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Cactus Garden, Original Painting
By Kira Yustak
Located in San Francisco, CA
narrative of an alternative reality, rendered in a style she describes as comic realism. She feels art must
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
The Idyls of a Mother, Original Painting
By Libby Ramage
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Amid the joys and struggles of her life, a young mother takes a moment to rest, accompanied by a cute puppy. In the background, a small section repurposed fro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Who Let the Dogs Out, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
the ArtistArtist Lee Smith combines abstract, expressionist, and gritty contemporary art in her
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Horsemen (original mixed media painting on cloth)
By Purvis Young
Located in Aventura, FL
Original mixed media painting on cloth type material. Unsigned. Artwork size 10.25 x 19.25
Category
Late 20th Century Outsider Art Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
$1,500 Sale Price
50% Off
Dancer on the Page (framed original mixed media collage)
By Purvis Young
Located in Aventura, FL
Original mixed media collage on paper. Hand signed on front by Purvis Young. Paper size: 11.5 x
Category
1990s Outsider Art Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
$1,250 Sale Price
50% Off
What a Day - Daniel Johnston, Original Drawing on Paper, Austin, Texas Pop Art
Located in Houston, TX
disorder, which contributed to his work’s on-and-off categorization as outsider art; his visionary world
Category
2010s Outsider Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Redhead in Green Bikini - Daniel Johnston, Original Ink Drawing on Paper, TX Art
Located in Houston, TX
disorder, which contributed to his work’s on-and-off categorization as outsider art; his visionary world
Category
2010s Outsider Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Drifters (original mixed media on paper)
By Purvis Young
Located in Aventura, FL
Original mixed media on paper. Hand signed on front by Purvis Young. 11 x 8.5 inch paper mounted
Category
Late 20th Century Outsider Art Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Crayon, Mixed Media
$1,250 Sale Price
50% Off
Bitten by the Love Bug, Original Painting
By Libby Ramage
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Libby Ramage presents an image of two human figures and an insect. She paints the glove crimson and attaches beads and pages of a book for a revolution...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Girl in a Red Coat, Original Painting
By Jessica JH Roller
Located in San Francisco, CA
this painting: girl, folk art, cat, pet, kid, child, winter, coat, eyes, face, portrait, people, animal
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Shadowed Movement (framed original mixed media on paper)
By Purvis Young
Located in Aventura, FL
Original mixed media drawing and painting on paper. Hand signed and dated on front by Purvis Young
Category
1990s Outsider Art Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Paint, Ink
$1,250 Sale Price
50% Off
All Cats Go To Heaven II, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
, expressionist, and gritty contemporary art in her work. “My style is greatly influenced by years spent in CGI
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
A Street in San Jose, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A colorful scene of a busy street in San Jose, Costa Rica on a hot January morning. "One of the fascinating things about San Jose is the contrasts between the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Interior Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
White Lotus, Resilience, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
. Nature and art always rescue Pamela, and she hopes her work does the same for others.About
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Gathering (original mixed media on paper)
By Purvis Young
Located in Aventura, FL
Original mixed media on paper. Hand signed on front by Purvis Young. Artwork size 11.25 x 8.25
Category
Late 20th Century Outsider Art Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Crayon, Mixed Media, Pen
$1,250 Sale Price
50% Off
Girl with Black Cat and Plants, Original Painting
By Jessica JH Roller
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A daydreaming twelve-year-old holds her velvety black cat, surrounded by a jungle of houseplants. The painting is inspired by the artist Jessica JH Roller's d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Urban Totem (original mixed media painted on found water tank)
By Purvis Young
Located in Aventura, FL
Original mixed media painting on found water tank. Unsigned. Size: 60 x 15 x 15 inches (not
Category
1990s Outsider Art Mixed Media
Materials
Metal
$15,000 Sale Price
25% Off
Morning Sun Bonsai, Original Painting
By Kira Yustak
Located in San Francisco, CA
narrative of an alternative reality, rendered in a style she describes as comic realism. She feels art must
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Rosemary on Deep Blue and Flowers, Original Painting
By Jessica JH Roller
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
During chilly weather, Rosemary often sits by a warm radiator in artist Jessica JH Roller's studio, observing falling leaves and busy squirrels outside. The r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
A Tale as Old as Time, Original Painting
By Libby Ramage
Located in San Francisco, CA
stamps, collage, love song, man, woman, pet, dog, romance, singing, music, folk art, people
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Original Modernist Relief Sculpture by Ron Hitchins
Located in London, GB
A striking and completely unique abstract fibreglass sculpture from the artist's own home.
