Folk Art Prints
FOLK ART STYLE
Folk art is a genre of art that shares the creator’s traditions, offering not just an artistic display but an opportunity to learn about a culture. Antique, new and vintage folk art typically reflects a heritage or location. It can include utilitarian objects and handmade art as diverse as weather vanes, duck decoys, portraiture and paintings, carnival art and quilts.
Quilts are a quintessential part of American folk art but their roots are international, with quilting dating back to Ancient Egypt. The practice spread to Europe and was especially prominent in the Middle Ages, with one of the oldest surviving examples being the Tristan quilt made in Sicily in the 14th century. They were made as bedcovers and clothing, including as a layer for knights to wear beneath their armor. Native American folk art includes functional objects reflecting their heritage, such as baskets, textiles and wooden pieces.
Elsewhere, the vast range of work associated with Mexican folk art includes masks made by Mexican craftspeople for traditional celebrations and ceremonial dances. Mexican masks are part of the country’s folk-art traditions that go back thousands of years and play a role in festivals and theater.
Works in the folk art tradition are valuable because of the skills involved, like weaving, hand-carving wood and even stonework. Many folk artists are self-taught, while some train as apprentices within their community. By using available materials and taking a personal approach to their creations, artists ensure each piece is unique and conveys a story.
During the Great Depression, artistic materials in America were hard to come by, so artisans used discarded wood from cigar boxes and shipping crates to make highly stylized, notched pieces — most often picture frames and boxes — that are today sought after by collectors. This folk art style is called tramp art and was popular from roughly 1870 until the 1940s.
Folk art brings vibrant culture and traditions into your home. Browse an extensive collection of antique, new and vintage folk art on 1stDibs.
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Style: Folk Art
Original Antique Print of a White Wagtail, circa 1880,
Unframed
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a White Wagtail
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon.
Original col...
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1880s English Antique Folk Art Prints
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Paper
Original Antique Print of a Wood Lark, circa 1880,
Unframed
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Wood Lark
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon.
Original color
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1880s English Antique Folk Art Prints
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Paper
Large Original Antique Natural History Print, Gerbils, circa 1835
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of gerbils
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Cpt. Brown and Marechal with original hand col...
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1830s English Antique Folk Art Prints
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of a Nutcracker, circa 1880,
Unframed
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Nutcracker
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon.
Original hand c...
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1880s English Antique Folk Art Prints
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Paper
Original Antique Print of a Dunnock, circa 1880,
Unframed
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Dunnock
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon.
Original hand colo...
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1880s English Antique Folk Art Prints
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Paper
Original Antique Print of a Desert Wheatear, circa 1880,
Unframed
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a desert wheatear
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon.
Orig...
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1880s English Antique Folk Art Prints
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Paper
"Brookfield Rye" Tin Advertising Sign, American, circa 1901
By The Meek Co.
Located in Incline Village, NV
Beautiful semi-nude woman with translucent negligee, holding a bottle of "Brookfield Rye" whiskey is the focal point of this chromolithographic tin advertising sign, used to promote ...
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Early 1900s American Antique Folk Art Prints
Materials
Tin
Large Original Antique Natural History Print, Ostriches, circa 1835
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of ostriches
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Cpt. Brown with original hand color.
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1830s English Antique Folk Art Prints
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Paper
Original Chinese Gouache on Mulberry Paper A Mountainous Winter Scene
Located in Miami, FL
An original gouache on mulberry paper depicting a joyful winter scene.
It is beautifully presented in a custom frame, measures:
17 5/8" Wide x 21 3/4" High x 1" Deep
Very go...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Folk Art Prints
Materials
Wood, Paint, Paper
$795 Sale Price
20% Off
Original Antique Bird Prints, Shrike and Fruit Crows. 1847
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great images of shrike and fruit crows
Unframed.
Lithographs after Cpt. Brown with original hand color.
Published, 1847.
The measurement is for 1 print
Free shipping
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1840s English Antique Folk Art Prints
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Paper
Vintage Butcher Shop Sign
Located in New York, NY
Hey Julia, hey Ina! Out of a butcher shop or restaurant . Each individual sign is framed in glass and has painted wooden frames and measures 12” x 18”.great piece for all those gourm...
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Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Prints
Materials
Wood, Paper
$975 / set
Official Gold Record Award France Johnny Halliday Story 1967-1973 Vol.2
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Gold Record Award - Official Disque d'Or France Johnny Hallyday "Halliday Story - vol. 2" 1967-1973 award celebrates the immense talent and success of French singer and actor, Johnny Hallyday.
With this special edition album, released by Phillips Records in December 1975, two Philips stereo 33 1/3 records are included side by side: Disc 1 and Disc 2 featuring all the hits from his career spanning between 1967 to 1973.
