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Nariwal Ko - contemporary figurative landscape scene, painting of rice pickers
Nariwal Ko - contemporary figurative landscape scene, painting of rice pickers

Nariwal Ko - contemporary figurative landscape scene, painting of rice pickers

By Michael Pröpper

Located in Schierensee, SH

"Nariwal ko" is a 2018 unique oil on canvas painting by German mid-career artist Michael Pröpper. Comes with certificate on back. It depicts a scene of rice pickers. The artists M...

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil, Pencil

GOING TO CHURCH Signed Lithograph, 1987, Rural Southern Landscape
GOING TO CHURCH Signed Lithograph, 1987, Rural Southern Landscape

GOING TO CHURCH Signed Lithograph, 1987, Rural Southern Landscape

By William Tolliver

Located in Union City, NJ

Recurrent themes in Tolliver's art are people working and living -- stevedores, farmers, cotton pickers, women embracing their children, and people playing musical instruments.

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1990s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Lone Horse in Abstract Landscape, Tempera on Masonite, 1960s
Lone Horse in Abstract Landscape, Tempera on Masonite, 1960s

Lone Horse in Abstract Landscape, Tempera on Masonite, 1960s

By Ethel Magafan

Located in Miami, FL

., and in post offices in Wynne, Arkansas, titled Cotton Pickers in 1940; in Madill, Oklahoma, titled Prairie Fire in 1941; and Englewood, Colorado, titled The Horse Corral in 1942.H...

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1960s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Tempera

NATURAL BEAUTY Signed Lithograph Abstract Color Portrait Black Woman Flower Vase
NATURAL BEAUTY Signed Lithograph Abstract Color Portrait Black Woman Flower Vase

NATURAL BEAUTY Signed Lithograph Abstract Color Portrait Black Woman Flower Vase

By William Tolliver

Located in Union City, NJ

Recurrent themes in Tolliver's art are people working and living -- stevedores, farmers, cotton pickers, women embracing their children, and people playing musical instruments.

Category

1990s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

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Cotton Pickers, Texas

Cotton Pickers, Texas

By Danny Lyon

Located in New York, NY

16 x 20 inch gelatin silver print (image size 12.5 x 18") One of only 5 printed this size (1980) by Lyon Signed, titled and dated on recto

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1960s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

"JAZZ MAN"  BLACK FOLK ART JAZZ TRUMPET BLACK ORANGE WHITE LILA COCKRELL'S COLLE
"JAZZ MAN"  BLACK FOLK ART JAZZ TRUMPET BLACK ORANGE WHITE LILA COCKRELL'S COLLE

"JAZZ MAN" BLACK FOLK ART JAZZ TRUMPET BLACK ORANGE WHITE LILA COCKRELL'S COLLE

Located in San Antonio, TX

Coleman is arguably best known for his images of people working, such as “Pepper Pickers” and “Cotton Picker” just to name a few. The most surprising images are his series of woman’s...

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1980s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Lone Horse ( Artist Proof), 1940s American Modernist Portrait of Horse Print
Lone Horse ( Artist Proof), 1940s American Modernist Portrait of Horse Print

Lone Horse ( Artist Proof), 1940s American Modernist Portrait of Horse Print

By Ethel Magafan

Located in Denver, CO

Her apprenticeship with Mechau prepared her to win four national government competitions, beginning at age twenty-two, for large murals in U.S. post offices: Threshing – Auburn, Neb...

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1940s American Modern Animal Prints

Materials

Paper, Etching

Distant Country (Semi-Abstract Mountain Landscape: Purple, Gold, Green, Brown)
Distant Country (Semi-Abstract Mountain Landscape: Purple, Gold, Green, Brown)

Distant Country (Semi-Abstract Mountain Landscape: Purple, Gold, Green, Brown)

By Ethel Magafan

Located in Denver, CO

Her apprenticeship with Mechau prepared her to win four national government competitions, beginning at age twenty-two, for large murals in U.S. post offices: Threshing - Auburn, Nebr...

