Folk Art Art

In this oil on wood panel painting, Robert Richter places the viewer at the foot of a path that wraps around and beyond a small apple tree. The tree, with its ruby apples...

"Window View" is an original oil painting on wood by Robert Richter. The artist signed the piece on the back. Richter also hand-carved and painted the frame that holds the painting. This piece depicts a view of a parking lot. 10 3/4" x 13" art 17 3/4" x 20" frame "I was born in Milwaukee over half-a-century ago in the year of the horse...

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, How Are You (1983) album cover to the MTV Video Music Awards. Johnston’s art was inextricably connected to his music, and his pen and marker drawings of superheroes and anthropomorphized animals were critical to his cult appeal among music fans and art aficionados alike. Johnston lived with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, which contributed to his work’s on-and-off categorization as outsider art; his visionary world...

19th Century British Woolie featuring Sailboat with red St. George British Flag Medium is Wool Framed In good condition

Unknown Artist - Man with Cow, Medium: Woodblock on laid paper, Image Size: 2.75 x 3.75 inches, Size: 3.75 x 5 in. (9.53 x 12.7 cm), Description: From the collection of the late Lar...

Lisa Houck is a highly established artist from Boston, recently re-located to Maine, with a very large following devoted to her exceptional paintings, watercolors, mosaics and prints reminiscent of Folk Art, Matisse and Aborigine art. Houck is widely admired and recognized for a gorgeous sense of color and a sensibility both playful and serious that is uniquely her own. This is one of her 3 most recent large format bird prints in various shades of blue and aqua in a series which now consists of a total of 10 related prints. They are outstanding installed individually or as groups. Houck's highly sophisticated and complex sense of pattern and design is delightfully whimsical, as well as extraordinarily compelling for its knowledge of so many artistic forms which the artist is miraculously able to reference and incorporate, while maintaining a style so distinctively recognizable as her own. Lisa Houck "Flittering and Fluttering" 2023 Linoleum Block Print Edition 10 35.25 x 23.25 Inches This print is not framed. Lisa Houck has an outstanding reputation for not only her work as a printmaker but for achievements in painting, watercolor, mosaic and textiles as well. She has executed many large permanent public art commissions for interior and exterior sites in Boston and nationwide including ambitious murals for Dana Farber, The Children's Hospital, Frieda Garcia Park and numerous libraries, playgrounds and other public buildings. Her works have been featured in many museum and gallery exhibitions and are included in a multitude of public and private collections. Artist's Statement: "I work in watercolor, oil on wood, ceramics, mosaics and etching. Each medium allows me to invent new ways to express my view of nature through color and pattern. My artwork has been exhibited widely, and is in numerous public and private collections, including The Boston Athenaeum, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston Children's Hospital, Fidelity Investments, four libraries in Broward County Florida, Hale and Dorr, Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston." LISA HOUCK Education and Professional Affiliations: Tufts University/School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA: M.F.A. 1989. Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI: B.F.A. 1975. Boston Printmakers Selected Solo Exhibitions: Beth Urdang Gallery, Boston, MA 2017, 2021 Cambridge Arts Council, Gallery 344, “A Long Walk with No Destination”, Cambridge, MA 2016 Patricia Carega Gallery: “White Line Woodcuts,” Center Sandwich, NH 2014 Rivers School, Weston, MA 2008 Bentley College: “All About the Square,” Waltham, MA 2003. Barton-Ryan Gallery: “Improbable Botanicals and Landscapes,” Boston, MA 2000. Randall Beck Gallery: Boston, MA 1993, 1991. Barbara Singer Fine Art: Cambridge, MA 1991. Coyote Gallery: Cambridge, MA 1989. Tufts University: “MFA Thesis Exhibition,” Cohen Arts Center, Medford, MA 1988. Modestino Gallery: Cambridge, MA 1987, 1986. New England School of Art and Design: Boston, MA 1986. Mott House: “The Comet and Other Phenomena,” Washington, DC 1986. Selected Group Exhibitions: Cove Street Arts, “Menagerie a Trois”, Portland, ME, 2022 Fuller Craft Museum: “Mosaics