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What is outsider art called now?

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What is outsider art called now?
What outsider art is called now varies. Because artists who produce outsider art often lack formal training and rely on innate skill, some people refer to their work as visionary art, self-taught art, intuitive art, grassroots art and naïve art. Another term for outsider art is "art brut." French artist Jean Dubuffet introduced the phrase in the 1940s to describe art produced by artists outside the mainstream. Art brut translates literally to "raw art." Shop a wide variety of outsider art on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertNovember 13, 2024
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Girls and Ponies: naive surrealist outsider Alice in Wonderland style painting
Located in Norwich, GB
Step into a dreamlike pastoral paradise with this enchanting mid-century oil on canvas by French artist Denise Collet. Titled "Girls and Ponies," this wo...
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1980s Outsider Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Feeding The Birds. Contemporary Figurative Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Therese James's ever popular views of daily Welsh life, drawn from the here and now and her personal recolections of growing up in Wales. Joyful art.
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2010s Outsider Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Soul Sisters At Chapel. Contemporary Figurative Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Therese James's ever popular views of daily Welsh life, drawn from the here and now and her personal recolections of growing up in Wales. Joyful art. "Based on the people I grew up ...
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2010s Outsider Art Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

Oil Painting Puerto Rican Outsider Latin American Art "Horsemen of Apocalypse"
Located in Portland, OR
A most unusual oil on canvas painting, by the Latin American artist Juan De' Prey (1904-1962), "The horsemen of the Apocalypse", dated 1932. De'Prey worked mainly New York, this mos...
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1930s Outsider Art Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French Impressionist Oil on Board, Wooded Landscape, The Terrace of the Chateau
Located in Cotignac, FR
French Impressionist oil on board of a wooded landscape presented in a period carved wood gilt and patinated frame with trade label to the reverse for a gallery in Grenoble. A charm...
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Early 20th Century Outsider Art Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Watch The Birdie !!
Located in Brecon, Powys
Watch the Birdie !! One of Therese's fabulous studies of cheeky ladies.
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21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic Polymer, Mixed Media

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