The album was certified by S.N.E.R.A (Syndicat National de l’Edition Phonographique et Radiodiffusion), recognizing its immense popularity and success in France during this time. "The King of Rock 'n Roll français, Johnny Hallyday"
From the estate of Christian Audigier...
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Late 20th Century French Folk Art Prints
Materials
Wood
Original Antique Print of a Bee-Eater, 1847
Unframed
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a bee-eater
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Cpt. brown with original hand color.
Publ...
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1840s English Antique Folk Art Prints
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Paper
Prune and Floral Print Royale PJ Redoute Print of Fruit and Leaves Unframed
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Beautiful summer fruit print or engraving by Langlois. Featuring ripe purple prunes with bright and dark green foliage.
The inscription reads Prune Royale, P.J. Redoute -114 on the ...
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Late 20th Century American Folk Art Prints
Materials
Paper
$675 Sale Price
25% Off
R.B. Kitaj, Cutie, 17/70, Screenprint 1974
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
R.B. Kitaj, Cutie 1974
Edition of 70
Signed and numbered 17/70 in pencil lower left.
Unframed.
CREATOR R.B. Kitaj, United Kingdom.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1974
MA...
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Mid-20th Century British Folk Art Prints
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of a Long-Tailed Tit, circa 1880,
Unframed
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Long-tailed Tit
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon.
Original c...
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1880s English Antique Folk Art Prints
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of a Firecrest, circa 1880,
Unframed
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Firecrest
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon.
Original color
...
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1880s English Antique Folk Art Prints
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of a Missel Thrush, circa 1880,
Unframed
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Missel Thrush
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon.
Original col...
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1880s English Antique Folk Art Prints
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of a Dusky Grebe, circa 1880,
Unframed
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Dusky Grebe
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon.
Original color...
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1880s English Antique Folk Art Prints
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of a Lesser Golden Plover, circa 1880,
Unframed
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Lesser Golden Plover
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon.
Origi...
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1880s English Antique Folk Art Prints
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of a Marsh Warbler, circa 1880,
Unframed
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Marsh Warbler
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon.
Original col...
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1880s English Antique Folk Art Prints
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of a Yellow-Billed Cuckoo, circa 1880,
Unframed
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Yellow-Billed Cuckoo
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon.
Origi...
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1880s English Antique Folk Art Prints
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of a Reed Warbler, circa 1880,
Unframed
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Reed Warbler
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon.
Original hand...
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1880s English Antique Folk Art Prints
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of a White
s Thrush, circa 1880,
Unframed
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a White's Thrush
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon.
Original ha...
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1880s English Antique Folk Art Prints
Materials
Paper
Five Mechanical Bank Trade Cards in Frame, circa 1880s
Located in Incline Village, NV
Five mechanical bank trade cards are displayed in two separate frames. In one frame are three polychrome trade cards, which the salesmen typically carrie...
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19th Century American Antique Folk Art Prints
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of a Crossbill in an Ebonized Faux Bamboo Frame
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a crossbill presented in an ebonized faux bamboo frame
Lithograph after Francis Lydon
Original hand colour
Published, circa 1880.
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1880s English Antique Folk Art Prints
Materials
Paper, Wood
Large Original Antique Natural History Print, Flying Lemur, circa 1835
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a flying lemur
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Cpt. Brown with original hand color...
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1830s English Antique Folk Art Prints
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Paper
Lazy Afternoon by Oidur Vladimir 1902 - 1981
Located in Malibu, CA
A rare fine print by Oifur Vladimir in a Roma custom made frame, & matted in a museum quality matting.
The print is characterized by fine lines and detailed shading, typical of etchi...
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20th Century Spanish Folk Art Prints
Materials
Glass, Giltwood, Paper
$892 Sale Price
55% Off
1940s Hand Colored Block Print on Textile
Located in Vienna, Austria
This 1940s, colored block print on linen from Slovakia, shows a couple in love in a picturesque land scape.
The pictures is made for wall decoration and is now framed.
"I love you so much...
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1940s Slovak Vintage Folk Art Prints
Materials
Linen
$1,631 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Contact Frame with Mythic Block Print
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Originally made for photo developing, this antique contact printing frame from Samuel Peck
Co. has been reimagined as a display case for something a little wilder. The front no...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Folk Art Prints
Materials
Wood, Paper
Folk Art prints for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Folk Art prints for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage prints created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, more furniture and collectibles, asian art and furniture and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with paper, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Folk Art prints made in a specific country, there are Europe, United Kingdom, and England pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original prints, popular names associated with this style include Arthur Nevin, Andy Warhol, J.
E. Steven's Company, and Maud Earl. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for prints differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $20 and tops out at $2,431 while the average work can sell for $30.