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Place of Origin: American
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.
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1970s Vintage American Outsider and Self Taught Art

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...
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Late 20th Century Folk Art American Outsider and Self Taught Art

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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...
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1940s Vintage American Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Wood, Mirror

American Folk Art Tool Museum Sign 1950 Tool Assemblage
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Wentworth Tool Museum sign assembled with scrap tools and hardware. Assemblage include many wrenches, drill bits, saws and scissors. Heavy iron constructio...
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art American Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Iron

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.
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1940s Vintage American Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Wood, Fabric

Shoreline Dance Picnic Painting Self Taught Outsider Folk Artist Gloria Laposka
Located in South Burlington, VT
Shoreline Dance And Picnic Vibrant Colored Hand Painting An oil painting on canvas panel by Self Taught Outsider Surrealist Folk Artist Gloria Antoinette Laposka (1922-2015) Sai...
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Late 20th Century Folk Art American Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Canvas

Blonde Maiden And Friends Tavern Painting Outsider Folk Artist Gloria Laposka
Located in South Burlington, VT
A blonde blue eyed maiden sits between two male guests at the Green Dolphin Tavern. Vibrant Colored Hand Painting An oil painting on canvas panel by Self Taught Outsider Surreal...
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Late 20th Century Folk Art American Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Canvas

Green Dolphin Inn Gathering Painting Outsider Folk Artist Gloria Laposka
Located in South Burlington, VT
A Gathering At The Green Dolphin Inn - Vibrant Colored Hand Painting An oil painting on canvas panel by Self Taught Outsider Surrealist Folk Artist Gloria Antoinette Laposka (19...
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Late 20th Century Folk Art American Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Canvas

19th Century American Tramp Art Cabinet
Located in London, GB
19th Century American Tramp Art Cabinet An authentic example of a late 19th Century hand crafted American tramp art cabinet. Untouched in form, still with its original glass window ...
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1890s Folk Art Antique American Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Pine

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 ...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Canvas, Oak

A Boisterous Inn Drinking Affair Painting Outsider Folk Artist Gloria Laposka
Located in South Burlington, VT
A Boisterous Drink At The Inn - Vibrant Colored Hand Painting An oil painting on canvas panel by Self Taught Outsider Surrealist Folk Artist Gloria Antoinette Laposka (1922-201...
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Late 20th Century Folk Art American Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Canvas

Family Beach Holiday Painting Self Taught Outsider Folk Artist Gloria Laposka
Located in South Burlington, VT
"Beach Holiday" Vibrant Colored Hand Painting An oil painting on canvas panel by Self Taught Outsider Surrealist Folk Artist Gloria Antoinette Laposka (1922-2015) Said Laposka:...
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Late 20th Century Folk Art American Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Canvas

Pickle Barrel Maker Painting Self Taught Outsider Folk Artist Gloria Laposka
Located in South Burlington, VT
"Pickel Barel Maker" Vibrant Colored Hand Painting An early oil painting on canvas panel by Self Taught Outsider Surrealist Folk Artist Gloria Antoinette Laposka (1922-2015) Sai...
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Late 20th Century Folk Art American Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Canvas

Folk Art Gate in form of a Face
Located in Darnestown, MD
One of a kind iron gate in the shape of an elongated face. It would be functional as a gate but would also be terrific hung indoors as a piece of outsider art. The movable earrings...
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Early 20th Century American Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Iron

Karaoke Sister Singers Unique Painting Self Taught Folk Artist Gloria Laposka
Located in South Burlington, VT
"Karaoke Singers At A Night Club" Vibrant Colored Hand Painting Unique Oil Painting by Self Taught Outsider Surrealist Folk Artist Gloria Antoinette Laposka (1922-2015) Said Lapo...
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Late 20th Century Folk Art American Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Canvas

Vintage Abstract Expressionist Oil Paintings on Masonite
By (after) Jackson Pollock
Located in New York, NY
Series of 5 abstract expressionist painting each on a Masonite board. These paintings were purchased from an estate in Westchester NY, they date from the 1960s or 1970s they are well...
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist American Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Masonite

Young Girl And Her Best Friend Dog Unique Painting Folk Artist Gloria Laposka
Located in South Burlington, VT
Vibrant Colored Hand Painting "Young Girl and her Dog" Unique Oil Painting by Self Taught Outsider Surrealist Folk Artist Gloria Laposka (1922-2015) A unique and vibrant colored , ...
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Late 20th Century Folk Art American Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Canvas

