Folk Art Art

Judith Bledsoe, American (1938 - 2013) - Atlanta Olympics - Swimming and Running. Year: circa 1996, Medium: Pastel and Collage on Paper, signed l.r., Size: 25.5 x 10.5 in. (64.77 x ...

Mary Faulconer, American (1912 - 2011) - Vinegar, Year: circa 1980, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 250, AP 35, Image Size: 14 x 11 inches, Size: 26....

Ari Gradus, Israeli (1943 - ) - Gypsy Fever, Year: 1980, Medium: Lithograph, Signed and Numbered in Pencil, Edition: AP, Image Size: 18 x 26 inches, Siz...

Kay Ameche, American (1904 - 2005) - America Light of the World, Year: 1980, Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 200, AP 40, Image Size: 20 x 16 inches, ...

Ari Gradus, Israeli (1943 - ) - Knife Sharpener, Year: 1980, Medium: Lithograph. Signed and Numbered in Pencil, Edition: AP, Image Size: 18.5 x 25 inche...

Of all the Haitian Voodoo ceremony paintings, few depict the ceremony at sea. This is a rare example. Vodou ceremonies at sea often depict rituals f...

Friendly Totems Douglas Mazonowicz, British (1920–2001) Date: circa 1981 Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 134/275 Image Size: 23.5 x 18 inches Size: 29 x 23.25 i...

Ari Gradus, Israeli (1943 - ) - Puppet Show, Year: 1980, Medium: Lithograph, signed in pencil, Edition: AP, Size: 22 in. x 30 in. (55.88 cm x 76.2 cm), ...

Judith Bledsoe, American (1938 - 2013) - Petite Portrait - Harpist. Year: circa 1974, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: EA, Image Size: 8 x 6 inches, Size: 15 x 10.5 in. (38.1 x 26.67 cm), Description: Judith Bledsoe's small portrait of a harpist accompanied by several animals is a typical example of the artist's whimsical, often silly work. Playing a beautifully carved golden harp...

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...

Vasilios Janopoulos, Greek (1953 - ) - Untitled - Beach Scene, Year: circa 1979, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: AP 50, Size: 23 in. x 29 in. (58.42 c...

Johnny Banks (1912-1988) San Antonio Artist Image Size: 13.75 x 20 Frame Size: 20 x 27 Medium: Pen, Pencil, Crayon, Marker "Daddy Playing in the Mud" Biography Johnny Banks (1912-1988) In my opinion one of the greatest Texas folk artists of all time. The following information was compiled and submitted by Stephanie Reeves: John Willard Banks, San Antonio, Texas, African American Folk Artist John Willard Banks, black self-taught artist, the son of Charlie and Cora Lee (McIntyre) Banks, was born on November 7, 1912, near Seguin, Texas. At the age of five his parents took him to San Antonio, where he attended Holy Redeemer School until the age of nine, when his parents were divorced and John returned to his grandparents' farm near Seguin. From childhood Banks's favorite pastime was drawing pictures on his Big Chief tablet. He later recalled, "As a kid I used to lie flat on my stomach, drawing and drawing. . . . My mother had to kick me off the floor to sweep." While helping out on his grandparents' farm, Banks completed the tenth grade before striking out on his own. His favorite activities during his youth were singing in a gospel quartet and playing baseball. In his adult years he worked in oilfields and cotton fields, drove a truck, and tended a San Antonio service station. During World War II he joined the army; he held the rank of sergeant and was stationed in the Philippines. After the war he returned to San Antonio, where he worked as a custodian at Kelly Air Force Base, at Fort Sam Houston, and at a local television station. Banks married Edna Mae Mitchell in 1928, and they had five children. The marriage ended in divorce around 1960. In 1963 he married Earlie Smith. His art career began in 1978 while he was recuperating from an illness for which he had been hospitalized. Banks's wife admired her husband's drawings and secretly took several of them to a San Antonio laundromat. There she hung the drawings on the wall, offering them for sale at the price of fourteen dollars. They were purchased and taken to a gallery for framing. Quite by chance, a San Antonio physician and collector of works of art by black artists...

Jack Hofflander, American (1920 - 2003) - HM Lewis Building, Year: 1979, Medium: Screenprint, signed in pencil, Edition: AP 30, Image Size: 22 x 30 inches, Size: 26 in. x 33 in....

Fans Amos Yaskil Israeli (1935) Date: 1980 Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 375 Image Size: 20 x 14.5 inches Size: 26 in. x 19.5 in. (66.04 cm x 49.53 cm)

Mary Faulconer, American (1912 - 2011) - Butterfly Cup, Year: circa 1980, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 250, AP 35, Image Size: 16 x 11 inches, Size...

