Watermelon Folk Art
Antique Hopi HeHeya Clown Kachina Doll with Watermelon, circa 1900–1925
By Native American Art
Located in Denver, CO
, is an exceptional example of traditional Hopi spiritual art. Hand-carved from wood and painted in
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Wood
$9,500
H 11.5 in W 3.5 in D 3.75 in
14.50 Carat Faceted Strawberry Shape Watermelon Tourmaline Drilled Carving
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Lovely Faceted Strawberry Shape Watermelon Tourmaline Drilled Carving From Africa
WEIGHT: 14.50
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Adam Style Sculptures and Carv...
Materials
Crystal
$380
H 0.78 in W 0.65 in D 0.25 in
Folk Art Mexican Girl with Watermelon Oil Painting on Burlap
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Surfside, FL
melancholy and placid one. While he worked in the most modern of styles, he adapted it to an anecdotal folk
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Burlap, Oil
$2,000
H 24 in W 18 in
"WATERMELON TIME" Premier Black Folk Artist Johnny Banks Died 1988
By Johnny Banks
Located in San Antonio, TX
1987, and Rambling on My Mind:
Black Folk Art of the Southwest, organized by the Museum of
African
Category
1980s Folk Art Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
$1,300
H 11.5 in W 9.5 in D 1 in
Mexican Modernist Painting Girl with Watermelon
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Surfside, FL
it to an anecdotal folk-art approach distinctly his own.
When he was an infant, de Servin's family
Category
20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Mexican Modernist Painting Boy with Watermelon
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Surfside, FL
it to an anecdotal folk-art approach distinctly his own.
When he was an infant, de Servin's family
Category
20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
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Still Life Folk Painting with Cat, Dog and Watermelon
Located in New Hope, PA
A charming oil on canvas Folk Art painting still life depicting a cat and dog below a table topped
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Still Life Watercolor with Watermelon and Corn
Located in New Hope, PA
American Folk Art painting remains in its original grain-painted frame.
Category
Antique 1870s American Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Paper
Watermelon Still Life Painting, Late 19th C
Located in Hadley, MA
VIBRANT STILL LIFE
Oil on canvas-board, depicting watermelon, with grape cluster
Category
Antique 19th Century American Paintings
Materials
Wood, Canvas
Folk Art Watermelon Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
An absolutely delightful Folk Art painting of young boys eating watermelon. A personal favorite
Category
Vintage 1940s American Paintings
Mid-Century Watermelon Coffee Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Custom Mid-Century watermelon coffee table with duck feet. Made of fiberglass and signed on top. A
Category
Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Fiberglass
Folk Watermelon with Legs
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
I don't know what to say about this, It's a watermelon with turkey feet. Its old but other than
Category
Early 20th Century American Sculptures and Carvings
Farner's Watermelon Sign
Located in Nantucket, MA
A trade sign found in Indiana painted with acrylic on plywood.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Signs
Materials
Plywood
Early Folky Painting of Watermelon
Located in Wiscasset, ME
In early frame
Category
Antique 19th Century American Paintings
Oil on Panel "Man with Prize Winning Watermelon"
Located in Charleston, SC
Oil on panel "Man with Prize Winning Watermelon."
Category
20th Century North American Paintings
Mystical Highly Attractive Navy, Green, Watermelon Antique Rug
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Mystical Highly Attractive Navy, Green, Watermelon Antique rug
About: One of the most mystical
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20th Century Rugs
Swooning Watermelon & Denim Blue Antique Rug, c.1930's
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Swooning Watermelon & Denim Blue Antique
About: A truly jaw-dropping piece.
Size: 7.9 x 10.8
Category
20th Century Rugs
Materials
Wool
Carved and Painted Watermelon Box by Frank Finney
By Frank Finney
Located in Nantucket, MA
Carved and painted watermelon bowl by master carver Frank Finney. Lift top lid, with scraping style
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Folk Art Mexican Girl with Watermelon Oil Painting on Burlap
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Surfside, FL
melancholy and placid one. While he worked in the most modern of styles, he adapted it to an anecdotal folk
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Burlap, Oil
Mexican Modernist Painting Girl with Watermelon
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Surfside, FL
it to an anecdotal folk-art approach distinctly his own.
When he was an infant, de Servin's family
Category
20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Mexican Modernist Painting Boy with Watermelon
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Surfside, FL
it to an anecdotal folk-art approach distinctly his own.
