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Style: Outsider Art
Abstract Expressionist CoBRA Style Fantastical Figure. Acrylic on Card.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Abstract expressionist CoBrA style acrylic on card of a humanised figure attributed to French artist, A Nuchy. The work is signed bottom right and stamped with the Atelier stamp to t...
Category

Late 20th Century Outsider Art

Materials

Acrylic, Cardboard, Watercolor

Rider, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Jaime Ellsworth depicts a sturdy white stallion with its face out of frame. A girl with a red skirt—also obscured from perspective—stands on its ba...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art

Materials

Oil

ADVENTURE
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Acrylic on canvas. Original art by Daria Kusto. Shipped well protected, rolled in a tube, unframed from Spain.
Category

2010s Outsider Art

Materials

Acrylic

Amble, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A solitary horse stands prominently against a cream-colored background. Created with multiple layers of oil paint, the artwork boasts a unique texture, reveal...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art

Materials

Oil

Whisky Dance III (Sidewinder) - Polaroid, Contemporary, 21st Century, Figurative
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Whisky Dance III (Sidewinder), 2005 20x24cm, Edition 1/10, digital C-Print, based on a Polaroid, Certificate and Signature label, artist Inventory # 3207, not mounted Stefanie S...
Category

Early 2000s Outsider Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Mine, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Jaime Ellsworth paints the everyday experiences of the animals she handles. She portrays a white dog vigilantly watching an eager crow. The dog sits wi...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art

Materials

Acrylic

Untitled 6 - Animals in the Light
Located in New Orleans, LA
Self taught outsider art by African American artist from New Orleans with work in major museum and private collections. White created a bold c...
Category

1990s Outsider Art

Materials

Foam Board, Felt Pen

Aretha Franklin - Lady Soul (Grammy, Album Art, Iconic, Music, Rock and Roll)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Kerry Smith Aretha Franklin - Lady Soul Mixed Media on Crescent board Year: 2022 Size: 21x22in Framed Signed, dated by hand COA provided Ref.: 924802-1622 *Black frame with a mirror...
Category

2010s Outsider Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Gouache, Board

Dachshunds and Hearts, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Jessica JH Roller paints a portrait of a charming pair of long-bodied dogs. She draws inspiration from the jolly pet daschunds of her friend. Jessica's...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art

Materials

Acrylic

If you go straight long enough you'll end up where you were
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Acrylic
Category

2010s Outsider Art

Materials

Acrylic

Untitled (also known as "1811 THE BACKWOODSMAN'S CHRISTMAS")
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled (also known as "1811 THE BACKWOODSMAN'S CHRISTMAS") Oil on canvas, c. 1875-1925 Unsigned Provenance: Found in Ohio A charming American naive nocturn of a hunter and his two ...
Category

1870s Outsider Art

Materials

Oil

Untitled 2 - Abstract Squares on Red Background
Located in New Orleans, LA
Self taught outsider art by African American artist from New Orleans with work in major museum and private collections. White created a bold c...
Category

1990s Outsider Art

Materials

Foam Board, Felt Pen

untitled (Returning Home with Supplies)
By Gustav Hagermann
Located in Fairlawn, OH
untitled (Returning Home with Supplies) Signed in pencil by the artist lower right (see photo) Signed by his printer, Otto Felsing lower left ((see photo) Annotated in pencil: "In kupfer geschnitten von einen Lapplander" Printed by Otto Felsing, one of Germany's master printers of the era One of several engravings Hagemann made based upon actual drawings given to him by Laplanders. Gustav Hagemann was born on February 17, 1891, in Engelnstedt, Salzgitter, Germany. Hagemann attended high school in Wolfenbüttel and studied at the art school, in Kassel, Germany. After graduating as an art teacher, he became a trainee teacher in Torgau in Saxony. He fought in the First World War between 1914-1918. After the war he studied art from 1920...
Category

