Primitive Style Paintings
Go for a Walk, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist CommentsThis primitive-style painting captures a man and woman strolling with their
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Portrait of a man by Evert Jan Ligtelijn in the style of Rembrandt Van Rijn
Located in Diest, BE
striking brushstroke when painting. He was a self-taught artist who worked in his hometown for a long time
Category
Vintage 1930s Dutch Primitive Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
$2,352
H 16.15 in W 12.21 in D 1.58 in
Oil painting "Swan Pharmacy" by Helene Andersen, Norway, Oil on Canvas
Located in Skien, NO
primitive-style oil painting on canvas depicts a charming historical street view featuring the iconic "Swan
Category
Vintage 1970s Norwegian Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Pine, Oak
$900
H 11.82 in W 14.77 in D 1.97 in
Hat
Located in New York, NY
aesthetics of
folk art, Nesterova’s primitive style of painting reinterpreted the socialist-realist canon
Category
2010s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Behold!
Located in Atlanta, GA
. This is an artist who can enjoy the excesses of homemade advertisements, primitive folk art painting
Category
2010s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
You Won't Find the Stars in the Honkytonks and Bars
Located in Atlanta, GA
. This is an artist who can enjoy the excesses of homemade advertisements, primitive folk art painting
Category
2010s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Though you rest in the sea, you still live in our hearts
Located in Atlanta, GA
. This is an artist who can enjoy the excesses of homemade advertisements, primitive folk art painting
Category
2010s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
A Major Edouard Manet Retrospective at the Whistlestop Mall
Located in Atlanta, GA
. This is an artist who can enjoy the excesses of homemade advertisements, primitive folk art painting
Category
2010s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
AN APPEAL TO HEAVEN
Located in Atlanta, GA
. This is an artist who can enjoy the excesses of homemade advertisements, primitive folk art painting
Category
2010s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Feast of Grapes
Located in Atlanta, GA
. This is an artist who can enjoy the excesses of homemade advertisements, primitive folk art painting
Category
2010s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Flowers for Pat Nixon's Wedding
Located in Atlanta, GA
. This is an artist who can enjoy the excesses of homemade advertisements, primitive folk art painting
Category
2010s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
GOD BLESS AMERICA (triptych)
Located in Atlanta, GA
. This is an artist who can enjoy the excesses of homemade advertisements, primitive folk art painting
Category
2010s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
Canada Goose
Located in Atlanta, GA
. This is an artist who can enjoy the excesses of homemade advertisements, primitive folk art painting
Category
2010s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Fishing pond
Located in Atlanta, GA
. This is an artist who can enjoy the excesses of homemade advertisements, primitive folk art painting
Category
2010s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Hydrandgeas and Swallowtails
Located in Atlanta, GA
. This is an artist who can enjoy the excesses of homemade advertisements, primitive folk art painting
Category
2010s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Blue Dashers
Located in Atlanta, GA
. This is an artist who can enjoy the excesses of homemade advertisements, primitive folk art painting
Category
2010s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
I Will Hold You in My Heart
Located in Atlanta, GA
. This is an artist who can enjoy the excesses of homemade advertisements, primitive folk art painting
Category
2010s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
A Strong Sense of What's Going On
Located in Atlanta, GA
. This is an artist who can enjoy the excesses of homemade advertisements, primitive folk art painting
Category
2010s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The Old World Is Gone
Located in Atlanta, GA
. This is an artist who can enjoy the excesses of homemade advertisements, primitive folk art painting
Category
2010s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Early Antique Hunt Oil on Canvas Paining
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
a hunting dog along side the days harvest, Rabbit and quail in a primitive classic style. This
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas
"French Racecourse Paddock Enclosure Scene" by Michel Delacroix
By Michel Delacroix
Located in Bristol, CT
group exhibitions in Europe. Delacroix's primitive style in his paintings and graphics combine structure
Category
20th Century Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
$750
H 22 in W 28.5 in
MARIAGE À LA CAMPAGNE Signed Lithograph, French Maison, Romantic Country Wedding
By Michel Delacroix
Located in Union City, NJ
numerous awards in recognition of his outstanding primitive style of painting. These include: 1973 Prix
Category
1990s Folk Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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Oil Painting "Christmas Snow" in Primitive Style
By Jane Bradley
Located in Bedford, NY
Christmas during snow storm at a 19th century farm. Sleds, house, people and animals. Oil on board attributed to Jane B. Bradley - Member, Silvermine Artists Association.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Paintings
"Admiral and Son, " Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Painting
By Peter Aspell
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
, expressionist style of painting and his legacy lives on through his surreal aesthetic, his iconic subjects, and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 60 in W 45 in D 2 in
"The Candyman, " Contemporary, Figurative, Fauvist, Portrait, Painting
By Peter Aspell
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
, expressionist style of painting and his legacy lives on through his surreal aesthetic, his iconic subjects, and
Category
Early 2000s Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"The Oxygenarian, " Contemporary, Figurative, Surrealist, Oil Painting
By Peter Aspell
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
own primitive, expressionist style of painting and his legacy lives on through his surreal aesthetic
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
H 25.5 in W 20.5 in D 0.5 in
The Rose Dwarf, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait Painting
By Peter Aspell
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
, which he ran from 1970 through to 1978.
