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Style: Folk Art
Antique Lemondrops persimmon red and rich gold ochre colors interior subjects
Located in Brooklyn, NY
First of a series of totem like images by the artist dealing with everyday ABOUT Stephen Basso Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought pr...
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2010s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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...
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2010s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Mexican Modernist Painting Boy with Watermelon
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Latin American Subject: Children Medium: Mixed Media Surface: Paper Country: Mexico Dimensions include Frame: 36X26 The sweetness that characterizes the work of Mexican pai...
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20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Eden Lockdown, colorful humorous nude woman with apple and snake
Located in Brooklyn, NY
oil on linen on mounted board outsider pastel on archival paper *ABOUT Stephen Basso Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking f...
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2010s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Pastel, Archival Paper

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...
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2010s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Catcus Fever seated man with catcus plant warm southwestern colors
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is an oil on linen canvas mounted on a cradled wood panel. Framing recommended but not necessary. It is signed and dated on the reverse
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2010s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Linen, Oil, Wood Panel

A breath of fresh air. Symbolic Acrylic paint Folk Art Landscape with figure
Located in Segovia, ES
"Un soplo de aire fresco" (A Breath of Fresh Air. Symbolic acrylic paint. Colorful Folk Art Landscape with figure. Dimension art cm.: (H) 43 x (W) 53 x (D) 6 cm. In inches: 16.93"...
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2010s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Mixed Media, Wood Panel

"Om Away from Om" Wood Panel Original Painting and Carving
Located in Soquel, CA
"Om Away from Om" Wood Panel Original Painting and Carving Elaborate collage, painting and carved sculpture by Mickey "Kano" Kane (American, 20th century). This piece is carved, wit...
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1990s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Gold Leaf

If it was wind..., Raquel Fariñas Symbolic Blue Landscape with figures Folk Art
Located in Segovia, ES
"If it was wind, I would bathe in your breeze", symbolic figurative landscape with figures. Acrylic and mixed media on wood panel. Dimesions: (H) 44 x (W) 57 x (D) 5 cm. The picture...
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Early 2000s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Mixed Media, Wood Panel

"Es Posible sin Alas". Symbolic Paint. Folk Art Landscape with figures.
Located in Segovia, ES
"Es Posible sin Alas". Symbolic paint. Folk Art Landscape with figures by spanish artist Raquel Fariñas. Acrylic mixed media/ wood panel, 48 x 55 x 4 cm. In inches: 18.9" x 21.65" x...
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2010s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Mixed Media, Wood Panel

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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil Crayon, Acrylic

"Yelow Still-life". Raquel Fariñas. Folk Art, Acrylic on wood panel painting
Located in Segovia, ES
"Yellow Still-life". Raquel Fariñas. Folk Art, Acrylic on wood panel painting. Dimensions: (H) 103 x (W) 122 x (D) 4 cm. The color in the foto is a little blue. The border and the a...
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1990s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Mixed Media, Wood Panel

Girl with Sheep and Car – Original Folk Art Oil Painting by Martin Saldaña
Located in Denver, CO
Step into a world of color, memory, and rural charm with “Girl with Sheep and Car,” a joyful and visually rich original oil painting on board by renowned Mexican-American folk artist...
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Oil

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...
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2010s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Mid Century Watercolour of the Wild West, Here Come The Cavalry
Located in Cotignac, FR
Mid Century pencil, chalk, watercolour and gouache painting of an American cavalry officer riding his horse across the dessert. This artwork captures the dynamic energy of a lone c...
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Chalk, Crayon, Watercolor, Cardboard, Pencil

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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Oil Crayon, Acrylic, Board

Figurative Mixed Media Portrait by Cuban Artist Hector Frank
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Figurative Mixed Media Portrait Painting by Cuban Artist Hector Frank. Unique Painting with a certificate of authenticity. Despite international acclaim as one Cuba’s foremost livi...
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2010s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

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...
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2010s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Mid 19th Century Folk Art Hunting Scene, Landscape, Animal and Figurative, 1852
Located in Doylestown, PA
This mid 19th Century, 25" x 30", oil on canvas, Folk Art hunting scene was painted in 1852, and signed and dated by an illegible artist. It is framed in a reproduction wood frame.
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1850s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Twins (original mixed media collage)
Located in Aventura, FL
Original mixed media collage on cardboard mounted on paper. Unsigned. Artwork size 12.25 x 20.875 inches. Frame size approx 18 x 27 inches. Artwork is in excellent condition. Ce...
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Late 20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

