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Folk Art For Sale
Item Ships From: Atlanta
Rustic French Spinning Wheel with Original Parts from the 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French rustic spinning wheel from the 18th century, with original parts. Created in France during the 18th century, this spinning wheel will be an excellent decorative addition to ...
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18th Century French Rustic Antique Folk Art

Materials

Wood

French Turn of the Century Hand Carved Tramp Art Folk Mirror with Raised Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French hand carved Tramp Art folk wall mirror from the early 20th century, with raised motifs. We currently have two available, priced and sold $1,750 each. Created in France at th...
Category

Early 20th Century French Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Mirror, Wood

French 1900s Tramp Art Folk Mirror with Brass Tacks and Intersecting Corners
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French rectangular Tramp Art hand-carved wooden Folk mirror from the early 20th century, with raised diamond motifs, geometric patterns, intersecting corners and brass tacks. Creat...
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Early 20th Century French Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Mirror, Wood

French 19th Century Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very beautiful late 19th-early 20th century oil painting housed in its period Restoration giltwood frame. A lovely subject matter depicting the Pines of Les Landes, in the French Basque...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

French Turn of the Century Hand Carved Wood Tramp Art Mirror with Brown Patina
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small French Tramp Art hand carved wooden Folk mirror from the early 20th century with raised diamond motifs and protruding corners. Created in France during the Turn of the Centur...
Category

Early 20th Century French Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Rare Japanese Fireman's Four-Piece Assemble Meiji to Showa Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare four-piece Japanese Fireman's assemble (Shobosho uniform) woven with heavy cotton and decorated with stencil resist dye circa 1890-20s Late Meiji to Showa Period. The assemble...
Category

1920s Japanese Meiji Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

Carved Wood Māori Wahaika Club New Zeland
Located in Atlanta, GA
A wood club known as Wahaika intricately carved and inlayed with small round shells from New Zealand circa 1920s. The hand-hold club was traditionally used as a close-range combat we...
Category

Early 20th Century New Zealand Tribal Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Antique Americana Quilt with Fan Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique hand-made quilt circa 1890-1900s originated from Ohio. The quilt features a striking patched square pattern with fan motifs, all hand stitched with colorful cotton appliqu...
Category

1890s American American Classical Antique Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Cotton

19th Spanish Century Plow
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fabulous mid-19th century Plow from the Catalan region of Spain. Sturdily constructed from wood and hand forged iron. These pieces are wonderful as wall-mounted art, coat racks or converted into light fixtures. Great as a clothing store display fixture...
Category

Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Folk Art

Materials

Iron

Collection of Handmade Mexican Folk Art Masks
Located in Atlanta, GA
Collection of Handmade Mexican Folk Art Tin Masks, Mexican, circa 1950s. Each mask is unique and extremely detailed. The largest mask measures 21"...
Category

1950s Mexican Folk Art Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Copper, Tin

Folk Art Giant Metal Scissors Industrial Store Display Sign
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is an industrial metal store display sign that showcases French Folk Art. The sign boasts gigantic scissors, which can be used as an advertisement for a barber or hair salon. It is possible that the sign was originally used as a trade sign for a tailor shop or a millinery store. The sign is made of chromed metal and has the same maneuverability as real scissors. Despite being an outdoor sign...
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Mid-20th Century French Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Antique American Folk Art Mirror with Exotic Wood Inlay
Located in Atlanta, GA
Antique American Folk Art Mirror With Exotic Wood Inlay. This antique folk art mirror is heavily inlaid with several exotic wood specimens c...
Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Aboriginal Diptyque Paintings by Raelene Kerinauia
By Raelene Kerinauia
Located in Atlanta, GA
A lovely diptyque paintings by Australian Aboriginal artist Raelene Kerinauia (1962- ). Born in 1962 (Tiwi People), Wurrumiyanga, Mantiyupwi Country, Bathurst Island, Northern Terri...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Australian Modern Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

17th Century Italian Oil Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
An intriguing Italian 17th century oil on canvas painting. A skeleton with a cornucopia of gold pieces. Divittarum Jactantia Quid - "What is the boasting of the rich?".
Category

17th Century Italian Antique Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

Rare Antique American Folk Art Primitive 1814 Checkers Game Board
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rare Antique American Folk Art Primitive 1814 Checkers Game Board. A very unusual 19th century American primitive game board, made from an ...
Category

Early 19th Century American Antique Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

