Skip to main content

1970s Folk Art

5
468
to
56
282
171
468
468
468
103
66
31
23
6
4
2
2
1
749
3,217
8,798
1,720
2,377
3,337
1,517
214
120
314
349
265
461
499
234
168
141
128
78
70
52
187
157
154
47
36
6
6
5
4
3
Period: 1970s
Vintage Red Facade Letter R , 1970s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This vintage industrial plastic facade letter R was made in Italy during the 1970s and comes from an old advertising banner “ ROSTICCERIA”. The weight of the letter is 0.5 kg.
Category

Italian Industrial Vintage 1970s Folk Art

Materials

Plastic

Vintage Red Facade Letter I , 1970s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This vintage industrial plastic facade letter I was made in Italy during the 1970s and comes from an old advertising banner “ ROSTICCERIA”. The weight of the letter is 0.3 kg.
Category

Italian Industrial Vintage 1970s Folk Art

Materials

Plastic

Rare 1970s Adult Peep Show, Books & Magazines, Large Plastic Embossed Sign XXX
By Terry Richardson
Located in St. Louis, MO
Large 1970s sign with embossed letters, Adult Peep Show - Books & Magazines. Sold without its original aluminum frame, can be back lit with LED. Small star crack to top of Red "S", minor loss of paint and scuffs. Subject matter is in the style of photographer Terry Richardson...
Category

American Vintage 1970s Folk Art

Materials

Plastic

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 'Mr. Eddie', framed in cut bamboo. Bright color and texture define this framed fresco...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1970s Folk Art

Materials

Bamboo, Plaster

Peter Shire Exp Signed Post Modern Ceramic California Pottery Splatter Cup, 1979
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work by famed Los Angeles (Echo Park), California-based artist Peter Shire who was a founding member (along with Italian designer Ettore Sottsass and others) of The Memph...
Category

American Post-Modern Vintage 1970s Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Large stylized bRUTALIST Abstract copper Horse sculpture, indoor / outdoor
By Rhoda Hepner
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large stylized bRUTALIST Abstract copper Horse sculpture, indoor / outdoor attributed to Rhoda Howard.. Wonderfully executed,, bent and welded copper.. Gr...
Category

American Brutalist Vintage 1970s Folk Art

Materials

Copper

Large California Hand Hooked Abstract Shag Rug
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Large California 7' hand-hooked wool area rug with an abstract picture of light blues undertones contrasting against dark blue hourglass shapes with a crisp yellow background. Great ...
Category

American Vintage 1970s Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Late 20th Century Minimalist Word Art Oil Paintings - Set of 6
Located in Pasadena, CA
Set of Six Contemporary Art Oil Paintings Each Measure Approx. 24 x 24 x 1.5
Category

American Modern Vintage 1970s Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

Quadro Menossi, Carnevale Napoletano 1970-1980
Located in Manzano, IT
Quadro Menossi, Carnevale Napoletano 1970-1980 Dipinto a mano, su legno. Il legno col tempo si è leggermente curvato. In alcuni punti il colore è mancante, dovuto l'età. Stile Vin...
Category

Italian Vintage 1970s Folk Art

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Circus Poster by Ringling Bros., circa 1971, Portraying Six Seated Clowns
Located in Incline Village, NV
This bright and colorful circus poster depicts six seated clowns with their backs to the audience and an alphabet letter on their back spelling out the word "Circus". It is a reissued poster by Ringling Brothers from 1971 of one of their original 1936 promotional circus posters. To commemorate their 100th anniversary, in 1971, Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey, produced reissues of some of their select and most famous authentic posters dating from 1883 until the 1930's. There were 30 different posters, and they were advertised as "The only antique posters authorized by the greatest show on...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1970s Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Vintage Handmade Advertising Tire Iconic Bibendum Michelin Man
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1970. We offer this Vintage Handmade Advertising Tire Iconic Bibendum Michelin Man.
Category

