Anitque African American boy portrait original oil painting vintage folk art

Posted on March 12, 2020 by admin

WONDERFUL antique African American young boy portrait painting! Original hand painted oil on canvas nailed to stretcher bars. No signature, probably from the 1870-80s. Looks like original frame. WOW WOW WOW, soooo rare! Excellent condition of canvas, frame is not perfect. Size- 10″ by 18″. Visit our store to see our other great items! Track Page Views With. Auctiva’s FREE Counter. The item “Anitque African American boy portrait original oil painting vintage folk art” is in sale since Wednesday, February 26, 2020. This item is in the category “Art\Paintings”. The seller is “momndme2″ and is located in Nevada City, California. This item can be shipped to United States.

Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
Region of Origin: unknown
Style: Black Folk Art
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Painting Surface: canvas
Medium: Oil
Date of Creation: 1800-1899
Main Color: tan
Size Type/Largest Dimension: Medium (Up to 30in.)
Original/Reproduction: Original
Framed/Unframed: framed
Features: Framed
Width (Inches): 10
Color: blue
Subject: Portrait
Originality: Original
Height (Inches): 18

West African 1980s Folk Art Hand Painted Barber Shop Sign Ghana Barbershop Vtg

Posted on February 13, 2020 by admin

West African Folk Art Hand Painted Barbershop Sign. This sign measures 35 long x 16 1/4 tall and weighs 3lbs. Its painted on a lightweight wood board and has a wood frame around the back for support. Please see all pictures for a better understanding of condition. Has some wear to it, around the edges show the age and there is a chip in the plywood on top corner. Again see all pictures- they are an important part of the description. Fantastic hand-painted original barber shop sign from Ghana, depicting sharp hairstyles from the 1980s. The sign is painted on thin plywood board. A wonderful piece of folk art. Barbershop signs are fascinating examples of pop and folk art in Africa. Each sign takes on the unique personality of its owner, expressing both their hairdressing options, and the popular icons they emulate. The item “West African 1980s Folk Art Hand Painted Barber Shop Sign Ghana Barbershop Vtg” is in sale since Sunday, December 29, 2019. This item is in the category “Art\Folk Art & Indigenous Art”. The seller is “fivestar_auctions” and is located in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Montserrat, Turks and caicos islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Viet nam, Uruguay.

Subject: Advertising
Type: Signs
Style: Folk Art
Material: Wood
Region of Origin: Africa
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Color: Multi-Color
Features: Signed
Category: Art
Width (Inches): 35
Date of Creation: 1970-1989
Height (Inches): 16.25
Originality: Original
Quantity Type: Single-Piece Work
Artist: West African
Size: Medium (up to 36in.)

African Ghana Movie Poster folk outsider painted canvas Fist of The North Star

Posted on January 20, 2020 by admin

African kente and textiles. Brass / Bronze / Lost wax. Oil paint / Ghana Signboards. Wood and other Artifacts. Art Movie posters Ghana. Tuareg Art and Crafts. African Ghana Movie Poster folk outsider painted canvas Fist of The North Star. FIST OF THE NORTH STAR This a beautiful oil painted on canvas poster painted in Ghana West Africa. DETAILS FOR THIS FILM AND POSTER: Film: FIST OF THE NORTH STAR ACTION Poster: Hand Painted in Ghana by ADOMAKO for SLY FOX Video Club. Size: Art size 54″ x 40″ (137 cm x 101 cm). Condition: In good condition, with some damages, some holes specially at the ends, some repairs, in some places the paint is off and signs of wear in the art work due to usage. This is not a print! Its a real oil paint! A real piece of Authentic African Art! This type of posters are highly collectible and many times displayed in Museums all over the world! With the arrival of video and video cassettes during 1980s In Ghana (West Africa) a small-scale film distribution / mobile Cinema was created. This small size mobile “Cinema” operators were equipped with a television a Video and sometimes with a small portable generator and were moving from town to town from village to village operating and showing their films! (During the day inside social clubs or houses and during the night in the open air). In order to attract more customers and in order to advertise their mission and business the need of huge posters was created and born. Talented artists after viewing the film were creating large size posters using oil paint on canvas (Because of unavailability and high cost of imported canvas , The artists were using used flour sacks sewn together). The artist had the freedom to add or change scenes seen or not seen in the film in order to make the poster more attractive (This is the reason that this hand painted posters are more interesting as ART than the normal posters since each of this hand painted poster is UNIQUE and except the film content it also express the artist himself). These posters were rolled or folded and easy to move around with the mobile Cinema. Because of the posters ” hard ” life (Folded or rolled, under the rain and sun and display for several months during their rounds all over Ghana) most of the surviving posters have damage at the end of the canvas, peelings, cracking and other damages. By the mid 1990s the mobile Cinema business declined and almost collapsed since television and video was more widely available in Ghana. The profits of the mobile Cinema operators were also reduced and they were not able to afford the “expensive” talented artists to paint their posters anymore. At the present days they have to rely with Photocopy paper posters in order to survive and reduce cost. For more information concerning this type of art please read: ” Extreme Canvas: Hand-Painted Movie Poster from Ghana ” with over 350 colorful examples of this unique posters. Sign up to our newsletter for special deals. Powered by SixBit’s eCommerce Solution. The item “African Ghana Movie Poster folk outsider painted canvas Fist of The North Star” is in sale since Tuesday, February 19, 2019. This item is in the category “Art\Art Posters”. The seller is “ethnic*art*gallery” and is located in GR. This item can be shipped worldwide.

