Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Rodney E. Denne (RED) original mixed media on canvas.

Original mixed media painting on wood. Hand signed on front by the artist. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included....

This work is by Haiti's second-most-important artist, Philomé Obin. Hector Hyppolite stands at the top of the list and just sold a painting for almost $450,000. If art history is ...

Framed 29 X 23 Image 18 X 24 The sweetness that characterizes the work of Mexican painter Jose Maria de Servin (1917-83) is a melancholy and placid one. While he worked in the mo...

SHARE Virtual Install Rodney E. Denne (RED) Rockets and Feathers of Rebirth, 2021 Medium: Oil on Canvas Artwork Size: 48 x 35.75 in Framed Size: 49.75 x 37.25 in This work ...

Rodney E. Denne (RED) Soul Engines, 2021 Medium: Oil on Canvas Artwork Size: 46 x 47 in This work is Framed

This work by Dimitri reflects his imaginative process. He says, "Multiple layers of materials laid down over a ten-year period. The painting recently fell into place." With a colorf...

Yitzchak Roman, Israeli Folk Artist, born in Safed, 1913, known for his naive depictions of Jewish life and biblical scenes.

At first glance, Préfète Duffaut's depiction of Bossou from 1954 might be mistaken for a Picasso or a Miro. The work is highly abstract, packed with symbolic meaning akin to Surrea...

Naomi Jones’s evocative figurative painting captures the essence of feminine serenity and nature-inspired symbolism. This soulful portrait features a peaceful woman with flowing aubu...

Therese James's ever popular views of daily Welsh life, drawn from the here and now and her personal recolections of growing up in Wales. Joyful art. Series painted Winter 2024 "The...

Born in Yugoslavia in 1947, Miodrag "Micha" Markovic was naturalised French and lives in Paris. His work has been shown not only in exhibitions of naive art in Japan, Germany and Ita...

A fantastic vase of bold colorful flowers. signed and dated in Hebrew and English, Jerusalem 1989. Litvak's life as an artist started in 1976 when he left Kishinev (Bessarabia) for Israel...

Lorraine Fox was a pioneering female Illustrator/artist who championed a unique style immediately identified as hers. This work, in two parts, was most likely for a newsstand woman's...

Naomi Jones’s evocative figurative painting captures the essence of feminine serenity and nature-inspired symbolism. This soulful portrait features a peaceful woman with flowing aubu...

Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene during the Art Basel Miami art fair in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he ...

Acrylic paint on canvas Outsider art Signed Unique work

Contemporary Atmospheric Black & White Monochrome Landscape Wilderness Painting by 20th Century Artist. Mark Thompson is a seasoned professional pa...

Ink painting of a traditional Balinese river scene attributed to Dewa Putu Lopid. Intricate and dynamic ink wash painting of a traditional Balinese river and village scene. In the f...

Portrait of a Lady French School, 19th century circle of Henri Rousseau, French 1844 - 1910 oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 24 x 23.5 inches provenance: private collection, France co...

Acrylic on canvas. Original art by Daria Kusto. Shipped well protected, rolled in a tube, unframed from Spain.