North American Folk Art Vintage 1970s Folk Art

Materials

Resin

African Wooden Sculpture / Bust of a Man Carved Out of Piece of Palissander, 70s
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
African sculpture / bust of a man with beard carved out of a beautiful piece of palissander. Very detailed and in correct proportions made.
Category

African Brutalist Vintage 1970s Folk Art

Materials

Palisander

Circus Poster by Ringling Bros., circa 1971, "Clown Standing over Tents"
Located in Incline Village, NV
This highly animated, bright and colorful circus poster portrays a fabulous looking clown in white frilled garb with red stripes, welcoming everyone to see the "Greatest Show on Earth...
Category

Folk Art Vintage 1970s Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Australian Indigenous Aboriginal Art Thompson Yulidjirri Emu Bird Bark Painting
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, unique, and very engaging original indigenous painting by Australian Aboriginal artist Thompson Yulidjirri, (C1930-2009). The painting is made with natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark and mounted to a backing for display. It was created in Oenpelli, Western Arnhem Land, in 1977. Provenance: This piece is from the Kelton Foundation Collection (Richard Kelton Collection located in Santa Monica, California) of important Australian Indigenous Works of Art and was acquired in 1982. Thompson Yulidjirri was an Aboriginal Australian artist of the Kunwinjku people of western Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia. He was renowned for his wide knowledge of ancestral creation narratives and tribal ceremony. His works can be found in many prominent collections and museums including: The Australian Museum, Sydney The Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of the University of Virginia The National Gallery of Australia The National Gallery of Victoria The National Museum of Australia A beautiful, striking, and original work. Would be a great addition to any Australian Aboriginal Indigenous Peoples art...
Category

Australian Folk Art Vintage 1970s Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

Australian Indigenous Aboriginal Art Thompson Yulidjirri Figural Bark Painting
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, unique, and very engaging original indigenous painting by Australian Aboriginal artist Thompson Yulidjirri, (C1930-2009) featuring two Mimi figures. The painting is made with natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark and affixed to a Hessian board backing for display. It was created in Oenpelli, Western Arnhem Land, in 1977. Provenance: This piece is from the Kelton Foundation Collection (Richard Kelton Collection located in Santa Monica, California) of important Australian Indigenous Works of Art and was acquired in 1982. Exhibited: 'Abstract Reality: Australian Dreamtime Art', Modern Museum of Art, Santa Ana, CA, 17 January – 16 April 1989. Inscribed on verso 'RKB28 No.3373' (likely Kelton collection accession number information) Thompson Yulidjirri was an Aboriginal Australian artist of the Kunwinjku people of western Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia. He was renowned for his wide knowledge of ancestral creation narratives and tribal ceremony. His works can be found in many prominent collections and museums including: The Australian Museum, Sydney The Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of the University of Virginia The National Gallery of Australia The National Gallery of Victoria The National Museum of Australia A beautiful, striking, and original work. Would be a great addition to any Australian Aboriginal Indigenous Peoples art...
Category

Australian Folk Art Vintage 1970s Folk Art

Materials

Burlap, Wood, Paint

Vintage Fante People Asafo Flag in Orange Cotton Appliqué Patterns, Ghana, 1970s
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Ghana, 1970s Asafo flag in cotton applique patterns. Fante People. Asafo Flags are created by the Fante people of Ghana. The flags are visual representations of military organisat...
Category

Ghanaian Vintage 1970s Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

Peter Shire Exp Signed Ceramic California Studio Pottery Glazed Cup, 1979
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful and extremely rare/scarce early work by famed Los Angeles (Echo Park), California-based artist Peter Shire who was a founding member (along with Italian designer Ettore S...
Category

American Post-Modern Vintage 1970s Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Monumental Fiberglass Lion Sculpture Drinking Fountain mFG. by F.A.S.T Corp
Located in Buffalo, NY
Monumental Fiberglass Lion Sculpture Drinking Fountain mFG. by F.A.S.T Corp..Salvaged from Crystal Beech ,famed amusement park in Ontario Canada,, Amazing Cartoon Lion ,complete with...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1970s Folk Art