Originality: Hand painting
Subject: Movie Posters
Style: Contemporary Art
Date of Creation: 2000-2010
Original/Reproduction: Original
Framed/Unframed: Unframed
Material: Fabric
Size: Large (up to 60in.)
Features: Hand Painted
Poster: Canvas from Used flour sacks
Uses: Movie Promotion
Country/Region of Manufacture: Ghana
Color: Multi-Color

Ghana Hand painted Movie poster African cinema folk outsider art Cold Harvest

Posted on January 14, 2020 by admin

African kente and textiles. Brass / Bronze / Lost wax. Oil paint / Ghana Signboards. Wood and other Artifacts. Art Movie posters Ghana. Tuareg Art and Crafts. Ghana Hand painted Movie poster African cinema folk outsider art Cold Harvest. COLD HARVEST Beautiful authentic hand-painted movie poster from Ghana, West Africa. DETAILS FOR THIS FILM AND POSTER: Film: COLD HARVEST ACTION Poster: Hand Painted in Ghana by Leonardo for ZAAP Video club. Size: Art size 58 1/2″ x 43″ (147 cm x 110 cm). Condition: In average condition, with some damages, repairs, few small size holes, in some places the paint is off and wear in the art work due to usage. This is not a print! Its a real oil paint! A real piece of Authentic African Art! This type of posters are highly collectible and many times displayed in Museums all over the world! With the arrival of video and video cassettes during 1980s In Ghana (West Africa) a small-scale film distribution / mobile Cinema was created. This small size mobile “Cinema” operators were equipped with a television a Video and sometimes with a small portable generator and were moving from town to town from village to village operating and showing their films! (During the day inside social clubs or houses and during the night in the open air). In order to attract more customers and in order to advertise their mission and business the need of huge posters was created and born. Talented artists after viewing the film were creating large size posters using oil paint on canvas (Because of unavailability and high cost of imported canvas , The artists were using used flour sacks sewn together). The artist had the freedom to add or change scenes seen or not seen in the film in order to make the poster more attractive (This is the reason that this hand painted posters are more interesting as ART than the normal posters since each of this hand painted poster is UNIQUE and except the film content it also express the artist himself). These posters were rolled or folded and easy to move around with the mobile Cinema. Because of the posters ” hard ” life (Folded or rolled, under the rain and sun and display for several months during their rounds all over Ghana) most of the surviving posters have damage at the end of the canvas, peelings, cracking and other damages. By the mid 1990s the mobile Cinema business declined and almost collapsed since television and video was more widely available in Ghana. The profits of the mobile Cinema operators were also reduced and they were not able to afford the “expensive” talented artists to paint their posters anymore. At the present days they have to rely with Photocopy paper posters in order to survive and reduce cost. For more information concerning this type of art please read: ” Extreme Canvas: Hand-Painted Movie Poster from Ghana ” with over 350 colorful examples of this unique posters. Sign up to our newsletter for special deals. Powered by SixBit’s eCommerce Solution. The item “Ghana Hand painted Movie poster African cinema folk outsider art Cold Harvest” is in sale since Wednesday, April 3, 2019. This item is in the category “Art\Art Posters”. The seller is “ethnic*art*gallery” and is located in GR. This item can be shipped worldwide.

Framed/Unframed: Unframed
Material: Fabric
Style: Contemporary Art
Date of Creation: 2000-2010
Subject: Movie Posters
Originality: Hand painting
Original/Reproduction: Original
Size: Large (up to 60in.)
Features: Hand Painted
Poster: Canvas from Used flour sacks
Uses: Movie Promotion
Country/Region of Manufacture: Ghana
Color: Multi-Color

