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Folk Art For Sale
Period: 1970s
Period: 1930s
Pair of Original Painted Iron Elephant Bookends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 1930s original painted cast iron elephant bookends. The condition is very good and are unsigned.
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Supernova Shag Rug with Abstract Design, circa 1970
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Swedish shag wool area rug with an abstract Supernova design resembling a sun featuring various shades of browns and burnt orange. An excellent colorful rug to accent your room with ...
Category
1970s Swedish Post-Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Textile
Vintage Blue Iron Facade Letter T, 1970s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This vintage industrial facade letter “T” was made during the 1970s in Italy and comes from an old advertising banner. The weight of the letter is 1,2 kg.
Category
1970s Italian Industrial Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Set of Seven Monumental Hand-Painted Tools
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique set of seven hand-painted tools. Each one is approximately 8 feet tall. Set includes, hammer, Phillips head screw driver, three wrenches, a saw and needle nose pliers. Hand-pa...
Category
1970s American Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Child Sized Wooden Motorcycle
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This tiny treasure has been road hard and put up wet! Wood carved child’s motorcycle - circa 1970s. Painted details are perfectly patinaed. Functiona...
Category
1970s Bohemian Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Mexican Indian Weaving Geometric Bolster Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mexican Indian weaving pillow with a brown cotton linen backing. These wonderful handwoven pillows are available as one or a pair. The inserts are down and feather fill.
Category
1930s American Native American Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Bamana Wood Reliquary Guardian Figure West Africa, Mali
Located in Montreal, QC
A Bamana Wood Reliquary Guardian Figure West Africa, Mali
Property from the Estate of Paul B. Dombrowski, Monona, Wisconsin.
Category
1970s Malian Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Stoneware sculptural lamp by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware sculptural lamp by Georges Martin.
Artist signature on one side. Circa 1970-1980. Unique piece.
H : 9.4’ x 3.9’ x 11.2’ inches.
Category
1970s French Beaux Arts Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Embroidered Central Asian Felt Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Felts are among the first woollen structures made by mankind. Some of the earliest we know date from the 5th century B.C. and were found under ground in the frozen kurgans of Siberia...
Category
1930s Kyrgyzstani Tribal Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Vintage Blue Iron Facade Letter N, 1970s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This vintage industrial facade letter “N” was made during the 1970s in Italy and comes from an old advertising banner. The weight of the letter is 1 kg.
Category
1970s Italian Industrial Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Large Vintage Grey Iron Facade Letter A , 1970s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This vintage industrial facade letter “A” was made during the 1970s in Italy and comes from an old advertising banner. The weight of the letter is 1,7 kg.
Category
1970s Italian Industrial Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Vintage Blue Iron Facade Letter U, 1970s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This vintage industrial facade letter “U” was made during the 1970s in Italy and comes from an old advertising banner. The weight of the letter is 0,8 kg.
Category
1970s Italian Industrial Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Stoneware ovoid vase with abstract decoration by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware ovoid vase with abstract decoration by Georges Martin.
Artist signature on one side. Circa 1970-1980. Unique piece.
H : 13.9’ x 4.3’ x 9.2’ inches.
Category
1970s French Beaux Arts Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Rare 1975 Robert Swain Geometric Color "Study for 7' x 7' Painting" Signed
By Robert Swain
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
A key figure in American color theory, Robert Swain (b. 1940, Austin, TX) is known for his vibrant, grid-based compositions. After studying fine art at The American University and sp...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Soivet Era Vladimir Lenin Oil on Canvas Portrait, Russia
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original oil painting of Vladimir Lenin former Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Soviet Union 1917-1924. This painting was often seen hung in government buildings...
Category
1930s European Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Decorative Finnish Mid Century Modern Wall Textile Rug by Pirkko Sillfors, 1976
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare mid century wool rug / wall textile designed by Uhra Beata Simberg Ehrström in 1966 and hand made by Pirkko Sillfors in 1976.
In go...
Category
1970s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wool
3.6 x 5.1 Ft Vintage Tulu Rug. Soft Wool Pile. One of a Kind.
Located in Spring Valley, NY
A vintage hand-knotted "Tulu" rug from Central Anatolia, Turkey. "Tulu" is a Turkish word for high piled, soft and comfortable rugs.
These charming small rugs with simple geometri...
Category
1970s Turkish Tulu Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Large Wall Sculpture Entitled « Grande Voile » in Grey Clay and Rebar, 1970-1980
By Anne Barrès
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large wall sculpture entitled « Grande voile » in grey clay and rebar by Anne Barrès.
Circa 1970-1980.
Unique piece.
H : 19.7’ x 59.4’ x 4.1’ inches.
Category
1970s Beaux Arts Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Square stoneware pot with abstract decoration by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Square stoneware pot with abstract decoration by Georges Martin.
Artist monogram under the base. Circa 1970-1980.
H : 10.4’ x 10.4’ x 8.7’ inches.
Category
1970s French Beaux Arts Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Red Facade Letter I , 1970s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This vintage industrial plastic facade letter I was made in Italy during the 1970s and comes from an old advertising banner “ ROSTICCERIA”. The weight of the letter is 0.3 kg.