Dixieland Banjos Painting Self Taught Outsider Folk Artist Gloria Laposka
Located in South Burlington, VT
Dixieland Banjos Unique Oil Painting by Self Taught Outsider Surrealist Folk Artist Gloria Laposka (1922-2015) A unique and vibrant colored , hand painted oil on board Folk Art mas...
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Late 20th Century Folk Art American Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Canvas

Paul Walker - Outsider Art Box and Fan
Located in Savannah, GA
Paul Edward Walker (American, b.1949) Box and fan signed on side P.E.W. ‘94 box: 8 ¾ inches wide by 5 ½ inches deep by 2 ½ inches tall Paul Walker is a Savannah, Georgia outside...
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1990s Folk Art American Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Wood, Paint, Paper

"Grape Nuts" Self Framed Tin Sign, circa 1912
Located in Incline Village, NV
"Grape Nuts" self framed tin sign is one of the most sought after advertising signs by collectors, especially in this near mint condition with bright colors...
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Early 20th Century Folk Art American Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Tin

"Untitled" by Michael Paulson
By Michael Paulson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Michael Paulson, a California Artist, created woodblock prints and works with cut paper. He received a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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1980s Vintage American Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Paper

"Untitled" by Michael Paulson
"Untitled" by Michael Paulson
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American Sampler Under Glass with the Original Gilt Birdseye Maple Frame, C 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
American sampler under glass with the original gilt Birdseye maple molded edge frame, Early 19th Century. Signed by maker Mary Ann Browning, Age 12.
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1820s American Empire Antique American Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Glass, Birdseye Maple, Giltwood, Linen

Hot Pink Portrait Painting of a Woman, 1970s
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A hot pink portrait painting of a woman by Clair Seglem. Found in the late artist’s studio, this piece is thought to have been painted by Seglem in the 1970s. The subject of the painting is a woman wearing a large floppy oversize hat...
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1970s Bohemian Vintage American Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Paint, Paper

Outsider Art "Man in Carriage" Oil on Panel by Bruno Del Favero
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on panel depicting a man in a horse-drawn carriage by acclaimed outsider artist, Bruno Del Favero (b. Italy 1910, d. USA 1995), circa 1970. Fine example showcasing Del Favero's ...
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1970s Folk Art Vintage American Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Paint

Mid 20th Century Folk Art Cowboy Rodeo Whirligig
Located in Nantucket, MA
Mid 20th century Folk Art cowboy Rodeo Whirligig, circa 1940s to 50s, comprising four carved and painted cowboys mounted on horseback riding in a circle a...
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art American Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Copper

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...
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1960s Post-Modern Vintage American Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Plywood

"Senzo Titulo 'Michelangelo Antonioni'" by Patrick Fitzgerald, 2022
By Patrick Fitzgerald
Located in Chicago, IL
To Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald, his miniature car sculptures are a means of traveling through time. Born from a fascination with the soap box derby cars of his youth, each vehicle is an exercise in imagining the future through the lens of the past – or vice versa. Built from found materials collected over the years, the car's futuristic form is layered with personal memories and keepsakes from the past. The most minute of details is always intentional – from the weathered finish to the fictitious sponsor to the miniaturized furnishings of the cramped interior. This coloful vehicle entitled “Senzo Titulo” is a play upon the 1964 film "Il Deserto Rosso," or "Red Desert," by Italian filmmaker Michelangelo Antonioni...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Wood, Paper

Pair of Black Smith Art Sculptures of a Bicyclist and a Hunter, circa 1900s
Located in New York, NY
Fabulous pair of hand-forged iron sculptures from a black smith, circa 1900s of man on a bicycle with a cigar and a hunter with his dog, bird and gun. T...
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Early 20th Century Folk Art American Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Iron

American Sampler Under Glass with the Original Gilt Birdseye Maple Frame, C 1830
Located in Charleston, SC
American sampler under glass with the original gilt Birdseye maple frame, Early 19th Century. Alphabet and Numerals. Signed by maker Maria Nuttall Age 7.
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1830s American Empire Antique American Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Linen, Glass, Birdseye Maple, Giltwood

Gouache Contemporary Portrait Painting of a Woman Helen Wagner Malta 1930s
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
An early contemporary still-life Gouache portrait painting of a woman. On paper, this piece depicts a seated woman reclining in a pigmented blue chair. Her hair is short and dark and she wears a red dress. This sketch was created by Helen Wagner Malta and is signed at the bottom right in black ink "Helen Wagner" before her marriage. Her later works are signed "Helen Wagner Malta". Helen Wagner Malta was born in 1912 and worked in New York City in the 1930s teaching at the Harlem Art...
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1930s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Paint, Paper

