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Folk Art For Sale
Period: Mid-20th Century
Period: 1960s
Dated 1932 Norwegian hand-crafted birch wood jug / tankard, Baroque style
Located in Skien, NO
Primitive antique/semi-antique tankard in birchwood from Norway.
Handcrafted in 1932 with a unique pattern, intricately decorated around the entire body and lid with hand-carved Ba...
Category
1930s Norwegian Baroque Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Birch, Nutwood
1950's New Old Stock French Byrrh Ashtrays - Small Batch Available
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950's New Old Stock French Byrrh Ashtrays - Small Batch Available. Byrrh was founded in the late 19th Century, producing a classic French aperitif. New old stock white opaline press...
Category
1950s French Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Glass
Cast Iron Rose Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cast iron rose sculpture.
Dimensions
9" width x 4.75" depth x 2" height.
Condition
Good vintage condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Woodstock Era Titillating Avant-Garde Collage Assemblage
Located in Ferndale, MI
Are you avant garde or derriere? A slightly bawdy assemblage speaking to women's sexual liberation of the 1960s.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Paper, Wood
Ceramic Mask, Accolay, France, 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic Mask, Accolay, France, 1960s
Accolay was a pottery center in France, north of Burgundy, founded amongst others, by 4 students of Alexandre Kostanda. Active between 1945 and 1...
Category
1960s French Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco Image B. Renkowski
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art deco image from 1960 B. Renkowski
Highly recommended item will be perfect complementation of the rooms in not only Classic style, but also Art Deco and modern.
Category
1950s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Hide Painting of Chief Red Cloud by Louis Shipshee
By Louis Shipshee
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
(1896-1975) Portrait painting of Chief Red Cloud Sioux by Louis Shipshee on hide mounted on board. Very nice painting by a great artist.
Period: Mid ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art
Materials
Hide
Double Sided Painted Wood Doll Furniture Sign
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Midcentury, Folk Art, double sided, painted wood "Doll Furniture" sign with jagged edges.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Folk Art Sea Shore Resin Composition Panel
Located in Ferndale, MI
Folk art sea shore resin composition panel.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art
Figura tribal Cenefo
Located in VALÈNCIA, ES
Figura utilizada en los bailes y en los rituales.
Category
1940s Senegalese Tribal Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Lignum Vitae Turned Lemon Squeezer, from the Carter Burden Jr. Collection
Located in New York, NY
A turned lemon squeezer, crafted off a single block of Lignum Vitae wood, from the Carter Burden Jr. personal collection.
Carter Burden Jr., (1941-1996), New York famous philanth...
Category
1960s American Other Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Mid-20th Century Stylized Plaster Sculpture of Madonna and Child
Located in Antwerp, BE
Mid-20th century stylized plaster buste of Madonna and Child.
Measures: Height 34 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Vintage Boho Italian 1960s Abstract Figural Nude Original Oil on Canvas
Located in west palm beach, FL
A stunning vintage Boho original oil on canvas. A chic Italian 1960s painting signed by the artist. An Abstract Figural composition in deep mut...
Category
1960s Italian Bohemian Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Modernist Abstract Painting , Ink, by Martha Visser T Hooft, circa 1961
Located in Buffalo, NY
Martha Visser't Hooft
(1906-1994)
Martha Hamlin Visser't Hooft was an artist and teacher whose family was deeply involved in the arts and sciences. Her father, Chauncey Jerome Hamlin, was one of Buffalo’s most influential civic leaders and planners, and an attorney known for his activism in museums. Her mother, Emily Gray Hamlin, was a social activist with interests that extended to the arts and philosophy. Martha Visser’t Hooft studied art in Paris in the 1920s at the Académie Julian, and explored exciting new European developments, such as cubism and surrealism, Russian ballet, and modern music. In 1926 she moved to New York to study briefly at the Parsons School of Design before transferring to the John Murray Anderson School of Theater Design.
She took several trips to Taos, New Mexico, meeting several prominent artists of the area, including Buffalo-born patron Mabel Dodge Luhan...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Gus George - Pin Up Drawing
Located in Branford, CT
Gus George - Pin up drawing on paper circa 1948. From a group of approx 20 works recently discovered in upper New York State.
Category
1940s American Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Paper
South African Tribal Carved Wooden Figure of Naked Lady by G. Tandi, circa 1960s
Located in Richmond, Surrey
South African Tribal carved wooden figure of naked lady by G. Tandi, circa 1960s.
Category
1960s South African Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
1930s Navajo Rug, Handwoven Chinle Stripe, Tribal Design in Red & Blue
By Navajo
Located in Denver, CO
This vintage Navajo rug, woven circa 1930, originates from the Chinle region of Arizona—an area known for its distinctive Southwestern textile traditions. Handwoven by a Diné (Navajo...
