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1930s Industrial Painting

Figure Washing in Country Stream next to Industrial Building French Signed Oil
Figure Washing in Country Stream next to Industrial Building French Signed Oil

Figure Washing in Country Stream next to Industrial Building French Signed Oil

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Figure in Landscape French, signed and dated 1931 oil on board unframed board: 13 x 16 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: very good condition For more any mor...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

1930's French Post-Impressionist Signed Oil Industrial Docks & Boats on River
1930's French Post-Impressionist Signed Oil Industrial Docks & Boats on River

1930's French Post-Impressionist Signed Oil Industrial Docks & Boats on River

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Artist/ School: René Bellanger (French 1875-1964), signed Title: Industrial port, France Medium: signed oil painting on board, unframed. painting: 23.75 x 28.75 inches Proven...

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20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

American Scene Industrial Modern Lamp Magazine Illustration Mid-Century c. 1930s
American Scene Industrial Modern Lamp Magazine Illustration Mid-Century c. 1930s

American Scene Industrial Modern Lamp Magazine Illustration Mid-Century c. 1930s

By Antonio Petruccelli

Located in New York, NY

American Scene Industrial Modern Lamp Magazine Illustration Mid-Century Antonio Petruccelli (1907 - 1994) Oil Terminal Lamp Magazine, published, c. 1930s. 15 3/4 X 12 inches (image...

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1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

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Vintage American Industrial Modernist Landscape Oil Painting, ca 1930’s
Vintage American Industrial Modernist Landscape Oil Painting, ca 1930’s

Vintage American Industrial Modernist Landscape Oil Painting, ca 1930’s

Located in Baltimore, MD

This is an unsigned but wildly expressionist American industrial landscape that dates to the 1930’s. It exudes drama and color and really is the essence of the WPA period of American...

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Early 20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Original 1930s Painting Fortune Cover Proposal. Industrial Modern American Scene
Original 1930s Painting Fortune Cover Proposal. Industrial Modern American Scene

Original 1930s Painting Fortune Cover Proposal. Industrial Modern American Scene

By Antonio Petruccelli

Located in New York, NY

Original 1930s Painting Fortune Cover Proposal. Industrial Modern American Scene Antonio Petruccelli (1907 - 1994) Steel Mill Fortune cover proposal, c. 1945 13 1/2 x 10 3/4 inches...

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1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

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Gouache, Board

C.1930s original SIGNED oil painting STYLISED SWANS in an Industrial Landscape
C.1930s original SIGNED oil painting STYLISED SWANS in an Industrial Landscape

C.1930s original SIGNED oil painting STYLISED SWANS in an Industrial Landscape

Located in Cirencester, GB

ARTIST: Winifred Margot Sharman (c.1914-2009) British TITLE: “Swans On A Lake” SIGNED: lower left MEDIUM: oil on panel SIZE: 74cm x 54cm inc frame CONDITION: very good DETAIL:...

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Early 20th Century Post-Modern Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Harry Gottlieb Mixed-Media 1930s Social Realist Street Scene
Harry Gottlieb Mixed-Media 1930s Social Realist Street Scene

Harry Gottlieb Mixed-Media 1930s Social Realist Street Scene

By Harry Gottlieb

Located in New Windsor, NY

Signed Harry Gottlieb gouache and pastel on paper. Signed lower right framed and matted. Circa 1930-40. The piece has never been viewed out of the frame, but looks to be in very good...

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Vintage 1930s American Industrial Paintings

Materials

Paint, Paper

NYC Nocturnal Train Yard Industrial Oil Painting Framed Signed 1930's
NYC Nocturnal Train Yard Industrial Oil Painting Framed Signed 1930's

NYC Nocturnal Train Yard Industrial Oil Painting Framed Signed 1930's

Located in Buffalo, NY

Original modern nocturnal cityscape painting depicting buildings and train tracks in The Bronx or Queens. Signed what appears to be J. Davis, and designated as NYC on the reverse, t...

