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Tall Whimsical Rooster Masterwork Hand Painted Gem Eva Fritz-Lindner
Located in South Burlington, VT
Proud rooster- A master work sculpture designed and hand-painted by Eva Fritz-Lindner (1933-2017)
This is a tall, creative handmade, hand-painted and hand glazed sculpture of a standing rooster. It was designed and hand painted by the now deceased master artisan Eva Fritz-Lindner working at Staatliche Majolika-Manufaktur Karlsruhe over the past 50 years.
Creative design, lovely vivid colors in blue, green, and cream , good opportunity to collect.
Dimensions: 16 inches tall
Glaze: fine colors that only Eva Fritz-Lindner could execute by hand
Designer signature: signature i 3 on base
Only one.
Most of her larger sculptures were likely produced in less than 50 copies based upon research and all were hand painted individually by this artist ensuring each work of art was indeed unique.
Photographed in natural daylight for your viewing pleasure.
Provenance: private German collection.
Handmade, hand painted, hand glazed
About the artist:
The bold folk art sculptress and ceramist Eva Fritz-Lindner (1933-2017) studied at the Werkkunstschule Wiesbaden and Darmstadt and was a master student in the sculptor class by Erich Kuhn.
From 1955 she worked as a master designer at the Staatliche Majolika-Manufaktur Karlsruhe where she created and designed several hundred highly regarded ceramic folk art animal sculptures...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Impressive Rooster Weathervane
Located in Greenwich, CT
Early 19th century full-bodied overscale copper weathervane of a rooster on a sphere in having wonderful form and personality, and showing superb color and verdigris patination. Fran...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Josef Albers Study for Homage to the Square Limited Edition Ceramic Platter 1999
By Josef Albers
Located in Studio City, CA
German-born artist Josef Albers wonderfully designed Homage to the Square, four glazed Italian porcelain ceramic platters, chargers, plates, each hallmarked/stamped on verso, from a limited sold-out edition. Each platter comes in its original box and is based on Albers' 1954 original oil on masonite work. Albers is widely considered one of the most influential artists and teachers of the visual arts in the twentieth century.
The platters were done in a limited edition run of 1500 in 1999 and quickly sold out. They were all made in Italy specifically for MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art).
Would be a great addition to any modern art or ceramic collection. These platters have become rare and scarce - especially in this pristine, as new condition.
Platter dimensions: .75" high, 11.75" wide, 11.75" deep...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Kazuko Matthews Signed Postmodernist Pottery Checkboard Glazed Ceramic Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, whimsical work by Japanese American, California architectural potter/ artist Kazuko Matthews.
This large black and white checkboard rhombus-shaped bowl/ vessel is signed on the base by Matthews. The piece is reminiscent of the works of Peter Shire.
Mathews previously studied with famed ceramists couple Otto and Vivia Heino at Chouinard and also with Raku master potter Paul Soldner at Scripps...
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Metal Rescue Stretcher from the French Alps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unusual metal stretcher from the French Alps, circa 1960. Thick metal bars with wire frame. Great piece for a winter home. Good vintage condition.
Category
1960s French Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Charming Pair of Male and Female Toilet Signs
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A Charming pair of Male and Female Toilet Signs
Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls no home should be without these, painted Quirky Cast Iron Loo signs
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Marco Aurelio Plaster Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
This plaster sculpture is a reproduction inspired by different Roman originals depicting the renowned Roman Emperor Marco Aurelio. The Emperor is dressed...
Category
2010s Italian Folk Art
Materials
Plaster
Cast Iron Vintage Door Stop of a Prancing Horse C1920
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous prancing horse door stop in cast iron. Great detail and patina.
Category
1920s British Industrial Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Iron, Nickel
Chinese Antique Ming Dynasty Glazed Pottery Figure circa 16th Century AD
Located in London, GB
Chinese Antique Ming Dynasty glazed pottery figure Ming Dynasty circa (14-16 century AD) China,
The earthenware with green and yellow glaze
Meas...
Category
16th Century Chinese Antique Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Traditional English Painting By the River Mole, East Molesey, Surrey England
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley ( British, 20th Century, 1908-1996), undated, signed to the front and inscribed verso
Title - By the River Mole, East Molesey, Surrey, England
Figure...
Category
Late 20th Century English Folk Art
Materials
Other
Susan Bennett English Glazed Thrown Studio Pottery Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish thrown and glazed stoneware studio pottery vase with a ribbed body attributed to Susan Bennett (b.1954) and dated 1977. The vase has a bell sha...
