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Period: Late 20th Century
Giant Double Sided Wood Peach Trade Sign from California Farm
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great wooden trade sign from a California farm. Giant peach with graphics on both sides. Sign reads 'Hamilton's Tree Ripened Peaches 1/2 Mile' on on...
Category
American Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
15" X 13" "Through The Woods" Original Painting by Mayzck
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Medium: Assumed oil on board
Dimensions: 13" H x 15" W (including frame)
Artist: Mazyck, a former art student at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
This expressive original pai...
Category
American Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Hand Carved Wood Lion Toy Figure in Orange and Black, Africa, 1970s
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A whimsical hand carved lion statue from Africa. Hand carved by local artisans in East Africa in the 1970s, this wooden statue will be a great accen...
Category
North African Tribal Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Indonesian Wood Mask, Mid-20th Century
Located in New York, NY
A vintage theater mask from Bali, Indonesia, circa 1975-1980.
Polychromed hand-carved teak, mounted on a black metal stand.
This type of mask is used at Indonesian Topeng or Mas...
Category
Indonesian Tribal Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Teak
$480 Sale Price
20% Off
Outsider Art Santa Claus, Acrylic On Paper.
Located in Chicago, IL
Just in time for the season, an outsider art child like Santa Claus painting done in acrylic on brown paper. Framed in a red lacquered wood and g...
Category
Canadian Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
US Post Office Highway Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Massive US Post Office Highway sign from the south. Steel sign with reflective lettering. Great coloring and graphics. Good vintage condition. Measure: 7 ...
Category
American Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Vintage Original Alakh Niranjan Bollywood Movie Poster
Located in Pasadena, CA
Filmmaking is a reflection of the culture it arises from, and Bollywood cinema has been forever intertwined with the Indian identity. The posters from the 1970s, especially the 1975 Alakh Niranjan, resonate with a formative period in the evolution of Bollywood, where the socio-political landscape was continuously shaping the narratives portrayed on screen. The film industry began to explore more complex character representations, especially those of women by integrating them as central figures. During this period, Bollywood began to solidify its role as a cultural touchstone that mirrored the aspirations and anxieties of Indian society. The presence of the panther that the actress holds on a leash is not only a stylistic choice; it reflects themes of power, dominance, and the connection between nature and human emotion, frequently explored in the films of that era.
In Hinduism (Sanatana Dharma today), Alakh Niranjan is a term commonly used to refer to the Creator. It is also referenced to describe the qualities of both God and the Self, known as the Atman. The word Alakh translates to “that which cannot be perceived or seen,” while Niranjan means “free from blemishes or impurities.”
Similar to Ghanaian horror posters that reflect the unique cultural fears and narratives of their society, Bollywood posters...
Category
Indian Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Naive Ethiopian Painting The first Italo-Ethiopian War, 1970s
Located in Budapest, Budapest
The painting captures the events of this battle:
"Baratieri planned to execute an attack early morning 1st March Baratieri, to strike a surprise on the ethiopians, who outnumbered h...
Category
Ethiopian Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
$9,474 Sale Price
20% Off
Monumental Modern , Surrealist Oil Painting by Barton Lidice Benes
By Barton Lidice Benes
Located in Buffalo, NY
Barton Lidice Benes (November 16, 1942 – Hackensack, New Jersey – May 30, 2012 – New York) was an artist who lived and worked in New York City. He studied at Pratt Institute, Brookly...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Ironwood Root Carved War Club
Located in London, GB
Gunstock shaped war club ‘Sali’. Ironwood root carved with traditional motifs. An excellent example, mounted on a custom stand in patinated bronze.
Measure...
Category
Fijian Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Huge vintage 1970s / 1980s French painted fairground / carnival banner- makeup
Located in Hastings, GB
Huge late 1970s/ early 1980s French painted fairground / carnival / sideshow banner.
Presumably part of an American themed ride or attraction, it's decorated with cool girls, makeup,...
Category
French Folk Art Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Paul Walker - Outsider Art Checkerboard
Located in Savannah, GA
Paul Edward Walker
(American, b.1949)
Checkerboard
oil on board
signed “Art by Paul Walker”, “Nov. 97, Savannah, GA”
26 by 20 inches; ¾ inches deep
Paul Walker is a Savannah, G...
Category
American Folk Art Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Set of 3 Shell Bracelets from Papua New Guinea
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Beautiful set of 3 Bracelets from Papua New Guinea made out of
the Tridacna Gigas Shell, these bracelets were hand sawn and decorated with refined notching,...
