Folk Art
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Gaddi Bust Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
This is a plaster bust reproducing the Torso Gaddi, the famous fragmentary sculpture displayed in the Uffizi Museums in Florence, which inspired many great artists of the Renaissance...
Category
2010s Italian Folk Art
Materials
Marble
Persian Lion Kilim
Located in New York, NY
Accent size Persian Kilim from the late 20th century with a lion sitting on a striated black grey field.
Measures: 5'1'' x 6'5''.
This was originally belonging to a private Per...
Category
Late 20th Century Pre-Columbian Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Chessboard
Located in Beirute, LB
They say that all artists are not chess players but all chess players are artists.
This is an object that is very close to my heart: the beauty of chess is it can be whatever you ...
Category
2010s Lebanese Minimalist Folk Art
Materials
Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
Abstract Figurative Painting "13th Floor" by Jason Stallings
Located in Dallas, TX
A bold stylistic abstract mixed media by artist Jason Stallings.
The painting “13th floor” is an abstract portrait incorporating a portrait of a local music critic from Sprinster Records in the Bishop Arts district. The base design also takes influence from the album cover design of a 1960’s rock album...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Folk Art
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Middle Eastern Dallah Arabic Brass Coffee Pot
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Middle Eastern traditional Arabian brass Dallah coffee pot.
Coffee pot hand-hammered and chased brass with riveted brass finish and a very large spout. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Omani Islamic Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Huelandite over Quartz from Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India
Located in New York, NY
From Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India
Unusual red-pink crystals of heulandite on matrix covered with translucent, colorless quartz crystals
Measures: Weight: 1.2 lbs, Dimensions: 7 ...
Category
2010s Indian Folk Art
Materials
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
Large 1960's British Original Oil Painting, Abstract of Two Men
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist: Beryl Darton (British circa 1960's).
Period: mid 20th century/ 1960's.
Medium: oil painting on board, unframed.
Size: 18 x 24 inches.
Condition: overall very good...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Other
Traditional English Painting Angler Fishing at Teddington, London England
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley ( British, 20th Century, 1908-1996), 1991, signed to the front and inscribed verso
Title - Solitary Angler on the River Thames at Teddington near L...
Category
Late 20th Century English Folk Art
Materials
Other
Napoleonic Prisoner of War Painted Casket Dominoes Set
Located in London, GB
Napoleonic Prisoner of war painted casket dominoes set
We share what we love, and we love this early 19th century Napoleonic prisoner of war hand painted ...
Category
19th Century French Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Bone
Block Island Rhode Island
Located in Norwell, MA
Oil on canvas showing a motor yacht passing an island cottage on Block Island, Rhode Island. Yacht is flying a yacht ensign. Large piece. Gallery wrap over...
Category
2010s North American Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Grey and White Resin Tic Tac Toe by Paola Valle
By Paola Valle
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
Our Tic Tac Toe is a beautiful, modern and fun take on the classic game. The three dimensional pieces are handmade in grey with white marble textured resin, and board is in clear and...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Folk Art
Materials
Resin
Modern Backgammon Travel Game Handmade Epoxy Resin Handpainted Limited Edition
Located in Milan, IT
The Backgammon Board is a handmade limited edition collection (100 pieces) designed by the young Milan based Valeria Molinari for Dilmos. The project, composed of four boards inspire...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Folk Art
Materials
Epoxy Resin
ODK Norwegian Unusual Large Brutalist Lidded Studio Pottery Vessel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A large and stylish unusual Norwegian brutalist studio pottery lidded vessel in the form of a tea or water pot with makers marks ODK to the base and believed to date from the mid-20t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Felted Wool Body Pillow Tahoe Fabric by JG Switzer
Located in Sebastopol, CA
Milled by hand in JG Switzer's design workshop, and made of Shetland sheep wool listed on the Livestock Conservancy list as an "at risk" breed. Merino and local wool from within our own Fibershed (defined as a 100 mile radius of the workshop) also are used to make this pillow.
Rich, natural undyed brown, grey and cream sheep fleece is "painted" on a canvas of wool. No two alike, as each item is hand-painted. These designer pillows...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Pastel Hues Classical Botanical Antique Rug, c.1940-1950's
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Soria Pastel Hues Classical antique rug
About: Never-ending botanical beauty with sensational structured motifs inspired by poetry, architecture, gardens, and all that is natural ...