Materials

Chrome

Equestrian Circus Poster by Ringling Bros Ca. 1971 Featuring "Miss Helen Girard"
Located in Incline Village, NV
There is a lot going on in this equestrian themed, bright and colorful circus poster portraying famous early 20th century circus performer "Miss Helen Girard". She is in a horse draw...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1970s Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Beatles Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band Golden Record Carat Rec 011/100
Located in Nuernberg, DE
1970s The Beatles 24-karat gold-plated record, unframed. Limited edition of 100, 11/100 with “Certificate of Authenticity” included. Golden Record on a red Velvet wooden plate. Nice ...
Category

German Modern Vintage 1970s Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Velvet

1970's Art by Vladimir Urban
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
Amazing wood collage by Russian artist Vladimir Urban.  This is truly an amazing work. I have been unable to find much information on the artist. The only work I have found by him wa...
Category

Vintage 1970s Folk Art

Materials

Scrap Wood

Fabric Board by Verner Panton for Mira Spectrum, 1970S
Located in Lasne, BE
Wooden frame containing a fabric board by Verner Panton. Signed Verner Panton. Wear due to time and age of the board.
Category

Danish Space Age Vintage 1970s Folk Art

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Vintage Oil Painting
Located in Austin, TX
Oil painting, signed and featuring a downtown cityscape. This piece is multi media on canvas with a gold frame.
Category

French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Circus Poster by Ringling Bros, circa 1971 "Buffalo Bill’s Wild West"
Located in Incline Village, NV
This bright and colorful, action packed circus poster portrays the quintessential Buffalo Bill images with Indians and western scenes, characters in full regalia that were used in his wild west shows...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1970s Folk Art

Materials

Paper

“Musician Series “ Painting by Lorraine Cohn
Located in Seattle, WA
“Musician Series “ Painting by Lorraine Cohn Dimensions. 16 W ; 1 1/2 D ; 11 H.
Category

Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Doug Ayers Signed California Artist Organic Natural Wood Turned Weed Vase Vessel
Located in Studio City, CA
A very beautifully made and sculpted wood-turned weed pot vase by famed American/California (Mendocino, CA) artist/ sculptor Doug Ayers. The organic wood grain and shifting colors ar...
Category

American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Art Deco Traditional Wooden Hand Large Artist Mannequin Scale Model
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A handmade wooden Artist mannequin hand model - all joints move as they should. Found on an Estate sale in Vienna, Austria. Shows some minor w...
Category

Austrian Art Deco Vintage 1970s Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Peter Shire Exp Signed Ceramic California Studio Pottery Glazed Cup, 1979
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful and extremely rare/scarce early work by famed Los Angeles (Echo Park), California-based artist Peter Shire who was a founding member (along with Italian designer Ettore S...
Category

American Post-Modern Vintage 1970s Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Vintage MC Marcel Mouly Signed Abstract Modernist Lithograph Composition in Blue
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredible rendition by Marcel Mouly from 1976 adds beauty of color and modernist essense. This piece is beautifully framed and matted. Signed and numbered, this is a rare piece that...
Category

French Expressionist Vintage 1970s Folk Art

Materials

Paint, Paper

Rainbow Mosaic Glass Disco Ball, 1970s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great vintage disco ball made of mosaic glass tiles. Rare example with rows of different colors of glass. Yellow, mirror, blue, red and green throug...
Category

American Vintage 1970s Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Child Sized Wooden Motorcycle
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This tiny treasure has been road hard and put up wet! Wood carved child’s motorcycle - circa 1970s. Painted details are perfectly patinaed. Functiona...
Category

Bohemian Vintage 1970s Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Vintage Folk Art Brutalist Flower Vase, 1970s
Located in San Carlos, CA
Cool Brutalist Folk Art vase with an asymmetrical design, nice and unusual patterns and a gorgeous blue and purple drip-glazed finish. This Mid-Century Modern vase is in very good...
Category