Category
Asian Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Shell
$2,901 / set
Massive Hand Painted High School Track and Field Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage track and field sign from the early 1970s. Hand painted red sign with yellow lettering. Taken down from a California high school. Horizontal wo...
Category
American Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Mexican Ceramic Jug Vase Fishes 1994 Dolores Porras Folk Art Decorative Vessel
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
Dolores Porras Enríquez is widely known throughout Mexico and the world for being the creator of a technique rooted in the land of Oaxaca: pottery in natural color, glazed and decora...
Category
Mexican Folk Art Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Enamel
Bjorn Wiinblad Christmas Plate Angel with Harp 1978 Collectible Limited Ed 11 in
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Bj0rn Wiinblad Christmas Plate 1978 "Angel with Harp". limited edition 11 inches diameter.
Bjørn Wiinblad porcelain Christmas plate 1978, produced by Rosenthal.
Dimensions: 11.25 in....
Category
German Baroque Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain
Mexican Day of the Dead Ceramic Collection
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a wonderful Folk Art collection of Mexican traditional Day-of-the-Dead ceramic figures. Although unsigned these figures are in the style of the Aguilar Family of Oaxacan pott...
Category
Mexican Folk Art Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Fine Large and Palatial Persian Nain Hand-Knotted Wool and Silk Pile Area Rug
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Palatial Persian Nain hand-knotted wool and silk Pile area rug. The very large and impressive vibrant and colorful medallion carpet with red-burgundy, ivory-beige, blue-Celeste and...
Category
Persian Islamic Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Silk
$59,850 Sale Price
39% Off
Vintage French Jaz Mechanical Alarm Clock, Metal, Repetition Feature - 2Y613
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Collectible Vintage Jaz Alarm Clock (France), Circa 1970
Presenting a charming and functional piece of French mid-century design: a vintage Jaz mechani...
Category
French Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Goat Ceramic by Dominique Pouchain
Located in bruxelles, BE
Ceramic in the shape of a goat designed by Dominique Pouchain. Stamped on the underside.
For shipping, request us for receive the best price.
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Lever Modern Toys Car, Made in Japan by Modern Toys, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
This Lever Modern Toys car is a vintage convertible toy.
Made in Japan by Modern Toys in 1960s.
Model n. A-1620.
When you pull the lever t...
Category
French Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Vintage European Street Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great vintage European street sign. Deep blue and white. Newly mounted and framed. People at play in the street. Cool piece of wall art.
Category
Italian Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Steel
American Rare Arts And Crafts Pyrography Owls First Edition, Bert Peters 1980
Located in South Burlington, VT
First we've seen. The first one of just eight produced.
A rare and superb earliest edition by this master of owl pyrography artisan Bert Peters entitled verso :
"Saw Whet Owl...
Category
American Arts and Crafts Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Simon Moore Studio Hand Made Pottery White Bowl
By Simon Moore
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Simon Moore studio hand made ceramic, pottery bowl, free form.
White color, signed.
Japanese style, very delicate and light.
Category
Unknown Organic Modern Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Postmodern Red Black Yellow Blue and Green Area Rug
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Minor spots as shown in the photos. We sell all items in the condition we acquire them, without restoring or repairing them. These vintage pieces may have wear consistent with their ...
Category
American Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Fabric
$836 Sale Price
20% Off
Rod Rosebrook "GEAR" Brutalist Iron Sculpture signed and dated 1978
By Rodney Smith
Located in Buffalo, NY
In 1910, Rosebrook's family moved to the John Day Valley in Oregon where he attended high school, "Long enough to play football and then I quit to go a'buckarooin'." On cattle drives...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Iron
Lovely Engraved Glass Compartment Tray – Ideal for Serving Appetizers - 2Y370
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This charming glass compartment tray, beautifully engraved and featuring a glossy finish, is perfect for serving appetizers and adding a touch of elegance to any gathering. With its ...
Category
French Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Glass
$259 Sale Price
70% Off
Vintage French Military Academy Officers Hat, Mid Century
Located in South Salem, NY
A rare French Military Academy Officer's hat or cap from the 1970s. These special and unique hats are part of the uniform of students studying to become officers in the French Milita...
Category
French Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Felt
Vintage Los Angeles Pedestrian Crossing Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Massive yellow pedestrian crossing sign from Los Angeles. Great coloring. Dent going through the middle. Still very presentable.