1930s Outsider Art

Materials

Drypoint

MORNING BREAKFAST Mixed Media Collage, Abstract Black Family Collage with Paint
Located in Union City, NJ
MORNING BREAKFAST is an original mixed media collage on board by Brooklyn artist Karl A. McIntosh. MORNING BREAKFAST is a somewhat amusing, colorful abstract portrait portraying a black family seated together having breakfast. McIntosh shows his inventive use of collage using cut bits of colored paper in shades of red, brown, blue, pink, black. Visible are magazine print clippings for facial details, dishes, lettering layered with wildly expressive yellow, blue, green and white painted accents that create an energetic and rambunctious breakfast table scene. The viewer can't help but continue gazing at the frenzied movement and visual chatter going on in MORNING BREAKFAST, a captivating and irresistible painted collage by Karl A. McIntosh. Framed size - 27.25 in. x 33.5 in. Image size - 221.25 in. x 27.5 in. Excellent condition, archival framing, beveled cherry wood colored frame with green and gold liner, hand signed by the artist "K.A.McIntosh" on upper left edge. About the artist: Karl A. McIntosh is a self taught artist who works is pastel, watercolor, acrylic, stone, wood and metal and is a known for his imaginative transformation of found objects into works of art. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, McIntosh moved to the United States at an early age and later took up art. Among his mentors are artist Otto Neals with whom he worked at the Bob Blackburn Printmaking Working Workshop and artist Marian Griffin. McIntosh is also a poet, drummer and dancer who draws his creative inspiration and expression from his study of African art and culture. McIntosh’s bold, bright colors dance off the page and tantalize the senses. His work is profound in its statement and deliciously whimsical. His work is an honest portrayal of everyday life and the people who live it but on occasion, takes on public figures and world events most often employing satire as thick as the layers of paint or paper he uses to depict them. McIntosh’s work has been exhibited at numerous venues across the country including Dorsey’s Art Gallery, The Skylight Gallery, MOCADA (The Museum of Contemporary Diasporan Art), 843 Studio Gallery, The National Black Fine Art...
Category

1990s Outsider Art

Materials

Paint, Paper, Glue, Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Board, Pencil

May God's Love be with You
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Pastel, acrylic and pencil on wood panel
Category

2010s Outsider Art

Materials

Pastel, Acrylic, Pencil

Jacmel Harbor
Located in Miami, FL
Haitian Artist Préfète Duffaut is part of a rare breed of painters who have an instantly recognizable style. This is no easy feat to have achieved. With tens of thousands of painter...
Category

1950s Outsider Art

Materials

Masonite, Oil

JOLLY RIDER
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Acrylic on canvas. Original art by Daria Kusto. Shipped well protected, rolled in a tube, unframed from Spain.
Category

2010s Outsider Art

Materials

Acrylic

Classic, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Sharon Sieben paints a gestural portrait of a nude woman gracefully undressing her white robe. The figure strikes a classic pose as she contemplates a ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art

Materials

Oil

French Impressionist Oil on Board, Wooded Landscape, The Terrace of the Chateau
Located in Cotignac, FR
French Impressionist oil on board of a wooded landscape presented in a period carved wood gilt and patinated frame with trade label to the reverse for a gallery in Grenoble. A charm...
Category

Early 20th Century Outsider Art

Materials

Board, Oil

Cat on Yellow, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A cat with striking blue eyes crouches against a vibrant yellow background. Bold, thick black lines outline its body, giving it a playful, cartoonish feel. Th...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art

Materials

Acrylic

Palomino, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A brown horse with a white tail and mane dips its nose into a black bag dangling from its head. The name Palomino appears above, hinting at a story. Layers of a...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art

Materials

Acrylic

Noche Crist Goddess Sculpture
Located in Washington, DC
One of a kind Goddess sculpture by Noche Crist (1909-2004). Noche Crist was an American artist born in Romania. Catalogue of a postumous retrospecti...
Category

