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Style: Folk Art
Period: Early 20th Century
1904 Folk Art Cats Kittens in Basket Painting
Located in Seguin, TX
Antique 1904 oil on artist board folk art painting of three kittens in an old basket. Signed A. Marston and dated 1904 lower right corner. Note on old backing (Wendell Marston Wait...
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American Folk Art Antique Early 20th Century Paintings

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Paint

1903 Folk Art Puppy Dogs and Mouse Painting
Located in Seguin, TX
Antique 1903 oil on artist board folk art painting of a pair of puppies and a mouse. They look like little Jack Russell terriers and are in a barn and the mouse hole is on the left....
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American Folk Art Antique Early 20th Century Paintings

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Paint

Vintage Folk Art Winter Snow Landscape Long Format Painting
Located in Seguin, TX
Antique circa 1915 oil on wood board folk art winter forest scene painting, wood is from an old tobacco crate . Signed Rozella D'Hizar. Unframed, edge wear.
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American Folk Art Early 20th Century Paintings

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Wood, Paint

Large Painting 0f Jesus, Original Oil On Canvas, Circa 1900
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Antique Original Oil on Canvas Painting of Jesus in a nice wooden frame. Unsigned but executed in a confident and competent manner. I would date this to the 1900. The painting was fo...
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Hungarian Folk Art Early 20th Century Paintings

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Canvas, Pine

Vintage Folk Art Ship on River Landscape Long Format Painting
Located in Seguin, TX
Antique circa 1915 oil on wood board folk art river scene with ship flying American flag painting, wood is from an old tobacco crate. Unsigned. ...
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American Folk Art Early 20th Century Paintings

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Wood, Paint

Bali Hindu Textile Framed 'Kamasan' Painting, Indonesia, circa 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A Mid-20th Century 'Kamasan' cotton textile painting from Bali, Indonesia. The hand painted image has great detail and depicts Balinese Hindu mythology. This textile painting is stre...
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Balinese Folk Art Antique Early 20th Century Paintings

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Cotton, Paint

Early 20th Century Southern American Folk Art Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
A captivating and intriguing early 20th century Southern American folk art panel, found in Mississippi, depicting a figure with what appears to be African tribal headgear, and wearing a white collared shirt with black suit jacket. The line work and attention to detail is extraordinary and mysterious, with the artist choosing to incorporate a natural knot in the board to form the mouth of the figure, and the left half of the drawing showing shading, but seemingly left unfinished. The frame is not terribly old, and is constructed from splatter-painted boards...
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American Folk Art Early 20th Century Paintings

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Wood, Paint

Seascape with Ship Racing a Barkentine, by C.A.S. Orne, 1920
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Seascape with square-rigged ship racing a Barkentine, by C.A.S. Orne, 1920, a watercolor on paper stormy seascape with two square-riggers running before the wind, with choppy...
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American Folk Art Vintage Early 20th Century Paintings

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Paper

Vintage Folk Art Cabin in Winter Snow Landscape Long Format Painting
Located in Seguin, TX
Antique circa 1915 oil on wood board folk art winter forest cabin scene painting, wood is from an old tobacco crate. Unsigned. Unframed, edge wear.
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American Folk Art Early 20th Century Paintings

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Wood, Paint

Antique Folk Art Watercolor Painting Children with Cat Instruments Framed
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique folk art style watercolor painting of a pair of children with instruments and a cat walking down a road lined with a white fence. Measures: 9.375” x 1” x 8” / Sans Frame -...
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Folk Art Early 20th Century Paintings

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Paint

Portrait of the Clipper Ship Oriental by Lucius A. Briggs, 1925
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Seascape Portrait of the Clipper Ship ORIENTAL by Lucius A. Briggs, (Boston and New Bedford: 1852 - 1931), 1925, a watercolor seascape with the tea clipper under rosy sky, si...
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American Folk Art Vintage Early 20th Century Paintings

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Paper

Chinese Yangliuqing New Year Painting of Peace & Prosperity
Located in Chicago, IL
Chinese New Year paintings (nian hua) are colorful folk paintings created to celebrate the annual Spring Festival. Drawn or printed by folk artists in regional studios, nian hua pain...
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Chinese Folk Art Vintage Early 20th Century Paintings

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Paper

Chinese Yangliuqing New Year Painting of Beauty and Baby, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
Chinese New Year paintings (nian hua) are colorful folk paintings created to celebrate the annual Spring Festival. Drawn or printed by folk artists in regional studios, nian hua pain...
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Chinese Folk Art Vintage Early 20th Century Paintings