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20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Tempera, Board

Mountain Lake (Abstract Colorado Landscape in Green, Gold, Red, Purple, Orange)
Mountain Lake (Abstract Colorado Landscape in Green, Gold, Red, Purple, Orange)

Mountain Lake (Abstract Colorado Landscape in Green, Gold, Red, Purple, Orange)

By Ethel Magafan

Located in Denver, CO

Her apprenticeship with Mechau prepared her to win four national government competitions, beginning at age twenty-two, for large murals in U.S. post offices: Threshing - Auburn, Neb...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Tempera, Board

Dawn, Semi-Abstract Mountain Landscape, Multi-colored Watercolor Painting
Dawn, Semi-Abstract Mountain Landscape, Multi-colored Watercolor Painting

Dawn, Semi-Abstract Mountain Landscape, Multi-colored Watercolor Painting

By Ethel Magafan

Located in Denver, CO

Her apprenticeship with Mechau prepared her to win four national government competitions, beginning at age twenty-two, for large murals in U.S. post offices: Threshing – Auburn, Neb...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

A Cotton Picker - Realist Figurative Oil Painting by William Aiken Walker
A Cotton Picker - Realist Figurative Oil Painting by William Aiken Walker

A Cotton Picker - Realist Figurative Oil Painting by William Aiken Walker

By William Aiken Walker

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Signed figurative oil on board circa 1900 by American Realist painter William Aiken Walker. The work depicts an African American South Carolina gentleman smoking a pipe while she pic...

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Early 20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

A Cotton Picker - Realist Figurative Oil Painting by William Aiken Walker
A Cotton Picker - Realist Figurative Oil Painting by William Aiken Walker

A Cotton Picker - Realist Figurative Oil Painting by William Aiken Walker

By William Aiken Walker

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Signed figurative oil on board circa 1900 by American Realist painter William Aiken Walker. The work depicts an African American South Carolina lady smoking a pipe while she picks co...

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Early 20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

GOING TO CHURCH Signed Lithograph, Southern Landscape, African American Heritage
GOING TO CHURCH Signed Lithograph, Southern Landscape, African American Heritage

GOING TO CHURCH Signed Lithograph, Southern Landscape, African American Heritage

By William Tolliver

Located in Union City, NJ

Recurrent themes in Tolliver's art are people working and living -- stevedores, farmers, cotton pickers, women embracing their children, and people playing musical instruments.

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1990s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

GOING TO CHURCH Signed Lithograph, Southern Landscape, African American Heritage
GOING TO CHURCH Signed Lithograph, Southern Landscape, African American Heritage

GOING TO CHURCH Signed Lithograph, Southern Landscape, African American Heritage

By William Tolliver

Located in Union City, NJ

Recurrent themes in Tolliver's art are people working and living -- stevedores, farmers, cotton pickers, women embracing their children, and people playing musical instruments.

Category

1990s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

GOING TO CHURCH Signed Lithograph, Southern Landscape, African American Heritage
GOING TO CHURCH Signed Lithograph, Southern Landscape, African American Heritage

GOING TO CHURCH Signed Lithograph, Southern Landscape, African American Heritage

By William Tolliver

Located in Union City, NJ

Recurrent themes in Tolliver's art are people working and living -- stevedores, farmers, cotton pickers, women embracing their children, and people playing musical instruments.

Category

1990s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Northern Minnesota Twilight
Northern Minnesota Twilight

Northern Minnesota Twilight

By Knute Heldner

Located in Missouri, MO

His later work in Southern landscapes including The Cotton Pickers retained a subject interest in the physical aspects of work.

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1930s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Moss Gatherer's Cabin
Moss Gatherer's Cabin

Moss Gatherer's Cabin

By Knute Heldner

Located in Missouri, MO

His later work in Southern landscapes including The Cotton Pickers retained a subject interest in the physical aspects of work.