American Brutalist Vintage 1970s Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Wall Sculpture Entitled «Tressage Tubulaire» in Grey, Brown and Black Stoneware
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Wall sculpture entitled « Tressage tubulaire » in grey, brown and black stoneware by Anne Barrès. Circa 1970-1980. Unique piece. H : 22.04’ x 22.9’ x 1.6’ inches. Approximate dim...
Category

French Beaux Arts Vintage 1970s Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic, Rope

Vintage Rattan Harley Motorbike, Real Size, Spain, circa 1970
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Rev up your collection with this one-of-a-kind vintage rattan Harley motorbike. Created by an unknown artisan in Spain circa 1970, this real Size piece i...
Category

Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Folk Art

Materials

Rattan

Ink and Watercolor Signed Charles Levier Young Woman in Port
Located in ARGENTEUIL, FR
Ink and watercolor of beautiful dimensions signed Charles LEVIER (1920 - 2003) to frame. On the back, a futuristic pencil sketch. Young woman with bouquet of flowers at the port ...
Category

French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Large Wall Sculpture Entitled « Grande Voile » in Grey Clay and Rebar, 1970-1980
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large wall sculpture entitled « Grande voile » in grey clay and rebar by Anne Barrès. Circa 1970-1980. Unique piece. H : 19.7’ x 59.4’ x 4.1’ inches.
Category

Beaux Arts Vintage 1970s Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Original Optical Art by Ernst Lurker "Effentricity"
Located in Buffalo, NY
Creator of the "Play Art" movement this renowned artist has been a Pratt Institute Graphics Professor as well as created and manufactured six designs for sale...
Category

German Post-Modern Vintage 1970s Folk Art

Materials

Aluminum

Schooling Mackerel by Barnaby Porter, circa 1970's
Located in Nantucket, MA
Schooling Mackerel by Barnaby Porter, circa 1970s, a sculpture made from reclaimed wood on the mid-coast of Maine. Porter used old found wood to cut and hand paint these three mackerel "weathervanes," mounted together as a school - this was part of an original room-sized installation. The sculpture is in excellent, as made "distressed" condition as shown in photographs. Porter's work has been exhibited in the Farnsworth Museum and elsewhere and has been featured in the TV show, "Made in Maine', and in magazines such as Fine Woodworking...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1970s Folk Art

Materials

Reclaimed Wood

Salvador Dali, Les Songes Drolatiques Handsigned Lithography
Located in Asker, 30
Hand-Signed Lithograph by Salvador Dali Japan Paper Title: Pantagruel's Dreams Signed in Pencil by Salvador Salvador Dali was born as the son of a pres...
Category

Vintage 1970s Folk Art

Materials

Fabric

Iconic Vintage Ph5 Chandelier for Louis Poulsen of Dk with Abstract Art Work
Located in Søborg, DK
Iconic Vintage PH5 chandelier by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen of Denmark from the 1990s with abstract art work by G61. Entitled “Serengeti” The ...
Category

Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Folk Art

Materials

Aluminum

Doug Ayers Signed California Artist Organic Natural Wood Turned Weed Vase Vessel
Located in Studio City, CA
A very beautifully made and sculpted wood-turned weed vase by famed American (Mendocino, CA) artist/ sculptor Doug Ayers. The natural. organic wood grain is quite spectacular in this...
Category

American Modern Vintage 1970s Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Modernist Abstract Wood and Wire Sculpture Manner of Louise Nevelson
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wonderful Modernist abstract wood and wire sculpture manner of Louise Nevelson.
Category

Unknown Bauhaus Vintage 1970s Folk Art

Materials

Wire

Janet Leach Signed British Studio Pottery Japanese Chawan Tea Bowl with Box 1971
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully designed and glazed Japanese Mingei style Chawan tea ceremony bowl with ears by esteemed American born/ British potter Janet Leach, wife of f...
Category

British Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Folk Art

Materials

Pottery, Stoneware

Vintage Yellow Illuminated Letter T , 1970s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This vintage industrial plastic illuminated letter T was made in Italy during the 1970s and comes from an old advertising banner. It is equipped with a LED st...
Category