1970s Outsider Art

Materials

Acrylic Polymer

Un Rassemblement - Figurative Drawing
By Milo Quam
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderfully provocative sketch drawing of a gathering of men and women in pencil by outsider artist Mylo Quam (American, 1941-1996). Signed lower right. Presented in giltwood frame with black mat under glass. Image size: 8.25"H x 10.50"W. A long-time Woodstock area resident, Mylo Quam was a self-taught painter and draughtsman whose provocative figural work has been compared to Renaissance painters Sandro Botticelli and Hieronymous Bosch, as well as to twentieth-century artists Egon Schiele and Gustav Klimt. Quam was an avid reader who derived inspiration from such varied arenas as Shakespeare, the occult, the Bible, Eastern and Western mythology, politics, and popular culture. "I look at everything," the artist was quoted as saying in 1990. "I read the comic pages. Anything visual. There's very little I don't think is a subject for art." Born in North Dakota, Quam studied Greek language and other classical subjects at Brandeis, Boston, and New York Universities, and worked as a translator of Greek plays while just 17 years old. After a successful career as an actor that included numerous Off-Broadway performances and a leading role in the 1968 Broadway production of Royal Hunt of the Sun, Quam turned his focus to painting. His first one-man exhibition was at the Boatman Gallery, NYC in 1969 and was followed by twenty solo shows over the course of his career at venues including Gallery A, Flynn Gallery, CFM Gallery, Brewster Gallery, Imperial Gallery, Runyon Winchell Gallery and the Gallery of Erotic Art, all in New York City. Quam's work was also exhibited at the John Pense Gallery in San Francisco, the Clark-Whitney Gallery in Massachusetts, the Barrett House and Desmond Weiss Galleries in Poughkeepsie, and for many years at the Ann Leonard Gallery in Woodstock. Quam's paintings were exhibited internationally, as well, notably in a solo exhibition in Haiti-- the first by an American artist in that country. In addition, he was one of four artists to represent the United States in La Bienalle di Venezia, Italia of 1986. As a young man, Quam designed sets and/or costumes for the Actor's Playhouse in New York City, the Lucas Hovig Ballet Company, and the Opera Municipal de Marseilles, France. He also created illustrations for The Story of O...
Category

1970s Outsider Art

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Napoleon at the Head of His Grande Armée, His Generals and the Prussian Hussars
Located in Cotignac, FR
Pencil, chalk and watercolour depiction of Napoleon at the head of his generals by French artist Jean Ducel. The work is signed bottom right. A bold and graphic depiction of Napoleo...
Category

Late 20th Century Outsider Art

Materials

Chalk, Crayon, Cardboard, Pencil, Watercolor

Sparrows, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Sparrows take flight and glide with the breeze. As they move in different directions, their angular forms overlap in an organic pattern. Bold black outlines con...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art

Materials

Oil

The Great Cake Caper, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"The Great Cake Caper of 2019 happened in the early morning hours while the moon was still out on a Tuesday," says artist Andrea Doss. "The thieves made off w...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art

Materials

Acrylic

Naïve Figurative Nude Painting Lucy Boom, Framed Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Lucy Boom is a framed naïve-style painting by Inés Silvalde, created in 2018 as part of her Influencers de Taberna series. The piece presents a red-haired, wide-eyed figure pointing ...
Category

2010s Outsider Art

Materials

Acrylic, Oil, Canvas

The Kiss
Located in Washington, DC
One of a kind shaped painting by Noche Crist (1909 - 2004). Titled "The Kiss" and signed on reverse. Painting is casein paint and plaster on board. Catalogue of an exhibition in...
Category

1980s Outsider Art

Materials

Plaster, Casein, Wood Panel

The Kiss
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Girl with Cat
Located in Washington, DC
One of a kind painting by Noche Crist (1909- 2004). Noche Crist was an American artist born in Romania. Painting is made with casein on plaster on wood. Catalogue of a postumous ret...
Category

1960s Outsider Art

Materials

Plaster, Wood, Casein

Pilgrims going out for the feast of St. Anne on Horseback
Located in Miami, FL
After Hector Hyppolite, Philomé Obin may be Haiti's most significant painter. Les pèlerins sortant à la fête de Ste. Anne As with most Haitian painters, this work has a thin applicat...
Category

1950s Outsider Art

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Solitary (original mixed media on paper)
Located in Aventura, FL
Original mixed media on 10.5 x 7.5 inch paper mounted on 14 x 11 inch paper. Hand signed on front by Purvis Young. Frame size approx 20 x 17 inches. Artwork is in excellent condit...
Category

