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1940 American WPA Modernist New York City Watercolor Painting Pushcart Tenements
By Samuel Grunvald
Located in Surfside, FL
Samuel Grunvald was a Hungarian born American WPA artist known for abstract, landscape and seascape
Category

1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

1940 American WPA Modernist New York City Watercolor Painting Pushcart Tenements
1940 American WPA Modernist New York City Watercolor Painting Pushcart Tenements

Samuel Grunvald
1940 American WPA Modernist New York City Watercolor Painting Pushcart Tenements, c.1940

H 12 in W 13 in
American WPA Jewish New York Modernist Madonna Mother and Child painting
By Nahum Tschacbasov
Located in Norwich, GB
A magnificent oil on canvas by Russian American WPA artist Nahum Tschacbasov (1899-1984), dating
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

American WPA Jewish New York Modernist Madonna Mother and Child painting
American WPA Jewish New York Modernist Madonna Mother and Child painting

Nahum Tschacbasov
American WPA Jewish New York Modernist Madonna Mother and Child painting , 1943

H 31.11 in W 25.2 in D 1.19 in
"Two Figures, " Louis Stone, Abstract, American WPA Modernism
By Louis Stone
Located in New York, NY
Independents, a modernist artist's collective founded by Charles F. Ramsey. Like other associations of American
Category

1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

"Two Figures, " Louis Stone, Abstract, American WPA Modernism
"Two Figures, " Louis Stone, Abstract, American WPA Modernism

Louis Stone
"Two Figures, " Louis Stone, Abstract, American WPA Modernism, 1980

H 52.5 in W 42.5 in
1940's American WPA Modernist New York City Watercolor Painting Tenement Market
By Samuel Grunvald
Located in Surfside, FL
right Lower East Side Tenements Pushcart Market Samuel Grunvald was a Hungarian born American WPA
Category

1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

1940's American WPA Modernist New York City Watercolor Painting Tenement Market
1940's American WPA Modernist New York City Watercolor Painting Tenement Market

Samuel Grunvald
1940's American WPA Modernist New York City Watercolor Painting Tenement Market , c.1940s

H 16 in W 18 in
1940's American WPA Modernist New York Watercolor Painting 59th st Central Park
By Samuel Grunvald
Located in Surfside, FL
Grunvald was a Hungarian born American WPA artist known for abstract, landscape and seascape paintings
Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

1940's American WPA Modernist New York Watercolor Painting 59th st Central Park
1940's American WPA Modernist New York Watercolor Painting 59th st Central Park

Samuel Grunvald
1940's American WPA Modernist New York Watercolor Painting 59th st Central Park, c.1940s

H 17.5 in W 18.25 in
1930's American WPA Modernist New York City Watercolor Painting Harlem River Dr
By Samuel Grunvald
Located in Surfside, FL
inches. Provenance: Greenwich Gallery (Greenwich CT) Samuel Grunvald was a Hungarian born American WPA
Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

1930's American WPA Modernist New York City Watercolor Painting Harlem River Dr
1930's American WPA Modernist New York City Watercolor Painting Harlem River Dr

Samuel Grunvald
1930's American WPA Modernist New York City Watercolor Painting Harlem River Dr, c.1938

H 17.5 in W 18.25 in
Judaica Rabbi Portrait Oil Painting American WPA Abstract Expressionist Artist
By Morris Shulman
Located in Surfside, FL
in museums and galleries, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Museum of American Art
Category

1940s American Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Encaustic, Oil, Board

Judaica Rabbi Portrait Oil Painting American WPA Abstract Expressionist Artist
Judaica Rabbi Portrait Oil Painting American WPA Abstract Expressionist Artist

Morris Shulman
Judaica Rabbi Portrait Oil Painting American WPA Abstract Expressionist Artist, 1947

H 24 in W 20 in
Expressionist Judaica Rabbis Oil Painting Jewish American WPA Modernist Ben Zion
By Ben-Zion Weinman
Located in Surfside, FL
time as the Whitney Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting, included a manifesto
Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Expressionist Judaica Rabbis Oil Painting Jewish American WPA Modernist Ben Zion
Expressionist Judaica Rabbis Oil Painting Jewish American WPA Modernist Ben Zion

