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Fred Lundy CA Great Depression Cartoon Illustration, circa 1938
Located in San Francisco, CA
Francisco Examiner in 1938.
This was done during the great depression and shows a brown bear lamenting
Category
Early 20th Century American Drawings
Materials
Paper
Strike Breakers — social realism, Great Depression
By Daniel Ralph Celentano
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
the 1930s, workers began to organize in large numbers. A great wave of work stoppages in 1933 and 1934
Category
1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Paris during the Great Depression circa 1930, Silver Gelatin B and W Photography
By Press Agency Keystone View Co.
Located in Atlanta, GA
. Paris during the Great Depression, circa 1930.
Features:
Original silver gelatin print photography
Category
1930s Art Deco Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Great Depression 3, dramatic, black & white, noir, mystery, genre
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Dramatic imagery from Tom Bennett’s series of black and white monotypes, blending surrealistic mindscapes with stark realism
About Tom Bennett:
With quick brushstrokes, Tom Bennett ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Monotype, Archival Paper
The New Great Depression 5, dramatic, black & white, noir, mystery, genre
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Dramatic imagery from Tom Bennett’s series of black and white monotypes, blending surrealistic mindscapes with stark realism
About Tom Bennett:
With quick brushstrokes, Tom Bennett ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Monotype, Archival Paper
1936 Woodblock Print Venus of 23rd St. Skid Row Woodcut NYC Great Depression WPA
By Joseph Solman
Located in Surfside, FL
A great New york City street scene in a modernist realist style. done in the the great depression
Category
20th Century Modern More Art
Materials
Woodcut
Folk Art Wood Knife Dated 1931
Located in Los Angeles, CA
height of the Great Depression. Really interesting piece of art and sculpture. Great vintage condition.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Antiquities
Materials
Wood, Paint
Art Deco Diamond Brooch-Clips, circa 1930s
Located in Wailea, HI
These Diamond Brooch Clips
Besides The Great Depression The 1930's Produced Magnificent Jewels That The
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Platinum
Sterling Water Pitcher
By Watson Silver
Located in Brooklyn, NY
After the Great Depression of 1929, the style was more subdued and less ornate. A reflection of
Category
Vintage 1930s American Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Outsider Folk Art American Mid-Century Naive WW2 Self Taught WPA Depression Era
By Ralph Fasanella
Located in New York, NY
enduring the harsh regimen of a Catholic reform school. During the Great Depression, Fasanella worked in
Category
1940s Outsider Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Paper
American Regionalism Small Town Landscape in Style of Grant Wood
Located in Soquel, CA
the Great Depression, and ended in the 1940s due to the end of World War II and a lack of development
Category
Early 2000s Other Art Style Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Portrait of Liz, Signed Lithograph, Seated Woman Fluffy Hair, Pink Tunic, Jeans
By Raphael Soyer
Located in Union City, NJ
hairstyle, medallion necklace.
Soyer is best known for picturing poverty stricken victims of the Great
Category
1970s Realist Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Sterling Water Pitcher
By William Durgin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
After the great depression of 1929, the decorative style became a lot less ornate and more plain
Category
Vintage 1930s American Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Grande Dame of American Art Deco Lighting, c.1932
By Lincoln Lighting Company
Located in Prescott, US
From the heights of the Art Deco movement and the depths of the Great Depression comes Lincoln
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum
"Bedouin with Keffiyeh", Handsome Portrait of Arab Male Figure, 1937
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted toward the end of the Great Depression, this striking portrait of a handsome bedouin with a
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Smelling the Rose, " Classic Art Deco Sculpture with Female Nude, France
By Onnaing
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mouzin brothers purchased the company and ran it until it closed in 1938, during the Great Depression.