Italian Industrial Vintage 1970s Folk Art

Materials

Plastic

Midcentury Large Abstract on Canvas by Samuel C. Englander
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Large and colorful abstract, 49 x 72 full of organic and beautiful color. Layers of paint with alot of symbolism. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear.
Category

American Modern Vintage 1970s Folk Art

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Loosi Goosi Marionette Bird by Palumbo Giocattoli, 1970s
Located in Schagen, NL
Rare Loosi Goosi mulicolor marionet was manufactured in Italy ca, the 1970s. The toy was fabricated mostly from plastic and cardboard paper. It is in very good condition considering it’s age and it even comes with the original box! The box shows wear but this will not come as a surprise since it protected this fabulous bird for over more than 40 years! The Loosi Goosi bird, will turn a smile on every child’s face...
Category

Italian Other Vintage 1970s Folk Art

Materials

Plastic, Paper

Mark Creates Wall Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Mark creates wall sculpture, Artist Mark Weinstein's "Dorado" Circular Wall Sculpture. Burnt silver finish Welded fragments of scrap metal. Medallion Lab...
Category

American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Sister Corita Kent 70's Serigraph with E.E. Cummings Poetry
By Sister Corita
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Sister Mary Corita Kent (1918-1986) was known for her text-based pop influenced printmaking that conveyed her activism and spiritually-informed social...
Category

American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Folk Art

Materials

Paint

Antique Mexican Demon Mask
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this rare antique Mexican Demon mask in wood, circa 1970. The mask makes a sound when moved.
Category

Mexican Folk Art Vintage 1970s Folk Art

Materials

Wood

1970 3/4 E.R. Pfretzschner Hand-Crafted Violin in the Style of A. Stradivarius
Located in Doylestown, PA
E.R. Pfretzschner 3/4 hand-crafted copy of Antonius Stradivarius violin, made in Germany, 1970. Elegant, rich wood grain and fine...
Category

German Vintage 1970s Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Vintage 1970's Backgammon and Chess Set
Located in Doylestown, PA
Vintage 1970's backgammon and chess set depicting the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, 1519-21.. Carved chessman portray the great Montezuma II and Aztec warriors...
Category

Mexican Folk Art Vintage 1970s Folk Art

Materials

Stone

Iconic Vintage PH5 Chandelier for L. Poulsen of DK with Art Work
Located in Søborg, DK
An Iconic Vintage PH5 chandelier by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen of Denmark from the 1970s with abstract art work by Gallery Sixty One. The art work ...
Category

Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Folk Art

Materials

Aluminum

R. Simonetto USA Sailing Ships Painted on Wood, 1970s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Certified work inspired by an old print from the 1800s reworked, serigraphically reproduced and decorated by hand. Reproduction on tessellated briar.
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Texan Artist David Hickman "Blue Sofa", Signed and Numbered Serigraph, No. 39/40
Located in Houston, TX
David Coleman Hickman (Texas/Illinois, 1937-2010), "Blue Sofa", signed and numbered serigraph, no. 39/40 Provenance: Procured by owner, a longtime Fredericksburg, Texas art collector, from Meredith...
Category

American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Vintage Blue Plastic Illuminated Letter O, 1970s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This vintage industrial blue plastic illuminated letter O was made in Italy during the 1970s and comes from an old advertising banner. It is equipped with...
Category

Italian Industrial Vintage 1970s Folk Art

Materials

Plastic

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Rug Runner
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage Mid-Century Modern rug Runner Dimensions. 40 1/2 W ; 21 1/2 D.
Category

Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Folk Art

Materials

Fabric

Vintage Framed Print, Signed and Numbered
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage framed print, signed and numbered Dimensions. 24 1/2 W ; 1 D ; 21 H.
Category

Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Framed Painting by Hilome Jose in Distinctive Style
Located in Seattle, WA
Framed painting by Hilome Jose in distinctive style. Dimensions. 28 W ; 1 1/2 D ; 24 H.
Category

Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Folk Art

Materials

Paint

Recently Viewed

View All