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Technique: Hand-Painted
Deer Head primitive Black Forest Hand Carved Folk Art Wooden Trophy 19th Century
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A great looking hand carved original wooden Folk Art wall decoration. A great piece for a suitable ambiance in a trophy room or the office of a Hunter or Woodsman. More than likely o...
Category
1860s Austrian Black Forest Antique Hand-Painted Folk Art
Materials
Wood
18th Century Italian Carved Wood and Polychromed Figure of Baby Jesus
Located in Ballard, CA
18th century exceptional Italian carved wood and polychromed figure depicting baby Jesus holding the world in his hand, he has halo made from sterling silver and the globe is also sterling silver.This piece would have originally been dressed in an elaborate gown and would have been changed into different attire depending on the holy season. Extremely detailed and the carving is exceptional. this piece came from a very reputable merchant in Verona, I did inherit it from my mother in Law...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Hand-Painted Folk Art
Materials
Silver
Vintage Painting by Black Joe Jackson (US 1922-1997) Titled "Zetn Now"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage outsider painting on plywood by American Folk artist Black Joe Jackson (US 1922-1997).
The painting is titled "Zetn Now" and it depicts a woman sitting down on a tree trunk ...
Category
1960s American Folk Art Vintage Hand-Painted Folk Art
Materials
Plywood
Vintage Painting by Black Joe Jackson (US 1922-1997) Titled "Gon Ta Skol"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage outsider painting on plywood by American Folk artist Black Joe Jackson (US 1922-1997).
The painting is titled "Gon Ta Zkol" and it depicts a woman and a little girl waiting ...
Category
1960s American Folk Art Vintage Hand-Painted Folk Art
Materials
Plywood
Danish 18th Century Painted Chest of Drawers With Chinoiserie Decor
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Danish 18th century painted Baroque 3-drawer chest with later chinoiserie decorations, brass hardware and locks.
Category
Mid-18th Century French Baroque Antique Hand-Painted Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$2,426 Sale Price
46% Off
Peter Arvidson Post Modern Modernist American Painter
the Lovers" 1993, Oil
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original oil on canvas painting by listed Contemporary artist Peter Arvidson.
The thick imposto and color choices create a whimsical but striking ...
Category
1990s American Folk Art Hand-Painted Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Large Modern Abstract Oil on Canvas "Sound Wave" by Carlo of Hollywood
By Carlo of Hollywood
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large modern abstract oil on canvas 'Sound Wave' by Carlo of Hollywood.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Hand-Painted Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Pair of Handcrafted Venetian Jester Masks with Opera Sticks, Commedia dell’Arte
Located in Miami, FL
A striking pair of handcrafted Venetian jester masks, created in Italy circa 2000 and inspired by the rich theatrical traditions of Commedia dell’Arte. These original Venetian folk a...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Folk Art Hand-Painted Folk Art
Materials
Gold, Brass, Metallic Thread
Large Folk Art Whale Carving
By Randy Kolhoff
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
This is and amazing one of a kind Carving by Artist Randy Kolhoff of Sag Harbor New York. Large at 72" Its it is both Unique and original. Carved from fir wood and painted in layered...
Category
Early 2000s American Folk Art Hand-Painted Folk Art
Materials
Fir
Large Percisionist ModerN Oil Painting on Canvas by Allan Lorne Hecker
By Allan
Co.
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large Percisionist ModerN Oil Painting on Canvas by Canadian artist Allan Lorne Hecker,,Titled "A Calder walking to the park" Hand executed.. Great use of color, TEXTURE and space..
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Hand-Painted Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Monumental 19Thc Hubley Basket of Flowers Iron Doorstop
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing over sized cast iron doorstop with original white painted surface. The condition is very good.This is a large over sized doorstop.
Category
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Hand-Painted Folk Art
Materials
Iron
$700 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Talavera Hand Painted Ceramic Rooster - Unsigned - Mexico - C. 1980
s
Located in Chatham, ON
Large vintage Talavera hand painted studio ceramic Rooster - featuring a typical brightly colored multi pattern design - unsigned - Mexico - circa 1980's.
Excellent/mint vintage con...