Today”, Brockton, MA 2022 Turtle Gallery, “Summer Show”, Deer Isle, ME 2022 Gallery Twist, Lexington, MA “impressions” 2019 and 2020 Boston Athenaeum, New England on Paper, Boston, MA 2017 Cotuit Center for the Arts: Marking Time: 70 Years of the Boston Printmakers, Cotuit, MA 2017 Arsenal Center for the Arts, Big Prints, Watertown, MA 2016 FPAC Gallery, Fort Point Channel, “Mosaic Muse”, Boston, MA 2016 Art of Mosaic: Piecing it Together, Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA 2013 Highfield Hall, National Mosaic Exhibit on Cape Cod, Falmouth, MA, 2011 Fancy Plants: Bentley University, 2010 Contemporary Mosaics: Attleboro Arts Museum, 2010 Boston Children’s Museum: “I See Trees,” 2009. Somerville Museum: “Art of Mosaic,” 2009. Milton Academy: “Design/Build,” 2009. Danforth Museum: Members Show, 2007 Boston Printmakers: North American Print Biennial, 2005. Peabody Essex Museum: “In Nature’s Company,” Salem, MA 2004. Cambridge Art Association: “Hot Colors,” (Best in Show Award), Cambridge, MA 2002. Tufts University: “Alumni Exhibition,” Aidekman Gallery, Medford, MA 2001. Acacia Gallery: Gloucester, MA 2000. Wiggin Gallery: “Women in Watercolor,” Boston Public Library, Boston, MA 2000. New Art Center: “Lasting Impressions: Looking at the Land,” Newton, MA 1997. Bernard Toale Gallery: “The Pet Show,” Boston, MA 1996. Albers Gallery: Memphis, TN 1994, 1992,1991. Pritam & Eames: East Hampton, NY 1992. Boston Center for the Arts: Boston, MA 1989. DeCordova Museum: “Explorations in Handmade Paper,” Lincoln, MA 1989. Fuller Museum of Art: “RISD Alumni in Boston,” Brockton, MA 1989. lisa houck Selected Collections: The Boston Company The Boston Public Library Brigham and Women’s Hospital Brunnier Museum, Ames, IA Coopers & Lybrand Fidelity Investments Fogg Art Museum Goodwin Procter Harvard Business School Harvard Community Health Plan Grants/Projects: Herman Miller Lahey Clinic Massachusetts General Hospital Massachusetts Mutual Corporation Montgomery Watson Harza Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Neiman Marcus New England Medical Center State Street Bank and Trust Valley Hospital, NJ Wrapped a Radiology room with art at Boston Children’s Hospital 2019. Project consultant: Betty Bothereau, L’Attirude Gallery Boston “City Square with Reflecting Pool,” 6’ X 6’ mosaic for Iron Street Park in Boston. Located on the corner of A Street and Iron Street in Boston, commissioned for this new park in Boston by a private client in 2014. Children’s Hospital, Waltham, MA: eleven-panel, oil-on-wood painting for the lobby, 2005. Grant from Massachusetts Cultural Council, 2005. For a ceramics program in the public schools, sponsored by the Dedham Cultural Council. John Hancock Financial Services: Frieda Garcia Park. Commission to create two mosaic murals incorporating children’s art from the community, 2004. Murals are 8’ X 10’ and 8’ x 22’. Broward County Cultural Affairs Office/Public Art Department, Florida: Public Art Commission to create paintings and printed materials for four libraries in Broward County, 2003. Dana Farber Cancer Institute/Jimmy Fund Clinic, Boston, MA: eight panel mosaic for the reception area. Architect: Miller, Dyer, Spears, 2003. Massachusetts Port Authority, Logan International Airport, Terminal E, Boston, MA: Six digital reproductions of paintings. Project Coordinator: Urban Arts Institute, 2001. ”The Rare Tropical Cod,” part of the Cavalcade of Cod, a school of 5’5” fiberglass fish sculptures which were displayed throughout the city of Boston in the fall of 2000. Sponsored by Boston’s B2K Committee. Poster and button and display banners for First Night Boston, 1998. Grant from the City of Cambridge to create murals for the Cambridge Senior Center, 1995. Administered by the Cambridge Arts Council. Fellowship in the Visual Arts, Massachusetts Cultural Council, 1994. Administered by the New England Foundation for the Arts. Grant from Arts on the Line, Cambridge, MA for temporary art in the subway including a 36-foot painting for the Kendall Square subway station, Cambridge, MA 1988. Grant from the Cambridge Arts Council for a mural for the Cambridge River Festival, installed in Inman Square, 1987. Poster for the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, 1987. education and professional affiliations Tufts University/School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA: M.F.A. 1989. Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI: B.F.A. 1975. Boston Printmakers New England Mosaic Society Publications: Maine Gallery...

