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20th C Folk Art Carved Boy Doll
Located in Los Angeles, CA
20th C folk art carved boy doll with original clothes. Hand painted face and shoes.
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Antique Early 19th Century American Adirondack Toys

Materials

Wood

20th C Folk Art Carved Boy Doll
20th C Folk Art Carved Boy Doll
H 22 in W 8 in D 2.5 in
19th C Naive Oil on Board, Boy & His Big Cabbage Folk Art Rutland Gallery London
Located in Lowestoft, GB
involved with the resurgence of folk art and compiling the Compton Verney's collection of naive paintings
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English George III Paintings

Materials

Hardwood

Antique Victorian P. Hackett Americana Watercolor Painting School Boy with Horn
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Victorian Americana watercolor portrait of a young boy dressed in blue and holding a horn
Category

Antique 19th Century Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Paint, Paper

"Boy Riding a Turtle" Wind-Up Toy; by J. Chein, circa 1930s
By J. Chein & Co.
Located in Incline Village, NV
orange neck; while the boy is dressed in yellow. The action of the toy portrays a boy riding a turtle
Category

Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Toys

Materials

Tin

Vintage Pre-War Wind-Up Toy "Boy on Motorcycle Delivery Truck" by Marx
By Louis Marx and Company
Located in Incline Village, NV
dressed in appropriate motorcycle clothing, depicts a young man driving a delivery cart with "Speed Boy
Category

Vintage 1930s Folk Art Toys

Materials

Tin

Vintage Wind-Up Toy, Circa 1950 "Smiling Boy Polishing Boots" Rare
Located in Incline Village, NV
appearance, I would venture to say it is post war, probably made in Japan for the American market (boy looks
Category

Vintage 1950s Japanese Folk Art Toys

Materials

Composition, Tin

Oil Painting of a Little Boy
Located in Culver City, CA
Oil on linen in period frame. Signed Fertcez.
Category

Antique Late 19th Century European Paintings

Materials

Paint

Oil Painting of a Little Boy
Oil Painting of a Little Boy
H 23 in W 20 in D 3 in
Nantucket Sailor Boy Whirligig, circa 1880
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Nantucket Sailor Boy Whirligig, circa 1880, by either Billy Ray or Charles C. Ray (born
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Antique 1880s American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Pine

Arturo Petrocelli, a Young Neapolitan Boy with Cigarette, circa 1880s
By Arturo Petrocelli
Located in Braintree, GB
A young Neapolitan boy with cigarette, Made in Italy, circa 1880s Medium: Oil on canvas Artist
Category

Antique 1880s Italian Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Vintage Toy, Wind Up Boy on Tricycle, Made in Germany, 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
This wind up boy on tricycle is a vintage mechanical toy. Vintage wind up mechanical toy
Category

Early 20th Century German Toys

Materials

Metal

Artist’s Model Bust of a Very Young Smiling Boy, signed and dated
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Artist’s Model Bust of a Very Young Smiling Boy, signed and dated This is a very attractive hand
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Vintage 1960s Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Clay

Large Antique 19th Century Genre Portrait of a Boy by Adolf Heller, Oil Painting
By Adolphe Keller
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large antique 19th century Genre Portrait of a boy by listed artist Adolf Heller, (German , 1874
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Antique Early 1900s German Early Victorian Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Late 17th/Early 18th Century Polychrome Tobacconist Figure Sign Folk Art Carving
Located in Lowestoft, GB
signs from the 17th century onwards. The earliest of these figures is the 'black boy' or 'blackamoor
Category

Antique 17th Century English Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Pine

Vintage Shop Counter Display, English, Plaster, Decorative Figure, Art Deco
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
, dating to the Art Deco period, circa 1930. Fascinating shop retail figure with charming serving bowl
Category

Early 20th Century British Art Deco Ceramics

Materials

Plaster

An Old Weathered Nude Boy Garden Statue This is a lovely old statue of a boy
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
An Old Weathered Nude Boy Garden Statue This is a lovely old statue of a boy he is holding a
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Vintage 1920s Neoclassical Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Cast Stone

Bronze Arab boy snake charmer, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An enchanting 19th Century French Arab patinated bronzes boy snake charmer, circa 1880. Batch 74
Category

Antique 19th Century French Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Arab boy snake charmer, 19th Century
Bronze Arab boy snake charmer, 19th Century
H 21.26 in W 9.85 in D 5.91 in
Splendid Seven rams Ntomo Mask, Bamana Population, Mali, 1930-1940
Located in Paris, FR
highly structured. Indeed, for a young boy to transition into manhood, he must undergo an initiation
Category

Vintage 1930s Malian Folk Art Masks

Materials

Shell, Wood

Splendid four rams Ntomo Mask, Bamana Population, Mali
Located in Paris, FR
. Indeed, for a young boy to transition into manhood, he must undergo an initiation ritual overseen by a
Category

20th Century Malian Folk Art Masks

Materials

Shell, Wood

Latin American Art Manuel Eduardo Nieto Crayon Portrait Columbian
Located in London, GB
A fine bright and vibrant original crayon portrait on a young Indigenous boy from the Colombian
Category

