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Outsider and Self Taught Art For Sale
Mid-Century Prison Art Box from Cigarette Packs
Located in Forney, TX
A rare vintage prison art box, mid-20th century, colorful round folk art box with removable lid, handmade from a large tin can and cigarette packs.
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Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Tin
Prison Folk Art Matchstick Model Boat Ship Maritime Night Light Sculpture 31"
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid century three tiered prison folk art / tramp art model steam boat sculpture. Upcycled cardboard framing structure, matchstick exterior with glossy...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Metal
Seresier Louise-Juste Haitian Steel Sculpture C. 1970's
Located in Vancouver, BC
Recycled steel oil drum in folk art style. Meaning, Seresier would find oil drums that would have washed up on the beach in Haiti and pounded flat and then cut out these figures. They feature themes of Haitian Mythology. An incredible piece of artwork. Signature etched on bottom. Can be hung or has ability to stand up on flat surface.
Biography
The Louisjuste brothers -Seresier, Janvier, and Joseph,- were born in Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti. They learned the art-form from the originator of Haitian metals...
Category
1970s Haitian Folk Art Vintage Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Cut Steel
Antique British Sailor's Woolwork 'Woolie' Sailing Ship 19th Century Maritime
Located in Katonah, NY
This large 19th century sailor's Woolie of a British line-of-battle ship, circa 1840is
is hand embroidered with woolen yarn. It depicts a British naval ship under full sail with can...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Folk Art Antique Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Wool
Primitive Rustic Folk Art Birch Bark 1/3 Scale Model Canoe & Paddle 47"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage 1/3 scale folk art canoe model. Made of birch bark and bentwood featuring traditional primitive construction. Log cabin, lodge, store display.
DIMENSIONS
47” x 12” x 12....
Category
Late 20th Century Rustic Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Hardwood
Early 20th Century Folk Art Pencil on Paper Odd Dog "Job" Oak Frame Rottweiler
Located in Lowestoft, GB
An interesting side profile portrait of a panting Rottweiler, well executed pencil on paper housed in its original oak frame and oak slip.
Has its original framers label on the reve...
Category
Early 20th Century English Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Oak, Paper
Antique Primitive Rustic Wooden Octagonal Sledge Hammer Carpenter Mallet
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique primitive / rustic hand crafted heavy wooden mallet with octagonal shaped head and rounded handle. Measures: 14".
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Primitive Rustic Burl Wood Sledge Hammer Carpenter Mallet
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique hand crafted primitive / rustic wooden mallet with heavily distressed round burl wood head and handle. Measure: 14".
Category
Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Hardwood, Burl
Impressions by Alice Dried Framed Hydrangea Poppy Flower Botanical Art
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of dried and pressed flowers in matching light wood frames, signed by Alice with ‘Impressions by Alice’ stickers on the back. One a poppy flower, the other hydrangea. Size: 11".
Category
Late 20th Century Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Organic Material
Oversized Graffiti Art on Canvas "Flower Pot" by Dylan
Located in Denton, TX
A mixed media of acrylic paint applied by hand with acrylic spray paint and alcohol ink on a wood framed canvas. Inspired by the great Graffiti artist of m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Paint, Canvas, Wood
Folk Art Bag, Made by Coca Cola Crown Caps, Burkina Faso, Late 80’s
Located in Milan, IT
A small funny and unusual folk Art bag, made by Coca Cola crown caps wired together. Burkina Faso, late 80s.
Category
Late 20th Century Burkinabe Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Metal
American Antique Folk Art Flying Eagles Heraldic Trunk, 1900
Located in South Burlington, VT
From an old New England collection.
An elaborate antique american folk art pyrography wood trunk. This highly detailed suitcase is hand craft...
Category
Early 20th Century American Edwardian Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Brass
A French Baker’s Wooden Bread Paddle
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A French Baker’s Wooden Bread Paddle
This is a piece of French history, it is a beech Bread paddle used for moving the dough into and the bread or pizza out of a wood fired bread oven...
