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Aaron, American Social Realist Lithograph
By Thomas Hart Benton
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
lifestyle. Much like most of Benton's work, this portrait captures the true feeling of the American social
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1940s Realist Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

NURSING MOTHER, Signed Lithograph, Motherhood, Social Realism, Breastfeeding Art
By Raphael Soyer
Located in Union City, NJ
reproduced) limited edition lithograph by the artist Raphael Soyer - Russian/American Social Realism Painter
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1970s Realist Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

WOMAN LONG DARK HAIR Signed Lithograph, Young Woman Portrait, Social Realism
By Raphael Soyer
Located in Union City, NJ
lithograph by the artist Raphael Soyer - Russian/American Social Realism Painter, 1899-1987. WOMAN LONG DARK
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1970s Realist Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

YOUNG WOMAN PINK BLOUSE Signed Lithograph, Portrait Drawing, Social Realism
By Raphael Soyer
Located in Union City, NJ
edition lithograph by the artist Raphael Soyer - Russian/American Social Realism Painter, 1899-1987
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1970s Realist Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

YOUNG WOMAN, STRIPED TEE SHIRT Signed Lithograph, Tomboy Style Portrait, Realism
By Raphael Soyer
Located in Union City, NJ
) limited edition lithograph by the artist Raphael Soyer - Russian/American Social Realism Painter, 1899
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1970s Realist Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

'Psychopathic Ward' — American Socially-Conscious Realism, 1940s
By Robert Riggs
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
wide, finely nuanced range of values. Exhibited: 'The American Scene: Prints from Hopper to Pollock
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1940s Realist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

'Negro' — California WPA, 1930s Social Realism – African American Subject
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
socially conscious subjects, including this empathetic work, ‘Negro’, and a celebrated memorial portrait of
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1930s American Realist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

House Beautiful Cover Proposal. American Scene Social Realism Industrial WPA
Located in New York, NY
House Beautiful Cover Proposal. American Scene Social Realism Industrial WPA Antonio Petruccelli
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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Gouache, Board

Raphael Soyer Self-Portrait, Signed Lithograph, Man in Hat w Glasses, Realism
By Raphael Soyer
Located in Union City, NJ
edition lithograph by the artist Raphael Soyer - Russian/American Social Realism Painter, 1899-1987
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1970s Realist Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

NURSING MOTHER SEATED Signed Lithograph, Woman Breastfeeding Baby, Realism
By Raphael Soyer
Located in Union City, NJ
lithograph by the artist Raphael Soyer - Russian/American Social Realism Painter, 1899-1987. Printed using
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1970s Realist Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

Philip Evergood American Modernism WPA Social Realism Modern Still Life Interior
By Philip Evergood
Located in New York, NY
Interior with Man at Table American Modernism WPA Social Realism Modern Painting Philip Evergood
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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Strike Breakers — social realism, Great Depression
By Daniel Ralph Celentano
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
, social-realist drawing, on cream wove paper, with margins (1 1/2 to 2 1/2 inches), in good condition
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1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

NYC Subway Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern 1930s
By Daniel Ralph Celentano
Located in New York, NY
NYC Subway Riders Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern 1930s Daniel Celentano
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1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Gouache

Bathers 1940s Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern Ashcan
Located in New York, NY
Bathers 1940s Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern Ashcan Marion Gilmore
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1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Industrial Mid-20th Century WPA Modern Men Working American Scene Social Realism
Located in New York, NY
Industrial Mid-20th Century WPA Modern Men Working American Scene Social Realism George Pearse
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1910s American Modern Interior Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Nude Musicians" WPA Mid 20th Century American Modernism LGBT Social Realism Gay
Located in New York, NY
Carl Gustaf Simon Nelson, American (1898-1988) "Nude Musicians," 30 x 35 inches, oil on canvas
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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"A Marro" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Modernism Ashcan
By Daniel Ralph Celentano
Located in New York, NY
"A Marro" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Modernism Ashcan. Signed lower right
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1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

"Hop Scotch" Mid 20th Century Social Realism WPA Modern American Scene 1950s SF
By Anton Refregier
Located in New York, NY
"Hop Scotch" Mid 20th Century Social Realism WPA Modern American Scene 1950s SF, .30 1/4 x 22 1/4
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1950s American Realist Figurative Paintings

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Masonite, 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
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

SEATED SEAMSTRESS Signed Lithograph, Young Woman Measuring Tape Dress Form
By Raphael Soyer
Located in Union City, NJ
lithograph by the artist Raphael Soyer - Russian/American Social Realism Painter, 1899-1987. Printed using
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1970s Realist Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

Loggers WPA Depression Era Modern Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism
By William L'Engle
Located in New York, NY
Loggers WPA Depression Era Modern Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Oil on board, 24
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1940s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

WPA Style Social Realism -- Working on a Tunnel 1920s
Located in Soquel, CA
WPA Style Social Realism -- Working on a Tunnel 1920s Wonderful WPA-style social realism painting
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1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

