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"Old Shoemaker" Ashcan 20th Century Modernism 1924 California WPA Realism Worker
By Otis Oldfield
Located in New York, NY
"Old Shoemaker" Ashcan 20th Century Modernism 1924 California WPA Realism Worker. Signed “Otis
Category

1920s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Factory Worker
Located in Los Angeles, CA
expression that is at the same time fearful and stoic. Noted California art historian Gordon McClelland
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Quarry Workers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Quarry Workers may have been shown, an art critic for the Evening Star wrote, "The current showing
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Steel Workers, 1946
By Antonio Frasconi
Located in New York, NY
Steel Workers, 1946. By Antonio Frasconi, 1990. "Steel Workers, 1946" is a woodcut and offset
Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Woodcut

Steel Workers, 1946
Steel Workers, 1946
H 29.5 in W 41.5 in D 0.94 in
French Folk Art Naive Oil Painting Workers in Vineyard, Les Vignes aux Gitans
Located in Surfside, FL
for folk art style painting of village architecture, vintners, figures in landscape, wine makers
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Social Worker #11 - Colorful Figurative Original Painting
By Fabio Coruzzi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
also available. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included. Fabio Coruzzi was
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Mixed Media

Materials

Oil Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Graphite

United Auto Workers, 1936-1937.
By Antonio Frasconi
Located in New York, NY
Antonio Frasconi created this woodcut and offset lithograph entitled "United Auto Worker, 1936-1937
Category

1990s Contemporary More Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Woodcut

Day Worker (American Depression) - Original Polaroid Unique Piece
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Day Worker (American Depression) - 1999 Original Polaroid - Unique Piece 1/1. 10.7 x 8.7 cm
Category

1990s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Polaroid

Malibu, California, 1963
By Lawrence Schiller
Located in Chicago, IL
Malibu, California, 1963. Chromogenic Digital Print 16 x 20 inches Edition size: 15 *Please
Category

1960s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Palm Springs, California, 1963
By Lawrence Schiller
Located in Chicago, IL
Palm Springs, California, 1963. Digital Chromogenic Print 16 x 20 inches Edition size: 35
Category

1960s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

C Print

1930's California Mountain Trail Landscape
By Sidney L. Brock
Located in Soquel, CA
A beautiful 1930's landscape titled "Trail into California Mountains" by Oklahoman artist Sidney
Category

1930s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Night Burger; Genre painting of a fast food worker looking out to a quiet beach
By Tony Peters
Located in Pasadena, CA
" x 36" Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Exhibited California Art Club's
Category

2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1964 Original Pastel Watercolor Drawing Construction Workers SF Red Green Black
By Gloria Dudfield
Located in Arp, TX
from the Art Institute of San Francisco. She also earned a California teaching credential for adult
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Pastel

Harvest Time The Hills of Mt Tamalpais near Lake Bon Tempe 1890s
Located in Soquel, CA
; workers are toiling and children play and work in the meadows gathering hay. Image 10.75"H x 20.75"L Mat
Category

Late 19th Century American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Watercolor, Illustration Board, Laid Paper

"Elite Workers", Small-Scale Modern Figural Collage w Watercolor by Dick Crispo
By Dick Crispo
Located in Soquel, CA
Equity, Art Workers United, and the Monterey Peninsula Art Foundation. His works have been exhibited in
Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Magazine Paper, Photographic Paper, Pen

Early 20th Century California Landscape - Sunrise On Tin Mountain, Death Valley
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous California landscape titled, "Sunrise on Tin Mountain, Death Valley" with Oak in
Category

1920s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

'Richard Milhouse Nixon', Carmel Art Association, Oakland Art Museum, Monterey
By Dick Crispo
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
also a member of the Artists Equity, Art Workers United, and the Monterey Peninsula Art Foundation. His
Category

1970s Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

"Culture Carriers Stamp Out Art", (Hand Signed) British Pop Art historic event
By Derek Boshier
Located in New York, NY
DEREK BOSHIER "Culture Carriers Stamp Out Art", (Hand Signed), from the Collection of Art Critic
Category

1970s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

BLONDE WITH ART DECO NECKLACE
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, California. Painter, Sculptor, Teacher and Author: Max recalls the day when his interest in art took a
Category

1990s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Art Deco Abstract Oil Painting by Burr Singer , 20th Century
By Burr Singer
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
Metropolitan Museum of Art. Burr Singer passed away in Los Angeles in 1992. Member: California Water Color
Category

1930s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mixed Media Modernist Painting Collage Nantucket Whirligig Americana Folk Art
By Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad
Located in Surfside, FL
sculpture. She currently resides in California but is part of the art culture in her hometown of Minnesota
Category

1990s American Modern Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Pastel, Graphite

Mixed Media Modernist Painting Collage Nantucket Whirligig Americana Folk Art
By Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad
Located in Surfside, FL
sculpture. She currently resides in California but is part of the art culture in her hometown of Minnesota
Category