Year: unknown (Ron was active from the mid 1960s to the early 2000s)
Colour: Concrete
Fram...
Category
1960s Outsider Art Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Fiberglass, Paint, Board
Beja at C
est La Vie, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
"Beja was an entertainer at one of the most colorful and notorious bars in Milwaukee," states artist Leroy Burt. "C’est La Vie catered to hustlers, drag queen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Shrubbery" Original Oil on Wood Bright Green Landscape signed by Robert Richter
By Robert Richter
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Shrubbery," by Wisconsin artist Robert Richter is an original oil paint on wood, signed on the
Category
2010s Outsider Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Red Grass
Original Oil on Wood Painting, Signed
By Robert Richter
Located in Milwaukee, WI
In this painting, Robert Richter presents the viewer with a deep and vibrant field of red grass. Indeed, the term 'field' here is apt, as the large expanse of red in the painting see...
Category
2010s Outsider Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"Bodega Tree, " Original Cropped Green Landscape Oil signed by Robert Richter
By Robert Richter
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Bodega Tree" is an original oil painting by Wisconsin artist Robert Richter, signed on the verso
Category
2010s Outsider Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
"American Flag, " Original Landscape Oil on Wood signed by Robert Richter
By Robert Richter
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"American Flag" is an original oil painting by Wisconsin artist Robert Richter, signed on the verso
Category
2010s Outsider Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
"Eucholyptas, " Original Oil Tree Landscape signed on back by Robert Richter
By Robert Richter
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Eucholyptas" is an original oil painting on wood by Wisconsin artist Robert Richter, signed on the
Category
2010s Outsider Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
"Fish Hatchery, " Original Framed Architectural Oil on Wood by Robert Richter
By Robert Richter
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Fish Hatchery" is an original oil painting on wood by Wisconsin artist Robert Richter. It is
Category
2010s Outsider Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
"Yellow House, " Original Fenced Yard Landscape Oil signed by Robert Richter
By Robert Richter
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Yellow House" by Wisconsin artist Robert Richter is an original oil painting on wood, signed on
Category
2010s Outsider Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
"Eye-Mart, " Original Framed Tree
Cityscape Oil signed by Robert Richter
By Robert Richter
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Eye-Mart" by Wisconsin artist Robert Richter is an original oil painting on wood, signed on the
Category
2010s Outsider Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Les Betes de la Cote D
Azur, Original Painting
By Libby Ramage
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Combining handmade paper with old postcard ephemera, artist Libby Ramage demonstrates a modern abstract piece. She forms whimsical animals in zany poses by co...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
"Balls on the Line" Satirical Wood Panel Original Painting and Carving
Located in Soquel, CA
painting, a row of small, distorted portraits of George Washington are visible. Kano's work is outsider art
Category
1990s Outsider Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
"Artichoke Tree, " Original Framed Landscape Oil signed on back by Robert Richter
By Robert Richter
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Artichoke Tree" by Wisconsin artist Robert Richter is an original oil painting on wood, signed on
Category
2010s Outsider Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
"Couple Tree, " Original Bright Landscape Oil on Wood signed by Robert Richter
By Robert Richter
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Couple Tree" is an original oil painting on wood by Wisconsin artist Robert Richter, signed on the
Category
2010s Outsider Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
"Sunrise, " Original Oil on Wood Dawn Forest Landscape signed by Robert Richter
By Robert Richter
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Sunrise" is an original oil painting by Wisconsin artist Robert Richter, signed on the verso. The
Category
2010s Outsider Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
"Summer Grass, " Original Bright Treed Landscape Oil on Wood by Robert Richter
By Robert Richter
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Summer Grass" is an original oil painting on wood by Wisconsin artist Robert Richter, signed on
Category
2010s Outsider Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
"Tree in Parking Lot" Original Suburban Landscape Oil Painting by Robert Richter
By Robert Richter
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Tree in a Parking Lot" is an original oil painting by Wisconsin artist Robert Richter, signed on
Category
2010s Outsider Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
"Om Away from Om" Wood Panel Original Painting and Carving
Located in Soquel, CA
or unconventional artists. Outsider art encompasses a diverse range of artists, including self-taught
Category
1990s Outsider Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
$1,960 Sale Price
69% Off
"Summer Morning/Lady Bird Center, " Original signed by Robert Richter
By Robert Richter
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Summer Morning" by Robert Richter is an original oil painting on wood, signed on the back. "Lady
Category
2010s Outsider Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Shore Bush
original oil on wood painting signed by Robert Richter
By Robert Richter
Located in Milwaukee, WI
In this painting, Robert Richter has composed a tightly-cropped image of a leafy bush, paying attention to its individual leaves and flowers. The bush becomes a landscape in and of i...
