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Why is Social Realism important?
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Social Realism is important because it was a major art movement of the 20th century that elevated everyday people as subjects and appealed to the larger public beyond elite cultural circles. While art that fits this description dates back to the 18th century with artists like William Hogarth in the UK, it became especially prominent in the 20th century between the two World Wars. Artists such as Diego Rivera, Elizabeth Catlett and José Clemente Orozco depicted the lives of laborers and working class people, drawing attention to social issues and oppressive social systems. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of Social Realist art.
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'Any Day in America', Social Realist, Beat Generation, Allen Ginsberg
By Ron Croci
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'Any Day in America' by Ron Croci.
Social Realist, Beat Generation, Allen Ginsberg
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Signed lower right, "Croci" for Ron Croci (American, born 1945), and painted circa 1970.
Category
1970s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Handmade Paper
$4,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Social Realist Painting of a Grain Warehouse by Robert Lavin
Located in San Mateo, CA
He painted in the American Social Realist style of the 1930's. His works portrayed industry and workers.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Industrial Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Paint
Social Realist Original Lithograph Advertisement Moses Soyer
By Moses Soyer
Located in Surfside, FL
Moses Soyer (December 25, 1899 – September 3, 1974) was an American social realist painter. Soyer was born in Borisoglebsk, Russian Empire, in 1899.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Social Realist Street Scene Modernist Landscape Oil Painting
By Paul Zimmerman
Located in Surfside, FL
Zimmerman Reminiscent of the Mid Century Social Realist and WPA works of Ben Shahn this captures an architectural street scape.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Black Man with Banjo, " Rare Example of Social Realist Sculpture by Shearwater
By Walter Anderson
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Clearly influenced by the affectionate depictions of working Americans in the Midwest and the South by Social Realists such as Thomas Hart Benton and James Daugherty, this rare sculp...
Category
Vintage 1930s North American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
Louis Leon Ribak Oil ainting “ruby in red” Social Realist Style
By Louis Ribak 1
Located in Westport, CT
In 1929, he became a founding member of the John Reed Club, which was organized to support leftist artists and writers and was closely associated with the Marxist magazine The New Ma...
Category
Early 20th Century American Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Driftwood, Masonite, Paint