Ben-Zion Weinman
Expressionist Judaica Rabbis Oil Painting Jewish American WPA Modernist Ben Zion, c.1950's

H 8.5 in W 14.5 in
'Couple Dancing', American Folk Art Figural Oil, WPA era
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed indistinctly, lower right, and painted circa 1935. A strongly animated, vertically stacked figurative painting filled with compressed energy and an atmosphere of psychologic...
Category

1940s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

'Couple Dancing', American Folk Art Figural Oil, WPA era
'Couple Dancing', American Folk Art Figural Oil, WPA era

American School
'Couple Dancing', American Folk Art Figural Oil, WPA era, 1940s

H 16 in W 12 in D 0.13 in
The Art Gallery
By Clyde Frederick Kelley
Located in West Hollywood, CA
depicted American life in the 1930s-1950??™s; his paintings mirrored the paintings of the American WPA
Category

1930s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Panel, Oil

The Art Gallery

Clyde Frederick Kelley
The Art Gallery, circa 1938

H 35 in W 23 in
Ladies Night
By Clyde Frederick Kelley
Located in West Hollywood, CA
depicted American life in the 1930s-1950?€™s; his paintings mirrored the paintings of the American WPA
Category

1930s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Ladies Night

Clyde Frederick Kelley
Ladies Night, circa 1938

H 18 in W 15 in
'Archway' — 1930s American Modernism, WPA
By Leon Bibel
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Project of the New York City WPA. He was assigned to the Graphic Arts Project and the Easel Project at
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

'Archway' — 1930s American Modernism, WPA
'Archway' — 1930s American Modernism, WPA

Leon Bibel
'Archway' — 1930s American Modernism, WPA, 1939

H 13.63 in W 10.32 in
'Clown' — 1930s American Expressionism, WPA
By Leon Bibel
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
School. In 1936 Bibel moved from California to join the Federal Art Project of the New York City WPA. He
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

'Clown' — 1930s American Expressionism, WPA
'Clown' — 1930s American Expressionism, WPA

Leon Bibel
'Clown' — 1930s American Expressionism, WPA, 1939

H 13.75 in W 11 in
'Abstract Boats' — 1930s American Modernism, WPA
By Leon Bibel
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
WPA. He was assigned to the Graphic Arts Project and the Easel Project at Harlem Art Center. He also
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

'Abstract Boats' — 1930s American Modernism, WPA
'Abstract Boats' — 1930s American Modernism, WPA

Leon Bibel
'Abstract Boats' — 1930s American Modernism, WPA, 1938

H 10 in W 13.25 in
WPA Street Scene Painting American School
Located in Wiscasset, ME
WPA street scene painting American school. Unsigned, could be NYC.
Category

Vintage 1960s American Folk Art Paintings

WPA Street Scene Painting American School
WPA Street Scene Painting American School

WPA Street Scene Painting American School

H 29 in W 34 in D 3 in
Long Way Home
By Maurice Green
Located in West Hollywood, CA
within the American WPA movement.
Category

1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Long Way Home

Maurice Green
Long Way Home, 1945

H 15 in W 12 in
1940's Americana WPA Modernist Watercolor Painting Catskill Mountains Bungalow
By Samuel Grunvald
Located in Surfside, FL
right Country Scene Samuel Grunvald was a Hungarian born American WPA artist known for abstract
Category

1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

1940's Americana WPA Modernist Watercolor Painting Catskill Mountains Bungalow
1940's Americana WPA Modernist Watercolor Painting Catskill Mountains Bungalow

Samuel Grunvald
1940's Americana WPA Modernist Watercolor Painting Catskill Mountains Bungalow, c.1940s

H 16 in W 18 in
'Negro' — California WPA, 1930s Social Realism – African American Subject
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
278 mm). Created for the California Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project (WPA). Scarce
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

'Negro' — California WPA, 1930s Social Realism – African American Subject
'Negro' — California WPA, 1930s Social Realism – African American Subject