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Original Vintage Poster Buy British Tom Purvis EMB Empire Marketing Board
By Tom Purvis
Located in London, GB
economy following the Great Depression in America by buying British goods - Buy British from the Empire at
Category
Vintage 1930s British Posters
Materials
Paper
H 20.08 in W 14.97 in D 0.04 in
Mural Study 1933 Depression Era Mid-Century WPA Modern American Scene Drawing
By Michael Loew
Located in New York, NY
artists. When he returned to New York City in 1931, the Great Depression hit Loew unexpectedly, and for
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Board, Egg Tempera
Johann Berthelsen, Manhattan Snow Storm Scene, Oil on Canvas Painting, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Adams resulted in a move to New York and experimentation with painting. When the great depression took a
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
H 12 in W 16 in D 1.5 in
Large Original Vintage Empire Marketing Board Poster Buy British from the Empire
By Austin Cooper
Located in London, GB
citizens to help their own economy following the Great Depression in America by buying British goods. Great
Category
Vintage 1930s British Posters
Materials
Paper
H 40.16 in W 60.24 in D 0.04 in
Cad Med
By Doug Ohlson
Located in Boca Raton, FL
the Great Depression. As New York Times art critic Roberta Smith has observed, “The staple of his
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Color-Field Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Brady (Full Pads)
By William Wylie
Located in New York, NY
the Great Depression. It is a fast-moving game played on an 80 x 40-yard field.
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ross
By William Wylie
Located in New York, NY
the Great Depression. It is a fast-moving game played on an 80 x 40-yard field.
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Prairie Scoreboard
By William Wylie
Located in New York, NY
the Great Depression. It is a fast-moving game played on an 80 x 40-yard field.
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Prairie Field, Looking South
By William Wylie
Located in New York, NY
the Great Depression. It is a fast-moving game played on an 80 x 40-yard field.
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Brady (Nike)
By William Wylie
Located in New York, NY
the Great Depression. It is a fast-moving game played on an 80 x 40-yard field.
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Brady and Tyler
By William Wylie
Located in New York, NY
the Great Depression. It is a fast-moving game played on an 80 x 40-yard field.
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Prairie Field, Looking Southeast
By William Wylie
Located in New York, NY
the Great Depression. It is a fast-moving game played on an 80 x 40-yard field.
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Prairie Flagpole
By William Wylie
Located in New York, NY
the Great Depression. It is a fast-moving game played on an 80 x 40-yard field.
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Dustin (Black Jersey)
By William Wylie
Located in New York, NY
the Great Depression. It is a fast-moving game played on an 80 x 40-yard field.
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Prairie Field, Looking Northeast
By William Wylie
Located in New York, NY
the Great Depression. It is a fast-moving game played on an 80 x 40-yard field.
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Billy
By William Wylie
Located in New York, NY
the Great Depression. It is a fast-moving game played on an 80 x 40-yard field.
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Original Vintage Advertising Poster Buy Here Produce Of Empire Marketing Board
By Eric Fraser
Located in London, GB
citizens to help their own economy following the Great Depression in America by buying British goods - Buy
Category
Vintage 1920s British Posters
Materials
Paper
H 14.97 in W 20.08 in D 0.04 in
Art Deco Schoolhouse circa 1932
Located in Prescott, US
rebirth after the Great Depression (or after the the current pandemic?).
Milk glass globe in excellent
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Royal Worcester Plate Painted by Walter Austin
By Royal Worcester
Located in East Geelong, VIC
Worcester in 1930, at the height of the Great Depression. The central painting is surrounded by extensive
Category
Vintage 1920s English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
A Christmas Number, Judge Magazine Cover
By John Holmgren
Located in Fort Washington, PA
during Great Depression, and Holmgren's whimsical gouache on board is a delightful example of the genre
Category
1930s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Illustration Board, Gouache
Christos J. Palios - Los Angeles Theatre, Photography 2022, Printed After
By Christos J. Palios
Located in Greenwich, CT
-remaining Art Deco cinema palaces in the nation. Built in the early 1930s before the throes of the Great
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
American Artist Judaic Lithograph Synagogue Scene
By Seymour Rosenthal
Located in Surfside, FL
child of the “Great Depression”. He was a self taught artist who started drawing at the age of 5 and
Category
Mid-20th Century Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Secluded Valley
By Ethel Magafan
Located in Lawrence, NY
in her career, the murals she created during the Great Depression for the Works Progress
Category
1950s Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Casein
Art Deco Ladies Powder Compact, circa 1935
Located in Westward ho, GB
after the great depression and the competitive environment of cosmetics this line was marketed to young
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Vanity Items
Vintage 1960s Signed Boucher Goldtone & Pave Rhinestone Bow Brooch
By Marcel Boucher
Located in Easton, PA
working with Mazer Brothers, when the great depression made making fine jewelry untenable, and remained
Category
Vintage 1960s American Modern Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate
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Art Deco 14k Camphor Ring
Located in Montgomery, AL
glass" due to its rise in popularity during the 1930s Great Depression. This rare and alluring material
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Materials
Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
"View from the Docks on the East River, New York" Bela de Tirefort, Cityscape
By Bela de Tirefort
Located in New York, NY
incisive textures, his paintings capture the structure of the city in the decades between the Great
Category
1950s Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Old Map of the American Railroad Network and All Weather Roads on Verso, 1931
Located in Langweer, NL
the Clason Company fell victim to the Great Depression in 1932.
