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Style: Folk Art
Street Scene 2, Folk Art Oil on Canvas Painting by Jalal Gharbi
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jalal Gharbi, Tunisian/American (1920 - 2005) - Street Scene 2, Year: circa 1970, Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed lower left, Size: 30 x 24 in. (76.2 x 60.96 cm), Description: An o...
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1970s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Musicians in the Street, Folk Art Oil on Canvas Painting by Jalal Gharbi
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jalal Gharbi, Tunisian/American (1920 - 2005) - Musicians in the Street, Year: circa 1970, Medium: Oil on Canvas, Size: 36 x 48 in. (91.44 x 121.92 cm), Description: An oil paint...
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1970s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Music Festival, Folk Art Oil on Canvas Painting by Jalal Gharbi
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jalal Gharbi, Tunisian/American (1920 - 2005) - Music Festival, Year: circa 1970, Medium: Oil on Canvas, Size: 36 x 48 in. (91.44 x 121.92 cm), Description: An oil painting of a ...
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1970s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Tower of Slumber fantasy male and female figures engaged in Hercularian feats.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This painting is one of various works by the artist depicting narratives in a narrow vertical format primarily influenced by the works of the German artist Max Beckmann . It is a lar...
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2010s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Linen

OVERTOWN (PAINTING ON WOOD)
Located in Aventura, FL
Original mixed media painting on wood. Hand signed on front by the artist. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included....
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Late 20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Wood, Mixed Media

Flash
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

Free man with no nation
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Acrylic and spray paint
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2010s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Spray Paint, Acrylic

Feast and Famine
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Acrylic
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2010s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

Burnt Bridges Broken Hearts
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Acrylic and spray paint
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2010s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Spray Paint, Acrylic

Stickball Team sports related group male figures earth and red colors
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The painting hardens back to the artist's memory of stickball played on YYC streets. The rough texture is created by pumice like material mixed with the primer. It is on wood signed ...
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2010s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Wood, Oil

Marché Cluny - Market at Cap-Haitien - Haitian Street Art
Located in Miami, FL
A bustling street scene of everyday life in front of the famed Marché in Cap-Haïtien is rendered in Sénèque This is a relatively early work by Obin's signature brightly colored and flat naive style. Signed lower right. Provenance: Galerie Issa - Port-Au-Prince, Haiti - Owned by Issa El Saieh of later named El Saieh Gallery Sénèque Obin...
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1950s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

The window (La ventana) Folk Art. Green, blue, yellow, orange interior scene
Located in Segovia, ES
The window (La ventana) . Folk Art, Acrylic on wood panel painting by Spanish author Raquel Fariñas. Dimensions in centimetres (H) 177,3 x (W) 95 x (D) 4 In inches: (H) 69.7 x (W)...
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2010s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Wood Panel, Acrylic

Outsider Art Painting: 'Come See'
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 Sc...
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2010s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil Crayon

Navigator, bright color oil painting of figure, boats, water
Located in Brooklyn, NY
*ABOUT Stephen Basso Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are alive with boundless imagina...
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2010s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

In front of the sea. Acrylic on wood Raquel Fariñas Folk Art Still-life Flowers
Located in Segovia, ES
In front of the sea (Frente al mar), Acrylic / wood panel. Working on a panel allows the artist to use a lot of material. Dimension art cm: (H) 80 x (W) 50.5 x (D) 5 cm. / Inches: (...
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2010s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Wood Panel, Acrylic

Three's a Crowd, whimsical colorful pastel on toned paper
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Three's a Crowd, whimsical colorful pastel on toned paper A Brooklyn native, much of Basso's wildly imaginative artwork was inspired by travel to Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and especiall...
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2010s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Pastel, Archival Paper

Folk Art Tropical Painting on Canvas
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Charming acrylic painting on canvas of a group of colorful figures in a tropical setting executed in a naive style. Signed Osnel in the lower right and presented in the original wood...
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20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

the waiting room, colorful narrative w 4 women and a little boy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
large scale colorful Oil on canvas narrative painting of little boy surrounded by four ethnically diverse women in formal evening gowns.
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2010s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Justin McCarthy Painting, Outsider Artist
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Justin McCarthy (American, 1891-1977) Marking(s); notes: no marking(s) apparent Materials: board/panel Dimensions (H, W, D): 24"h, 16"w Additional Info...
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20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Board, Paint

Small Wooden Pieces I: Medial Woman in a Moment
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
With a folk-art flavor, this piece combines burlap and plaster, encaustic on wood and beads to capture Medial Woman in a difficult moment. Although she is an archetype of the interme...
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2010s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Found Objects, Acrylic, Encaustic

the golden lobster, fantasy, surreal bather
Located in Brooklyn, NY
ABOUT Stephen Basso Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are alive with boundless imaginat...
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2010s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

The Existential Cyclist human condition humorous male figure on bicycle blue
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Signed and dated on reverse oil on wood panel . This work had a rough surface texture. Some similarity to Botero quality
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2010s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Mexican American Folk Art Oil Painting – Figures, Houses & Landscape, 20th C.
Located in Denver, CO
A charming and colorful oil on board painting by acclaimed Mexican American folk artist Martin Saldaña (1874–1965), titled “Farm and Figures.” This unique 20th-century outsider artwo...
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Neutral Color Tone Figurative Original Painting by Cuban Artist Hector Frank
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Original Neutral Color Tone Figurative Painting by Cuban Painter Hector Frank. International acclaim as one Cuba’s foremost living artists, Havana born Hector Frank. Now, in his art...
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2010s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas, Charcoal, Oil Pastel

Pillow Fight, colorful humorous nude women
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

