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Folk Art For Sale
Style: Folk Art
Style: Empire
Midcentury Masai Shield, Kenya/Tanzania
Located in Schagen, NL
Masai Shield hand painted with pigments on (Cow)hide. This stunning elliptical graphic shield was probably owned by a warrior herder as younger warriors w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Kenyan Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Hide
Female Bust Wire Art Sculpture
Located in Springfield, OR
Most certainly a one of a kind piece. A bent wire sculpture depicting a woman's head. Judging from the agr I would put this in the 1950s. Just a really fun piece of folk art to liven...
Category
1950s American Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Wire
Morgan Bulkeley Modern Abstract Wood Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Morgan Bulkeley (American, b. 1944) wood sculpture depicting an abstracted Cubist figure, signed "Bulkeley" to base. 23" H x 6" W x 5.5" D.
Category
20th Century Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Hand Carved Folk Art Wooden Cat or Panther
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wooden carved cat or Panther. This previously painted piece, or piece of wood, has the remnants of a yellow paint, and the markings of a cat.
A compliment to any shelf or table ...
Category
20th Century Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Tribal Instinct, Outsider Artist Assemblage with Skull and Various Found Objects
By Rick Farrell
Located in Chicago, IL
A found object is a natural or man-made item, or fragment of an item that is found by an artist and kept because of some intrinsic interest the artist sees in it. Beginning with Picasso, who incorporated newspapers and matchboxes into his cubist collages and constructions, this idea has been carried forward. It was popular with the Dada and Surrealist movements and with such great artists as Damien Hurst and Henry Moore. Here, self-taught artist Rick Farrell...
Category
2010s North American Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Wire
Folk Art Centerpiece Sculpture of Swedish Potato Farmers
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A Swedish sculpture of wooden, carved and painted figures of potato farmers working in the Scandinavian fields. Sweden has a long and well known tradition of hand carved wooden folk ...
Category
1970s Swedish Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Sailor's Woolwork Woolie of Gaff-Rigged Sloop with Two Other Ships
Located in Downingtown, PA
Sailor's Woolwork Woolie of Gaff-rigged Sloop,
Circa 1870
The British sailor's woolwork or woolie depicts a starboard side view of a gaff-rigged sloop under full sail against a clou...
Category
Late 19th Century English Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wool
British Sailor's Woolwork with Sea Rescue
Located in Downingtown, PA
Sailor's Woolwork with Sea Rescue,
Circa 1865-75.
The rare sailor's woolwork or woolie depicts a real life incident. It is titled "The Boats and Crew of H.M.S. Arethusa Rescuing the Crew from the Brig George Duncan...
Category
1860s English Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Danish Early 19th Century Iron Weather-Vane With Rose Finial, Dated 1821
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Danish early 19th century iron weather-vane with rose finial, dated 1821.
Category
Early 19th Century Danish Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Vintage French Ceramic Bottle
Located in High Point, NC
A glazed ceramic bottle, depicting a hunter standing on top of a pointer dog. Made in France between 1950 and 1960, a wealth of charming detail lends verisimilitude to the absurd sce...
Category
1950s French Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Carved Wooden Folk Art Owl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand-carved owl sculpture of hardwood - perfectly carved and finished to a rich lustrous sheen. Perfect for any shelf as a focal point or added to books and art.
Category
20th Century Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Rosewood
1970s Belgian Wooden Sculpture
Located in High Point, NC
This wooden sculpture with a glossy patina was made in Belgium, circa 1970. It depicts a standing figure playing the pan flute, staring dreamily into the distance. The skillful carvi...
Category
1970s Belgian Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wood
American Folk Art Iron Flying Witch & Bat Motif Weathervane, Museum Mounted
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
American folk Art iron fying witch & bat motif Weathervane, Museum Mounted
A fine example of Americana, a large scale vignette of a Witch flying on her broom, a shooting star and b...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
19th Century Swedish Folk Art Mortar or Grinder
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Charming 19th century folk art boat-shaped mortar or grinder, perfect for the coffee today ;) ca 1830 Sweden.
Category
19th Century European Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Cast Iron Black Lamb Doorstop
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique cast iron lamb doorstop.
Category
Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Large Mexican Folk Art Wrought Iron Rooster Weathervane, c. 1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large circa 1940 Mexican Folk Art wrought iron rooster weathervane presented on a rustic reclaimed wood base.
Features a sheet metal rooster perche...
Category
1940s Mexican Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wrought Iron, Sheet Metal
Antique Mid-19th Century Handmade Patchwork "Cross Roads" Quilt in Pink Patterns
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
USA, Vintage
Antique "Cross Roads" quilt with multiple colors and pink border.
This crisp, sturdy cotton stars quilt is hand pieced and hand quilted with a variety of early mi...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Massive Rustic Folk Art Painted Patina Tin Owl Sculpture with Wooden Base
Located in Houston, TX
Large scale folk art style tin owl sculpture with a painted patina. Attached to a wooden base to ensure that the sculpture is stable.
Category
20th Century Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Tin
19th Century Agile Painted Wooden Figure
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
According to tradition earlier at Schackenborg Castle. Similar figure of a soldier, is to be found at the Danish National Museum.
Schackenborg Castle came to belong to the Schack family 11 generations ago. The last count had no children...
Category
19th Century Danish Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Ancient Folk Work, Pair of Painted Plaster Grotesques Characters
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Ancient folk work, pair of painted plaster grotesques characters.
Measures: H: 71 et 69 cm
(repairs and splinters).
Category
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Plaster
19th Century Eagle Painted Cast Iron Nut Cracker
Located in Stamford, CT
American 19th century eagle nut cracker. Cast iron with original painted finish.
Category
1880s American Empire Antique Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Louis Auguste Dechelette 1964 "Mixing Poison"
By Louis Auguste Dechelette
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Louis-Auguste Dechelette (1894-1964) acrylic on board titled "Mixing Poison". It is signed lower right and bears an exhibition label on the back. It also has a christies lot number taped on the back from a 2010 sale in which it was bought in. This is a delightful folk art painting.
Biography
Plasterer and painter by trade, Louis-Auguste Déchelette was discovered in 1941 by Robert Rey, director of Fine Arts and was very successful. He exhibited for the first time in 1942 at Galerie Jeanne Bucher. his paintings tend to political trends, street scenes and campaigns, always animated with funny characters, and marked in their subject and composition, a bit of black humor.
Exhibitions
1942 Galerie Jeanne Bucher. Paintings of Louis Déchelette
1944 Galerie Jeanne Bucher. André Bauchant...
Category
1960s French Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Portrait of Elizabeth Van Dyck Vosburg by Pieter Vanderlyn (The Gansevoort Limne
By Gansevoort Limner
Located in West Chester, PA
Portrait of Elizabeth "Betje" Van Dyck Vosburg., c. 1725. Unsigned, in original frame; accompanied by a Van Dyke family bible printed in Amsterdam in 1702. Condition: Minor repairs, ...
Category
18th Century and Earlier American Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
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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