Nicholas Panesis
'Negro' — California WPA, 1930s Social Realism – African American Subject, 1934

H 10.63 in W 8.5 in
Corner Boys
By Maurice Green
Located in West Hollywood, CA
exceptional very early work, painted in the traditional style of the American WPA movement. "Corner Boys", is
Category

1930s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Corner Boys

Maurice Green
Corner Boys, 1936

H 28 in W 24 in
Biblical Prophet Etching American Modernist WPA Artist
By Ben-Zion Weinman
Located in Surfside, FL
Whitney Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting, included a manifesto concentrating on
Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Biblical Prophet Etching American Modernist WPA Artist
Biblical Prophet Etching American Modernist WPA Artist

Ben-Zion Weinman
Biblical Prophet Etching American Modernist WPA Artist

H 21.25 in W 13.25 in
"Winter" American Modernism WPA Regionalism Landscape Mid-Century Magic Realism
By Dale Nichols
Located in New York, NY
"Winter" American Modernism WPA Regionalism Landscape Mid-Century Magic Realism. 30 x 40 inches
Category

1960s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Winter" American Modernism WPA Regionalism Landscape Mid-Century Magic Realism
"Winter" American Modernism WPA Regionalism Landscape Mid-Century Magic Realism

Dale Nichols
"Winter" American Modernism WPA Regionalism Landscape Mid-Century Magic Realism, c. 1960s

H 38 in W 48 in D 2 in
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Lithograph Island Beach 1933 American Modernist
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
Simka Simkhovitch (Russian/American 1893 - 1949) signed lithograph. Pencil signed and dated "S
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Lithograph Island Beach 1933 American Modernist
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Lithograph Island Beach 1933 American Modernist

Simka Simkhovitch
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Lithograph Island Beach 1933 American Modernist , 1933

H 11.2 in W 15.6 in
House Beautiful Cover Proposal. American Scene Social Realism Industrial WPA
By Antonio Petruccelli
Located in New York, NY
House Beautiful Cover Proposal. American Scene Social Realism Industrial WPA Antonio Petruccelli
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Board, Gouache

House Beautiful Cover Proposal. American Scene Social Realism Industrial WPA
House Beautiful Cover Proposal. American Scene Social Realism Industrial WPA

Antonio Petruccelli
House Beautiful Cover Proposal. American Scene Social Realism Industrial WPA, c. 1930s

H 20 in W 22 in
WPA Scene American Modernism 20th Century Workers Strike Realism Industrial
Located in New York, NY
WPA Scene American Modernism 20th Century Workers Strike Realism Industrial "Pawns" 16 x 20 inches
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

WPA Scene American Modernism 20th Century Workers Strike Realism Industrial
WPA Scene American Modernism 20th Century Workers Strike Realism Industrial

Stowell Sherman
WPA Scene American Modernism 20th Century Workers Strike Realism Industrial , c. 1930s

H 22 in W 26 in D 2 in
"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

"Unemployed" WPA American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern
"Unemployed" WPA American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern

William Gropper
"Unemployed" WPA American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern , 1937

H 30 in W 26 in
"Manhattan Bridge" NYC American Scene Modernism Watercolor WPA Urban Realism
By Reginald Marsh
Located in New York, NY
Reginald Marsh "Manhattan Bridge" NYC American Scene Modernism Watercolor WPA Urban Realism, 20 x
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

"Manhattan Bridge" NYC American Scene Modernism Watercolor WPA Urban Realism
"Manhattan Bridge" NYC American Scene Modernism Watercolor WPA Urban Realism

Reginald Marsh
"Manhattan Bridge" NYC American Scene Modernism Watercolor WPA Urban Realism, 1938

H 26 in W 20 in D 2 in
"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

"Animated Discourse" WPA Mid-Century American Scene Modernism Realism Figurative
"Animated Discourse" WPA Mid-Century American Scene Modernism Realism Figurative

Chris Ritter
"Animated Discourse" WPA Mid-Century American Scene Modernism Realism Figurative, c. 1939

H 30 in W 34 in D 2 in
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Painting Gouache American Modernist Beach Scene
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
Simka Simkhovitch (Russian/American 1893 - 1949) This came with a small grouping from the artist's
Category

