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Style: Folk Art
"Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade with Carved Painted Wood & Fabric from Indonesia
"Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade with Carved Painted Wood & Fabric from Indonesia

"Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade with Carved Painted Wood & Fabric from Indonesia

Located in Milwaukee, WI

This Golek puppet was made by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth. It is approximately 27" tall. Traditional Wayang Golek plays can be compared to European and North America: most performances revolve around Kings, Queens, Princes and Princesses who fight against evil, mystical, beings to (usually) end happily. Three-dimensional Indonesian puppets...

Category

Early 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Textile, Wood

"Shadow Puppet Wayang Purwa, " Leather created in Indonesian in the 19th Century
"Shadow Puppet Wayang Purwa, " Leather created in Indonesian in the 19th Century

"Shadow Puppet Wayang Purwa, " Leather created in Indonesian in the 19th Century

Located in Milwaukee, WI

This flat shadow puppet was created by an unknown Indonesian artist using water buffalo hide. This shadow puppet, 14" high with movable arms, was used in Indonesian Wayang puppet shows. This puppet is an archer. Wayang (Krama Javanese: Ringgit ꦫꦶꦁꦒꦶꦠ꧀, "Shadow"), also known as Wajang, is a form of puppet theatre art...

Category

19th Century Folk Art

Materials

Animal Skin, Leather

"Eye-Mart, " Original Framed Tree & Cityscape Oil signed by Robert Richter
"Eye-Mart, " Original Framed Tree & Cityscape Oil signed by Robert Richter

"Eye-Mart, " Original Framed Tree & Cityscape Oil signed by Robert Richter

By Robert Richter

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Eye-Mart" by Wisconsin artist Robert Richter is an original oil painting on wood, signed on the verso. The frame is hand-carved by the artist, making it an integral part of the piece. It depicts a familiar suburban scene: a lone tree with lush green leaves stands front and center with a beige strip mall in the distance, perhaps across the street. The eponymous Eye-Mart sign...

Category

2010s Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Oil

To the Market III, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
To the Market III, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

To the Market III, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Located in Yardley, PA

African villagers bring their harvest to market in this painting by Cameroon artist Angu Walters. :: Painting :: Folk Art :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenti...

Category

2010s Folk Art

Materials

Acrylic

Outsider wall sculpture: 'The Red Factory'
Outsider wall sculpture: 'The Red Factory'

Outsider wall sculpture: 'The Red Factory'

By Gerard Cambon

Located in New York, NY

Gérard Cambon was born in 1960 in Toulouse (Fr). He has a degree in political science and is a self-taught artist. In the earlier years of his life practiced and experimented with c...

Category

2010s Folk Art

Materials

Mixed Media

"Drawing for The Sponsor, " Graphite on Paper, 2019
"Drawing for The Sponsor, " Graphite on Paper, 2019

"Drawing for The Sponsor, " Graphite on Paper, 2019

Located in Chicago, IL

Entitled "Drawing for The Sponsor," this work by Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald envisions an advertisement by Southport Tool and Die, a Chicago company from the 1940s and th...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art

Materials

Paper, Board, Graphite

Bouddha
Bouddha

Bouddha

Located in PARIS, FR

Born in 1903 in Bruay-en-Artois, son of a miner, Victor Simon began working at the mine early. He obtained a position in the accounting department of the mine, which he left in 1930 ...

Category

1970s Folk Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Gingerbread Church" Oil Painting of Countryside Church signed by Robert Richter
"Gingerbread Church" Oil Painting of Countryside Church signed by Robert Richter

"Gingerbread Church" Oil Painting of Countryside Church signed by Robert Richter

By Robert Richter

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Gingerbread Church" is an oil painting on wood by Robert Richter, signed on the verso. The frame was created and hand-carved by the artist, making it an integral piece of the work of art. The painting depicts a country church on top of a pale green grassy hill, surrounded by green shrubs and bushes of various tones. The sky is pale near the horizon line, transitioning slowly to a deep, saturated blue at the top of the image, and a few clouds float on through. The church is indeed reminiscent of a gingerbread house...

Category

Early 2000s Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Oil

Shadowed Movement (framed original mixed media on paper)
Shadowed Movement (framed original mixed media on paper)

Shadowed Movement (framed original mixed media on paper)

By Purvis Young

Located in Aventura, FL

Original mixed media drawing and painting on paper. Hand signed and dated on front by Purvis Young. Paper size: 9 x 11.25 inches. Frame size: 12.25 x 15.25 inches. Artwork is in ...

Category

1990s Folk Art

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Paint, Ink

Vessels of Freedom (framed original drawing on paper)
Vessels of Freedom (framed original drawing on paper)

Vessels of Freedom (framed original drawing on paper)

By Purvis Young

Located in Aventura, FL

Original drawing on paper. Hand signed and dated on front by Purvis Young. Paper size: 9.62 x 7.25 inches. Frame size: 15.25 x 12.25 inches. Artwork is in excellent condition. ...

