Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 8

Katherine Wiggins
Colliers Magazine 1947 American Scene Social Realism Modern Families in the Snow

1947

About the Item

Colliers Magazine 1947 American Scene Social Realism Modern Families in the Snow Katherine Wiggins (American 20th Century) "The Shrimp" 20 x 24 inches Egg tempera on masonite. c. 1947 Signed lower right Framed, 26 1/2 x 30 1/4 inches The painting was published in Collier's Magazine on March 22, 1947 as a half page illustration to accompany a story by S.Y. Gromberg. A copy of the vintage magazine will be sent with the painting. We note that Ms. Wiggins painted several works for Collier's, including covers, but we've been unable to unearth any biographical details.
  • Creator:
    Katherine Wiggins (American)
  • Creation Year:
    1947
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 27 in (68.58 cm)Width: 30 in (76.2 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    New York, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1156213380052
More From This SellerView All
  • Street Scene WPA American Scene Mid-20th Century Modern Coin Tower California SF
    By Victor Michail Arnautoff
    Located in New York, NY
    Street Scene WPA American Scene Mid-20th Century Modern Coin Tower California SF Victor Arnautofff (1896 – 1979) City Street 12 x 14 inches Oil on board, c. 1930s Signed lower left BIO Born in the Ukraine of Russia, Victor Arnautoff became one of the most influential muralists in San Francisco in the 1930s and worked for the Federal Arts Project, WPA, in the expressive, social protest...
    Category

    1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

    Materials

    Oil, Board

  • Long Beach WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Modernism Ashcan
    By Daniel Ralph Celentano
    Located in New York, NY
    Long Beach WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Modernism Ashcan Daniel Ralph Celantano (1902-1980) "Long Beach" 8 x 10 inches Oil on artist board Signed lower left:...
    Category

    1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

    Materials

    Oil, Board

  • UNION SQUARE Depression Era Oil Painting WPA Realism American Scene Realism NYC
    By Jo Cain
    Located in New York, NY
    UNION SQUARE Depression Era Oil Painting WPA Realism American Scene Realism NYC Jo Cain (1904 – 2003) "Union Square," 24 x 36 inches. Oil on canvas, c.1940s, ...
    Category

    1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Oil

  • 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) The Drama of the St. Louis Great River 23 1/4 x 25 ½ inches Gouache on board c. 19...
    Category

    1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

    Materials

    Gouache, Board

  • Columbus Avenue NYC c. 1920s/30s American Scene Ashcan WPA Modern 20th Century
    By Bernard Gussow
    Located in New York, NY
    Columbus Avenue NYC c. 1920s/30s American Scene Ashcan WPA Modern 20th Century "Late Afternoon, Columbus Avenue, New York", impasto oil on canvas, signed lower left, signed verso (under relining, shown in photo), and titled verso on stretcher, in maple mitered cove frame, 23 1/4" x 27 1/4", SS: 19 1/4" x 23 1/4", Relined. BIO Russian-born Gussow trained at the Art Students League and the National Academy of Design. He also studied under Bonnat at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. His first claim to fame was exhibiting two works at the Armory Show in 1913. Gussow exhibited at the Society of Independent Artists between 1917 and 1934 and at Salons of America in the 1930s. The Whitney Museum of American Art, for example, has his Subway Stairs. The Barnes Foundation...
    Category

    1920s American Realist Figurative Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Oil

  • Poker Players NYC Mid 20th Century Modern WPA American Scene Social Realism
    By Philip Reisman
    Located in New York, NY
    Poker Players NYC Mid 20th Century Modern WPA American Scene Social Realism Philip Reisman (1904-1992) Poker Players 12 x 16 oil on board Signed and dated 1949 lower right BIO Phi...
    Category

    1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

    Materials

    Oil, Board

You May Also Like
  • "The Grinder", Egg Tempera Painting
    By Kevin Weckbach
    Located in Denver, CO
    Kevin Weckbach's (US based) "The Grinder" is an original, hand made egg tempera painting that depicts an industrial Gristmill made up of metal buildings, a elevator and a grain silo ...
    Category

    2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings

    Materials

    Egg Tempera

  • "Woman Listening, " Honore Sharrer, Magical Realism Landscape with Flora & Figure
    By Honore Sharrer
    Located in New York, NY
    Honore Sharrer (1920 - 2009) Woman Listening Signed lower right Caseine on paper 15 x 20 inches Provenance: Forum Gallery, New York Private Collection ...
    Category

    Late 20th Century American Realist Landscape Paintings

    Materials

    Paper, Casein

  • Industry and Commerce
    Located in Los Angeles, CA
    This mural study is part of our exhibition America Coast to Coast: Artists of the 1930s Industry and Commerce, 1936, tempera on panel, 16 ½ x 39 ½ inches, signed verso “John Ballat...
    Category

    1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

    Materials

    Tempera

  • Large Japanese Wood Board Ema Namban Depicting a Portuguese Ship Edo period
    Located in Stockholm, SE
    An Ema is a votive plaque people hang in a "dedication area", at a Shinto shrine, with their wish to the gods. Wishes usually would revolve around health, love, career, prosperity, a...
    Category

    Mid-19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

    Materials

    Tempera, Wood Panel, Egg Tempera, Wood

  • Flying in Dreams
    Located in Naples, FL
    Characterized by his deeply honest means of expression and fascination with Orientalism, Surrealism, and social commentary, Moscow painter Stanislav Plutenko...
    Category

    2010s Surrealist Landscape Paintings

    Materials

    Oil, Egg Tempera

  • German Contemporary Art by Frank Suplie - Rügen, Kreidefelsen
    Located in Paris, IDF
    Frank Suplie is a German artist born in 1950 lives and works in Berlin, Germany. He is a member of the Painters Association of the North German Realists s...
    Category

    2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Egg Tempera

Recently Viewed

View All