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Style: Folk Art
Outsider Art, Acrylic & Oil on Canvas: 'The 3 Graces'
Located in New York, NY
Scott likes to think of his work as what it might look like if an overly observant 5 year old kid from New Jersey left hieroglyphics for alien life forms to discover. A mixture of ...
Category

2010s Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil Crayon, Acrylic

Don't Cry
Located in Columbia, MO
Martha Wahlert Hand-signed and titled in pencil
Category

20th Century Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Thread, Acrylic, Screen

The Jungle, Acrylic Painting on Canvas by George Rhoads
By George Rhoads
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: George Rhoads, American (1926 - ) Title: The Jungle Year: 1968 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed l.l. Size: 54.5 x 72 in. (138.43 x 182.88 cm)
Category

1960s Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Tea at Sunset, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
As the sky darkens and fairy lights begin to glow, sunset marks the most magical time for tea parties. A mouse, rabbit, raccoon, and owl sit on mushrooms around...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Large Purvis Young Painting, Estate of the Artist, 96"W
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Purvis Young (American, 1943-2010) Marking(s); notes: signed, LPOO2 FEJU60 Materials: painted wood Dimensions (H, W, D): 18.5"h, 96"w (work is not fra...
Category

Late 20th Century Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Nesting Wyverns
By Albert Hoffman
Located in Astoria, NY
Albert Hoffman (American, 1915-1993), Nesting Wyverns, Acrylic on Panel, 1974, depicting two wyverns by nest with eggs, signed and dated lower right, marked to verso, wood frame. Im...
Category

1970s Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Panel

Sunshine, the Campground Visitor from Outer Space
Located in Red Bank, NJ
Outsider artist Scott Harbison imagines a world of curious alien beings and wide-eyed mutant animals, naively navigating unknown territory. His mischievous figures are activated by s...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil Crayon, Acrylic, Board

1960s Mexican-American Folk Art Oil Painting – Colorful Rural Farm Scene
Located in Denver, CO
“Ethel, The Blue Spotted Cow” is a bold and joyful original folk art oil painting by Mexican-American artist Martin Saldaña. Bursting with color and charm, this large-scale work feat...
Category

20th Century Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Lifeforms For Your Distraction
Located in Red Bank, NJ
Outsider artist Scott Harbison imagines a world of curious alien beings and wide-eyed mutant animals, naively navigating unknown territory. His mischievous figures are activated by s...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil Crayon, Acrylic, Board

Worry Warts
Located in Red Bank, NJ
Outsider artist Scott Harbison imagines a world of curious alien beings and wide-eyed mutant animals, naively navigating unknown territory. His mischievous figures are activated by s...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil Crayon, Acrylic, Board

Woo
Located in Red Bank, NJ
Outsider artist Scott Harbison imagines a world of curious alien beings and wide-eyed mutant animals, naively navigating unknown territory. His mischievous figures are activated by s...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil Crayon, Acrylic, Board

Lover Boy, colorful humorous woman and Cat
Located in Brooklyn, NY
oil on linen on mounted board *ABOUT Stephen Basso Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fanta...
Category

2010s Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Outsider Art, Acrylic Painting: 'School'
Located in New York, NY
Scott likes to think of his work as what it might look like if an overly observant 5 year old kid from New Jersey left hieroglyphics for alien life forms to discover. A mixture of ...
Category

2010s Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil Crayon, Acrylic, Board

Lemon Winter, colorful humorous woman and dog
Located in Brooklyn, NY
oil on linen on mounted board *ABOUT Stephen Basso Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works a...
Category

2010s Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

The Way We Were
Located in Red Bank, NJ
Outsider artist Scott Harbison imagines a world of curious alien beings and wide-eyed mutant animals, naively navigating unknown territory. His mischievous figures are activated by s...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil Crayon, Acrylic

Three
Located in Red Bank, NJ
Outsider artist Scott Harbison imagines a world of curious alien beings and wide-eyed mutant animals, naively navigating unknown territory. His mischievous figures are activated by s...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil Crayon, Acrylic

Influencers
Located in Red Bank, NJ
Outsider artist Scott Harbison imagines a world of curious alien beings and wide-eyed mutant animals, naively navigating unknown territory. His mischievous figures are activated by s...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil Crayon, Acrylic

Serengeti Trio -Jan Coutts, Cheetah, Wildlife, Gold, African, animals, Sprinting
Located in Knowle Lane, Cranleigh
Serengeti Trio by Jan Coutts. A striking creation with mixed media including gold Leaf, depicts one of Coutts's most treasured subjects to paint - the Cheetah. The fastest land anima...
Category

