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Kerala 1, colourful abstract art

Jon RowlandKerala 1, colourful abstract art, 2018

$3,056

H 39.38 in W 31.5 in D 1.19 in

Kerala 1, colourful abstract art

By Jon Rowland

Located in Deddington, GB

Jon Rowland's abstract expressionist painting 'Kerala 1' features the colours of Kerala, located on the southwestern Malabar Coast of India. Acrylic on canvas Unframed but ready to h...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Namaste, Poovar, Kerala
Namaste, Poovar, Kerala

Richard HeepsNamaste, Poovar, Kerala, 2013

$679

H 29.93 in W 39.38 in D 0.04 in

Namaste, Poovar, Kerala

By Richard Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

Namaste, portraits from the streets of India. This artwork is a limited edition of 25, gloss photographic print. It is accompanied by a signed and numbered certificate of authentici...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Indian Bronze Charakku, Kerala
Indian Bronze Charakku, Kerala

Indian Bronze Charakku, Kerala

$1,600Sale Price|20% Off

H 10 in Dm 30.5 in

Indian Bronze Charakku, Kerala

Located in New York, NY

These beautiful pots are used for cooking and serving food. Temples and families commission them for special occasions. The handles have beautiful ornamentation. Rods are inserted th...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Indian Queen Anne Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

Ambassador's Garage, Kerala - Indian Color Photography
Ambassador's Garage, Kerala - Indian Color Photography

Ambassador's Garage, Kerala - Indian Color Photography

By Richard Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

Ambassador cars, a typical sight throughout India, lined up here with a coat of dust, at a roadside garage. From Richard Heeps India series, The Ambassador's Window. This artwork is...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Vetyver Pool, Kerala - Tropical Palm Print Color Photography
Vetyver Pool, Kerala - Tropical Palm Print Color Photography

Vetyver Pool, Kerala - Tropical Palm Print Color Photography

By Richard Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

Shot in Kerala in 2013 this gorgeous palm tree lagoon warms a room, taking you somewhere tropical.

Category

2010s Conceptual Color Photography

Materials

Color, Photographic Paper, C Print, Silver Gelatin

Infinity Pool, Poovar, Kerala - Tropical India color photography
Infinity Pool, Poovar, Kerala - Tropical India color photography

Infinity Pool, Poovar, Kerala - Tropical India color photography

By Richard Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

Palm trees captured in a lagoon in Kerala, God's Own Country, the land of the coconuts.

Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Kerala Beach Life. Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Kerala Beach Life. Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting

Kerala Beach Life. Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting

By Paul Wadsworth

Located in Brecon, Powys

A leading exponent of contemporary art in Europe, Paul Wadsworth utilises a palette of vibrant colours to achieve his signature paintings redolent of people and place. Expressionism ...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Six Early 20th Century Hair Detanglers, Kerala, India
Six Early 20th Century Hair Detanglers, Kerala, India

Six Early 20th Century Hair Detanglers, Kerala, India

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Six early 20th century hair detanglers from Kerala and South Karnataka, India. An unusual group of six hair detanglers found exclusively in Southern India. The carved wooden example...

Category

Early 20th Century Indian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Brass, Steel

Original travel poster for Kerala, India, created in 1962
Original travel poster for Kerala, India, created in 1962

Original travel poster for Kerala, India, created in 1962

Located in PARIS, FR

The original travel poster for Kerala, India, created in 1962, is a captivating portrayal of the lush and enchanting landscapes of this South Indian state. Known as "God's Own Countr...

Category

1960s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Paper

Kerala Spiral Carved-Wood Boat Prow from Southern India
Kerala Spiral Carved-Wood Boat Prow from Southern India

Kerala Spiral Carved-Wood Boat Prow from Southern India

Located in Atlanta, GA

This mid-century Kerala boat prow, which once elegantly traversed the waters of South India, will make a splendid decorative, as well as conversational piece of art for your home or ...