Category
American Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Steel
$395 Sale Price
60% Off
Italian modern erotic Japanese manga painting by Gianni S99, 1990s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern erotic Japanese manga painting by Gianni S99, 1990s
Acrylic painting on board with an erotic theme, representing iconic characters from J...
Category
Italian Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Early Joy Brown Bronze 1993 Artist Proof 4/4
Located in Woodbury, CT
Joy Brown seated figure w crossed arms. This bronze is one of the earlier pieces by Joy Brown. Signed, dated 1/8/1993 and numbered 4/4, AP(artist proof).
Category
American Minimalist Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Brutalist Welded Steel
Stone Abstract Sculpture by Sue Taves, Indoor/Outdoor
By Sue Taves
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning brutalist welded steel & stone abstract sculpture by Sue Taves . great indoor or outdoor,,garden.. Powerful composition,, signed and dated,, Modernist abstract,,
Category
American Brutalist Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Stone, Cut Steel
Light Up Paper
Yield
Sign, 1980s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage light up Yield sign with a white wire metal frame and rice paper body. Made with great attention to detail and skill. A very unique piece that...
Category
American Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Moroccan Ceramic Blue and Copper Urn with Lid
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Moroccan ceramic urn with lid, blue with copper color.
Modern form with clean lines, textured design.
Great to use in the kitchen or in the bath...
Category
Moroccan Bohemian Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Large Wood Jack
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Large wood jack.
Category
Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$175
Vintage 23" Molded Rubber Jaws Great White Shark Replica Movie Prop
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage 23" Molded Rubber Jaws Great White Shark Replica Movie Prop. Item features molded rubber construction of Jaws, very nice vintage item, weighs approx. 30 lbs. Circa Late 20th ...
Category
Modern Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Fiberglass, Rubber, Paint
Large Vintage Santos Pop Lay Figure Mannequin 20th Century
Located in Poperinge, BE
Large vintage Santos doll, a "lay figure" or mannequin with moving parts, made of resin and metal. This doll represents the Virgin Mary and is a nice coll...
Category
Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Vintage Los Angeles County Horse Crossing Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very cool vintage sign from Los Angeles County. Massive yellow sign with black horse and rider. Marked Los Angeles County on front. Great piece for ...
Category
American Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Norwegian Kjenge / Ølhøne with Telemark 1790 Rosemaling Pattern, Nordic Folk Art
Located in Skien, NO
A rare piece from Norway - a beautiful porcelain Kjenge / Ølhøne / Øland with traditional Telemark Year 1790 Rosemaling Pattern decor, Scandinavian / Nordic design Viking ale/beer bo...
Category
Norwegian Folk Art Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Taupe and Ivory Cut Velvet Pillow with Metallic Beads
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Beige and ivory cut velvet pillow with metallic beads.
Nice decorative lumbar pillow.
This pillow features a central medallion with silver beads decoration, broken chevron ...
Category
Moorish Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Linen, Velvet
Vintage Carved Wood Mask, African Folk Art 20th Century
Located in Bochum, NRW
African mask handmade and carved from a single piece of exotic wood, in a manner specific to the traditional African art. Hand carved wall mask with decorative geometric ornaments, d...
Category
Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Laurel et Hardy Silhouette, From a Traveling Cinema, 1980-1997
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Silhouette
From a traveling cinema
1980-1997
Print on cardboard, wooden backing
Dimensions Laurel : 177 x 60
Dimensions Hardy : 186 x 70.
Category
European Post-Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Eden Hashish Centre Kathmandu Ganesh Poster 1974 Calendar
Located in New York, NY
Eden Hashish Centre Ganesh poster by acclaimed Indian artist S. Murugakani. with original 1974 calendar attached.
Framed in custom brass framed glass frame and tin back, with hange...
Category
Nepalese Folk Art Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper
$900 Sale Price
25% Off
Vintage Navajo Sterling Silver Hand Hammered Cuff Bracelet w/ Rattlesnake Design
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This terrific rattlesnake motif hand hammered and stamped Navajo cuff bracelet of heavy gauge sterling silver is set with six alternating cabochons of Mother-of-Pearl and Carnelian....
Category
American Native American Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Carnelian, Sterling Silver
Six Anatomical Castings of Deformed Hands, 1960s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Six anatomical plaster casts of deformed hands.
No provenance, however it seems likely they were used for anatomical studies or in a museum - the Boston Science Museum has some very...
