California - Folk Art

Item Ships From: California

Hot Water Tin Canister in Original Paint, 19th Century

Located in Los Angeles, CA

19th century hot water canister in original cream or oyster painted surface. The top of the canister it reads “HOT WATER” in original gilded letters. Th...

Category

Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique California - Folk Art

Materials

Tin

Hot Water Tin Canister in Original Paint, 19th Century

Maori New Zealand Hand Carved Wood Hand Club Patu

Located in Studio City, CA

Great piece made by the Maori People of New Zealand. Hand carved and decorated. A patu is a club or pounder and was originally designed and carved from wood by the Maori people a...

Category

Mid-20th Century New Zealand California - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Maori New Zealand Hand Carved Wood Hand Club Patu

Early Original Painted Decoy

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This fine rustic original painted decoy is in great condition as found. Holes underneath not sure why but as found. Wonderful patina.

Category

Early 20th Century American Adirondack California - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Early Original Painted Decoy

Saxbo Glazed Jar with Lid and Plated Spoon by Danish Designer Eva Stæhr Nielsen

By Eva Stæhr Nielsen

Located in Studio City, CA

Fantastic lidded porcelain jar with a beautiful deep, dark cobalt hare's fur glaze by famed Danish designer/ceramist Eva Stæhr Nielsen. This piece features her iconic dripped bluish,...

Category

1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage California - Folk Art

Materials

Porcelain

Saxbo Glazed Jar with Lid and Plated Spoon by Danish Designer Eva Stæhr Nielsen

Rose Cabat Signed Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Pottery Vase Vessel, circa 1950s

By Rose Cabat

Located in Studio City, CA

A fantastic, quite unique and rare early work by famed American studio potter Rose Cabat who became well known for her ceramic "feelies" and use of innovative glazes. These formative...

Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage California - Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

Rose Cabat Signed Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Pottery Vase Vessel, circa 1950s

Rare 19th Century Alpaca Striped Weaving Pillows

Located in Los Angeles, CA

These fine handwoven spun wool striped pillows have cotton linen backings. These pillows are made from a hand woven alpaca throw. We also have two pa...

Category

Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique California - Folk Art

Materials

Alpaca

Rare 19th Century Alpaca Striped Weaving Pillows

19th Century Leather Covered Wood Saddle Tree Form

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This rustic cow hide or rawhide over wood saddle form was found in Texas and is in as found condition. This is known as the saddles base or tree form.

Category

Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique California - Folk Art

Materials

Leather

19th Century Leather Covered Wood Saddle Tree Form

Split Grain Cedar Wood Light Sculpture

By Paul Foeckler

Located in Glendale, CA

One of a kind split grain light sculpture is made by 20th century artist Paul Foeckler from a reclaimed California Incense Cedar with a hollowed core that is illuminated with a built...

Category

2010s Canadian Organic Modern California - Folk Art

Materials

Aluminum

Split Grain Cedar Wood Light Sculpture

Pair of Geometric Navajo Weaving Pillows

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This pair of Navajo weaving bolsters are in really good condition and the weaving's have lazy lines. These wonderful pillows have black cotton linen backings and down and feather fil...

Category

1920s American Navajo Vintage California - Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Pair of Geometric Navajo Weaving Pillows

Small Navajo Weaving Eye Dazzler Pillow

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This is a fantastic little weaving pillow with a dark brown linen backing. This little geometric weaving was probably made for a child. The condition is very good.

Category

1920s American Navajo Vintage California - Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Small Navajo Weaving Eye Dazzler Pillow

Large 19th Century Original Paint Decorated Tin Tray

By Historic New England

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This fantastic Folk Art tin tray was found in New England and has a great scalloped detail border. The backing is a mat black painted surface.

Category

19th Century American Antique California - Folk Art

Large 19th Century Original Paint Decorated Tin Tray

Pair of Mexican Indian Tex Coco Weaving Bolster Pillows

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Fantastic colors and condition Tex coco Indian weaving bolster pillows. Sold as a pair.

Category

Early 20th Century American California - Folk Art

Pair of Mexican Indian Tex Coco Weaving Bolster Pillows

Louis Auguste Dechelette 1964 "Mixing Poison"

By Louis Auguste Dechelette

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Louis-Auguste Dechelette (1894-1964) acrylic on board titled "Mixing Poison". It is signed lower right and bears an exhibition label on the back. It also has a christies lot number taped on the back from a 2010 sale in which it was bought in. This is a delightful folk art painting. Biography Plasterer and painter by trade, Louis-Auguste Déchelette was discovered in 1941 by Robert Rey, director of Fine Arts and was very successful. He exhibited for the first time in 1942 at Galerie Jeanne Bucher. his paintings tend to political trends, street scenes and campaigns, always animated with funny characters, and marked in their subject and composition, a bit of black humor. Exhibitions 1942 Galerie Jeanne Bucher. Paintings of Louis Déchelette 1944 Galerie Jeanne Bucher. André Bauchant...

Category

1960s French Folk Art Vintage California - Folk Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Louis Auguste Dechelette 1964 "Mixing Poison"

Kinetic Sculpture Henry Philippe Loustau

By Henry Phillipe Loustau

Located in Palm Springs, CA

An unusual hand carved bed by the noted and accomplished artist Henry Philippe Loustau. We contacted the artist and he was commissioned to do this piec...

Category

Late 20th Century American California - Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Fabric

Kinetic Sculpture Henry Philippe Loustau

A Giant Wedding Cake Has Us Looking at Portuguese Tiles in a New Light

At Waddesdon Manor, artist Joana Vasconcelos has installed a three-tiered patisserie inspired by the narrative tile work of her homeland. We take a look at the cake sculpture and how Portuguese tiles have been used in architecture from the 17th century to today.

Why Jules Chéret Was the King of the Modern Poster

The streets of fin-de-siècle Paris were set aglow with colorful poster ads, thanks to the printing techniques invented by Jules Chéret. Now, the Milwaukee Art Museum is celebrating this undersung talent in America's first solo show dedicated his exuberant works.

Why the American Flag Has Had So Many Different Star Patterns

Expert Jeff Bridgman explains the history and meaning behind the twinkling constellations that have graced Old Glory.

Peggy Guggenheim Loved Modernism, but She Also Collected Tribal Art

The iconoclastic style setter displayed African and Oceanic art, as well as works by indigenous peoples of the Americas, alongside pieces by such major modernists as Pablo Picasso and Jackson Pollock.