Category
1970s English Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Painting Oil Naive Three Sloops Spirit of Alfred Wallis Framed Blue White Black
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Three sloops under full sail
Oil on cardboard
Characterful naive picture in the spirit of Alfred Wallis
Board Length 41cm., 16" Height 25cm., 10"
In th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Other
Swedish Floral Organic Modern Ceramic Wall Plate / Centerpiece, 1950s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Vintage handmade fully glazed Swedich midcentury modern wall platter / centrepiece with organic, floral decor depicting a gazelle with a direct gaze surrounded by vegetation in brown, ochre, green, white and bright pink colors on a striped dark blue background created with the experimental sgraffito technique that Tilgmans became famous for. Designed and handpainted in the late 1950s by Eivor Lang and manufactured by German/Finnish Paul Harald Tilgman in his workshop in the small town of Kortedala close to Gothenburg, Sweden. Milky white glaze on the base and sides with curved, muted green decor framing the image along the edge. Three holes for hanging - two in use with metal wire. Signed under base. An handpainted piece in beautiful condition.
Paul Harald “Harry” Tilgmann was born in Dresden, Germany in 1904 and emigrated to Sweden during WWII where he started Tilgmans Keramik (= Ceramics) in 1948 in the small town of Utbynäs close to Gothenburg. Tilgman had 16 employees working for him and when he hired the Polish refugee Marian Zawadzki (1912-1978) as artistic director in 1953, Tilgman Keramik started experimenting with the distinct sgraffito technique. The sgraffito technique consists of carving fine lines into the background of a design through a light colored glaze down to a dark grey clay slip. This created a unique textured ground which has become a style associated with Tilgmans Keramik in particular. The decorative elements also appear to be outlined with a carved line and then hand painted with overglazes where birds, fish, flowers, butterflies and other animals were a common theme. This type of work was the most popular in midcentury Sweden alongside Tilgmans small animal figurines...
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware, Pottery
2 Antique Childhood Dolls in Plexiglass Shadow Boxes
Located in Miami, FL
2 Antique childhood dolls in Plexiglass shadow boxes
Offered for sale is a set of two early 20th century antiques childhood dolls that have been mounted in custom matching plexigl...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Fabric, Plexiglass
Fine Vintage Laotian Silk Chok Weaving Interior Design Textiles
Located in London, GB
A beautiful Vintage Laotian hand woven silk chok cloth in black background with a variety of supplementary colours with detailed geometric and mythical animal designs, a stunning piece of silk weaving executed by some of the best and most skilled weavers in the world. Chok weaving is a technique where two or more different coloured threads are inserted between each row of warp thread. These are inserted by hand, so it’s akin to embroidery or carpet weaving.
Size 80 x 18 inches 200 x 45 cm approx.
Period 1970s
About weaving in Laos
The evolution of weaving in Laos, which emerged from the cultural contact between different ethnic groups, has created some of the most intricate and stunning textiles to come from the simple floor loom. For more than 40 years following World War II, Lao weaving all but disappeared. Within a few short years, Lao textiles, in particular the Lao Tai people's supplementary weft weaving, travelled from the brink of extinction to what is considered by collectors and connoisseurs to be amongst the finest textiles in the world.
Silk production, dying and weaving reached Laos with the arrival of the Tai Kadai people from Yunnan in today’s China, around 1,200 years ago. As they travelled through the region, they encountered the indigenous Mon-Khmer people who were already weaving other types of fabric, mostly raw cotton and hemp.
In Lao-Tai textiles...
Category
Mid-20th Century Laotian Folk Art
Materials
Cotton, Silk
Vintage Illuminated Letter v, 1980s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This vintage industrial illuminated letter V was made in Italy during the 1980s and comes from an old advertising banner. It features a vhite metal ...
Category
1980s Italian Industrial Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Large French Wire Salad Basket, circa 1940
Located in Austin, TX
A very large French wire basket salad, circa 1940.
Category
1940s French Rustic Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wire
French Modernist Cubist Painting River Seine Paris
Located in Cirencester, GB
River Seine View, Paris
by Maurice Mazeilie (French, 1924-2021)
watercolor painting on artist paper, unframed
unsigned
stamped verso
A particularly well painted Parisian view by...
Category
Late 20th Century French Folk Art
Materials
Other
Mid Century French Post-Impressionist Painting - French Sea Landscape
Located in Cirencester, GB
Landscape
Signed by Édouard Righetti (1924-2001)
Inscribed Verso on back
oil/gouache painting on artist paper, beautifully painted.
very good condition
size: 17 x inches x 25....
