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Amate Paper

Oil Pastel on Amate Paper 1

Oil Pastel on Amate Paper 1

By Adolphe Lechtenberg

Located in Cuernavaca, Morelos

Oil pastel drawing on amate paper, unique,

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel

Oil Pastel on Amate Paper 2

Oil Pastel on Amate Paper 2

By Adolphe Lechtenberg

Located in Cuernavaca, Morelos

Oil pastel drawing on amate paper, unique,

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel

Fiesta en Xalitla / Amate Paper Mexican Folk Art Painting Frame
Fiesta en Xalitla / Amate Paper Mexican Folk Art Painting Frame

Fiesta en Xalitla / Amate Paper Mexican Folk Art Painting Frame

By Edalinda Perez Velazquez

Located in Jesus del Monte, MX

Artisan: Edalinda Perez Velazquez Picture painting with Chinese ink and acrylics over Amate Paper. - Dimensions: 28" x 20" x 2" in or 72 x 51 x 4 cm - Color: Rainbow - Weight: 8.8 ...

Category

2010s Folk Art Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paint, Paper, Watercolor

Festividades Virgen de Guadalupe / Amate Paper Mexican Folk Art Painting Frame
Festividades Virgen de Guadalupe / Amate Paper Mexican Folk Art Painting Frame

Festividades Virgen de Guadalupe / Amate Paper Mexican Folk Art Painting Frame

By Alejandro Diaz Nava

Located in Jesus del Monte, MX

Artisan: Alejandro Diaz Nava Picture painting with Chinese ink and acrylics over Amate Paper. - Dimensions: 28" x 37" x 2" in or 72 x 93 x 4 cm - Weight: 16.5 lb or 7.5 kg   - Time...

Category

2010s Folk Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paint, Paper, Watercolor

Amate Bark Painting - Harvest Dance with Giant Rabbits
Amate Bark Painting - Harvest Dance with Giant Rabbits

Amate Bark Painting - Harvest Dance with Giant Rabbits

Located in Soquel, CA

There are large rabbit-like creatures throughout the composition. Amate paper is a type of bark paper which was commonly used during the Aztec empire.

Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Handmade Paper

Amate Bark Painting - People Working in a Village
Amate Bark Painting - People Working in a Village

Amate Bark Painting - People Working in a Village

Located in Soquel, CA

The border is comprised of multiple layers of geometric patterns. Amate paper is a type of bark paper which was commonly used during the Aztec empire.

Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Handmade Paper

"Two Elephants, " Ink Drawing on Paper initialed by Miguel Castro Lenero
"Two Elephants, " Ink Drawing on Paper initialed by Miguel Castro Lenero

"Two Elephants, " Ink Drawing on Paper initialed by Miguel Castro Lenero

By Miguel Castro Leñero

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Two Elephants" by Latin American artist Miguel-Castro Lenero is an ink drawing on handmade Amate paper. Executed in 1992, it is initialed lower right. 23 3/8" x 15 3/8" art 31 3/4"...

Category

1990s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Handmade Paper

"Fishing Boat, " Ink & Charcoal on Handmade Paper signed by Miguel Castro Leñero
"Fishing Boat, " Ink & Charcoal on Handmade Paper signed by Miguel Castro Leñero

"Fishing Boat, " Ink & Charcoal on Handmade Paper signed by Miguel Castro Leñero

By Miguel Castro Leñero

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Fishing Boat" is an original ink and charcoal drawing on handmade amate paper by Miguel Castro Leñero. The artist signed the piece lower right.

Category

1990s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Ink, Handmade Paper

"Dog & Horse in Landscape on Mountain Top, " Ink on Paper by Miguel Castro Leñero
"Dog & Horse in Landscape on Mountain Top, " Ink on Paper by Miguel Castro Leñero

"Dog & Horse in Landscape on Mountain Top, " Ink on Paper by Miguel Castro Leñero

By Miguel Castro Leñero

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Dog & Horse in Landscape on Mountain Top" is an original ink drawing on handmade amate paper by Miguel Castro Leñero. The artist initialed the piece lower right.

Category

1990s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Handmade Paper

"Homage to Van Gogh III, " a Watercolor signed by David Barnett
"Homage to Van Gogh III, " a Watercolor signed by David Barnett

"Homage to Van Gogh III, " a Watercolor signed by David Barnett

By David Barnett

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Homage to Van Gogh III" is an original watercolor painting on 100% rag amate paper signed by the artist David Barnett. It depicts a vase of flowers that was sent to the artist for a...

Category

Early 2000s Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

"Whale in a Sea of Symbols, " Drawing on Handmade Paper by Miguel Castro Leñero
"Whale in a Sea of Symbols, " Drawing on Handmade Paper by Miguel Castro Leñero

"Whale in a Sea of Symbols, " Drawing on Handmade Paper by Miguel Castro Leñero

By Miguel Castro Leñero

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Whale in a Sea of Symbols" is an original ink and charcoal on handmade amate paper by Miguel Castro Leñero. The artist initialed the piece lower right.