When he was an infant, de Servin's family
Category
20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Antique Folk Art Oil Painting Fruit Still Life of Watermelon, 19th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Folk Art painting offers oil on canvas fruit still life of watermelon, seated in parcel
Category
Antique 19th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas
H 22.5 in W 29.5 in D 2.5 in
Colorful Hand Painted Watermelon Folding Screen
Located in Atlanta, GA
Colorful hand painted Folk Art watermelon folding screen, Yucatan, Mexico, circa 1970s. This piece
Category
Vintage 1970s Mexican Folk Art Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood
Vintage Felipe Benito Archuleta Style Wooden Watermelon Folk Art
By Felipe Archuleta
Located in Charleston, SC
A vintage folk art watermelon which has been carved from wood and hand painted. This piece is
Category
Vintage 1970s American Folk Art Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood, Paint
Peter Hunt Cape Cod Folk Art Painted Watermelon Tray, Signed
By Peter Hunt
Located in Ferndale, MI
Large hand-painted watermelon metal tray by Massachusetts folk artist, Peter Hunt.
Hand-signed on
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Vintage 1960s American Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Metal
"Watermelon" Iconic, Folk Art, Colorful, Acrylic on Board
By Mose Tolliver
Located in Detroit, MI
"Watermelon" is an iconic painting by the Folk Artist Mose Tolliver. It is charming in its
Category
1980s Folk Art Still-life Paintings
Materials
Board, Acrylic
Primitive "Watermelon" Oil on Board
Located in Hudson, NY
Primitive oil on board of "Watermelon" by itinerant unknown American artists.(17.75" x 11" sight
Category
20th Century American Paintings
Materials
Board
"Watermelons" Still Life by Kevin Paulsen and David Wiggins, circa 1990s
Located in New York, NY
over polystyrene, black wood shadow box frame. Original work of art in the style of 19th century
Category
Late 20th Century American Paintings
Materials
Wood
Still Life with Watermelon by Fernando Botero
Located in New York, NY
Poster in a custom metal frame and acid free matt
Category
Vintage 1970s American Posters
Materials
Metal
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Mid-20th Century Black Dance Mask, Guerrero, Mexico
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century black dance mask, Guerrero, Mexico
A nice old mask from Guererro, Mexico, used in the Tlacololero Dance of the Tlactapa and probably from the 1950s, has a very mode...
Category
Vintage 1940s Mexican Tribal Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Antique Native American Plains Indian Doll
Located in Highland, IN
Here is an exceptional piece, fresh from a vintage estate.
This beautiful antique Native American doll has incredible presence and a fantastic patina from years of play. Measuring 1...
Category
Antique 19th Century American Native American Toys
Materials
Leather, Beads
Historic Laguna Pueblo Large Native American Olla, 1880's
By Native American Art
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Large Laguna Pueblo Indian Polychrome Olla, circa 1880's. Measures 12 5/8"h x 13"w.
Featuring Geometric Designs on the Shoulder and Floral Designs with Fine Line Cross Hatching
on...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Clay
Native American Southwest Pow Wow Drum
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Native American Southwest Pow Wow drum out of cottonwood log. Hide has a brand. Perfect for a coffee table with or without glass. Aged patina.
Period: Mid 20th century
Origin: Sout...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Wood
Painted Wood Hopi Katsina Kachina Figure (#2)
Located in Bradenton, FL
Hopi katsina figures (Hopi language: tithu or katsintithu), also known as kachina dolls, are figures carved, typically from cottonwood root, by Hopi people to instruct young girls an...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Wood
Native American Indian Doll with Traditional Lakota Sioux Cherokee Wedding Dress
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Native American Indian doll with traditional Lakota Sioux Cherokee wedding dress with bead-work, one of a kind
This is an authentic Native American, American made lifelike adult dol...
Category
Vintage 1920s North American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Leather, Clay
$2,160 Sale Price
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H 17 in W 7 in D 4 in
Monumental Makah TOTEM by Young Doctor 108"H
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Makah TOTEM by Young Doctor (1851-1934). Neah Bay, Washington. This monumental pole is a significant piece of Northwest Coast art and Seattle history that was previously owned by Jos...
