Folk Art
18th Century Guatemalan Spanish Colonial Antique Folk Art
Wood
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique Folk Art
Textile
Mid-18th Century Peruvian Antique Folk Art
Paint
Early 1900s American Antique Folk Art
Wrought Iron
15th Century and Earlier Pre-Columbian Antique Folk Art
Early 1900s French Antique Folk Art
Wood
15th Century and Earlier Antique Folk Art
Alabaster
Early 1900s Italian Country Antique Folk Art
Alabaster
18th Century Dutch Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Copper, Metal
Early 1900s American Antique Folk Art
Wool, Cotton
15th Century and Earlier English Medieval Antique Folk Art
Stone, Steel
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique Folk Art
Textile
Late 18th Century American Antique Folk Art
Stone
15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Adam Style Antique Folk Art
Crystal
Early 1900s Austrian Art Deco Antique Folk Art
Enamel, Wrought Iron
15th Century and Earlier Afghan Adam Style Antique Folk Art
Crystal
15th Century and Earlier Afghan Adam Style Antique Folk Art
Crystal
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Folk Art
Iron
1790s English Chippendale Antique Folk Art
Mirror, Hardwood
18th Century Yemeni Antique Folk Art
Silver, Other
15th Century and Earlier Afghan Adam Style Antique Folk Art
Crystal
Late 17th Century Scandinavian Baroque Antique Folk Art
Wood
15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Adam Style Antique Folk Art
Crystal
Late 18th Century Philippine Antique Folk Art
Fruitwood
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique Folk Art
Cotton
Early 1900s English Early Victorian Antique Folk Art
Cork
Late 18th Century English Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Maple, Canvas
16th Century Dutch Antique Folk Art
Bronze
Early 1900s Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Folk Art
Plywood
18th Century English Antique Folk Art
Canvas
Early 18th Century English Other Antique Folk Art
Oak
Early 1900s Antique Folk Art
Brass
15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Adam Style Antique Folk Art
Crystal
Late 18th Century Antique Folk Art
Wood, Paint
Early 1700s Dutch Antique Folk Art
Silver
18th Century Italian Antique Folk Art
Wood
15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antique Folk Art
Silver
Early 1900s American Native American Antique Folk Art
Other
Early 1900s American Antique Folk Art
Canvas
Early 1900s Congolese Tribal Antique Folk Art
Raffia
Early 1900s Georgian Antique Folk Art
Glass
15th Century and Earlier Turkish Antique Folk Art
Marble
Early 1900s English Antique Folk Art
Wood
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Antique Folk Art
Wool, Cotton
15th Century and Earlier Pre-Columbian Antique Folk Art
17th Century Italian Antique Folk Art
Wood
15th Century and Earlier Afghan Adam Style Antique Folk Art
Crystal
Early 1900s French French Provincial Antique Folk Art
Terracotta
1760s French Louis XV Antique Folk Art
Faience
15th Century and Earlier Pakistani Adam Style Antique Folk Art
Rock Crystal
Early 1900s Ivorian Antique Folk Art
Giltwood
17th Century Norwegian Romantic Antique Folk Art
Wood
Late 18th Century French Antique Folk Art
Wood, Paper
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Folk Art
Bone, Leather, Hickory
Early 1900s German Antique Folk Art
Oak
15th Century and Earlier Danish Primitive Antique Folk Art
Stone, Metal
Early 1900s Scandinavian Rustic Antique Folk Art
Wood
15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Adam Style Antique Folk Art
Crystal
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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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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Tramp Art, America’s Most Misunderstood Art Form, Is Trending in Interiors
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