African Benin Bronze Sculpture
Located in Atlanta, GA
African Benin Bronze Sculpture, Africa, circa mid 20th Century. Beautiful casting with wonderful attention to detail. Solid, heavyweight...
Category

20th Century Beninese Tribal Folk Art

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Single Yua Wenga Currency from the Early 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A single Yua Wenga currency from the early 20th century on custom iron stand. This antique tribal currency piece from Papua New Guinea has been carved ...
Category

Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Folk Art

Materials

Bone

19th Century French Folding Screen with Original Hand-Painted Outdoor Scene
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French painted folding screen room divider from the 19th century. This antique accordion style folding screen from France features four tall rectan...
Category

19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Contemporary Australian Aboriginal Painting by Walangkura Napanangka
Located in Atlanta, GA
A striking abstract painting by Australian Aboriginal painter Walangkura Napanangka (1940-2014), one of the matching pair painted in 2007 in Alice Spring. Entitled "Kutungka", acrylic on Belgium linen, inscribed on reverse with gallery catalog no. "Kutungka" depicts the landscape of a country where an old woman named "Kutungka" travelled from Malparingya to Kaltarra in Western Desert during the Dreamtime creation. The highly abstract forms are the dreamtime memory of the land features, such as rock piles and waterholes. Provenance: Grasstree Gallery, Australia. It comes with a COA from the gallery as well as progressive photos taken during the creation of this painting by the artist in 2007. Brief biography From Australian Art Gallery artist...
Category

Early 2000s Australian Modern Folk Art

Materials

Linen, Acrylic, Wood

French 18th Century Agricultural Fragment
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very charming 18th century agricultural fragment in wood and iron from the Southwest of France. Wonderful as a tabletop or countertop small pedestal to display a sculpture.
Category

18th Century French Antique Folk Art

Materials

Iron

Full Body Weathervane of American Indian Warrior
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Americana folk art copper weathervane circa early 20th century. The full-bodied piece depicts a Native American warrior in feather headdress and a wide belt shooting an arrow from...
Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Copper

Marilyn Neuhart Alexander Girard Doll Textiles & Objects
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rare Hand Made Doll, by Marilyn Neuhart for Textiles & Objects, which was a "pop up shop" conceived by Alexander Girard and sponsored by Herman Miller in May of 1961. See the last tw...
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Linen, Silk

Marilyn Neuhart Alexander Girard Doll Textiles & Objects
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rare Hand Made Doll, by Marilyn Neuhart for Textiles & Objects, which was a "pop up shop" conceived by Alexander Girard and sponsored by Herman Miller in May of 1961. See the last tw...
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Linen, Silk

Giant Clam Shell 'Faux' Fabulously Artisan Crafted-Looks like the Real Thing
Located in Atlanta, GA
Featuring a giant faux clam shell which looks and feels like the real thing! A replica of Nature's art at its finest; this vintage composite sculpture shell exemplifies fabulous craftsmanship. It has that perfectly bleached-white color (with slight sheen on interior), textured and weathered outer shell patina, and the distinctive scalloped form. Recommended use would be for indoors, or if used outside, we suggest to keep above freezing temperatures. This faux giant clam shell, at nearly 3.5 feet wide, makes for a fine oceanic art...
Category

20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Composition

Monumental 18th Century Italian Oil Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
A monumental 18th century Oil On Canvas Painting from Lucca, Italy. Delightful soft color and hues with handsome cracquelure. The painting will be the statement of its surrounding.
Category

18th Century Italian Antique Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

French 18th Century Chestnut Brusque
Located in Atlanta, GA
A terrific 18th century Arte Populaire Brusque from the Ardeche region of France. A vessel used for preparing chestnuts.
Category

18th Century French Antique Folk Art

Materials

Chestnut

Marilyn Neuhart Alexander Girard Doll Textiles and Objects
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rare Hand Made Doll, by Marilyn Neuhart for Textiles & Objects, which was a "pop up shop" conceived by Alexander Girard and sponsored by Herman Miller in May of 1961. See the last tw...
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Linen, Silk

Charming Folk Art Copper Weathervane with Dog
Located in Atlanta, GA
20th Century American Folk Art Weathervane artisan made from copper with an adorable dog perched atop the arrow. Amazing facial details and a natural aged patina bring all the charm ...
Category

20th Century American Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Copper, Iron

