Folk Art Art

Mireille Kramer, Egyptian/American (1932 - ) - Birds, Flowers IV, Year: circa 1980, Medium: Etching, Signed, Titled and Numbered in Pencil, Edition: 300, Image Size: 17 x 14 inch...

Abstract patterned work by Geanna Shattuc (American, b. 1963). Consisting of overlapping triangular shapes, this piece is simultaneously repetitive and ...

Well painted and very unique oil on a card of an English town landscape with figures, soldier, monument, and a boy on his way to a school with a hoop and stick. Possible painted for...

This print was created by Peruvian artist Victor Delfin. Delfin found the source of his inspiration in the ancient Paracan culture of Peru, part of the broader Incan civilization. De...

Mu Tighe O’Donoghue, American (1942–2023) Date: 1979 Etching with Aquatint, signed in pencil Size: 30 x 22 in. (76.2 x 55.88 cm)

In this bright creation of mine, I released a kaleidoscope of emotions through a bright spectrum of colors and dynamic shapes. Each curve and shade sings a song of freedom and joy. ...

Genre: Other Subject: People Medium: Oil Surface: Canvas Dimensions: 35" x 16.5 Dimensions w/Frame: 35.5" x 17.25 This depicts a Jazz or Klezmer musician. This one is a banjo or guitar player. The last photo shows it in a group of three that I have available. This listing is for the one painting. The artist Jovan Obican iconic style is child-like yet masterfully adult; a style that tells a story with sociological overtones. His funny little people are always colorful, full of spirit, living with music and birds to bring them happiness. JOVAN OBICAN Cannes, France, b. 1918, d. 1986 Jovan Obican (1918-1986) artist, painter, sculpture and mosaic ceramic artisan was born in Cannes, France, to his Yugoslavian parents. From childhood on, Jovan practically devoted himself to art, scratching designs into the dirt when paper was unavailable. He trained with many recognized teachers and with many styles. He finished his training, imbued with the spirit of his native country, the people, their legends, and their philosophy. It has been said that his work has a "timeless quality" and a naive, folk art, outsider art brut quality, child-like primitive style. Obican is identified with his style the world over, a style that is simple yet sophisticated; child-like yet masterfully adult; a style that tells a story with psychological, philosophical or sociological overtones. His funny little people are always colorful, full of spirit, living with music and birds to bring them happiness. Best known for his depictions of folklore and traditional costumes rendered in a playful, childlike style and for his happy Jewish wedding scenes. He often used bright colors and black outlines in his renderings of figures and animals, giving his work an illustration-like quality. Thematically, the artist’s work is similar to Marc Chagall and Jean Dubuffet for its dreamlike images and so-called naïve style of painting. Over the course of his career, the artist maintained a studio in Boca Raton, Florida and Dubrovnik, Croatia—part of former Yugoslavia— where he developed an interest in Eastern Europe’s Jewish culture. Many of his mature works depict Jewish traditions and ceremonies, including traditional Jewish weddings, the dancing of the Hora, and traditional music. There is a display of his works in his former Dubrovnik studio. His style is a unique conglomerate of tradition, history, legends, heroes, old customs and folklore. It is a self-standing style, recognizable, cheerful, whimsical and a happy creation. Naïve art is any form of visual art that is created by a person who lacks the formal education and training that a professional artist undergoes (in anatomy, art history, technique, perspective, ways of seeing). Unlike folk art, naïve art does not necessarily evince a distinct cultural context or tradition. Naïve art is recognized, and often imitated, for its childlike simplicity and frankness. Paintings of this kind typically have a flat rendering style with a rudimentary expression of perspective. One particularly influential painter of "naïve art" was Henri Rousseau (1844–1910), a French Post-Impressionist who was discovered by Pablo Picasso. Naïve art is often seen as outsider art that is by someone without formal (or little) training or degree. While this was true before the twentieth century, there are now academies for naïve art. Naïve art is now a fully recognized art genre, represented in art galleries worldwide. Museums devoted to naïve art now exist in Kecskemét, Hungary; Riga, Latvia; Jaen, Spain; Rio de Janeiro, Brasil; Vicq France and Paris. "Primitive art" is another term often applied to art by those without formal training, but is historically more often applied to work from certain cultures that have been judged socially or technologically "primitive" by Western academia, such as Native American, sub saharan African or Pacific Island art (see Tribal art). This is distinguished from the self-conscious, "primitive" inspired movement primitivism. Another term related to (but not completely synonymous with) naïve art is folk art. There also exist the terms "naïvism" and "primitivism" which are usually applied to professional painters working in the style of naïve art (like Paul Gauguin, Mikhail Larionov, Paul Klee). At all events, naive art can be regarded as having occupied an "official" position in the annals of twentieth-century art since - at the very latest - the publication of the Der Blaue Reiter, an almanac in 1912. Wassily Kandinsky and Franz Marc, who brought out the almanac, presented 6 reproductions of paintings by le Douanier' Rousseau (Henri Rousseau), comparing them with other pictorial examples. However, most experts agree that the year that naive art was "discovered" was 1885, when the painter Paul Signac became aware of the talents of Henri Rousseau and set about organizing exhibitions of his work in a number of prestigious galleries. The Earth Group (Grupa Zemlja) were Croatian artists, architects and intellectuals active in Zagreb from 1929 to 1935. The group included the painters Krsto Hegedušić, Edo Kovačević, Omer Mujadžić, Kamilo Ružička, Ivan Tabaković, and Oton Postružnik, the sculptors Antun Augustinčić, Frano Kršinić, and the architect Drago Ibler. A term applied to Yugoslav (Croatian) naive painters working in or around the village of Hlebine, near the Hungarian border, from about 1930. Some of the best known naive artists are Dragan Gaži, Ivan Generalić, Josip Generalić, Krsto Hegedušić, Mijo Kovačić, Ivan Lacković-Croata, Franjo Mraz, Ivan Večenaj and Mirko Virius. Camille Bombois (1883–1970) Ferdinand Cheval, known as 'le facteur Cheval' (1836–1924) Henry Darger (1892–1973) L. S. Lowry (1887–1976) Grandma Moses, Anna Mary Robertson...

