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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. Signed lower right "Maurice Lee". Displayed in a giltwood frame. Image, 14"L x 18"H.
Category
1930s Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
WPA Period "Coastal Village" American Modernist Realism Oil Painting Lev Landau
By Samuel David Lev-Landau
Located in Surfside, FL
. Worked primarily in oil and casein.
There were a number of well known jewish artists included in the WPA
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Senator" William Gropper, Social Realism, WPA Political Art, Caricature
By William Gropper
Located in New York, NY
York
Private Collection, New York
Bonhams, American Art Online, August 23, 2023, Lot 30
New-York born
Category
Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Large George Aarons Terracotta Sculpture Relief Art Deco Plaque WPA Artist
By George Aarons
Located in Surfside, FL
works are at the Museum of Art in Ein Harod, Israel; Fitchburg Art Museum in Massachusetts, Musée de St
Category
20th Century Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Terracotta
Art Deco Movie Set 20th Century American Modernism Hollywood WPA Social Realism
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco Movie Set 20th Century American Modernism Hollywood WPA Social Realism
Arthur Rosenman
Category
1930s Art Deco Interior Paintings
Materials
Board, Gouache
Plaster Sculpture Relief Art Deco Plaque WPA Artist Peace Swords to Ploughshares
By George Aarons
Located in Surfside, FL
Baltimore Hebrew Congregational Building (1956).
His works are at the Museum of Art in Ein Harod, Israel
Category
20th Century Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Wood
San Francisco Cable Car WPA Artist Adolf Dehn Modernist Art Gouache Oil Painting
By Adolf Dehn
Located in Surfside, FL
Administration, WPA in this period. Many well known Jewish and Immigrant artists worked for the Federal Art
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Gouache
'Archway' — 1930s American Modernism, WPA
By Leon Bibel
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Harlem Art Center. He also taught at P.S. 94 and Bronx House in New York City.
Bibel’s WPA program ended
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen
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
'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
Unemployed Marchers — 1930s Modernism, WPA
By Leon Bibel
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
join the Federal Art Project of the New York City WPA. He was assigned to the Graphic Art Project and
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Portrait of a Black Woman, Maxine - Mid-Century WPA
By Fletcher Martin
Located in Miami, FL
A charming portrait of a Black woman with stylized hairstyle of the period -
Midtown
Category
1940s Art Deco Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Back Fence with Bird. - Mid-Century - WPA Artist
By Jenne Magafan
Located in Miami, FL
The Mid-Century mindset
As expected, 65 years ago.. people looked at art/painting a little
Category
1950s Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
'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
Sephardic Jew Fez Hat Jewish Shtetl Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Art
By William Gropper
Located in Surfside, FL
Side of New York or East European Shtetl. Yenta gossips in the kitchen peeling. humorous Yiddish art
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"Two Figures, " Louis Stone, Abstract, American WPA Modernism
By Louis Stone
Located in New York, NY
dated lower right
Louis King Stone was born in Findlay, Ohio in 1902 and received formal art training
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Clown, Modernist Oil Painting on Board WPA Artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
vases. During the Depression, Kish became a WPA painter in the Federal Art Project (FAP). FAP artists
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
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
WPA Woman Artist Modernist Abstract Print
By Riva Helfond
Located in Surfside, FL
Industrial Art and the Art Students League; her teachers included William von Schlegell, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, and
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Color
Whimsical Judaica Shtetl Shadchan Matchmaker Oil Painting WPA Jewish Folk Artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
the Depression, Kish became a WPA painter in the Federal Art Project (FAP). FAP artists were given a
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
1940 WPA School EXHIBITED Painting SPRING FLOOD by Morris Shulman
By Morris Shulman
Located in Exton, PA
Fine WPA period painting by Morris Shulman. The painting is oil on canvass measuring 24" x 30
Category
1930s Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 34 in W 40 in D 2 in
Paris City Scene, Portrait Oil Painting WPA Era 1940s
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
painted floral designs on vases. During the Depression, Kish became a WPA painter in the Federal Art
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
'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
Three Girls Bronze Relief Sculpture Plaque Chaim Gross Modernist WPA Era Artist
By Chaim Gross
Located in Surfside, FL
Works of Art Project), which transitioned into the WPA (Works Progress Administration), which Gross
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern More Art
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 7 in W 7.5 in D 1.5 in
"Industrial Cityscape, Chicago" WPA Modernism Mid-Century Cityscape 20th Century
By Aaron Bohrod
Located in New York, NY
the WPA of the 20th Century.
Aaron Bohrod (American 1907 – 1992), Industrial Cityscape, 20 x 16 inch
Category
1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Early Modernist River Landscape with Trees and Mountains WPA artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
vases. During the Depression, Kish became a WPA painter in the Federal Art Project (FAP). FAP artists
Category
1930s Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Nudes with Arched Bridge, " WPA Period Painting by Rodda, 1930s
By Larry Rodda
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Suffused with the rich, subdued colors of the WPA period, this painting by Maryland artist Larry
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Lower Manhattan American Modernism NYC Cityscape Social Realism WPA 20th Century
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
. While living in New York during this period, Cain was an integral member of a contemporary art
Category
1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Antique American Modernist WPA Female Portrait Interior Exhibited Oil Painting
By Anatol Shulkin
Located in Buffalo, NY
. Displayed in a period modernist frame. Exhibition provenance verso. Image size, 25"L x 20"H.