Category

1990s Folk Art

Materials

Paper, Ink

"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Painted Wood & Fabric c. 1900
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Painted Wood & Fabric c. 1900

"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Painted Wood & Fabric c. 1900

Located in Milwaukee, WI

This flat shadow puppet was created by an unknown Indonesian artist. This shadow puppet, 25" high with movable arms, was used in Indonesian Wayang Klitik puppet shows. Wayang (Krama Javanese: Ringgit ꦫꦶꦁꦒꦶꦠ꧀, "Shadow"), also known as Wajang, is a form of puppet theatre art...

Category

Early 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Textile, Wood

Kilim Rug, Hand-Woven Wool Textile, Geometric Design, Mid-20th Century
Kilim Rug, Hand-Woven Wool Textile, Geometric Design, Mid-20th Century

Kilim Rug, Hand-Woven Wool Textile, Geometric Design, Mid-20th Century

Located in Milwaukee, WI

This Kilim rug was hand woven in Turkey, circa mid-20th century. It features patterns in yellow, gray, white, brown, and pink in a beautiful geometric design. Priced under $4500, this rug is sure to be enjoyed with several design schemes as it works in both modern and antique settings. Lovers of carpets will appreciate the wool under their feet as they keep their interior both stylish and comfortable. Kilim rugs are a pileless rug woven using just one of numerous flat weaving techniques that originated in parts of Turkey. Other geographical areas producing kilim style rug weaving include Iran, North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, China, the Balkans, Central Asia, and the Caucasus. Perfect for the design lovers sale...

Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Textile, Organic Material

"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Painted Wood & Fabric c. 1900
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Painted Wood & Fabric c. 1900

"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Painted Wood & Fabric c. 1900

Located in Milwaukee, WI

This Golek puppet was made by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth. It is approximately 20" tall. Traditional Wayang Golek plays can be compared to European and North America: most performances revolve around Kings, Queens, Princes and Princesses who fight against evil, mystical, beings to (usually) end happily. Three-dimensional Indonesian puppets...

Category

Early 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Textile, Wood

"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Painted Wood & Fabric c. 1900
"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Painted Wood & Fabric c. 1900

"Indonesian Golek Puppet (Male), " Handmade Carved, Painted Wood & Fabric c. 1900

Located in Milwaukee, WI

This Golek puppet was made by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth. It is approximately 28" tall. Traditional Wayang Golek plays can be compared to European and North America: most performances revolve around Kings, Queens, Princes and Princesses who fight against evil, mystical, beings to (usually) end happily. Three-dimensional Indonesian puppets...

Category

Early 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Textile, Wood

Jarrah Wood Bowl
Jarrah Wood Bowl

Jarrah Wood Bowl

Located in Phoenix, AZ

turned jarrah wood Anthony Bryant began woodturning in 1973 after discovering an old 19th Century treadle lathe in his father's workshop. He was immediat...

Category

Early 2000s Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Chenille Contempo
Chenille Contempo

Chenille Contempo

By Atticus Adams

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Atticus Adams is a sculptor whose work embodies the transformative power of art to create beauty, meaning, and emotional impact from industrial materials. Using mostly aluminum mesh—...

Category

2010s Folk Art

Materials

Wire, Bronze

Winter's Play, Folk Art Lithograph by Ari Gradus
Winter's Play, Folk Art Lithograph by Ari Gradus

Winter's Play, Folk Art Lithograph by Ari Gradus

By Ari Gradus

Located in Long Island City, NY

Ari Gradus, Israeli (1943 - ) - Winter's Play, Year: 1980, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: AP, Image Size: 26 x 18 inches, Size: 30 in. x 22 in. (76....

Category

1980s Folk Art

Materials

Lithograph

Mt. Shasta, Folk Art Screenprint by Kay Ameche
Mt. Shasta, Folk Art Screenprint by Kay Ameche

Mt. Shasta, Folk Art Screenprint by Kay Ameche

By Kay Ameche

Located in Long Island City, NY

Kay Ameche, American (1904 - 2005) - Mt. Shasta, Year: 1980, Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 200, AP 40, Image Size: 11.5 x 24 inches, Size: 17.5 in...

Category

1980s Folk Art

Materials

Screen

Bringing In the Catch, Folk Art Lithograph by Ari Gradus
Bringing In the Catch, Folk Art Lithograph by Ari Gradus

Bringing In the Catch, Folk Art Lithograph by Ari Gradus

By Ari Gradus

Located in Long Island City, NY

Ari Gradus, Israeli (1943 - ) - Bringing In the Catch, Year: 1980, Medium: Lithograph. Signed and Numbered in Pencil, Edition: AP, Image Size: 18 x 26 inches, Size: 22 in. x 30 ...

Category

1980s Folk Art

Materials

Lithograph

Folk Art art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Folk art 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 art created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange, purple, green and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Robert Richter, Stefanie Schneider, Stephen Basso, and Therese James. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Synthetic Resin 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, so small editions measuring 2 inches across are also available. Prices for art 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 $70 and tops out at $125,000, while the average work sells for $1,615.