SEATED WOMAN BLUE JEANS Signed Lithograph Young Woman White Shirt Long Dark Hair
By Raphael Soyer
Located in Union City, NJ
edition lithograph by the artist Raphael Soyer - Russian/American Social Realism Painter, 1899-1987
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1970s Realist Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

SEATED SEAMSTRESS Signed Lithograph Young Woman w Dress Form, Rust, Lime Yellow
By Raphael Soyer
Located in Union City, NJ
lithograph by the artist Raphael Soyer - Russian/American Social Realism Painter, 1899-1987. Printed in
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1970s Realist Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

YOUNG WOMAN, STRIPED TEE SHIRT Signed Lithograph Tomboy Style B+W Portrait
By Raphael Soyer
Located in Union City, NJ
) limited edition lithograph by the artist Raphael Soyer - Russian/American Social Realism Painter, 1899
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1970s Realist Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

"Politicians" Kenneth Hayes Miller, Figurative WPA Painting, Social Realism
By Kenneth Hayes Miller
Located in Larchmont, NY
. After World War I Miller turned to realism. Like the Ash Can school painters, he became a delineator of
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1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

YOUNG WOMAN COMBING HER HAIR Hand Drawn Signed Lithograph, Interior Portrait
By Raphael Soyer
Located in Union City, NJ
edition lithograph by the artist Raphael Soyer - Russian/American Social Realism Painter, 1899-1987
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1970s Realist Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

Young Woman With Long Hair, Signed Lithograph, Girl Braiding Her Hair Blue Skirt
By Raphael Soyer
Located in Union City, NJ
edition lithograph by the artist Raphael Soyer - Russian/American Social Realism Painter, 1899-1987
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1970s Realist Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

"Lobstermen in Gloucester, Mass." Lionel Reiss WPA Social Realism Fishermen
By Lionel S. Reiss
Located in Larchmont, NY
Lionel S. Reiss (1894 - 1988) Lobstermen in Gloucester, Massachusetts, circa 1943 Watercolor on paper Sight 17 1/2 x 23 inches Signed lower left Provenance: Private Collection, Las ...
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1940s American Realist Landscape Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

AFTER THE BATH Signed Lithograph, Pencil Drawing Nude Portrait, Woman Dressing
By Raphael Soyer
Located in Union City, NJ
lithograph by the artist Raphael Soyer - Russian/American Social Realism Painter, 1899-1987. Printed using
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1970s Realist Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

AFTER THE BATH Signed Lithograph, Nude Portrait, Woman Dressing
By Raphael Soyer
Located in Union City, NJ
lithograph by the artist Raphael Soyer - Russian/American Social Realism Painter, 1899-1987. Printed using
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1970s Realist Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

"Men in Barracks" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Realism Gay Modernism WWII
By David Fredenthal
Located in New York, NY
"Men in Barracks" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Realism Gay Modernism WWII. 18 x 24 inches
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1940s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

SEATED WOMAN NEAR A BED Signed Lithograph, Seated Female Portrait Interior Scene
By Raphael Soyer
Located in Union City, NJ
edition lithograph by the artist Raphael Soyer - Russian/American Social Realism Painter, 1899-1987
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1970s Realist Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

STANDING SEAMSTRESS Signed Color Lithograph, Standing Woman, Dress Form, Sewing
By Raphael Soyer
Located in Union City, NJ
lithograph by the artist Raphael Soyer - Russian/American Social Realism Painter, 1899-1987. Printed in
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1970s Realist Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

STANDING SEAMSTRESS, Signed Lithograph Female Portrait Sewing Machine Dress Form
By Raphael Soyer
Located in Union City, NJ
lithograph by the artist Raphael Soyer - Russian/American Social Realism Painter, 1899-1987. STANDING
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1970s Realist Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

YOUNG WOMAN BRAIDED HAIR Signed Lithograph, Moody Girl, Realist Portrait Drawing
By Raphael Soyer
Located in Union City, NJ
edition lithograph by the artist Raphael Soyer - Russian/American Social Realism Painter, 1899-1987
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1970s Realist Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

"Golddigger, " Isaac Friedlander, WPA, New York City, Social Realism, 1931
By Isaac Friedlander
Located in Wiscasset, ME
York. Friedlander’s work is represented in some of America’s finest public collections, including the
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1930s Realist Figurative Prints

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Engraving

SEATED WOMAN NEAR A BED Signed Lithograph, Realist Portrait, Plum Top Blue Skirt
By Raphael Soyer
Located in Union City, NJ
edition lithograph by the artist Raphael Soyer - Russian/American Social Realism Painter, 1899-1987
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1970s Realist Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

Frolic Club IV - New York City in the 1960's - Strip Club Gritty Social Realism
By Philip Reisman
Located in Miami, FL
Philip Reisman paints the raw street life of New York City. Whether he's painting a barmaid or a street hobo, Reisman is a people painter. He studied at the Art Students League with ...
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1960s American Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Francisco Narváez Forma (BFM-002), 1956, Bronze, Edition of 25, 30 x 8 x 10 cm
Located in Miami, FL
relevant than ever. His subjects include a new social realism, religious and domestic scenes, and
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1950s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

