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Style: Folk Art
SAN BLAS ISLANDS PANAMA MOLA Multi-Layered Fabric Handmade Custom Frame Folk Art
Located in Houston, TX
This is a handmade mola sewn by the San Blas Indian women. Approximate date is 1980. It is framed and protected by conservatorship class. When the gallery f...
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1980s Folk Art More Art

Materials

Fabric

"Protector One" Folk Art Crow Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Richly textured with whimsical appeal, this late 20th century wooden crow is a delightful example of naive American sculpture. Poised mid-caw, the crow's wings are outstretched, read...
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Late 20th Century Folk Art More Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

Unlikely Friends, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Everyone said the old dragon was grouchy, grumpy, and mean. Some even said he was dangerous and should be left alone. "A monster!" others cried, warning their c...

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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art More Art

Materials

Acrylic

Snowberry, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A grey bird swoops past a dog and dives into a berry bush in artist Jaime Ellsworth's playful piece. The playful work captures the whimsical sense of their unex...

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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art More Art

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Acrylic

Hungarian Rabbi Akiba Eger 19thC Judaica Folk Art Tapestry Needlepoint Sampler
Located in Surfside, FL
Dimensions board backing is 2 X 18.5 board opening is 16.5 X 13 inches 19th Century framed tapestry of a Rabbi, embroidered sampler, with beaded script below. (it reads J. Eger Oberlandes Rabbiner or Oberlander Rabbiner) There is some sort of texture and dimension to his fur hat (Shtreimel) and coat collar. This is being sold without the frame.. Rabbi Akiba Eger (5521-5598; 1761-1838) Rabbi Akiba Eger was one of the greatest scholars of his time, who had a great influence on Jewish life. He was born in Eisenstadt, Hungary, in the year 5521 (1761), nearly two hundred years ago. The city of his birth was a seat of learning for centuries, and his family was a family of scholars and Rabbis.Rabbi Akiba Eger, who was Rabbi in the famous community of Pressburg (also Hungary, but since 1913 it belonged to Czechoslovakia and was called Bratislava). He was invited to become Rabbi of the famous city of Posen, and in fact became the chief rabbi of the entire Posen province, though he did not carry that title. His famous son-in-law, Rabbi Moshe Sofer (known as the 'Chasam Sofer'), Rabbi of Pressburg, who had married Rabbi Akiba Eger's daughter. King Frederick III of Prussia honored him with a special medal. Rabbi Akiba Eger was recognized as a great authority on Jewish law, and many well known rabbis and Jewish leaders turned to him for advice and decisions on points of law. "This sort of art, craft work, emerges from a long tradition of Jewish folk art...
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Early 1900s Folk Art More Art

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Wool, Mixed Media, Thread

San Blas Molas, Multi-Layered Fabric, Handmade, Panama, Custom Frame,
Located in Houston, TX
This is a handmade mola sewn by the San Blas Indian women. Approximate date is 1980. It is framed and protected by conservatorship class. When the gallery f...
Category

1980s Folk Art More Art

Materials

Fabric

Magenta Chrysanthemum, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A pink chrysanthemum blooms in artist Pamela Hoke's lively floral piece. "An island friend gifted me with an enchanting autumnal bouquet from her farm," shares Pam. The playful waving magenta petals drew her attention and compelled her to paint the flower. Pam expresses the vibrant bloom in naturally flowing paint strokes.


About the Artist
Profound sensory experiences of nature unfold in artist Pamela Hoke's stylistically primitive representation of the world and her connection to it. Her vast array of subjects, including landscapes, florals, and animal portraits, emerge as intuitive expressions of energy in motion. She creates her own paint with natural earth and mineral pigments mixed with walnut oil—a beautiful and organic process used by the old masters. Pamela received her degree in fine arts at Ohio State University. Being fully immersed in the natural world ignited her creativity and increased her sense of belonging and overall well-being. She shares a semi-private studio with a group of painters on San Juan Island called the Friday Harbor...