1930s American Modern Nude Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Painting Gouache American Modernist Beach Scene
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Painting Gouache American Modernist Beach Scene

Simka Simkhovitch
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Painting Gouache American Modernist Beach Scene , c.1930's

H 6.5 in W 5.25 in
American Circus Scene by WPA Artist Arthur Smith
By Arthur Smith
Located in Larchmont, NY
Arthur Smith (American, 1897-1972) Untitled (Circus Figures), 20th century Oil on board 16 x 19 3/4
Category

20th Century Modern Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

American Circus Scene by WPA Artist Arthur Smith

Arthur Smith
American Circus Scene by WPA Artist Arthur Smith, 20th Century

H 16 in W 19.75 in
"Pioneer Family" WPA American Modernism Plaster Maquette Realism 20th Century
By William Zorach
Located in New York, NY
primitive arts such as African and American folk. Zorach found his sculptural direction by instinct, but
Category

1920s American Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

"Pioneer Family" WPA American Modernism Plaster Maquette Realism 20th Century
"Pioneer Family" WPA American Modernism Plaster Maquette Realism 20th Century

William Zorach
"Pioneer Family" WPA American Modernism Plaster Maquette Realism 20th Century, 1927

H 24 in W 17 in D 11 in
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting Gouache American Modernist Powerline
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
Simka Simkhovitch (Russian/American 1893 - 1949) This came with a small grouping from the artist's
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Oil, Board

Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting Gouache American Modernist Powerline
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting Gouache American Modernist Powerline

Simka Simkhovitch
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting Gouache American Modernist Powerline, c.1930's

H 6 in W 8 in
"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

Canvas, Oil

"Shattered" WPA Mid 20th Century Modernism American Scene Surrealism Figurative
"Shattered" WPA Mid 20th Century Modernism American Scene Surrealism Figurative

Leon Bibel
"Shattered" WPA Mid 20th Century Modernism American Scene Surrealism Figurative, 1937

H 28 in W 24 in
"Lunch Break” Fletcher Martin, Men Working, Bricklayers, WPA, American Scene
By Fletcher Martin
Located in New York, NY
painting. He won several commissions to paint murals in the naturalistic American Scene style including one
Category

1940s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Lunch Break” Fletcher Martin, Men Working, Bricklayers, WPA, American Scene
"Lunch Break” Fletcher Martin, Men Working, Bricklayers, WPA, American Scene

Fletcher Martin
"Lunch Break” Fletcher Martin, Men Working, Bricklayers, WPA, American Scene, circa 1940

H 36.63 in W 42.25 in
"Rail Yard" Urban Industrial WPA American Scene Drawing NYC Mid-Century
By Joseph Solman
Located in New York, NY
"Rail Yard" Urban Industrial WPA American Scene Drawing NYC Mid-Century. Initialed "JS" upper right
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache, Paper

"Rail Yard" Urban Industrial WPA American Scene Drawing NYC Mid-Century
"Rail Yard" Urban Industrial WPA American Scene Drawing NYC Mid-Century

Joseph Solman
"Rail Yard" Urban Industrial WPA American Scene Drawing NYC Mid-Century, 1930s

H 17 in W 15 in D 2 in
Glassblowers WPA American Scene Mid- 20th Century Modern Figurative Workers 1932
By Harry Gottlieb
Located in New York, NY
Glassblowers WPA American Scene Mid- 20th Century Modern Figurative Workers. Dated and signed "32
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Glassblowers WPA American Scene Mid- 20th Century Modern Figurative Workers 1932
Glassblowers WPA American Scene Mid- 20th Century Modern Figurative Workers 1932

Harry Gottlieb
Glassblowers WPA American Scene Mid- 20th Century Modern Figurative Workers 1932, 1932

H 21 in W 26 in D 2 in
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, Cardboard, Watercolor

WPA Post Office Mural Study Native American Scene Regionalism Social Realism
WPA Post Office Mural Study Native American Scene Regionalism Social Realism

