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The Knee Knockers
The Knee Knockers

Arthur SarnoffThe Knee Knockers

$7,900

H 16 in W 21.75 in

The Knee Knockers

By Arthur Sarnoff

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Medium: Acrylic on Board Signature: Signed Lower Right Size: 16.00" x 21.75"

Category

20th Century Vintage Knee Board

Materials

Acrylic, Board

Knee Socks Girl,  Portrait by Philadelphia Artist
Knee Socks Girl,  Portrait by Philadelphia Artist

Knee Socks Girl, Portrait by Philadelphia Artist

By Bernard Harmon

Located in Doylestown, PA

"Knee Sock Girl" is an oil on board portrait painting by Philadelphia born Expressionist painter

Category

1970s Expressionist Vintage Knee Board

Materials

Oil, Board

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Black Mink Fur Two board 3/4 Sleeve Knee length Lucite Buttons M Coat
Black Mink Fur Two board 3/4 Sleeve Knee length Lucite Buttons M Coat

Black Mink Fur Two board 3/4 Sleeve Knee length Lucite Buttons M Coat

Located in Boca Raton, FL

Extra elegant mink fur two board 3/4 sleeve knee length coat n size 6-8 with large Lucite buttons.

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1990s American Vintage Knee Board

Pair Folk Art Paintings on Wood Panel, 1980s, by Moses Tolliver "MoseT"
Pair Folk Art Paintings on Wood Panel, 1980s, by Moses Tolliver "MoseT"

Pair Folk Art Paintings on Wood Panel, 1980s, by Moses Tolliver "MoseT"

Located in Northampton, MA

the board on his knees. Recognition came in the 1980s with a solo show at the Montgomery Museum of

Category

1980s American Modern Vintage Knee Board

Materials

Aluminum

Chinese Campaign Style Elm Wood Desk
Chinese Campaign Style Elm Wood Desk

Chinese Campaign Style Elm Wood Desk

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H 32 in W 56.5 in D 21.75 in

Chinese Campaign Style Elm Wood Desk

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

Chinese campaign style elm wood desk, circa 1960's. With a single board rectangular top, knee hole

Category

1960s Chinese Campaign Vintage Knee Board

Materials

Brass

Watermelon
Watermelon

Mose TolliverWatermelon, 1990s

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H 11.75 in W 23.94 in D 0.25 in

Watermelon

By Mose Tolliver

Located in Plano, TX

crutches, he used to sit on his bed to paint, balancing the board on his knees. Recognition came in the

Category

1990s Outsider Art Vintage Knee Board

Materials

House Paint

Purple Bus.
Purple Bus.

Mose TolliverPurple Bus., c. 1980-1990

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H 21.5 in W 10.5 in D 0.38 in

Purple Bus.

By Mose Tolliver

Located in Plano, TX

crutches, he used to sit on his bed to paint, balancing the board on his knees. Recognition came in the

Category

Late 20th Century Outsider Art Vintage Knee Board

Materials

Plywood, House Paint

Self-Portrait
Self-Portrait

Mose TolliverSelf-Portrait, 1993

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H 32 in W 16 in D 0.32 in

Self-Portrait

By Mose Tolliver

Located in Plano, TX

the board on his knees. Recognition came in the 1980s with a solo show at the Montgomery Museum of

Category

Mid-20th Century Outsider Art Vintage Knee Board

Materials

Paint

Snake Hanging from Its Tail (vertical format)
Snake Hanging from Its Tail (vertical format)

Snake Hanging from Its Tail (vertical format)

By Mose Tolliver

Located in Plano, TX

the board on his knees. Recognition came in the 1980s with a solo show at the Montgomery Museum of

Category

20th Century Outsider Art Vintage Knee Board

Materials

House Paint, Plywood

Fantastic Freedom Deeper Visions Knee-Board, Surfboard
Fantastic Freedom Deeper Visions Knee-Board, Surfboard

Fantastic Freedom Deeper Visions Knee-Board, Surfboard

By Terry Peek

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Wonderful 1970s kneeboard in the George Greenough school of "flexi-deck" technology by shaper and Deeper Visions owner Terry Peek. Scooped out center, translucent fiberglass deck (p...