Category

1990s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Ink, Handmade Paper

Constellations #2 Abstract painting
Constellations #2 Abstract painting

Constellations #2 Abstract painting

By Andres Ferrandis

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Constellations #2, 2022 Silk-Screened Amate paper, Wax Thread 48 × 48 in Unframed

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Silk, Thread, Wax

"Horse in Desert with Teepee & Branches (Double Sided)", ink drawing
"Horse in Desert with Teepee & Branches (Double Sided)", ink drawing

"Horse in Desert with Teepee & Branches (Double Sided)", ink drawing

By Miguel Castro Leñero

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Horse in Desert with Teepee & Branches" is an original ink drawing on handmade Amate paper by Miguel-Castro Lenero. The artist initialed the piece in the lower right.

Category

1990s Expressionist Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Handmade Paper

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Amate Papers no. 4, handmade paper, framed
Amate Papers no. 4, handmade paper, framed

Amate Papers no. 4, handmade paper, framed

Unavailable

H 28 in W 20 in D 1.5 in

Amate Papers no. 4, handmade paper, framed

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A selection of handmade papers using natural wood and fruit fibers, the art is then floated on a substrate and framed. +++Please allow for a 4 week lead time+++

Category

2010s Contemporary More Art

Materials

Handmade Paper

Amate Papers no. 3, handmade paper, framed
Amate Papers no. 3, handmade paper, framed

Amate Papers no. 3, handmade paper, framed

Unavailable

H 28 in W 20 in D 1.5 in

Amate Papers no. 3, handmade paper, framed

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A selection of handmade papers using natural wood and fruit fibers, the art is then floated on a substrate and framed. +++Please allow for a 4 week lead time+++

Category

2010s Contemporary More Art

Materials

Handmade Paper

Amate Papers no. 1, handmade paper, framed
Amate Papers no. 1, handmade paper, framed

Amate Papers no. 1, handmade paper, framed

Unavailable

H 28 in W 20 in D 1.5 in

Amate Papers no. 1, handmade paper, framed

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A selection of handmade papers using natural wood and fruit fibers, the art is then floated on a substrate and framed. +++Please allow for a 4 week lead time+++

Category

2010s Contemporary More Art

Materials

Handmade Paper

Amate Papers no. 5, handmade paper, framed
Amate Papers no. 5, handmade paper, framed

Amate Papers no. 5, handmade paper, framed

Unavailable

H 28 in W 20 in D 1.5 in

Amate Papers no. 5, handmade paper, framed

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A selection of handmade papers using natural wood and fruit fibers, the art is then floated on a substrate and framed. +++Please allow for a 4 week lead time+++

Category

2010s Contemporary More Art

Materials

Handmade Paper

Amate Papers no. 2, handmade paper, framed
Amate Papers no. 2, handmade paper, framed

Amate Papers no. 2, handmade paper, framed

Unavailable

H 28 in W 20 in D 1.5 in

Amate Papers no. 2, handmade paper, framed

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A selection of handmade papers using natural wood and fruit fibers, the art is then floated on a substrate and framed. +++Please allow for a 4 week lead time+++

Category

2010s Contemporary More Art

Materials

Handmade Paper

"Ghostly Meditations (memories of oblivion)" work on paper figures cartoon

"Ghostly Meditations (memories of oblivion)" work on paper figures cartoon

By Enrique Chagoya

Located in Phoenix, AZ

He often uses amate, a type of bark paper that has been manufactured in his native Mexico since before the arrival of the Spanish.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, India Ink, Acrylic

"Ghostly Meditations (meditations on el ser y la nada)" drawing skulls text

"Ghostly Meditations (meditations on el ser y la nada)" drawing skulls text

By Enrique Chagoya

Located in Phoenix, AZ

He often uses amate, a type of bark paper that has been manufactured in his native Mexico since before the arrival of the Spanish.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, India Ink, Acrylic

Oil Pastel Drawing on Amate Paper 6

Oil Pastel Drawing on Amate Paper 6

By Adolphe Lechtenberg

Located in Cuernavaca, Morelos

Oil pastel drawing on amate paper, unique,

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel

Preparando festividades del nacimiento / Amate Paper Mexican Folk Art Nativity
Preparando festividades del nacimiento / Amate Paper Mexican Folk Art Nativity

Preparando festividades del nacimiento / Amate Paper Mexican Folk Art Nativity

By Santiago Alejandro Celis

Located in Jesus del Monte, MX

Edition National Award "De Principio a Fin Tradiciones Populares Mexicanas" Picture painting with Chinese ink and acrylics over Amate Paper. - Dimensions: 29" x 37" x 1" in  or 74 x...

Category

2010s Folk Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paint

Mi Pueblo / Amate Paper Mexican Folk Art Painting Frame
Mi Pueblo / Amate Paper Mexican Folk Art Painting Frame

Mi Pueblo / Amate Paper Mexican Folk Art Painting Frame

By Edalinda Perez Velazquez

Located in Jesus del Monte, MX

Artisan: Edalinda Perez Velazquez Picture painting with Chinese ink and acrylics over Amate Paper. - Dimensions: 28" x 20" x 2" in or 72 x 51 x 4 cm - Color: Rainbow - Weight: 8.8 ...