Impressive hand crafted toy horse and cart with a realistic cowhide cover horse with authentic tack on a wood platform with wheels. The hand painted cart has wooden wheels with metal...

Born in 1940 in Shostka, Ukraine, Konstantin Bokov immigrated to New York City in 1974.Born the son of Viktor Bokov, the well known poet who perished in the Soviet gulag, Konstantin ...

An original work by Noche Crist (1909- 2004). Titled "Femme Fatale" and signed on reverse. Wonderful work made with cut wood, paint and plaster. Noche Crist imbued her cutouts with...

Mary Faulconer, American (1912 - 2011) - Beach at Brighton, Year: circa 1980, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 250, AP 35, Image Size: 15.5 x 20 inches...

Ted Jeremenko, Yugoslavian/American (1938 - ) - Hillside Town. Year: circa 1985, Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 175, Image Size: 19.5 x 24.5 inches, Size...

Mireille Kramer, Egyptian/American (1932 - ) - African Dancers, Year: circa 1980, Medium: Etching, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 14/300, Size: 17 x 14 in. (43.18 x 35...

One of a kind painting by Noche Crist (1909-2004). Noche Crist was an American artist born in Romania. Acrylic painting is made with plaster on wood, which gives the painting a wonderful texture and depth. Painting is signed and titled on reverse "The Fountain of Youth...

Soft pastel on toned sanded heavyweight archival paper suitable for framing under glass signed and dated bottom left. Part of the artists series on the artist and Model subject prima...

Judith Bledsoe, American (1938 - 2013) - Remember San Francisco. Year: circa 1980, Medium: Lithograph and Blind Embossing, signed and dedicated in pencil, Edition: EA, Size: 24 x 3...

Standout set of two pugilistic roosters crafted in metal in action poses and hand painted in dramatic colors. Signed "Made in Italy" on a brass bracelet. Left: H: 6 W: 12 D: 7 Rig...

Jack Hofflander, American (1920 - 2003) - Kite Flyers, Year: 1980, Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 250, AP 30, Image Size: 26 x 20 inches, Size: 28 ...

Frida Espectacular - Amazing Frida Made with natural clay and polychrome painting. Hand-modeled technique and cooked in an oven. LISTING =================================== 1 Ceramic Frida =================================== DETAILS =================================== Time of Preparation: 2.5 months Made: Izuca de Matamoros, Puebla, México. Dimensions: 12" x 16" x 6" in or 30x 40" x 15 cm Artisan: Taller Alfonso Castillo Orta...

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 Isra...

Claude Tabet, French (1924 - 1979) - Rue Norvins. Year: circa 1975, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 250, Image Size: 23 x 16 inches, Size: 30 x 22 in. (76...

Abstract patterned work by Geanna Shattuc (American, b. 1963). Consisting of overlapping rectangular shapes, this piece is simultaneously repetitive and...

Tighe O'Donoghue's geometric abstract composition features minimal detail and indistinguishable subject matter spotted with flecks and scratches of bright pink and blue. Dialects o...

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...