Category
2010s Outsider Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Strip Mall
original oil on wood painting signed by Robert Richter
By Robert Richter
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This painting, 'Strip Mall,' contains the humor common to Robert Richter's oeuvre, presenting a view of the kind of strip mall and parking lot so common to contemporary life. Each st...
Category
2010s Outsider Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Circle Clouds
original oil on wood painting signed by Robert Richter
By Robert Richter
Located in Milwaukee, WI
In this painting, Robert Richter depicts a view of a field, the image dominated by the form of a tall green tree. The branches of the tree are playful and free, resembling the conste...
Category
2010s Outsider Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Mall Bird
original oil on wood painting signed by Robert Richter
By Robert Richter
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This painting, 'Mall Bird,' presents a black bird in an urban landscape using the humor and irony common to Robert Richter's oeuvre. The bird stands in the foreground atop the regula...
Category
2010s Outsider Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Beige House
original oil on wood painting signed by Robert Richter
By Robert Richter
Located in Milwaukee, WI
In this painting, Robert Richter depicts a view over the top of a suburban fence, peeking into the backyard of a neighbor. Over the rounded wooden pickets are thickets of trees in a ...
Category
2010s Outsider Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Store Tree
original oil on wood painting signed by Robert Richter
By Robert Richter
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This painting, 'Store Tree,' presents a landscape, but with the humor and irony common to Robert Richter's oeuvre. In the image, a bright yellow tree dominates the composition with f...
Category
2010s Outsider Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Winter Tree
original oil on wood painting signed by Robert Richter
By Robert Richter
Located in Milwaukee, WI
In this painting, Robert Richter depicts a view of a park during the winter months, the image dominated by the massive form of a leaf-bare tree. The skeletal form of the tree resembl...
Category
2010s Outsider Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Garden Chairs
original oil on wood painting signed by Robert Richter
By Robert Richter
Located in Milwaukee, WI
In this painting, Robert Richter presents the viewer with something of a still life. Not unlike the early cubist paintings of Picasso and Braque, which often focused on the vibrant c...
Category
2010s Outsider Art Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"Back Yard, " Original Oil on Wood with Handmade Frame signed by Robert Richter
By Robert Richter
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Back Yard" is an original oil painting on wood by Wisconsin artist Robert Richter. The artist
Category
2010s Outsider Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
"Yellow Trees, " Original Oil Yellow-green Landscape signed by Robert Richter
By Robert Richter
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Yellow Trees" is an original oil painting on wood by Wisconsin artist Robert Richter, signed on
Category
2010s Outsider Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
"Bodega House (California), " Original Landscape Oil on Wood by Robert Richter
By Robert Richter
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Bodega House (California)" is an original oil painting on wood by Wisconsin artist Robert Richter
Category
2010s Outsider Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Little Apple Tree
original oil on wood painting signed by Robert Richter
By Robert Richter
Located in Milwaukee, WI
In this painting, Robert Richter places the viewer at the foot of a path that wraps around and beyond a small apple tree. Whereas many of his paintings use deep and richly saturated ...
Category
2010s Outsider Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Apples
original oil on wood painting signed by Robert Richter
By Robert Richter
Located in Milwaukee, WI
In this oil on wood panel painting, Robert Richter places the viewer at the foot of a path that wraps around and beyond a small apple tree. The tree, with its ruby apples, casts a co...
Category
2010s Outsider Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"Couple in Woods, " Original Framed Forest Oil on Wood signed by Robert Richter
By Robert Richter
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Couple In Woods" is an original oil painting on wood by Wisconsin artist Robert Richter. The
Category
Early 2000s Outsider Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Burning Bush
original oil on wood painting signed by Robert Richter
By Robert Richter
Located in Milwaukee, WI
In this painting, Robert Richter has composed a tightly-cropped image of a leafy bush, paying attention to its individual sprigs and flowers. Below the shrub, a row of small flowers ...
Category
2010s Outsider Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"You Have the Right to Remain Silent" Wood Panel Original Painting and Carving
Located in Soquel, CA
—reminding us that silence, whether imposed or chosen, carries consequence.
Kano's work is outsider art
Category
1990s Outsider Art Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel, Masonite, Adhesive, Fiberboard
Bread on Carpet
original oil on wood painting signed by Robert Richter
By Robert Richter
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This painting, 'Bread on Carpet,' presents a simple still life using the humor and irony common to Robert Richter's oeuvre. The oval loaf is central in the composition, its golden br...