Category
19th Century Folk Art Antique Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Beech
Oversized Graffiti Art on Canvas "Still as the Night" by Dylan
Located in Denton, TX
A mixed media of acrylic paint applied by hand with acrylic spray paint and alcohol ink on a wood framed canvas. Inspired by the great Graffiti artist of m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Acrylic, Paint
Abstract Steel Floor Sculpture by Mayer Spivack, Circa 1980s
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
1980s American Folk Art Vintage Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Steel
Antique Barbed Wire Collection on Wooden Board, from California End of 19th Cent
Located in Milan, IT
Antique collection of barbed wire samples, this is not a seller's sample, but a particular collection. A detailed handwritten description of each model is given on a sheet behind the...
Category
1880s American Antique Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Antique Tribal Cameroon Walking Stick
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Walking or Ceremonial stick
Bamileke People
Cameroon
20th century
Wood, hand cast metal tip
Measures: 33 1/2" x 8 1/4" (85.5 x 20.5 cm).
Category
Early 20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Wood
Native American Scrapbook
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Native American handmade scrap book is made from trees, paper, leafs and snake skin or lizard interior. The condition is very good.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Leather
Russell Biles "Wee Baby" Black & Pink Porcelain Figurine
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine porcelain figurine.
In the form of a black back doll with pink geometric patterns to the torso that is reminiscent of magma cracks in stone.
By Russel Biles.
A self-d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Porcelain
Folk Art Sculpture Folk Art Toy Outsider Art Chimney Sweep Painted Cutout
Located in East Hampton, NY
This whimsical folk art sculpture is a folk art toy of chimney sweeps. The outsider art is hand painted on wood cutouts. A wonderful hand made, hand painte...
Category
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Twine, Wood, Paint
1950s Folk Art Sculpture Group Of Drunk Swedes At Bar Scene
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
1950s Folk Art wood carving of a group of drunk Swedes at a bar scene with fish and alcohol fermentation.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Pine
Mid Century Abstract Sculptural Carved Stone Figures by Artist Louise Abrams
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic carved stone depicting multiple configurations of a couple embracing. Handmade and carved by outsider artist Louise Abrams. Beautiful green...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Stone
Oversized Graffiti Art on Canvas., "Spits Energy" by Dylan
Located in Denton, TX
A mixed media of acrylic paint applied by hand with acrylic spray paint and alcohol ink on a wood framed canvas. Inspired by the great Graffiti artist of m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Antique Danish Folk Art Wedding Greeting Declaration in Original Frame, 1864
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Some 150 years ago this Volk Art Work was presented as a gift to a wedding. It is called a declaration of love or a Honorable Gratulation attesting two people bonded in marriage. A l...
Category
1860s Danish High Victorian Antique Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Folk Art Outsider Screen Room Divider Shelf Studio Modern
Located in Ft Lauderdale, FL
Folk Art Outsider Screen Room Divider Shelf Studio Modern
A one-off design by Calcutta, India-based artist P. Mohanta. Purchased in early 2000 from a Calcutta gallery. Composed of fo...
Category
Late 20th Century Indian Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Wood
Jig Saw Puzzle Shelf in the Style of Nicola L
By Nicola L.
Located in New York, NY
Groovy cut-out laminate wood two-tier shelf, after Nicole L. This example shows some cosmetic wear including a white paint spot on the back bottom shelf, and one formed drip protrusi...
Category
1960s American Post-Modern Vintage Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Plywood
Vintage Southern Folk Art Figure
By Craft and Folk Art Museum
Located in San Francisco, CA
Very kool piece of folk art. I am not exactly sure how old, but from bottom of base I would guess 1st quarter of 20th century. It is all wood and depicts what ...
Category
1920s North American Folk Art Vintage Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Wood
'Smile Through The Chaos', Outsider Artist Drew, 2021
Located in Hastings, GB
This piece is titled Smile Through The Chaos, painted in 2021 during lockdown and using an abandoned car park sign as the medium.
Measuring 183cm wide x 93cm Height
Drew is an 'Outsider' artist based on the Romney Marsh in Kent.Painting from his self built studio in the rural village of Lydd,
Drew's creativity sees the use of found and salvaged materials and media throughout his work.
This sustainable creativity sees the recycling of abandoned paints, varnishes and substitute base materials such as metal and wooden panelling...
