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New York City Tenement Family Modernist WPA Era Oil Painting Wolins
By Joseph Wolins
Located in Surfside, FL
a unique opportunity to study Modern European Painting. Wolins was one of the New York area artists
Category
20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 36.75 in W 24.75 in
American WPA Jewish New York Modernist Madonna Mother and Child painting
By Nahum Tschacbasov
Located in Norwich, GB
the mid-1930s to New York, where he painted full time. He worked on the Works Progress
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
H 31.11 in W 25.2 in D 1.19 in
Antique American School WPA Washington Square Park New York City Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist New York City scene. A view of washington square park. Signed and
Category
1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 25 in W 21 in D 2 in
'Abstract in Saffron and Tourmaline', New York School, WPA
By John von Wicht
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
.
In New York City in the 1930s, John Von Wicht was an active WPA artist, working beside Stuart Davis
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 18 in W 24 in D 0.75 in
Rare 1930s New York Tenement Market Scene Gouache Painting (WPA Era) Jewish Art
By Abram Tromka
Located in Surfside, FL
the United States, settling in New York City. It was on the boat coming to New York where Tromka first
Category
1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Gouache
1940 American WPA Modernist New York City Watercolor Painting Pushcart Tenements
By Samuel Grunvald
Located in Surfside, FL
paintings.
Arrived in the USA from Hungary in 1921 and settled in New York City where he studied at the Art
Category
1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
'Abstract in Lilac and Blue', Whitney Museum, New York School, WPA
By Victor Thall
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
in the WPA New Deal Art Project of New York City between 1935 and 1939 and returned to the Art
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cardboard, Paper, Oil
"Blackwell's Island (Roosevelt Island, New York City), " George Picken, WPA Scene
By George Picken
Located in New York, NY
George Picken (1898 - 1971)
The Octagon at Blackwell's Island (Roosevelt Island, New York City
Category
1920s American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Colonial Sand and Stone Company, New York, " Industrial WPA Scene, Precisionist
By William Sharp
Located in New York, NY
lower left: WS
Provenance:
Estate of the artist
Private Collection, New York
Swann Auction Galleries
Category
Mid-20th Century American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Oil
1940's American WPA Modernist New York City Watercolor Painting Tenement Market
By Samuel Grunvald
Located in Surfside, FL
settled in New York City where he studied at the Art Students League. Grunvald worked for the Federal Art
Category
1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
"Factory on the River, " Modernist and Precisionist WPA Industrial New York Scene
By William Sharp
Located in New York, NY
lower right: WS
Provenance:
Estate of the artist
Private Collection, New York
Swann Auction Galleries
Category
Mid-20th Century American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Oil
41st & 10th: Abstract WPA Style Cityscape, New York City Rooftops & Water Tower
By Ricardo Mulero
Located in Hudson, NY
Cityscape painting on muslin of iconic New York City water towers against an abstract maroon
Category
2010s Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil, Gesso
"Manhattan Looking East, " Herman Rose, WPA New York City View from Midtown
By Herman Rose
Located in New York, NY
cityscapes of New York City. Herman Rappaport was born in Brooklyn, New York. in 1909. Herman Rose was the
Category
1950s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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
1930's American WPA Modernist New York City Watercolor Painting Harlem River Dr
By Samuel Grunvald
Located in Surfside, FL
settled in New York City where he studied at the Art Students League. Grunvald worked for the Federal Art
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
'Abstract in Coral and Ivory', New York School, Whitney Museum, WPA, Action Oil
By Victor Thall
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Southampton Gallery; 1950 Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting. New York: Whitney Museum of
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil, Cardboard
"Playground, Carl Schurz Park" George Picken, New York City, East River, UES WPA
By George Picken
Located in New York, NY
European immigrants settling in New York City’s Hell’s Kitchen. Picken enlisted in the army during World
Category
1930s American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Female WPA Modernist New Jersey Dock Scene Signed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Studio Club in New York.
Her work can be found in the Graphic Sketch Club in Philadelphia and in the
Category
1930s Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Modernist Judaica Jewish Ink Drawing Painting "New Immigrant" Off the Boat WPA
By Ben-Zion Weinman
Located in Surfside, FL
self-taught, Ben-Zion visited the museums of New York City to learn his new trade. His first painting
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
Untitled Mid Century Abstract Oil Painting New York Artist
By John Opper
Located in Beachwood, OH
contemporaries, Opper came to New York in 1934, two years after his graduation from Case Western Reserve
Category
1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Daydream (WPA Era Oil Painting on Canvas)
Located in New Orleans, LA
that WPA period feel. A pensive painting sure to bring you peace. With frame it measures 33" x 27
Category
Early 20th Century American Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Unique Painting By Albert Pels WPA Artist!
