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Period: 1980s
Han Solo Silhouette, From a Traveling Cinema, 1980-1997
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Silhouette
From a traveling cinema
1980-1997
Print on cardboard, wooden backing
Dimensions: 185 x 63 cm.
Category
European Post-Modern Vintage 1980s Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Creature Sculptures by Dick Seeger
By Dick Seeger
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Dick Seeger large-scale sculptures, circa late 1980s. Seeger created a series of large-scale creatures all with saw horses on the interiors as foundations with papier mâché atop. The...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1980s Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Hansa Mechanical Huge Stuffed Hippopotamus Almost 4 Feet Long
Located in Chicago, IL
Hansa plush mechanical Stuffed Hippopotamus
Hansa was created in 1972 by German-born Hans Axthelm. Each and every Hansa stuffed Hippopotamus animal, is hand sewn using the inside-ou...
Category
Philippine Vintage 1980s Folk Art
Materials
Acrylic
Italian Modernist Black Iridescent Murano Glass Sculpture in the Shape of a Head
By Alfredo Rossi, Ernesto Purisiol
Located in New York, NY
Amazing modern head in an ethnic design inspired by the Easter Island statues, very expressive mouth-blown sculpture in black Murano glass worked ...
Category
Italian Organic Modern Vintage 1980s Folk Art
Materials
Blown Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Kazuko Matthews Signed Postmodernist Pottery Checkboard Glazed Ceramic Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, whimsical work by Japanese American, California architectural potter/ artist Kazuko Matthews.
This large black and white checkboard rhombus-shaped bowl/ vessel is signed on the base by Matthews. The piece is reminiscent of the works of Peter Shire.
Mathews previously studied with famed ceramists couple Otto and Vivia Heino at Chouinard and also with Raku master potter Paul Soldner at Scripps...
Category
American Post-Modern Vintage 1980s Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Black Clay Six-Eyed Minotaur Vessel
Located in Washington, DC
Vintage Black Clay Minotaur Vessel. Mexico, circa 1980. Hand-built, wood-fired and signed.
Category
Mexican Art Deco Vintage 1980s Folk Art
Materials
Clay
Pair Haitian Modernist Paintings / oil on canvas by Sébastien Jean
Located in Buffalo, NY
Sébastien Jean was born on 17 March 1980 in Thomassin, Haiti. He passed away, far too young, on November 24, 2020.
Self-taught painter and sculptor, encouraged by his mother, he be...
Category
Haitian Folk Art Vintage 1980s Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
"Caught in the Frame » / A Folk Art Metal Wall Piece by Bernie
Located in Pasadena, CA
A tin house, its structure cold and raw. A gaping hole at its center, like an explosion. Inside, two pink figures, nude and stunned. Their round eyes, mouths agape—surprise, unease, ...
Category
American Post-Modern Vintage 1980s Folk Art
Materials
Sheet Metal
15" X 13" "Through The Woods" Original Painting by Mayzck
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Medium: Assumed oil on board
Dimensions: 13" H x 15" W (including frame)
Artist: Mazyck, a former art student at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
This expressive original pai...
Category
American Vintage 1980s Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Kiln Fired Clay Sculpture of a Woman, 1980s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Clay sculpture of a disapproving Woman with her hands on her hips. No signature or known designer. Woman has short hair and a slender frame. Glaze finish with abstract coloring and p...
Category
American Vintage 1980s Folk Art
Materials
Clay, Paint
Untitled, Purvis Young Mixed-Media Painting, 1980s
By Purvis Young
Located in Miami, FL
Abstract mixed-media work by artist Purvis Young. Folk Art portraying bleeding and pregnant figures in a crowd, policemen on horseback and large blue eyes. Young used eyes as symbols...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1980s Folk Art
Materials
Paint, Reclaimed Wood, Canvas, Paper
Framed Steve R. Dodd Sci-Fi Fantasy Illustration Painting
Located in Manhasset, NY
Framed oil on canvas painting, Central Park, signed lower right S.R. Dodd (Steven [Steve] R. Dodd, American, 20th c.), dated 1982
**Provenance: from the collection of writer, maga...
Category
Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1980s Folk Art
Materials
Acrylic, Paint
Articulate Artist's Mannequin
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1970. We offer this Articulate Artist's Mannequin made in pine wood.
Category
Mexican Industrial Vintage 1980s Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Oak
Gabriel Cohen "L'Egypte Ancienne..." Naive Oil Painting on Metal
Located in Morristown, NJ
Gabriel Cohen (1933-2017) French/Israeli, "L'Egypte ancienne..." Naive-style oil painted on sheet metal with a crimped and painted edge forming the frame. The work is a fantastic dep...
