Skip to main content

Early Folk Art Paintings

to
48
392
175
327
302
189
136
65
25
10
9
8
8
8
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
Sort By
Portrait Miniature of a Lady
Located in Shakespeare, ON
This unknown lady is painted on ivory in the style of Richard Cosway (1742-1821) with a blue and cloudy sky background. Like many miniatures and pieces of jewellery from the eighteen...
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Paintings

Pair of Topographical Portraits of the Pavillion and Village of Vaux-Sur-Seine
Located in London, Middlesex
-Phillipe, Comte D’Artois, Later Charles X. These paintings present a unique portrait of a gentleman’s
Category

Antique Early 18th Century French Louis XIV Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Two Male Soldier Drawings
Located in Canaan, CT
Not sure if these are prints or drawings. Just picked up at a tag sale in the Berkshires MA. They have been very nicely framed. Sold as a pair.
Category

Early 20th Century American American Colonial Paintings

Photographer s Backdrop
Located in Houston, TX
Rare photographer's backdrop of German kitchen scene circa 1800's.
Category

Early 20th Century German Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Native American Antique Handmade Porcelain Plaque of Woman
Located in Pasadena, CA
Vintage design style when applied to furniture and home decor means the piece has the depth and soul of a previous era, colorful and rare, this eye-catching porcelain plaque depicts ...
Category

Early 20th Century American Other Paintings

Materials

Wood, Porcelain

Framed Painting of Two Ladies
Located in Guimaraes, PT
Painting with traces by Bernardino Luini. We do not know if it was painted by Luini or Luini's
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Arts and Crafts Painted Furniture

Textile Painting by M S Lakshmipathy
Located in Houston, TX
Textile painting by M S Laxmipathy. Subject is a snake charmer. This snake charmer on the streets
Category

Early 20th Century Asian Anglo Raj Tribal Art

Materials

Textile

Vaquero on Horseback with Joshua Trees
By Leonard Reedy
Located in Graton, CA
demonstrated an unusual aptness and fondness for drawing and painting and chose to manifest this talent by
Category

Early 20th Century Folk Art Landscape Paintings

Ascension
By Russian School
Located in Santa Fe, NM
This rare early 19th Century 'Icon of the Ascension' has beautiful features rich colors and an
Category

Early 19th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Landscape c 1820 Powder Mill
Located in Hudson, NY
pastel c.1820 9 3/4 x 11 in. frame 12 1/2 x 14 in.
Category

Early 19th Century Folk Art Landscape Paintings

Materials

Pastel

Landscape c 1820 pastel
Located in Hudson, NY
American school pastel c.1820 9 3/4 x 11 in. frame 12 1/2 x 14 in.
Category

Early 19th Century Folk Art Landscape Paintings

Materials

Pastel

A Good Early 19th Century Ex-Voto Retablo Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
This extremely fine and rare 19th century ex-voto is dedicated to Santa Rita de Casia, levitating in upper left. According to the written testimonial, Don Cayetano Carillo suffered f...
Category

Antique 19th Century Mexican Folk Art Paintings

Robert Whitmore "Indian Procession" Oil Painting, Early 20th Century
Located in Cookeville, TN
Featured is a colorful oil painting on canvas titled "Indian Procession" by listed artist Robert
Category

20th Century American Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Antonio Jacobsen Unusual Dimensional Ship Portrait Nautical Folk Art
By Antonio Jacobsen
Located in Palm City, FL
Presented is a painting of the SS BRAZOS in an interesting three quarter view which is unusual for Jacobsen
Category

Early 20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Board

Robert Whitmore "Male at Rest" Oil Painting, Early 20th Century
Located in Cookeville, TN
This is an exquisite oil painting on unstretched canvas titled Male at Rest by listed artist Robert
Category

20th Century American Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Large Swedish Bonad / Kurbitz, Naive Folk Art Wall Hanging, Smaaland, circa 1800
Located in Tetbury, GB
A large and very decorative Swedish bonad or kurbitz originating from Smaaland, circa 1800. The piece is hand painted onto a homespun burlap / hessian type material. Beautiful ...
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Paintings

Materials

Burlap

"Redemption" Painting by Purvis Young
By Purvis Young
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
American Folk Art Museum, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the High Museum of Art, the National Museum of
Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Textile, Paint

Danish Oil on Board ca. 1900
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Danish oil on fiberboard of a country scene including a thatched roof house, rustic road, goats and a girl sitting at the side of the road. Charming scene painted with very good col...
Category

Early 20th Century Danish Folk Art Paintings

Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Painting
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very colorful and charmingly naive Swedish folk art painting depicting a feast, the top boarder
Category

Antique 19th Century Swedish Paintings

Charming Folk Art Winter Scene Painting on Paddle
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Charming folk art winter scene painting on paddle: "Going to Church". Signed lower right R
Category