20th Century Peruvian Paintings

Materials

Crayon

Modernist Abstract Oil Painting on Board by WNY Artist Kathrin Langley
By Langley
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist Abstract Oil Painting on Board by WNY Artist Kathrin Langley titled boy at the beech
Category

Vintage 1960s American Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Plywood, Paint

19th Century Articulated Automaton Doll
Located in London, GB
example of a late - 19th century English Folk Art, fully articulated hand carved wooden automaton doll
Category

Antique 1880s British Folk Art Toys

Materials

Pine

Antique African Carved Toma Landai Tribal Ceremonial Mask Guinea Art Horns
Located in Dayton, OH
symbolically swallow the boy, who would then re-emerge as a man. The masks were worn with a large raffia
Category

Early 20th Century Tribal Masks

Materials

Raffia, Hardwood

Large Lladro Yupik or Inuit Boy and Girl Affectionately Embracing Figurine
By Lladro
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
in circa 1985. The figurine depicts a young Inuit boy and girl affectionately embracing to keep warm
Category

Late 20th Century Spanish Native American Native American Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Large Lladro Yupik or Inuit Boy Crouched and Resting Figurine or Sculpture
By Lladro
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
in circa 1985. The figurine depicts a young Inuit boy crouched with his head in his arms for a nap or
Category

Late 20th Century Spanish Native American Native American Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Large Porcelain Sign Mauxion Chocolat, 1920s, Germany
Located in Antwerp, BE
circa 1925. The sign has a great cobalt blue background with a cute delivery boy wearing the Mauxion
Category

Early 20th Century German Art Deco Signs

Materials

Metal

Makonde Mask Helmet, Africa, Early 20th Century
By Studio Art Deco
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
used to mark a boy's initiation into adulthood. They also used masks with female faces such as this one
Category

Early 20th Century Tanzanian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Japanese Signed Hand Carved Wood Noh Theater Mask of Doji, Early Showa Period
Located in Studio City, CA
unworldly vigor and is perceived as a divine being much like similar sprite boy-like characters Shojo and
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Masks

Materials

Wood

An Extra Large Oil on Canvas Painting Aft. Sir Edwin Henry Landseer
Located in Suffolk, GB
stone stairway, a woman on horseback holds a small girl on her lap as a boy holds the horse's head, a
Category

Antique 19th Century English Paintings

Materials

Paint

Mixed Media Work by Scott Kerr
Located in Dallas, TX
Scott Kerr is a self-taught Contemporary Abstract Artist. As a young boy, he was exposed to the art
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

Mixed Media Work by Scott Kerr
Mixed Media Work by Scott Kerr
H 48 in W 36 in D 2 in
Oil Painting by Jørgen Sejersen, Danish Midcentury, 1960s
Located in Odense, DK
-1980s. This particular artwork captures a peaceful scene, showcasing a young boy immersed in the
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Still Life by Oris Robertson
By Oris Robertson
Located in Pasadena, TX
as a boy in Brownsville, Texas in the mid 1940s. He was born in 1937 in Presidio, across the border
Category

Vintage 1970s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

Still Life by Oris Robertson
Still Life by Oris Robertson
H 11 in W 22 in D 1 in
Folk Art Mexican Boy Oil Painting on Burlap Charming Naive African American Art
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Surfside, FL
, he adapted it to an anecdotal folk-art approach distinctly his own. When he was an infant, de
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Burlap, Oil

Antique Benin Carved Coconut with Provenance, Early 20th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
that the coconut was carved by a boy of around 12 and shows that 'the thief has been caught in the art
Category

Early 20th Century Beninese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Coconut

Cao Yong Summer Breeze Giclee on Canvas
Located in Baltimore, MD
a construction site. One day a rock pit caved in, nearly crushing the tiny boy to death under the
Category

Vintage 1980s American Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Vintage Toy, Small Motorcyclist, Made in Japan, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
This Wind up Boy on Tricycle is an original vintage toy. Vintage friction toy representing a
Category

Late 20th Century Japanese Toys

Materials

Metal

Vintage Toy, Small Motorcyclist, Made in Japan, 1960s
Vintage Toy, Small Motorcyclist, Made in Japan, 1960s
No Reserve
H 2.37 in W 3.94 in D 1.19 in
Cao Yong “Winds of Love” Giclee On Canvas
Located in Baltimore, MD
a construction site. One day a rock pit caved in, nearly crushing the tiny boy to death under the
Category

Vintage 1980s American Paintings

Materials

Canvas

"Blower Bentley" Sculpture by Paul Jacobsen
By Paul Jacobsen
Located in Wiscasset, ME
them into haunting and very desirable works of art. Among his most famous works are the Adirondack
Category

2010s North American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Portrait of a Boy Holding a Book, Early American Portraiture, American Folk Art
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Portrait of a Boy Holding a Book, c. 1820s Oil on Panel 24" x 19.5" Housed in a 3" Carved Frame
Category

Early 19th Century Folk Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Wood Panel, Oil