Category
Folk Art Vintage 1980s Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Sheet Metal
Monumental Safety Pin by Think Big NYC
By Think Big
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Giant safety pin made by Think Big NYC. Dated 1986. Cool unusual object. Good vintage condition. Just under 3 feet tall.
Category
Taiwanese Vintage 1980s Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Italian Monovolumen Student Art Work
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1980s wood truck by student at the woodworking class in the early eighties in Italy.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1980s Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Vintage "We Love Our Children" Street Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fun vintage street sign that reads "Please Drive Slowly. We Love (Heart) Our Children". Black lettering and trim on a reflective silver background. Fun details like a red heart to re...
Category
American Vintage 1980s Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Exceptional Life Size Wicker and Bamboo Racing Motorcycle
By Tom Dixon
Located in Hastings, GB
A superb sculpture in the form of a racing motorcycle, using wicker rattan and bamboo the detailing on this piece is fantastic, even down to the rear inter...
Category
English Modern Vintage 1980s Folk Art
Materials
Wicker
James Dewoody original art, circa 1980s. "Lexington Avenue at 48th Street"
Located in Houston, TX
James Dewoody original art, circa 1980s.
"Lexington Avenue at 48th Street"
Numbered in graphite, lower left AP 6
Signed
Dewoodys work is currently on d...
Category
North American Modern Vintage 1980s Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Large Ikat Textile from Sumba Island Tribal Motifs, Indonesia
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Ikat textile originates from the Island of Sumba, Indonesia. It is hand-woven using naturally dyed yarns via a method passed on through generations. It features a stunning array...
Category
Indonesian Other Vintage 1980s Folk Art
Materials
Yarn
Copper Clad Cedar Biomorphic Form by Bill Anson
By Bill Anson
Located in Palm Desert, CA
As part of his Copper Clad Cedar Collection, this one of a kind Biomorphic form by Bill Anson is a wonderful example of his mixed media work utilizing cedar...
Category
American Modern Vintage 1980s Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Aluminum Ship's Porthole
Located in Norwell, MA
Authentic polished aluminum ship's porthole fitted with glass. Door is hinged and fitted with three dogbolts. The highly polished porthole is ready for display.
Overall dimensions...
Category
Vintage 1980s Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum
Modern Oval White Plastic Mirror by Carrara & Matta, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Oval mirror in white plastic by Carrara & Matta, 1980s
Medium size oval mirror in white plastic frame. Manufactured by Carrara & Matta.
1980s
Good conditions
Measures in cm 5...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1980s Folk Art
Materials
Mirror, Plastic
$435 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Oil on Board by David Hosie
By David Hosie
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
Very large oil on board by this important Glasgow artist, signed lower right.
Born 1962.
We have been in contact with David and he has told us that this work was one of a series of...
Category
Scottish Modern Vintage 1980s Folk Art
20th Century Hand Carved Wood Folk Art Sculpture by Duane Hansen
Located in Pineville, NC
This distinguished and very plump fellow has a regal face with large jowls, smooth skin and a wonderful patina. This remarkable work was hand carved from one solid piece of wood. Scu...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1980s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Cao Yong Summer Breeze Giclee on Canvas
Located in Baltimore, MD
Cao Yong summer breeze giclee on canvas artist proof giclee on canvas The Romantic Garden Series image size (26.5? tall x 20? wide) limited edition of 350 sig...
Category
American Vintage 1980s Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
$906 Sale Price
30% Off
African Bantu Art, Expressive, Surrealistic Gouache by Marcel Gotène
Located in Salzburg, AT
The famous painter, Marcel Gotène (Icon of the contemporary Bantu art)
combines surrealistic impressions with modern tapisserie elements.
Born in 1935 in Yaba, Republic of Kongo, di...
Category
Congolese Modern Vintage 1980s Folk Art
Materials
Silver Leaf
Gabriele Puetz Pillow Pillar 'Nichts' Vintage German Art Pottery Sculpture # 5/7
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Gabriele Pütz vintage abstract realism ceramic artwork made in Germany, 1982. This work is made of a round clay tower / pillar with pillow edge details. On the body of the tower is w...
Category
German Modern Vintage 1980s Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Rare Painted Steel Folk / Outsider Art Sculpture by Robert Gilkerson, USA 1982
Located in Hastings, GB
Scarce welded & painted steel sculpture by Robert Gilkerson, a renowned artist in the Folk Art / Outsider Art scene in 1980s USA. Signed RG & dat...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1980s Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Maritime Oil Painting Ship Clipper Victorian Seascape
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous Victorian style oil painting of a clipper boat
Sails are bellowing as the clipper cuts through the water
Great seascape in a lovely gilt frame
Viewings available by appoint...