1990s American Modern Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Pastel, Graphite

Small Pinocchio Aquatint Etching Jim Dine Pop Art Print
By Jim Dine
Located in Surfside, FL
in the New York art world. The first of these was the 30-second The Smiling Worker performed in 1959
Category

1990s Pop Art More Prints

Materials

Etching, Drypoint

"Repetition" Chryssa, Greek Female Artist, Abstract, Neon Light Art Study
By Chryssa Vardea-Mavromichali
Located in New York, NY
early education in Athens, and first studied to be a social worker. She was then sent by the Greek
Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Graphite, Paper, Charcoal, Watercolor

'Pacific Surf, San Diego', Worcester Art Museum School, San Bernadino College
By Richard Gabriel Chase
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Massachusetts, Chase first studied at the Worcester Art Museum School, later earning his degree from
Category

1960s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board, Graphite

Small Beasts (Dog) Aquatint Etching Jim Dine Pop Art Print
By Jim Dine
Located in Surfside, FL
expressionists popular in the New York art world. The first of these was the 30-second The Smiling Worker
Category

1990s Pop Art More Prints

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

1980's Large Silkscreen Chinese Characters Serigraph Pop Art Print China
By Chryssa Vardea-Mavromichali
Located in Surfside, FL
her teenage years and also studied to be a social worker.In 1953, on the advice of a Greek art critic
Category

1980s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

Rainbow Quilt Heart Pop Art Vintage Offset Lithograph Poster Jim Dine, Maeght
By Jim Dine
Located in Surfside, FL
Francisco Museum of Modern Art, California; the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.; the
Category

1980s Pop Art More Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

1970's Large Silkscreen Abstract Geometric Day Glo Serigraph Pop Art Print Neon
By Chryssa Vardea-Mavromichali
Located in Surfside, FL
her teenage years and also studied to be a social worker.In 1953, on the advice of a Greek art critic
Category

1980s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

1970's Large Silkscreen Abstract Geometric Day Glo Serigraph Pop Art Print Neon
By Chryssa Vardea-Mavromichali
Located in Surfside, FL
, 2013) was a Greek American artist who worked in a wide variety of media. An American art pioneer in
Category

1980s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

1970's Large Silkscreen Abstract Geometric Day Glo Serigraph Pop Art Print Neon
By Chryssa Vardea-Mavromichali
Located in Surfside, FL
her teenage years and also studied to be a social worker.In 1953, on the advice of a Greek art critic
Category

1980s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

1970's Large Silkscreen Abstract Geometric Day Glo Serigraph Pop Art Print Neon
By Chryssa Vardea-Mavromichali
Located in Surfside, FL
her teenage years and also studied to be a social worker.In 1953, on the advice of a Greek art critic
Category

1980s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

British Pop: Mail Order, for Culture Carriers Stamp Out Art (Lt Ed signed stamp)
By Allen Jones
Located in New York, NY
ALLEN JONES Mail Order, for Culture Carriers Stamp Out Art, from The Collection of Art Critic
Category

1970s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Offset, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Ink

"Half Nude Man at Rest, " Important Drawing of Black Worker by De Erdelyi
By Francis De Erdely 2
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Fine and important depiction of an African American worker, one of the artist's favorite subjects
Category

Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Drawings

Materials

Charcoal, Paper

Under the Pine Tree
By Harold von Schmidt
Located in Fort Washington, PA
into the earlier era. He studied at the San Francisco Art Institute and the California College of
Category

1940s Other Art Style Paintings

Materials

Paint

Sugarfoot
By Harold von Schmidt
Located in Fort Washington, PA
San Francisco Art Institute and the California College of Arts and Crafts, also with Worth Ryder and
Category

1940s Other Art Style Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

An Illustration from "Tugboat Annie"
By Harold von Schmidt
Located in Fort Washington, PA
insight into the earlier era. He studied at the San Francisco Art Institute and the California College
Category

20th Century Other Art Style Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Son of Israel'
By Harold von Schmidt
Located in Fort Washington, PA
the San Francisco Art Institute and the California College of Arts and Crafts, also with Worth Ryder
Category

1930s Other Art Style Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"The Return" Portrait of Ayatollah Khomeini 1979
By Dick Crispo
Located in Soquel, CA
is also a member of the Artists Equity, Art Workers United, and the Monterey Peninsula Art Foundation
Category

1970s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

The Three Philadelphians, Large-Scale Modern Figurative Cityscape
By Dick Crispo
Located in Soquel, CA
occasions. He is also a member of the Artists Equity, Art Workers United, and the Monterey Peninsula Art
Category

1980s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

India Ink, Acrylic, Cardboard

Alchemic Kingdom, Oil Painting
By Jesse Aldana
Located in San Francisco, CA
offers co-workers and friends a chance to visit and share the latest."About the Artist
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist More Art