Judith Bledsoe, American (1938 - 2013) - Three Kings. Year: 1970, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 154/375, Size: 20.5 x 16 in. (52.07 x 40.64 cm), Frame ...

Standout antique cast iron door stop in the form of a giraffe with a bronze like finish.

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 ...

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 ...

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...

Kay Ameche, American (1904 - 2005) - Walden Pond in Spring, Year: 1981, Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 200, AP 40, Size: 22 in. x 26 in. (55.88 cm x...

Mary Faulconer, American (1912 - 2011) - Purple Pansies in Cup, Year: 1979, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 250, AP 35, Image Size: 14 x 10 inches, Si...

Music Box A Phillips Etching, signed in pencil Image Size: 6.5 x 8.75 inches Size: 8.25 x 11.5 in. (20.96 x 29.21 cm)

Judith Bledsoe, American (1938 - 2013) - Petite Portrait - Woman in Feathered Hat. Year: circa 1974, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: EA, Image Size: 8 x ...

Scarecrow Jovan Obican French/Yugoslavian (1918–1986) Date: 1983 Oil on Canvas, signed l.l. Size: 40 x 30 in. (101.6 x 76.2 cm) Frame Size: 43 x 32.5 inches

The America Dream (29 Palms, CA) - 1999 44x59cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist ...

Western Pacific (29 Palms, CA) - 1999 44x59cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist In...

Wrong Way (29 Palms, CA) - 1999 44x59cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventor...

Battlefield (29 Palms, CA) - 1999 44x59cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Invent...

Ocotillo (29 Palms, CA) - 1999 44x59cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory...

Old Woman Spring Road (29 Palms, CA) - 1999 44x59cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Art...

Back Country (29 Palms, CA) - 1999 44x59cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inven...

On the Road (California Badlands) - 1999 44x59cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist...

Hidden (The last Picture Show) - 1999 50x49cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist In...

Translucent (29 Palms, CA) - 1999 50x49cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Invent...

Oil paint.

Ernani Silva, Brazilian - Emperor, Medium: Acrylic, Collage and Enamel on board, signed in marker, Size: 22 x 9.75 in. (55.88 x 24.77 cm)

Artist: Jaimendes, Brazilian (1939 - ) Title: Pouring Coffee Year: 1983 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated l.r. Size: 16 in. x 13 in. (40.64 cm x 33.02 cm)

Polaroid transfer, unique 1/1 print.

Barren (American Depression) - 1997 44x59cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inv...

Golden (Musica Poetica) - 1997 44x59cm, Edition 4/10. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and...

The little Girl at the End of the Road (Musica Poetica) - 1997 44x59cm, Edition 4/10. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate a...

"Drover" is an original yellow & green opal serpentine stone sculpture by Aaron Perkins Chikumbirike, a contemporary Shona stone sculptor. The artist signed the piece. It depicts...

Shell (Stranger than Paradise) - 1999 50x49cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature ...

Magic Hour (Stranger than Paradise) - 1999 44x59cm, Edition 3/10. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist In...

Mels (Stranger than Paradise) - 1999 44x59cm, Edition 2/10. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventor...

No Parking (Stranger than Paradise) - 1999 59x56cm, Edition 2/10. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist In...

Palm Trees Dive by (Stranger than Paradise) - 1999 44x59cm, Edition 2/10. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. A...

Three Boys (Stranger than Paradise) - 1997 20x25cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid. Certificate and signature label. Artist Inventor...

Three Boys (Stranger than Paradise) - 1997 20x25cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid. Certificate and signature label. Artist Inventor...

Two Unknown Boys (Stranger than Paradise) - 1997 - 44 x 59 cm, Edition 8/10. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist. based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. ...

Christmas (Los Angeles) - 1997 44x59cm, Edition 3/5. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Invent...

Dust Bowl Farm (American Depression) - 1997 44x59cm, Edition 3/5. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. ...

A vibrant tapestry by Peruvian artist Victor Delfin, depicting four birds feeding on the nectar from a large flower. Four Birds Victor Delfin, Peruvian (1927) Date: 1978 Tapestry Si...

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...

Artist: Muhammad Ali, American (1942 - ) Title: Under the Sun Year: 1979 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 500 Size: 22 x 30 in. (55.88 x 76.2 cm) Frame: 36 ...