Japanese Fireman's Coat Hikeshi-Banten Showa Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage Japanese Fireman's Jacket (known as hikeshi-banten in Japanese) woven with heavy cotton and decorated with stencil resist dye circa 1920s Sh...
Category

1920s Japanese Japonisme Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

Marilyn Neuhart Alexander Girard Doll from Textiles & Objects
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rare Hand Made Doll, by Marilyn Neuhart for Textiles & Objects, which was a "pop up shop" conceived by Alexander Girard and sponsored by Herman Miller in May of 1961. See the last tw...
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Linen, Silk

Marilyn Neuhart Alexander Girard Doll from Textiles and Objects
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rare Hand Made Doll, by Marilyn Neuhart for Textiles & Objects, which was a "pop up shop" conceived by Alexander Girard and sponsored by Herman Miller in May of 1961. See the last tw...
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Linen, Silk

Ceramic Pre-Columbian Colima Hunchback Figure Vessel
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pre-Columbian figural vessel from West Mexico Colima culture (circa 300BC-400AD). Made of molded clay, the stoneware vessel depicts a seated hunchback...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Pre-Columbian Cupisnique Stirrup Vessel from Peru
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pre-Columbian ceramic stirrup vessel in Cupisnique style circa 700-500BCE. This ancient vessel features a robust squatted body and a short thick stirr...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Australian Aboriginal Carved Ancestor Figure with Ochre Paint
Located in Atlanta, GA
Hand-carved wood ancestor figure with surface pictorial carving showing kangaroo hunting and decorated with black and red paint and white and yellow ocher pigment. The figure slightly leans forward as made. The piece was carved by aboriginal artist...
Category

Early 2000s Australian Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Large Antique Americana Carved Elm Burl Bowl with Handles
Located in Atlanta, GA
A massive Americana bowl hand-carved from Elm wood (with some possible burl pattern in the wood) circa 18th century. The bowl was from Northeastern part or Eastern Woodlands of the U...
Category

18th Century American American Colonial Antique Folk Art

Materials

Wood

French 19th Century Oil Painting on Board
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very charming and primitive oil on board floral painting from the South of France. Lovely brushwork and texture.
Category

19th Century French Antique Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Contemporary Australian Aboriginal Painting by Kenny Williams Tjampitjinpa
Located in Atlanta, GA
Entitled "Two Kuniya (Pythons) During Tingari Cycle", this mesmerizing painting was painted by Australian aboriginal artist Kenny Williams Tjampitjinpa (1950-2020) in 2004. The image...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Australian Modern Folk Art

Materials

Linen, Acrylic

Japanese Fireman Hood with Stencil Inscription Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A well-preserved Japanese fireman's hood (known as hikeshi zukin in Japanese) circa 1900s, late Meiji period. Woven with thick cotton with sashiko (co...
Category

Early 1900s Japanese Japonisme Antique Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

Australian Aboriginal Painting Rain Dreaming Ronnie Tjampitjinpa
By Ronnie Tjampitjinpa
Located in Atlanta, GA
A contemporary painting by Australian Aboriginal artist Ronnie Tjampitjinpa (1943-). Entitled "Rain Dreaming", the artwork was acrylic on canvas and painted in 1999 Fully documente...
Category

1990s Australian Modern Folk Art

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Contemporary Australian Aboriginal Painting by Walangkura Napanangka
Located in Atlanta, GA
A striking abstract painting by Australian Aboriginal painter Walangkura Napanangka (1940-2014), one of the matching pair painted in 2007 in Alice Spring. Entitled "Kutungka", acrylic on Belgium linen, inscribed on reverse with gallery catalog no. "Kutungka" depicts the landscape of a country where an old woman named "Kutungka" travelled from Malparingya to Kaltarra in Western Desert during the Dreamtime creation. The highly abstract forms are the dreamtime memory of the land features, such as rock piles and waterholes. Provenance: Grasstree Gallery, Australia. It comes with a COA from the gallery as well as progressive photos taken during the creation of this painting by the artist in 2007. Brief biography From Australian Art Gallery...
Category

Early 2000s Australian Modern Folk Art

Materials

Acrylic, Linen, Wood

Australian Aboriginal Painting Tjukurla Country Nyurapayia Nampitjinpa
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning abstract painting by Australian Aboriginal artist Nyurapayia Nampitjinpa (also known as Mrs. Bennett; 1935-2013). Entitled "Tjukurla Country", this work was acrylic on Be...
Category

