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Period: 1950s
Place of Origin: North American
20th Century Outsider Art Portrait of an American Soldier
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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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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...
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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...
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Female Bust Wire Art Sculpture
Located in Springfield, OR
Most certainly a one of a kind piece. A bent wire sculpture depicting a woman's head. Judging from the agr I would put this in the 1950s. Just a really fun piece of folk art to liven...
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1950s Folk Art Vintage North American Outsider and Self Taught Art
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Metal, Wire
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