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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art More Art

Materials

Oil

Antique Basket Tray with Painted Parrot
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handmade tray or basket with a faux bamboo border, two handles and a folksy parrot painted over a herringbone weave.
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Early 20th Century Folk Art More Art

Materials

Paint

Needlepoint Wall Hanging with a Musical Theme
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Mid century framed wall hanging depicting a lively bunch of musicians in a tropical setting ambitiously crafted in a needlepoint technique. Indisti...
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art More Art

Materials

Cotton

Band Practice, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Andrea Doss presents a whimsical fantasy piece of woodland animals playing musical instruments. The pale crescent moon gives a silvery glow as the raccoon, frog, and squirrel serenade at night. "Band practice was on every Tuesday and was usually a chaotic affair," says Andrea. "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star...

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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art More Art

Materials

Acrylic

Never Again, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A nude woman sits in an affecting posture, demonstrative of her feelings. Artist Sharon Sieben presents the expressive portrait evoking raw and powerful emotions. Her bold brushwork reveals an articulate and deep narrative. Sharon paints with strong strokes to create dynamic textures in the background.


About the Artist
Sharon Sieben prefers working in a loose, fluid technique and finds inspiration in the most unexpected things. Her parents bought her a set of oil paints when she was ten years old and it sparked her love of art. She especially admires the work of Impressionist artists such as Paul Cezanne because of how they broke tradition. When she's not making art, she enjoys reading and playing classical guitar...

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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art More Art

Materials

Acrylic

Rebuff, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Sharon Sieben paints a nude woman in the style of primitivism. The bold gestural strokes evoke raw and expressive emotions. "Something said or done does not meet with her approval," says Sharon. She uses thick layers of graphite and acrylic pigments to shape her vulnerable state.


About the Artist
Sharon Sieben prefers working in a loose, fluid technique and finds inspiration in the most unexpected things. Her parents bought her a set of oil paints when she was ten years old and it sparked her love of art. She especially admires the work of Impressionist artists such as Paul Cezanne because of how they broke tradition. When she's not making art, she enjoys reading and playing classical guitar...

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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art More Art

Materials

Acrylic

Circular Wooden Box -- Breton Figure
Located in Troy, NY
This honey colored wooden box depicts a breton figure in traditional clothing. Brittany is the northwesternmost region of France, heavily influenced by Celtic culture and was a part ...
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20th Century Folk Art More Art