Wonderful and one of a kind nude sculpture by Noche Crist (1909-2004). Sculpture is made from polyester resin. Catalogue of a postumous retrospective in 20...

Bornet's true passion dating back to his early years in Belgium, is cats. He has written and illustrated several books, among them: "Cats are Poets", "Cats are Clowns", "How to Raise a Unicat", and, most recently, the ultimate ballet book, "Pas de Cat". He is currently engaged in painting interpretations of famous masterpieces from Leonardo to Chagall, each endowed with an improbable, yet delightful, feline twist. The Cat Fifer (after Manet...

Judith Bledsoe, American (1938 - 2013) - Pink Sun. Year: circa 1970, Medium: Lithograph, signed and dedicated in pencil, Edition: EA, Image Size: 16 x 20.5 inches, Size: 20 x 25.5 i...

Mireille Kramer, Egyptian/American (1932 - ) - Lovers I, Year: Circa 1980, Medium: Etching, Signed, Titled and Numbered in Pencil, Edition: 300, Image Size: 18 x 11.5 inches, Siz...

Portrait of a Boy Holding a Book, c. 1820s Oil on Panel 24" x 19.5" Housed in a 3" Carved Frame Overall Size: 29" x 25 1/4" In excellent condition. Ready to hang and enjoy.

Daniel Johnston was a prolific visual artist and musician. He gained a cult following in the 1990s when Kurt Cobain wore a T-shirt with the artist’s frog illustration from his Hi, Ho...

Pair of Italian decorative majolica ceramic or porcelain birds, decorated and glazed. Signed Meiselman on the bottom.

An allegorical, mid-century woodcut print titled, "Queremos Chuva!", or "We want rain!" (trans. from Old Portuguese) by Brazilian artist Isa Aderne (b. 1923). ...

Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene during the Art Basel Miami art fair in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he ...

Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene during the Art Basel Miami art fair in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he ...

Acrylic

Born in 1940 in Shostka, Ukraine, Konstantin Bokov immigrated to New York City in 1974.Born the son of Viktor Bokov, the well known poet who perished in the Soviet gulag, Konstantin ...

Joseph Yoakum Andes Mountains Peru So America, circa 1960s Colored pencil and ballpoint pen on paper 7 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches Provenance: Karen Lennox Gallery, Chicago Private Collection, South Dakota Yoakum began drawing in the early 1960s. Most of his work consists of radiantly colored landscapes with mountains, water, trees, and winding roads in abstract and complex configurations. his period of greatest activity — 1965 to 1970 — when he usually made one drawing a day. Yoakum maintained he had seen all the places represented in his drawings, a statement that may not be true in some instances. He traveled a great deal, beginning in his early teens when he ran away from home and became a circus handyman. Yoakum’s drawings can be considered memory images growing out of either actual or imagined experiences. All of his drawings have titles that grew longer and more specific over the years. He dated his works with a rubber stamp — an oddly impersonal, labor-saving device. Although Joseph Yoakum gave vastly different accounts of his background, he was, throughout his life, classified as an African American. Sometimes Yoakum claimed that he was a full-blooded ​“Nava-joe” Indian, one of twelve or thirteen children born to a farmer on an Indian reservation in Window Rock, Arizona. At other times he insisted that he was of African-American descent. He described his mother as a strong woman who was a doctor and knowledgeable in the use of herbal medicines. Yoakum’s family moved to Kansas City, Missouri, during his early childhood. His father was employed briefly in the railroad yards prior to settling permanently on a farm in nearby Walnut Grove...

The imagery of Maurice Kish (1895-1987), whether factories or carousels, reliably subverts expectations. His vision hovers just around the unraveling edge of things, where what is so...

Joyful image of a woodcut print of a Reindeer pulling a Laplander Sami in his Pulk (small toboggan), a traditional scene in Lapland folklore and history by Yuri Mot. Signed indistinc...

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)

Penelope Ellis (1935-2016) Up with the Rooster Woodblock print 15 x 11 cm Provenance: From the artist's estate sale. ​Penelope Mary Ellis (1935–2016) was a British artist celebrat...

Artist Statement I absolutely love working with clay. Creating forms with a chunk of moist earth is a tangible way to cultivate beauty and delight. Through my work, I hope to touch ...

Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene during the Art Basel Miami art fair in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he ...

Kay Ameche, American (1904 - 2005) - Younger Than Springtime, Year: 1981, Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 200, AP 40, Image Size: 17 x 22.5 inches, S...

Enchanting vintage Anglo Indian Pishhwai gouache painting on cloth mounted on board, steeped in alagorical context, depicting Krishna dancing with villagers in a background of birds ...

