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Puppets Paintings

Theater of Shadows Indo-Filipino Batik Shadow Puppets Painting Signed Ayu
Theater of Shadows Indo-Filipino Batik Shadow Puppets Painting Signed Ayu

Theater of Shadows Indo-Filipino Batik Shadow Puppets Painting Signed Ayu

Located in Lomita, CA

Theater of Shadows Signed by Ayu, this richly detailed batik painting evokes the ceremonial beauty

Category

Late 20th Century Philippine Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Textile, Bamboo

19th Century Painting  Puppet theatre
19th Century Painting  Puppet theatre

19th Century Painting Puppet theatre

By Paul Louis Martin des Amoignes

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

MARTIN DES AMOIGNES, Paul Louis (1850-1925) Puppet theatre on the village square Oil on canvas

Category

1880s Academic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Shadow Puppets
Shadow Puppets

Marna ShopoffShadow Puppets, 2025

$6,500

H 36 in W 35.75 in

Shadow Puppets

By Marna Shopoff

Located in New Orleans, LA

MARNA SHOPOFF is an Indianapolis-based visual artist with an emphasis on abstract painting and

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The String Puppet, 20th Century Oil Painting

The String Puppet, 20th Century Oil Painting

By Alice Headley Neave

Located in London, GB

was the daughter of Dr Arthur Henry Headley Huckle, a surgeon and 'painting dealer', Alice was born on

Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Puppet Show, Surrealist Oil Painting by Lucio Ranucci
Puppet Show, Surrealist Oil Painting by Lucio Ranucci

Puppet Show, Surrealist Oil Painting by Lucio Ranucci

By Lucio Ranucci

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Lucio Ranucci, Italian (1925 - ) Title: Puppet Show Year: 1971 Medium: Oil on Canvas

Category

1970s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Lady with Puppet
Lady with Puppet

Lady with Puppet

By Charles Sheldon

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Center Life Sight Size 24.50" x 19.00", Framed 30.50" x 25.00" The Saturday Evening Post cover, October 31, 1925

Category

1920s Other Art Style Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

20th Century Oil - Child and Puppet
20th Century Oil - Child and Puppet

20th Century Oil - Child and Puppet

Located in Corsham, GB

A charmingly naïve genre scene depicting a child and her puppet. With sweeping blocks of colour and

Category

20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Yellow Car with Woman and Puppet
Yellow Car with Woman and Puppet

Yellow Car with Woman and Puppet

By Robert Jessup

Located in Atlanta, GA

where he taught painting in the College of Visual Arts and Design from 1991 to 2018. His work is

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Los Tres Hermanos/ The Puppet Show
Los Tres Hermanos/ The Puppet Show

Los Tres Hermanos/ The Puppet Show

By Starsky Brines

Located in New Orleans, LA

STARSKY BRINE’s paintings and drawings captivate audiences with their distinctive style and a

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Crayon, Acrylic

THE PUPPET SHOW ..Roy Petley contemporary British
THE PUPPET SHOW ..Roy Petley contemporary British

Roy PetleyTHE PUPPET SHOW ..Roy Petley contemporary British, 2016

$6,876Sale Price|20% Off

H 15.75 in W 23.63 in D 1.58 in

THE PUPPET SHOW ..Roy Petley contemporary British

By Roy Petley

Located in Pollenca, Illes Baleares

remains a certain youthful light emanates from his paintings. A plein air painter, his works reflect his

Category

20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Maria Cortini Viviani  - 20th Century Oil, Beautiful Puppets
Maria Cortini Viviani  - 20th Century Oil, Beautiful Puppets

Maria Cortini Viviani - 20th Century Oil, Beautiful Puppets

Located in Corsham, GB

A delightful figurative study depicting characters in late Victorian dress. Signed to the upper left. Titled in Italian verso. Presented in a gilt frame with a cotton slip. On canvas.