Materials

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

Mid-20th Century Folk Art More Art

Materials

Paint

Wool Felt Applique Israeli Folk Art Signed Tapestry Kopel Gurwin Bezalel School
Located in Surfside, FL
This depicts a Crab, In Hebrew Mazel Sartan (the Zodiac symbol Cancer, June-July) all made by hand. woven and stitched. Kopel Gurwin (Hebrew: קופל גורבין‎) (1923–1990) was an Israeli tapestry wall hanging, painter and graphic artist. Kopel (Kopke') Gurwin (Gurwitz) was born and raised in Vilna, the capital of Lithuania. He spoke Yiddish at home, but simultaneously studied Hebrew at their school which was part of the Tarbut educational network. Kopel was active in the Hashomer Hatzair youth movement. In the 1930s, as a teenager, Kopel helped his parents with the home finances by working in a suit workshop, there he first encountered the art of sewing. With the outbreak of the Second World War and the German invasion of Vilna, the Jews were imprisoned in camps and ghettos. Kopel and his brother Moshe were separated from their parents and were put to work in coal mines and peat. Kopel's parents were taken to the Stutthof Nazi concentration camp where they died of typhus within a month of each other. Kopel's 12-year-old sister Chava was turned over to the Germans by a Polish family and murdered. The brothers were arrested by the Germans, but were saved thanks to the connections of Nina Gerstein, Kopel's drama teacher. They hid in an attic until they were discovered, fled and moved to Riga, where they were caught and sent to the Stutthof concentration camp where they were imprisoned until the end of the war. They were put to work maintaining and cleaning trains and took part in one of the death marches. In July 1946, Kopel and Moshe sailed to Helsingborg, Sweden, as part of operation "Folke Bernadotte", in which Sweden took in ill survivors for rehabilitation. Once he recovered, Kopel worked in a publishing house and later was appointed director of the local branch of the Halutz movement. In 1950 Kopel and Moshe made aliyah to Israel. Kopel worked as a survey for the Survey of Israel Company. In 1951, he enlisted to the Communication Corps and served as a military draftsman. There he won first prize for the design of the front cover of the Communication Corps bulletin. With his discharge from the army at 29 he started studying drawing and graphics at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem. Among his teachers were Isidor Ascheim, Shlomo Vitkin, Yossi Stern and Jacob Steinhardt. At the end of his first year of study, Kopel won the Reuben and Sarah Lif Excellence Award in written studies. During his studies he also won additional prizes: In 1956 he won first prize from the Lethem Foundation in California for poster design. Later the same year, Kopel won the Hermann Struck prize for his drawing on the theme of Jerusalem. In 1957 he won an additional first prize from the Lethem Foundation and second place from the printing company Ortzel for a drawing for a Jewish New Year greeting card. In 1958 he won first prize in a competition to design a poster for Tel Aviv's jubilee. Two years later he won three other awards: First and third prize for designing a poster for Israel Independence Day, celebrating 12 years of the State of Israel. Also that year Kopel won first prize for a poster to mark the 25th Zionist Congress. In 1964 he entered the Independence Day poster competition on the theme of aliyah and won first and second prize. Four years later he again entered the competition on the theme of 20 years of Israel's independence and won first prize. The poster was styled like a Holy Ark curtain with two lions and a menorah at its centre. This poster appeared on the cover of the famous book Jewish Art and Civilization, edited by Geoffrey Wigoder as well as the record Voices of 20 Years, 1948-1968, edited by Yossi Godard. In April 1971 he won first prize in the Independence Day poster competition for the fourth time. Kopel's Folk Art tapestry won the Israeli Independence Day Poster Contest in 1968 With the completion of his studies at Bezalel Kopel moved to Tel Aviv and was hired by Shmuel Grundman's graphics and design studio. Grundman took him to Europe with him to design and supervise the construction of Israeli exhibition pavilions. During his time at Grundman's he discovered the fibrous felt from which he produced most of his wall hangings. At the 1964 Levant Fair exhibition he used felt stuck onto wooden panels for the first time. The first felt wall hanging that Kopel produced was intended for the American Cultural Centre in Jerusalem and its theme was the United States Declaration of Independence. The wall hanging, which measured 2.85 X 1.85 meters, was stuck on a wooden panel. Kopel ordered rolls of felt from France and began work on wall hangings based on bible stories. He used a needle, hand sewing small even stitches with black embroidery thread which framed and highlighted every detail in the work, as well as using appliqué. The interior designer, Alufa Koljer-Elem, introduced him to Ruth Dayan who managed the shop Maskit in September 1967 he opened his first solo exhibition at the Maskit 6 gallery, in which 12 wall hangings were displayed. In light of the exhibition at Maskit 6, Meira Gera, the director of artistic activity at the America-Israel Cultural Foundation, organized an additional exhibition of his works at the foundation's exhibition hall in New York City. The exhibition sparked immense press interest, and was also displayed for a few months at the New York Jewish Museum, from where it travelled throughout the United States. Followed by the exhibition at the Delson-Richter gallery in Old Jaffa, which was later also exhibited at the Jerusalem Theatre. Kopel's tapestry "The Time for Singing has Arrived" was printed on a UNICEF greeting card in 1978 and again in 1981. The Israeli Philatelic Service issued three stamps based on three of Kopel's holy ark curtains and one stamp based on an Independence Day poster he designed. Kopel's creations decorate a large number of synagogues, public buildings, hotels and private collections which were purchased in Israel and around the world. They have decorated, among others, the walls of the King David...
Category

20th Century Folk Art More Art

Materials

Wool, Felt

Color Spectrum 2, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Kira Yustak reveals a charming landscape in her recognizable style of primitivism. A prismatic rainbow emerges from the raging waterfall connecting to th...