Early 20th Century Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

American Folk Art Farmstead Oil Painting, ca 1934
Located in Astoria, NY
American Folk Art large oil on canvas depicting a farm view, signed "D. Gagnon" to lower right
Category

Early 20th Century Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Painting
Located in Greenwich, CT
Charming early 19th Century Swedish folk painting or "kurbitz" depicting the annunciation and the
Category

Antique 19th Century Swedish Paintings

Early American Folk Art Portrait of a Young Lady
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Oil on canvas laid down to board in a simple but great period gold leaf frame. American, circa 1840 portrait of a young lady, has an Erastus Salisbury Field feel to it. Framed size 3...
Category

Antique 1840s American Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Paint

Swedish Folk Art Kurbitz Painting
Located in Greenwich, CT
Charming early 19th Century Swedish folk art painting on paper depicting Christ speaking to the
Category

Antique 19th Century Swedish Paintings

Materials

Paper

Antique 1860s Early Americana Folk Art Fraktur Pennsylvania Dutch Family Record
Located in Dayton, OH
"Fraktur is a highly artistic and elaborate illuminated Folk Art created by the Pennsylvania Dutch
Category

Antique 1860s Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Paint, Paper

Early 19th Century American Folk Art Portrait from New England
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early New England portrait of a young girl all dressed up for church. This wonderful folky
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Pair of American Early 19th Century Folk Art Portraits
Located in Essex, MA
Beautiful Pair of American Folk Art Portraits. The man holding a book and the woman in bonnet
Category

Antique 19th Century Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Early 20th Century Folk Art Staffordshire Bull Terrier Dog Ratine Oil on Board
Located in Lowestoft, GB
a carved oak frame. Early 20th century in age signed lower left P.Plantin. Some minor age related
Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Hardwood

Late 19th/Early 20th Century Pair of Naive Folk Art Prize Bulls Oil on Canvas
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A charming pair of naive prize bulls housed in their well worn gilt and gesso frames. Oil on canvas and in very much untouched original condition Turn of the century in age, En...
Category

Antique Early 1900s English Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Canvas

Pair of Early 19th Century American Folk Art School Half Length Portraits
Located in Lowestoft, GB
drinking and relaxing in what seems to be very comfortable surroundings. Each painting has a peeping Tom
Category

Antique Early 19th Century American Regency Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Outstanding Swedish Folk Art Mural
Located in Greenwich, CT
Outstanding Swedish folk art mural (or bonad; also referred to as a kurbitz or kurbits) depicting
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Paintings

18th c. Folk Art Panel
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming wood panel painted with image of young dresser girl, holding a flower. Dated 1791, upper right corner.
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Danish Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Folk Art Naive Pair of Early 19th Century Oil on Canvas Bull Dogs
Located in Lowestoft, GB
belief" that baiting improved the flesh. By the early nineteenth century, the sport began to die out
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English George III Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Hardwood

18th Century Folk Painting of Onion Domed Church
Located in Greenwich, CT
Lovely naive folk art painting depicting an onion domed church and building with stairway in an
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Austrian Paintings

Materials

Pine

HAND CARVED PAINTED FOLK ART WOOD SHIP
Located in Los Angeles, CA
THIS SIGNED AND DATED 1924 FOLKY HAND CARVED AND HAND PAINTED SHIP HAS GREAT PRESENTS.WITH GREAT DETAILS TO THE PAINT AND ANCHOR AND SHIP SAILS.THIS HAS A THREE DEMENTIONAL LOOK.
Category

Early 20th Century American Paintings

George III Early 19th Century Naive Folk Art Portraits of The Moncrieff Family
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A rare collection of family portraits circa 1820 of The Moncrieff Family. In original country house condition, losses to the painted surface, small holes and age related craqueleu...
Category

Antique 1810s English George III Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Early 20th Century Chinese Landscape Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
An early 20th century Chinese ink on silk painted landscape depicting ladies of leisure in a garden
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Paintings

Materials

Ink

George IV Folk Art Portrait of The Brighton Match Maker 1828
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A wonderful folk art hand penned and coloured portrait of the Brighton Match Maker 1828. Housed
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Paintings

Materials

Paint

Early 20th Century Wood Framed Oil / Board Decorative Painting
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 20th century wood framed oil on board decorative hanging wall painting. The painting is in
Category

Early 20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Early 20th Century Wood Framed Oil / Board Decorative Painting
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 20th century wood framed oil on board decorative hanging wall painting. The painting is in
Category

Early 20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Agate

Early Folky Painting of Watermelon
Located in Wiscasset, ME
In early frame
Category