Late 20th Century Outsider Art

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Leaving Home (97-301), 5 color lithograph on Rives BFK paper, Signed/N Tamarind
Located in New York, NY
DeLoss McGraw Leaving Home (97-301), 1997 Five color lithograph on tan Rives BFK paper with deckled edges Signed and numbered 3/75 in graphite pencil on the front 17 × 24 3/25 inches...
Category

1990s Outsider Art

Materials

Lithograph

Spalted Beech 643
By Philip Moulthrop
Located in Phoenix, AZ
turned wood "I think of my wood turning as a way to reveal the beauty and texture found in the wood. The wood I use comes from trees, which are native to the southeastern United Sta...
Category

Early 2000s Outsider Art

Materials

Wood, Polyurethane

The Moment We Knew. Contemporary Figurative Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Acrylic on canvas, signed and framed Image 16" x 16". Framed 18" x 18"
Category

2010s Outsider Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

French Mid 20th Century Watercolour, 'Le Hameau et la Bastide'.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Mid 20th Century gouache on paper of a Provençal village or 'hameau' and a 'bastide' or manor house in the landscape signed or titled 'Bodol' and dated bottom right. The style and c...
Category

1950s Outsider Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Mississippi River Landscape
By Saul Haymond
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Landscape Mississippi River. Saul Haymond, Sr. (1947- ) of Pickens, Mississippi is a self-taught painter who has been documenting life in the African American community in Holmes Co...
Category

1960s Outsider Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Cars, Buildings People" Contemporary Outsider Folk Art African American Urban
Located in New York, NY
"Cars, Buildings People" Contemporary Outsider Folk Art African American Urban The painting measures 65 x 48 inches. We love that in the middle of ...
Category

1990s Outsider Art

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Dog portrait Memorial Drawing
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Lovely Dog memorial drawing signed Sheridan "Scarab", 1998. Color pencil on sheet of yellow paper, 8.5 x 11 inches. Signed, titles and dated upper right. Unframed.
Category

1990s Outsider Art

Materials

Paper, Color Pencil

MILKY WAY
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Acrylic on canvas. Original art by Daria Kusto. Shipped well protected, rolled in a tube, unframed from Spain.
Category

2010s Outsider Art

Materials

Acrylic

Hit The Pop Hole - Original Pop Art Food Painting by Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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 ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Dreamscape II
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Rodney E. Denne (RED) original oil
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art

Materials

Oil

Just Chill, Sea Turtle, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
In artist Pamela Hoke's charming portrait, an animated turtle lies on the sunlit seabed. A soothing yet potent expression reference...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art

Materials

Oil

Untitled 5 - Herd Animals
Located in New Orleans, LA
Self taught outsider art by African American artist from New Orleans with work in major museum and private collections. White created a bold c...
Category

1990s Outsider Art

Materials

Foam Board, Felt Pen

BULL
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Acrylic on canvas. Original art by Daria Kusto. Shipped well protected, rolled in a tube, unframed from Spain.
Category

2010s Outsider Art

Materials

Acrylic

LOVE CAT
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Acrylic on canvas by artist Daria Kusto Shipped well protected, rolled in a tube, unframed from Spain.
Category

2010s Outsider Art

Materials

Acrylic

Pony Express, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A black horse with white spots gallops with all its might, following the outlined route in the background. The painting carries a whimsical tone with its colo...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art

Materials

Acrylic

FREEDOM
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Acrylic on canvas. Original art by Daria Kusto. Shipped well protected, rolled in a tube, unframed from Spain.
Category

2010s Outsider Art

Materials

Acrylic

Americana 1848 pokerwork pyrography panel Prophet or Gospel writer Pennsylvania
Located in Norwich, GB
a wonderful antique pokerwork/pyrography panel by I W Wells, an American artist who flourished between 1845 - 1880. He was active in Pennsylvania/Philadelphia, yet most of his work is conserved in the Pinto Collection, which is part of the Birmingham Museums Trust in the UK. A portrait of Tennyson by Wells is in the Virginia State...
Category