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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art More Art

Materials

Acrylic

Fox Under Pink Moon, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"With the world asleep, the fox's senses are awakened," says artist Jessica JH Roller. Running free through the crisp evening air, the nocturnal creature frolic...

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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art More Art

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Acrylic

Rare European 19C Judaica Havdalah Hebrew Plate
Located in Surfside, FL
Here is a rare late 19th Century-early 20th Century painted and stenciled Jewish plate with a Yiddish greeting. A rare piece of Jewish Porcelain from the...
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Late 19th Century Folk Art More Art

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Porcelain

Color Spectrum 1, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
In primitivism style, artist Kira Yustak presents a majestic view of the jungle. She draws inspiration from natural phenomena occurring in nature. A prismatic r...

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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art More Art

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Acrylic

Shark River, Belmar, NJ, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Kira Yustak reveals a primitive seascape of the New Jersey docks during a breezy and relaxed evening. She paints a scene of boats gently drifting by the ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art More Art

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Acrylic

A Whimsical Tea Party, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A mouse, a bunny, and a fairy-winged dragon share afternoon tea in artist Andrea Doss' whimsical work. While sitting on charming mushroom stools, the creatures ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art More Art

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Acrylic

19th C Pair of Breton polychromed fruitwood statues depicting Fishermans
Located in brussel, BE
19th C Pair of Breton polychromed fruitwood statues depicting Fisherman and his wife .Origin France.
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19th Century Folk Art More Art

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Wood

Sleeping Cat on Orange and Yellow, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Jessica JH Roller paints her pet cat, Poppleton, with a striking color palette. "I wanted to create that contrast between my cat's...

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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art More Art

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Acrylic

Barn Swallow Nest, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Pamela Hoke displays a rustic view of two eggs on a bird's nest. She reflects on the details of a rare artistic journey inspired by the excitement of spring. The impasto texture of the nest builds a striking contrast to the smooth cloudy sky. Pamela paints with a mixture of natural earth paint and walnut oil, allowing the colors to naturally flow.


About the Artist


Words that describe this painting: bird nest, barn swallow...

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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art More Art

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Oil

Peaceful Swan, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Pamela Hoke displays an elegant portrait of a swan, tucking its head on its feathery plumes. "I go to swans when I feel unea...

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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art More Art

Materials

Oil

Fiery Heart Poppy, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"This piece is a pure expression of my delight from poppies," declares artist Pamela Hoke. She draws detailed focus to the elegant blossom's soft petals and fu...

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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art More Art

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Oil

Soft Agave, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Pamela Hoke displays a closeup of the large leaves and spiny tips of a giant Agave. The piece evokes a simply enchanting cal...

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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art More Art

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Oil

Island Lilac Hugs, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Elegant lilacs blossom in artist Pamela Hoke's dazzling floral piece. A joyous escape of wonder of this particular species exudes t...

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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art More Art

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Oil

White Lotus, Resilience, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Pamela Hoke exhibits an alluring view of a blooming lotus flower. An expression of rising above adversity with gorgeous blos...

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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art More Art

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Acrylic

Gingko Hug, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Pamela Hoke exhibits a striking image of a Gingko leaf. A potent painterly expression of the much adored and documented anci...

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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art More Art

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Oil

Sunflower Hug, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Pamela Hoke depicts a soft, moving embrace from a sunflower, one of her favorite flowers. She draws inspiration directly fro...