Category
American Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Seresier Louise-Juste Haitian Steel Sculpture C. 1970
s
Located in Vancouver, BC
Recycled steel oil drum in folk art style. Meaning, Seresier would find oil drums that would have washed up on the beach in Haiti and pounded flat and then cut out these figures. They feature themes of Haitian Mythology. An incredible piece of artwork. Signature etched on bottom. Can be hung or has ability to stand up on flat surface.
Biography
The Louisjuste brothers -Seresier, Janvier, and Joseph,- were born in Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti. They learned the art-form from the originator of Haitian metals...
Category
Haitian Folk Art Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Cut Steel
Vintage French Military Academy Officers Hat, Mid Century
Located in South Salem, NY
A rare French Military Academy Officer's hat or cap from the 1970s. These special and unique hats are part of the uniform of students studying to become officers in the French Milita...
Category
French Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Felt
Mel Smilow Mid Century Modern Abstract Grid Oil on Canvas Assemblage 1988
By Mel Smilow
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
Mel Smilow, 1988, an assemblage of cut foam blocks in an array of modern abstract image of shapes assembled in a grid pattern, covered in a gray purple and dark blue acrylic. Trimmed...
Category
American Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Foam, Pine
Brutalist Ceramic Art Vase, Czechoslovakia, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
A sculptural ceramic art vase created in Czechoslovakia during the 1970s.
This studio pottery piece showcases a bold brutalist silhouette with expressive glazing, combining dark glos...
Category
Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Harvey Peterson O’Cedar Mop Man Folk Art Figural Sculpture
Located in Milford, NH
A wonderful figural folk art sculpture of an O’Cedar Mop Man by contemporary Maine artist Harvey Peterson (20th/21st c). Peterson was born in Seattle, WA, and got his a BFA and MFA f...
Category
American Folk Art Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Tin
The Moon Goddess Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
The Moon Goddess oil painting on canvas.
Great colors with a lady under the moon with a cat and owl around her.
Very fine contemporary painting, stretch...
Category
American Modern Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Weston Super Mare
by Banksy
By Banksy
Located in Basildon, London
Banksy's 'Weston Super Mare' print is a captivating example of the elusive artist's poignant social commentary, rooted in his distinctive street art origins. Banksy, whose career has...
Category
British Modern Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper
$44,917
Balinese Wood Mask, Mid-20th Century
Located in New York, NY
A vintage theater mask from Bali, Indonesia, circa 1975-1980.
Polychromed hand-carved teak, mounted on a black metal stand.
This type of mask is used at Indonesian Topeng or Mas...
Category
Indonesian Tribal Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Teak
$472 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Old Kayseri Village Kilim Central Anatolian Rug Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Central Anatolian Old Kilim from the Kayseri region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
The earliest recorded occupation of Kayseri dates back to Hellenistic time...
Category
Turkish Kilim Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
$510 Sale Price
25% Off
Flemish Still Life Oil Painting Floral Still Life
Located in Potters Bar, GB
This is a beautifully executed still life painting of flowers, presented in an elegant gilt frame and evocative of the Dutch or Flemish Old Master tradition
Good size at well over th...
Category
Arts and Crafts Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Large Vintage Tribal Handwoven Ethnic Round Asian Basket
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large Asian rattan handcrafted decorative bowl on bamboo stand.
Large vintage tribal handwoven bamboo ethnic round basket.
Deep bowl shape, woven with seagrass technique and decorate...
Category
Asian Folk Art Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Seagrass, Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Post Modern Abstract Hand-Carved Mother
Child Sculpture, USA, c. 1970
s
Located in Deland, FL
Introducing a heart-warming abstract sculpture depicting a parent with child in embrace. Hand-carved in solid walnut with an alluring ebonized this exquisite, visually captivating sc...
Category
American Post-Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Walnut
Outsider Art "Animal Parade" Oil on Panel by Bruno Del Favero
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Circa 1970 oil on panel depicting a traveling pack of animals by acclaimed outsider artist, Bruno Del Favero (b. Italy 1910, d. USA 1995).
Fine example sho...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Folk Art Primitive Hand-Carved Bull
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Primitive hand-carved Folk Art bull made of wood. Great hand work and scale. One Horn has a chip. Great sculptural piece.
Category
American Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Oil Painting By Gudmund Olsen
Located in Lejre, DK
This oil painting by Gudmund Olsen is an impressive example of abstract art. The painting exudes a harmonious balance between geometric shapes and color contrasts, with rich red, blu...
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paint
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