Category

20th Century Indian Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Nine Boats, Andakarnnazi Beach, Kerala, India, 2008

Nine Boats, Andakarnnazi Beach, Kerala, India, 2008

By Michael Kenna

Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA

Signed, numbered and dated on the front of the mount. Signed, dated and numbered and titled with artist’s copyright stamp on the back of the mount. We have over 2,000 works available...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

"Thookkuvilakku" Bronze Hanging Oil Lamp Kerala, South India, circa 1800
"Thookkuvilakku" Bronze Hanging Oil Lamp Kerala, South India, circa 1800

"Thookkuvilakku" Bronze Hanging Oil Lamp Kerala, South India, circa 1800

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

A "Thookkuvilakku" bronze hanging oil lamp Kerala, South India, circa 1800, done in a shallow dish with seven spouts, above a drip pan, suspended from a chain. Wear is consistent wit...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian More Asian Art, Objects a...

Materials

Bronze

Single Boat, Kerala, Backwaters, India, 2008  - Michael Kenna (Black and White)

Single Boat, Kerala, Backwaters, India, 2008 - Michael Kenna (Black and White)

By Michael Kenna

Located in London, GB

Single Boat, Kerala, Backwaters, India, 2008 - Michael Kenna (Black and White) Signed, dated and numbered on mount Signed, dated, inscribed with title and stamped with photographer'...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Set of Two Antique Bronze Pedestal Bowls from Kerala, Circa 1900
Set of Two Antique Bronze Pedestal Bowls from Kerala, Circa 1900

Set of Two Antique Bronze Pedestal Bowls from Kerala, Circa 1900

$752Sale Price / item|46% Off

H 5.52 in Dm 9.45 in

Set of Two Antique Bronze Pedestal Bowls from Kerala, Circa 1900

Located in Alessandria, Piemonte

Rare pair of bronze elegant pedestal bowls from Kerala (India). They were used as temple offering bowls and everyone is in slightly different sizes. It' very difficult to find this t...

Category

Early 20th Century Indian Other Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Tea Estates, Study 1, Kerala, India, 2008  - Michael Kenna (Black and White)

Tea Estates, Study 1, Kerala, India, 2008 - Michael Kenna (Black and White)

By Michael Kenna

Located in London, GB

Tea Estates, Study 1, Kerala, India, 2008 - Michael Kenna (Black and White) Signed, dated and numbered 16/45 on mount Signed, dated, inscribed with title and stamped with photograph...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

A Kerala Hand-Carved Wood Boat Prow with Lovely Curved Fleur-de-Lis Accents
A Kerala Hand-Carved Wood Boat Prow with Lovely Curved Fleur-de-Lis Accents

A Kerala Hand-Carved Wood Boat Prow with Lovely Curved Fleur-de-Lis Accents

Located in Atlanta, GA

This midcentury Kerala boat prow, which once elegantly traversed the waters of South India, will make a splendid decorative, as well as conversational piece of art for your home.

Category

Mid-20th Century Indian Tribal Art

Materials

Metal

Boy & Girl, Ciril, Acrylic, high quality cotton fiver on canvas, Brown"In Stock"
Boy & Girl, Ciril, Acrylic, high quality cotton fiver on canvas, Brown"In Stock"

Boy & Girl, Ciril, Acrylic, high quality cotton fiver on canvas, Brown"In Stock"

Located in Kolkata, West Bengal

In communion with the natural world, his art remains fresh and alive. About the Artist and his work : Born : 1960, Kerala.

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Cotton, Acrylic, Fiberboard

Untitled, Dry Pastel on Paper, Blue, Pink by Contemporary Artist "In Stock"

Untitled, Dry Pastel on Paper, Blue, Pink by Contemporary Artist "In Stock"

Located in Kolkata, West Bengal

Guna (Madhya Pradesh) - Self-Taught Artist - Worked at Graphic Studio, Bharat Bhawan, Bhopal (2005-2010) - 60th National Academy Award recipient 2019 (from Lalit Kala, Delhi, India's...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pastel

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Kerala
Kerala

Mark RediskeKerala, 2017

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H 30 in W 60 in

Kerala

By Mark Rediske

Located in Seattle, WA

Mark Rediske earned his MA in painting from St. Cloud State in Minnesota in 1985. His muted palette reveals increasingly abstracted and gestural imagery in a series of timelessly ele...