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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art More Art

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Oil

Just Chill, Sea Turtle, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
In artist Pamela Hoke's charming portrait, an animated turtle lies on the sunlit seabed. A soothing yet potent expression reference...

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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art More Art

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Oil

South Beach Serenity, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Pamela Hoke displays a scenic seascape of a tranquil coastline during the final hours before sunset. She recalls finding a r...

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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art More Art

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Oil

Lemon Branches, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Jodi Dann pictures lemons hanging from a tree branch in a delightful color scheme. Part of a series focusing on the zesty fruit. "I can't get enough of t...

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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art More Art

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Acrylic

Winged, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Jaime Ellsworth expresses her immense love for animals in her work. In this piece, she presents a majestic winged horse an...

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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art More Art

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Acrylic

Aubusson Style French Jacquard Tapestry with Hunting Scene
Located in Austin, TX
A lavish French Aubbusson style jacquard tapestry depicting an exciting Renaissance era hunting scene. The scene is set in a dense forest of blue, g...
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20th Century Folk Art More Art

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Tapestry

Harvest Time, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Jodi Dann displays a lemon tree with branches cascading heavily with plump fruit. They dangle from the thin twigs, inviting anyone who passes by to take one. "How can I resist the temptation to paint one of the most beautiful colored fruit?" asks Jodi.


About the Artist
In 1999, Jodi Dann seized the opportunity to become a full-time painter. Today, her paintings read like hazy memories of imagined faraway places. The compositions are abstract, but possess strong architectural elements, recalling bridges, arches, and doorways. Each piece retains an overall sense of place without prescribing a location, allowing the viewer to form an individualized connection with the work. Jodi paints from her cozy studio on her property in Oregon while listening to a variety of music on Pandora. She doesn’t feel the need to strive for perfection in her work. “Life isn’t perfect,” says Jodi. “Why force a painting to be?”


Words that describe this painting: lemons, fruit, leaves, citrus, fruit tree, branches, plant, nature, acrylicpaint, primitive, kitchenart, nature, primitive, acrylic painting, beige


Harvest Time...

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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art More Art

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Acrylic

White Cat with Strawberries, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
An endearing portrait of a cat sits center of the fruity pink piece. Artist Jessica JH Roller displays a soft feline silhouette with bright blue eyes. Plump a...

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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art More Art

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Acrylic

Israeli Bird and Fish Hand Woven Itche Mambush Atelier Aubusson Style Tapestry
By Sami Briss
Located in Surfside, FL
This is an Aubusson style flat weave hand woven wool tapestry. This is from the Itche Mambush workshop. it is edition 2/5 (He worked with Mordechai Ardon, Marcel Janco, Abraham Rattner and others inspired By Jean Lurcat and Jean Picard...
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20th Century Folk Art More Art

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Mixed Media

Americana 1848 pokerwork pyrography panel Prophet or Gospel writer Pennsylvania
Located in Norwich, GB
a wonderful antique pokerwork/pyrography panel by I W Wells, an American artist who flourished between 1845 - 1880. He was active in Pennsylvania/Philadelphia, yet most of his work is conserved in the Pinto Collection, which is part of the Birmingham Museums Trust in the UK. A portrait of Tennyson by Wells is in the Virginia State...
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1840s Folk Art More Art

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Wood Panel, Etching

Water is Life, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Symbolic of water's vitality, artist Kira Yustak depicts a sight of hands cupping water from a clear river. She paints the introspective piece with an absorbing...

