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Folk Art Prints

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
Original Antique Print of a Spotted Flycatcher, circa 1880, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Spotted Flycatcher Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon. Origina...
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1880s English Antique Folk Art Prints

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Original Antique Print of a Melodious Willow Warbler, circa 1880, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Melodious Willow Warbler Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon. O...
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1880s English Antique Folk Art Prints

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Original Antique Print of a Tree Pipit, circa 1880, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Tree Pipit Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon. Original color ...
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1880s English Antique Folk Art Prints

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Original Antique Print of a Wood Lark, circa 1880, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Wood Lark Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon. Original color ...
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Original Antique Print of an Aquatic Warbler, circa 1880, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of an Aquatic Warbler Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon. Original ...
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Original Antique Print of a Dusky Grebe, circa 1880, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Dusky Grebe Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon. Original color...
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1880s English Antique Folk Art Prints

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Original Antique Print of a Yellow-Billed Cuckoo, circa 1880, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Yellow-Billed Cuckoo Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon. Origi...
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1880s English Antique Folk Art Prints

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Original Antique Print of a Lesser Golden Plover, circa 1880, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Lesser Golden Plover Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon. Origi...
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Large Original Antique Natural History Print, Gerbils, circa 1835
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of gerbils Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph after Cpt. Brown and Marechal with original hand col...
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1830s English Antique Folk Art Prints

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Large Original Antique Natural History Print, Pigs / Hogs, circa 1835
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of pigs or hogs. Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph with original hand color. Published circa 183...
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Original Antique Print of Crocodiles, 1847 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of crocodiles and alligators. Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph after Cpt. Brown with original ha...
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1840s English Antique Folk Art Prints

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Set of 15 Large Original Antique Animal Prints, 1830s
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great set of animal prints Lithographs after the drawings by Cpt. brown. Original hand color. Unframed The measurement given below is for one...
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1830s Scottish Antique Folk Art Prints

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Original Antique Print of a Rufous Warbler, circa 1880, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Rufous Warbler Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon. Original ha...
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1880s English Antique Folk Art Prints

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Large Original Antique Natural History Print, Sun Birds, circa 1835
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of sun birds Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph after Cpt. Brown Original hand colour Published ...
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1830s English Antique Folk Art Prints

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Original Antique Print of a Reed Warbler, circa 1880, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Reed Warbler Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon. Original hand...
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Original Antique Print of a Nutcracker, circa 1880, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Nutcracker Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon. Original hand c...
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Large Original Antique Natural History Print, Seagulls, circa 1835
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of seagulls Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph after Cpt. Brown and Marechal with original hand co...
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1830s English Antique Folk Art Prints

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Set of 20 Original Antique Prints of Swedish and Norwegian Costumes, C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Charming set of 20 prints of Swedish and Norwegian costume Lithographs by Schlachter & Seedorff Published by Sigfried Flodins, Stockholm, C.1850 Unframed. The measurement...
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1850s English Antique Folk Art Prints

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Original Antique Bird Print, Kittiwake and Common Tern, circa 1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a kittiwake and a common tern Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph...
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1850s English Antique Folk Art Prints

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Original Antique Print of a Dunnock, circa 1880, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Dunnock Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon. Original hand colo...
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Large Original Antique Natural History Print, Swans, circa 1835
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of swans. Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph after Cpt. Brown with original hand color. Published...
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Framed Original Antique Print of a Marsh Club Moss . C.1840
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of Marsh Club Moss In a cream painted frame Lithograph with hand written inscription Original colour Published, circa 1840.
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1840s English Antique Folk Art Prints

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Original Antique Print of European Otters, C.1890
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of European Otters Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Chromolithograph after the original artwork by P.J Smit...
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1890s English Antique Folk Art Prints

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Sadao Watanbe print "Padres Coming" signed and numbered
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Sadao Watanbe print "Padres Coming" signed and numbered 33/100. Japanese Artist born 1913 died 1996 Known for biblical imagery Done in traditional Japanese F...
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1980s Vintage Folk Art Prints

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Original Antique Print of an Orphean Warbler, circa 1880, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of an Orphean Warbler Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon. Original ...
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Original Antique Print of a White's Thrush, circa 1880, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a White's Thrush Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon. Original ha...
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Set of 6 Original Antique Natural History Prints, 1847
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful set of 6 natural history prints. Original hand colored lithographs. After drawings by Cpt. Brown. Published by Fullarton, 1847 Unframed.
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Original Antique Print of Dolphins, 1847 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of dolphins. Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph after Cpt. brown with original hand color. ...
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Pair of Large Original Antique Natural History Prints, Shells, circa 1835
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great images of shells Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph after Cpt. Brown, Gilpin and Edwards with origin...
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1830s English Antique Folk Art Prints

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Large Original Antique Print of Hornbills, circa 1835
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of Hornbills Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph after Cpt. Brown with original hand color. ...
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1830s English Antique Folk Art Prints

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Original Antique Print of Coatis, C.1890
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of coatis Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Chromolithograph after the original artwork by P.J Smit...
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1890s English Antique Folk Art Prints