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1940s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Industrial port, 1930s oil on board painting seascape
Industrial port, 1930s oil on board painting seascape

Industrial port, 1930s oil on board painting seascape

By Vladimir Ksieski

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Vladimir Ksieski Industrial port, 1930s Oil on board Signed lower center and verso Vladimir Ksieski studied art at the Whitechapel School of Art in his native London, where he wil...

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2010s Fauvist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

"The Ironworker" Paean to the American Industrial Worker, 1930s
"The Ironworker" Paean to the American Industrial Worker, 1930s

"The Ironworker" Paean to the American Industrial Worker, 1930s

By John Garth

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This important and stunning example of WPA-era idealization of the American worker, glowing from the molten steel nearby and misty from the bluish smoke swirling in the air, was exec...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Tugboats in the Harbor. American Landscape -1930s Industrial Harbor Scene
Tugboats in the Harbor. American Landscape -1930s Industrial Harbor Scene

Tugboats in the Harbor. American Landscape -1930s Industrial Harbor Scene

By Reginald Marsh

Located in Marco Island, FL

A fine 1938 watercolor done of Tugboats in the Harbor by Reginald Marsh. The painting depicts the crush of boats at the shoreline during the later part of the American Great Depress...

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1930s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

Early 20th Century WPA Style Industrial Painting of Men at Work in Period Frame
Early 20th Century WPA Style Industrial Painting of Men at Work in Period Frame

Early 20th Century WPA Style Industrial Painting of Men at Work in Period Frame

Located in Atlanta, GA

A 1930's era WPA style industrial painting of men at work by Romanian / American artist John Barber (1898 - 1965).

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Long Beach Freighter Painting

Long Beach Freighter Painting

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Long Beach Freighter Painting

Located in Pasadena, CA

Late 1930's industrial feel painting of backwater Wilmington (Port of Los Angeles) with a freighter off loading.

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Vintage 1930s American Paintings

Materials

Canvas

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Brooklyn Bridge NYC American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA
Brooklyn Bridge NYC American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA

Brooklyn Bridge NYC American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA

By Cecil Crosley Bell

Located in New York, NY

Brooklyn Bridge NYC American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Cecil C. Bell (American, 1906-1970) Brookyn Bridge amid the NYC Waterfront 35 ½ x 23 ½ inches Oil on Bo...

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1930s American Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

NYC EL American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Era Figurative
NYC EL American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Era Figurative

NYC EL American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Era Figurative

By Cecil Crosley Bell

Located in New York, NY

NYC EL American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Era Figurative Cecil Bell (1906 – 1970) Street Life Under the EL 22 x 30 inches Oil on canvas, c. 1930s Signed upper...

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1930s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

House Beautiful Cover Proposal. American Scene Social Realism Industrial WPA
House Beautiful Cover Proposal. American Scene Social Realism Industrial WPA

House Beautiful Cover Proposal. American Scene Social Realism Industrial WPA

By Antonio Petruccelli

Located in New York, NY

House Beautiful Cover Proposal. American Scene Social Realism Industrial WPA Antonio Petruccelli (1907 – 1994) Mixing Mortar 12 1/2 X 14 3/4 inches (sight) Framed 19 1/2 X 21 3/4 in...

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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

"History of US Postal Service" American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern Chicago
"History of US Postal Service" American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern Chicago

"History of US Postal Service" American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern Chicago

By Harold Haydon

Located in New York, NY

"History of US Postal Service" American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern Chicago Harold Haydon "History of the U.S. Postal Service" 21 x 25 1/2 inches Oil on canvas, c. 1938 Estate s...

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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Original Painting Steel Workers Fabric Design Industrial Deco American Modernism
Original Painting Steel Workers Fabric Design Industrial Deco American Modernism

Original Painting Steel Workers Fabric Design Industrial Deco American Modernism

By Antonio Petruccelli

Located in New York, NY

Original Painting Steel Workers Fabric Design Industrial Deco American Modernism Antonio Petruccelli (1907 - 1994) Steel Workers Textile design 19 1/4 X 14 1/4 inches (sight) Frame...

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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

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