2010s Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Hitchhikers, turtle & boys children soft dreamy green colors bamboo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Imaginary story, fable or fairy tale-like narrative of young boys hitchhiking on the back of a turtle signed and dated on reverse side. ABOUT Stephen Basso Stephen Basso's highly or...
Category

2010s Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

ANIMALS ON A WALK
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Acrylic on canvas. Original art by Daria Kusto. Shipped well protected, rolled in a tube, unframed from Spain.
Category

2010s Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Seated Girl and Hummingbird, Vibrant Figurative Oil Folk Art Painting in Green
Located in Denver, CO
"Seated Girl and Hummingbird" is a vibrant oil on board painting by Mexican artist Martin Saldaña (1874-1965). This captivating folk art piece portrays three figures standing near a ...
Category

Early 20th Century Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Whispers of Blue, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Delicate blue butterflies flit across a softly textured neutral background. Subtle black outlines define their fragile forms, while their rhythmic repetition cr...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Young Maiden and Lion - "Beauty and the Beast" like Fairy Tale
Located in Miami, FL
Beauty and the Beast-like theme is realized in one side of this work by famed Childens Book illustrators Alice and Martin Provensen. Study for "The Pr...
Category

1970s Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Illustration Board

Duck in Farm with Horse, Goat and Chickens. Children's book illustration.
Located in Miami, FL
The beloved couple Alice and Martin Provensen were an American couple who illustrated more than 40 children's books. Martin Provensen creat...
Category

1960s Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

Victor Joseph Gatto
Located in San Francisco, CA
Victor Joseph Gatto: 1893-1965. Very well listed American primitive artist. He is best known for these whimsical paintings in the jungle. This little gem measures 9 inches high by 6 ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Large Scale Early 20th Century Oil on Canvas, The Agriculture and Livestock Fair
Located in Cotignac, FR
A large early 20th Century naive, folk art, oil on canvas view of a livestock fair by Tanim. The painting is signed bottom left. A wonderful, humorous and playful view of animals an...
Category

Early 20th Century Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Yellow Springs Deer Family, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
In this whimsical painting, a family of deer roams around a nature reserve. An owl perches on one of the trees, silently observing the woodland activity. A profusion of flowers adorn the scene, adding to the charm of the composition.


About the Artist
Artist Jessica JH Roller paints whimsical and playful compositions of animals and people, marked by bold colors and primitivist linework. She distills a scene into a few simple shapes, using color to create contrast and vibrancy, often choosing palettes that reflect pop culture. "My adopted kittens, Tony and Larry, opened my eyes and unleashed the artist inside me," shares Jessica. "After, I started to notice birds, trees, color, everything." Jessica brings to life her dynamic creations in the comfort of her studio in her century-old home. She enjoys listening to music and audiobooks while painting with her 18-year-old acrylic-covered easel. When not painting, Jessica cherishes time with her family and five cats, teaches yoga, and enjoys cycling along the river.


Words that describe this painting: forest, deer, deers, wildlife, folk, trees, owl, tree, trees, whimsical, nursery, animals, primitive, acrylic painting, red


Yellow Springs Deer Family...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

COCOA CAT original painting
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original painting by Daria Kusto. Acrylic on canvas Shipped rolled in a tubeю
Category

2010s Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Perch. Seated dark clothed female figure holding white large bird.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This whimsical work is an oil on linen canvas mounted on a cradled wood panel suitable for framing. It is signed and dated by the artist on reverse side. The colors are warm greens a...
Category

2010s Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Lights Out
Located in Red Bank, NJ
Outsider artist Scott Harbison imagines a world of curious alien beings and wide-eyed mutant animals, naively navigating unknown territory. His mischievous figures are activated by s...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil Crayon, Acrylic

Incident on Cabbage Hill
Located in Red Bank, NJ
Outsider artist Scott Harbison imagines a world of curious alien beings and wide-eyed mutant animals, naively navigating unknown territory. His mischievous figures are activated by s...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil Crayon, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Strange creatures Mohammad Ariyaei 21st Century Iranian art Outsider art paint
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint on canvas Signed by the artist
Category

