Folk Art Prints

Folk art is the art of communities, not academies — made by craftspeople whose knowledge was passed down through generations, who decorated the objects and spaces of everyday life with imagery rooted in local culture, religion, and the natural world. The best folk art has a directness and vitality that academic art often lacks.

Folk Art Traditions in the Collection

• Scandinavian folk art — the rosemaling tradition of Norway and Sweden, with its characteristic flowing floral curves, bold colours, and organic forms. Among the most recognisable folk art styles in the world.
• Eastern European decorative painting — the bold, colourful folk painting traditions of Poland, Ukraine, Hungary, and Russia. Flowers, birds, and geometric patterns in vivid primary colours.
• British folk art — the painted traditions of British canals, fairgrounds, and rural crafts. A less academic but equally vital strand of the folk art tradition.
• Folk botanical prints — plant and flower illustration in the folk art tradition — more stylised and decorative than botanical science, more direct and vivid than fine art.

Folk Art in Interior Design

Folk art prints bring warmth, colour, and cultural depth to an interior. They suit bohemian, eclectic, and maximalist interiors particularly well, but can also add a point of human warmth to more minimal spaces. The directness and vitality of folk art is a reliable antidote to the generic.

Sizes and Framing

Folk art prints are available in seven sizes from 21x30cm to 100x150cm, framed or unframed. All produced on 230gsm matte art paper with archival inks.

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