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1930s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

'Circular Motion' original lithograph signed by Georges Schreiber
'Circular Motion' original lithograph signed by Georges Schreiber

'Circular Motion' original lithograph signed by Georges Schreiber

By Georges Schreiber

Located in Milwaukee, WI

Schreiber exhibited his travel paintings as a Panorama of America at numerous galleries and museums across the country. "Louisiana Cotton Pickers" was featured at the Whitney Gallery...

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1940s American Modern Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Morning Clouds, 1970s Semi Abstract Mountain Landscape Tempera Painting
Morning Clouds, 1970s Semi Abstract Mountain Landscape Tempera Painting

Morning Clouds, 1970s Semi Abstract Mountain Landscape Tempera Painting

By Ethel Magafan

Located in Denver, CO

Her apprenticeship with Mechau prepared her to win four national government competitions, beginning at age twenty-two, for large murals in U.S. post offices: Threshing – Auburn, Nebr...

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Landscape Paintings

Materials

Tempera, Board

End of the Meadow, 1970s Abstract Colorado Mountain Landscape Tempera Painting
End of the Meadow, 1970s Abstract Colorado Mountain Landscape Tempera Painting

End of the Meadow, 1970s Abstract Colorado Mountain Landscape Tempera Painting

By Ethel Magafan

Located in Denver, CO

Her apprenticeship with Mechau prepared her to win four national government competitions, beginning at age twenty-two, for large murals in U.S. post offices: Threshing - Auburn, Neb...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Tempera

Quiet Water (Landscape with Pond)
Quiet Water (Landscape with Pond)

Ethel MagafanQuiet Water (Landscape with Pond)

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Quiet Water (Landscape with Pond)

By Ethel Magafan

Located in Denver, CO

Her apprenticeship with Mechau prepared her to win four national government competitions, beginning at age twenty-two, for large murals in U.S. post offices: Threshing - Auburn, Nebr...

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20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Tempera

Two Horses, 1960s Framed Semi Abstract Tempera Painting Figural Horses Landscape
Two Horses, 1960s Framed Semi Abstract Tempera Painting Figural Horses Landscape

Two Horses, 1960s Framed Semi Abstract Tempera Painting Figural Horses Landscape

By Ethel Magafan

Located in Denver, CO

Her apprenticeship with Mechau prepared her to win four national government competitions, beginning at age twenty-two, for large murals in U.S. post offices: Threshing - Auburn, Neb...

Category

1960s Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Tempera

Barges on the river Seine

Barges on the river Seine

By Jean Francois Raffaëlli

Located in Veendam, NL

Starting in 1876 he painted a lot of realist paintings of farmers and cotton pickers around Paris. He made some intense character studies of working people in their poverty-stricken...

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19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

WPA  AAA "Circular Motion" 12 x 16 Lithograph, 1936, signed in pencil
WPA  AAA "Circular Motion" 12 x 16 Lithograph, 1936, signed in pencil

WPA AAA "Circular Motion" 12 x 16 Lithograph, 1936, signed in pencil

By Georges Schreiber

Located in Dallas, TX

Schreiber exhibited his travel paintings as a Panorama of America at numerous galleries and museums across the country. "Louisiana Cotton Pickers" was featured at the Whitney Gallery...

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Mid-20th Century American Realist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

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Cotton Pickers For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of cotton pickers available on 1stDibs. A selection of these works in the contemporary, modern and abstract styles can be found today in our inventory. These items have been made for many years, with versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a colorful piece of art to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — see the cotton pickers on 1stDibs that include elements of gray, beige, black, blue and more. There have been many well-done artworks of this subject over the years, but those made by Ethel Magafan, Georges Schreiber, William Tolliver, William Aiken Walker and Kelly Fearing are often thought to be among the most beautiful. Frequently made by artists working in paint, oil paint and lithograph, all of these available pieces are unique and have attracted attention over the years. If space is limited, there are small cotton pickers measuring 4 across, while our inventory also includes pieces up to 47.25 inches across to better suit those in the market for large iterations.

How Much are Cotton Pickers?

The average selling price for cotton pickers we offer is $4,799, while they’re typically $1,450 on the low end and $15,000 for the highest priced.