2010s Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Spring Flight, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A flock of birds takes flight as spring arrives, ushering in warmer days. Bold outlines create a striking contrast against the earthy tones. The composition exu...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Goldfinch at Rest, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Walking to a store one regular June afternoon, artist Jessica JH Roller noticed three goldfinches buzzing between a tree and a telephone pole. Drawn by her fa...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Israeli Judaica Shtetl Family Shabbat Scene Naive Art Oil Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Natan Heber was trained by his father in Poland to be a ritual slaughterer. In 1925, he joined the Zionist movement "Mizrachi" and in 1936 immigrated to Palestine where he opened a poultry shop in Haifa. He began to paint at the age of sixty-one, after ill health forced him to retire. Driven by a need to memorialize his family and their shtetl community lost in the Holocaust, he drew scenes of traditional Jewish life. Unfamiliar with the conventions of scale and perspective, he set his heavily outlined frontal figures on steeply rising surfaces and often portrayed his father in monumental size to mark his importance. One of Israel's greatest naive-style painters. Along with Shalom of Safed, Kopel Gurwin and Gabriel Cohen, He is renowned as one of Israel's greatest living naive-style folk art painters, The Haifa Museum of Art will be opening the first ever Outsider Art exhibition (also known as Art Brut) in Israel in January 2013. He was included in the show of Outsider art at Haifa Museum The exhibition included works by Classical Outsider artists, none of them have ever been shown in Israel - Henry Darger, Martin Ramirez, Adolf Wölfli, Aloïse, Hauser, Carlo Zinnelli, Bill Traylor, Minnie Evans...
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

ABSTRACT ADVENTURE
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Acrylic on canvas. Original art by Daria Kusto. Shipped well protected, rolled in a tube, unframed from Spain.
Category

2010s Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Rosemary with Zinnia, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Rosemary, a black-and-white cat, sits gracefully, basking in the sun. A bank of red zinnias with bold, fan-like petals surrounds her, creating a striking cont...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Red Squirrel on Lavender - Original Vivid Figurative Animal Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Naomi Jones's richly patterned realistic paintings focus on the preservation of vulnerable wildlife. Jones finds catharsis in painting soulful animals. Portraits of vulnerable specie...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Wolf and Hedgehogs, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Using her signature folk art-style, artist Jessica JH Roller captures an endearing portrait of a wolf and two hedgehogs in a verdant abstract landscape. Jessi...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Justin McCarthy “Horses” Painting, Outsider Artist
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Justin McCarthy (American, 1891-1977) Marking(s); notes: marking(s) Materials: board/panel Dimensions (H, W, D): 24"h, 23.75"w Additional Information: ...
Category

20th Century Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Paint, Board

Acrylic Paint, Oil Stick on Wood: "Levitation"
Located in New York, NY
In 2018, I became a painter. An artist.  I am a product of the '70s and I spent my life in the fine state of New Jersey—the most wonderful state of them all.  As a result of stuff th...
Category

2010s Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil Crayon, Acrylic

Four Rainbow Ponies, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Jessica JH Roller depicts four ponies in bright, playful tones and bold graphic style. "I wish to give a new tilt to colors often used in fashion and h...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

JOLLY RIDER
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Acrylic on canvas. Original art by Daria Kusto. Shipped well protected, rolled in a tube, unframed from Spain.
Category

2010s Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Two Blue Birds, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Two magical birds find refuge in an evergreen forest, seeking shelter from the cold winter weather. Jewels and prominent markings adorn their bodies. This whimsical woodland scene exudes an air of wonder and enchantment reminiscent of holiday festivities.


About the Artist
Artist Jessica JH Roller paints whimsical and playful compositions of animals and people, marked by bold colors and primitivist linework. She distills a scene into a few simple shapes, using color to create contrast and vibrancy, often choosing palettes that reflect pop culture. "My adopted kittens, Tony and Larry, opened my eyes and unleashed the artist inside me," shares Jessica. "After, I started to notice birds, trees, color, everything." Jessica brings to life her dynamic creations...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Love Lavender, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A Siamese cat with bright blue eyes rests at the center, its golden fur accentuated by bold black outlines. A series of hearts filling the white background ad...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

BE TOGETHER
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Acrylic on canvas. Original art by Daria Kusto. Shipped well protected, rolled in a tube, unframed from Spain.
Category

2010s Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Peace Ponies. Contemporary Welsh Landscape Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
For those of you familiar with the wild moorlands and mountains of Wales you will know that they’re synonymous with the countryside. These tough, shaggy little ponies have inhabited ...
Category

