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Art Deco WPA Pottery Horse Sculpture by Jordan 1937
By WPA
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A very well done handcrafted pottery fired clay horse in the Art Deco WPA style with strong build
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Clay
'Mural Study: Lower Manhattan' — WPA Era Precisionism
By Louis Lozowick
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Louis Lozowick, 'Mural Study: Lower Manhattan', lithograph, edition 10 or fewer, 1936. Flint 135
Category
1930s American Modern Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"The Return of Timothy Pickering, " WPA Mural Study Painting, 1939
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Full of atmosphere, rich color and drama, this mural study by Dunbar Beck was executed in
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Gouache
WPA Post Office Mural Study Native American Scene Regionalism Social Realism
By Louise Ronnebeck
Located in New York, NY
WPA Post Office Mural Study Native American Scene Regionalism Social Realism
Louise Emerson
Category
1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Cardboard
Antique American Modernist WPA Mural Study Signed Framed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist signed mural study oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed.
Category
1920s Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Mail by Stagecoach, Lynn to Lowell", WPA Mural Study by Aiden Ripley
By Aiden Lassell Ripley
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An evocative and atmospheric example of WPA mural painting, this large study in watercolor and
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Livestock Farm Scene, " WPA Mural Study with Farmhands Handling Hay and Feed
By Rollin Crampton 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This classic example of Social Realist art was painted by Rollin Crampton as a study for a WPA
Category
Vintage 1930s North American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
H 12.5 in W 18.75 in D 1 in
Mural Study 1933 Depression Era Mid-Century WPA Modern American Scene Drawing
By Michael Loew
Located in New York, NY
Mural Study 1933 Depression Era Mid-Century WPA Modern American Scene Drawing.
Study to Scale
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Board, Egg Tempera
WPA Mural Study 1940 American Scene Modern Social Realism Figurative Mid Century
By Michael Loew
Located in New York, NY
WPA Mural Study 1940 American Scene Modern Social Realism Figurative Mid Century
Michael Loew
Category
1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Naval Recruit, " Classic WPA Mural Study by Henricksen for Naval Station, 1936
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A classic example of WPA-period mural painting, this study was painted by Ralf Henricksen in the
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
H 16.75 in W 10.75 in D 0.1 in
Post Office WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Modern 20th Century
By Carlos Lopez
Located in New York, NY
Post Office WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Modern 20th Century
Carlos Lopez (1910
Category
1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
Mural Studies, Palace of Fine Arts San Francisco WPA American Modernism 1930s
By Frank Van Sloun
Located in New York, NY
Mural Studies, Palace of Fine Arts San Francisco WPA American Modernism 1930s. 9 x 12 inches
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Egg Tempera
"Pueblos", Classic WPA-Era Mural Study with Native Americans for Los Angeles, CA
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This classic example of WPA-period mural painting, executed by Verona Burkhardt for the Immigration
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
H 17.5 in W 33 in D 2 in
Bronx Post Office Mural Study WPA Horse Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
Bronx Post Office Mural Study WPA Horse Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern
Jo Cain (1904
Category
1930s American Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Gouache, Board
NYC 1939 World's Fair Mural Study American Scene WPA Modern Mid 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
NYC 1939 World's Fair Mural Study American Scene WPA Modern Mid 20th Century
Eugene Savage (1883
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
St, Louis River Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century WPA
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
St, Louis River Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century WPA
Jo Cain (1904-2003
Category
1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Board
"Road Builder" 20th Century Modern WPA Labor Bronze WPA Depression-Era Sculpture
By Max Kalish
Located in New York, NY
award for modeling the figure during studies with Herman Matzen. Kalish went to New York City following
Category
1920s American Realist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
'Archway' — 1930s American Modernism, WPA
By Leon Bibel
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
to study under the German Impressionist Maria Riedelstein. He collaborated with Bernard Zackheim, a
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen
'Clown' — 1930s American Expressionism, WPA
By Leon Bibel
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
trained at the California School of Fine Arts and received a scholarship to study under the German
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen
Unemployed Marchers — 1930s Modernism, WPA
By Leon Bibel
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
to 1 1/8 inches), in excellent condition. Created while Bibel worked in the New York City WPA (Works
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
'Abstract Boats' — 1930s American Modernism, WPA
By Leon Bibel
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
child. He trained at the California School of Fine Arts and received a scholarship to study under the
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen
"Family, " Remarkable WPA-style Sculpture, Mahogany, 1956
Located in Philadelphia, PA
child fiercely protecting each other, follows in the WPA tradition which celebrated both worker and
Category
Vintage 1950s American Sculptures
Materials
Mahogany
WPA Woman Artist Modernist Abstract Print
By Riva Helfond
Located in Surfside, FL
studies of working people's lives.