Bright Bold Postmodern Cubist Abstract Portrait Painting, Signed
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A fabulous piece for the Postmodern art lover. This piece features cubist lines, bright bold colors and wonderful texture. It depicts a portrait of a figure, and is titled “Japanese Hair Salon...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern American Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Paint, Paper

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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern American Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Porcelain

"Iron Sponge Car" by Patrick Fitzgerald, 2019
By Patrick Fitzgerald
Located in Chicago, IL
To Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald, his sculptures are a means of traveling through time. Working from found materials, Fitzgerald constructs miniature soap box cars and the ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Wood, Paper

"Maquette" by Patrick Fitzgerald
By Patrick Fitzgerald
Located in Chicago, IL
To Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald, his miniature car sculptures are a means of traveling through time. Born from a fascination with the soap box derby cars of his youth, eac...
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21st Century and Contemporary Industrial American Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Fabric, Wood, Paper

Outsider Art "Indian and Caravan" Oil on Panel by Bruno Del Favero
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on panel by acclaimed outsider artist, Bruno Del Favero (b. Italy 1910, d. USA 1995), circa 1970. Fine example showcasing Del Favero's aptitude for cre...
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1970s Folk Art Vintage American Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Paint

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 ...
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1960s Vintage American Outsider and Self Taught Art

"Batmobile"
By Louis Pagonis
Located in Hanover, MA
Apocalyptic vision of a race car inspired by the Batmobile meets Mad Max! Created by metal craft artist, Louis Pagonis. Signed by the artist.

This is a limited edition...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Outsider and Self Taught Art

Matched Pair of Cat Carvings by Linvel Barker, Kentucky
By Linvel Barker
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A rare and likely one-of-a-kind matching pair of carved cat sculptures by self-taught American folk artist Linvel Barker (1921–2004), created in 1996. Born in rural eastern Kentucky,...
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1990s Folk Art American Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Wood

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...
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1970s Modern Vintage American Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Stone

Original Clair Seglem Portrait Painting of a Woman in Repose
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A wonderful bohemian portrait painting of a woman in repose, by Oklahoma artist Clair Seglem. The subject in the painting is of a woman with ravishing yel...
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20th Century Bohemian American Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Paint, Paper

Rectangular Still Life Framed Painting of a Stagecoach, Oklahoma
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A small American Classical framed painting of a stagecoach. This piece is framed in a deep wooden frame, with gilt gold around the edges and brown and black on the inside and outside...
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20th Century American Classical American Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Gold

Folk Art Americana Iron Eagle on Driftwood Base, circa 1910
Located in Incline Village, NV
Very unique piece of folk art. Horseshoe parts and elements of horseshoes have been hand forged and connected together along, with other unidentifiable iron parts to create this Ame...
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Early 20th Century Folk Art American Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Metal

Green Still Life Painting of Vegetables and Flowers on Board, Signed 1997
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A still life painting of a tabletop with flowers, vegetables, and a watering can. This piece is painted on board and signed at the bottom right. The background is painted in a moody ...
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20th Century Expressionist American Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Masonite, Paint

Tall Abstract Cubist Portrait Painting of a Woman in Pink and Black, Signed
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A striking skinny portrait painting of a woman. This piece is tall and skinny and depicts a woman in pink and purple on a matte black background. The lines are cubist or abstract in ...
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20th Century Modern American Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Paint, Paper

Lunatic Billy Bats Outsider Art Drawing, 1872
Located in Savannah, GA
An unknown outsider artist drawing of the lunatic Billy Bats of Troy, New York, 1872. Note from artist affixed to verso: “Billy Bats is a lunatic who spent years in the asylum and no...
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1870s Antique American Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Outsider Art "Deer and Houses" Oil on Panel Landscape by Bruno Del Favero
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on panel by acclaimed outsider artist, Bruno Del Favero (b. Italy 1910, d. USA 1995), circa 1970. Fine example showcasing Del Favero's aptitude for creating fantastical backdrop...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Paint

"Cut-Rate Liquor Car" by Patrick Fitzgerald
By Patrick Fitzgerald
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald uses his works as a means of resurrecting the idyllic worlds he once found in the Industrial surroundings of his youth. Raised in Grand Rapids...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Wood, Paper

Outsider Art "Animal Parade" Oil on Panel by Bruno Del Favero
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Circa 1970 oil on panel depicting a traveling pack of animals by acclaimed outsider artist, Bruno Del Favero (b. Italy 1910, d. USA 1995). Fine example sho...
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1970s Folk Art Vintage American Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Paint