2010s Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Israeli Judaica Shtetl "The Lesson" Rabbi Studying Scene Naive Art Oil Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Natan Heber was trained by his father in Poland to be a ritual slaughterer. In 1925, he joined the Zionist movement "Mizrachi" and in 1936 immigrated to Palestine where he opened a poultry shop in Haifa. He began to paint at the age of sixty-one, after ill health forced him to retire. Driven by a need to memorialize his family and their shtetl community lost in the Holocaust, he drew scenes of traditional Jewish life. Unfamiliar with the conventions of scale and perspective, he set his heavily outlined frontal figures on steeply rising surfaces and often portrayed his father in monumental size to mark his importance. One of Israel's greatest naive-style painters. Along with Shalom of Safed, Kopel Gurwin and Gabriel Cohen, He is renowned as one of Israel's greatest living naive-style folk art painters, The Haifa Museum of Art will be opening the first ever Outsider Art exhibition (also known as Art Brut) in Israel in January 2013. He was included in the show of Outsider art at Haifa Museum The exhibition included works by Classical Outsider artists, none of them have ever been shown in Israel - Henry Darger, Martin Ramirez, Adolf Wölfli, Aloïse, Hauser, Carlo Zinnelli, Bill Traylor, Minnie Evans, William Hawkins and Sam...
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

BULL
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Acrylic on canvas. Original art by Daria Kusto. Shipped well protected, rolled in a tube, unframed from Spain.
Category

2010s Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Florida Crabs, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Jessica JH Roller spent time in South Florida Beach, where numerous species of crabs roam on the shore, lagoon, and bike trail. Jessica depicted them i...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Laughing Gull, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A gull perches on a rock at the ocean's edge in the early morning, its call—resembling laughter—mingling with the crashing waves. Known for its intelligen...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Firefly Field, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
The magic of fireflies fills the field, tempting three clever foxes to chase and capture them. They intend to use the glowing insects for various important pu...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

MAGICAL GARDEN
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Acrylic on canvas. Original art by Daria Kusto. Shipped well protected, rolled in a tube, unframed from Spain.
Category

2010s Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Red-Tailed Hawk, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A red-tailed hawk soars high above, while the lake mirrors the mountains and blue sky. Artist Kira Yustak was inspired by watching these birds glide effortles...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Adventures with a Dragon, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"While both very large and very strong, Fritz was a very timid dragon," says artist Andrea Doss. "He was afraid of everything, from the shadows of tree branch...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Goldfinch Zinnias, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Zinnia seeds planted in late spring bloom into vibrant flowers in midsummer. They attract many pollinators, among them are goldfinches. The painting depicts t...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Girl with Black Cat and Plants, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A daydreaming twelve-year-old holds her velvety black cat, surrounded by a jungle of houseplants. The painting is inspired by the artist Jessica JH Roller's daughter, Wren, and her ever-loyal cat, Pepper. Created using layers of high-quality acrylic paint, this piece captures a moment of serene contemplation amidst a lush, green backdrop.


About the Artist
Artist Jessica JH Roller paints whimsical and playful compositions of animals and people, marked by bold colors and primitivist linework. She distills a scene into a few simple shapes, using color to create contrast and vibrancy, often choosing palettes that reflect pop culture. "My adopted kittens, Tony and Larry, opened my eyes and unleashed the artist inside me," shares Jessica. "After, I started to notice birds, trees, color, everything." Jessica brings to life her dynamic creations in the comfort of her studio in her century-old home. She enjoys listening to music and audiobooks while painting with her 18-year-old acrylic-covered easel. When not painting, Jessica cherishes time with her family and five cats, teaches yoga, and enjoys cycling along the river.


Words that describe this painting: portrait, girl, houseplants, cat, folk, pet, friendship, love, foliage, animals, people, primitive, acrylic painting, pink


Girl with Black Cat...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Cats and Bats, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Jessica JH Roller crafts a visual tale of a playful interaction between creatures of the night. "Long before the break of day, a bat enters a home, awa...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

King Toad, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Jessica JH Roller paints a playful portrait of a king toad surrounded by white daylilies. "He lives in a quaint cottage alone, but he has a human frien...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Untitled 5 - Herd Animals
Located in New Orleans, LA
Self taught outsider art by African American artist from New Orleans with work in major museum and private collections. White created a bold c...
Category

1990s Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Foam Board, Felt Pen

Folk Art animal paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Folk Art animal paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add animal paintings created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange, purple, pink and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Jessica JH Roller, Jaime Ellsworth, Andrea Doss, and Madeline Christine Clavier. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Acrylic Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Folk Art animal paintings, so small editions measuring 7.5 inches across are also available. Prices for animal paintings made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $180 and tops out at $50,000, while the average work sells for $1,786.

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