Category

20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Four women with puppets. 1947, paper, mixed media, 16.3x11 cm
Four women with puppets. 1947, paper, mixed media, 16.3x11 cm

Four women with puppets. 1947, paper, mixed media, 16.3x11 cm

Located in Riga, LV

Four women with puppets. 1947, paper, mixed media, 16.3x11 cm Adolfs Zardins (1890 08 II Riga

Category

1940s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor

Dominique PERY, Marianne, Oil on canvas 1987
Dominique PERY, Marianne, Oil on canvas 1987

Dominique PERY, Marianne, Oil on canvas 1987

Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR

Are we puppets? - 2015-2016 A painting in the pots - 2016-2017 Still lifes - 2018-2019

Category

1980s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large Jonathan Pylypchuk Mixed Media, 48.75"H
Large Jonathan Pylypchuk Mixed Media, 48.75"H

Jonathan PylypchukLarge Jonathan Pylypchuk Mixed Media, 48.75"H, 2002

$4,550Sale Price|30% Off

H 48.75 in W 47 in D 1 in

Large Jonathan Pylypchuk Mixed Media, 48.75"H

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

paintings featuring puppet-like figures crafted from scavenged materials, blending dark humor, vulnerability

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Panel

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Shadow Puppets

Christopher KuhnShadow Puppets, 2014

Unavailable

H 19 in W 15 in

Shadow Puppets

By Christopher Kuhn

Located in Los Angeles, CA

process. Contrasting today’s technological bombardment of information, Kuhn’s paintings invite the viewer

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

The puppet
The puppet

Laurent ProneurThe puppet, 2015

Unavailable

H 36 in W 48 in D 1.5 in

The puppet

By Laurent Proneur

Located in Encino, CA

boundaries of perception. In 1985 Laurent Proneur AKA LONEroc started painting in the streets with renowned

Category

2010s Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

"The Puppet"
"The Puppet"

Flavio Aguilera"The Puppet", 2017

Unavailable

H 14 in W 10 in D 1.5 in

"The Puppet"

By Flavio Aguilera

Located in New York, NY

Abstract and mid-century painting by Argentinian artist, Flavio Aguilera. Contemporary modern style

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, India Ink, Oil

Antique Sicilian Italian Marionette Puppet Show Opera Stage Backdrop Painting
Antique Sicilian Italian Marionette Puppet Show Opera Stage Backdrop Painting

Antique Sicilian Italian Marionette Puppet Show Opera Stage Backdrop Painting

Located in Los Angeles, CA

puppet shows in the early 1920s. All the pieces were hand-painted, used for their respective show then

Category

Vintage 1920s Sicilian Paintings

Materials

Paint

Still Life with Puppet, 1991

Still Life with Puppet, 1991

By Phyllis Sloane

Located in Santa Fe, NM

Interior Still life, with orange, red and pink flowers, Doll Phyllis Sloane earned her BFA from Carnegie Institute of Technology in Industrial Design. The abstract expressionist mov...

Category

1990s Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Draft of the first electronic puppet

Draft of the first electronic puppet

By Zaven Pare

Located in Paris, FR

Draft of the first electronic puppet Historical drawing, pencil on paper, unique piece Zaven Paré

Category

21st Century and Contemporary New Media Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Pencil

Puppet
Puppet

Anastasiia DanilenkoPuppet, 2021

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H 39.38 in W 23.63 in

Puppet

By Anastasiia Danilenko

Located in Yerevan, AM

Puppet 100x60cm, oil\canvas

Category

2010s Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Puppet
The Puppet

Leandro CormieThe Puppet, 2019

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H 8 in W 8 in D 0.75 in

The Puppet

By Leandro Cormie

Located in Jersey City, NJ

"The Puppet" Figurative with landscape, 2019. Pink, orange

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Puppets (PAIR)
Puppets (PAIR)

Puppets (PAIR)

By Alfredo Serri

Located in Los Angeles, CA

ALFREDO SERRI "PUPPETS" OILS ON CANVAS, SIGNED ITALY, C.1950 15.75 X 12 INCHES EACH

Category

1950s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Puppet Show
Puppet Show