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Hand-Painted Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Gustavian, 18th Century Plate Rack with Original Rosemåling Painting
Located in New York, NY
Gustavian Swedish 18th century plate rack with original gorgeous rosemåling painting, circa 1800, origin: Northern Sweden.
Category
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Hand-Painted Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Hand Carved
Hand Painted Rooster Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand carved & hand painted rooster sculpture. Very folky rooster.
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Hand-Painted Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Contemporary Australian Aboriginal Painting by Kenny Williams Tjampitjinpa
Located in Atlanta, GA
Entitled "Two Kuniya (Pythons) During Tingari Cycle", this mesmerizing painting was painted by Australian aboriginal artist Kenny Williams Tjampitjinpa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Modern Hand-Painted Folk Art
Materials
Linen, Acrylic
Monumental Oceanic Asmat People Carved Painted Wooden War Shield
Located in Forney, TX
A monumental, rare and important Oceanic Papuan Asmat People tribal carved war shield from the first half of the 20th century, collected from the coast of the headhunting tribe in Papua New Guinea, a Provincial Indonesian island in the mid 20th century.
Among the Asmat, war shields are the most powerful symbolic element of a warrior's equipment, and have many layers of meaning. Traditionally, they were functional items used to protect warriors in battle by deflecting an enemy's spears and arrows. The carved and painted images on the surface of the shields were also intended to frighten the enemy and symbolize the power of the ancestors.
Ancestral imagery appears on multiple forms of Asmat art...
Category
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Hand-Painted Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Mexican Arbol de la Vida Tree Life Dolls ColorFolk Art Ceramic Clay Candelabra
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
This colorful tree of life (árbol de la vida) with a toy like aspect is a unique piece by Marco Antonio Castillo, son of renowned artist Alfonso Castillo. Hand made with natural clay...
Category
2010s Mexican Folk Art Hand-Painted Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
American Folk Art Painted Iron Sailor Decoration
Located in Queens, NY
American Country (19/20th Century) Folk Art sculpture of a painted and decorated sailor holding two flags mounted on an iron balance beam.
Category
19th Century American Country Antique Hand-Painted Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Antique Spanish Polychrome Ceramic Charger with a Bull Decoration
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Circa 1800 Spanish Majolica Faience centerpiece bowl or charger.
This charming collectible antique painted ceramic dish is decorated with a large rear facing bull and with polychrom...
Category
Early 19th Century Spanish Folk Art Antique Hand-Painted Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
$472 Sale Price
79% Off
Early 20C Hand Painted Medium Sized Ceiling or Wall Panels by Nena Claiborne
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a unique set of early 20c hand painted medium sized ceiling or wall panels by Nena Claiborne.
Art Nouveau/Deco Era hand-painted ceiling or w...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Hand-Painted Folk Art
Materials
Boxwood
Southwestern Native American Hopi Hand Carved Child Cradle Kachina Katsina Doll
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully hand-painted and decorated Native American Hopi Kachina Katsina doll. We believe this was a child's cradle first Kachina doll. It is hand carved from light wood (likel...
Category
20th Century American Native American Hand-Painted Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Mexican Nativity Set Folk Art Ceramic Christmas Decoration Pottery Sculptures
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
Folkloric ceramic nativity set decorated in Tonalá, Jalisco, México. Beautifully hand painted. Handmade in clay. Includes 14 figures.
The figures are first handmade in clay and burned in a wood burned oven at low temperature, then painted with acrylic paint and decorated manually. Mexican folk art...
Category
2010s Mexican Folk Art Hand-Painted Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
18th Century Hand-Painted Venetian Style Brenta Nightstands with gold-leaf tulip
By Porte Italia
Located in Ronchi dei Legionari, IT
From our Hand-Painted Furniture Collection, we are pleased to introduce you to our Brenta Nightstand with inside drawers.
A beautiful Venetian nightstand...
Category
2010s Italian Other Hand-Painted Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Carnival Prize Chalkware Bulldog Statue / Figure
Located in Cordova, SC
**Historical Background**
American carnival chalkware flourished from 1900-1950, with bulldogs being among the most popular prizes. These pieces were mass-produced as affordable carn...
Category
1930s American Folk Art Vintage Hand-Painted Folk Art
Materials
Plaster, Paint
Vintage Folk Art Landscape Oil Painting on Panel - Initialed - Mid 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage folk art landscape oil painting on composite panel - indistinctly initialled in the lower right corner - mid 20th century.