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

19th Century Ritualistic Bronze Facial Bhuta Mask from Temple Dancers in Kerala
19th Century Ritualistic Bronze Facial Bhuta Mask from Temple Dancers in Kerala

19th Century Ritualistic Bronze Facial Bhuta Mask from Temple Dancers in Kerala

By Rajhastani

Located in Houston, TX

This is a museum piece. The medium is bronze. This delicate piece was produced by lost wax process and hand chiseled to perfection. The word Bhuta literally translated means spirit....

Category

Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Masks

Materials

Bronze

Fine Art Photograph, Kerala, S. India, Limited Edition #1 of 5
Fine Art Photograph, Kerala, S. India, Limited Edition #1 of 5

Fine Art Photograph, Kerala, S. India, Limited Edition #1 of 5

Located in By Appointment Only, CA

"Afternoon Stroll" - Taken in Kerala, on one of the many "backwater" excursions offered up and down the coast of that state. Ducks are around but usually in the water rather than lik...

Category

2010s American Other Photography

Materials

Paper

Very Fine Kerala Canoe
Very Fine Kerala Canoe

Very Fine Kerala Canoe

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H 22 in W 119 in D 13 in

Very Fine Kerala Canoe

Located in Long Island City, NY

We have only seen a whole Kerala canoe this fine in art critic and aesthete David Sylvester's private collection, which sold at Sotheby's in 2002.

Category

20th Century Indian Tribal Art

Materials

Metal

Kerala:   Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting

Kerala: Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting

By Paul Wadsworth

Located in Brecon, Powys

Paul Wadsworth is one of the UK’s leading exponents of Expressionist paintings. His pieces are heavily worked with layers of richly applied paint, the result is paintings that sing w...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Kerala Beach Life, Contemporary Expressionist Oil Painting
Kerala Beach Life, Contemporary Expressionist Oil Painting

Kerala Beach Life, Contemporary Expressionist Oil Painting

By Paul Wadsworth

Located in Brecon, Powys

Paul Wadsworth is one of the UK’s leading exponents of Expressionist paintings. His pieces are heavily worked with layers of richly applied paint, the result is paintings that sing w...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Kerala Boatman. Large Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Kerala Boatman. Large Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting

Kerala Boatman. Large Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting

By Paul Wadsworth

Located in Brecon, Powys

A signature painting of beautiful tones of blues and hues of greens. Calming and deep, this piece from Paul Wadsworth is stunning. Oil on canvas. 47" x 47"

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Kerala Beach Life, Contemporary Expressionist Oil Painting
Kerala Beach Life, Contemporary Expressionist Oil Painting

Kerala Beach Life, Contemporary Expressionist Oil Painting

By Paul Wadsworth

Located in Brecon, Powys

Paul Wadsworth is one of the UK’s leading exponents of Expressionist paintings. His pieces are heavily worked with layers of richly applied paint, the result is paintings that sing w...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Kerala Beach Life. Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Kerala Beach Life. Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting

Kerala Beach Life. Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting

By Paul Wadsworth

Located in Brecon, Powys

A leading exponent of contemporary art in Europe, Paul Wadsworth utilises a palette of vibrant colours to achieve his signature paintings redolent of people and place. Expressionism ...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Kerala Beach Life. Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Kerala Beach Life. Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting

Kerala Beach Life. Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting

By Paul Wadsworth

Located in Brecon, Powys

A leading exponent of contemporary art in Europe, Paul Wadsworth utilises a palette of vibrant colours to achieve his signature paintings redolent of people and place. Expressionism ...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Kerala Boat Ride. Large Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Kerala Boat Ride. Large Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting

Kerala Boat Ride. Large Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting

By Paul Wadsworth

Located in Brecon, Powys

A stunning statement piece from Wadsworth's India series. Soft warm colours linger in the remains of the day and romantic moonlight starts to filter gently upon the water as it laps ...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid-20th Century Kerala Large Wooden Hand Carved Boat Prow
Mid-20th Century Kerala Large Wooden Hand Carved Boat Prow

Mid-20th Century Kerala Large Wooden Hand Carved Boat Prow

Located in Atlanta, GA

This midcentury Kerala boat prow, which once elegantly traversed the waters of South India, will make a splendid decorative, as well as conversational piece of art for your home.  

Category

Mid-20th Century Indian Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Large Decorative Antique Waterwheel of Ebonized Jackwood from Kerala, India
Large Decorative Antique Waterwheel of Ebonized Jackwood from Kerala, India

Large Decorative Antique Waterwheel of Ebonized Jackwood from Kerala, India

Located in Atlanta, GA

A large-sized antique water wheel from Kerala, India. This Kerala water wheel, also known as a "chakram chavittal", would have originally been used as a manually operated agriculture...

Category

20th Century Indian Decorative Art

Materials

Wood

Kerala 5, The Beach, large abstract painting, orange, hints of green and red
Kerala 5, The Beach, large abstract painting, orange, hints of green and red

Kerala 5, The Beach, large abstract painting, orange, hints of green and red

By Jon Rowland

Located in Deddington, GB

Jon Rowland's abstract expressionist painting called 'Kerala 5, The Beach' is influenced by the colours of Kerala, interprets the relaxing calm of the shore.

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Kerala India carved wood sculpture tribal folk art boat prow
Kerala India carved wood sculpture tribal folk art boat prow

Kerala India carved wood sculpture tribal folk art boat prow

Located in Yonkers, NY

Wonderful 19th century indian sculptural carved wood tribal folk art boat prow from Kerala India. The prow is carved from teakwood and is mounted on a museum base.

Category

Antique 19th Century Indian Architectural Elements

Vetyver Pool, Poovar, Kerala - Print Only - Free Shipping
Vetyver Pool, Poovar, Kerala - Print Only - Free Shipping

Vetyver Pool, Poovar, Kerala - Print Only - Free Shipping

By Richard Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

Shot in Kerala in 2013 this gorgeous pieces warms a room and takes you somewhere tropical.

Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Superb Antique South Indian Kerala dowry box Interior Design Antiques Gifts
Superb Antique South Indian Kerala dowry box Interior Design Antiques Gifts

Superb Antique South Indian Kerala dowry box Interior Design Antiques Gifts

Located in London, GB

Superb Antique South Indian Kerala dowry box Interior Design Antiques Gifts A Superb large 19th South Indian Kerala dowry box.

Category

Antique 1880s Indian More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Materials

Wood

Palanquin Finial from Kerala
Palanquin Finial from Kerala

Palanquin Finial from Kerala

Located in New York, NY

A bronze palanquin finial in the form of an animal head, from Kerala, a state along the Malabar coast in southwestern India known for its many festivals. This exquisitely articulated...

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

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Kerala Art For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate piece of kerala art for your needs in our varied inventory. You can easily find an example made in the Abstract style, while we also have 3 Abstract versions to choose from as well. You’re likely to find the perfect item from our selection of kerala art among the distinctive items we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 19th Century as well as those made as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add a choice in our collection of kerala art to create new energy in an otherwise neutral space in your home, you can find a work on 1stDibs that features elements of black, gray, blue, orange and more. Creating an object in our assortment of kerala art has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Richard Heeps, Michael Kenna, Jon Rowland and Paul wadsworth are consistently popular. Artworks like these of any era or style can make for thoughtful decor in any space, but a selection from our variety of those made in silver gelatin print, paper and photographic paper can add an especially memorable touch.

How Much is a Kerala Art?

The average selling price for a piece of kerala art we offer is $1,799, while they’re typically $208 on the low end and $6,991 for the highest priced.