Puppet Show

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H 18.5 in W 22.5 in D 1 in

Puppet Show

Located in Douglas Manor, NY

5-929 Mixed media of a puppet show in town square set in a carved wood frame

Category

Late 20th Century Paintings

Puppet Shadow Show
Puppet Shadow Show

KusbudiyantoPuppet Shadow Show, 2017

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H 35.44 in W 55.12 in D 1.58 in

Puppet Shadow Show

By Kusbudiyanto

Located in Paris, IDF

develops in Java. Puppet comes from the word 'Ma Hyang' which means going to the spiritual spirit, god, or

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Cubist French Puppet Theater
Cubist French Puppet Theater

Cubist French Puppet Theater

By Walt Louderback

Located in Miami, FL

Masterfully designed and rendered complex Cubist figural work. Work is signed lower left and it is not framed.

Category

Early 20th Century Cubist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Flower Witch Mineral Figurine Teschner Viennese Jugendstil 1913 Art Nouveau
Flower Witch Mineral Figurine Teschner Viennese Jugendstil 1913 Art Nouveau

Flower Witch Mineral Figurine Teschner Viennese Jugendstil 1913 Art Nouveau

By Richard Teschner

Located in Klosterneuburg, AT

include hand puppets, paintings and works of arts and crafts. Teschner started his career in Vienna as a

Category

Vintage 1910s Austrian Jugendstil Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Opal, Alabaster, Gold Leaf

Puppet Show #4

Don WunderleePuppet Show #4, 2019

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H 24 in W 19 in D 0.1 in

Puppet Show #4

By Don Wunderlee

Located in Boston, MA

Artist Commentary: puppet show is a bold and active surface symbolic of dramatic theatrical energy

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

The Puppet Master
The Puppet Master

Felix FelmartThe Puppet Master, 1962

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H 21 in W 18 in D 0.75 in

The Puppet Master

By Felix Felmart

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Signed lower left "Felmart" for Felix Felmart (French, born, 1933). Additionally signed, verso, "Felix Felmart", inscribed "Paris" and dated 1962. A c...

Category

1960s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Thai Shadow Puppet

Thai Shadow Puppet

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H 36 in W 24 in

Thai Shadow Puppet

Located in Long Island City, NY

Thai shadow puppets are used in both classical and folk theater. There are two types of shadow

Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

Easter - Original Woodcut by Angelina Beloff - 1922

Easter - Original Woodcut by Angelina Beloff - 1922

By Angelina Beloff

Located in Roma, IT

, painting, etching and puppet theater. As a painter her major work was in portraits and watercolors. Her

Category

1920s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Flower Witch by Richard Teschner 1913 Alabaster and Opal Figurine
Flower Witch by Richard Teschner 1913 Alabaster and Opal Figurine

Flower Witch by Richard Teschner 1913 Alabaster and Opal Figurine

By Richard Teschner

Located in Vienna, AT

. His most important works include hand puppets, paintings and his works of arts and crafts. Teschner

Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster, Opal, Gold Leaf

Sick Toy

Max Horst SokolowskiSick Toy, 2018

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H 29.53 in W 19.69 in D 0.79 in

Sick Toy

Located in Melbourne, AU

Acrylics on canvas, painting from my Puppets series. Ready to hang on the wall.

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

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Puppets Paintings For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of puppets paintings available on 1stDibs. Browse a selection of Contemporary, Surrealist or Modern versions of these works for sale today — there are 4 Contemporary, 3 Surrealist and 2 Modern examples available. There are many variations of these items available, from those made as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add a puppets paintings that pops against an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include that feature elements of brown, black, beige, gray and more. These artworks have been a part of the life’s work for many artists, but the versions made by Gil Baer, Paul Louis Martin des Amoignes, Adam Dix, Felix Felmart and Kusbudiyanto are consistently popular. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in paint, oil paint and canvas — can elevate any room of your home.

How Much are Puppets Paintings?

The average selling price for puppets paintings we offer is $6,700, while they’re typically $380 on the low end and $79,000 for the highest priced.