Category
20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Napoleonic Prisoner of War Casket Dominoes Set
Located in London, GB
Napoleonic Prisoner of war casket Dominoes set
We share what we love, and we love this early 19th century Napoleonic prisoner of war cask...
Category
1820s French Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Bone
Mid-Century Modern Pair of Ceramic Birds with Beautiful Glaze Signed KW 9723
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Very tasty duo of mid-century modern birds in a stylized shape and wonderful glaze pattern.
The downward looking animal has a cheerful flower pattern on both wings. The upward looki...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Antique English Staffordshire Pottery Toby Jug with a Tricorn Hat Lid
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Staffordshire pottery Toby jug.
In the form of a seated, smiling man holding a jug.
The man's tricorn hat serves as a lid, and an inte...
Category
19th Century English Georgian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Camel Hair Kurdish Runner with Piercing Navy, Pinks, Salmon, c.1930's
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Incredible Kurdish Runner with Piercing navy, pinks, Salmon and Camel Hair Antique Runner
About: If looks could kill, this piece is dangerous! So, so good! Mystical, gorgeous, hig...
Category
20th Century Folk Art
Large 1975 Stoneware Ceramic Pottery Floor Vase by Steen Kepp La Borne
By Steen Kepp
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Steen Kepp - La Borne
Realised circa 1975-1980
Large brown and white stoneware ceramic floor vase.
Signed under the base
Original perfect condition
Measures: Height 38...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
The Surgeon and the Photographer by Geoffrey Farmer, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
The Surgeon and the Photographer by Geoffrey Farmer. Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, 2015. First Edition hardcover, no dust jacket as issued. Publish...
Category
2010s Canadian Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Caracalla Plaster Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
This is the bust of the Roman Emperor Caracalla modeled after a famous sculpture one displayed in the Vatican Museum. In Roman times this bust was a particularly innovative represent...
Category
2010s Italian Folk Art
Materials
Plaster
Traditional English Painting Working Horses Returning Home in Kent
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley ( British, 20th Century, 1908-1996), 1990, signed to the front and inscribed verso
Title - "The Ploughman's Return", a rural scene of English worki...
Category
Late 20th Century English Folk Art
Materials
Other
20th Century Green Stoneware Ceramic Pitcher by Jean Maubrou Saint Amand, 1950
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Jean Maubrou.
Large stoneware ceramic pitcher.
Green and colored stoneware ceramic glazes colors.
Signed under the base.
Original perfect cond...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Grey & White Resin and Wood Tic Tac Toe by Paola Valle
By Paola Valle
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
Our Tic Tac Toe is a beautiful, modern and fun take on the classic game. The three dimensional pieces are handmade in grey with white marbled texture & grey , the board is made of oa...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Folk Art
Materials
Resin, Wood
Traditional English Painting of a Village Scene with Figures, Dog and Horses
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley ( British, 20th Century, 1908-1996), 1995, signed to the front and inscribed verso
Title - "Springtime Rendezvous by a Murmuring Stream". Charming image of a village lane with a figure walking his dog, and another relaxing on the stone wall watching...
Category
Late 20th Century English Folk Art
Materials
Other
Palace Size Iconic Garden Inspired Design Rug, c. 1900's
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Palace Sized Antique rug
Size: 11.4 x 17.7
Age: Antique C. 1900's
Pile: Incredible age-related patina with character rich areas that have ancient touch-ups and secured
This ...
Category
20th Century Folk Art
Antique Old-World Beauty Rug in Soft Eggshell Beige, circa 1910's
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Genuine Old-World Antique Beauty - Soft Eggshell Beige With Blush, Blue, & Terracotta
Size: 8.8 x 12
Age: Antique, c.1910's
Pile: Low/Medium with great age-related patina and minor ...
Category
20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Traditional English Painting Hampton Court Bridge in London
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley ( British, 20th Century, 1908-1996), 1996, signed to the front and inscribed verso
Title - Hampton Court Bridge from Cygnet Island, a London scene ...
Category
Late 20th Century English Folk Art
Materials
Other
The Arts of Persia Ronald W. Ferrier Hardcover Book 1st Ed. 1989
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The Arts of Persia Ronald W. Ferrier Hardcover Book.
Published by Yale University Press, 1989
344 pages, Hardcover
First published September 10, 1989
Persian art, with its detail...