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1970s American Vintage Knee Board

Materials

Fiberglass, Foam, Rope

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PLAYMATES Signed Lithograph, For My People by Margaret Walker, Black Children
PLAYMATES Signed Lithograph, For My People by Margaret Walker, Black Children

PLAYMATES Signed Lithograph, For My People by Margaret Walker, Black Children

By Elizabeth Catlett

Located in Union City, NJ

PLAYMATES is an original hand drawn limited edition lithograph by the highly acclaimed African-American woman artist Elizabeth Catlett, master printmaker and sculptor best known for ...

Category

1990s Contemporary Vintage Knee Board

Materials

Lithograph

Harlem 125 - Work on Paper Depicting the New York City Harlem Neighborhood
Harlem 125 - Work on Paper Depicting the New York City Harlem Neighborhood

Harlem 125 - Work on Paper Depicting the New York City Harlem Neighborhood

By Francks Deceus

Located in New York, NY

Francks Deceus's Harlem 125 is a 18 x 24 inches mixed media work . The medium is acrylic and silkscreen on paper. It depicts an African American couple standing at a street crossing,...

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Early 2000s Contemporary Vintage Knee Board

Materials

Mixed Media, Paper, Acrylic

BACKYARD Signed Lithograph, Black Couple, African American Heritage, Quilts
BACKYARD Signed Lithograph, Black Couple, African American Heritage, Quilts

BACKYARD Signed Lithograph, Black Couple, African American Heritage, Quilts

By James Denmark

Located in Union City, NJ

BACKYARD by the artist James Denmark is an original hand drawn, limited edition lithograph printed on archival Somerset paper, 100% acid free using traditional hand lithography techn...

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1990s Contemporary Vintage Knee Board

Materials

Lithograph

BEARDEN Early Carolina Morning Serigraph African American Art
BEARDEN Early Carolina Morning Serigraph African American Art

BEARDEN Early Carolina Morning Serigraph African American Art

By Romare Bearden

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This reproduction silkscreen poster features Romare Bearden's vibrant work Early Carolina Morning, published by American Vision Gallery Inc. The piece has been reproduced with the pe...

Category

1990s Contemporary Vintage Knee Board

Materials

Screen

The House of Shango — African American artist
The House of Shango — African American artist

The House of Shango — African American artist

By Samella Lewis

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Samella Sanders Lewis, 'The House of Shango', lithograph, 1992, edition 60. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered '31/60' in pencil. A superb, richly-inked impression, on Arches cream ...

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1990s Realist Vintage Knee Board

Materials

Lithograph

Painting of a Nude Woman, American Mid 20th Century
Painting of a Nude Woman, American Mid 20th Century

Painting of a Nude Woman, American Mid 20th Century

Located in San Francisco, CA

Oil on canvas painting of a nude woman, unframed. Very good colors and composition. Signed Ritman on the back stretcher, early to mid-20th century, American.

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Knee Board

Materials

Canvas

Folk Art Painting by Black Joe Jackson, Titled "We Be Pickn Sum Flars" US 1960's
Folk Art Painting by Black Joe Jackson, Titled "We Be Pickn Sum Flars" US 1960's

Folk Art Painting by Black Joe Jackson, Titled "We Be Pickn Sum Flars" US 1960's

By Black Joe Jackson

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A large-scale painting by folk/outsider artist Black Joe Jackson (American, 1922-1997) . Jackson's theme derives from his childhood memories in the American South. Raised in a poor ...

Category

1960s American Folk Art Vintage Knee Board

Materials

Plywood

Faith Ringgold Groovin' High Hand Signed Limited Edition
Faith Ringgold Groovin' High Hand Signed Limited Edition

Faith Ringgold Groovin' High Hand Signed Limited Edition

By Faith Ringgold

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This piece, titled "Groovin' High", is a printer's proof created by the renowned artist and civil rights activist Faith Ringgold. The print is signed and numbered, printed on heavy p...

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1990s American Modern Vintage Knee Board

Materials

Screen

FALLING STAR Signed Lithograph Black Woman Portrait, African American Culture
FALLING STAR Signed Lithograph Black Woman Portrait, African American Culture

FALLING STAR Signed Lithograph Black Woman Portrait, African American Culture

By Romare Bearden

Located in Union City, NJ

FALLING STAR is a limited edition color lithograph printed using traditional hand lithography methods on archival printmaking paper, 100% acid free, by the renowned African American ...