Category
1970s Italian Industrial Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Plastic
Big stoneware pitcher by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Big stoneware pitcher by Georges Martin with geometrical decoration.
Artist monogram on the base.
Unique piece.
Circa 1970-1980.
H : 29.1 x 7.1 x 7.9 inches.
Category
1970s French Beaux Arts Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Navajo Saddle Blanket Bolster Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These saddle blanket weaving's have red stars pattern in the end corner of each pillow. There are two pairs in inventory. The backing is in a black cotton linen. Condition is very go...
Category
1930s American Native American Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Svend Lindhart Porcelain Figurines
Located in New York, NY
Porcelain Children Figurine by Danish designer Svend Lindhart for Bing & Grondahl. Scandinavian Modern, Made in Denmark circa 1970's.
$375 for the s...
Category
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Original Buffalo Bill Movie Banners 84"Long
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Selling as a pair - Banner from the Robert Altman's 1976 film Buffalo Bill and the Indians; and Sitting Bull's History Lesson staring Paul Newman. Looks m...
Category
1970s American Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Linen
African Wooden Female Igbo Agbogo Tribal Mask Brown-Red-Beige Nigeria 1970s
Located in Salzburg, AT
Tribal African Igbo Agbogo mwo mask
This African Igbo mask, known as a "young girl", is decorated with a tangle of thick braids and fulfils the mos...
Category
1970s Nigerian Tribal Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Abstract Carved Wood Sculpture, California, 1970's
Located in San Diego, CA
Stunning hand carved wood abstract sculpture.
by T. Clasen.
California, 1970's.
Category
1970s American American Craftsman Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wood
20th Century Oil on Board Italian Countryside Landscape Painting, 1930
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian painting from the first half of the 20th century. Framework oil on board depicting a countryside landscape with cows of good pictorial quality. Painting signed lower right (s...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wood
20th Century Mask God of the Undersea World by Stanley Clifford Hunt
By Stan Hunt
Located in Point Richmond, CA
20th Century Mask God of the Undersea World by Stanley Clifford Hunt Signed
A striking, graphic mask in the immediately identifiable North West Coast tradition.. The mask is expert...
Category
1970s Canadian Other Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Cedar, Paint
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin.
Artist monogram on the base. Circa 1970-1980.
H : 11.8 x 9.4 inches (ceramic only).
Sold with a European electrical system.
Category
1970s French Beaux Arts Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Hungarian Folk Portrait Oil Painting in Rustic Frame
Located in Northport, MI
A delightful vintage Hungarian oil on canvas painting depicting a mustachioed gentleman in traditional dress, clutching a pipe and wearing a dark alpine hat adorned with a red blosso...
Category
1930s Hungarian Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
20th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Painting Landscape Seascape, 1970
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian painting from the second half of the 20th century. Framework oil on canvas in antique style depicting a seascape with fishermen and boats. Nice sized and pleasantly decor pai...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Grasshopper
Located in Greenwich, CT
A grasshopper weathervane with body of pitted iron rotating on vertical rod with N E W S directionals below, now on wooden box stand with one side removable. The grasshopper was the ...
Category
1930s English Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Balinese Wood Mask, Mid-20th Century
Located in New York, NY
A vintage theater mask from Bali, Indonesia, circa 1975-1980.
Polychromed hand-carved teak, mounted on a black metal stand.
This type of mask is used at Indonesian Topeng or Mas...
Category
1970s Indonesian Tribal Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Teak
Stoneware «hibou» sculptural vase by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware «hibou» sculptural vase by Georges Martin.
Artist signature on one side. Circa 1970-1980. Unique piece.
H : 14.2’ x 7.9’ x 21.2’ inches.
Category
1970s French Beaux Arts Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Square stoneware pot with abstract decoration by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Square stoneware pot with abstract decoration by Georges Martin.
Artist monogram under the base. Circa 1970-1980.
H : 8.5 x 8.3’ x 7.3’ inches.
Category
1970s French Beaux Arts Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Square stoneware pot with abstract decoration by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Square stoneware pot with abstract decoration by Georges Martin.
Artist monogram under the base. Circa 1970-1980.
H : 10.8’ x 10.6’ x 6.3’ inches.
Category
1970s French Beaux Arts Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Stoneware ovoid vase with abstract decoration by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware ovoid vase with abstract decoration by Georges Martin.
Artist signature on one side. Circa 1970-1980. Unique piece.
H : 12.6’ x 9.4’ x 23’ inches.
Category
1970s French Beaux Arts Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Stoneware vase by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware vase by Georges Martin.
Artist monogram on the base. Circa 1970-1980.
H : 15.7 x 11.8 x 13.9 inches.
Category
1970s French Beaux Arts Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin.
Artist monogram on the base. Circa 1970-1980.
H : 7.1 x 6.3 inches (ceramic only).
Sold with a European electrical system.
Category
1970s French Beaux Arts Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin.
Artist monogram on the base. Circa 1970-1980.
H : 5.5 x 3.9 inches (ceramic only).