Early 2000s Australian Modern Folk Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Pair of 18th Century Italian Putti
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning pair of mid-18th century Italian Baroque Putti beautifully crafted in polychromed wood - now resting on their iron stands. Charming position w...
Category

18th Century Italian Antique Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Collection of Japanese and Chinese Masks
Located in Atlanta, GA
Collection of eight Japanese and Chinese masks, circa 1950s or earlier. These were recently purchased from the Manhattan estate of a Japanese man who travel...
Category

1950s Japanese Chinoiserie Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Collection of Worldwide Traveler's Hand Carved Folk Art Masks
Located in Atlanta, GA
Collection of worldwide traveler's hand carved folk art masks, circa 1940s - 1970s, possibly earlier. We purchased the estate of an Atlanta Coca Cola executive, who traveled the worl...
Category

1950s Balinese Folk Art Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Wood

French Early 20th Century Leather Horse Sculpture
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very handsome early 20th century French Leather Horse Sculpture. Beautifully poised in a rearing position. Wonderful patina. A terrifi...
Category

Early 20th Century French Folk Art

Materials

Leather

Framed Korean Folk Shamanistic Painting of Seven Stars
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Korean folk painting watercolor on linen (silk) with a cloth mat and walnut wood frame. The work is in the shamanistic style and depicts the Tao...
Category

Early 20th Century Korean Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Textile

Japanese Wood Bugaku Mask of Korobase Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A striking Japanese carved wood mask with polychrome paint and lacquer surface. This rare mask is dated to the Edo period (first half of 19th century and possibly earlier). The mask ...
Category

19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Lacquer, Paint

French Early 20th Century Landscape Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very beautiful early 20th century landscape oil on board painting of the countryside in South West France. Expertly executed by Ernest Azema with bold brushwork and wonderful color...
Category

Early 20th Century French Folk Art

Materials

Wood

19th Century Italian Painted Wood Rocking Horse
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century Italian painted wood rocking horse.
Category

19th Century Italian Antique Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

Cubist Portrait of Cleopatra & Hawk, by Clevan Thomas Jr. 1944
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Cubist portrait of Cleopatra & Hawk, by Clevan Thomas Jr. 1944 A masterwork of 1940s modern American outsider Art, by relativity unknown southern African -American artist Clevan Tho...
Category

20th Century American Modern Folk Art

Materials

Wood

19th Century Italian Architectural Oil Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very striking and stunning early 19th century architectural oil painting - a landscape from Tuscany, Italy. Gorgeous color.
Category

Early 19th Century Italian Antique Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

Spanish 19th Century Weathervane
Located in Atlanta, GA
A delightful Spanish 19th century copper weathervane in the shape of a galloping horse - presented on its iron stand.
Category

Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Folk Art

Materials

Copper, Iron

Ashanti Maternal Fertility Figure
Located in Atlanta, GA
On offer is an Ashanti female fertility figure from Ghana, West Africa, circa Mid-20th century. Carved from a single block of wood, the statue depicts a female with typical coiffure ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Folk Art

Materials

Glass, Wood

French Mid-20th Century Oil on Canvas
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very delighted oil on canvas painting by Roland Dubuc (1924 - 1998). A charming scene of the Cafe Bar Tabac - L'Irrondelle - Cafe The Swallow. Lively bright colors and wonderful br...
Category

Mid-20th Century French Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

French Mid-20th Century Oil on Board Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very beautiful mid-20th century French oil on board painting entittled "Les Martigues - Bateau A' Voile. A wonderful seascape of a sail boat with its sail in the water. The perspec...
Category

Mid-20th Century French Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Antique Navajo Chief Blanket
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sometimes categorized as the fourth-phase chief blanket, this wonderful piece of Navajo textile art is well preserved and can be dated to 1890-1910. Wov...
Category

1890s American Navajo Antique Folk Art

Materials

Wool

French Oil Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very beautiful late 19th century - early 20th century oil on board painting entittled "Chemin Sous Le Soliel". The painting is expressing the intense heat of southwestern France - ...
Category

Early 20th Century French Folk Art

Materials

Wood

French 19th Century Grand Scale Cutting Board
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very charming grand scale cutting board from the South of France in beech wood. Perfect for a charcuterie and cheese presentation.
Category

19th Century French Antique Folk Art

Materials

Beech

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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