Mireille Kramer, Egyptian/American (1932 - ) - Birds, Flowers III, Year: circa 1980, Medium: Intaglio Etching and Aquatint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: AP, Image Size:...

Intriguing pair of vintage Chinese cloisonne or enamel on brass birds with quizzical expressions, colorful wings and tails, blue bodies and floral bases.

Mireille Kramer, Egyptian/American (1932 - ) - Egyptian Theme 1, Year: circa 1980, Medium: Aquatint Etching, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 150, AP, Image Size: 6 x 3.5 ...

Mireille Kramer, Egyptian/American (1932 - ) - Lovers V, Year: Circa 1980, Medium: Etching, Signed, Titled and Numbered in Pencil, Edition: 300, Image Size: 14 x 17 inches, Size:...

Will Moses (American, b. 1956) Turkey Trot, 2012 Oil on board 8 5/8 x 7 5/8 inches Signed lower right Soft, shadowy foothills dotted with traditional white farmhouses; weathered red barns tilted haphazardly on broad patchwork sweeps of green and hay-gold fields; small clusters of black and white cows grazing placidly in the distance…it's all part of Moses Country. And, the 200 year-old farmhouse, where Will Moses has his studio, is as solidly traditional as the surrounding landscape…the white house where the legendary Grandma Moses began her career. Born and raised here, in Eagle Bridge, New York, Will Moses creates paintings that reflect the quiet beauty of this tiny community nestled close to the Vermont border. Will has created a vivid, delightful miniature world, peopled with villagers who have stepped out of the past to charm us with their simple, everyday pastimes. As a fourth generation member of the renowned Moses family, painting is a natural tradition for Will, who began painting when he was four years old. Encouraged by his grandfather, a well-known folk painter in his own right, young Will was allowed to experiment freely with paints. Forrest K. Moses was totally committed to self-expression and passed this freedom of spirit along to his young grandson. Stimulated by his grandfather's confident approach, Will developed his own unique style of Americana. Today, Will continues to carry on the family tradition. Although his style is reminiscent of that of his celebrated great-grandmother, it is more complex and sophisticated. Basically self-taught, Will has honed his technique to capture all the most minute details in sharp-edged focus. It is a technique that has gained him considerable attention in art circles. Will Moses has had several well acclaimed exhibitions of his work in the United States, Canada and Japan. The Japanese are enthusiastic collectors of Will's art and Will has personally toured Japan with an exhibition of his work there. In North America, Will continues to make appearances at art galleries and folk art shows, meeting friends, collectors and admirers of his work. Recent public exhibitions of Will's work have taken place at the Cahoon Museum of American Art, The Everson Museum, The Bennington Museum, the North Shore Art Gallery and the President Ford and Reagan Libraries. Will continues his work illustrating and writing children's books. Philomel Books/Penguin Books for Young Readers, have now published ten books to date: Silent Night, The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow, Rip Van...

Mireille Kramer, Egyptian/American (1932 - ) - Biblical I (The Ketuba), Year: Circa 1980, Medium: Etching, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 300, Image Size: 17 x14 inches,...

Douglas Mazonowicz, British (1920 - 2001) - The Hand of Man 6, Year: 1981, Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 166/300, Image Size: 23 x 18 inches, Size:...

Charles Bragg, American (1931 - 2017) - Divorce Court, Year: circa 1970, Medium: Etching, signed, numbered, and titled in pencil, Edition: 300, Image Size: 6 x 9 inches, Size: 10 x...

Cuban Master Juan Roberto Diago. Iconic mixed media figurative portrait by one of the leading living Cuban painters. This piece is in perfect condition and comes from a private colle...

Artist: Raul Anguiano, Mexican (1915 - 2006) Title: Muchacha de Cuetzalan Year: 1988 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 100 Size: 29 x 22 in. (73.66 x 55.88 cm)

In this painting, Robert Richter depicts a view of a hill in winter, with a tree and craggy rocks in the immediate foreground in high contrast to the grey-white of the recent snowfal...

"Cow Pull Toy" is a carved and painted wood sculpture by an unknown folk artist. The sculpture is 9 1/4" long and 7 1/4" high.

Jack Hofflander, American (1920 - 2003) - Donkey Ride, Year: 1980, Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 250, AP 30, Image Size: 22 x 30 inches, Size: 26 ...

Seaside Baptists (California Badlands) - 2010 44 x 59cm, Edition 2/5. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist. based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist...

Edward M. Plunkett, American (1922 - 201?) - Salon d'Automne, Year: 1980, Medium: Lithograph, signed and dedicated in pencil, Image Size: 10.5 x 13.5 inches, Size: 17.5 x 19 in. ...