Category
Late 20th Century American Moorish Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Timeless Antique Rug W/ Botanical Filled Field Around Stunning Mother Medallion
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Timeless Antique with Botanical Filled Field around Stunning Mother Medallion
Size: 8.9 x 11.4
Age: Antique C. 1930's
Pile: Low with Antique Pa...
Category
20th Century Folk Art
Handcrafted Illustrated Ceramic by Mathew, Spain, 2021
Located in Madrid, ES
Handcrafted ceramic bowl by Mathew. Handpainted panther in light grey over blue background.
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Medusa Low Relief by Romanelli
Located in Milan, IT
An extraordinary work of art by Romanelli sculptors, this low relief is inspired by the celebrated Medusa Rondanini, a Hellenistic marble copy of the ...
Category
2010s Italian Folk Art
Materials
Plaster
Traditional English Painting Chalk Church from Fulborough Marshes in Kent
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley ( British, 20th Century, 1908-1996), c.1990, signed to the front and inscribed verso
Title - Chalk Church from Fulborough Marshes near Gravesend, K...
Category
Late 20th Century English Folk Art
Materials
Other
Palace Size Antique Rug with Iconic Garden Inspired Design, circa 1900's
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Palace Size Antique rug with Iconic Garden Inspired Design
Size: 11.4 x 17.7
Age: Antique C. 1900's
Pile: Incredible Age-Related Patina with Character rich areas that have ancie...
Category
20th Century Folk Art
Vintage Rug Pictorial Beauty with Giraffe Motifs, c.1950's
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Vintage Pictorial Beauty with Giraffe Motifs! Amazing Worn Tree of Life Piece
About: Never have i ever seen giraffes in a rug, but bring it on!! Love how unique and charming this ...
Category
20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Vintage Colombian Hand Made Clay Water Jug / Container
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exceptional large vintage Colombian hand made clay water container / jug. Displays a fantastic native influenced design around the top.
Category
Early 20th Century Colombian Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Clay
Moroccan Moorish Ceramic Bowl with Lid, Tajine from Fez
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large Moroccan ceramic decorative serving tajine polychrome with leather, stones and metal overlay with conical overlay lid.
The bottom is a circular ceramic bowl and the top of the tagine is distinctively shaped into a cone.
Handcrafted and hand painted with Moorish designs by artisans in Fez Morocco.
Great decorative Moroccan Folk ceramic...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moorish Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Oil on Canvas of Diana, Goddess of the Hunt
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Oil on canvas of the classical figure Diana holding a bow in a landscape setting with a putti and dogs in vivid colors.
French School
18th century
Category
18th Century European Baroque Antique Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
America’s First “Spirit God” Ancestor
Located in South Burlington, VT
Pre-Columbian, Hispaniola, Arawak Peoples, Taino Native Indians, early 20th century or older
This is an ancestor sculpture from the Arawak Peoples of the Greater Antilles Islands.
Sometimes described to a broader category of Taino art...
Category
Early 20th Century American Pre-Columbian Folk Art
Materials
Stone
Traditional English Painting Landscape at Goose Eye Farm Braithwaite Yorkshire
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley ( British, 20th Century, 1908-1996), 1991, signed to the front and inscribed verso
Title - View of Goose Eye Farm near Braithwaite Yorkshire, England...
Category
Late 20th Century English Folk Art
Materials
Other
Antique Traditional Rag Doll, circa 1920
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique early 20th century hand painted rag doll of woman dressed with a kimono.
Manufactured circa 1920 in Spain.
In original condition, with minor wear c...
Category
1920s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Fabric
Group of Mounted Natural Sea Stone Specimens from Denmark
Located in New York, NY
A delightful grouping of natural sea stone specimens of flint and chalk from the shores of Denmark. Each stone is unique with the result of years of ero...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Danish Primitive Antique Folk Art
Materials
Stone, Metal
Traditional English Painting Statue of Mary and Christ, Rochester, Kent
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley ( British, 20th Century, 1908-1996), 1996, signed to the front and inscribed verso
Title - Bronze Statue of Mary and ...
Category
Late 20th Century English Folk Art
Materials
Other
1817 Sgraffitoed Latin Memento Mori Pewter and Lead Glass Skull Tanker
Located in Lowestoft, GB
An interested continental pewter and lead glass tanker, dated 1817 with the initials "I B" incised in the lid.
The tanker is heavily Sgraffitoed with a Latin Verso, cartouches and...