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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art More Art

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Acrylic

Woven Pictorial Blanket Tapestry by Brigitta Bertoia
By Brigitta Valentiner Bertoia
Located in Surfside, FL
This listing is for a "Picture Blanket" (hand crochet craft work) and also includes a small brochure and a signed offset lithograph print of a picture rug...
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20th Century Folk Art More Art

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Mixed Media

Mater dolorosa Barbara d'Antuono 21st Century art textile art haiti outsider art
Located in Paris, FR
Embroidered textile painting Hand sewed, unique, hand-signed by the artist Penelope or Parque of modern times, Barbara d’Antuono sews by hand like others recite mantras and decides nothing in advance. She lets images arise without any particular coherence with each other, but to which she gives substance in a kind of urgency, in the form of a strip not drawn but sewn. The exhibition, like the eponymous book, covers seven years of this assiduous and patient work through nearly 30 textile works, real freeze frames made of the emotions and memories of the artist, like so many portraits of humanity. . Her meeting in Haiti with Baron Samedi...
Category

2010s Folk Art More Art

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Textile

Wool Felt Craft Applique Vintage Israeli Judaica Folk Art Tapestry Kopel Gurwin
Located in Surfside, FL
This depicts King David playing the harp, along with a verse in Hebrew from the Psalms. all made by hand. woven and stitched. Vintage, original piece. Kopel Gurwin (Hebrew: קופל גורבין‎) (1923–1990) was an Israeli tapestry wall hanging, painter and graphic artist. Kopel (Kopke') Gurwin (Gurwitz) was born and raised in Vilna, the capital of Lithuania. He spoke Yiddish at home, but simultaneously studied Hebrew at their school which was part of the Tarbut educational network. Kopel was active in the Hashomer Hatzair youth movement. In the 1930s, as a teenager, Kopel helped his parents with the home finances by working in a suit workshop, there he first encountered the art of sewing. With the outbreak of the Second World War and the German invasion of Vilna, the Jews were imprisoned in camps and ghettos. Kopel and his brother Moshe were separated from their parents and were put to work in coal mines and peat. Kopel's parents were taken to the Stutthof Nazi concentration camp where they died of typhus within a month of each other. Kopel's 12-year-old sister Chava was turned over to the Germans by a Polish family and murdered. The brothers were arrested by the Germans, but were saved thanks to the connections of Nina Gerstein, Kopel's drama teacher. They hid in an attic until they were discovered, fled and moved to Riga, where they were caught and sent to the Stutthof concentration camp where they were imprisoned until the end of the war. They were put to work maintaining and cleaning trains and took part in one of the death marches. In July 1946, Kopel and Moshe sailed to Helsingborg, Sweden, as part of operation "Folke Bernadotte", in which Sweden took in ill survivors for rehabilitation. Once he recovered, Kopel worked in a publishing house and later was appointed director of the local branch of the Halutz movement. In 1950 Kopel and Moshe made aliyah to Israel. Kopel worked as a survey for the Survey of Israel Company. In 1951, he enlisted to the Communication Corps and served as a military draftsman. There he won first prize for the design of the front cover of the Communication Corps bulletin. With his discharge from the army at 29 he started studying drawing and graphics at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem. Among his teachers were Isidor Ascheim, Shlomo Vitkin, Yossi Stern and Jacob Steinhardt. At the end of his first year of study, Kopel won the Reuben and Sarah Lif Excellence Award in written studies. During his studies he also won additional prizes: In 1956 he won first prize from the Lethem Foundation in California for poster design. Later the same year, Kopel won the Hermann Struck prize for his drawing on the theme of Jerusalem. In 1957 he won an additional first prize from the Lethem Foundation and second place from the printing company Ortzel for a drawing for a Jewish New Year greeting card. In 1958 he won first prize in a competition to design a poster for Tel Aviv's jubilee. Two years later he won three other awards: First and third prize for designing a poster for Israel Independence Day, celebrating 12 years of the State of Israel. Also that year Kopel won first prize for a poster to mark the 25th Zionist Congress. In 1964 he entered the Independence Day poster competition on the theme of aliyah and won first and second prize. Four years later he again entered the competition on the theme of 20 years of Israel's independence and won first prize. The poster was styled like a Holy Ark curtain with two lions and a menorah at its centre. This poster appeared on the cover of the famous book Jewish Art and Civilization, edited by Geoffrey Wigoder as well as the record Voices of 20 Years, 1948-1968, edited by Yossi Godard. In April 1971 he won first prize in the Independence Day poster competition for the fourth time. Kopel's Folk Art tapestry won the Israeli Independence Day Poster Contest in 1968 With the completion of his studies at Bezalel Kopel moved to Tel Aviv and was hired by Shmuel Grundman's graphics and design studio. Grundman took him to Europe with him to design and supervise the construction of Israeli exhibition pavilions. During his time at Grundman's he discovered the fibrous felt from which he produced most of his wall hangings. At the 1964 Levant Fair exhibition he used felt stuck onto wooden panels for the first time. The first felt wall hanging that Kopel produced was intended for the American Cultural Centre in Jerusalem and its theme was the United States Declaration of Independence. The wall hanging, which measured 2.85 X 1.85 meters, was stuck on a wooden panel. Kopel ordered rolls of felt from France and began work on wall hangings based on bible stories. He used a needle, hand sewing small even stitches with black embroidery thread which framed and highlighted every detail in the work, as well as using appliqué. The interior designer, Alufa Koljer-Elem, introduced him to Ruth Dayan who managed the shop Maskit in September 1967 he opened his first solo exhibition at the Maskit 6 gallery, in which 12 wall hangings were displayed. In light of the exhibition at Maskit 6, Meira Gera, the director of artistic activity at the America-Israel Cultural Foundation, organized an additional exhibition of his works at the foundation's exhibition hall in New York City. The exhibition sparked immense press interest, and was also displayed for a few months at the New York Jewish Museum, from where it travelled throughout the United States. Followed by the exhibition at the Delson-Richter gallery in Old Jaffa, which was later also exhibited at the Jerusalem Theatre. Kopel's tapestry "The Time for Singing has Arrived" was printed on a UNICEF greeting card in 1978 and again in 1981. The Israeli Philatelic Service issued three stamps based on three of Kopel's holy ark curtains and one stamp based on an Independence Day poster he designed. Kopel's creations decorate a large number of synagogues, public buildings, hotels and private collections which were purchased in Israel and around the world. They have decorated, among others, the walls of the King David Hotel...
Category