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1970s Contemporary Vintage Knee Board

Materials

Lithograph

"The First Time on Telephone"    Black African American Folk Painting
"The First Time on Telephone"    Black African American Folk Painting

"The First Time on Telephone" Black African American Folk Painting

By Johnny Banks

Located in San Antonio, TX

Johnny Banks (1912-1988) San Antonio Artist Image Size: 11.25 x 20 Frame Size: 17 x 28 Medium: Pen, Pencil, Crayon, Marker "The First Time on Telephone" Biography J...

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1970s Folk Art Vintage Knee Board

Materials

Crayon, Mixed Media

THE LANTERN Hand Signed Lithograph, Collage Portrait, African American Heritage
THE LANTERN Hand Signed Lithograph, Collage Portrait, African American Heritage

THE LANTERN Hand Signed Lithograph, Collage Portrait, African American Heritage

By Romare Bearden

Located in Union City, NJ

THE LANTERN is an original, handmade limited edition lithograph printed in 13 colors from hand drawn lithography plates using traditional hand lithography methods on archival Somerse...

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1970s Contemporary Vintage Knee Board

Materials

Lithograph

"A Martinique Native in French Guyana, " Black Female Portrait, Female Artist
"A Martinique Native in French Guyana, " Black Female Portrait, Female Artist

"A Martinique Native in French Guyana, " Black Female Portrait, Female Artist

Located in New York, NY

May Mott Smith (1879 - 1952) A Martinique Native in French Guiana, circa 1925 Watercolor on paper 24 x 20 inches Signed lower right; titled on the reverse “Martinique Native” is an ...

Category

1920s Feminist Vintage Knee Board

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

New Hat, Expressionist Portrait of Woman by Philadelphia Artist
New Hat, Expressionist Portrait of Woman by Philadelphia Artist

New Hat, Expressionist Portrait of Woman by Philadelphia Artist

By Bernard Harmon

Located in Doylestown, PA

"New Hat" is a figurative, interior portrait painting by Philadelphia born Expressionist painter Bernard Harmon from 195. The 20" x 16" oil on board portrait features a young African...

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1950s Expressionist Vintage Knee Board

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Broken sister circle

Broken sister circle

Located in New Orleans, LA

A native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Brandon V. Lewis is the product of a single mothers love and dedication and the beneficiary of the hard work and strong convictions of his grandpa...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vintage Knee Board

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Not Speaking, Expressionist Portrait of Mother and Son by Philadelphia Artist
Not Speaking, Expressionist Portrait of Mother and Son by Philadelphia Artist

Not Speaking, Expressionist Portrait of Mother and Son by Philadelphia Artist

By Bernard Harmon

Located in Doylestown, PA

"Not Speaking" is a painting by Philadelphia born Expressionist painter Bernard Harmon. The 36" x 40" oil on board portrait of a mother and her son is painted in a vibrant color pale...

Category

1960s Expressionist Vintage Knee Board

Materials

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shotgun

Brandon V. Lewisshotgun, 2021

$13,000

H 30 in W 48 in

shotgun

Located in New Orleans, LA

A native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Brandon V. Lewis is the product of a single mothers love and dedication and the beneficiary of the hard work and strong convictions of his grandpa...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vintage Knee Board

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

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Find the exact vintage knee board you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. In our selection of items, you can find Impressionist examples as well as a Expressionist version. Making the right choice when shopping for a vintage knee board may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 20th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 20th Century. On 1stDibs, the right vintage knee board is waiting for you and the choices span a range of colors that includes beige, brown and black. Finding an appealing vintage knee board — no matter the origin — is easy, but J.B. Holmes, Bernard Harmon, John Lagatta, Mort Künstler and Arthur Sarnoff each produced popular versions that are worth a look. Frequently made by artists working in paint, board and oil paint, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much is a Vintage Knee Board?

The average selling price for a vintage knee board we offer is $6,498, while they’re typically $442 on the low end and $29,166 for the highest priced.