Category
2010s Outsider Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"Geraniums, " Original Line Work Floral Still-life Oil signed by Robert Richter
By Robert Richter
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Geraniums" is an original oil painting on wood by Wisconsin artist Robert Richter and signed on
Category
2010s Outsider Art Still-life Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
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On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate piece of original outsider art for your needs in our varied inventory. If you’re looking for an item from our selection of original outsider art from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 20th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. When looking for the right choice in our collection of original outsider art for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of brown, gray, black and blue. Creating an object in our assortment of original outsider art has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Robert Richter, Jessica JH Roller, Kira Yustak, Rick Hamilton and Diana Rosa are consistently popular. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, acrylic paint and synthetic resin paint.
How Much is a Original Outsider Art?
A piece of original outsider art can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $1,425, while the lowest priced sells for $275 and the highest can go for as much as $18,900.
Questions About Original Outsider Art
- What is outsider art?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Outsider art denotes works created by self-trained artists unconnected with the conventional world of fine art.
- What is outsider art called now?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertNovember 13, 2024What outsider art is called now varies. Because artists who produce outsider art often lack formal training and rely on innate skill, some people refer to their work as visionary art, self-taught art, intuitive art, grassroots art and naïve art. Another term for outsider art is "art brut." French artist Jean Dubuffet introduced the phrase in the 1940s to describe art produced by artists outside the mainstream. Art brut translates literally to "raw art." Shop a wide variety of outsider art on 1stDibs.
- Where did Art Nouveau originate?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMay 14, 2024Art Nouveau originated in France and Great Britain, but variants materialized elsewhere. The visual vocabulary of Art Nouveau was particularly influenced by the soft colors and abstract images of nature as portrayed in Japanese art prints, which arrived in large numbers in the West after open trade was forced upon Japan in the 1860s. Impressionist artists were moved by the artistic tradition of Japanese woodblock printmaking and other modes of art and design in the East Asian country. The Art Nouveau style quickly reached a wide audience in Europe via advertising posters, book covers, illustrations and other work by such artists as Aubrey Beardsley, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Alphonse Mucha. While all Art Nouveau designs share common formal elements, different countries and regions produced their own versions. Explore a selection of Art Nouveau furniture, jewelry and art on 1stDibs.
- When did Art Deco originate?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 1, 2024The Art Deco period originated in France. Its name comes from the title of a large decorative arts exhibition held in Paris in 1925, credited with introducing the style to the world. It was informed by ancient Egypt, Cubism, Futurism, Louis XVI, De Stijl, modernism and the Vienna Secession and went on to influence the Streamline Moderne and mid-century modern movements. Shop a wide range of Art Deco furniture, decorative objects and jewelry on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021An original piece of art is a work that is considered to be an authentic example of an artist’s output, versus a reproduction. An original piece may refer to a sculpture, painting, a performance work or any other work in a range of other media. On 1stDibs, shop a range of antique and vintage original pieces of art.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022No, a lithograph isn’t technically an original work of art. It’s a type of print, but a lithograph is generally more prized than a common print because each lithograph is hand-made by the artist through the process of lithography. They’re usually made in much lower quantities than prints, which are easier to produce on a large scale. On 1stDibs, shop a large collection of lithographs from various artists.
- Lilac Gallery Ltd.March 17, 2021The cost of original art has a very wide range. For emerging new artist could be in the lower end, ranging from the $50 to $10,000 and the mid-career artists who are already established, their prices range in the thousands and hundreds of thousands of dollars and lastly the original art of very established and popular artists that could have auction records in the millions of dollars. Having said that, a good advice would be to learn more about the artist that is of your interest and the pricing range according to your budget, this would include the CV-bio of the artist, quality and quantity of the works produced, gallery representation, exhibitions, private and corporate collections, etc. and base on that information it would be easier to understand better how much that particular original art should cost.
- Is it worth buying original art?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertNovember 4, 2024Many art lovers believe that buying original art is worth it. One appealing facet of buying original art is that you can choose a medium that appeals to you from paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures and more. Art can be displayed in your home to beautify interiors, and pieces from some artists may increase in value over time. However, whether or not it’s worth investing in original art is totally subjective! At 1stDibs, we believe in buying what you love. Our shopping experience enables discovery and learning, whether you are a seasoned connoisseur or just beginning your collection. Explore a large collection of fine art on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 24, 2024Yes, original art prints may be worth something. However, the value of prints varies greatly based on the artist, age, image quality, historical significance, availability and overall condition. To find out how much a print that you own may be worth, consult a certified appraiser or knowledgeable art dealer, who can evaluate your piece based on its characteristics and history and give you an estimated fair market value for it. On 1stDibs, find a large selection of art prints.
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