Nude on the Edge#2, colorful, whimsical imaginative nude
Located in Brooklyn, NY
*ABOUT Stephen Basso Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are alive with boundless imagina...
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2010s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Glory and Grandeur art history strong black female figure topical subject
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, Linen

Soutine's Purveyor, humorous butcher with meat, food
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are alive with boundless imagination, wry wit and fear...
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2010s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Figurative Woodblock Print -- Mother and Child
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid century mother and child woodblock print by Kaoru Kawano (Japanese, 1916-1965). Unframed and un-matted. Signed "Kaoru Kawano", circa 1955. Image 16.75"H x 11.25"L. Kaoru Kawano...
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1950s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Woodcut

Outsider Art, Acrylic Painting: 'Seer'
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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Wood, Oil Crayon, Acrylic

Rapunzel by the Sea, fairy tale narrative, colorful whimsical fantasy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rapunzel figure narrative, colorful *ABOUT Stephen Basso Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical w...
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2010s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Outsider Art, Acrylic & Oil on Hardboard: 'Goat of the Year'
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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Oil Crayon, Acrylic, Board

Balance, Whimsical female with flowers, roses, bright golden sky
Located in Brooklyn, NY
*ABOUT Stephen Basso Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are alive with boundless imagina...
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2010s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Shoe repairman, colorful, character
Located in Brooklyn, NY
*ABOUT Stephen Basso Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are...
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2010s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Large Purvis Young Painting, Estate of the Artist, 93"W
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Purvis Young (American, 1943-2010) Marking(s); notes: signed Materials: painted wood Dimensions (H, W, D): 24"h, 93"w (work is not framed) 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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20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Wood, Paint

High Wire, bright color oil painting circus theme, vertical composition
Located in Brooklyn, NY
*ABOUT Stephen Basso Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are alive with boundless imagina...
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Early 2000s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Outsider Art, Acrylic & Oil on Canvas: 'Chuck (Steak)'
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

Makes Matters Worse
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

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 ...
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2010s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil Crayon, Acrylic

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

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Oil Crayon, Acrylic, Board

Justin McCarthy Nude Painting, Outsider Artist
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Justin McCarthy (American, 1891-1977) Marking(s); notes: no marking(s) apparent Materials: board/panel Dimensions (H, W, D): 24"h, 18"w Additional Info...
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20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Paint, Board

Colorful Mid-Century Folk Art Oil Painting by Martin Saldaña, "Small Nude", 1960
Located in Denver, CO
"Small Nude" is a vibrant, semi-abstract oil painting by Mexican-American artist Martin Saldaña (1874–1965). This whimsical mid-century work features a stylized female nude surrounde...
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Oil

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

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Oil Crayon, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Untitled
By Rosalind Brodoff
Located in Branford, CT
Untitled, oil on wood panel. ROSALIND BRODOFF 1926 - 2017 Rosalind Brodoff was born in The Bronx NY, January 11, 1926, the second of 6 children, 4 sisters and one brother. Althou...
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1970s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Emergence
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

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

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Oil Crayon, Acrylic, Board

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 ...
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2010s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Oil Crayon, Acrylic, Board

Outsider Art, Acrylic &n Oil Painting: 'Good Morning Sunshine'
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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Oil Crayon, Acrylic, Board

Figurative Original Portrait Painting by Cuban Artist Hector Frank
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Original Mixed Media Figurative Painting by Cuban Painter Hector Frank. International acclaim as one Cuba’s foremost living artists, Havana born Hector Frank. Now, in his artistic p...
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2010s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Handmade Paper

Outsider Art, Acrylic Painting: 'Grass Fed'
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

"Home from Work, " Oil Painting of Woman Indoors signed by Robert Richter
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Home from Work" by Wisconsin artist Robert Richter is an oil painting on wood, signed on the verso. The frame was created and hand-carved by the artist, making it an integral part o...
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Early 2000s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Wood, Oil

The Four Winter Months by Edward Marecak, 1985 Denver Modernist Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
“The Four Winter Months” is a striking 1985 original oil painting by acclaimed Denver modernist Edward Marecak (1919–1993). This evocative work features four abstract, semi-stylized ...
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20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Outsider Art, Acrylic on board: 'Onward'
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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Oil Crayon, Acrylic, Board

Joe, Lance, Moe or Less
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

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

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Canvas, Oil Crayon, Acrylic

Ceremony under Moon, Folk Art Acrylic Painting by Ernani Silva
Located in Long Island City, NY
Ernani Silva, Brazilian - Ceremony under Moon, Year: 1993, Medium: Acrylic and Enamel on board, signed and dated in marker lower left, Size: 21 x 22 in. (53.34 x 55.88 cm)
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1990s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Enamel

Man and Child, Folk Art Acrylic Painting by Ernani Silva
Located in Long Island City, NY
Ernani Silva, Brazilian - Man and Child, Medium: Acrylic, Collage and Enamel on board, signed in marker, Size: 7 x 14.5 in. (17.78 x 36.83 cm)
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1990s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Enamel

The Hunt, Folk Art Acrylic Painting by Ernani Silva
Located in Long Island City, NY
Ernani Silva, Brazilian - The Hunt, Medium: Acrylic, Collage and Enamel on board, signed in marker lower left, Size: 10.25 x 21 in. (26.04 x 53.34 cm)
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1990s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Enamel

Living Room Interior, Folk Art Acrylic Painting by Ernani Silva
Located in Long Island City, NY
Ernani Silva, Brazilian - Living Room Interior, Medium: Acrylic, Collage and Enamel on board, signed and titled in marker lower right, Size: 21.5 x 21 in. (54.61 x 53.34 cm)
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1990s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Enamel

Lost
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

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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