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Large Original Antique Natural History Print, American Bison, circa 1835
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of an American bison etc. Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph after Cpt. Brown with original ha...
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Set of 8 Original Antique Prints of Birds of Prey After Francis Lydon, C.1880
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful set of 8 antique birds of prey prints Lithographs after the original drawings by Alexander Francis Lydon Original colour Publis...
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Large Original Antique Natural History Print, Bugs / Beetles, circa 1835
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of bugs or beetles. Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph after Cpt. brown with original hand col...
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Original Antique Print of a Desert Wheatear, circa 1880, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a desert wheatear Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon. Orig...
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Original Antique Print of An English Sporting Dog, 1847 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a sporting dog, a bloodhound. Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph after Cpt. Brown with orig...
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1840s English Antique Folk Art Prints

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Original Antique Whaling Print, Circa 1800
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a whaling scene Copper-plate engraving Published C.1800 Unframed.
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Early 1800s English Antique Folk Art Prints

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Vintage Cat Block Print
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A vintage handmade block print of a cat in a warm wood frame is a charming and unique addition to any home. This delightful piece of art captures the pla...
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Late 20th Century American Folk Art Prints

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Wood, Paper

Original Antique Print of a Stonechat, C.1880, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Stonechat Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon. Original h...
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1880s English Antique Folk Art Prints

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Block Print in Unique Samuel Peck Co. Negative Printing Contact Frame
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Discover a unique blend of art and history with this captivating block print of an animal. Set against a soothing green matte, this vintage piece stands as an intriguing dialogue bet...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Folk Art Prints

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Wood, Paper

Set of 4 of Original Antique Prints of Fossils and Dinosaur Bones, 1847
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful images of fossils and dinosaur bones. After Cpt. Brown Lithographs. Original hand color. Published 1847 Unframed. Free shipping.
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Original Antique Print of a Cole Titmouse, C.1880, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Cole Titmouse Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon. Origin...
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Original Antique Print of a Rock Dove, circa 1880, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a rock dove. Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon. Original ...
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Original Antique Print of a Chinese Actor in the San Francisco Theatre
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Chinese actor in the San Francisco Theatre Woodcut engraving Text on verso Published circa 1890 Free shipping.
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1890s English Antique Folk Art Prints

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Large Original Antique Natural History Print, Cranes, circa 1835
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of cranes Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph after Cpt. Brown and Marechal with original hand ...
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1830s English Antique Folk Art Prints

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Original Antique Ethnographical Print, Native Americans, circa 1810
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful ethnographical print. Copper-plate engraving Published circa 1810 Unframed.  
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Early 1800s English Antique Folk Art Prints

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Original Antique Print of a Crossbill in an Ebonized Faux Bamboo Frame
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a crossbill presented in an ebonized faux bamboo frame Lithograph after Francis Lydon Original hand colour Published, circa 1880.
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1880s English Antique Folk Art Prints

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Original Antique Print of Leopard Seals, C.1890
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of Leopard-Seals Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Chromolithograph after the original artwork by P.J Smit...
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1890s English Antique Folk Art Prints

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Original Antique Print of Lions and Tigers, 1847 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of lions. Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph after Cpt. Brown with original hand color. Pub...
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1840s English Antique Folk Art Prints

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Original Antique Print of Crossbills, 1847 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of crossbills Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph after Cpt. brown with original hand color. ...
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Original Antique Print of Lobsters, C.1870
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of lobsters Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph. Original colour. Published, C.1870 Free shippin...
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1870s English Antique Folk Art Prints

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Original Antique Bird Print, Shag and Teal, circa 1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a shag and a teal Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph heightened with gum Arabic. Origina...
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1850s English Antique Folk Art Prints

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Original Antique Print of A Fern, Circa 1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a fern presented in a distressed antique lime-washed pine frame. Lithograph with original color. Published, C.1850 Free shipping.  
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Folk Art Prints

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Original Antique Bird Print, Pratincole and Turnstone, circa 1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Pratincole and turnstone Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph heightened with gum Arabic. ...
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Original Antique Print of Partridge, 1847 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of partridge. Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph after Cpt. brown with original hand color. ...
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1840s English Antique Folk Art Prints

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Set of 6 Original Antique Reptile Prints, Tallis, circa 1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great images of reptiles Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithographs with original color. Published by Tallis c...
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1850s English Antique Folk Art Prints

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1830 Antique German Pennsylvania Dutch Birth & Baptismal Lithograph Certificate
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique German / “Pennsylvania Dutch” Birth and Baptismal Certificate lithograph with color block printing in red and yellow, printed in 1830 and signed in 1831. Measures: 14” x 1...
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1830s Antique Folk Art Prints

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Original Chinese Gouache on Mulberry Paper A Mountainous Winter Scene
Located in Miami, FL
An original gouache on mulberry paper depicting a joyful winter scene. It is beautifully presented in a custom frame, measures: 17 5/8" Wide x 21 3/4" High x 1" Deep Very go...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Folk Art Prints

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Wood, Paint, Paper

Folk Art prints for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Folk Art prints for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage prints created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, more furniture and collectibles, asian art and furniture and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with paper, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Folk Art prints made in a specific country, there are Europe, United Kingdom, and England pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original prints, popular names associated with this style include Arthur Nevin, Andy Warhol, J. & E. Steven's Company, and Maud Earl. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for prints differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $20 and tops out at $2,431 while the average work can sell for $30.

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