PAUL HUMPHREY 1931 - 1999 Paul Humphrey was born in Poultney, Vermont, and remained a life-long Vermont resident, moving to Brattleboro, Vermont, in 1971 to work as a house painter ...

"Red and Yellow Curb" is a wood carved painting created by Robert Richter. This painting presents an urban landscape using the humor and irony common to Robert Richter's oeuvre. In t...

Signed lower right. Contemporary artist Julian Nemethy is the son of artist Albert Nemethy, and his work can be distinguished from that of his father by the use of fantastical eleme...

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...

Created in 1869 by British Naval Officer a woolie of H.M.S Volage which was built for the Royal Navy in the late 1860s and was assigned to the Flying Squandron circumnavigating the w...

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...

Set within a thick border, Tighe O'Donoghue's scene of a boat accompanied by two spirits floating near the stars in the sky demonstrates his unique take on Magical Realism. Dialect...

Illuminated with a glowing light, this mythical depiction of a knight on horseback holding a lance by Tighe O'Donoghue features the artist's signature delicate script and mathematica...

Strapped to the board with black satin ribbon, the lily stem is suspended in the center of Tighe O'Donoghue's intriguing composition. Suspended in the realm of Magical Realism, the a...

Arboretum - Ramage Tighe O’Donoghue, American (1942–2023) Date: circa 1981 Etching with Aquatint, signed in pencil Size: 24 in. x 20 in. (60.96 cm x 50.8 cm)

This captivating print by Tigh O'Donoghue is a fine example of the artist's unique style that incorporates elements of Surrealism and Metaphysical art to create a form of Magical Rea...

Tighe O'Donoghue's still life features a mantle clock resting on top of a small wooden shelf against a pale yellow wall. Mechanism Tighe O’Donoghue, American (1942–2023) Date: circ...

Dialects of Paradise I - Darker Tighe O’Donoghue, American (1942–2023) Date: 1979 Etching with Aquatint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of XXI Image Size: 14 x 11 inches Size:...

Cyclone Tighe O’Donoghue, American (1942–2023) Date: Circa 1985 Etching with Aquatint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 99 Image Size: 18 in. x 15 in. (45.72 cm x 38.1 cm) Si...

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)

Ariel (variant) Tighe O’Donoghue, American (1942–2023) Date: circa 1980 Etching with Aquatint, signed in ink Edition of HC 1 Image Size: 18.5 Size: 15 x 9 in. (38.1 x 22.86 cm)

Echoing Green Tighe O’Donoghue, American (1942–2023) Date: circa 1978 Etching with Aquatint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of m 2/10 Image Size: 14.5 x 17.75 inches Size: 22 ...

Holy Thursday Tighe O’Donoghue, American (1942–2023) Date: circa 1978 Etching with Aquatint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of m 2/10 Image Size: 14.5 x 17.75 inches Size: 22 ...

Cradle Song Tighe O’Donoghue, American (1942–2023) Date: circa 1978 Etching with Aquatint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of m 2/10 Image Size: 14.7...

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

"Lady Lee" and "My Neighbors" are two original oil paintings executed on either side of a wood panel by Wisconsin artist Robert Richter. This fun and playful ...

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: (...

Scott Harbison grew up in northern New Jersey, and had an early fascination with cartoons. Somewhat introverted, he seemed to daydream his way through ...

This Golek puppet was made by an unknown Indonesian artist using wood and cloth. It is approximately 29" 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...

"Chakra" is an African abstract portrait painting by the talented Togolese artist Daté kodjo AMOUZOU. Through his art, he has a very sharp and unique style...

Christ feeding the 5000 with food and kindness and love :: Painting :: Folk Art :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang...

Vulcanus from the Celestial Meridian Suite Tighe O’Donoghue, American (1942–2023) Date: circa 1985 Etching with Aquatint, signed in pencil Edition of M 4/10 Size: 27 in. x 22 in. (68...