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Classical Nude with Flowers and Temple, " Important WPA Period Painting
By Arthur D. Brooks
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Art in 1933, this large WPA-influenced painting by Arthur D. Brooks depicts a nude female torso in a
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Dennis Burlingame, WPA Era, Circus Sideshow "SnakeCharmer" Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
on canvas, circa 1935. Signed on verso. Displayed in a period modern frame. Image size, 48"L x 36
Category
1930s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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
H 31.11 in W 25.2 in D 1.19 in
MODERNIST ABSTRACT Mid-Century New Hope Non-Objective oil American Modern WPA
By Louis Stone
Located in New York, NY
MODERNIST ABSTRACT Mid-Century New Hope Non-Objective oil American Modern WPA
Louis Stone (1902
Category
1940s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1936 Woodblock Print Venus of 23rd St. Skid Row Woodcut NYC Great Depression WPA
By Joseph Solman
Located in Surfside, FL
period.
Mat is 17.5x14, sheet measures 13x10 image is 10x4.75
Joseph Solman (January 25, 1909 – April
Category
20th Century Modern More Art
Materials
Woodcut
The Preacher Rabbi "Der Maggid" Judaica Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
the Depression, Kish became a WPA painter in the Federal Art Project (FAP). FAP artists were given a
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Along the Kanahawa River, West Virginia, " Ernest Fiene, WPA Coal Steamboat
By Ernest Fiene
Located in New York, NY
popularize contemporary American art through original prints offered at the low price of $2.75. The project
Category
1930s American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Organ Grinder with Parrot Modern Judaica Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
held above all else.
For years, Kish used the skills he acquired in art school to earn his living at a
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Three Klezmer Musicians Modern Judaica Shtetl Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
the Depression, Kish became a WPA painter in the Federal Art Project (FAP). FAP artists were given a
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Proud Chimney Sweep Modern Judaica Shtetl Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
held above all else.
For years, Kish used the skills he acquired in art school to earn his living at a
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
WPA Magic Realism Oil Painting National Gallery MOMA Thornberg Female 1930's
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original oil on canvas by WPA era artist Cleo Sara Thornberg whose work is represented in the
Category
1930s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Large Modernist Oil Painting 1940s, Judaica Hasidic Shtetl Wagon Driver WPA Era
By Emanuel Glicenstein Romano
Located in Surfside, FL
not on account of his father's fame.
In 1936 Romano was worked for the WPA Federal Art Project
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Sock Hop" Mid-Century American Modernism WPA Female Artist 20th Century Realism
By Kyra Markham
Located in New York, NY
"Sock Hop" Mid-Century American Modernism WPA Female Artist 20th Century Realism. 30 x 24 inches
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
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
UN Poster Design American Scene Mid 20th Century Modernism WPA World Peace
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
UN Poster Design American Scene Mid 20th Century Modernism WPA World Peace
Jo Cain (1904 – 2003
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Board, Egg Tempera
'Ginger Cat with Still Life', American Modernist, WPA Muralist, SFAA, GGIE, MoMA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
. During this period, he also studied at the Denver Academy of Art and, in Monterey, under Armin Hansen. In
Category
1940s Modern Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
H 26.25 in W 30.25 in D 0.75 in
Abstract Mid 20th Century WPA Non Objective American Modernism New Hope Modern
By Louis Stone
Located in New York, NY
Abstract Mid 20th Century WPA Non Objective American Modernism New Hope Modern.mixed media. 21 x 16
Category
1940s American Modern Mixed Media
Materials
Gouache, Board
UNION SQUARE Depression Era Oil Painting WPA Realism American Scene Realism NYC
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
. While living in New York during this period, Cain was an integral member of a contemporary art
Category
1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Clowns: Aren't We All?" Henry Glintenkamp, WPA Era Circus Figures, Modern
By Hendrik Glintenkamp
Located in New York, NY
, Henry received his elementary art training at the National Academy of Design (1903-06) before his study
Category
1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Social Realist Lithograph Moses Soyer WPA Artist Hudled Refugees
By Moses Soyer
Located in Surfside, FL
subject in his paintings. Soyer studied art in New York, first at Cooper Union and later at the Ferrer Art
Category
Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
1939 Mexican Farm Worker WPA Artist Adolf Dehn American Modern Gouache Painting
By Adolf Dehn
Located in Surfside, FL
Administration, WPA in this period. Many well known Jewish and Immigrant artists worked for the Federal Art
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Fiddler on the Roof Modern Judaica Shtetl Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
held above all else.
For years, Kish used the skills he acquired in art school to earn his living at a
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Around East River, NYC Bridge, City Scene Oil Painting WPA Era 1940s
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
held above all else.
For years, Kish used the skills he acquired in art school to earn his living at a
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Bricklayer at Rest, " Monumental WPA Period Painting of Worker with Landscape
By Paul Ulen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
wall to one side, is a Classic example of American social realism, epitomized by the many WPA murals
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
H 64 in W 46 in D 1.5 in
Bronze Sculpture Abstract Brutalist Goat or Ram WPA Artist Mounted on Base
By Benedict Michael Tatti
Located in Surfside, FL
with the Teachers Project of the WPA and attended the Art Students League for three and a half years on
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Lower Manhattan Cityscape American Artist WPA Era NY School c. 1930 Henry Ensol
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original modern 1930's oil painting by WPA era American artist Henry Ensol. This work comes in
Category
1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
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
Hand Colored Etching by WPA Artist Agnes Mills, 1982, Unique
Located in Larchmont, NY
engagement and the mentoring of young artists long beyond her WPA period.
As Resident Artist for the Alwyn
Category
1980s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
H 19.5 in W 17 in D 0.75 in
NYC 1939 World's Fair Mural Study American Scene WPA Modern Mid 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
the WPA Federal Art program, and he was a member of The Mural Art Guild..
Savage was elected an
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Food Not Cannon' — rare WPA modernist work of Social Conscience
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
Etching
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
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