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Paper

Chinese Yangliuqing New Year Painting of Beauty and Baby, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
Chinese New Year paintings (nian hua) are colorful folk paintings created to celebrate the annual Spring Festival. Drawn or printed by folk artists in regional studios, nian hua pain...
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Chinese Folk Art Vintage Early 20th Century Paintings

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Paper

Pichhavai Hindu Painting of Radha and Krishna with Female Gopis
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large Pichhavai Hindu Painting of Radha and Krishna with Female Gopis. Pichhwai Hindu Painting of Krishna and Radha framed under glass. Kris...
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Indian Folk Art Early 20th Century Paintings

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Silk, Glass, Wood

Framed Korean Folk Painting of General Guan Gong
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Korean folk Shamanism watercolor on textile matted with woven brocade and presented in a wood frame with an oriental style metal hanging hardware. The painting was estimated to be from early 20th century circa 1910-1930s. It depicts Guan Yu (160-220AD), a legendary Chinese warrior and general from Eastern Han Dynasty. Long worshiped in China as a deity, across all three major religions, Guan Gong...
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Korean Folk Art Early 20th Century Paintings

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Textile, Brocade

Bali Hindu Textile Framed 'Kamasan' Painting, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
An early 20th century 'Kamasan' cotton textile painting from Bali, Indonesia. The hand-painted image has great detail and depicts Balinese Hindu mythology. It has been framed with a ...
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Balinese Folk Art Early 20th Century Paintings

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Cotton, Paint

Folk Art Americana Hand-Painted Circus Banner of a Seal Man by Fred Johnson
Located in New York, NY
20th Century American painted side show circus banner of a man in the form of a seal titled "Sealo" (signed FRED JOHNSON, O HENRY TENT & AWNING, Chicago).  
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American Folk Art Early 20th Century Paintings

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Canvas

"Redemption" Painting by Purvis Young
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This large scale piece by Purvis Young was acquired from an estate in Miami, Florida and has been professionally framed using archival materials. Title: "Redemption" Perhaps e...
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American Folk Art Early 20th Century Paintings

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Textile, Paint

Portrait of the Whaleship Charles W. Morgan, by James Cree, circa 1910
Located in Nantucket, MA
Portrait of the Whaleship Charles W. Morgan, by James Cree (1867 – 1951), artist active in the New Bedford area from 1910 to about 1932, a watercolor of the iconic American whaleship under sail. The MORGAN is the most famous Yankee whale ship, and the only surviving 19th Century whaleship from the age of sail...
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American Folk Art Early 20th Century Paintings

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Paper

Pair of Vera Alabaster 'Russian' Original Folk Art Oil Paintings on Canvas
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of oil paintings on canvas are done by the well known portrait and landscape Russian artist, Vera Alabaster in circa 1940 in a Folk Art style. The paintings depict a Jamaic...
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Russian Folk Art Early 20th Century Paintings

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Canvas

Karl Viktor Mayr, Austrian Oil on Canvas "An Exotic Nude Girl"
By Karl Viktor Mayr
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Karl Viktor Mayr (Austrian, 1882-1974) a very fine Austrian oil on canvas "An Exotic Nude Girl" depicting a young semi-nude woman, revealing her breast...
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Austrian Folk Art Antique Early 20th Century Paintings

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Canvas, Giltwood

Pair of Lion Oil Paintings on Board, Perhaps Circus Decor
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of antique oil on board oval panels portraying folky whimsical lion heads. These panels are architectural remnants possible from a circus car.
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American Folk Art Early 20th Century Paintings

Erna Klein Watercolor "Musicians"
By Erna Klein
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Black and white watercolor on purple paper. Monogrammed lower right. Klein studied in Vienna, Munich and Paris finally came to USA in 1939. She taught college, where her husband Walt...
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American Folk Art Early 20th Century Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Francis De Erdely Watercolor and Pencil "Mexican Shark Fisherman"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Francis De Erdely (Hungarian/American, 1904-1959) “Mexican Shark Fishermen” water color and Pencil on Paper within a pine frame and protective glass, circa 1930. Signed: ‘De Erdely’...
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American Folk Art Early 20th Century Paintings

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Glass, Pine, Paper

Agipito Labios Folk Art Painting of a Girl with Dogs
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Charming folk Art painting of a young girl in a dress with two dogs executed in a distinctive naive style by noted Mexican artist Agipito Labios and presented in a gilt wood frame.
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Mexican Folk Art Early 20th Century Paintings

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Paint

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Located in Norwell, MA
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Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
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