Peter Aspell adopted his own primitive, expressionist style of
Category
2010s Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
The Mad Poet, Contemporary, Surrealist, Colourful, Oil Painting
By Peter Aspell
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
through to 1978.
Peter Aspell adopted his own primitive, expressionist style of painting and his legacy
Category
Early 2000s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 66.25 in W 45.25 in D 2 in
The Seated General, Abstract, Expressionistic, Figurative, Oil Painting
By Peter Aspell
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
, expressionist style of painting and his legacy lives on through his surreal aesthetic, his iconic subjects, and
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
H 60 in W 44 in D 2 in
"The Flaxen Girl, " Artwork, Modern, Figurative, Portrait, Painting
By Peter Aspell
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
adopted his own primitive, expressionist style of painting and his legacy lives on through his surreal
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
H 21.25 in W 16 in D 1 in
Queen of The Earth, Abstract, Figurative, Expressionistic, Painting
By Peter Aspell
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
.
Peter Aspell adopted his own primitive, expressionist style of painting and his legacy lives on through
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
H 38.75 in W 30.75 in D 2 in
The Moroccan Bride, Contemporary, Abstract, Surreal Oil Painting
By Peter Aspell
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
ran from 1970 through to 1978.
Peter Aspell adopted his own primitive, expressionist style of
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
H 39.5 in W 31.75 in D 2 in
Lover Letters From A Madman, Figurative, Abstract, Surrealist, Painting
By Peter Aspell
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
through to 1978.
Peter Aspell adopted his own primitive, expressionist style of painting and his legacy
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Flesh and Steel, " Modern, Surreal, Figurative Machine, Oil Painting
By Peter Aspell
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
own primitive, expressionist style of painting and his legacy lives on through his surreal aesthetic
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
H 23 in W 14.25 in D 1 in
The Jazz Man 3, Playful Contemporary, Oil Painting on Board
By Peter Aspell
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
adopted his own primitive, expressionist style of painting and his legacy lives on through his surreal
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
The X-Ray of Two Lovers, Figurative, Expressionistic, Painting of Two Lovers
By Peter Aspell
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
, expressionist style of painting and his legacy lives on through his surreal aesthetic, his iconic subjects, and
Category
1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
H 20.25 in W 15.25 in D 2 in
"Caravaggio Machine Playing Bach, " Artwork, Contemporary, Figurative, Surrealist
By Peter Aspell
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
own primitive, expressionist style of painting and his legacy lives on through his surreal aesthetic
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Paradiso, Contemporary, Abstract, Dream, Landscape
By Peter Aspell
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
, which he ran from 1970 through to 1978.
Peter Aspell adopted his own primitive, expressionist style of
Category
2010s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"The Gyrating Machine, " Fauvist, Contemporary, Figurative, Surrealist
By Peter Aspell
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
.