Fair vintage condition - loss at the corners and e...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Hand-Painted Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Folk Art Reverse Glass Tinsel Painting - Original Frame - U.S. - Circa 1850
s
Located in Chatham, ON
Exceptional Folk Art reverse painting on glass with foil/tinsel back (églomisé) - original hand made wood frame with carved and painted details - unsigned - United States - circa 185...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Antique Hand-Painted Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Softwood, Paint
Large Antique Early American Banner Weathervane
Located in Forney, TX
A large and remarkable 4' long early PA American scrollwork bannerette weathervane / wind directional.
Pennsylvania, first half of the 19th century, cut sheet metal, copper tubing,...
Category
19th Century American Folk Art Antique Hand-Painted Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Copper, Zinc
Dated 1798 Important Norwegian Folk Art Tine Box, Primitive, Pine Bentwood
Located in Skien, NO
A museum-quality primitive antique tine of exceptional rarity, handcrafted in Norway's Trøndelag region in 1798. Representing the pinnacle of Scandinavian folk art, this pine box was...
Category
1790s Norwegian Folk Art Antique Hand-Painted Folk Art
Materials
Bentwood, Pine
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Hand Carved Vintage Antique Wood Duck Mallard Decoy Sculpture Early 20th Century
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic early to Mid-20th Century hand-carved and painted antique wood duck or mallard decoy. This piece has an wonderful color and texture.
Would be a great addition to any dec...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Hand-Painted Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Beatrice Wood Signed Monumental Midcentury Queen Elizabeth Pottery Charger
Located in Studio City, CA
An extremely rare and wonderfully hand-painted monumentally large charger featuring a portrait of Queen Elizabeth - a quite unique and bold work by famed American/ California studio ...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Hand-Painted Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware
Ca. 1900 RUSTIC Hanging Cabinet, Scandinavian Country Style Farmhouse Cupboard
Located in Skien, NO
Primitive antique Arts and Crafts hanging cabinet, kitchen cabinet, key cabinet, small wall cupboard with stunning wood carving floral / dragon style pattern from the end of the 19th century / ca. 1900. Handcrafted / Handmade / Hand-Painted Victorian / National Romantic style / Arts and Crafts Style...
Category
Early 1900s European Folk Art Antique Hand-Painted Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Birch
$640 Sale Price
20% Off
Parcheesi Game Board
Located in Branford, CT
Parcheesi gameboard with original green, black, yellow and red paint on putty ground. Plywood. Early to mid-20th century.
L 24" W 24".
Condition: Excellent original condition.
Category
1930s American Folk Art Vintage Hand-Painted Folk Art
Materials
Plywood
Vintage Christmas Small Red Nutcracker, Wood, Erzgebirge, Germany, 1970
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Wooden nutcracker figure from the Erzgebirge. The region Erzgebirge formerly Eastern Germany is famous for this special kind of nutcrackers, where intricate carving has been their ho...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Hand-Painted Folk Art
Materials
Wood
IKaros Hand Painted Carnations and Tulips Decorative Plate Rhodes Greece
By Iznik Pottery
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
A decorative I Karos pottery, I Caro collector polychrome hand painted and handcrafted in Rhodes, Greece ceramic wall decorative plate with an antelope, carnations and tulip polychrome design.
The plate is decorated with a white, blue, aqua, green, and sienna red design and gilded with 24-karat gold.
These are intricately, hand painted plates made in Rhodes, Greece by the famous I Caro pottery.
Rhodes is famous for its kiln products, such as tiles and pottery, which are glazed and multicolored.
It has a beautifully hand painted carnation and tulip in burgundy, light and dark blue and turquoise foliage.
An Islamic ceramic plate in the Iznik style, painted in vivid colors with decoration of tulips and carnations.
The back of the plate is signed and numbered, it has a string to the back for hanging. It is marked
“handmade in Rhodes Greece by Ikaros Pottery...