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Folk Art
Materials
Other
French Modernist Cubist Painting Village Work
Located in Cirencester, GB
Village work
by Maurice Mazeilie (French, 1924-2021)
watercolor painting on artist paper, unframed
signed lower left
stamped verso
A figure works on the land by traditional vill...
Category
Late 20th Century French Folk Art
Materials
Other
French Modernist Cubist Painting Path to the Beach
Located in Cirencester, GB
Path to the Beach
by Maurice Mazeilie (French, 1924-2021)
watercolor painting on artist paper, unframed
unsigned
stamped verso
A glorious summer scene of red roofed cottages lin...
Category
Late 20th Century French Folk Art
Materials
Other
Traditional English Painting Cottage by the River Thames Near London
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley ( British, 20th Century, 1908-1996), dated 1995, signed to the front and inscribed verso
Title - Cottage by the River...
Category
Late 20th Century English Folk Art
Materials
Other
French Modernist Cubist Painting Parisian Panorama of the Seine
Located in Cirencester, GB
Parisian Panorama of the Seine, Working Boats and Figures
by Maurice Mazeilie (French, 1924-2021)
watercolor painting on artist paper, unframed
unsigned
stamped verso
painting: 11.75 inches x 8.5 inches
A delightful original painting by the 20th century French Impressionist artist, Maurice Mazeilie. The painting has excellent provenance having come from the artists estate sale in Paris.
Mazeilie lived and worked in Montmartre, with a studio on the famous Place du Tertre. His love of the coast led him to also maintain a studio on the Brittany coastline.
Born in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, Paris in early 1924, Mazeilie painted coastal scenes in Brittany, Parisian landscapes...
Category
Late 20th Century French Folk Art
Materials
Other
Antique Spongeware Bowl. 19th Century
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Lovely spongeware dish
Probably Welsh
Wonderful naive decoration
Category
Mid-19th Century Welsh Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Traditional English Painting Constables Boatyard Thames Hampton, England
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley ( British, 20th Century, 1908-1996), dated 1996, signed to the front and inscribed verso
Title - Constable's Boatyard on the Thames at Hampton in Middlesex
A busy scene of riverside boat sheds...
Category
Late 20th Century English Folk Art
Materials
Other
Fausto Melotti, Scultura A 'I Pendoli', Italy, circa 1970
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Fausto Melotti, Scultura A (I Pendoli),
Steel sculpture,
Signed on the base, numbered 420/500,
Italy, circa 1970.
Measures: height 40 cm, width 16 cm, depth 10 cm.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Talavera Handcrafted Spanish Wall Tiles Set of 8
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Spanish Talavera ceramic hand painted tiles, handcrafted and kiln fired set of eight tiles.
Hand made Spanish Talavera wall tiles.
Size each: 6" x6"
Materials: Talavera, ceramic, clay hand-painted, clay, Spanish Mexican...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Annikki Hovisaari Signed Arabia Finland Scandinavian Modern Studio Pottery Vase
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful Scandanavian glazed stoneware pottery footed vase by Annikki Hovisaari for Arabia Finland. This piece features a sea-like turquoise/ blue glaze and gourd-like shape.
...
Category
1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
French Modernist Cubist Painting Montmartre Paris
Located in Cirencester, GB
Sacre Coeur, Montmartre, Paris
by Maurice Mazeilie (French, 1924-2021)
watercolor painting on artist paper, unframed
unsigned
stamped verso
A boldly painted view with a tree in full summer foliage...
Category
Late 20th Century French Folk Art
Materials
Other
Traditional English Painting Thatched Cottage Wrotham Hill, Kent, with Figures
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley ( British, 20th Century, 1908-1996), undated, signed to the front and inscribed verso
Title - Yew Tree Cottage at Wrotham Hill in Kent, England
A del...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Folk Art
Materials
Other
French Modernist Cubist Painting Vibrant Street Scene
Located in Cirencester, GB
Vibrant street scene
by Maurice Mazeilie (French, 1924-2021)
watercolor painting on artist paper, unframed
signed lower right
stamped verso
A robustly coloured and lively scene ...
Category
Late 20th Century French Folk Art
Materials
Other
Claude Lagouche, Orignal 1970's French Cubist Abstract Collage Work
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist: Claude Lagouche (French 1943-2020).
Claude Lagouche was born January 2, 1943 in Naves, died January 16, 2020.
He quickly gained recognition for his talent and his work...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Other
Traditional English Painting Maritime Scene on River Medway, Kent, England
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley ( British, 20th Century, 1908-1996), 1995, signed to the front and inscribed verso
Title - Misty Morning, River Medway, Kent. Finely detailed maritime scene...
