Folk Art Wall Decorations
FOLK ART STYLE
Folk art is a genre of art that shares the creator’s traditions, offering not just an artistic display but an opportunity to learn about a culture. Antique, new and vintage folk art typically reflects a heritage or location. It can include utilitarian objects and handmade art as diverse as weather vanes, duck decoys, portraiture and paintings, carnival art and quilts.
Quilts are a quintessential part of American folk art but their roots are international, with quilting dating back to Ancient Egypt. The practice spread to Europe and was especially prominent in the Middle Ages, with one of the oldest surviving examples being the Tristan quilt made in Sicily in the 14th century. They were made as bedcovers and clothing, including as a layer for knights to wear beneath their armor. Native American folk art includes functional objects reflecting their heritage, such as baskets, textiles and wooden pieces.
Elsewhere, the vast range of work associated with Mexican folk art includes masks made by Mexican craftspeople for traditional celebrations and ceremonial dances. Mexican masks are part of the country’s folk-art traditions that go back thousands of years and play a role in festivals and theater.
Works in the folk art tradition are valuable because of the skills involved, like weaving, hand-carving wood and even stonework. Many folk artists are self-taught, while some train as apprentices within their community. By using available materials and taking a personal approach to their creations, artists ensure each piece is unique and conveys a story.
During the Great Depression, artistic materials in America were hard to come by, so artisans used discarded wood from cigar boxes and shipping crates to make highly stylized, notched pieces — most often picture frames and boxes — that are today sought after by collectors. This folk art style is called tramp art and was popular from roughly 1870 until the 1940s.
Folk art brings vibrant culture and traditions into your home. Browse an extensive collection of antique, new and vintage folk art on 1stDibs.
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Style: Folk Art
Original Antique Print of a Rufous Warbler, circa 1880, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Rufous Warbler
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon.
Original ha...
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1880s English Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Large Original Antique Natural History Print, Quadrumana, circa 1835
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of Quadrumana, apes etc.
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Cpt. Brown with original han...
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1830s English Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of a Dunnock, circa 1880, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Dunnock
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon.
Original hand colo...
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1880s English Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Little Boy Blue Painting on Canvas Cloth
Located in Redding, CT
Little Boy Blue Painting on Canvas Cloth. Classic Fairy Tale illustration of Little Boy Blue fallen asleep in the hay. Great for a little boys...
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1940s Vintage Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Linen
Original Antique Print of a Nutcracker, circa 1880, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Nutcracker
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon.
Original hand c...
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1880s English Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Framed Antique Mid-Century Modern Collection of Femenine Cards Artwork, 1930
Located in Barcelona, ES
Framed Antique Collection of Femenine Cards, 1930
Manufactured Spain, circa 1930.
Dimensions:
D 2 x W 108 H 84 cm
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and u...
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1930s Spanish Vintage Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paper
1920 Antique English Needlepoint Tapestry 3x5 Fine 3'3" x 4'10" 99cm x 148cm
Located in New York, NY
1920 Antique English Needlepoint Tapestry 3x5
3'3" x 4'10" 99cm x 148cm
"Beautiful English antique needlepoint tapestry with an exotic, scenic design . Creating dimension in any roo...
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1920s English Vintage Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
Original Antique Print of a Grasshopper Warbler, circa 1880, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Grasshopper Warbler
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon.
Origin...
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1880s English Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of a Yellow-Billed Cuckoo, circa 1880, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Yellow-Billed Cuckoo
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon.
Origi...
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1880s English Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of a Marsh Warbler, circa 1880, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Marsh Warbler
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon.
Original col...
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1880s English Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of a Tree Pipit, circa 1880, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Tree Pipit
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon.
Original color
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1880s English Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Large Square Impasto Rooster Painting by Von
Located in Redding, CT
Large Square Impasto Rooster Painting by Von. Unframed . Perfect for a kitchen or farmhouse.
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Paint
Maurice (Morris) Grabel Outsider Art Nude Painting
Located in Savannah, GA
An outsider art painting depicting three nude ladies and one bottom; one lady with sparkly panties.
By Maurice Morris Grabel (1905-1988) of Philadelphia and Egg Harbor, NJ.
Oil on...