By Albert Pels
Located in Larchmont, NY
Albert Pels Art School in New York City at 71 W. 71 Street. He held classes in drawing, painting
Category
20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
R Wilson McCoy, New York Central Railroad Locomotive Painting
Located in Garnerville, NY
Westchester, New York Central railroad history. Oil paint on canvas board. The framing treatment consists of
Category
Vintage 1930s American Industrial Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oak, Paint
Impressionist Oil Painting By Philip Krevoruck Wpa Era
By Philip Krevoruck
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
expressionism and abstraction.
Krevoruck died on March 24, 1999 in Long Beach, New York.
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 12.6 in W 11.03 in D 0.99 in
Early Abstract Expressionist Gouache Painting WPA Jewish Artist
By Louis Wolchonok
Located in Surfside, FL
of New York, Julian Academy, Paris, and the Brooklyn Academy of Fine Art.
He taught drafting at City
Category
20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Tompkins Square (Abstract Figurative Urban Landscape Painting of New York City)
By William Clutz
Located in Hudson, NY
: Gettysburg, PA 1933
Mercersburg, PA 1933-1951
New York City 1955-1996
Education
Painting: Thomas Danaher(WPA
Category
1960s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Clown, Modernist Oil Painting on Board WPA Artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
pictures of a now long-gone New York.
Born Moishe in a town called Dvinsk, Russia (what is now Daugavpils
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
20th Century Surrealist Painting By Philip Krevoruck Wpa Era
By Philip Krevoruck
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
Beach, New York.
Category
1950s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 25.5 in W 30 in D 1 in
Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Modern Monoprint WPA Jewish Artist
By Louis Wolchonok
Located in Surfside, FL
of New York, Julian Academy, Paris, and the Brooklyn Academy of Fine Art.
He taught drafting at City
Category
20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Early Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Monoprint WPA Jewish Artist
By Louis Wolchonok
Located in Surfside, FL
of New York, Julian Academy, Paris, and the Brooklyn Academy of Fine Art.
He taught drafting at City
Category
20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Seated Man Portrait, Large Modernist Oil Painting WPA Artist
By Nahum Tschacbasov
Located in Surfside, FL
Islands, he travels often from Paris to New York City, where he spends six months painting a series of
Category
1940s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
New York Harbor
By Dong Kingman
Located in Missouri, MO
was a project artist for WPA and became a pioneer for a new school of painting, the "California Style
Category
1940s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Paris City Scene, Portrait Oil Painting WPA Era 1940s
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
in oddly affecting pictures of a now long-gone New York.
Born Moishe in a town called Dvinsk, Russia
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Along the Shore, Staten Island, New York
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Along the Shore, Staten Island, New York" 1937, is an oil painting on canvas
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Rare Polish American 1930s Oil Painting Painting WPA Russian Babushka Jewish Art
By Abram Tromka
Located in Surfside, FL
the United States, settling in New York City. It was on the boat coming to New York where Tromka first
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Judaica Rabbi Portrait Oil Painting American WPA Abstract Expressionist Artist
By Morris Shulman
Located in Surfside, FL
National Academy of Design, Art Students League and Hans Hofmann School of Art in New York City. Shulman
Category
1940s American Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Encaustic, Oil, Board
Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Modern Pastel Monoprint WPA Jewish Artist
By Louis Wolchonok
Located in Surfside, FL
of New York, Julian Academy, Paris, and the Brooklyn Academy of Fine Art.
He taught drafting at City
Category
20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Modern Pastel Monoprint WPA Jewish Artist
By Louis Wolchonok
Located in Surfside, FL
of New York, Julian Academy, Paris, and the Brooklyn Academy of Fine Art.
He taught drafting at City
Category
20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Modernist Oil Painting the Shop Window NYC 1940s WPA era
By Maurice Becker
Located in Surfside, FL
the Shop Window New York City, 1940s
17.75X25 sight size.