Riva Helfond was born in Brooklyn, New York, to a Jewish family. She
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Color
'Sailing' — 1930s Modernism, New York City WPA
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
condition. Scarce.
Created for the Works Progress Administration (WPA), Federal Art Project, New York
Category
1930s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Unique Painting By Albert Pels WPA Artist!
By Albert Pels
Located in Larchmont, NY
Students League in 1939, as well as, on the board the WPA Artists. One of the most important murals done
Category
20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Nude, " Arnold Blanch, Woodstock School, WPA, Figurative
By Arnold Blanch
Located in New York, NY
Minneapolis School of Arts, and from 1921 to 1922 was at the Art Students League in New York City, studying
Category
1930s Realist Nude Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
WPA Period "Pan with Rabbit" in Carved Fruitwood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Entirely charming and whimsical, the anonymous sculptor of "Pan with Rabbit" has created a masterful portrait of a rotund Pan beguiling a woodland rabbit. Carved from a cylinder of r...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Fruitwood
"Dancing Woman", WPA-Period Ceramic Sculpture, Possibly Cleveland School
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Unique and lovely, this 1930s ceramic sculpture depicts a dancing female figure, her long robe swirling around her as she moves through space, her head looking down and her hands at ...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Female Nude Study
By William Sommer
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Female Nude Study
Graphite and crayon on wove paper, c. 1928
Signed with the Estate stamp "B" (see
Category
1920s American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon
Charcoal Drawing "Waiting" Pensive Woman Americana WPA Artist
By William Gropper
Located in Surfside, FL
. By 1912, he was already studying under the instruction of George Bellows and Robert Henri at the
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
WPA Harvester & Foundry Worker Ceramic Sculptures by Rosario R. Fiore
Located in Savannah, GA
Rosario Russell Fiore
(American, 1908-1994)
WPA ceramic sculptures of a harvester and a foundry
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Two Figures, " Louis Stone, Abstract, American WPA Modernism
By Louis Stone
Located in New York, NY
Paul Cézanne's former home/studio in Aix-en-Provence. Stone's studies in Europe laid the foundation for
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Study of Girl
By Donald S. Vogel
Located in Dallas, TX
finish high school and continued studying under Onderdonk. After graduation, he moved to Chicago in 1936
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
WPA Woman Artist Modernist Abstract Watercolor of Houses
By Riva Helfond
Located in Surfside, FL
known for her social realist studies of working people's lives.
Riva Helfond was born in Brooklyn, New
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
"Johnny Appleseed", Important WPA Ceramic Sculpture by Hanson(m), 1930s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This important example of WPA art, which celebrates American history and folklore like so many
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Pastel Drawing Polish Ecole D'Paris WPA Female Equestrienne
By Jacques (Jakub) Zucker
Located in Surfside, FL
mostly known for his expressionist figure paintings. In his young years he traveled to Palestine to study
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
Seated Man Portrait, Large Modernist Oil Painting WPA Artist
By Nahum Tschacbasov
Located in Surfside, FL
Tschacbasov, an anagram of different family names. He studies with Leopold Gottlieb for eight months, then
Category
1940s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Tugboat at Dock, " Reginald Marsh, Modern WPA Industrial Ship
By Reginald Marsh
Located in New York, NY
provided Marsh with a good income and a great amount of free time, which allowed him to study painting at
Category
1930s Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
WPA Art Deco Terracotta Buffalo Sculpture by Anthony Vozech, Circa 1930s
Located in Bernville, PA
WPA terracotta buffalo sculpture by Anthony Vozech, circa 1930s. Dimensions: 8” wide 20” high 22
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
"Mother Embracing Child, " WPA-Era Sculpture in Turquoise and Charcoal
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Stylized and reductive, this beautiful 1930s-vintage ceramic sculpture depicts a sitting mother holding her child very close, her legs crossed and her arms enfolding the baby. The wa...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay
"Unemployed" WPA American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern
By William Gropper
Located in New York, NY
"Unemployed" WPA American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern
William Gropper (1898
Category
1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Food Not Cannon' — rare WPA modernist work of Social Conscience
By Leon Bibel
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
a child. He trained at the California School of Fine Arts and received a scholarship to study under
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Untitled (Study of Classical Drapery)
By Jan Matulka
Located in Chicago, IL
A graphite on paper, study of a classical drapery by artist Jan Matulka. The image is drawn on the
Category
1930s American Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
"Artist's Model, " Rare and Important WPA Era Sculpture of Male Nude
By Raymond Turner
Located in Philadelphia, PA
lovely glow, this piece is a superb example of WPA-era sculpture. The artist, Raymond Turner, was a
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mahogany
'Chorus Line', Cooper Union, WPA, MoMA, Metropolitan, Smithsonian, Woman Artist
By Ruth Gikow
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
strongest art departments in New York City.