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Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Folk Art Glass Shard Cat Picture
Located in Riverdale, NY
Charming Folk Art glass shard cat picture set within a grey washed handmade wood frame. Made with glass shard mosaics by hand depicting in an image of a ca...
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1940s North American Vintage Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass
Original Antique Print of an Orphean Warbler, circa 1880, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of an Orphean Warbler
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon.
Original ...
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1880s English Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Arthur Nevin Print of a Red-Breasted Merganser Duck Decoy, Beach Haven, NJ
By Arthur Nevin
Located in Downingtown, PA
The large 1970s print by Arthus Nevin depicts a Red-Breasted Merganser Bird Decoy.
It is inscribed Red-Breasted Merganser Beach Haven, NJ., 1935.
102/1...
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Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
French, 19th Century Iron Shoemakers Shop Sign
Located in Buisson, FR
Original riveted sheet iron shoemakers shop sign. Unique find,
France, circa 1800-1850. Traces of red paint visible.
Weathered.
Category
19th Century French Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Iron
American Folk Art paintings of Chickens in Farm Landscape, signed 'Horiz'
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
American folk art painting of chickens in a farm landscape, signed 'Horiz'
USA, 20th century
A captivating American folk art painting depicting chickens in a picturesque farm lands...
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20th Century American Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Green Turkish Deco Deer Rug
Located in New York, NY
One-of-a-kind hand-knotted Turkish Anatolian rug with 2 deers and 2 other animals on a green ground
Measures: 1'9” x 2'3”.
Category
20th Century Turkish Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
African Yoruba Diviner's Beaded Wall Hanging Panel Sash 1950
Located in North Hollywood, CA
African Yoruba Diviner's Beaded Wall Hanging Panel Sash 1950.
This extraordinary beaded wall hanging is a stunning example of Yoruba craftsmanship, d...
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Textile, Beads
19th Century Original Painted Wall Board Food Plate Folk Art Bavarian German
Located in Epfach, DE
19th Century original painted wall board food plate folk art Bavarian German
The typical bavarian plate is labeled with M.L.B. 1882.
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Late 19th Century German Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Canvas painting antique flowers
Located in Cantù, IT
Painting on canvas antique flowers Private Collection Domenico Rugiano
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1970s Italian Vintage Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Folk Art Hand Hooked Rug with Chickens, circa 1880
Located in Nantucket, MA
Folk Art Hand Hooked rug with chickens, circa 1880, with two grey chicks standing on black and tan patches (respectively) on a white ground, separated by a double chevron band of mul...
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1880s American Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Burlap, Wool
Hand-Painted Northwest Coast Totem Motif Studio-Made Wall Cabinet
Located in Northport, MI
A rare and expressive wall-mounted cabinet crafted by an unknown studio artisan, likely in the Pacific Northwest, and dating from the mid-20th century. This one-of-a-kind piece maste...
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1960s American Vintage Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paint
JOHN R. WATTS, Folk Art Watercolor & Gouache Landscape Painting, U.S., C.1889
Located in Chatham, ON
JOHN R. WATTS (Unknown/Unidentified Artist) - Folk art watercolor and gouache landscape painting on paper - graphite highlights and shading - unframed - signed and dated lower right ...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint, Paper
Zabihi Collection Horse Pictorial Persian Wall Kilim
Located in New York, NY
Accent size Persian Kilim from the late 20th century with what looks like a colorful horse surrounded by small trees on a dark ground color
Measures: 4'3'' x 7'2''.
This was origin...
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Late 20th Century Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Modern Persian Souf Kilim
Located in New York, NY
A Modern Souf Persian carpet dpeicting a lion on a neutral field
3'11'' x 5'5''
Souf rugs are very rare technique found as they have a raised low and high pile technique. They are...
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21st Century and Contemporary Persian Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
Vintage American Sampler Dated "1929" Made by "MCB"
Located in Incline Village, NV
Simply a beautiful and well made "American Sampler On Linen" with initials "MCB" bordered in blue; in excellent and all original condition. A stitched green framed border; features ...
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1920s American Vintage Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen
NITA SLATER - "Running Sea" - Folk Art Oil on Panel - Framed - Canada - C. 1954
Located in Chatham, ON
NITA SLATER - "Running Sea" - Vintage Folk Art oil painting on panel - signed lower right - signed and titled verso - dedicated verso - ...