Louise Ronnebeck
WPA Post Office Mural Study Native American Scene Regionalism Social Realism, 1937

H 14 in W 22 in
Philip Evergood American Modernism WPA Social Realism Modern Still Life Interior
By Philip Evergood
Located in New York, NY
Interior with Man at Table American Modernism WPA Social Realism Modern Painting Philip Evergood
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Panel, Oil

Philip Evergood American Modernism WPA Social Realism Modern Still Life Interior
Philip Evergood American Modernism WPA Social Realism Modern Still Life Interior

Philip Evergood
Philip Evergood American Modernism WPA Social Realism Modern Still Life Interior, 1932

H 19 in W 23 in D 2 in
FLIGHT American Futurism Modernism Scene WPA Mid-Century Oil Painting Realism
By Daniel Ralph Celentano
Located in New York, NY
FLIGHT American Futurism Modernism Scene WPA Mid-Century Oil Painting Realism Daniel Celentano
Category

1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

FLIGHT American Futurism Modernism Scene WPA Mid-Century Oil Painting Realism
FLIGHT American Futurism Modernism Scene WPA Mid-Century Oil Painting Realism

Daniel Ralph Celentano
FLIGHT American Futurism Modernism Scene WPA Mid-Century Oil Painting Realism, c. 1940s

H 30 in W 30 in D 2 in
American Regionalist WPA Period Industrial Worker Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist portrait painting of an industrial worker. Oil on canvas, circa 1925
Category

1930s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

American Regionalist WPA Period Industrial Worker Oil Painting
American Regionalist WPA Period Industrial Worker Oil Painting

American Regionalist WPA Period Industrial Worker Oil Painting, 1925

H 24 in W 20 in D 2 in
Lower Manhattan American Modernism NYC Cityscape Social Realism WPA 20th Century
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
Lower Manhattan American Modernism NYC Cityscape Social Realism WPA 20th Century Jo Cain (1904
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Lower Manhattan American Modernism NYC Cityscape Social Realism WPA 20th Century
Lower Manhattan American Modernism NYC Cityscape Social Realism WPA 20th Century

Jo Cain
Lower Manhattan American Modernism NYC Cityscape Social Realism WPA 20th Century, c. 1930s

H 41 in W 49 in D 2 in
Original Painting. Fortune Mag Cover Published 1938. American Scene Modern WPA
By Antonio Petruccelli
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting. Fortune Mag Cover Published 1938. American Scene Modern WPA Antonio Petruccelli
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Board, Gouache

Original Painting. Fortune Mag Cover Published 1938. American Scene Modern WPA
Original Painting. Fortune Mag Cover Published 1938. American Scene Modern WPA

Antonio Petruccelli
Original Painting. Fortune Mag Cover Published 1938. American Scene Modern WPA, 1938

H 23 in W 20 in
"Parade" Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene WPA Regionalism
By Gerrit Sinclair
Located in New York, NY
"Parade" Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene WPA Regionalism Gerrit Van Sinclair
Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Parade" Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene WPA Regionalism
"Parade" Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene WPA Regionalism

Gerrit Sinclair
"Parade" Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene WPA Regionalism, c. 1940s

H 26 in W 21 in D 1 in
Original Painting. Fortune Cover. Sept 1933 Illustration American Modern WPA Era
By Antonio Petruccelli
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting. Fortune Cover. Sept 1933 Illustration American Modern WPA Era Antonio
Category

1930s American Modern Animal Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

Original Painting. Fortune Cover. Sept 1933 Illustration American Modern WPA Era
Original Painting. Fortune Cover. Sept 1933 Illustration American Modern WPA Era

Antonio Petruccelli
Original Painting. Fortune Cover. Sept 1933 Illustration American Modern WPA Era, 1933

H 20 in W 17 in
NYC Subway Mid 20th Century American Modernism WPA Realism industrial Colorful
Located in New York, NY
NYC Subway Mid 20th Century American Modernism WPA Realism industrial Colorful "New York Subway
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

NYC Subway Mid 20th Century American Modernism WPA Realism industrial Colorful
NYC Subway Mid 20th Century American Modernism WPA Realism industrial Colorful