A Very Fine and Large Oil on Canvas "Three Singing Italian Beauties on The Road"
Located in LA, CA
Pietro Gabrini (Italian, 1856-1926) A Very Fine and Large Oil on Canvas "Three Singing Italian Beauties on The Road" depicting three young maidens walking through a road path while e...
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Late 19th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Martin Saldaña 20th-Century Mexican Folk Art “Seated Girl and Hummingbird”
Located in Denver, CO
"Seated Girl and Hummingbird" is a vibrant oil on board painting by Mexican folk artist Martin Saldaña (1874–1965). This captivating work depicts three figures near a house, surround...
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Early 20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Acrylic Paint, Oil Stick on Canvas: "Accessory Included"
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...
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2010s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil Crayon, Acrylic

As In You
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil Crayon, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Le Duel Small Oil Painting
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Le Duel, Artist signed and titled on reverse. Born on March 21, 1906, in Moscow, she arrived as an emigrant to Paris at the age of 15, bearing in her young experience, the weight of ...
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1960s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

Outsider Art, Acrylic Painting: 'Feed'
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 ...
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2010s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil Crayon, Acrylic

Peaceful Pastoral Scene: naive folk art northern renaissance style landscape
Located in Norwich, GB
Born in Yugoslavia in 1947, Miodrag "Micha" Markovic was naturalised French and lives in Paris. His work has been shown not only in exhibitions of naive art in Japan, Germany and Ita...
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1980s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

"Haitian Island Scene with Fishermen" Large Nautical Folk Art Painting of Boats
Located in Austin, TX
Board Size: 24 x 30 in. Frame Size: 31 x 37 in. Signed, bottom Left: "F. Lamothe" In this oil and wax on Masonite painting, Haitian artist Fritz Lamothe renders a scene of village l...
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Masonite, Wax, Oil

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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil Crayon, Acrylic, Board

Textured Black Figurative Mixed Media Portrait by Cuban Artist Hector Frank
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Figurative Mixed Media Portrait Painting by Cuban Artist Hector Frank. Unique Painting with a certificate of authenticity. Despite international acclaim as one Cuba’s foremost livi...
Category

2010s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

Sunset on the River, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A boy and a bear sit back to back on a boat, one reading a book and the other blowing bubbles to a duck. Their quiet moment shows that friendship is a special k...

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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

Folk Art, Naïve Harbour Scene With Fishing Boats
Located in Cotignac, FR
Fishing boats and harbour scene naive folk art, Mid Century oil on wood panel. The painting is monograph signed bottom right (as yet undeciphered) and presented in a plain patinated ...
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Evening in peace. Raquel Fariñas Symbolic Blue Folk Art Still-life
Located in Segovia, ES
"Evening in peace" (Tarde en calma). Acrylic and mixed media on wood panel. Dimensions: centimeters (H) 45 x (W) 60 (D) 6 / inches: 17.72 x 23.62 x 2.36 The pictures of Raquel Fariñas...
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2010s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Panel, Acrylic

Beauty
By Robert Tatin
Located in PARIS, FR
Robert Tatin was born in 1902 in Lavan and he passed away in 1983. He is a French artist known for having created a spectacular “art environment” which became the Robert Tatin Museum...
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1970s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French Watercolour and Gouache, The Harlequins
Located in Cotignac, FR
Pencil, chalk and watercolour on card depiction of a group of harlequins by French artist Jean Ducel. The work is signed and dated bottom right. This vivid artwork showcases an ener...
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Late 20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Chalk, Crayon, Watercolor, Pencil

Textured Neutral Figurative Mixed Media Portrait by Cuban Artist Hector Frank
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Figurative Pink Mixed Media Portrait Painting by Cuban Artist Hector Frank. Unique Painting with a certificate of authenticity. Despite international acclaim as one Cuba’s foremost...
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2010s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

Living The Free Range Life. Contemporary Naive School Figurative Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Happy hens, happy life. An idyllic painting set high on the cliffs above the sea where hens peck, plants grow and the sun shines. Therese James is a very special talent bringing happ...
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2010s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

Rockets and Feathers of Rebirth
Located in Santa Monica, CA
SHARE Virtual Install Rodney E. Denne (RED) Rockets and Feathers of Rebirth, 2021 Medium: Oil on Canvas Artwork Size: 48 x 35.75 in Framed Size: 49.75 x 37.25 in This work ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Soul Engines
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Rodney E. Denne (RED) Soul Engines, 2021 Medium: Oil on Canvas Artwork Size: 46 x 47 in This work is Framed
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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Filipina Girl Playing the Harp
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant portrait of a Filipino girl playing a harp by an unknown artist (20th Century). This piece is done in the style of traditional Filipino art, with ...
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1970s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Sensuous Reclining Black Nude with Interested Cat
By Seymour Etienne Bottex
Located in Miami, FL
A sensuous reclining nude with exaggerated curves touches her nipple. The intimate moment is witnessed by a relishing cat. Of course, the cat has a smile on his face. From his position, the view is very good. Stong colors and a perfect interaction of positive and negative spaces along with it large size make this a powerfully involved work. Seymour Etienne Bottex...
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1970s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Dreamscape II
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Rodney E. Denne (RED) original oil
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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Greenwich Village City Limit
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Rodney E. Denne (RED) original mixed media on canvas.
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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media