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Mid-20th Century Canadian Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
American Child's Sampler, Circa 1887 by "Clara R. Nolan"
Located in Incline Village, NV
Charming American Sampler by "Clara R. Nolan"; well made, bright and colorful, with an intricate needlepoint floral rose petal border in colors of red...
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1880s Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen
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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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paint
Gloria Laposka (American, 1922-2015) "Lost In The Crowd" Oil On Board
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Gloria Laposka (American, 1922-2015) "Lost in the Crowd" oil on canvas board painting depicting the Springfield county fair bustling with crowds, a big top, and a band in vibrant col...
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Other
Large Original Antique Natural History Print, Flying Lemur, circa 1835
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a flying lemur
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Cpt. Brown with original hand color...
Category
1830s English Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Four Postcards Sets Printed by The Taller de Gráfica Popular
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1950. We offer this 4 sets of postcards printed by the Taller de Gráfica Popular, each set includes 12 postcards.
El Taller de la Gráfica Popular is a collective of engravers founded in Mexico in 1937 by the artists Leopoldo Méndez...
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1950s Mexican Vintage Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Persian Kashan Rug
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th Century Persian Kashan rug
Measures: 1'3'' x 2'6''.
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
Late 20th Century Vintage Boho Tropical Seascape on Canvas
Located in west palm beach, FL
Escape to a tranquil paradise with this charming vintage original tropical seascape painting on canvas. This delightful artwork captures the essence of an idyllic island getaway, fea...
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Late 20th Century American Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
K. Hutchings - 'Lac Léman' - Vintage Landscape Painting - Unframed - circa 1990
Located in Chatham, ON
K. HUTCHINGS - 'Lac Léman' (Lake Geneva) - Vintage acrylic landscape painting on stretched canvas - unframed - signed lower right - signed/titled/dated verso - circa 1990.
Excelle...
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Late 19th Century Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Abstract Penguin Pictorial Persian Flat-Weave
Located in New York, NY
Square scatter size Persian Kilim from the 20th century with a stand alone penquin on a khaki ground. This was originally belonging to a private Persian collector who requested to ma...
Category
20th Century Persian Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
Antique Rosen Style Folk Art Fruit Still Life Oil on Canvas Painting, C1830
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Severin Rosen Style Folk Art Fruit Still Life Oil on Canvas Painting Seated in Giltwood Frame C1830
Measures- 18''H x 22.25''W x 2.5''D; 14.5''...
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Early 19th Century Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Paint
1960s Woven Nesting Baskets Handmade Pottery Wall Art
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Hanging Wall Fiber Art
Handcrafted from USA decorative textile fiber art wall hanging piece three nesting pocket baskets 1960s handmade ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Pottery, Wool, Cane, Rope
Original Cover of Mexican Comic "Sensacional De Maestros"
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this amazing original cover painted in gouache in excellent vintage conditions, circa 1990 issue 129 "Sancho te encontr'e en la movidita Sancho".
About the Sensacional Comics as part of the Mexican culture:
"Sensacional" is the generic name of a handful of Mexican comics published at the end of the 1970s (1979 to be exact) and whose "Boom" remained in force within the Mexican idiosyncrasy for circa 20 years, (all the decade of the 1980s and 1990s) to then go downhill and "evolve", so to speak, until they become sexually explicit...
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1990s Mexican Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
"De Laval" Tin Advertising Sign, American, circa 1905, Near Mint
Located in Incline Village, NV
Having started in Sweden, the company opened up in America in 1888 as the "De Laval Cream Separator Company" in New York City, with a production plant ...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Tin
Surreal Figurative Painting, Roland Gautier
Located in London, GB
A large oil painting on ply board by French artist Roland Gautier. A surreal figurative observation of two forms with floating heads. A bold piece of qui...
Category
Late 20th Century French Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Plywood, Paint
Professionally Framed Silk and Cotton Ikat Fragment, Uzbekistan, E 20th C.
Located in Istanbul, TR
First the fragment has been hand backed on a linen fabric, then stretched over a wooden stretcher and finished with a wooden frame.
E 20th C. Uzbekistan.
Ready to go on a wall.
Fram...
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Early 20th Century Uzbek Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Silk
Set of Six Black Forest Roe Deer Trophies on Carved Plaques - Germany ca. 1900s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Set of Six Black Forest Roe Deer Trophies on Carved Plaques - Germany ca. 1900s
A set of six antique roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) trophies mounted on carved plaques. The trophies ...