Digital Collage Art by Naro Pinosa, "Untitled", Spain 2019
By Naro Pinosa
Located in Madrid, ES
Classic sculpture and selfie boy digital collage print by Spanish artist Naro Pinosa, made famous
Category

2010s Spanish Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Polychromed Terracotta Signed Statue of a Woman and Child
Located in Leuven , BE
has her hands clasped together. The young boy is sleeping on her lap with his limbs spread wide open
Category

Vintage 1920s Belgian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Terracotta

Important 1904 American Folk Art Framed Flute Boy, Signed Curtis
Located in South Burlington, VT
will be offering more important high quality Folk Art and pyrography works of art in the near future
Category

Antique Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Paintings and Screens

Materials

Copper

"Country Boy" American Contemporary Folk Oil Painting Figural Portrait Green
By Charlotte Andry Gibbs
Located in Wellesley, MA
accomplished and trained artist, reveals her love of folk art and naive painting in these beautifully painted
Category

2010s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

34 STAR AMERICAN FLAG, CIVIL WAR, 1861-63, KANSAS STATEHOOD, 2nd KY CAVALRY
Located in York County, PA
part of the original 2nd Kentucky as a child, perhaps as a drummer boy or simply a tag along, adopted
Category

Antique 1860s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

Materials

Cotton

Folk Art Painting, British Canadian artist, Morocco Kasbah Fields Water Egrets
By Nancy Patterson
Located in Norfolk, GB
This attractive Folk Art painting on board is by the fabulous British Canadian artist Nancy
Category

Early 2000s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Board, Acrylic

Printed Linen Kerchief of George Washington, ca 1806, Germantown, PA
Located in York County, PA
object is to be identified. This kerchief and a companion piece entitled “The Love of Truth Mark the Boy
Category

Antique Early 19th Century American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

Materials

Linen

1806 Printed Linen Kerchief Glorifying George Washington, Germantown, Penn
Located in York County, PA
identified. This kerchief and a companion piece entitled “The Love of Truth Mark the Boy” (also glorifying
Category

Antique Early 1800s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

Materials

Cotton

"City Boy" American Folk Painting Portrait Figural Contemporary Modern Oil Green
By Charlotte Andry Gibbs
Located in Wellesley, MA
accomplished and trained artist, reveals her love of folk art and naive painting in these beautifully painted
Category

2010s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

“Boy with Blue Birds”
By Agapito Labios
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil on canvas folk art painting by the well known Mexican artist, Agapito Labios. Signed
Category

1930s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19th century English folk art, Town scene with soldier my a monument and church
Located in Woodbury, CT
, monument, and a boy on his way to a school with a hoop and stick. Possible painted for the family of one
Category

1840s Folk Art Landscape Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

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

Open Round Nantucket Lightship Basket by Sherwin Boyer
By Sherwin P. Boyer 1
Located in Nantucket, MA
. Attributed to Sherwin Porter Boyer (1907-1964). Measures: 6”.    
Category

Mid-20th Century North American Folk Art Decorative Baskets

Materials

Brass

Pair of Paintings of Boy and Girl
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Charming pair of oil paintings on canvas of a boy and a girl, one with a doll and one with
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

"City Boy" John Lennon NYC Pop Art Street Art Décollage Painting Mixed Media
By Gieler
Located in New York, NY
expressive colors and a distinctive street art design, this piece pops with energy and romantic beauty. Its
Category

2010s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Mixed Media Modernist Painting Collage Nantucket Whirligig Americana Folk Art
By Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad
Located in Surfside, FL
Nantucket sailor boy whirligig drawing over a Native American quilt pattern. cut, torn paper assemblage
Category

1990s American Modern Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Pastel, Graphite

Mixed Media Modernist Painting Collage Nantucket Whirligig Americana Folk Art
By Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad
Located in Surfside, FL
Nantucket sailor boy whirligig drawing over a Native American quilt pattern. cut, torn paper assemblage
Category

1990s American Modern Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Pastel, Graphite

Spackman - 19th Century Folk Art Oil, Child in a Button Down Coat
Located in Corsham, GB
This charming folk oil painting depicts a young child, possibly a boy or girl, in a straw hat
Category

19th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Flying Fish with Boy, Resin and Wood Sculpture by Sergio Bustamante
By Sergio Bustamante
Located in Long Island City, NY
, Mexican Title: Flying Fish with Boy Year: 1987 Medium: Resin Sculpture, Wood base, Signed and numbered in
Category

1980s Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Resin

Little Boy
By Karel Appel
Located in New York, NY
inspired by folk and children's art, as well as by the work of Paul Klee and Joan Miró. In 1949 Appel
Category

1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Mexican Boy with Bird
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

20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Burlap, Oil

Portrait of a Boy Peeling Fruit
By Eugene von Blaas
Located in Milford, NH
A wonderful three quarter portrait of a boy in a straw hat peeling a piece of fruit, probably an
Category

1880s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

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  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Mexican 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.
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    Among the materials used in folk art are cloth, wood, paper, clay and metal.

  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Jamini 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.