Sold with a European electrical system.
Category
1970s French Beaux Arts Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Robert Vick, Modernist Abstract Collage, Tuscan Landscape, 1970s
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
A large modernist abstract by Hampton Roads artist Robert Vick, circa 1970s. Titled “Tuscan (ineligible)”., featuring a collage and acrylic paint on canvas. A modern landscape with cool blues and grays accented by warm golds, terracotta and peach colors. The collage providing a raised affect, with great depth.
Signed.
Condition: Some flaking and loss of collage. White paint splatter in some areas. Signed.
Dimensions: 69 3/4” W x 56.5” tall x 1.5”D
Shipping: This item will ship by personal courier. Please allow 4-6 weeks for delivery depending on your distance from the east coast and our shipper’s routes.
Robert V. Vick ( 1935 - 2010) was a native of Portsmouth , Virginia and received a B.F.A. from Old Dominion University. He studied art under the prominent Virginia artist Charles Sibley...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Acrylic
Pueblo Harvest Dance, vintage Painting by Jose Roybal (San Ildefonso Pueblo)
By Jose Roybal
Located in Denver, CO
An original watercolor painting by San Ildefonso (Pueblo) Native American artist, Jose Roybal (1922-1978) depicting the Pueblo Harvest Dance. Presented in ...
Category
1970s American Native American Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin.
Artist monogram on the base. Circa 1970-1980.
H : 10.6 x 8.7 inches (ceramic only).
Sold with a European electrical system.
Category
1970s French Beaux Arts Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin.
Artist monogram on the base. Circa 1970-1980.
H : 8.7 x 12.9 inches (ceramic only).
Sold with a European electrical system.
Category
1970s French Beaux Arts Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin.
Artist monogram on the base. Circa 1970-1980.
H : 5.5 x 3.9 inches (ceramic only).
Sold with a European electrical system.
Category
1970s French Beaux Arts Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Porcelain vase by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Porcelain vase by Georges Martin.
Artist monogram on the base. Circa 1970-1980.
H : 18.5 x 11 inches.
Category
1970s French Beaux Arts Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Cast Iron Truck by A. C. Williams, ca. 1930, Super Condition
Located in Petaluma, CA
This beautiful truck is a fine example of the wonderful cast iron toys that were made in the U.S. in the first half of the 20th century. Having original dark green paint and iron wh...
Category
1930s American Other Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Miguel Berrocal, "Homage to Arcimboldo," 1976-1979 exh. 870/1000
Located in Rivoli, IT
Beautiful puzzle sculpture signed by Miguel Berrocal (Spain 1933-2005).This three-dimensional puzzle is entitled "Homage To Arcimboldo," the 16th-century Italian painter.
This scul...
Category
1970s Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Fabric Board by Verner Panton for Mira Spectrum, 1970S
Located in bruxelles, BE
Fabric board by Verner Panton in a wooden frame. Signed Verner Panton. Wear due to time and age.
For shipping, request us for receive the best price.
Category
1970s Danish Space Age Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Porcelain vase by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Porcelain vase by Georges Martin.
Artist monogram on the base. Circa 1970-1980.
H : 17.3 x 9.8 inches.
Category
1970s French Beaux Arts Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin.
Artist monogram on the base. Circa 1970-1980.
H : 13.2 x 2.7 x 1.9 inches (ceramic only).
Sold with a European electrical ...
Category
1970s French Beaux Arts Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Wall Mounted Found Objects Sculpture by Mayer Spivack Dated 1975
Located in Peabody, MA
We recently acquired a collection of mid to late 20th century sculptures by the Newton, Massachusetts artist, psychotherapist and inventor Mayer Spivack. A lifelong innovator and cre...
Category
1970s American Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin.
Artist monogram on the base. Circa 1970-1980.
H : 13.4 x 10.2 inches (ceramic only).
Sold with a European electrical system.
Category
1970s French Beaux Arts Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Stoneware vase by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware vase by Georges Martin.
Artist monogram on the base. Circa 1970-1980.
H : 23.6 x 6.1 x 7.5 inches.
Category
1970s French Beaux Arts Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Abstract Copper Art Work Wall Plaque by Jaques Kruger 1972
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Abstract Copper Art Work Wall Plaque by Jaques Kruger 1972
A very impressive piece it is large and 3 dimensional, it is a mid century impressionist vi...
Category
1970s Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Large Glazed Ceramic Dish, French Work, circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This large dish is made of a glazed ceramic. This is a French work. Circa 1970.
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
1930s Navajo Wool Weaving with Aniline Dyes, Ivory, Brown & Red, Trading Post
Located in Denver, CO
This exquisite vintage Navajo rug, dating back to the Trading Post era circa 1930, showcases the skill and craftsmanship of a Native American weaver. Handwoven from native hand-spun ...
Category
1930s American Native American Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Large Art Deco Carved Wood Reclining Nude, Stylized Hair / Face
By Frankart
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large Art Deco carved wood reclining nude, Stylized Hair / Face, Iconic design, pose. Retains original surface, patina. Possibly held a planter, fish bow...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
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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