Category
1930s American Native American Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Tabriz Carpet, Wine Red, Ivory, Navy, Handmade Oriental Rug
Located in Port Washington, NY
Antique Tabriz rugs are distinguished by their excellent weave and by their remarkable adherence to the classical traditions of Persian rug design. The city of Tabriz, situated in th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Tabriz Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Anonymous Abstract Geometric Painted Board
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Bold geometric abstract board found in Texas. We have a collection of these boards from an anonymous artist. Painted on recycled cupboard doors, table tops, stool tops and bread boar...
Category
1950s American Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Gus George - Pin Up Drawing
Located in Branford, CT
Gus George - Pin up drawing on paper circa 1948. From a group of approx 20 works recently discovered in upper New York State.
Category
1940s American Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Vintage MCM Abstract Cubist Cityscape Signed Original Oil on Canvas
Located in west palm beach, FL
A striking vintage MCM original oil on canvas. A chic Abstract Cubist composition in dark rich colors. Signed by the artist. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate
Category
Mid-20th Century American American Craftsman Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Solid Brass Ships Anchor Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
Highly polished ships lantern of solid brass with lacquered finish. With clear Fresnel glass lens and internal removable red filter. Mounted to a custom wood base with routed edge an...
Category
1960s Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Long Muted Distressed Tribal Antique Rug
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Long Muted Antique Runner Beautiful Distressed Tribal Antique Rug ~ 3 x 18.8
About: Very pretty rug with a subtle look but an impossible to ignore beauty! The size alone will stop...
Category
1940s Tribal Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Antique Stained Glass Christmas Window Panel French Hand Made
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Antique Stained Glass Christmas Window Panel
French Hand Made Antique Stained Glass Christmas Window Panel
This lovely Artisan made piece has been made from 19th century jewel cryst...
Category
1960s French Provincial Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Glass
Pair of Massim Canoe Splash Boards from Papua, New Guinea
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of decoratively carved wood splash boards from the southeastern region of Papua, New Guinea, presented on custom stands. This pair of vintage tribal boards have been carved fr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Mid-Century Swedish Runner in Tones of Cream and Brown
Located in London, England
Mid-Century Swedish hallway runner in tones of brown and cream. A geometric pattern runs along the centre with hints of blue and pink. Professionally cleaned. Sweden circa 1960.
L 33...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Ethno Design Selection of 7 Cache-Sexe Made of Palm Leaf, Mangbetu People, DRC
Located in Leuven , BE
Back aprons (negbe, pl. egbe) such as these were particularly popular among upper-class Mangbetu women at the turn of the 20th century. This distinctive kidney-shaped ornament pad wa...
Category
1930s Congolese Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Organic Material
Original GPO Glass “TELEPHONE” sign from a Red Phone Box From the 1950s
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Original GPO Glass “TELEPHONE” sign from a Red Phone Box
From the 1950s the thick glass Telephone sign is in good original Condition
The sign is 4” high and 25” long
FB241
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Glass
Figurative Charcuterie Dinner and Lunch Menu Board A very decorative piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Figurative Charcuterie Dinner and Lunch Menu Board
A very decorative piece with the theme of Pork, a humorous piece
The attractively headed board has MENU pin board or CHALK board...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Ceramic Mask, Accolay, France, 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic Mask, Accolay, France, 1960s
Accolay was a pottery center in France, north of Burgundy, founded amongst others, by 4 students of Alexandre Kostanda. Active between 1945 and 1...
Category
1960s French Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
W P A Style Terracotta "Bear" Sculpture, Art Deco, Modern
Located in Buffalo, NY
W P A style terracotta "BEAR" sculpture, Art Deco, Modern, charming stylized depiction. Painted, minor chipping (bottom).
Category
1930s Unknown Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Solid Brass Ships Navigational Signal Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
Highly polished mast mounted ships navigational signal lamp that would be used to send signals by raising and lowering the brass shroud. The heavy glass le...
Category
1940s Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Vintage Elks Club Hand Painted Event Sign Donkey Armchair Races
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This was a really fun find! "All Elks and Their Ladies." Hand painted event and dance signs for Elks Club. These appear to have been used over a 40 year period. They would recycle each year by repainting dates and prices. Sometimes covering up with a new piece of cardstock and repainting the info. Admittedly done by an accomplished sign painter...
Category
1940s Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Modernist Large Mosaic Tile Top Cocktail Table by David Holleman
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist large mosaic tile top cocktail table by David Holleman, stunning mosaics,,colors ,,composition.. Classic mid century modern design,, ...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Brass Perko Ships Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
Highly polished and lacquered boat lantern by Perko. With original oil burner and wick. Fitted with two rich blue lenses and mounted to a thick wood base. Weight is 6 pounds.
Category
1930s Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Circular Rattan Mirror
Located in London, England
Circular rattan mirror.
Category
1950s Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Rattan, Glass
Ship's Binnacle by Baker Lyman of New Orleans, Louisiana
Located in Norwell, MA
Ship's binnacle with maker's plate from Baker Lyman Company of New Orleans, Louisiana. Wonderfully restored binnacle with gimballed compass and interior lighting.
Overall dimensio...