20th Century Folk Art More Art

Materials

Wool, Felt

Men and Gods Barbara d'Antuono 21st Century art Textile art outsider art haiti
Located in Paris, FR
Embroidered textile painting Hand sewed, unique, hand-signed by the artist Penelope or Parque of modern times, Barbara d’Antuono sews by hand like others recite mantras and decides nothing in advance. She lets images arise without any particular coherence with each other, but to which she gives substance in a kind of urgency, in the form of a strip not drawn but sewn. The exhibition, like the eponymous book, covers seven years of this assiduous and patient work through nearly 30 textile works, real freeze frames made of the emotions and memories of the artist, like so many portraits of humanity. . Her meeting in Haiti with Baron Samedi...
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2010s Folk Art More Art

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Textile

Group zombie Barbara d'Antuono 21st Century art textile art haiti outsider art
Located in Paris, FR
Embroidered textile painting Unique work, hand-signed by the artist Penelope or Parque of modern times, Barbara d’Antuono sews by hand like others recite mantras and decides nothing in advance. She lets images arise without any particular coherence with each other, but to which she gives substance in a kind of urgency, in the form of a strip not drawn but sewn. The exhibition, like the eponymous book, covers seven years of this assiduous and patient work through nearly 30 textile works, real freeze frames made of the emotions and memories of the artist, like so many portraits of humanity. . Her meeting in Haiti with Baron Samedi...
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2010s Folk Art More Art

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Textile

Creatures of the mined lands Barbara d'Antuono 21st Century textile outsider art
Located in Paris, FR
Embroidered textile painting Unique work, hand-signed by the artist Penelope or Parque of modern times, Barbara d’Antuono sews by hand like others recite mantras and decides nothing in advance. She lets images arise without any particular coherence with each other, but to which she gives substance in a kind of urgency, in the form of a strip not drawn but sewn. The exhibition, like the eponymous book, covers seven years of this assiduous and patient work through nearly 30 textile works, real freeze frames made of the emotions and memories of the artist, like so many portraits of humanity. . Her meeting in Haiti with Baron Samedi...
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2010s Folk Art More Art

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Textile

Trick, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Jaime Ellsworth delights in the simple lives and observations of animals at rest, play, or exploration of new experiences....