Category
2010s British Modern Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Wood
20th Century Block Print
Located in Denton, TX
20th century framed block print.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Wood, Paint, Paper
33 Antique Decorative Whole Dried Fruits Pomegranates & Lemon Limes 3"
Located in Dayton, OH
Lot of 33 whole dried pomegranates and limes / citrus fruit, for use in rustic home décor.
Largest - 3.25” x 3” / Smallest - 1.75” x 2.25” (Diameter...
Category
Early 20th Century Rustic Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Organic Material
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 Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Canvas, Oak
19th Century English Framed Decalomania Découpage & Watercolor Farm Art Picture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An original British School Decalomania decorative art watercolor and cut paper farm scene mounted in a heavy black wood frame, circa 1860.
These were largely created by young girl...
Category
1860s English Georgian Antique Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Hardwood, Paper
Australian Aboriginal Painting on Hollow Log
Located in Atlanta, GA
Yalatai hollow log.
Artist: Binguur Wirrpanda.
Year of birth: 1973.
Nationality: Australian.
Region: East Arnhem Land.
Medium: Ochres on hollow log.
M...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Tribal Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Wood
Folk Art Sputnik Bowling Ball Sculpture
Located in Seattle, WA
Bowling ball impaled artistically with assorted metal items
great piece of Folk Art for table or shelf.
Category
1970s American Vintage Outsider and Self Taught Art
Folk Art "Standing Man" Carved Tree Branch Sculpture After Giocometti
By Giocometti
Located in Buffalo, NY
Charming little tree branch Folk Art sculpture hand-carved in the manner of Giocometti.
Category
1930s Unknown Folk Art Vintage Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Wood
Torch Cut Brutal Sculpture
Located in Denton, TX
1970s metal freestanding sculpture very organic.
Category
20th Century North American Brutalist Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Metal
Tramp Art Jewelry Box with Pincushion Top
Located in NYC, NY
A handcrafted dresser or jewelry box with hinged pincushion lid and applied, chip-carved decoration. The interior with framed mirror on underside of lid and papered in a purple and w...
Category
1940s American Vintage Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Wood, Mirror
Old Paint Folk Art Spool Shelf
Located in Seattle, WA
Wonderful very functional spool shelf. Very well-made, great color.
Category
19th Century American Antique Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Metal
2 Cats and a Bone, Outsider Artist Drew, 2021
Located in Hastings, GB
This piece is titled 2 Cats and a Bone, painted in 2020 during lockdown and using an abandoned car park sign as the medium.
Measuring 152cm wide x 84cm Height
Drew is an 'Outsid...
Category
2010s British Modern Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Metal
Large Wacky Bull Bone Throne Chair, circa 1930
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A great piece of fantasy furniture - a large throne chair made of original bones from the male cattle (Bos taurus). All parts are made of real ox bones sticked together with iron rod...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Bone
Outsider Artist Mixed Woods Chair Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Consisting of lighter and darker woods laminated together for strength and geometry, this handmade chair sculpture had to have been a work of art brut. Round seat back echoed in the ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Outsider and Self Taught Art
Matched Pair of Cat Carvings by Linvel Barker, Kentucky
By Linvel Barker
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Linvel Barker was a retired metalworker turned folk artist. He didn't start carving until 1984 and he would rough out the shapes on a band saw and his wife wo...
Category
1990s American Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Wood
Carved and Painted Six Whale Species Board Made by Nantucket Whaler, circa 1940
By Captain George Grant
Located in Nantucket, MA
Made by George Grant of Nantucket (1857-1942).
Grant, the son of whaling captain Charles Grant, was born in 1857 during a whaling voyage. His mother, ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Pine, Paint
Large Vintage Cow Bone Throne Armchair, Germany, circa 1930
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A great piece of fantasy furniture - a throne chair made of original bones from the female cattle (Bos taurus). All parts are made of real cattle bones sticked together with iron rod...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Bone
Outsider Art Santa Claus, Acrylic On Paper.
Located in Chicago, IL
Just in time for the season, an outsider art child like Santa Claus painting done in acrylic on brown paper. Framed in a red lacquered wood and g...
