawn carriage by acclaimed outsider artist, Bruno Del Favero (b. Italy 1910, d. USA 1995), circa 1970.
Fine example showcasing Del Favero's ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Paint
Outsider Art "Animals and Castles" Oil on Panel by Bruno Del Favero
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on panel by acclaimed outsider artist, Bruno Del Favero (b. Italy 1910, d. USA 1995), circa 1970.
Fine example showcasing Del Favero's aptitude for creating fantastical landscapes. Contrasting oxen / bulls and flamingos with a castle backdrop creates an imaginary context removed from reality. Del Favero's marriage of fantasy and whimsy beautifully suits his Naïve painting style.
Singed on verso.
Bio from the Philadelphia Museum of Art:
Born Princeton, Michigan, 1910; died Greenwich, Connecticut, 1995
Bruno Del Favero moved from Michigan to northern Italy with his parents at age five, returning in 1928 and settling in Greenwich, Connecticut, where he married and remained for the rest of his days. He made his living as a mason, chauffeur, and landscape gardener. It is not known exactly when or why he began to paint his delicate and mysterious landscapes, but he was exhibiting in local art shows by the early 1970s and took himself seriously enough as an artist to join the Greenwich Art Society. He maintained a studio in the basement of his home, but never shared his art with his wife and five children. After the artist's death his family introduced his work to New York dealers Shari Cavin...
Category
1970s American Vintage Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Paint
Pastel Portrait of a Woman with Dark Hair and Purple Top, 1960s - Signed
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Portrait of a woman with dark hair on paper. Drawn using pastel chalk, the subject of this piece is a woman with a bouffant with short dark brown hair gazing at the artist. She wears a high neck purple top...
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
Four French Oil Paintings on Board of Chickens
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Charming set of four oil painting on board depicting chickens and roosters of the French city of Rennes. Presented in wood frames and signed ...
Category
20th Century French Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Wood
Outsider Art "Hunters" Oil and Acrylic on Panel by Bruno Del Favero
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil and acrylic on panel by acclaimed outsider artist, Bruno Del Favero (b. Italy 1910, d. USA 1995), circa 1970.
Fine example showcasing Del Favero's skill at layering textures along with an aptitude for creating fantastical landscapes. Adding out of place animals (in this case, a lion and a tiger) to an otherwise believable countryside setting for a deer hunt, creates an imaginary context removed from reality. Del Favero's marriage of fantasy and whimsy beautifully suits his Naïve painting style.
Signed on verso.
Bio from the Philadelphia Museum of Art:
Born Princeton, Michigan, 1910; died Greenwich, Connecticut, 1995
Bruno Del Favero moved from Michigan to northern Italy with his parents at age five, returning in 1928 and settling in Greenwich, Connecticut, where he married and remained for the rest of his days. He made his living as a mason, chauffeur, and landscape gardener. It is not known exactly when or why he began to paint his delicate and mysterious landscapes, but he was exhibiting in local art shows by the early 1970s and took himself seriously enough as an artist to join the Greenwich Art Society. He maintained a studio in the basement of his home, but never shared his art with his wife and five children. After the artist's death his family introduced his work to New York dealers Shari Cavin...
Category
1970s American Vintage Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Paint
Decorative and Artistic Hand-Painted Bottle Folk Art with Colorful Symbolism
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and very artistic Folk Art.
This artistic, vibrant, decorative and meaningful work of Folk Art is a real eyecatcher and a talking piece. We recently acquired this painted Folk ...
Category
20th Century European Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Glass
Hand Painted Wall Decoration Chart Depicting the Story of a Murder Ballade
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Hand Painted Wall Decoration Chart Depicting the Story of a Murder Ballad
A rare hand painted wall decoration chart showing a murder ballad. Used to illustrate a steet Ballad in whi...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Canvas
German Folk Art Naïve Military Painting, circa 1870
Located in London, GB
A wonderful example of a circa 1870 German Folk Art naïve military scene in townscape annotated to celebrate a soldier. In ceremonial regalia in watercolou...
Category
1870s German Antique Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Paper
Whimsical Outsider, Folk Art Oil Painting by William R. Straly
By William R. Straly
Located in Buffalo, NY
Whimsical outsider, Folk Art oil painting by William R. Straly, excellent use of color. Texture and space.
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Paint
Late Naive English School "Bull Broke Loose" Bull Baiting Oil on Canvas
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A late 18th century oil on canvas depicting a bull baiting scene
In England during the time of Queen Anne, bull-baiting was practised in London at Hoc...
Category
Late 18th Century English Antique Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Maple
Monumental Oil Painting of Horses
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This large oil painting is like a mural. It is large and very graphic. It is
Signed by Linda and dated 1979. It has to minor old tiny repairs.
It has a nice clear coat of artist v...
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Paint, Canvas
J.f Contre, Huile Sur Toile, Signée
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
J.f Contre, Huile Sur Toile, Signée.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Paint
Large-Scale American Folk Art Carnival Game Board, Very Graphic
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large-scale Folk Art Carnival game board, American, circa 1940s. This painted carnival game board came from Texas and combines wonderfully patinate...
Category
1940s American Vintage Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Wood, Cork
18th Century Naive Landscape
Located in Montreal, QC
An 18th century naive landscape, in the middle ground is a neoclassical structure and round tower, the forerground with an extensive landscape depictin...
Category
Late 18th Century Unknown Antique Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Paint
Anonymous Abstract Geometric Painted Board
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Bold geometric abstract board found in Texas. We have a collection of these boards from an anonymous artist. Painted on recycled cupboard doors, table tops, stool tops and bread boar...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Wood
American Legion Baseball and Basketball Folk Art Paintings
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Pair of baseball and basketball paintings found in a Midwestern American Legion hall. These were proudly displayed behind the legion hall bar. Grea...
Category
1940s American Vintage Folk Art Paintings
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