Folk Art
1930s German Industrial Vintage Folk Art
Metal
Mid-20th Century German Rustic Folk Art
Wood, Horn
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Metal
2010s Italian Folk Art
Gold Leaf
Late 19th Century American Native American Antique Folk Art
Other
Early 20th Century American Industrial Folk Art
Wood
Early 19th Century American Country Antique Folk Art
Wood
Late 19th Century African Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Bronze
Mid-20th Century English Industrial Folk Art
Ceramic
Early 1900s English Antique Folk Art
Brass
Early 20th Century Fijian Folk Art
Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Caucasian Revival Folk Art
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
1890s American Victorian Antique Folk Art
Oak
19th Century American Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Cotton
1940s American Country Vintage Folk Art
Cotton
1950s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Plywood
Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Folk Art
Rattan, Wood
Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Folk Art
Wood
Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Canvas, Paint
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Folk Art
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Folk Art
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
1980s Japanese Showa Vintage Folk Art
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Spanish Colonial Folk Art
Ceramic, Clay, Majolica
Mid-20th Century Native American Folk Art
Pottery
Late 19th Century Italian Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Fir
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique Folk Art
Earthenware, Pottery
1930s French Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Paper
Late 19th Century German Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Wood
Mid-20th Century Mexican Tribal Folk Art
Wool
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Ceramic
Late 19th Century American Country Antique Folk Art
Pottery
2010s Turkish Kilim Folk Art
Wool, Natural Fiber
2010s Italian Modern Folk Art
Brass
Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Pine
1650s American Native American Antique Folk Art
Wood
Mid-19th Century American Native American Antique Folk Art
Wood
Late 19th Century Antique Folk Art
Copper, Gold Leaf
Mid-19th Century American Adirondack Antique Folk Art
Pottery
1920s British Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Pine
Mid-20th Century Mexican Tribal Folk Art
Wool
1910s German Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Burl
1930s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Hardwood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art
Glass, Mirror, Plywood
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Folk Art
Wood, Paint
2010s Mexican Folk Art Folk Art
Acrylic, Wood
Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Folk Art
Wood
20th Century Folk Art
Ceramic
Late 19th Century Scandinavian Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Wood
1920s German Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Composition
Mid-19th Century Austrian Black Forest Antique Folk Art
Wood
Mid-20th Century German Black Forest Folk Art
Metal
20th Century Mexican Folk Art Folk Art
Natural Fiber
Mid-20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Other
1980s Canadian Vintage Folk Art
Ceramic
1790s Belgian Rococo Antique Folk Art
Hardwood
Late 19th Century English British Colonial Antique Folk Art
Shell
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.
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