Category
Late 20th Century Canadian Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Make do Stool
Located in Seattle, WA
Muslin covered barrel trimmed in tape measure. Great little Folk Art piece that was used as giant pincushion and stool for home seamstress.
Category
1940s American Vintage Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Wood, Fabric
Primitive Memoryware Table
Located in Seattle, WA
An exceptional example of the early 20th century folk craft, this Memoryware side table is embellished with all variety of found-object articles most likely the life-long possessions...
Category
Early 20th Century American Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Shell, Wood
Tramp Art Cabinet, Signed by Michael Lavery
By Michael Lavery
Located in NYC, NY
Fine and large tramp art cabinet signed 'Michael Lavery' and dated '98' on reverse (shown in Image #9) in whitewash paint. Certainly one of the fines...
Category
Late 20th Century American Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Wood
Folk Art Candelabra or Sculpture
Located in Seattle, WA
Roller chain folk art candelabra, great with no candles as sculpture.
Category
20th Century American Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Metal
Purvis Young 'Herd of Freedom Horses'
By Purvis Young
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
'Herd of Freedom Horses' by Purvis Young (1989–1999)
USA, circa 1980s
A progressive work, painted on a found metal tray, of five horses in landscape. signed 'Young' upper right corner. In untouched, well-cared-for vintage condition, ready to place.
The overall dimensions of the work are 13- inches wide, 17.5- inches high, and 1.5- inches deep.
About :
Purvis Young (1943–2010) was an American artist from the Overtown neighborhood of Miami, Florida. Self-taught, Young's work was often a blend of painting and drawing with collaged elements, utilizing everyday discarded found objects.
Inspired by documentaries, art books...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Metal
Airplane Sculpture on Wood Stand, Folk Trench Art
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Airplane Sculpture on Wood Stand
Folk Art - possible Trench Art
circa 1950
"airplane's spin and can be set into multiple positions"
" in original c...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Metal
19th Century English Zoological Drawings Taxidermy Curio Folk Art
Located in Lowestoft, GB
The pleasantness of visual symmetry, a wonderful collection of five very unusual hand drawn depictions of animals on paper, housed in period glazed maple frames.
The animals in the ...
Category
19th Century English Antique Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Paper
19th C Elizabeth Pulman (1836-1900) Maori Portraits & Landscape Photography
Located in Lowestoft, GB
Pulman (Elizabeth, 1836-1900). A fine collection of Maori Portrait of Chiefs, natives, and landscapes of the Bay of Islands, New Zealand, c .1870, albumen prints laid on contemporary...
Category
19th Century New Zealand Antique Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Pine, Paper
Folk Art Memory Mosaic Umbrella or Cane Stand
Located in West Chester, PA
A unique artisan made folk art mosaic over terra cotta pipe that can be used as an umbrella holder, cane stand, or floor vase. The mosaic consists of found objects or memories includ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Metal
19th Century Black Wrought Iron Alpine Front Door Bell
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
19th Century Black Wrought Iron Alpine Front Door Bell
This is a delightful and very unusual item, the brass bell is housed in an attractive wrought Iron frame, it is suspended on ...
Category
19th Century Black Forest Antique Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Bronze
"God Bless America" Patriotic Piece of Folk Art
Located in Seattle, WA
Wonderful patriotic piece of Folk Art. Red, white and blue wall shelf featuring hand-carved eagle and painted stars and stripes.
Category
1940s American Vintage Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Wood
1950s American Garage Craftmans Bits Plywood Cabinet Tabletop Chest WW2 Era
Located in Hyattsville, MD
As-found. Petite painted plywood bits and bobs cabinet, factory or garage custom in house job. No makers markings. Chips, dents to wood, splat and paint patina from normal uses.
Category
1950s American Industrial Vintage Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Plywood
Traditional “Pita” Belt and Buckle
Located in Mexico City, MX
Traditional “Pita” Belt and Buckle
Pita comes from the fiber of the big maguey
Or large Mexican cactus and is hand inlaid
With Mexican charro designe. The remaining
Leather is ha...
Category
2010s Mexican Arts and Crafts Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Leather
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