Peter Aspell adopted his own primitive, expressionist style of painting and his legacy lives on through
Category
Early 2000s Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 60 in W 45 in D 1.5 in
LA FILLE
By Michel Delacroix
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Michel Delacroix (born 1933 in Paris) is a French painter known for his primitive style in his
Category
20th Century Landscape Prints
Pair of British Colonial Style Paintings
Located in Atlanta, GA
Lovely horizontal pair of British Colonial primitive style oil paintings on rough hewn reclaimed 1
Category
20th Century British Colonial Primitives
Materials
Reclaimed Wood
19th C. Pair of French Artisan Paintings on Wood Boards
Located in Atlanta, GA
series of smaller ones, and set within a painted curtain and swag at. These primitive-style paintings are
Category
Antique 19th Century French Paintings
Materials
Wood
Claude (Basquiat Style Black & White Primitive Portrait on Stitched Canvas)
By Jack Walls
Located in Hudson, NY
stitched canvas
This abstract, primitive style portrait was made by Hudson, NY based artist Jack Walls
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Acrylic
WPA Styled Painting by John Imhoff
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A painting in the style of the works of WPA artists depicting a person painting shutters done in
Category
Mid-20th Century American Primitive Paintings
Materials
Paint
Raphael (Contemporary, Black & White Primitive Portrait on Hand Stitched Canvas)
By Jack Walls
Located in Hudson, NY
Contemporary, bold black and white primitive style portrait on hand stitched canvas
gesso and
Category
2010s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Acrylic
H 30 in W 30 in D 0.5 in
An Unusual & Important Painting by Ralph Cahoon
Located in Downingtown, PA
tried various surfaces to capture his primitive style of painting. He discovered that Swedish Masonite
Category
Vintage 1960s American Paintings
Materials
Masonite
A Ralph Cahoon Painting Titled Cape Cod Jellies & Jams
Located in Downingtown, PA
surfaces to capture his primitive style of painting. He discovered that Swedish Masonite was the surface
Category
Late 20th Century American Paintings
Materials
Masonite
“A Parisian Street”
By Élisée Maclet
Located in Southampton, NY
painting as a Sunday afternoon hobby. Here Maclet developed his "primitive" style of painting which later
Category
1920s Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Fiberboard
Michel Delacroix "Diner a La fourchette" 1979 Rectangular Tray
By Michel Delacroix
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Europe. Delacroix's primitive style in his paintings and graphics combine structure and detail with rich
Category
Late 20th Century Italian French Provincial Platters and Serveware
Materials
Plastic
Outsider Art Jimmy Lee Sudduth Dog Oil Painting
By Jimmy Sudduth
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Oil on wood painting by Jimmy Lee Sudduth outsider primitive style painting of seated dog.
Category
20th Century American Outsider Art Paintings
The Father, 19th Century Oil Painting Portrait, Primitive Folk Style
By William Matthew Prior
Located in London, GB
paint in both an academic painterly manner as well as a more abstract, flat style. This portrait is
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Daughter, 19th Century Oil Portrait Painting, Primitive Folk Style
By William Matthew Prior
Located in London, GB
a more abstract, flat style. This portrait, like most of his portraits of children, is executed in
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sweetgrass, Original Painting
By Jaime Ellsworth
Located in San Francisco, CA
-running series of horses mixing western, modern and primitive painting styles.About the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Two Dogs, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
the viewer to engage with the charming pups. Lee's primitive painting style highlights the personality
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Marc Bellaire Ceramic Lamp with Primitive Lascaux Motif and Fiberglass Shade
By TYE of California, Marc Bellaire
Located in Chattanooga, TN
mimics a woman’s hips, adorned with Lascaux style (cave painting) Primitive animal motifs. The pedestal
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Fiberglass
H 37 in W 5.5 in D 7.5 in
Mariage a la Campagne, Romantic French Country Wedding, Original Lithograph
By Michel Delacroix
Located in Union City, NJ
recognition of his outstanding primitive style of painting. These include: 1973 Prix Public, Prix Pro Arte
Category
1990s Folk Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Soyez Heureux! - BE HAPPY! Signed Lithograph, Bride and Groom, Paris Wedding
By Michel Delacroix
Located in Union City, NJ
primitive style of painting. These include: 1973 Prix Public, Prix Pro Arte, Morges, Switzerland; 1975 Grand
Category
1990s Folk Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Soyez Heureux! - BE HAPPY! Signed Hand Drawn Lithograph, Bride, Paris Wedding
By Michel Delacroix
Located in Union City, NJ
recognition of his outstanding primitive style of painting. These include: 1973 Prix Public, Prix Pro Arte
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
MARIAGE A LA CAMPAGNE Signed Lithograph, French Maison, Romantic Country Wedding
By Michel Delacroix
Located in Union City, NJ
. Delacroix has also received numerous awards in recognition of his outstanding primitive style of painting
Category
1990s Folk Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Michel Delacroix " Aux Caves du Temple" Melamine Rectangular Mini Tray 1979
By Michel Delacroix
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
man shows as well as group exhibitions in Europe. Delacroix's primitive style in his paintings and
Category
20th Century Italian Expressionist Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Plastic
H 0.5 in W 6 in D 4.25 in
L'Artiste (The Artist) /// Michel Delacroix Contemporary Screenprint Europe City
By Michel Delacroix
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
group exhibitions in Europe. Delacroix's primitive style in his paintings and graphics combine structure
Category
1980s Contemporary Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Primitive Style Painting
Located in Miami, FL
Primitive in style,very lovely composition of a group of musicians in a country side setting
Category
Vintage 1950s Mexican Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Italian 18th C. Style Still Lifes Pair of Rustic Paintings
Located in Pasadena, CA
Pair of Italian 18th Century style primitive technique still life paintings of fruits, fowl
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Mid-Century Primitive Style Painting by Luzon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Original mid-century Primitive style artwork, with beautiful rich tones and texture signed by
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
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