Trew Hocker
NYC Subway Mid 20th Century American Modernism WPA Realism industrial Colorful, 1947

H 47 in W 59 in D 3 in
Bridge Painter WPA American Modernism Mid 20th-Century Realism Industrial Worker
By Louis Wolchonok
Located in New York, NY
Bridge Painter WPA American Modernism Mid 20th-Century Realism Industrial Worker. Sight size: 18 x
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

Bridge Painter WPA American Modernism Mid 20th-Century Realism Industrial Worker
Bridge Painter WPA American Modernism Mid 20th-Century Realism Industrial Worker

Louis Wolchonok
Bridge Painter WPA American Modernism Mid 20th-Century Realism Industrial Worker, c. 1930s

H 22 in W 27 in
"NYC Subway" American Modernism Scene WPA Mid-Century Realism Cityscape Transit
By Max Arthur Cohn
Located in New York, NY
"NYC Subway" American Modernism Scene WPA Mid-Century Realism Cityscape Transit. 26 x 28 inches
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"NYC Subway" American Modernism Scene WPA Mid-Century Realism Cityscape Transit
"NYC Subway" American Modernism Scene WPA Mid-Century Realism Cityscape Transit

Max Arthur Cohn
"NYC Subway" American Modernism Scene WPA Mid-Century Realism Cityscape Transit, 1940s

H 31 in W 37 in D 2 in
"Tailor" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modernism Mid Century Modern Fashion
By Mervin Jules
Located in New York, NY
"Tailor" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modernism Mid Century Modern Fashion The board measures
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Tailor" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modernism Mid Century Modern Fashion
"Tailor" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modernism Mid Century Modern Fashion

Mervin Jules
"Tailor" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modernism Mid Century Modern Fashion, 1930s

H 18 in W 24 in D 2 in
Working Man WPA Social Realism Industrial Modernism 20th Century American Scene
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
Working Man WPA Social Realism Industrial Modernism 20th Century American Scene Jo Cain (1904
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil, Paper

Working Man WPA Social Realism Industrial Modernism 20th Century American Scene
Working Man WPA Social Realism Industrial Modernism 20th Century American Scene

Jo Cain
Working Man WPA Social Realism Industrial Modernism 20th Century American Scene, 1930

H 46 in W 32 in D 2 in
Railroad Worker Industrial WPA American Scene Mid Century Modern Social Realism
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
Railroad Worker Industrial WPA American Scene Mid Century Modern Social Realism Jo Cain (1904
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Oil

Railroad Worker Industrial WPA American Scene Mid Century Modern Social Realism
Railroad Worker Industrial WPA American Scene Mid Century Modern Social Realism

Jo Cain
Railroad Worker Industrial WPA American Scene Mid Century Modern Social Realism, c. 1930s

H 43 in W 34 in D 2 in
NYC Watercolor Drawing American Modern 20th Century Modernism Mid-Century WPA
By David Fredenthal
Located in New York, NY
NYC Watercolor Drawing American Modern 20th Century Modernism Mid-Century WPA. David Fredenthal
Category

1940s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

NYC Watercolor Drawing American Modern 20th Century Modernism Mid-Century WPA
NYC Watercolor Drawing American Modern 20th Century Modernism Mid-Century WPA

David Fredenthal
NYC Watercolor Drawing American Modern 20th Century Modernism Mid-Century WPA, c. 1948

H 11 in W 14 in
Industrial Railroad WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Rural Modern Realism
By Louis Bosa
Located in New York, NY
Industrial Railroad WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Rural Modern Realism Large oil on canvas
Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Industrial Railroad WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Rural Modern Realism
Industrial Railroad WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Rural Modern Realism

Louis Bosa
Industrial Railroad WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Rural Modern Realism, 1946

H 29 in W 35 in D 3 in
NYC Cityscape American Scene WPA Modern Realism Mid 20th Century Architectural
By Ernest Fiene
Located in New York, NY
NYC Cityscape American Scene WPA Modern Realism Mid 20th Century Architectural Ernest Fiene (1894
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