Before the Law
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Rodney E. Denne (RED) original mixed media on canvas.
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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media

Before the Law
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Woman with Birds, Folk Art Acrylic Painting on paper by Jovan Obican
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jovan Obican, French/Yugoslavian (1918 - 1986) - Woman with Birds, Medium: Acrylic on paper, signed lower left, Size: 27 x 21 in. (68.58 x 53.34 cm), Frame Size: 36.5 x 30.5 inches
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

Malcah Zeldis Folk Art Gouache Painting Sports Basketball Arena Coca Cola Sign
Located in Surfside, FL
MALCAH ZELDIS ''Basketball'', 1988, gouache on paper Hand signed and dated bottom right, titled in pencil on paper verso Malcah Zeldis (born Mildred Brightman; 1931) is an Americ...
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1980s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Massive Purvis Young Painting, Estate of the Artist, 84"W
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Purvis Young (American, 1943-2010) Marking(s); notes: signed, BCO1FE60 Materials: painted wood Dimensions (H, W, D): 48"h, 84"w; 50"h, 86"w frame Additional Information: Provenance: This work is from the personal collection of Anthony Romano, one of the two guardians appointed to the artist in the later part of his life. Purvis Young (1943–2010) was a self-taught American artist from Miami’s Overtown neighborhood, known for his raw, expressive paintings on found materials that explore themes of social justice, spirituality, and everyday urban life. His work resonates with the visual urgency of Jean-Michel Basquiat, the narrative power of Thornton Dial, and the outsider spirit of Bill Traylor and Sister Gertrude Morgan...
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Late 20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Wood

Antique American Folk Art Dog Man Woods Oil Painting Original Frame Gold 19th C.
Located in Buffalo, NY
An antique American folk art painting in its original period frame. Featuring a man walking his dogs in the woods with a stunning s...
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1890s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

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...
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Early 20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Style Of William Aiken Walker
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fabulous oil on canvas in the style of the famous William Aiken Walker. The details of this painting are amazing and is the same subject matter of...
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1970s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Malcah Zeldis Folk Art Gouache Painting Outsider Circus Trapeze Artist Acrobats
Located in Surfside, FL
MALCAH ZELDIS Circus, Trapeze Artists and Acrobats gouache on paper Hand signed and dated bottom right. titled in pencil on paper verso. Framed to 15 X 16.5 sheet is 9 X 12 Malcah ...
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1980s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

BE TOGETHER
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Acrylic on canvas. Original art by Daria Kusto. Shipped well protected, rolled in a tube, unframed from Spain.
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2010s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

“Raising the Flag” by R. Kamal
Located in San Francisco, CA
You won’t find many wooden one-room schoolhouses these days—more likely utilitarian blocks of concrete and glass, fluorescents above, linoleum below, to do the job. The early schoolh...
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20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Ophelia - Original Earthy Floral Feminine Figurative Portrait Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Naomi Jones’s evocative figurative painting captures the essence of feminine serenity and nature-inspired symbolism. This soulful portrait features a peaceful woman with flowing aubu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Lacquer

Jins protecting the treasures Mohammad Ariyaei 21st Century Iranian outsider art
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint on paper Signed by the artist
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2010s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

IDYLL
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
OIL ON CANVAS Ready to hang. Shipping from Belarus, Minsk. Natalia Ivanova is a well-known Belarusian painter working in the style of symbolic figurative art. Her paintings were exh...
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2010s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Allegory of The Wheat Harvest (19th-century Folk Art Child portrait)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Allegory of a Wheat Harvest (Portrait of young child), ca. 1850, by unknown American artist. Oil on panel measures 9 x 11 inches. Unframed. Original con...
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19th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Tempus fugit I, Anick Langelier, 21st Century, Outsider art, Figurative painting
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint on canvas Outsider art Signed Unique work
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2010s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Woman Descending America or The Inconsiderate Neighbor
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This work by Dimitri reflects his imaginative process. He says, "Multiple layers of materials laid down over a ten-year period. The painting recently fell into place." With a colorf...
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2010s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Panel

Northern Fair: Contemporary Naive School Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Harking back to his roots in this picture Simeon Stafford has captured, in a whirling scene of colourful chaos all the elements that made travelling fairs such magical places for adu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Folk Art figurative paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Folk Art figurative 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 figurative 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, pink, purple and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Mary Dwyer, Jaimendes, James (Jimmy) C. Litz, 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 figurative paintings, so small editions measuring 4 inches across are also available. Prices for figurative 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 $183 and tops out at $125,000, while the average work sells for $2,000.

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