Folk Art Paintings

A sensuous reclining nude with exaggerated curves touches her nipple. The intimate moment is witnessed by a relishing cat. Of course, the cat has a smile on his face. From his position, the view is very good. Stong colors and a perfect interaction of positive and negative spaces along with it large size make this a powerfully involved work. Seymour Etienne Bottex...

View of the Towers of Chartres Cathedral in Acrylic on Artist's Board Colorful, idealistic representation of Chartres Cathedral and the surrounding area by Ben Venezky (American, 18...

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Transporting oil painting on canvas of an elephant dressed in festive attire in a parade with figures and children.Signed Charles Baskerville 1966 and presented in an older Italian ...

A nostalgic slice of good times in the valleys of Wales. Therese James has the innate talent to capture these scenes imbued with joy and fun. It’s impossible not to experience a litt...

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.

Original mixed media collage on paper. Hand signed on front by Purvis Young. Paper size: 11.5 x 8.75 inches. Frame size: 15.25 x 12.25 inches. Artwork is in excellent condition. ...

G. Kent Untitled, c. 1880-1910 Oil on canvas 10 x 12 1/4 in. 12 x 14 1/8 x 1 3/8 in. Signed lower right: G. Kent

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

Original mixed media on board. Hand signed on front by the artist. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. All reasonable offers will be considered.

Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Justin McCarthy (American, 1891-1977) Marking(s); notes: markings Country of origin; materials: USA; paint on wood panel Dimensions: 16″h, 24″w Additio...

An artist who knew the vessels he painted firsthand, Baltimore artist Otto Muhlenfeld has captured the Great Lakes Steam Tug CALUMET in a colorful, working profile. Her American Ensi...

Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Justin McCarthy (American, 1891-1977) Marking(s); notes: marking(s) Materials: board/panel Dimensions (H, W, D): 24"h, 23.75"w Additional Information: ...

"Seated Girl and Hummingbird" is a vibrant oil on board painting by Mexican folk artist Martin Saldaña (1874–1965). This captivating work depicts three figures near a house, surround...

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

Fishing boats and harbour scene naive folk art, Mid Century oil on wood panel. The painting is monograph signed bottom right (as yet undeciphered) and presented in a plain patinated ...

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

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

There’s a whole world contained in Theree James’s paintings. Her people and scenes of Welsh life breathe animation into this world and create such a feeling of joy and wellbeing. Moo...

This is a masterfully executed wall hanging enamel on copper painting of Jerusalem. it is signed in Hebrew. Israel has had a Vibrant Folk Art, Naive art scene for a long time now artists like Yisrael Paldi, Nahum Guttman, Reuven Rubin had naive periods. The most well know of the strict naive artists are Shalom of Safed, Irene Awret...

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

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...

Naïve art meets abstract art. Signed and dated to lower right 'Paul Rand 4.6.52. Paul Rand said. “People who don’t have a sense of humor really have serious problems.” Besides being...

Artist: Jaimendes, Brazilian (1939 - ) Title: Grinding Sugar Cane Year: circa 1983 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.l. Size: 21.5 in. x 25.5 in. (54.61 cm x ...

Inscribed indistinctly verso, 'Painted by H. Herneisen' (?) and dated 1916. Displayed in a period, polished walnut, swept frame. Framed dimensions: 26 H x 2 D x 39.75 W inches Paint...

Mystery Artist, Possibly Student or Follower of Wilson Bigaud Untitled, 20th century Oil on board - painting presumably incised to reveal white below intentionally Sight: 16 x 26 in....

Emmanuel Jolicoeur (Haitian, b. 1928) Untitled, c. 1960s Oil on board 23 7/8 x 11 in. Framed: 26 x 13 x 1 in. Signed lower left Emmanuel Jolicoeur was born on Christmas day in 1928 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and is the older brother of artist Wilson Jolicoeur. His work can be found in the collection of the Figge Art Museum in Davenport, IA. He was a member of the school Foyer des Arts Plastiques, created by a group of artists who wanted to address and remedy issues plaguing Haitian painters. Jolicouer was known to collaborate with Rene Exume and David Rouzier. In 1967, he moved to the United States, where he has resided since. His paintings have been sold at major auction houses including Sotheby's, and is represented by a number of galleries. He was included in Eva Pataki's book "Haitian Painting...

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 ...

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

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Acrylic paint on canvas Outsider art Signed Unique work

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 ...

Eiffel Tower Plaza by Charles Cobelle, French (1902–1994) Date: circa 1960 Acrylic on Canvas, signed lower right Size: 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.32 cm) Frame Size: 18 x 16 inches

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...

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...

At its height in 1950s Haiti, the Naïve art movement drew upon scenes from daily life such as this rural landscape that somehow manages to make backbreaking farm labor upbeat. The vi...

Mid century French oil on board street scene. The painting is not signed but is presented in a patinated wood frame. A painting which captures a serene village scene, dominated by a...

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...

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

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...

Early 20th century Folk Art Impressionist oil on board view of a farmhouse. Initial signed but artist unknown and dated 1924 to the bottom right. Presented in a really beautiful peri...

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...

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 ...

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

The Gift Of The Two Lines Born on March 21, 1906, in Moscow, she arrived as an emigrant to Paris at the age of 15, bearing in her young experience, the weight of the most transformi...

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...

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...

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 ...