Category
Late 20th Century English Folk Art
Materials
Other
Proteo Dos by Andres Monnier
Located in Geneve, CH
Proteo Dos by Andres Monnier.
Dimensions: height: 10 - 20, width: 3 - 8, length: 5 - 10 cm.
Materials: nero marquina.
Different dimensions available....
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Folk Art
Materials
Other
Vintage Framed Painting
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage framed painting. Serene scene Impressionist painting on canvas country side.
Dimensions. 22 1/2 W ; 17 1/2 H.
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
French Modernist Cubist Painting Double Sided, Town and Coast
Located in Cirencester, GB
Town scene and coastal cottage (there is a painting on both sides of this sheet)
by Maurice Mazeilie (French, 1924-2021)
watercolor painting on artist paper, unframed
coastal scen...
Category
Late 20th Century French Folk Art
Materials
Other
Round American Hooked Floral Rug
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th century American hooked round rug
Measures: 2'.
Category
20th Century Country Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Moroccan Ceramic Blue Bowl Adorned with Silver Filigree from Fez Antique 1920s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handcrafted Moorish Moroccan blue decorative ceramic Bowl, dish from Fez.
Moroccan ceramic bowl in Bleu de Fez, very nice designs hand painted by artist in Fez.
Geometrical and flora...
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Original Vintage South American Weaving by Dutch Artist Jan Schreuder Folk Art
Located in London, GB
A Original vintage South American weaving by the Dutch artist Jan Schreuder (1904 - 1964)
Wool and cotton 96 x 100 cm 37 x 39 inches Circa 1957
...
Category
1950s Ecuadorean Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Monochromatic Carpet Shades of Green Meadw After Rain
Located in Firenze, IT
Monochromatic carpets are all the rage right now in interior design because they fit easily into any context. The specimen we present comes from an artisanal production in Afghanistan, hand-knotted with local wool using natural dyes. The non-uniformity of the color is due to the artisan method with which the wools are dyed, and it is precisely these irregularities that give life to the carpet by replacing the decoration and make it a vibrant carpet...
Category
2010s Afghan Minimalist Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Traiano Bust
Located in Milan, IT
Depicting Traiano, known as one of the most influential Roman emperors, this stupendous bust will elevate the look of any decor style with utmost sophistication. Handcrafted by Roman...
Category
2010s Italian Folk Art
Materials
Plaster
21st Century Leather Poseidon Round Bathroom Set Made in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
It’s easy to understand why they are called best seller.
This is our Poseidon round bathroom set entirely covered in soft and waterproof genuine leather. Our Rialto tray, together with a round soap dispenser, a toothbrush holder, a cotton pad holder and a small box for rings to create a complete set. Five accessories with simple and minimal design perfect for contemporary and traditional bathroom suites.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Folk Art
Materials
Chrome
Matt Moor Head Men Vase, Handmade in Sicily, Gold Leaf, Colors Customizable
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
This collection is a work of art that make a statement in modern décor and in the modern cultural art world. It can be used as a vase containing flowers, or as a beautiful centerpiec...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Folk Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Silverplate Two Bottle Wine Cooler
Located in Norwell, MA
Wine cooler with engraved coats of arms with lion and shield. Two spaces for bottles and ice bin in center. Classis piece of barware. English. Circa 1940.
Category
1940s European Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Traditional English Painting Bolton Castle in Yorkshire, England
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley ( British, 20th Century, 1908-1996), 1995, signed to the front and inscribed verso
Title - Bolton Castle, Yorkshire, England. Cattle grazing the fields below the 14th Century medieval...
Category
Late 20th Century English Folk Art
Materials
Other
French Modernist Cubist Painting Summer Town Scene
Located in Cirencester, GB
Summer Town Scene
by Maurice Mazeilie (French, 1924-2021)
watercolor painting on artist paper, unframed
signed lower right
stamped verso
painting: 14.75 inches x 10.75 inches
A delightful original painting by the 20th century French Impressionist artist, Maurice Mazeilie. The painting has excellent provenance having come from the artists estate sale in Paris.
Mazeilie lived and worked in Montmartre, with a studio on the famous Place du Tertre. His love of the coast led him to also maintain a studio on the Brittany coastline.
Born in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, Paris in early 1924, Mazeilie painted coastal scenes in Brittany, Parisian landscapes...