Category
Vintage 1980s Folk Art
Materials
Paint
John Wayne Silhouette, from a Traveling Cinema, 1980-1997
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Silhouette
From a traveling cinema
1980-1997
Print on cardboard, wooden backing
Dimensions: 190 x 70 cm.
Category
European Post-Modern Vintage 1980s Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Vintage Boho Green and Gold Lacquered Spherical Sculptures - a Pair
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Add a bold pop of color with Vintage Green and Gold Spherical Sculptures, perfect for mid-century modern, coastal, or retro interiors.
We sell items as acquired, without restoring...
Category
Unknown Vintage 1980s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
African Bantu Art, Expressive, Surrealistic Gouache by Marcel Gotène 1980s
Located in Salzburg, AT
The famous painter, Marcel Gotène (Icon of the contemporary Bantu art)
combines surrealistic impressions with modern tapisserie elements.
Born in 1935 in Yaba, Republic of Kongo - d...
Category
Congolese Modern Vintage 1980s Folk Art
Materials
Silver Leaf
The Crucifixion, 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
The Crucifixion is a decorative object realized in 1980s.
Wood cricified Christ.
Category
Italian Vintage 1980s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Anatomical Skeletal Cast, Italy 80s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The figure’s head is slightly tilted, giving it an expressive look, and the torso is sculpted to reveal muscles and tendons, giving insight into the human body’s structure beneath th...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1980s Folk Art
Materials
Plaster
"No Diving" POOL Sign, 1980s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage pool sign that reads "No Diving or Swimming Off Bridge". Bold reflective white letters on a classic green background. Great colors and scale...
Category
American Vintage 1980s Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Authentic Porthole Window
Located in Norwell, MA
Authentic aluminum porthole window with two dog bolts, an opening hinge, tempered class, shiny finish, etc.
Overall dimensions: 15" x 9" glass.
Category
Vintage 1980s Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum
"Save a Life" Pool Sign, 1980s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage pool sign that reads "Save A Life". Bold blue letters on a white background. Great colors and scale. Small wave logo on the top middle of th...
Category
American Vintage 1980s Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Monumental Pueblo Cliff Dwelling 3 Dimensional Wall Art Sculpture
Located in Lake Worth, FL
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7 Foot monumental Pueblo cliff dwelling 3 dimensional wall art...
Category
Vintage 1980s Folk Art
Materials
Stone
$2,771 Sale Price
25% Off
Arizona Wood Hiking Trail Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique vintage trailhead sign. 6.5 feet long and 1.5 feet tall. Wooden sign from Davenport/ Sears Loop Trail in Horseshoe dam, Arizona, a remote section of the Mazatzal's that sees little use. Sign indicates with arrows "SEARS TRAILHEAD 1/4," "DAVENPORT TRAILHEAD 2 1/2," and "SHEEP BRIDGE 10." Light brown background with white lettering and border. Small sticker on top left corner reads "The willful defacing or removal of forest service...
Category
American Vintage 1980s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Children at Play Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique vintage street sign that reads 'SLOW - Children at Play' Black lettering on a reflective yellow background and black trim. Fun graphics depicting two children on a teeter totter...
Category
American Vintage 1980s Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Young John Wayne Silhouette, from a Traveling Cinema, 1980-1997
Located in Saint ouen, FR
silhouette
From a traveling cinema
1980-1997
Print on cardboard, wooden backing
Dimensions: 190 x 70 cm.
Category
European Post-Modern Vintage 1980s Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Signed Watercolor El Equipal Folk Art Painting by Luis Ricardo Amendolla, 1980's
Located in Deland, FL
Signed Watercolor "El Equipal" Folk Art Painting by Luis Ricardo Amendolla, Mexico, c. 1980's
About: Introducing a true Mexican Folk Art masterpiece: a signed original watercolor du...
Category
Mexican Folk Art Vintage 1980s Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Paint, Paper
Mexican Antique One of a Kind Flower Pot Clay Dolores Porras Ceramic Vase
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
Dolores Porras Enríquez is widely known throughout Mexico and the world for being the creator of a technique rooted in the land of Oaxaca: pottery in natural color, glazed and decora...
Category
Mexican Folk Art Vintage 1980s Folk Art
Materials
Enamel
Albert Chubac, Collage, circa 1980, France
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Albert Chubac, Composition,
Collage and cutout, gouache,
Signed lower right,
circa 1980, France.
Measures: Height 15 cm, width 15 cm, depth 3 cm (without frame).
Albert Chubac wa...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1980s Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Marine Beacon Light by Perko
Located in Norwell, MA
Highly polished and lacquered brass maritime beacon by Perko of Brooklyn, New York. We have fitted this beacon to a vintage tripod that we polished the...