Category
1930s American Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Modernist Abstract Stacked Wood and Painted Sculpture "Bug" by Robert Brock
By Robert Brock
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist abstract stacked wood and painted sculpture "Bug" by Robert Brock. Wonder color,,texture and proportion...Intricately designed, , signed BROCK 67
Brock was born in Tacoma, Ohio and was a graduate of the University of Dayton, Dayton Art Institute and Ohio University...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Carnival Midway Penny Pitch Game
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Nicely scaled carnival midway penny pitch game. Original paint surface. Graphic bold design with great colors.
Category
1940s American Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Midcentury American Craft Artisan Hand Carved Bowl
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Unusual and highly figurative hand carved artisan bowl, mid-20th century, American. This one of a kind hand carved bowl is made from a single large pi...
Category
1950s American Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Large Vintage Sign
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Large one of a kind wooden sign with fantastic details. Great colors and intricate shapes. Originally hung outside a CT sweet shop.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Pair of 1938 Andre Bourgault Miniatur Carved Wood Statues Couple Rocking Chairs
By Andre Bourgault
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of very small original Andre Bourgault statues hand carved and stamped
Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it ...
Category
1940s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Yao Silver Chain Necklace
Located in Chicago, IL
This finely crafted piece was made high in the mountains above Thailand, Laos and Burma (modern day Myanmar) by an indigenous hill tribe. The Yao people are skilled silversmiths who ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Laotian Folk Art
Materials
Silver
Mid-Century Modern Multicolored Heart Flowers Vintage Splint Box, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
Folk Art splint box shows multicolored hand painted rural decor like flowers and hearts.
It was designed and made in the 1950s, Austria.
The oval shaped box features a base part and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Scrap Wood
Fisherman and Hunter Candlestick Holders
Located in Toledo, OH
These metal candlestick holders have many gold details, including the faces, hands and bases. The fisherman features a net that is caught in his shoe and the hunter carries a rifle. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Vintage Turkish Tulu Rug, Long hair Angora wool, Green and Red
Located in Port Washington, NY
Tulu is the English pronunciation for the Turkish word, "tüylü" meaning hairy. It is pronounced “two-lou”. Tulu rugs are characteristically long-piled and woven with large knots. "Fi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Tulu Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Mid 20th Century Vintage Bruce of La Framed Photograph of Man With Pole Vaulting
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous MCM Vintage Framed Photograph of Man With Pole Vaulting Pole. Shot by thr infamous Bruce of LA. Purchased from thr estate auction o...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
1950s Spanish Bull Head Hand Painted Papier-Mâché Festival Mask
Located in Marbella, ES
Popular 1950s Spanish bull head hand painted papier-mâché mask worn during village festivals.
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Kwahu Eagle Kachina Terracotta Totem 78 Inches Tall
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Hopi Kwahu eagle katsina totem. Hand-molded terracotta painted with feathers, turquoise jewelry, beads, shells and other mixed media. Hospoa ro...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Polished Steel Ship or Yacht Cabin Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
Polished steel cabin lantern from a ship or yacht. Sturdily built with carry handle, three glass panes, and original burner. The lantern has been wired for home display. Weight is 10...
Category
1940s Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Large Pair of Port and Starboards Ships Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
Substantial pair of port and starboard ships lanterns by the English firm Meteorite. With clear Fresnel lenses backed by red and green filters. The steel cases have been stripped and...
Category
1930s Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Unusual Brutalist Bronze Figure Mounted Sculpture
By Paul Evans
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual Brutalist bronze figure mounted sculpture, emotionally charged, raw imagery, beautifully hand executed, depicting cloaked person amazin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Brutalist Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Papua New Guinea "Yam Festival" Masks
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Papua New Guinea yam festival masks from the mid 20th century. These vintage ceremonial masks, also referred to as a baba mask, originate from the Abelam people, along the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Brass Steamship Bell Mounted to an Iron Frame
Located in Norwell, MA
Large engine room bell from a ship. Polished brass bell is mounted onto a heavy steel housing. Big piece of industrial maritime gear. Very decorative. Circa 1950.
Category
1950s English Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Iron
Inuit Soapstone Seal
Located in Mexico City, MX
An Inuit green seal. The piece has a signature: "Kilabuk".
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Soapstone
Vintage Anatomical Pull Down Chart 'Osteology, GH Michel Company
By G.H. Michel Company
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage Anatomical Pull Down Chart 'OSTEOLOGY ,GH Michel Company,Black background,amazing color contrast.Beautifully screened printed,linen backed.S...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Linen, Paper
20th Century Outsider Art Portrait of an American Soldier
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A small oil painting on canvas. It is a naive portrait of an American soldier in uniform. It appears to be framed in a handmade oak frame along with ...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Oak
ramed and Glazed Watercolour of the Cutty Sark by G.S.Campbel
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Framed and Glazed Watercolour of the Cutty Sark by G.S.Campbel 1956 Whitstable
A lovely representation of a much loved Ship, set in an old deeply moulded decorative 4” wide gesso f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Paint, Paper
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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