Category
Vintage 1930s Maps
Materials
Paper
H 20.71 in W 32.8 in D 0 in
"Winter Landscape, Central Park, New York City, " Snowy December Christmas
By Bela de Tirefort
Located in New York, NY
decades between the Great Depression, the Second World War, and the growth of the New York art scene. He
Category
1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
"New York City Harbor, " Modernist View of Port and Boats on a Cloudy Day
By Bela de Tirefort
Located in New York, NY
incisive textures, his paintings capture the structure of the city in the decades between the Great
Category
1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil, Canvas
Vintage 1950s Signed Boucher Goldtone & Pave Rhinestone Heart Clip Back Earrings
By Marcel Boucher
Located in Easton, PA
moved to New York City in 1925. In 1930, Boucher started working with Mazer Brothers, when the great
Category
Vintage 1950s American Modern Clip-on Earrings
Materials
Gold Plate
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Boudoir lamp with roses
Located in Miami, FL
the factory closed three years later, a victim of the Great Depression.
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco More Art
Materials
Glass
'Spiderboy' — 1930s American Realism, New York City
By James Allen
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
mm).
Illustrated in 'American Art of the Great Depression: two sides of the coin', Howard E. Wooden
Category
1930s American Realist Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
"Snow at Madison Square Park, " Bela de Tirefort, New York Snow Street Scene
By Bela de Tirefort
Located in New York, NY
paintings capture the structure of the city in the decades between the Great Depression, the Second World
Category
1950s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
Bright Red Blenko Glass Floor Vase
By Blenko Glass
Located in Ferndale, MI
himself.
Soon after the onset of the Great Depression, which severely damaged the stained glass market
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Flying Down to Rio
Located in London, GB
, jazzy number ‘Carioca’. In 1933, the United States was still in the midst of the Great Depression, and
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Posters
Materials
Paper
3 Art Deco / Revival Slip Shade Sconces 1930s Priced per pair
By John C. Virden Co.
Located in Prescott, US
time in our past. By appealing to a broader customer base during the Great Depression shows some
Category
Mid-20th Century American American Craftsman Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum
Pair 1930s Vintage Original MCM Sconces ADA
Located in Prescott, US
trend of what would become known as Mid-Century Modern. During the Great Depression manufacturers began
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage Photograph Martha Graham Letter to the World by Barbara Morgan
Located in Atlanta, GA
during the Great Depression in New York City. This collaboration would last the next six decades. The
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Photography
Materials
Paper
1950s Robert Levy 'Originals by Robert' Hand-Blown Glass & Black Spinel Necklace
By Original by Robert
Located in Maywood, NJ
to Robert Originals, Inc.
After the Great Depression, the ladies of all ages wanted to look elegant
Category
Vintage 1950s American Art Nouveau Beaded Necklaces
Materials
Spinel, Black Spinel
1950s "Abstract #6" Abstract Oil Painting
By Victor Thall
Located in Arp, TX
Hemingway, and F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Thall returned to the United States during the Great Depression and
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Sphereical "Saturn's Rings" Chrome Cream, Sugar and Tray by Chase Co.
By Chase and Co.
Located in San Diego, CA
goods declined due to the Great Depression, Chase, seeking to increase its business, entered the
Category
20th Century American Art Deco Serving Pieces
Materials
Chrome
Chrome "Top Hat" Toothpick Holder / Shot Glass Chase Co.
By Chase and Co.
Located in San Diego, CA
declined due to the Great Depression, Chase, seeking to increase its business, entered the consumer market
Category
20th Century American Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Chrome
1900, French, Iron & Crystal Chandelier
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
& beads. Panel swirled bobeches.
Founded by Mabel Bason during the height of the Great Depression, We
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Iron
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