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Cedar
19th Century Blackfeet Split Horn Headdress
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Blackfeet or crow split horn headdress collected by Ron Hall at Browning, Montana from grandson of Edward Axe (Blackfeet) who acquired from Jack Black Horse (Blackfeet) and Mary Yell...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Hide, Beads, Feathers
Tsonoqua/Dzunkukwa "Wild Woman of the Woods" Totem
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Tsonoqua/Dzunukwa, “The Wild Woman of the Woods,” is an important ancestor figure to the Kwakwaka’wakw people of British Columbia. A giantess that fills important cultural roles duri...
Category
Late 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Cedar
Mexican Whimsical Folk Art Lion Painting Animalia
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Surfside, FL
Painting on burlap by Jose Maria de Servin of an Abstract Naive Lion animal using bright colors and geometric patterns. In this piece the artist simplifies the representation of the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Animal Paintings
Materials
Burlap, Oil
Agapito Labios Mexican Folk Art Oil Painting on Canvas of a Girl
By Agapito Labios
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Enchanting oil painting on canvas of a girl in a ceremonial dress against an architectural background executed in a distinct naive folk art style. Signed Agapito Labios and presented...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Oil
$3,900
H 27 in W 21.5 in D 1.5 in
Native American Pipe and Bag
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Native American pipe bag. Original catlinite pipe bowl and stem. Comes in a buffalo hide pouch. Pipe bag and attached early Canadian silver trade brooch and elk ivories. Circa 1780-...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century American Native American Objects
Materials
Stone
Navajo Transitional blanket, circa 1890
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Classical Navajo transition blanket tied on fringe both ends, stacked white diamonds with blue dark brown centers and bands. 4' x 6'8"
Period: circa 1890s
Origin: Navajo, Southwest
...
Category
Antique 1890s American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Other
Plateau and Ute Doll Cradleboard Collection
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Doll Cradleboard collection (Right to Left) 1. Ute cradleboard, 13”. Beaded edge with cross accents and brain tanned deer hide. 2. Umatilla doll cradleboard. Fully beaded panel. Cros...
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Toys and Dolls
Materials
Other
Hopi Tasaf Katsina, c. 1940s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tasaf Katsina
Hopi
1940s
10 inches H. x 4.50 inches W. x 3.75 inches D.
Cottonwood root, mineral pigments, dyed horsehair, feathers.
Very good original condition overall.
An...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Other
Folk Art Mexican Girl, Circus Clown Juggler
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Surfside, FL
The sweetness that characterizes the work of Mexican painter Jose Maria de Servin (1917-83) is a melancholy and placid one. While he worked in the most modern of styles, he adapted i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Burlap, Oil
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How Much is a Watermelon Folk Art?
Prices for a piece of watermelon folk art start at $835 and top out at $54,000 with the average selling for $2,100.
Questions About Watermelon Folk Art
- Is mandala art folk art?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 22, 2024Yes, mandala art is folk art. The definition of folk art is art that reflects the sociocultural characteristics and values of a particular group of people. Mandala art fits this definition due to its association with the Hindu and Buddhist faiths. On 1stDibs, explore a selection of folk art from some of the world's top sellers.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Among the materials used in folk art are cloth, wood, paper, clay and metal.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Mexican folk art can be characterized by vibrant colored paintings and jewelry designed with floral motifs. Lush forests and animals, especially birds, are featured in Mexican folk art, which is a blend of Indigenous and European methods and skills. You’ll find a variety of Mexican folk art from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 7, 2024The difference between fine and folk art comes down primarily to function. Fine artists produce paintings, prints, sculptures and other artworks to express an idea or concept, communicate a message or tell a story. With folk art, artists are usually more interested in following cultural traditions than self-expression. Pieces of folk art often have more practical uses compared to works of fine art, such as quilts and furniture. Other examples of folk art include pottery, masks, textiles and carvings. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of fine and folk art.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 23, 2024What Ukrainian folk art is called depends on its medium. Named after the village from which it emerged, Petrykivka is a type of decorative painting that often features colorful flowers and birds against a white background. The name for decorating eggs is pysanky, and vyshyvka is the term for decorative embroidery. Explore a large selection of folk art on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Jamini Roy was an Indian artist whose paintings often reflected his Indian roots. Roy combined imagery from Indian folk art with Western motifs to create his unique modern works. Subjects ranged from paintings of legendary figures to everyday life in rural Bengal. His goal was to make art affordable to everyone. Browse a selection of Jamini Roy paintings on 1stDibs.