Untitled - Three Stars Tighe O’Donoghue, American (1942–2023) Date: circa 1981 Etching with Aquatint, signed in pencil Size: 28 x 22 in. (71.12 x 55.88 cm)

The Winds - il sirocco Tighe O’Donoghue, American (1942–2023) Date: circa 1979 Etching with Aquatint, signed in pencil Edition of I/XV Size: 30 x 22 in. (76.2 x 55.88 cm)

The Sphinx Tighe O’Donoghue, American (1942–2023) Date: circa 1980 Etching, Signed in Pencil Image Size: 11 x 14 inches Size: 22 in. x 27 in. (55.88 cm x 68.58 cm)

Shah Mat Suite - MacBeth Tighe O’Donoghue, American (1942–2023) Date: 1981 Etching with Aquatint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of V Image Size: 12 x 9 inches Size: 22 x 15 i...

Shah Mat Suite - Banquo Tighe O’Donoghue, American (1942–2023) Date: 1981 Aquatint Etching, signed in pencil Edition of V Image Size: 12 x 9 inches Size: 22 x 15 in. (55.88 x 38.1 cm)

Repose Tighe O’Donoghue, American (1942–2023) Date: circa 1985 Etching with Aquatint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 125 Image Size: 18 x 15 inches Size: 30 in. x 22 in. (7...

Tighe O'Donoghue's portrait of a poet with a long beard and large, deep-set eyes is emblematic of the artist's whimsical and moody work. Poet Tighe O’Donoghue, American (1942–2023)...

Tighe O'Donoghue's whimsical work features an assortment of unrelated trinkets, including a pocketwatch, a ruler, a key, and a butterfly. Arranged above the horizontal ruler laid acr...

Untitled - Seascape at Night Tighe O’Donoghue, American (1942–2023) Date: 1985 Etching with Aquatint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 99 Image Size: 11 x 14 inches Size: 22 ...

A intriguing etching by Tighe O’Donoghue, whose artworks incorporate symbols and mythology to create his surreal imagery. Tiger, Goldfish and Bowl Tighe O’Donoghue, American (1942–2...

Tides - Suite 2 Tighe O’Donoghue, American (1942–2023) Date: circa 1985 Etching with Aquatint, signed in pencil Edition of M 10 Size: 22 in. x 30 in. (55.88 cm x 76.2 cm)

The Warrior Tighe O’Donoghue, American (1942–2023) Date: circa 1985 Etching with Aquatint, signed in pencil Edition of 40 Size: 30 x 22 in. (76.2 x 55.88 cm)

The Shrine Tighe O’Donoghue, American (1942–2023) Date: Circa 1985 Aquatint Etching, Signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 99 Size: 27 in. x 22 in. (68.58 cm x 55.88 cm)

Secret Writing / Poe Tighe O’Donoghue, American (1942–2023) Date: Circa 1985 Aquatint Etching, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 99 Image Size: 1...

Tighe O'Donaghue's abstract print features a swirling pattern encircled with simple, crude linework that merges into a loose rectangle that frames the composition. Lunar Abstract T...

Rendered in vibrant hues of blue, yellow, and red, Tighe O'Donaghue's intriguing arrangement of Classical and contemporary motifs generates a mystical and atmospheric mood. Le Mist...

Decorated with a black-and-white pattern, the conch shell in this print by Tighe O'Donaghue bears a striking peachy interior that contrasts deeply with the teal environment surroundi...

Set against a gradiated background of green and yellow, the still life inclduing an hourglass, several funnels, and a spinning top resting gently on its side. A common theme througho...

To Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald, his miniature car sculptures are a means of traveling through time. Born from a fascination with the soap box...

Little Doggy #1 Malaysian artist Yeanni Koo, inspired by folk art and children art, created childlike wonder style in her paintings. Koo’s painting e...

An original 19th Century Steamboat Woolie 12" x 15.5" Medium: wool

19th British Steamboat with lighthouse featuring English St. George Flag at the Bow and Stern of the ship and a Union Jack Flag at the Stern of the ship. Frame is Birds Eye Maple

"Cemented". (Cimentada). Acrylic and mixed media on wood panel, 54x40x4 cm. The pictures of Raquel Fariñas are presented before our eyes with an almos...

This sculpture was created by an unknown Baule artist from Ivory Coast. It depicts a man in a suit with a white hat. He stands with his hands in his pockets. 18 1/2" x 6 1/4" sculpture The Baule or Baoulé are an Akan people and one of the largest groups in Côte d'Ivoire. The Baoulé people are talented in African art. Their sculptures are renowned for their refinement, form diversity and the labor they represent. The sculptures do not only include face masks and human figurines...

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 comp...