Category
Mid-20th Century Greek Greek Revival Hand-Painted Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Rosanjin Kitaoji Signed Shino Ware Sake Tea Cup with Original Signed Sealed Box
Located in Studio City, CA
An absolutely gorgeous Shino ware pottery sake/ teacup by Japanese master potter Kitaoji Rosanjin (1883-1959) who was arguably one of if not the great...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Hand-Painted Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Fairground Ride Circa 1930 Reindeer
Located in Hastings, GB
Large 1930's Antique English fairground wooden Reindeer carousel ride. Wonderful aged patina, two sided original paint. Faux leather padded seat. Has been fitted with cast iron brack...
Category
Early 20th Century English Folk Art Hand-Painted Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Dated 1850 Museum-Quality Antique Tine Box with Rosemaling, bentwood, Nordic
Located in Skien, NO
Museum-Quality Antique Norwegian Tine Box with Rosemaling, Dated 1850
This is an exceptional and highly collectible antique tine box, a premier example of mid-19th century Norwegian...
Category
1840s Norwegian Folk Art Antique Hand-Painted Folk Art
Materials
Bentwood, Pine
$992 Sale Price
20% Off
19th C Original Paint Decorated Tall Blanket Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C Original paint decorated design and wonderful undisturbed surface.This tall blanket chest is in fine condition and came from a private estate in Pennsylvania. This original pa...
Category
Early 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Hand-Painted Folk Art
Materials
Pine
$3,116 Sale Price
20% Off
Ancient Greek Red-Figure Terracotta Pelike (Jar), 5th–4th Century BCE
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting an exquisite ancient Greek red-figure terracotta pelike (storage jar) standing 10.5 inches tall. This piece embodies the timeless artistry of Classical Greece, featuring h...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antique Hand-Painted Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Monumental 1930s Wood No Smoking Sign from New York City
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental hand carved wood sign from the 1930s. Made by H.H. Upham & Co. Interestingly, this company owned a huge sign manufacturing business in the ...
Category
1930s American Vintage Hand-Painted Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Talavera Mural Azulejo Tile Folk Contemporary Mexican Ceramic Blue White Mosaic
By Cesar
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
This contemporary azulejo tile forms a mosaic perfect for kitchen decorations or any exterior space. Made with the Talavera technique. Artist, Cesar Torres portraits the colonial art of Mexico, but this time with a contemporary touch. This wall decoration can be arranged to fit specific spaces or simply hanged as a painting on the wall.
The Talavera is not just a simple painted ceramic: its exquisite decoration is the product of a delicate process of alchemy that translates into fine enamels. In Puebla, Mexico few people still produce using Talavera with the ancestral techniques.
One of those few is Cesar Torres, Don Cesar learned his art in the workshop of the Uriarte family, an excellent workshop where his grandfather worked. In his creations he uses the black and white mud that is obtained from the nearby hills of Loreto and Guadalupe, and colors of mineral origin that he creates in his workshop with recipes from his grandfather.
All the pieces are modeled in a traditional way and go through a production process that usually takes from one to two months, between drying, burning, and painting.
Being surrounded by a living tradition, Cesar Torres Jr., learned from his father since childhood. Architect by profession, Cesar Jr. has come to revolutionize and modernize with new designs and ideas of the current world, nevertheless always respecting the tradition of the processes and materials that make Talavera a Creole art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Spanish Colonial Hand-Painted Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Majolica
English Pub Sign, "Free House - The Lord Nelson"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a portrait painting of Lord Nelson in full regalia, entitled: Free House - The Lord Nelson.
A free house in Great Britain is a pu...
Category
20th Century English Hand-Painted Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Angel Unique Hand Painted Sculpture by Master Designer Eva Fritz-Lindner
Located in South Burlington, VT
A one -of-a-kind monumental 28" Monumental Floating Angel -Flatterspas- tall sculpture created, handmade, and hand-painted by master designer Eva Fritz-Lindner (1933-2017) in 1992.
Handcrafted and hand-painted in beautiful colors by this artist.
Designer/maker: Eva Fritz-Lindner (1933-2017)
Signed with her stamp i3D.
Glaze: The matte colors are bright and vivid and the hand painting is superb
Estimated Rarity: unique
Additional comments: This is the only example we have seen in collections.