Maurice Becker (1889–1975) was a
Category
Early 20th Century Ashcan School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Modernist American Judaica Painting Synagogue Interior Ladies Section WPA Era
By Ervin B. Nussbaum
Located in Surfside, FL
moved to New York where he frequently painted semi-abstract landscapes in the local parks, throughout
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
H 22.5 in W 30.75 in D 0.1 in
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Painting Gouache American Modernist Beach Scene
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
in galleries in New York City. Winning Works Progress Administration (WPA) commissions in the 1930s
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
in galleries in New York City. Winning Works Progress Administration (WPA) commissions in the 1930s
Category
1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Oil, Board
Chicago Modernist Gouache Painting Shabbat Hebrew Calligraphy WPA Artist Judaica
By Alexander Raymond Katz
Located in Surfside, FL
; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; and the Jewish Museum, New York. Katz was the recipient of
Category
1930s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gouache
"Motion, " Victor Arnautoff, San Francisco Lighthouse, World's Fair WPA Painting
By Victor Michail Arnautoff
Located in New York, NY
(CFSA)
John & Lynne Bolen Fine Arts, Huntington Beach, California
Exhibited:
New York, World's Fair
Category
1930s American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Tempera, Oil, Canvas
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
Abstract painting of People on the Beach oil on canvas circa 1950-1960 New York
By Aaron Berkman
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Aaron Berkman (New York, 1900 - 1929)
"Beach"
Oil on canvas
20 x 24 inches
Signed lower right
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Expressionist Color Gouache Painting Mid Century Mod WPA Jewish Artist
By Louis Wolchonok
Located in Surfside, FL
books, etcher, painter of townscapes, landscapes, figure painting, muralist, and graphic silkscreen
Category
20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Abstract Expressionist Color Gouache Painting Mid Century Mod WPA Jewish Artist
By Louis Wolchonok
Located in Surfside, FL
author of art books, etcher, painter of townscapes, landscapes, figure painting, muralist, and graphic
Category
20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Abstract Expressionist Color Gouache Painting Mid Century Mod WPA Jewish Artist
By Louis Wolchonok
Located in Surfside, FL
art books, etcher, painter of townscapes, landscapes, figure painting, muralist, and graphic
Category
20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
WPA Period "Coastal Village" American Modernist Realism Oil Painting Lev Landau
By Samuel David Lev-Landau
Located in Surfside, FL
.
Painter, New York, N.Y. Samuel David Lev-Landau was born in Warsaw, Poland and emigrated to the United
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
American Modernist Oil Painting Expressionist Vase, Flowers WPA Artist Ben ZIon
By Ben-Zion Weinman
Located in Surfside, FL
shows. The group's nine shows were held at galleries and locations around New York City, including one
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Sand Pit Hungarian American Painting Workers Horses European Modernism 1928 WPA
By Stephen Csoka
Located in New York, NY
Sand Pit Hungarian American Oil Painting Workers Horses European Modernism 1928 WPA
The board
Category
1920s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
Adam & Eve in Twickenham: WPA Style Figurative Painting by Mark Beard
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
WPA style figurative painting of a "Adam & Eve" in pink dress and blue shirt with suspenders, and
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 54 in W 32 in D 1.5 in
American Modernist Oil Painting Gestural Landscape WPA Artist Group of 10
By Ben-Zion Weinman
Located in Surfside, FL
modernism and social art. Their exhibition at the Mercury Gallery in New York held at the same time as the
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting Family Mother, Kids American Modernist
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
in galleries in New York City. Winning Works Progress Administration (WPA) commissions in the 1930s
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting Family Mother, Kids American Modernist
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
in galleries in New York City. Winning Works Progress Administration (WPA) commissions in the 1930s
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
American Vivid Abstract Expressionist Art Oil Painting Norman Carton, WPA Artist
By Norman Carton
Located in Surfside, FL
by solo exhibitions at the Laurel Gallery (New York City) and Dubin Gallery (Philadelphia). At this
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
American Vivid Abstract Expressionist Art Oil Painting Norman Carton, WPA Artist
By Norman Carton
Located in Surfside, FL
by solo exhibitions at the Laurel Gallery (New York City) and Dubin Gallery (Philadelphia). At this
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
American Vivid Abstract Expressionist Art Oil Painting Norman Carton, WPA Artist
By Norman Carton
Located in Surfside, FL
by solo exhibitions at the Laurel Gallery (New York City) and Dubin Gallery (Philadelphia). At this
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
American Vivid Abstract Expressionist Art Oil Painting Norman Carton, WPA Artist
By Norman Carton
Located in Surfside, FL
by solo exhibitions at the Laurel Gallery (New York City) and Dubin Gallery (Philadelphia). At this
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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