Genre: Other Subject: People Medium: Oil Surface: Canvas Dimensions: 35" x 16.5 Dimensions w/Frame: 35.5" x 17.25 This depicts a Jazz or Klezmer musician. This one is a bass player. The last photo shows it in a group of three that I have available. This listing is for the one painting. The artist Jovan Obican iconic style is child-like yet masterfully adult; a style that tells a story with sociological overtones. His funny little people are always colorful, full of spirit, living with music and birds to bring them happiness. JOVAN OBICAN Cannes, France, b. 1918, d. 1986 Jovan Obican (1918-1986) artist, painter, sculpture and mosaic ceramic artisan was born in Cannes, France, to his Yugoslavian parents. From childhood on, Jovan practically devoted himself to art, scratching designs into the dirt when paper was unavailable. He trained with many recognized teachers and with many styles. He finished his training, imbued with the spirit of his native country, the people, their legends, and their philosophy. It has been said that his work has a "timeless quality" and a naive, folk art, outsider art brut quality, child-like primitive style. Obican is identified with his style the world over, a style that is simple yet sophisticated; child-like yet masterfully adult; a style that tells a story with psychological, philosophical or sociological overtones. His funny little people are always colorful, full of spirit, living with music and birds to bring them happiness. Best known for his depictions of folklore and traditional costumes rendered in a playful, childlike style and for his happy Jewish wedding scenes. He often used bright colors and black outlines in his renderings of figures and animals, giving his work an illustration-like quality. Thematically, the artist’s work is similar to Marc Chagall and Jean Dubuffet for its dreamlike images and so-called naïve style of painting. Over the course of his career, the artist maintained a studio in Boca Raton, Florida and Dubrovnik, Croatia—part of former Yugoslavia— where he developed an interest in Eastern Europe’s Jewish culture. Many of his mature works depict Jewish traditions and ceremonies, including traditional Jewish weddings, the dancing of the Hora, and traditional music. There is a display of his works in his former Dubrovnik studio. His style is a unique conglomerate of tradition, history, legends, heroes, old customs and folklore. It is a self-standing style, recognizable, cheerful, whimsical and a happy creation. Naïve art is any form of visual art that is created by a person who lacks the formal education and training that a professional artist undergoes (in anatomy, art history, technique, perspective, ways of seeing). Unlike folk art, naïve art does not necessarily evince a distinct cultural context or tradition. Naïve art is recognized, and often imitated, for its childlike simplicity and frankness. Paintings of this kind typically have a flat rendering style with a rudimentary expression of perspective. One particularly influential painter of "naïve art" was Henri Rousseau (1844–1910), a French Post-Impressionist who was discovered by Pablo Picasso. Naïve art is often seen as outsider art that is by someone without formal (or little) training or degree. While this was true before the twentieth century, there are now academies for naïve art. Naïve art is now a fully recognized art genre, represented in art galleries worldwide. Museums devoted to naïve art now exist in Kecskemét, Hungary; Riga, Latvia; Jaen, Spain; Rio de Janeiro, Brasil; Vicq France and Paris. "Primitive art" is another term often applied to art by those without formal training, but is historically more often applied to work from certain cultures that have been judged socially or technologically "primitive" by Western academia, such as Native American, sub saharan African or Pacific Island art (see Tribal art). This is distinguished from the self-conscious, "primitive" inspired movement primitivism. Another term related to (but not completely synonymous with) naïve art is folk art. There also exist the terms "naïvism" and "primitivism" which are usually applied to professional painters working in the style of naïve art (like Paul Gauguin, Mikhail Larionov, Paul Klee). At all events, naive art can be regarded as having occupied an "official" position in the annals of twentieth-century art since - at the very latest - the publication of the Der Blaue Reiter, an almanac in 1912. Wassily Kandinsky and Franz Marc, who brought out the almanac, presented 6 reproductions of paintings by le Douanier' Rousseau (Henri Rousseau), comparing them with other pictorial examples. However, most experts agree that the year that naive art was "discovered" was 1885, when the painter Paul Signac became aware of the talents of Henri Rousseau and set about organizing exhibitions of his work in a number of prestigious galleries. The Earth Group (Grupa Zemlja) were Croatian artists, architects and intellectuals active in Zagreb from 1929 to 1935. The group included the painters Krsto Hegedušić, Edo Kovačević, Omer Mujadžić, Kamilo Ružička, Ivan Tabaković, and Oton Postružnik, the sculptors Antun Augustinčić, Frano Kršinić, and the architect Drago Ibler. A term applied to Yugoslav (Croatian) naive painters working in or around the village of Hlebine, near the Hungarian border, from about 1930. Some of the best known naive artists are Dragan Gaži, Ivan Generalić, Josip Generalić, Krsto Hegedušić, Mijo Kovačić, Ivan Lacković-Croata, Franjo Mraz, Ivan Večenaj and Mirko Virius. Camille Bombois (1883–1970) Ferdinand Cheval, known as 'le facteur Cheval' (1836–1924) Henry Darger (1892–1973) L. S. Lowry (1887–1976) Grandma Moses, Anna Mary Robertson...