Antique 19th Century American Paintings

Early 18th century oil on canvas painting of flintlock gun
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 18th century oil on canvas painting of flintlock gun powder horn-shott etc, with dead
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Belgian Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Early Signed" Valdemar Mau "cows Grazing Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
THIS FANTASTIC COUNTRY SCENE OIL ON CANVAS PAINTING IS SIGNED BY THE ARTIST "VALDEMAR MAU ".THE
Category

Early 20th Century Swedish Paintings

Early 20thc Signed Dated 1924 Charming Cows Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
THIS CHARMING AND VERY WELL DONE OIL PAINTING IN FRAME IS FANTASTIC.THE DOUBLE BULLS OIL PAINTING
Category

Early 20th Century European Paintings

Pair of 18th Century Folk Portraits
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine pair of English folk art portraits by Joseph Lovell, depicting brothers William and Thomas
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Early 20th Century Primitive Hot Air Balloon Launch Painting
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Large French School Primitive Oil on Canvas of a hot air balloon flight commemorating most likely a flight by the Montgolfier brothers. extraordinary depiction of the grand event, st...
Category

Early 20th Century French Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Fantastic Early 20thc Oil Painting Of Indian Chief In Or. Frame
Located in Los Angeles, CA
EARLY 20THC OIL PAINTING OF INDIAN CHIEF IN THE ORIGINAL PAINTED OAK FRAME.THIS WELL DONE OIL IS IN
Category

Early 20th Century American Paintings

19th Century Painting of a Well Dressed Child Carrying a Basket of Fruit
Located in Wiscasset, ME
A wonderful folk art painting featuring a little girl carrying a basket of fruit through a woodland
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Paint

Pair of Large Early 19th Century European Oil on Canvas Paintings
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful pair of early 19th century Provincial oil on canvas large murals. Beautifully detailed
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Louis Philippe Paintings

Materials

Paint

Original Signed Desert Landscape Oil Painting in Carved Giltwood Frame
Located in South Bend, IN
, Circa Early 20th Century Measures: 18.25"W x 2"D x 14.5"H (in frame). Painting is 12.5"W x 9"H. Very
Category

Early 20th Century French Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Giltwood, Paint, Paper

Naive Painting of Flowers, English, circa 1910
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Charming primitive painting of flowers by an unknown artist. Fabulous muted colours. Oil on
Category

Early 20th Century Great Britain (UK) Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Swedish Art Deco Painting by Helene Herslow Flowers in an Urn (a)
By Helene Herslow
Located in New York, NY
Painting, oil on canvas by Swedish artist Helene Herslow (1875-1944) depicting an urn filled with
Category

Early 20th Century Scandinavian Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

Swedish Art Deco Painting by Helene Herslow Flowers in an Urn ‘B’
By Helene Herslow
Located in New York, NY
Painting, oil on canvas by Swedish artist Helene Herslow (1875-1944) depicting an urn filled with
Category

Early 20th Century Scandinavian Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

Primitive American Painting Depicting American Sailor s
Located in Nantucket, MA
A classic depiction of three sailor on a shore with two American vessels in the background. Most likely painted by a sailor. Oil on canvas, 14" 26", sight, circa 1900.
Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Canvas

"Apple Pickers" Large Art Deco Painting with Male Nudes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Saturated with light and glowing with bold, brilliant colors, this scene of nude apple pickers depicts the strong sun and dappled shadow of California or Italy. No doubt painted by ...
Category

Early 20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Masonite

Signed Early 20th Century Oil Painting, Country Morning by J Gouard
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Signed Early 20th Century Oil Painting, Country Morning by J Gouard The painting is of cattle
Category

Vintage 1910s Edwardian Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Antique Oil Painting Manner of Jean-Antoine Watteau The Serenade Early 19Th C
Located in London, GB
) 'The Serenade' dating from the early 19th century. The delightful subject of the painting is a
Category

Antique Early 1800s French Paintings

Materials

Canvas

  • 1
Get Updated with New Arrivals
Save "Early Folk Art Paintings", and we’ll notify you when there are new listings in this category.

Early Folk Art Paintings For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of early folk art paintings available for sale. Each of these unique early folk art paintings was constructed with extraordinary care, often using fabric, paint and canvas. Early folk art paintings have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Early folk art paintings are generally popular furniture pieces, but folk art, Victorian and Georgian styles are often sought at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made early folk art paintings over the years, but those made by Helene Herslow, A. C. Contreras and A. David are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Early Folk Art Paintings?

Early folk art paintings can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $2,561, while the lowest priced sells for $1 and the highest can go for as much as $1,042,875.
Questions About Early Folk Art Paintings
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Jamini Roy was an Indian artist whose paintings often reflected his Indian roots. Roy combined imagery from Indian folk art with Western motifs to create his unique modern works. Subjects ranged from paintings of legendary figures to everyday life in rural Bengal. His goal was to make art affordable to everyone. Browse a selection of Jamini Roy paintings on 1stDibs.