Substantial dimensions: 28 inches tall
Handmade / handarbeit and hand glazed
About the artist:
The bold Folk Art sculptress and ceramist Eva Fritz-Lindner (1933-2017) studied at the Werkkunstschule Wiesbaden and Darmstadt and was a master student in the sculptor class by Erich Kuhn.
From 1955 she worked as a master designer at the Staatliche Majolika-Manufaktur Karlsruhe where she created and designed several hundred highly regarded ceramic folk art animal sculptures...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Hand-Painted Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
$3,900 Sale Price
89% Off
Antique French Limonaire Frères Signed Carved Painted Wood Carousel Donkey Ride
Located in Forney, TX
A rare, important and most charming French carousel amusement ride by important Parisian craftsmen Limonaire Frères / Limonaire Brothers (France; 1839-1932)
Hand-crafted in Paris, France in the late 19th century, exceptionally executed near life-size form depicting a standing donkey figure with the rare unique feature of a nodding head. Finished in country fair taste, hand-carved solid wood construction, the menagerie merry-go-round ride presents splendidly, with the original layered polychrome paint finish, enhanced by beautifully aged heavily worn patina acquired over many years of carnival use.
Signed, retaining the original manufacturer's brass plaque that reads: "Sculptures Pour Forains, Chevaux De Bois Etc, Limonaire Freres, Paris, 166 Avenue Daumesnil"
The extremely rare, museum quality example is one of the very few surviving Limonaire Frères wooden carousel fixtures, one of only a handful imported to the United States, and quite possibly the last surviving donkey!
DIMENSIONS: (approx)
44" High, 52" Wide, 10" Deep
PROVENANCE / ACQUISITION:
Acquired from the highly reputable auction house, Schultz Auctioneers, Clarence, New York. Important Antiques & Decorative Arts catalog
HISTORY:
Limonaire Frères were an amusement ride and later street organ...
Category
19th Century French Folk Art Antique Hand-Painted Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
19th Century Trade Sign Clothing Wood Double Sided Wooden Hudson Valley NY
Located in Newfoundland, PA
Take a look at this fantastic double sided early 19th or late 18th century wooden trade sign with original wrought Iron bracket. Came out of a Hudso...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Primitive Antique Hand-Painted Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Small hand--painted cabinet, dated 1736
Located in
S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
Small cabinet with 1 door. Hand painted with decorative floral motives.
Dated: 1738. Inside has 2 shelves, a small drawer is missing.
Category
1730s Folk Art Antique Hand-Painted Folk Art
Materials
Pine, Paint
1936 dated Folk Art Nude Portrait - Painting Oil on Canvas
Located in OOSTERHOUT, NL
Small, hand-painted nude painting in folk art style, dated 1936. The work is naive in execution but decorative in nature, and is set in a matching decorative frame. Origin: Belgium.
...
Category
1930s Belgian Folk Art Vintage Hand-Painted Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
A. RUSHTON - Vintage Folk Art Oil Painting - Framed - Canada - Mid 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
A. RUSHTON - Vintage folk art oil painting on canvas covered panel - signed lower right - framed (likely original) - Canada - mid 20th c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Folk Art Hand-Painted Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Early 20th C Cast Iron Toy Sedan by A C Williams Original Red with Nickel Wheels
By A. C. Williams Company
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and classic cast iron toy from the early thirties. In what looks like to the original Red with Nickel Wheels and the right amount of wear to th...
Category
1930s American Industrial Vintage Hand-Painted Folk Art
Materials
Iron, Nickel
19th Century Blanket Chest in Original Comb Painted Surface
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early finely paint decorated tall blanket chest is in fine condition. The tall lift top chest has two top false drawers and all original drawer...
Category
Early 19th Century American Country Antique Hand-Painted Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$2,796 Sale Price
42% Off
Moroccan Ceramic Glazed Water Jug Handcrafted in Fez Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large pair of Moroccan glazed polychrome ceramic water jug with handle.
Hand painted ceramic handcrafted by skilled Moroccan artisans in Fez Morocco...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Islamic Hand-Painted Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Red Floral Painted Cabinet, 1790, Central Europe
Located in Vo
, Veneto
Sideboard, antique Tyrolean red painted cabinet - 19th century, Central Europe
Measures: H. 192 cm – L. 87 cm – P. 50 cm (82 cm to the frames)
...