Category
Early 19th Century European Antique Folk Art
Materials
Pewter
19th Century Hand Blown Canister Jars with Tin Lids Jars, Collection of Three
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This collection of three hand blown jars all have the original tin lids. The condition is very good.
It is very hard to find these storage canisters...
Category
Early 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Tin
Amish Sunshine and Shadow Crib Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Amish sunshine and shadow crib quilt is in good condition. It was found in Western Pennsylvania.
Category
Late 20th Century American Adirondack Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
America's Glorious Quilts by Dennis Duke, Hardcover Book
By Beaux Arts Press
Located in North Hollywood, CA
America's Glorious Quilts by Dennis Duke 1989,
Hardcover oversize book with dust jacket.
America's Glorious Quilts coffee table book
by Dennis Duke a...
Category
Late 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Folk Art
Materials
Paper
American Hooked Rug
Located in New York, NY
A handmade one-of-a-kind American Hooked rug from the 3rd quarter of the 20th century w
Measures: 4'4'' x 8'6''.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Wool
American Pottery Pig Bank, Circa 1880's
Located in Incline Village, NV
American pottery still bank in the shape of a pig, used for saving coins (usually pennies) to encourage children the importance of thrift. Pottery still banks are somewhat scarce since the typical way to remove coins was to smash the bank open, albeit, with this particular example, perhaps a knife was used for coin removal (note the wear to the coin slot---see images) or perhaps the additional wear is also from many coins having been deposited.
The bank is in good all original condition , from an unknown potter (unmarked) circa 1880's, and probably a variant of #633 "Two Toned Pig" in Andy Moore's "The Penny Bank Book" written in 1984 when collecting pottery banks...
Category
1880s American Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
French Majolica Wire Basket Gien circa 1890
By Gien
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica wire basket Gien circa 1890.
Chinoiserie scene with pagoda.
Category
1890s French Chinoiserie Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wire
Pair of Mid Century 1950s Howard Pierce Ceramic Quail Bird Sculpture Figurine
Located in San Diego, CA
Iconic pair of Howard Pierce ceramic quail bird figurines/sculptures dating from the 1950s. These are an iconic design. Great color and form. The larger ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Rare Amish Bars Doll Quilt
By Amish Quilts
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1920-1930 s bars doll quilt with corner blocks in very good condition.Machine quilted pieced & quilted.Published on page 30 in "Amish Doll Quilts " by...
Category
1930s American Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Moroccan Tribal Khoumya Dagger
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moroccan Tribal Khoumya Daggers.
Handcrafted by Artisans in Morocco, very fine quality craftsmanship with a wooden grip engraved with Moroccan silver and chiselled in scrolling Moorish foliage.
Handcrafted Moroccan brass dagger...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Nickel
19th Century Jacquard Woven Coverlet with Fringe
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This multicolored handwoven 19th century coverlet with the original fringe in fine condition.
Category
1860s American Country Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Traditional English Painting A Monastery Garden, England, View from Interior
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley ( British, 20th Century, 1908-1996), 1995, signed to the front and inscribed verso
Title - In a Monastery Garden. A view through timber framing int...
Category
Late 20th Century English Folk Art
Materials
Other
Traditional English Painting Woodstacks at the Alma Arms, Weston Green, Surrey
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley ( British, 20th Century, 1908-1996), 1994, undated, inscribed verso
Title - Woodstacks at the Alma Arms Inn, Weston Green, Thames Ditton, Surrey, Eng...
Category
Late 20th Century English Folk Art
Materials
Other
Traditional English Painting Farmer Storing Apples in Higham Oast House, Kent
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley ( British, 20th Century, 1908-1996), dated 1993-95, signed to the front and inscribed verso
Title - In the Oast House at ...
Category
Late 20th Century English Folk Art
Materials
Other
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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Why Jules Chéret Was the King of the Modern Poster
The streets of fin-de-siècle Paris were set aglow with colorful poster ads, thanks to the printing techniques invented by Jules Chéret. Now, the Milwaukee Art Museum is celebrating this undersung talent in America's first solo show dedicated his exuberant works.
Why the American Flag Has Had So Many Different Star Patterns
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Peggy Guggenheim Loved Modernism, but She Also Collected Tribal Art
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Perfect for July 4th weekend, a new show at Philadelphia's Museum of the American Revolution displays an array of antique red, white and blue flags.
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