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Early 1900s German Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Antler, Wood
Set of Six Black Forest Roe Deer Trophies on Wooden Plaques - Germany
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Set of Six Black Forest Roe Deer Trophies on Wooden Plaques - Germany
A set of six old trophies of roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), mounted on wooden panels with different styles. Th...
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Mid-20th Century German Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Antler, Wood
Saidi Nakoko, African Tingatinga School Painting, Oil on Canvas, 1970s, Framed
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Saidi Nakoko, Tingatinga, Tanzania, 1970s
Oil on canvas
Work signed by the artist
Working dimensions 44/33
Framed work
Tinga Tinga is an art style originating from East Africa. It w...
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1970s Tanzanian Vintage Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Zabihi Collection Antique French Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
Authentic 18th-century tapestry
5'4'' x 6'9''.
Category
18th Century French Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
Turkish Anatolian Deer Rug
Located in New York, NY
One of a kind hand-knotted Turkish Anatolian rug with stand-alone deer on a blush color ground
Measures: 3'3” x 3'11”.
Category
20th Century Turkish Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
Framed Hmong Appliqué Textile Fragment
Located in Chicago, IL
Dating to the mid-20th century, this colorful Hmong textile is a classic example of the appliqué technique used for the traditional cloth known as paj n...
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20th Century Southeast Asian Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Fabric
Botanical Persian Pictorial Rug
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th Century Persian Persian Bakhtiari Pictorial signed Prayer rug. Light enough to use as a wall piece as well
Measures: 5'5'' x 8'2''.
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
1960’s Mushroom Needlepoint, Framed
Located in Charleston, SC
Here we have a framed piece of cross-stitch art featuring a brightly colored orange and yellow mushroom and a ladybug. The artwork is created using the cross-stitch technique, whe...
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Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Cotton, Wood
Zabihi Collection Gray Animal Motif Turkish Fine Sivas Rug
Located in New York, NY
Accent size pictorial Turkish Sivas carpet from the first quarter of the 20th century. The gray field with a flurry of wild and exotic animals, accents in beige and crimson red. A co...
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Early 20th Century Turkish Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
R.B. Kitaj, Cutie, 17/70, Screenprint 1974
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
R.B. Kitaj, Cutie 1974
Edition of 70
Signed and numbered 17/70 in pencil lower left.
Unframed.
CREATOR R.B. Kitaj, United Kingdom.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1974
MA...
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Mid-20th Century British Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Antique Naive Portrait of Budgies (Parakeet), Original Oil On Porcelain Painting
Located in Bristol, GB
ANTIQUE ORIGINAL PAINTING DEPICTING BIRDS (BUDGIE AKA BUDGERIGAR AKA COMMON PARAKEET)
A charming scene depicting two colourful birds in lov...
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19th Century British Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Porcelain, Velvet, Paint, Glass
20th Century Theatre Scenery Trees Wall Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
American mid-20th century. Stage prop scenery trees from a theatre. Painted canvas on wood, muted greens, blues, browns, grays and golden colors depicting Albizia trees. Two separate...
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20th Century American Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Deborah Barrett "Woman in Animal Suit" Graphite Mixed Media on Paper / Collage
By Deborah Barrett
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Title: Woman in Animal Suit
Artist: Deborah Barrett
Medium: Mixed Media Collage on Paper
Signed and date to the lower right and bearing an old Susan...
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1990s American Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Gesso, Paper
Antique Dutch Dark Blue Glazed Ceramic Tiles
Located in Rijssen, NL
This is an amazing set of dark blue handmade tiles of a Dutch scenery of sailing ships. With 6 different stylized designs. These tiles would be charming displayed on easels, framed or incorporated into a custom tile design.
Please note that the price is for a set of 6 tiles...
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20th Century Belgian Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Folk Art wall decorations for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique folk art wall decorations for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage wall decorations created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, folk art, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with paper, fabric and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Folk Art wall decorations made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and United Kingdom pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original wall decorations, popular names associated with this style include Berber Tribes of Morocco, Purvis Young, Alejandro Rangel Hidalgo, and Arthur Nevin. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for wall decorations differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $20 and tops out at $48,000 while the average work can sell for $949.