Flour Sack
'Danse Squelettes'. Abstract Expressionist Montage and Acrylic on Flour Sack.
By Armand Avril
Located in Cotignac, FR
strong sculptural image. This montage is made on a flour sack with applied cardboard and acrylic paint
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H 36.23 in W 24.22 in D 1.38 in
Brown and Cream Stripe Hand Woven Pillow, Portugal, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Portuguese pillow made from handwoven fabric used originally as flour sacks.
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Brown and Cream Stripe Hand Woven Pillow, Portugal, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Portuguese pillow made from handwoven fabric used originally as flour sacks.
New down
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Brown, Cream and Rose Multi Stripe Hand Woven Pillow, Portugal, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Portuguese pillow made from handwoven fabric used originally as flour sacks.
New down
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Brown, Cream, Dark Orange And Teal Hand Woven Pillow, Portugal, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Portuguese pillow made from handwoven fabric used originally as flour sacks.
New down
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Brown, Cream, Mauve And Olive Stripes Hand Woven Pillow, Portugal, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Portuguese pillow made from handwoven fabric used originally as flour sacks.
New down
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Pillows and Throws
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H 6 in W 16 in D 16 in
Brown and Cream Stripes with Blue Band Hand Woven Pillow, Portugal, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Portuguese pillow made from handwoven fabric used originally as flour sacks.
New down
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Pillows and Throws
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H 6 in W 16 in D 16 in
Brown, Cream, Orange, Pink and Purple Band Pillow, Portugal, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Portuguese pillow made from handwoven fabric used originally as flour sacks.
New down
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Pillows and Throws
Materials
Other
19th Century Hudson River School Landscape after Richard Goodwin
Located in Soquel, CA
.
Condition: Very good: Painted on what looks to be a period flour sack. Professional repairs done on canvas
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H 10 in W 16 in D 1 in
Authentic 19th Century Lakota Sioux Child's Bonnet
By Sioux Indian Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
calico (flour sack) lining. Made for own use. Very few made, and fewer survived. Beaded colors of white
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19th Century Nez Perce Beaded Saddle Drape
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
hide with long fringe. Flour sack lined with stains from period of use. Long fringe both ends. Direct
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Nez Perce Saddle Throw
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
shirt bead strip. Decorated with tin cones and horse hair on centre panel, backed with flour sacking
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"Scaffold Curtain", Contemporary, Mixed Media, Photography, Digital Print Fabric
By Luanne Rimel
Located in St. Louis, MO
flour-sack cloths using a wide-format inkjet printer. Detailed sections of the image are created and
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Wire
"The Weight", Mixed Media Photography Printed on Silk, Hand Stitched Embroidery
By Luanne Rimel
Located in St. Louis, MO
flour-sack cloths using a wide-format inkjet printer. Detailed sections of the image are created and
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2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Silk, Thread
"Firewall", Mixed Media Photography Printed on Silk, Hand Stitched Embroidery
By Luanne Rimel
Located in St. Louis, MO
flour-sack cloths using a wide-format inkjet printer. Detailed sections of the image are created and
Category
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Silk, Thread
"Strata No 8", Mixed Media Photography Print on Silk, Hand Stitched Detail
By Luanne Rimel
Located in St. Louis, MO
flour-sack cloths using a wide-format inkjet printer. Detailed sections of the image are created and
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Silk, Thread
H 16 in W 16 in D 1.5 in
"Strata No. 7", Mixed Media Print, Original Photography on Silk, Hand Stitched
By Luanne Rimel
Located in St. Louis, MO
flour-sack cloths using a wide-format inkjet printer. Detailed sections of the image are created and
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Silk, Thread
H 16 in W 16 in D 1.5 in
"Blue Matrix", Contemporary, Mixed Media, Photography, Printed on Silk, Framed
By Luanne Rimel
Located in St. Louis, MO
flour-sack cloths using a wide-format inkjet printer. Detailed sections of the image are created and
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Silk, Archival Ink
"Veiled Sky", Photography, Archival Print on Silk, Embellished Hand Stitched
By Luanne Rimel
Located in St. Louis, MO
flour-sack cloths using a wide-format inkjet printer. Detailed sections of the image are created and
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
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Blue Tarp / Manhattan, Digital Print Photography on Silk with Hand Stitching
By Luanne Rimel
Located in St. Louis, MO
flour-sack cloths using a wide-format inkjet printer. Detailed sections of the image are created and
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Fabric, Silk, Wood, Mixed Media, Digital, Other Medium
"Curtain Call / St. Louis", Original Photography, Printed on Silk, Hand Stitched
By Luanne Rimel
Located in St. Louis, MO
flour-sack cloths using a wide-format inkjet printer. Detailed sections of the image are created and
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
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Silk, Thread, Mixed Media, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
"Nightlight / New York City", Original Photography, Printed on Silk, Stitching
By Luanne Rimel
Located in St. Louis, MO
flour-sack cloths using a wide-format inkjet printer. Detailed sections of the image are created and
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Silk, Thread, Yarn, Mixed Media, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
"Slow Burn" Photograph Printed on Silk with Stitched Embellishments, Framed
By Luanne Rimel
Located in St. Louis, MO
flour-sack cloths using a wide-format inkjet printer. Detailed sections of the image are created and
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
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"Protected" Photograph Printed on Silk with Hand Stitched Embellishments, Framed
By Luanne Rimel
Located in St. Louis, MO
flour-sack cloths using a wide-format inkjet printer. Detailed sections of the image are created and
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Wire
4-35 abstract oil painting by Charles Biederman
Located in Hudson, NY
and biomorphic surrealists. He often painted using discarded canvases and old flour sacks. Subsiding
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"Labor", Handsome WPA-Era Painting with Nudes by Muralist Lichtenauer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Majolica Tobacco Box by Johann Maresch, Austria, circa 1900
By Johann Maresch
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This offer is for one of our rare Majolica items, an exceptional tobacco box out of the sack series
Category
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
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Majolica
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Flour Sack For Sale on 1stDibs
Surely you’ll find the exact flour sack you’re seeking on 1stDibs — we’ve got a vast assortment for sale. In our selection of items, you can find contemporary examples as well as an abstract version. Finding the perfect flour sack may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 18th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 21st Century. When looking for the right flour sack for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of gray, brown, black and beige. There have been many interesting flour sack examples over the years, but those made by Luanne Rimel, Armand Avril, Letitia Huckaby, Louis Robert Carrier-Belleuse and Rembrandt van Rijn are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. Frequently made by artists working in fabric, paint and gesso, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years.
How Much is a Flour Sack?
The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — a flour sack in our inventory may begin at $100 and can go as high as $18,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,850.