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Period: 1930s
Medium: Oil
Art Deco Girl with Car Mid-20th Century American Modernism Pin-Up Illustration
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco Girl with Car Mid-20th Century American Modernism Pin-Up Illustration
Arthur Rosenman Ross (1913 - 1981)
Deco Girl with Car, 1936
30 x 20 inches
Oil on Canvas Board
Signed Arthur ‘36 lower right
Provenance: Estate of the artist.
BIO
Arthur Rosenman Ross was a key figure in automotive design at General Motors during America's "Golden Age" of auto design, the 1930's through the 1950s.
He attended the Art Institute of Chicago from age 17, exhibiting a special interest for automotive renderings and the female figure.
In 1934, he changed his name from Rosenman to Ross, fearing his Jewish ancestry could prejudice his career prospects. At age 20, he turned down job offers from MGM Studios in Hollywood
and Duesenberg to work at General Motors alongside the Legendary Harley Earl in 1935.
He was hand picked by Mr. Earl and assigned to GM's War and Camouflage Division in 1937 through WW2.
It was during this pivotal period in which he executed some extraordinary military aircraft artworks, likely used between GM and America's military aeronautics companies in design preparation for WW2. General Motors played an important role in helping America's aircraft manufacturers preceding and during the war.
Just after the war in 1945, Mr. Ross was rewarded by GM, being made Chief Designer of Cadillac, then two years later becoming Chief at Oldsmobile until his retirement in 1959.
He was in large part responsible for some of GM's classic Cadillac designs such as the Cadillac Sixty Special, Fleetwood, LaSalle and GM's first concept car, the extraordinary Buick Y-Job.
Mr. Ross was an exceptionally charismatic and vivacious man who quite by chance, befriended His idol, Salvador Dali at GM in 1955.
They talked about art, cars and girls late into the evening, according to his son, Carter Ross.
He had a gift in rendering the erotic arts...
Category
1930s Art Deco Oil Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil, Board
WPA Mid 20th Century Modern Social Realism American Scene Men Working Industrial
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
WPA Mid 20th Century Modern Social Realism American Scene Men Working Industrial
Jo Cain (1904 - 2003)
Bailing Hay
42 x 40 inches
Oil on paper c. 1930s
Signed lower right
Unframed
Our gallery is pleased to present the exhibition, "Jo Cain: Echoes of an Era," a tribute to the enduring legacy of Joseph Lambert Cain and a celebration of his art that transcends time and remains relevant today. The exhibition features mural studies, works on paper and paintings from the 1930s and 40s, all are available on 1stDibs.
BIO
JOSEPH LAMBERT CAIN (1904–2003)
A painter, muralist, and art educator, Joseph Cain...
Category
1930s American Realist Oil Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil
Cowboys Horses Cattle WPA American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
Cowboys Horses Cattle WPA American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern
Jo Cain (1904 – 2003)
Cowboy
33 3/4 x 36 inches
Oil on paper, c. 1930s
Signed...
Category
1930s American Realist Oil Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil
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 - 2003)
Printing Press
40 ½ x 26 inches (sight)
Oil o...
Category
1930s American Realist Oil Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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Oil, Paper
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 - 2003)
Railroad worker
36 ¼ x 27 inches
Oil on paper c. 1930s
S...
Category
1930s American Realist Oil Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil
Greenwich Village NYC WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Ashcan Modern Realism
Located in New York, NY
Greenwich Village NYC WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Ashcan Modern Realism
Alfred Mira (1900-1981)
Greenwich Village NYC
14 x 17 inches
Oil on board,...
Category
1930s American Realist Oil Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil, Board
Caricature of Duke of Windsor
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Graphite on Paper (Right); Oil on Canvas (Left)
Signature: Signed Lower Right on Canvas
Sizes: 9.00" x 12.00"; 10.00" x 14.00"
GRAPHITE DRAWINGS & OIL PORTRAIT - Caricature by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) of the Duke of Windsor...
Category
1930s Oil Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Canvas, Oil, Graphite
Settlers and Wagon Train, 1933
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Category
1930s Oil Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil, Canvas
By the Bonfire, Country Gentleman Magazine Cover, 1931
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed and Dated Lower Left: Frank / Bensing / 31
Sight Size 33.00" x 28.00;" 31.50" x 37.00"
The Country Gentleman...
Category
1930s Oil Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Easter, Saturday Evening Post Cover April 19, 1930
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Saturday Evening Post Cover, April 19, 1930
Category
1930s Oil Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Portrait - Painting by Alberto Ziveri - 1936
Located in Roma, IT
The Portrait is a painting realized by Alberto Ziveri in 1936.
Oil on cardboard
Hand-signed and dated
In good conditions.
Category
1930s Modern Oil Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Tempera, Oil
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