Category

2010s Folk Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paint, Paper, Watercolor

Vista de Xalitla / Amate Paper Mexican Folk Art Painting Frame
Vista de Xalitla / Amate Paper Mexican Folk Art Painting Frame

Vista de Xalitla / Amate Paper Mexican Folk Art Painting Frame

By Alejandro Diaz Nava

Located in Jesus del Monte, MX

Artisan: Alejandro Diaz Nava Picture painting with Chinese ink and acrylics over Amate Paper. - Dimensions: 36" x 28" x 2" in or 92 x 72 x 4 cm - Weight: 16.5 lb or 7.5 kg - Color...

Category

2010s Folk Art Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Paint

Independencia de Mexico / Amate Paper Mexican Folk Art Painting Frame
Independencia de Mexico / Amate Paper Mexican Folk Art Painting Frame

Independencia de Mexico / Amate Paper Mexican Folk Art Painting Frame

By Edalinda Perez Velazquez

Located in Jesus del Monte, MX

Artisan: Edalinda Perez Velazquez MASTERPIECE Picture painting with Chinese ink and acrylics over Amate Paper. - Dimensions: 29" x 21" x 2" in or 74 x 53 x 4 cm - Color: Rainbow -...

Category

2010s Folk Art Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Paint, Paper

Ofrendas para mis muertos / Amate Paper Mexican Folk Art Painting Frame
Ofrendas para mis muertos / Amate Paper Mexican Folk Art Painting Frame

Ofrendas para mis muertos / Amate Paper Mexican Folk Art Painting Frame

By Alejandro Diaz Nava

Located in Jesus del Monte, MX

Edition National Award "De Principio a Fin Tradiciones Populares Mexicanas" Picture painting with Chinese ink and acrylics over Amate Paper. - Dimensions: 35" x 27" x 2" in or 90 x...

Category

2010s Folk Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Paint

Nacimiento en Xalitla / Amate Paper Mexican Folk Art Painting Frame Nativity
Nacimiento en Xalitla / Amate Paper Mexican Folk Art Painting Frame Nativity

Nacimiento en Xalitla / Amate Paper Mexican Folk Art Painting Frame Nativity

By Javier Martinez Pedro

Located in Jesus del Monte, MX

Edition National Award "De Principio a Fin Tradiciones Populares Mexicanas" Picture painting with Chinese ink and acrylics over Amate Paper. - Dimensions: 26" x 18" x 2" in or 66 x...

Category

2010s Folk Art Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Pygmalion Effect IV
Pygmalion Effect IV

Almudena RodriguezPygmalion Effect IV, 2014

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H 15.5 in W 23.75 in D 1 in

Pygmalion Effect IV

Located in Chicago, IL

Acrylic, aniline, ink, watercolor, and embroidery on amate paper. Framed.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Ink, Acrylic, Handmade Paper, Thread, Watercolor

"New Illegal Aliens Guide to Critical Theory" Contemporary Satirical Painting
"New Illegal Aliens Guide to Critical Theory" Contemporary Satirical Painting

"New Illegal Aliens Guide to Critical Theory" Contemporary Satirical Painting

By Enrique Chagoya

Located in Houston, TX

This collection of figures is juxtaposed against a background of amate, a type of bark paper manufactured in Mexico.

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Plexiglass, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Handmade Paper, Pigment

Plate 11: a Purépecha (or Tarascan) Woman from the State of Michoacán Silkscreen
Plate 11: a Purépecha (or Tarascan) Woman from the State of Michoacán Silkscreen

Plate 11: a Purépecha (or Tarascan) Woman from the State of Michoacán Silkscreen

By Carlos Mérida

Located in Houston, TX

He integrated into his paintings indigenous "papel amate" (bark wood paper). His mural for the Presidente Juárez building (1952) depicted a series of Mexican creation myths. 1940 saw...

Category

20th Century Folk Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

"Aliens in Borderlandia" unique codex work on paper
"Aliens in Borderlandia" unique codex work on paper

"Aliens in Borderlandia" unique codex work on paper

By Enrique Chagoya

Located in Phoenix, AZ

He often uses amate, a type of bark paper that has been manufactured in his native Mexico since before the arrival of the Spanish.

Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Acrylic

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Amate Paper For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate amate paper for your needs in our varied inventory. You can easily find an example made in the Contemporary style, while we also have 8 Contemporary versions to choose from as well. You’re likely to find the perfect amate paper among the distinctive items we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 20th Century as well as those made as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a amate paper to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of gray, brown, beige, red and more. Creating a amate paper has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Adolphe Lechtenberg, Andres Ferrandis, Alejandro Diaz Nava, Carlos Luna and Edalinda Perez Velazquez are consistently popular. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paper, handmade paper and paint. If space is limited, you can find a small amate paper measuring 18 high and 15.75 wide, while our inventory also includes works up to 96 across to better suit those in the market for a large amate paper.

How Much is a Amate Paper?

A amate paper can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $1,500, while the lowest priced sells for $575 and the highest can go for as much as $27,000.