Pencil, chalk and watercolour on card depiction of a group of harlequins by French artist Jean Ducel. The work is signed and dated bottom right. This vivid artwork showcases an ener...

Well painted and interesting composition. Classic mid 19th century English Folk art Cottage Landscape. The piece is framed in its original frame and is a very nice piece of Engli...

Charming mid-century naive painting of small figures and chickens in a rural landscape by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). Signed with the monogram "I. M. H." on lower lef...

Unknown Artist (American School, 19th century) Portrait of a Lady in Blue, c. 1835–1850 Oil on canvas This painting is unsigned This quietly elegant portrait captures a mature woman...

The sunshine just flows from this canvas, all of us have a happy place we can retreat to and recharge. In Wales from mountains to coast there's a plethora of happy places to discover...

A large early 20th Century naive, folk art, oil on canvas view of a livestock fair by Tanim. The painting is signed bottom left. A wonderful, humorous and playful view of animals an...

Allegory of a Wheat Harvest (Portrait of young child), ca. 1850, by unknown American artist. Oil on panel measures 9 x 11 inches. Unframed. Original con...

Big Ben, House of Parliament with Union Jack flag, Thames River, boats, barges, airplane and double decker red bus. Classic London street scene. 24 inches by 11 inches in a frame 24....

OIL ON CANVAS 1 PART FROM TRIPTYCH. Ready to hang. Shipping from Belarus, Minsk. Natalia Ivanova is a well-known Belarusian painter working in the style of symbolic figurative art. ...

Genre: Modern Subject: Fiddler on the roof, Shtetl matchmaker Medium: Oil Surface: Board, size includes artist decorated frame Country: United States The imagery of Maurice Kish (18...

Philip Castle was an Irish Painter and husband to artist Barry Castle He is rarely exhibited. His detailed, meticulous work took a long time to complete and his output was quite li...

Original Painting: Terracotta Relief With Acrylic Painting on Wood Panel Hand signed These works are paintings with a 3D carved sculpture dimension to them, fusing sculpture with pai...

Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene during the Art Basel Miami art fair in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he ...

Original mixed media drawing and painting on paper. Hand signed and dated on front by Purvis Young. Paper size: 9 x 11.25 inches. Frame size: 12.25 x 15.25 inches. Artwork is in ...

Original mixed media collage on paper. Unsigned. Paper size: 13.5 x 10.25 inches. Frame size: 16.5 x 13.5 inches. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity i...

Original vintage gouache painting on poster board by Emma Heinzelmann (Hungarian, born 1930). Hungarian Peasant art, children fairytale themes, in psychedelic pop colors of the era.T...

This striking 1944 Ex-Voto, “Holy Tribute for the Return of Good Health,” is an original oil and ink on tin by an anonymous Mexican artist. Created in San Miguel de Allende, this dev...

Fabulous oil on canvas in the style of the famous William Aiken Walker. The details of this painting are amazing and is the same subject matter of...

A thoroughly charming original acrylic on canvas painting by American folk art artist James C. Litz. Perfect as a holiday gift or a wonderful adornment for your own home, this impo...

The angel motif is a recurring image in Therese’s paintings. This is a particularly lovely work with a real feel good vibe. Acrylic on deep canvas 15.75" x 11.75"

Anonymous (English School) The Ballad Singers, ca. 1820 Oil on canvas Lively, theatrical, and brimming with charm, The Ballad Singers is a rare surviving example of early 19th-centu...