Category
Late 20th Century French Folk Art
Materials
Other
Painting Naive Oil Four Cornish Luggers Spirit of Alfred Wallis
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Four Cornish luggers with a lighthouse on the horizon
Oil on cardboard
Characterful naive picture in the spirit of Alfred Wallis
Measures: Board len...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Folk Art
Materials
Other
19th C Applique Quilt from Pennsylvania
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C Applique quilt from Pennsylvania in good condition with swag floral border.This is quite unusual and unique.
Category
1860s American Country Antique Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Yacht Race Print
Located in Norwell, MA
Colorful piece of maritime art showing two large gaff rigged yachts with flying club sails. Flying racing through calm seas. Professionally framed. Crisp detail. Some sort of high de...
Category
2010s North American Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Vintage US Map American Flag Wall Art
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and original wall art in the shape of the US depicting the American Flag along with all it states. This piece of Americana dates from the 1990s and the artist is unknown. T...
Category
1990s American Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Moroccan Hand Painted Vintage Ceramic Astray from Fez
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Moroccan covered hand painted ceramic ashtray.
Handcrafted Moroccan ceramic covered ash receiver.
This covered medium size ashtray could be used indoor and outdoor.
If use...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moorish Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Antique Steel Elephant, Hand Made Elephant, India Arts & Craft, Decoration Piece
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
This steel Elephant is a stunning piece. This is an item you just want to own and place in your home, bar or shop. It is hand made in most probably India in the late 1920's. It used ...
Category
1920s Indian Anglo-Indian Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Steel, Cut Steel
19th Century Large Apothecary Chemist Carboy Pharmacy Shop Trade Sign
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A 19th century hand blown glass chemist window display carboy. Used as a symbol of the pharmacy from the 17th century to the early 20th century.
A rare example with a hollow cut ...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Folk Art
Materials
Blown Glass
French Modernist Cubist Painting Fishing Boats on Rocky Coast
Located in Cirencester, GB
Fishing Boats on Rocky Coast
by Maurice Mazeilie (French, 1924-2021)
watercolor painting on artist paper, unframed
unsigned
stamped verso
one figure in foreground with two furth...
Category
Late 20th Century French Folk Art
Materials
Other
Sponge Ware Mixing or Fruit Bowl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This monumental 19th century sponge ware bowl is in pristine condition and it measures 13.5" across. Perfect fruit bowl for a large table.
Category
19th Century American Country Antique Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
French Modernist Cubist Painting Provence Mountains
Located in Cirencester, GB
Provence Mountains
by Maurice Mazeilie (French, 1924-2021)
watercolor painting on artist paper, unframed
unsigned
stamped verso
painting: 13.75 inches x 10 inches
A delightful original painting by the 20th century French Impressionist artist, Maurice Mazeilie. The painting has excellent provenance having come from the artists estate sale in Paris.
Mazeilie lived and worked in Montmartre, with a studio on the famous Place du Tertre. His love of the coast led him to also maintain a studio on the Brittany coastline.
Born in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, Paris in early 1924, Mazeilie painted coastal scenes in Brittany, Parisian landscapes...
Category
Late 20th Century French Folk Art
Materials
Other
Mid Century French Post-Impressionist Painting, Sunrise Through Window
Located in Cirencester, GB
Landscape
Signed by Édouard Righetti (1924-2001)
Inscribed Verso on back
oil/gouache painting on artist paper, beautifully painted.
very good condition
size: 25 x inches x 19 ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Folk Art
Materials
Other
Blue Vintage Turkish Deco Runner
Located in New York, NY
A mid-20th worn century Turkish Deco runner with an all-over repetitive diamond motif throughout.
Measures: 2'3'' x 10'5''.
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Vintage, New and Antique Folk Art
Folk art refers to a genre of art that shares the creator’s traditions, offering not just an artistic display but an opportunity to learn about a culture. Vintage, new and antique folk art typically reflects a heritage or location. It can include utilitarian objects and handmade art as diverse as weather vanes, portraiture and paintings, carnival art, quilts and duck decoys.
American folk art is frequently valued because of the traditional skills involved, like weaving, hand-carving wood and even stonework. Many folk artists are self-taught, while some train as apprentices within their community. By using available materials and taking a personal approach to their creations, artists ensure each piece is unique and conveys a story. Native American folk art includes functional objects reflecting their heritage, such as baskets, textiles and wooden pieces.
During the Great Depression, artistic materials in America were hard to come by, so artisans used discarded wood from cigar boxes and shipping crates to make highly stylized, notched pieces — most often picture frames and boxes — that are today sought after by collectors. This folk art style is called tramp art and was popular from roughly 1870 until the 1940s.
Folk art brings vibrant culture and traditions into your home. Browse an extensive collection of folk art on 1stDibs.
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