Category
1780s Italian Country Antique Hand-Painted Folk Art
Materials
Fir
Collection 1900s Edwardian Miniature Tin Toys Farm Animals People and Park Trees
Located in Haarlem, NL
Large collection of tin 1900s Edwardian miniature toy figures.
A few tin houses a shed, gazebo's, flower arches, lots of trees and shrubs. Dovecote, pretty fences, a bench, a parrot tree, a birdcage, a plant Stand, a fountain, farm animals and lots of human figures in Edwardian clothing
about:
29 trees (trees shrubs, palmtrees)
11 decorative fences
2 arches
18 figures (girl with dog, a couple, lady with...
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Hand-Painted Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Tin
$1,000 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vintage Christmas Candle Holder Erzgebirge, Germany
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Vintage Christmas candleholder handmade and hand-painted in wood. Decorated with three different figures all in wood and handpainted. The handma...
Category
1950s German Country Vintage Hand-Painted Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Yupik Yup
ik Native American Alaska Carved Polychrome Wood Anthropomorphic Mask
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic and somewhat playful mask by the Yup'ik (Yupik) aboriginal, indigenous people of South-Western & South Central Alaska. The Yup'ik people, who are related to the Inuit peoples, have a long history of ceremonial mask making. Yup'ik masks were originally and specifically designed by Shamans and made to be worn by these spiritual leaders in Winter tribal dances and sacred ceremonies. Traditionally, the masks were destroyed or discarded after use in these ceremonies. Very few of these masks survived. After Christian contact in the late 19th century, masked dancing was suppressed and the tradition all but died out. As more outsiders settled in Alaska at the turn of the century, masks were made by the Yup'ik people to sell or trade for necessary goods. It is likely that this mask was created some years later for this purpose.
In the 20th century, Yup'ik mask had a profound influence on many renowned surrealist artists including, Max Ernst, Joan Miro, Leonora Carrington, Victor Brauner, and most notably Andre Breton who was an avid collector of Yup'ik masks.
This fantastic anthropomorphic mask is carved of lighter wood, hand painted and decorated with pigment, and held together with natural fiber. The mask seems to represent some sort of smiling, benevolent spirit or character with its four eyes, bird beak, and cat-like ears.
The mask is from a French collection. We were told that this mask, as well as others in the collection we have listed, was acquired originally in the 1950s-1960s in Alaska and the Yukon territory in Canada but as we have no way to verify or authenticate this. Please note we are listing the masks as decorative and not as actual tribal artifacts...
Category
20th Century American Hand-Painted Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber, Wood, Paint
Cats Cats Cats Painting Outsider Folk Artist Gloria Laposka
Located in South Burlington, VT
13 different cats are depicted in this charming -vibrant hand painting
A framed oil painting on canvas panel by Self Taught Outsider Surrealist Folk Artist Gloria Antoinette Laposk...
Category
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Hand-Painted Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
19thc Original Painted Pennsylvania Furkin / Bucket
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19thc original paint decorated Pennsylvania dutch painted 19thc furkin or bucket with lid. The condition is very good and sturdy.
Category
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Hand-Painted Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$1,036 Sale Price
20% Off
Mexican Antique Dolores Porras Clay Pottery Folk Art Terracotta Vessel Vase
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
This one of a kind Mexican antique is one of few pieces Dolores had at her home at the time she passed away. Dolores portrays the flora from her garden...
Category
Early 2000s Mexican Folk Art Hand-Painted Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta, Clay, Pottery
Life-Sized 1950s Metal School Girl Speed Limit Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning metal sign of a school girl letting you know the speed limit in the school zone. 48" tall. Double sided. Great coloring, with grey, light blues an...
Category
1950s American Vintage Hand-Painted Folk Art
Materials
Steel
"Lincoln Bank" Still Toy Savings Bank, American, circa 1950
Located in Incline Village, NV
This seldom seen bank is technically a mechanical bank but basically it is a still bank with a slight mechanical function, that being; once it is full of coins, it opens up automatic...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Painted Folk Art
Materials
Tin
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WWII Flags
48 Star American Flag
Carved Ancestor Figure
Carved Pipes
Carved Wood Mermaid
Cattle Brand
Copper Eagle Weathervane
Copper Horse Weather Vanes