Ghana Movie poster African cinema folk wall hand painted NIGHT OF THE DEMONS

Posted on January 14, 2020 by admin

African kente and textiles. Brass / Bronze / Lost wax. Oil paint / Ghana Signboards. Wood and other Artifacts. Art Movie posters Ghana. Tuareg Art and Crafts. Ghana Movie poster African cinema folk wall hand painted NIGHT OF THE DEMONS. NIGHT OF THE DEMONS Beautiful authentic hand-painted movie poster from Ghana, West Africa. DETAILS FOR THIS FILM AND POSTER: Film: NIGHT OF THE DEMONS HORROR Poster: Hand Painted in Ghana by E. A SOJAY for BOMBAY video Club. Art size: 60 1/4″ x 40 1/4″ (153 cm x 102 cm). Condition: In good condition in some places the paint is off and some signs of wear in the art work due to usage. This is not a print! Its a real oil paint! A real piece of Authentic African Art! This type of posters are highly collectible and many times displayed in Museums all over the world! With the arrival of video and video cassettes during 1980s In Ghana (West Africa) a small-scale film distribution / mobile Cinema was created. This small size mobile “Cinema” operators were equipped with a television a Video and sometimes with a small portable generator and were moving from town to town from village to village operating and showing their films! (During the day inside social clubs or houses and during the night in the open air). In order to attract more customers and in order to advertise their mission and business the need of huge posters was created and born. Talented artists after viewing the film were creating large size posters using oil paint on canvas (Because of unavailability and high cost of imported canvas , The artists were using used flour sacks sewn together). The artist had the freedom to add or change scenes seen or not seen in the film in order to make the poster more attractive (This is the reason that this hand painted posters are more interesting as ART than the normal posters since each of this hand painted poster is UNIQUE and except the film content it also express the artist himself). These posters were rolled or folded and easy to move around with the mobile Cinema. Because of the posters ” hard ” life (Folded or rolled, under the rain and sun and display for several months during their rounds all over Ghana) most of the surviving posters have damage at the end of the canvas, peelings, cracking and other damages. By the mid 1990s the mobile Cinema business declined and almost collapsed since television and video was more widely available in Ghana. The profits of the mobile Cinema operators were also reduced and they were not able to afford the “expensive” talented artists to paint their posters anymore. At the present days they have to rely with Photocopy paper posters in order to survive and reduce cost. For more information concerning this type of art please read: ” Extreme Canvas: Hand-Painted Movie Poster from Ghana ” with over 350 colorful examples of this unique posters. Sign up to our newsletter for special deals. Powered by SixBit’s eCommerce Solution. The item “Ghana Movie poster African cinema folk wall hand painted NIGHT OF THE DEMONS” is in sale since Monday, November 25, 2019. This item is in the category “Art\Art Posters”. The seller is “ethnic*art*gallery” and is located in GR. This item can be shipped worldwide.

Subject: Movie Posters
Originality: Hand painting
Style: Contemporary Art
Size: Large (up to 60in.)
Features: Hand Painted
Date of Creation: 2000-2010
Original/Reproduction: Original
Framed/Unframed: Unframed
Material: Fabric
Poster: Canvas from Used flour sacks
Uses: Movie Promotion
Country/Region of Manufacture: Ghana
Color: Multi-Color

PETI CLEMENTS African American Folk Art Painting The Parade on Canvas Signed

Posted on December 12, 2019 by admin

You can find everything from collectables, scarves, hats and shoes. We are in the field weekly so check back often to see our most recents finds! I hope you understand vintage condition can. Have age wear and age love! The item “PETI CLEMENTS African American Folk Art Painting The Parade on Canvas Signed” is in sale since Sunday, November 24, 2019. This item is in the category “Art\Paintings”. The seller is “designbydiane” and is located in Tampa, Florida. This item can be shipped to United States.

Size: Small (up to 12in.)
Region of Origin: USA
Artist: PETI CLEMENTS
Style: Folk Art
Painting Surface: Canvas
Medium: Acrylic oil on canvas
Features: Framed
Width (Inches): 11.5″ framed size
Subject: Black Americana
Height (Inches): 4.5″ framed size

Vintage c. 1985 Folk Art African Americana Mose Tolliver Painting Jabo Mule

Posted on October 22, 2019 by admin

1985 Folk Art African Americana Mose Tolliver Painting. The item “Vintage c. 1985 Folk Art African Americana Mose Tolliver Painting Jabo Mule” is in sale since Tuesday, May 28, 2019. This item is in the category “Art\Paintings”. The seller is “smileyj.407″ and is located in Lake City, Florida. This item can be shipped to United States.

Medium: Latex
Subject: Abstract
Style: Folk Art
Region of Origin: US
Listed By: Private collector
Painting Surface: Wood
Color: Gray, off-white, gold
Features: Signed
Year: 1985
Width (Inches): 18 1/2″
Date of Creation: 1970-1989
Originality: Original
Height (Inches): 10 1/2″
Artist: Mose Tolliver
Quantity Type: Single-Piece Work

West African 1980s Folk-Painted Barber Shop Sign Ghana

Posted on October 2, 2019 by admin

Vintage hand-painted pink barber shop sign from Ghana, depicting stylish heads with sharp hairstyles from the 1980s, surrounded figures and symbols of popular culture. This fantastic sign is painted on thin board. The board is not even around the edges and there is a bit of wear to the paint. Dimensions: 32″L x 15.5″H. A wonderful piece of folk art. The item “West African 1980s Folk-Painted Barber Shop Sign Ghana” is in sale since Friday, July 26, 2019. This item is in the category “Art\Folk Art & Indigenous Art”. The seller is “mrsdarlingvintage” and is located in Walnut Creek, California. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Montserrat, Turks and caicos islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Viet nam, Uruguay, Russian federation.

Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
Region of Origin: Africa
Artist: Unknown
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Material: Wood
Quantity Type: Single-Piece Work
Date of Creation: 1970-1989
Type: Signs
Width (Inches): 32
Color: Pink
Subject: Advertising
Originality: Original
Height (Inches): 15.5

Ghana Movie poster African cinema folk wall hand painted NIGHT OF THE DEMONS

Posted on September 11, 2019 by admin

African kente and textiles. Brass / Bronze / Lost wax. Oil paint / Ghana Signboards. Wood and other Artifacts. Art Movie posters Ghana. Tuareg Art and Crafts. Ghana Movie poster African cinema folk wall hand painted NIGHT OF THE DEMONS. NIGHT OF THE DEMONS Beautiful authentic hand-painted movie poster from Ghana, West Africa. DETAILS FOR THIS FILM AND POSTER: Film: NIGHT OF THE DEMONS HORROR Poster: Hand Painted in Ghana by E. A SOJAY for BOMBAY video Club. Art size: 60 1/4″ x 40 1/4″ (153 cm x 102 cm). Condition: In good condition in some places the paint is off and some signs of wear in the art work due to usage. This is not a print! Its a real oil paint! A real piece of Authentic African Art! This type of posters are highly collectible and many times displayed in Museums all over the world! With the arrival of video and video cassettes during 1980s In Ghana (West Africa) a small-scale film distribution / mobile Cinema was created. This small size mobile “Cinema” operators were equipped with a television a Video and sometimes with a small portable generator and were moving from town to town from village to village operating and showing their films! (During the day inside social clubs or houses and during the night in the open air). In order to attract more customers and in order to advertise their mission and business the need of huge posters was created and born. Talented artists after viewing the film were creating large size posters using oil paint on canvas (Because of unavailability and high cost of imported canvas , The artists were using used flour sacks sewn together). The artist had the freedom to add or change scenes seen or not seen in the film in order to make the poster more attractive (This is the reason that this hand painted posters are more interesting as ART than the normal posters since each of this hand painted poster is UNIQUE and except the film content it also express the artist himself). These posters were rolled or folded and easy to move around with the mobile Cinema. Because of the posters ” hard ” life (Folded or rolled, under the rain and sun and display for several months during their rounds all over Ghana) most of the surviving posters have damage at the end of the canvas, peelings, cracking and other damages. By the mid 1990s the mobile Cinema business declined and almost collapsed since television and video was more widely available in Ghana. The profits of the mobile Cinema operators were also reduced and they were not able to afford the “expensive” talented artists to paint their posters anymore. At the present days they have to rely with Photocopy paper posters in order to survive and reduce cost. For more information concerning this type of art please read: ” Extreme Canvas: Hand-Painted Movie Poster from Ghana ” with over 350 colorful examples of this unique posters. Sign up to our newsletter for special deals. Powered by SixBit’s eCommerce Solution. The item “Ghana Movie poster African cinema folk wall hand painted NIGHT OF THE DEMONS” is in sale since Wednesday, July 10, 2019. This item is in the category “Art\Art Posters”. The seller is “ethnic*art*gallery” and is located in GR. This item can be shipped worldwide.

PETI CLEMENTS African American Folk Art Painting on Canvas Signed Framed

Posted on August 26, 2019 by admin

This painting is in excellent condition in a nice wooden frame. Frame size is 5.5″ h x 7.5″ w. Canvas size is 3.5″ h x 5.5″ w. Back tissue has some torn areas. It has a hanger for hanging. Wonderful painting by Peti Clements. The item “PETI CLEMENTS African American Folk Art Painting on Canvas Signed Framed” is in sale since Wednesday, June 19, 2019. This item is in the category “Art\Paintings”. The seller is “mommydunn” and is located in Broomfield, Colorado. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Montserrat, Turks and caicos islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Viet nam, Uruguay, Russian federation, Dominican republic, El salvador.

Size: Small (up to 12in.)
Region of Origin: USA
Artist: PETI CLEMENTS
Style: Folk Art
Painting Surface: Canvas
Medium: Acrylic oil on canvas
Date of Creation: 1970-1989
Features: Framed
Width (Inches): 7.5″ framed size
Subject: Black Americana
Height (Inches): 5.5″ framed size

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