19th Century American Hooked Rug
Located in Van Nuys, CA
American hand hooked wool rug of brightly colored floral bouquet on oval, pale gray background, framed in black wool surround, with small floral ...
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19th Century Aesthetic Movement Antique American Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Burlap, Wool

"Lady in a Striped Dress" by Allan Winkler
By Allan Winkler
Located in Chicago, IL
Although this whimsical sculpture by Allan Winkler has the look of outsider art, this ceramic work stems from the art school-trained artist’s interest in...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Ceramic

Hand-Painted Screen Door Modernist Art Deco Contemporary Folk Art, C.Moore
By Charles Moore 1
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wonderful, hand-painted screen door, fantasy-like, Depicting Buffalo, New York Central Terminal, train station, complete with Deco terminal, building, ai...
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21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco American Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Metal

"Man in Green Shirt" by Allan Winkler
By Allan Winkler
Located in Chicago, IL
Although this whimsical sculpture by Allan Winkler has the look of outsider art, this ceramic work stems from the art school-trained artist’s interest in...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Ceramic

Outsider Art "Hunters" Oil and Acrylic on Panel by Bruno Del Favero
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil and acrylic on panel by acclaimed outsider artist, Bruno Del Favero (b. Italy 1910, d. USA 1995), circa 1970. Fine example showcasing Del Favero's skill at layering textures along with an aptitude for creating fantastical landscapes. Adding out of place animals (in this case, a lion and a tiger) to an otherwise believable countryside setting for a deer hunt, creates an imaginary context removed from reality. Del Favero's marriage of fantasy and whimsy beautifully suits his Naïve painting style. Signed on verso. Bio from the Philadelphia Museum of Art: Born Princeton, Michigan, 1910; died Greenwich, Connecticut, 1995 Bruno Del Favero moved from Michigan to northern Italy with his parents at age five, returning in 1928 and settling in Greenwich, Connecticut, where he married and remained for the rest of his days. He made his living as a mason, chauffeur, and landscape gardener. It is not known exactly when or why he began to paint his delicate and mysterious landscapes, but he was exhibiting in local art shows by the early 1970s and took himself seriously enough as an artist to join the Greenwich Art Society. He maintained a studio in the basement of his home, but never shared his art with his wife and five children. After the artist's death his family introduced his work to New York dealers Shari Cavin...
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1970s Folk Art Vintage American Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Paint

Painted Silkscreen of John Lennon & Groucho Marx by Ron English
By Ron English
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A silkscreen on paper that has been painted over in acrylic or oil. It was done by Ron English as we have the same image signed done in different styles. This one is not signed or ma...
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Late 20th Century American Outsider and Self Taught Art

Linda Semple "Time to Make Something" Folk Art Sculpture
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A wonderful outsider art sculpture by the noted artist Linda Semple. This piece is titled "Time to Make Something". It probably dates to the 1990's. It is titled and signed on the ba...
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20th Century American Outsider and Self Taught Art

Pair of Outsider Art Painted Ironing Boards by Michael Heinrich
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Two painted ironing boards by the noted Woodstock NY artist Michael Heinrich. One of the boards is monogrammed MH. These are acrylic on much older wood ironing boards. These are wond...
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Late 20th Century American Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Paint, Wood

"A + L" Car & Jacket by Patrick Fitzgerald
By Patrick Fitzgerald
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald uses his works as a means of resurrecting the idyllic worlds he once found in the Industrial surroundings of his youth. Raised in Grand Rapids...
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21st Century and Contemporary Industrial American Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Wood, Paper

Thunderbird Sun Lodge Lance
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Thunderbird Sun Lodge Lance. With feather, fur, and red stroud drop. Fur-on hide wrapped handle and beaded accents. After pledging and completing a Sun Dance, the owner of this la...
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2010s American Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Fur, Wood, Feathers

Mosaic Panel of the Bicentennial in New York Harbor, 1978
Located in Camden, ME
A large mosaic panel artwork representing the bicentennial celebration in New York harbor on the evening of July 4, 1976. A memorable evening throughout the United States and partic...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Ceramic

"Drafting Car" by Patrick Fitzgerald
By Patrick Fitzgerald
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald uses his works as a means of resurrecting the idyllic worlds he once found in the Industrial surroundings of his youth. Raised in Grand Rapids, MI, he looks to the raw beauty and inherent potential of his manufacturing hometown as an endless source of creative inspiration. Working from found materials, Fitzgerald constructs miniature versions of soap box cars...
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21st Century and Contemporary Industrial American Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Wood, Paper

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