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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art More Art

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Acrylic

Madagascan Dried Flowers On Hand Made Paper
Located in Brecon, Powys
Very pretty montage of indigenous dried wild flowers from Madagascar. Created in the 80s by ladies from a sanctuary for "Fallen Women" Pressed on hand made paper. mad flowers march22
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1980s Folk Art More Art

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Handmade Paper

Madagascan Dried Flowers On Hand Made Paper
Located in Brecon, Powys
Very pretty montage of indigenous dried wild flowers from Madagascar. Created in the 80s by ladies from a sanctuary for "Fallen Women" Pressed on hand made paper. mad flowers march22
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1980s Folk Art More Art

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Handmade Paper

Madagascan Dried Flowers On Hand Made Paper
Located in Brecon, Powys
Very pretty montage of indigenous dried wild flowers from Madagascar. Created in the 80s by ladies from a sanctuary for "Fallen Women" Pressed on hand made paper. mad flowers march22
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1980s Folk Art More Art

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Handmade Paper

Madagascan Dried Flowers On Hand Made Paper
Located in Brecon, Powys
Very pretty montage of indigenous dried wild flowers from Madagascar. Created in the 80s by ladies from a sanctuary for "Fallen Women" Pressed on hand made paper. mad flowers march22
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1980s Folk Art More Art

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Handmade Paper

Madagascan Dried Flowers On Hand Made Paper
Located in Brecon, Powys
Very pretty montage of indigenous dried wild flowers from Madagascar. Created in the 80s by ladies from a sanctuary for "Fallen Women" Pressed on hand made paper. mad flowers march22
Category

1980s Folk Art More Art

Materials

Handmade Paper

Madagascan Dried Flowers On Hand Made Paper
Located in Brecon, Powys
Very pretty montage of indigenous dried wild flowers from Madagascar. Created in the 80s by ladies from a sanctuary for "Fallen Women" Pressed on hand made paper. mad flowers march22
Category

1980s Folk Art More Art

Materials

Handmade Paper

Madagascan Dried Flowers On Hand Made Paper
Located in Brecon, Powys
Very pretty montage of indigenous dried wild flowers from Madagascar. Created in the 80s by ladies from a sanctuary for "Fallen Women" Pressed on hand made paper. mad flowers march22
Category

1980s Folk Art More Art

Materials

Handmade Paper

Madagascan Dried Flowers On Hand Made Paper
Located in Brecon, Powys
Very pretty montage of indigenous dried wild flowers from Madagascar. Created in the 80s by ladies from a sanctuary for "Fallen Women" Pressed on hand made paper. mad flowers march22
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1980s Folk Art More Art

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Handmade Paper

1930s Hopi/Tewa Black on Yellow Polychrome Pottery Bowl - Signed
By Laura Chapella Tomosie
Located in Soquel, CA
Traditional Hopi/Tewa handmade Native American pottery bowl, with black motifs on yellow polychrome, by Laura Chapella Tomosie (Hopi, 1907-1977), c. 1930's. Signed "Laura Tomosie" on...
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1930s Folk Art More Art

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Clay, Earthenware

Alligator and Butterfly, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"This playful reptile rests amongst native flowers and insects," says artist Jessica JH Roller. A happy crocodile comfortably relaxes against a pastel pink ba...

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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art More Art

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Acrylic

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