Group of original vintage color and black and white photographs related to Grandma Moses. Dimensions: Largest is 6 X 8 with mat. the rest are smaller. There are a total of photos. most with hand inscriptions and dated verso. They are not signed. Provenance: the collection of the Beers family and is from the estate. Anna Mary Robertson Moses (1860 – 1961), or Grandma Moses, was an American folk artist. She began painting in earnest at the age of 78 and is a prominent example of a newly successful art career at an advanced age. Moses gained popularity during the 1950s, having been featured on a cover of Time Magazine in 1953. She was a subject of numerous television programs and of a 1950 Oscar-nominated biographical documentary. Her autobiography, titled My Life's History, was published in 1952. She was also awarded two honorary doctoral degrees. She embroidered pictures with yarn, until disabled by arthritis. In her 1961 obituary, The New York Times said: "The simple realism, nostalgic atmosphere and luminous color with which Grandma Moses portrayed simple farm life and rural countryside won her a wide following. She was able to capture the excitement of winter's first snow, Thanksgiving preparations and the new, young green of oncoming spring ... In person, Grandma Moses charmed wherever she went. A tiny, lively woman with mischievous gray eyes and a quick wit, she could be sharp-tongued with a sycophant and stern with an errant grandchild." Moses's work has been a subject of numerous museum exhibitions worldwide and has been extensively merchandised, such as on greeting cards. In 2006, her 1943 painting titled Sugaring Off was sold at Christie's New York for US$1.36 million, setting an auction record for the artist. Her work is fundamental for any Naive art or Americana collection. She was known as either "Mother Moses" or "Grandma Moses", and although she first exhibited as "Mrs. Moses", the press dubbed her "Grandma Moses", and the nickname stuck. As a young wife and mother, Moses was creative in her home; for example, in 1918 she used house paint to decorate a fireboard. Beginning in 1932, Moses used yarn to embroider pictures for friends and family. She created quilt objects, a form of "hobby art". Lucy R. Lippard stated in "The Word in Their Hands" that she found "hobby art" to be "an activity so 'low' on the art lists that it still ranks way below 'folk art'". She found that hobby art often involves reuse of otherwise discarded objects. Moses painted scenes of rural life from earlier days, which she called "old-timey" New England landscapes. Moses said that she would "get an inspiration and start painting; then I'll forget everything, everything except how things used to be and how to paint it so people will know how we used to live." From her works of art, she omitted features of modern life, such as tractors and telephone poles. Her early style is less individual and more realistic or primitive, with a lack of knowledge of, or perhaps rejection of, basic perspective. Initially she created simple compositions or copied existing images. As her career advanced, she created complicated, panoramic compositions of rural life. During a visit to Hoosick Falls in 1938, Louis J. Caldor, an art collector who worked as an engineer in the state of New York, saw paintings made by Moses in the window of a drug store. He bought their supply and ten more from her Eagle Bridge house for $3 or $5 each. The next year, three Grandma Moses paintings...

Sunday, Late Afternoon, Ojai Building Rooftop (California Blue Screen) - 1997 Edition 5/5, 44x59cm, Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the Polaroid, Certificat...

Johnny Banks (1912-1988) San Antonio Artist Image Size: 14 x 22 Frame Size: 21 x 29 Medium: mixed media Circa 1970s "The Safari Hunt for the Man Eating Tiger" Biography Johnny Banks (1912-1988) In my opinion one of the greatest Texas folk artists of all time. The following information was compiled and submitted by Stephanie Reeves: John Willard Banks, San Antonio, Texas, African American Folk Artist John Willard Banks, black self-taught artist, the son of Charlie and Cora Lee (McIntyre) Banks, was born on November 7, 1912, near Seguin, Texas. At the age of five his parents took him to San Antonio, where he attended Holy Redeemer School until the age of nine, when his parents were divorced and John returned to his grandparents' farm near Seguin. From childhood Banks's favorite pastime was drawing pictures on his Big Chief tablet. He later recalled, "As a kid I used to lie flat on my stomach, drawing and drawing. . . . My mother had to kick me off the floor to sweep." While helping out on his grandparents' farm, Banks completed the tenth grade before striking out on his own. His favorite activities during his youth were singing in a gospel quartet and playing baseball. In his adult years he worked in oilfields and cotton fields, drove a truck, and tended a San Antonio service station. During World War II he joined the army; he held the rank of sergeant and was stationed in the Philippines. After the war he returned to San Antonio, where he worked as a custodian at Kelly Air Force Base, at Fort Sam Houston, and at a local television station. Banks married Edna Mae Mitchell in 1928, and they had five children. The marriage ended in divorce around 1960. In 1963 he married Earlie Smith. His art career began in 1978 while he was recuperating from an illness for which he had been hospitalized. Banks's wife admired her husband's drawings and secretly took several of them to a San Antonio laundromat. There she hung the drawings on the wall, offering them for sale at the price of fourteen dollars. They were purchased and taken to a gallery for framing. Quite by chance, a San Antonio physician and collector of works of art by black artists...

Vic Herman, American (1919 - 1999) - Filippe, Year: circa 1979, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 300, AP 45, Image Size: 24 x 16 inches, Size: 29 in. ...