Category
Vintage 1980s Folk Art
Materials
Brass
The Silver Crane Company English Ceramic Parker Pen Pottery Desk Tidy
Located in Linkebeek, BE
The Silver Crane Company English Ceramic Parker Pen Pottery Desk Tidy
Wear consistent with age and use
Collector - Advertising pencil case - desk
A scarce novelty ceramic lidded desk tidy modeled as a Parker fountain pen...
Category
English Vintage 1980s Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Patrick Danion, Painting, Acrylic on Paper, France, 1989
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Patrick Danion,
Painting, Acrylic on Paper,
Signed on the bottom right corner,
France, 1989.
Measures: Width 142 cm, Height 102 cm.
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1980s Folk Art
Materials
Acrylic, Paint
Cao Yong “Winds of Love” Giclee On Canvas
Located in Baltimore, MD
Cao Yong “Winds Of Love” Giclee on canvas Artist Proof Giclee on Canvas The Romantic Garden Series image size (31? tall x 18.5? wide) Limited edition of 350 s...
Category
American Vintage 1980s Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
$1,046 Sale Price
30% Off
Tall Adams Gilt Pier Mirror - Regency Hall Mirrors
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous Adams style gilt pier mirror
Nearly six feet tall - 165 CM
Intricately carved gilt frame with greek key designs and broken arch pediment
Glass is clear and blemish free
Offe...
Category
Vintage 1980s Folk Art
Materials
Art Glass, Giltwood
Very Rare Captain Haddock Puppet Hergé, Georges Remi
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Very rare Captain Haddock puppet
HERGÉ, Georges Remi dit (1907-1983)
Leblon Delienne
1986
Dimensions: h80 x w36 x d5 cm
Wool / leather / resin
Very good condition, 300 copies,...
Category
Vintage 1980s Folk Art
Materials
Resin
Pair of terracotta sculptures by Savino Tripodi
Located in Torino, IT
Pair of sculptures made by artist Savino Tripodi.
Sculptures made of glazed and painted terra cotta amano.
The two sculptures each depict two faces with ancient, deformed features....
Category
European Vintage 1980s Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
$1,241 / set
Jean Da Milano, Composition, Oil on paper, 1982, France
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Jean Da Milano (1928-2017), Abstract composition,
Oil on paper,
Signed lower right,
N°2733-82, n° 1050,
1982, France.
Measures : Height 65 cm, Width 50 cm.
Jean Da Mila...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1980s Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Kennedy et Marilyn Monroe Silhouette, From a Traveling Cinema, 1980-1997
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Silhouette
From a traveling cinema
1980-1997
Print on cardboard, wooden backing
Dimensions Kennedy : 190 x 65
Dimensions Marilyn : 157 x 98.
Category
European Post-Modern Vintage 1980s Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Modernist Folk Art Acrylic on Canvas "Quincy Market" W.N.Y. Artist George Grace
Located in Buffalo, NY
Quincy Market by George Grace,, western New York Artist..Amazing use of space ,,color.. shadows,,,
George Grace
Drawing, Painting, Sculpture
In June 2...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1980s Folk Art
Materials
Acrylic
Italian modern urban landscape airbrush painting by Alvise Besutti, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern urban landscape airbrush painting by Alvise Besutti, 1980s
Painting with rectangular frame made with airbrush. The painting represents an urban landscape with skyscrap...
Category
Italian Modern Vintage 1980s Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Vintage Framed Painting on Canvas Dt 1987
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage framed painting on canvas Dt 1987. There is artist note on the back titling the piece ‘Sunrise on the Tetons’ and Signed by W.S Makuch.
Dimension...
Category
Art Deco Vintage 1980s Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
$380 Sale Price
20% Off
Albert Chubac, Mobile, circa 1980, France
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Albert Chubac, Mobile,
Collage and cutout, gouache,
Signed,
circa 1980, France.
Measures: Height 15 cm, width 15 cm, depth 3 cm (without frame).
Albert Chubac was born in Geneva...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1980s Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Regency Oil Painting Still Life Fruit English Art
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Very bright and vivid oil painting of a classic still life scene in the Regency manner
The arrangement includes fruit, a jug, roses and a goblet
Artist has really captured the scene ...
Category
Regency Vintage 1980s Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Albert Chubac, Collage, circa 1980, France
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Albert Chubac, Composition,
Collage and cutout, gouache,
Signed lower right,
circa 1980, France.
Measures: Height 29 cm, width 17, depth 3 cm (without frame).
Albert Chubac was bo...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1980s Folk Art
Materials
Paint
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