NURSING MOTHER SEATED Signed Lithograph, Portrait Drawing, Baby Breastfeeding
By Raphael Soyer
Located in Union City, NJ
lithograph by the artist Raphael Soyer - Russian/American Social Realism Painter, 1899-1987. Printed using
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1970s Realist Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

"Portrait of a Woman, " Leon Kroll, Mid-Century American Realism
By Leon Kroll
Located in Larchmont, NY
remained a painter of realism at a time when the American art world was moving rapidly into abstraction and
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1950s American Realist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Bridge Painter WPA American Modernism Mid 20th-Century Realism Industrial Worker
By Louis Wolchonok
Located in New York, NY
Bridge Painter WPA American Modernism Mid 20th-Century Realism Industrial Worker. Sight size: 18 x
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1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Industrial Railroad WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Rural Modern Realism
By Louis Bosa
Located in New York, NY
Industrial Railroad WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Rural Modern Realism Large oil on canvas
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1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Third Balcony" WPA American Scene Realism Mid 20th Century Modernism Concert
By David Fredenthal
Located in New York, NY
"Third Balcony" WPA American Scene Realism Mid 20th Century Modernism Concert David Fredenthal
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1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

YOUNG WOMAN RED VEST Signed Lithograph, Standing Woman Hair Up, Green Dress
By Raphael Soyer
Located in Union City, NJ
lithograph by the artist Raphael Soyer - Russian/American Social Realism Painter, 1899-1987. Printed using
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1970s Realist Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

42nd Street NYC 1923 Deco WPA Ashcan American Modern Cityscape Realism Broadway
By Louis Wolchonok
Located in New York, NY
42nd Street NYC 1923 Deco WPA Ashcan American Modern Cityscape Realism Broadway. 10 x 7 1/2
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1920s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

"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
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1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

YOUNG WOMAN WITH LONG HAIR Signed Lithograph, Realist Portrait Drawing
By Raphael Soyer
Located in Union City, NJ
edition lithograph by the artist Raphael Soyer - Russian/American Social Realism Painter, 1899-1987
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1970s Realist Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

SEATED WOMAN PINK SOCKS Signed Lithograph, Female Portrait, Graphite Drawing
By Raphael Soyer
Located in Union City, NJ
edition lithograph by the artist Raphael Soyer - Russian/American Social Realism Painter, 1899-1987
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1970s Realist Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

SEATED WOMAN ON BED, KNEE SOCKS Signed Lithograph, Realist B+W Female Portrait
By Raphael Soyer
Located in Union City, NJ
edition lithograph by the artist Raphael Soyer - Russian/American Social Realism Painter, 1899-1987
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1970s Realist Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

Who's There, Social Realist Scene, Interior with Nude Figure
Located in Doylestown, PA
illustration, genre painting, and social realism and worked as a newspaper artist during the 1910's and 1920's
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1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Beautiful Practice, Social Realist Scene, Figurative of Female Piano Player
Located in Doylestown, PA
, 1879. Lester is known for illustration, genre painting, and social realism and worked as a newspaper
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1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

God Bless Our Home, Social Realist Scene, Figurative Americana Interior Scene
Located in Doylestown, PA
, and social realism and worked as a newspaper artist during the 1910's and 1920's. He was a Veteran of
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1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

On the Road to the Cocktail Lounge, Social Realist Scene, Figurative Americana
Located in Doylestown, PA
Ambrose on January 16, 1879. Lester is known for illustration, genre painting, and social realism and
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1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

American Modernist Abstract Mining Scene Watercolor Painting, Red Green Brown
By Frank Pancho Gates
Located in Denver, CO
American Social Realism and the Urban American Scene influenced by the New York Ashcan School of the early
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1930s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

"Woman Listening, " Honore Sharrer, Magical Realism Landscape with Flora & Figure
By Honore Sharrer
Located in Larchmont, NY
realism in 1944, when at age twenty-four, the Museum of Modern Art bought her study for a federal mural
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Late 20th Century American Realist Landscape Paintings

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Paper, Casein

Uncle Penny Bags Social Distancing - Original Photorealistic Mixed Media Artwork
By Kathleen Keifer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
the New California Realism. Keifer brings a fresh perspective to her hyperrealistic painted excerpts
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Canvas, Wood

"Wash Day #5" by Black folk artist F.L. Doc Spellmon Painting on his palette
By Doc Spellmon
Located in San Antonio, TX
conscious combination of folk traditions with of the like kind modernist influences as American social
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1960s Folk Art Abstract Paintings

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Found Objects, Mixed Media, Oil

Smokestack, bright color masks urban setting romantic realism
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
fearless color. His shrewd social observations often translate into eerily humorous figurative scenes and
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Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Archival Paper

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