At 17, Gikow entered Cooper Union Art School, studying
Category
1970s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
H 20 in W 30 in D 0.75 in
"Blue Maned Horse with Cactus", Classic WPA-Era Sculpture by Whalen, 1930s
By Howard Whalen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sculpture Garden in Sierra Madre, California, the artist started his career in the WPA era, producing pieces
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Clay
"Heavy-Lidded Female Head" Dignified Art Deco Sculpture by WPA Artist
By Jean de Marco
Located in Philadelphia, PA
galleries such as Marie Sterner, Boyer and Bucholz. De Marco worked on WPA projects and public monuments
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Modernist Silkscreen Screenprint 'El Station, Interior' NYC Subway, WPA Artist
By Anthony Velonis
Located in Surfside, FL
Administration, WPA during the Great Depression, Velonis brought the use of silkscreen printing as a fine art
Category
1980s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen
Portrait Drawing Bearded Man Ecole D'Paris, WPA, Bezalel Artist
By Jacques (Jakub) Zucker
Located in Surfside, FL
mostly known for his expressionist figure paintings. In his young years he traveled to Palestine to study
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Mexican Siesta Pastel Drawing Ecole D'Paris, WPA, Bezalel Artist
By Jacques (Jakub) Zucker
Located in Surfside, FL
mostly known for his expressionist figure paintings. In his young years he traveled to Palestine to study
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Pastel
"Animated Discourse" WPA Mid-Century American Scene Modernism Realism Figurative
Located in New York, NY
"Animated Discourse" WPA Mid-Century American Scene Modernism Realism Figurative.
Chris Ritter
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Jewish Shtetl Peddlar Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Social Realist
By William Gropper
Located in Surfside, FL
. By 1912, he was already studying under the instruction of George Bellows and Robert Henri at the
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Jewish Shtetl Peddlar Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Social Realist
By William Gropper
Located in Surfside, FL
. By 1912, he was already studying under the instruction of George Bellows and Robert Henri at the
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Jewish Shtetl Machers Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Social Realist
By William Gropper
Located in Surfside, FL
. By 1912, he was already studying under the instruction of George Bellows and Robert Henri at the
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Women, Dishes, Shtetl Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Social Realist Artist
By William Gropper
Located in Surfside, FL
studying under the instruction of George Bellows and Robert Henri at the Ferrer School in Greenwich Village
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"Shattered" WPA Mid 20th Century Modernism American Scene Surrealism Figurative
By Leon Bibel
Located in New York, NY
"Shattered" WPA Mid 20th Century Modernism American Scene Surrealism Figurative
Estate stamp on
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Virginia, Thanksgiving Turkey Diner Vintage Silver Gelatin Print FSA WPA
By Marion Post Wolcott
Located in Surfside, FL
Depression and the problems of the poor. When the school closed she went to Europe to study with her sister
Category
1940s American Realist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Painting Gouache American Modernist Beach Scene
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
family, some were hand signed some were not.
These were studies for larger paintings.
Simka Simkhovitch
Category
1930s American Modern Nude Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Board
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting Gouache American Modernist Powerline
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
family, some were hand signed some were not.
These were studies for larger paintings.
Simka Simkhovitch
Category
1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Oil, Board
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Lithograph Island Beach 1933 American Modernist
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
galleries in New York City. Winning Works Progress Administration (WPA) commissions in the 1930s, he
Category
1930s American Modern Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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