1840s Outsider Art

Materials

Wood Panel, Etching

Yannis, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"Yannis was a waiter at one of Milwaukee’s finest Greek restaurants, the Mykonos Gyro and Cafe," states artist Leroy Burt. "His favorite dish was Saganak—Kefa...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art

Materials

Acrylic

"Be Yourself" Decorative Monochromatice Abstract Figurative Clay Sculpture
Located in East Quogue, NY
Yeonsoo Kim, "Be Yourself," Monochromatic black and white clay vessel, White stoneware, black underglaze, 11.5 × 12.5 × 13 inches. Korean ceramic artist Yeonsoo Kim masterfully blen...
Category

Early 2000s Outsider Art

Materials

Stoneware, Underglaze

The Wild Ones, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Soft brushwork and a mix of bright and gentle hues bring a sense of calm to this misty scene. Lively wildflowers bloom in the foreground, their cheerful tones a...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art

Materials

Acrylic

He Remembers His Days As A Young Man. Contemporary Figurative Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
From an exhibition created by the artist to celebrate the UK Miners strike from the 1980's These hard times for whole communities in the Welsh Valleys created a sense of togetherness...
Category

2010s Outsider Art

Materials

Acrylic

Haitian Painting of Village Women Bathing
Located in New York, NY
Unknown Artist Untitled (Haitian Women Bathing), c. 1970 Oil on canvas 24 3/4 x 32 in. Framed: 30 1/8 x 38 in. Signed illegibly lower left
Category

1970s Outsider Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Little Apple Tree' original oil on wood painting signed by Robert Richter
Located in Milwaukee, WI
In this painting, Robert Richter places the viewer at the foot of a path that wraps around and beyond a small apple tree. Whereas many of his paintings use deep and richly saturated ...
Category

2010s Outsider Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Hawk and Fish, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A stylized hawk spreads its wings before an orange sun, surveying a tiny pond below. This scene is inspired by a morning fishing outing where artist Jessica J...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art

Materials

Acrylic

Dog Ball Bird, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Jaime Ellsworth captures a clever brown dog skillfully balancing a red ball and a black bird on its head. With curious gazes, the critters turn to their right as if something has piqued their interest. The two-tone backdrop of ochre and moss green sets the stage for this endearing scene.


About the Artist
Jaime Ellsworth paints animals. Her career as a cowhand never got off the ground, so she stumbled into art never knowing it would complement her passion for animals so completely. Most subjects are her own, but lately she has expanded out of her corral to include bears and beasts not commonly seen on San Juan Island, in the Pacific Northwest, where she's lived for the last 30 years. She suspects it will be years before she runs out of inspiration or has jeans that aren’t covered with paw prints or paint.


Words that describe this painting: dog, bird, ball, whimsical, happy, playful, animals, acrylicpaint, portrait, profile, primitive, animals, primitive, acrylic painting, brown


Dog Ball...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art

Materials

Acrylic

Military Man on Horseback with Haitian Flag
Located in Miami, FL
After Hector Hyppolite, Philomé Obin may be Haiti's most significant painter. In the present work, Philomé Obin depicts a familiar Haitian street scene with colorful facades and thre...
Category

1960s Outsider Art

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Noche Crist Goddess Sculpture
Located in Washington, DC
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 2008 at the American Universi...
Category

1970s Outsider Art

Materials

Acrylic Polymer

Dog
Located in New Orleans, LA
Starsky Brines’s paintings and drawings captivate audiences with their distinctive style and a recurring theme, the search for the nature of humanity. In his bold works, the artist f...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art

Materials

Canvas, Crayon, Acrylic

Trucks in the City African American Self-Taught Florida Outsider Folk Art Urban
Located in New York, NY
Trucks in the City by African American, Folk, Self-Taught, Florida, Outsider Art Purvis Young Urban Young was an American artist from Miami....
Category

Late 20th Century Outsider Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Outsider Art art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Outsider 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, pink, green, orange and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Robert Richter, Stefanie Schneider, Therese James, and Stephen Basso. 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 Outsider Art, so small editions measuring 2.75 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 $100 and tops out at $75,000, while the average work sells for $1,842.

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