NYC Cityscape American Scene WPA Modern Realism Mid 20th Century Architectural
NYC Cityscape American Scene WPA Modern Realism Mid 20th Century Architectural

Ernest Fiene
NYC Cityscape American Scene WPA Modern Realism Mid 20th Century Architectural, 1930

H 45 in W 39 in
"Balcony" 1938 WPA Print Mid 20th Century American Broadway Theatre Modernism
By Leon Bibel
Located in New York, NY
"Balcony" 1938 WPA Print Mid 20th Century American Broadway Theatre Modernism. Silk screen on
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Screen

"Balcony" 1938 WPA Print Mid 20th Century American Broadway Theatre Modernism
"Balcony" 1938 WPA Print Mid 20th Century American Broadway Theatre Modernism

Leon Bibel
"Balcony" 1938 WPA Print Mid 20th Century American Broadway Theatre Modernism, 1938

H 29 in W 38 in
WPA American Scene Modernism 20th Century NYC Industrial "Cellar with Horseshoe"
By Joseph Solman
Located in New York, NY
"Cellar with Horseshoe" WPA American Scene Modernism 20th Century NYC Industrial Joseph Solman
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

WPA American Scene Modernism 20th Century NYC Industrial "Cellar with Horseshoe"
WPA American Scene Modernism 20th Century NYC Industrial "Cellar with Horseshoe"

Joseph Solman
WPA American Scene Modernism 20th Century NYC Industrial "Cellar with Horseshoe", circa 1938

H 21 in W 25 in D 2 in
"Concert" Early 20th Century WPA Modernism American City Landscape Scene Ashcan
By Michael Loew
Located in New York, NY
"Concert" Early 20th Century WPA Modernism American City Landscape Scene Ashcan The size of the
Category

1920s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Concert" Early 20th Century WPA Modernism American City Landscape Scene Ashcan
"Concert" Early 20th Century WPA Modernism American City Landscape Scene Ashcan

Michael Loew
"Concert" Early 20th Century WPA Modernism American City Landscape Scene Ashcan, 1928

H 29 in W 43 in
"Drama Teacher" 1938 WPA Mid 20th Century American Theatre Surrealism Modernism
By Leon Bibel
Located in New York, NY
"Drama Teacher" 1938 WPA Mid 20th Century American Theatre Surrealism Modernism. 30 x 24 inches
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Drama Teacher" 1938 WPA Mid 20th Century American Theatre Surrealism Modernism
"Drama Teacher" 1938 WPA Mid 20th Century American Theatre Surrealism Modernism

Leon Bibel
"Drama Teacher" 1938 WPA Mid 20th Century American Theatre Surrealism Modernism, 1938

H 35 in W 29 in
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting Family Mother, Kids American Modernist
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
Simka Simkhovitch (Russian/American 1893 - 1949) This came with a small grouping from the artist's
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting Family Mother, Kids American Modernist
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting Family Mother, Kids American Modernist

Simka Simkhovitch
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting Family Mother, Kids American Modernist, c.1930's

H 7.5 in W 4.5 in
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting Family Mother, Kids American Modernist
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
Simka Simkhovitch (Russian/American 1893 - 1949) This came with a small grouping from the artist's
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting Family Mother, Kids American Modernist
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting Family Mother, Kids American Modernist

Simka Simkhovitch
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting Family Mother, Kids American Modernist, c.1930's

H 7.25 in W 4.75 in
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting American Modernist Landscape w Tower
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
Simka Simkhovitch (Russian/American 1893 - 1949) This came with a small grouping from the artist's
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting American Modernist Landscape w Tower
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting American Modernist Landscape w Tower

Simka Simkhovitch
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting American Modernist Landscape w Tower, c.1930's

H 6 in W 9 in
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting American Modernist Landscape Pond Tree
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
Simka Simkhovitch (Russian/American 1893 - 1949) This came with a small grouping from the artist's
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting American Modernist Landscape Pond Tree
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting American Modernist Landscape Pond Tree

Simka Simkhovitch
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting American Modernist Landscape Pond Tree, c.1930's

H 7.75 in W 6 in
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