Folk Art
21st Century and Contemporary French Folk Art
Silk
21st Century and Contemporary French Folk Art
Silk
1620s Dutch Antique Folk Art
Canvas
Mid-20th Century French Empire Folk Art
Metal
19th Century French Empire Antique Folk Art
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Folk Art
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Empire Folk Art
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Empire Folk Art
Aluminum
Early 20th Century French Empire Folk Art
Stone
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Folk Art
Wood
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Folk Art
Porcelain
Early 20th Century French Empire Folk Art
Textile
Late 17th Century French Empire Antique Folk Art
Wood
20th Century French Empire Folk Art
Plaster
20th Century French Empire Folk Art
Ceramic
19th Century French Empire Antique Folk Art
Wood
1930s French Empire Vintage Folk Art
Opaline Glass
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Folk Art
Porcelain
20th Century French Empire Folk Art
Glass, Paper
20th Century French Empire Folk Art
Ceramic
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Folk Art
Soapstone
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Folk Art
Soapstone
20th Century French Empire Folk Art
Bronze
Late 18th Century French Empire Antique Folk Art
Faience
20th Century French Empire Folk Art
Bronze
20th Century French Empire Folk Art
Stoneware
20th Century French Empire Folk Art
Stoneware
20th Century French Empire Folk Art
Metal
20th Century French Empire Folk Art
Porcelain
20th Century French Empire Folk Art
Porcelain
19th Century French Empire Antique Folk Art
Opaline Glass
20th Century French Empire Folk Art
Opaline Glass
20th Century French Empire Folk Art
Faience
20th Century French Empire Folk Art
Stoneware
20th Century French Empire Folk Art
Plaster
Mid-20th Century French Empire Folk Art
Bronze
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Folk Art
Pine, Paint
Mid-20th Century French Empire Folk Art
Stoneware
Mid-20th Century French Empire Folk Art
Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Empire Folk Art
Porcelain
Early 20th Century French Empire Folk Art
Metal
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Folk Art
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century French Empire Folk Art
Metal
Early 20th Century French Empire Folk Art
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Empire Folk Art
Silver Plate
Mid-20th Century French Empire Folk Art
Faience
Mid-20th Century French Empire Folk Art
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Empire Folk Art
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century French Empire Folk Art
Leather
Early 20th Century French Empire Folk Art
Earthenware
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Folk Art
Terracotta
Mid-20th Century French Empire Folk Art
Porcelain
Early 20th Century French Empire Folk Art
Bronze
Early 20th Century Bulgarian Romantic Folk Art
Terracotta
Early 20th Century American Country Folk Art
Pine
19th Century American Adirondack Antique Folk Art
Metal
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Folk Art
Gold Leaf, Metal
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Folk Art
Cotton
Vintage, New and Antique Folk Art
Folk art refers to a genre of art that shares the creator’s traditions, offering not just an artistic display but an opportunity to learn about a culture. Vintage, new and antique folk art typically reflects a heritage or location. It can include utilitarian objects and handmade art as diverse as weather vanes, portraiture and paintings, carnival art, quilts and duck decoys.
American folk art is frequently valued because of the traditional 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. Native American folk art includes functional objects reflecting their heritage, such as baskets, textiles and wooden pieces.
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.
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