Oil painting on canvas Original art by Grigori Ivanov. Grigoriy Ivanov is a famous Belarusian painter, who started his career from the Belarusian avant-garde and a member the famou...

MALCAH ZELDIS Circus, Trapeze Artists and Acrobats gouache on paper Hand signed and dated bottom right. titled in pencil on paper verso. Framed to 15 X 16.5 sheet is 9 X 12 Malcah ...

"Deliverance from the Two-Petaled Lotus" Mythical Figurative Composition Mythical, visionary composition by an unknown artist (20th Century). This vibrant, surreal painting depicts ...

Acrylic on canvas. Original art by Daria Kusto. Shipped well protected, rolled in a tube, unframed from Spain.

Naomi Jones's richly patterned realistic paintings focus on the preservation of vulnerable wildlife. Jones finds catharsis in painting soulful animals. Portraits of vulnerable species native to the North American landscape are painted with an illustrative sensitivity, reminding the viewer to appreciate the delicate balance of nature. Jones tries to make such wildlife, frequently living on the edges of homes and gardens, visible through paintings set among vividly patterned backgrounds. This original 36-inch square acrylic painting of a rabbit is wired and ready to hang. The sides of this artwork are painted and it does not require framing. It is signed by the artist on the front. Free local Los Angeles delivery. Affordable Continental U.S. and International shipping available. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included. Jones is inspired by Georgia O’Keefe’s attention to the natural world and Frida Kahlo’s narrative approach to painting. She is also inspired by the patterns of William Morris and has found them to be rich resources of inspiration for her lively backgrounds. Naomi Jones lives in Greensboro, North Carolina, a city known for creative activism, ecological conservation, and an artistic approach to civic spaces. Her original artworks have been exhibited and collected throughout the US. REPRESENTATION Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2019-23 Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA 2019 Platypus & Gnome, Wilmington, NC 2018 Scuppernong Books, Greensboro, NC 2018 Hirsch Wellness, Revolution Mills, Greensboro, NC 2018 Greensboro Project Space, Greensboro, NC SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2018 “I Spy: Art by Naomi Jones,” Art In Bloom...

Oil painting on canvas Original art by Grigori Ivanov. Founder of art style "Svetizm" healing paintings with light and color. Ready to hang. Shipp...

OIL ON CANVAS Ready to hang. Shipping from Belarus, Minsk. Natalia Ivanova is a well-known Belarusian painter working in the style of symbolic figurative art. Her paintings were exh...

Outsider artist Scott Harbison imagines a world of curious alien beings and wide-eyed mutant animals, naively navigating unknown territory. His mischievous figures are activated by s...

This authentic Mexican ex-voto, painted circa 1940 in oil on tin, is a moving expression of gratitude and faith created by an anonymous Mexican folk artist. The devotional piece than...

Harking back to his roots in this picture Simeon Stafford has captured, in a whirling scene of colourful chaos all the elements that made travelling fairs such magical places for adu...

OIL ON CANVAS by artist GRIGORIY IVANOV. Grigoriy Ivanov is the founder of a new trend in the art named "Svetism" (Power of Light). The main idea of "Svetism" is the perception of th...

Oil painting on canvas Original art by Grigori Ivanov. Founder of art style "Svetizm" healing paintings with light and color. Ready to hang. Shipp...

Acrylic on canvas. Original art by Daria Kusto. Shipped well protected, rolled in a tube, unframed from Spain.

Jay Patel THE MAPLE FOREST Acrylic on Board Year: 2022 Size: 12x10x1.5in Signed verso COA provided Ready to hang Ref.: 924802-1114 "This vividly hued artwor...

Nina Barka (1908-1986) The Visit, 1972 Oil on board Artwork: 21 1/4 x 25 1/2 in. l 54 x 65 cm Framed: 24 1/2 x 28 3/4 in. l 62 x 73 cm Signed lower right (partially erased) Nina Bar...