Materials

Oil

Matinee at the Ritz
By Johnnie Lee Gray
Located in Charelston, SC
; California State University, Northridge, CA; the Spartanburg County Museum of Art, SC; University of Virginia
Category

1990s More Art

Materials

Acrylic, Board

Blue and Gray
By Johnnie Lee Gray
Located in Charelston, SC
; California State University, Northridge, CA; the Spartanburg County Museum of Art, SC; University of Virginia
Category

21st Century and Contemporary More Art

Materials

Acrylic

Blue and Gray
H 23.25 in W 40.25 in
Let Freedom Ring
By Johnnie Lee Gray
Located in Charelston, SC
Johnnie Lee Gray is handled exclusively by Neema Fine Art Gallery, an art gallery featuring phenomenal
Category

21st Century and Contemporary More Art

Materials

Board, Acrylic

Woman seated on Balcony
By Harold von Schmidt
Located in Fort Washington, PA
era. He studied at the San Francisco Art Institute and the California College of Arts and Crafts
Category

1920s Romantic Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Emiliano Zapata, Original Social Realism Painting
By David Alfaro Siqueiros
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Study of Emiliano Zapata was exhibited in the Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach, California from
Category

Early 20th Century Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Wood Panel

Circus Wagons
By Millard Sheets
Located in Los Angeles, CA
southern California scene with its strong and mysterious shadows, as well as the workers and circus animals
Category

1920s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Circus Wagons
Circus Wagons
H 10 in W 19.75 in D 2 in
Street Cleaners
Located in Los Angeles, CA
in When Artists Became Workers: The People’s Art Movement of the ‘30s & ‘40s, Works by Jewish Artists
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Terni 115-120
By Nina Tichava
Located in Fairfield, CT
and the Bay Area in California. She was influenced by her father, a construction worker and
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Panel, Pencil, Etching

Terni 115-120
Terni 115-120
H 30 in W 36 in D 2 in
Nude Walking, Early 20th Century Bronze Sculpture, Cleveland School Artist
By Max Kalish
Located in Beachwood, OH
1997 exhibition in Berkeley, California, “When Artists Became Workers: The People’s Art Movement of the
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Road Builder" 20th Century Modern WPA Labor Bronze WPA Depression-Era Sculpture
By Max Kalish
Located in New York, NY
, California, "When Artists Became Workers: The People's Art Movement of the '30s and '40s", at the Judah L
Category

1920s American Realist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Beginning of the End
By Charles Bragg
Located in San Francisco, CA
worker. When he arrived in California, he began painting for the wealthy and even gave lessons. It was
Category

Late 20th Century Other Art Style Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Beginning of the End
Beginning of the End
H 25.75 in W 29.75 in D 0.75 in
Barge Toiler -Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Labor Plaster Depression-Era Sculpture
By Max Kalish
Located in New York, NY
Kalish was included in the 1997 exhibition in Berkeley, California, "When Artists Became Workers: The
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Big Board Stock Exchange
By Charles Bragg
Located in San Francisco, CA
driver, a truck driver, a stand-up comedian, and a factory worker. When he arrived in California, he
Category

Late 20th Century Other Art Style Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Summer Day on the Field, Impressionism, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
painting depicts a summer day on the field. The workers in the field are busy with their work, while the
Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Modernist Abstract Bull
By Dick Crispo
Located in Soquel, CA
Workers United, and the Monterey Peninsula Art Foundation. His works have been exhibited in a one-man show
Category

1980s American Modern Animal Paintings

Materials

Tempera

The Captains Table
By Charles Bragg
Located in San Francisco, CA
comedian, and a factory worker. When he arrived in California, he began painting for the wealthy and even
Category

Late 20th Century Other Art Style Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

The Captains Table
The Captains Table
H 26.5 in W 35.5 in D 1.15 in
"ASTM Lightfastness Rating", Contemporary Miniature Mixed Media Composition
By Dick Crispo
Located in Soquel, CA
the Artists Equity, Art Workers United, and the Monterey Peninsula Art Foundation. His works have
Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Paper, Magazine Paper

The Tourists
By Charles Bragg
Located in San Francisco, CA
driver, a truck driver, a stand-up comedian, and a factory worker. When he arrived in California, he
Category

Late 20th Century Other Art Style Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

The Tourists
The Tourists
H 11.75 in W 15 in D 0.01 in
Medieval Erotic scene
By Charles Bragg
Located in San Francisco, CA
truck driver, a stand-up comedian, and a factory worker. When he arrived in California, he began
Category

Late 20th Century Other Art Style Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

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On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate piece of california worker art for your needs in our varied inventory. There are many modern, Impressionist and Pop Art versions of these works for sale. If you’re looking for an item from our selection of california worker art from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 19th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. When looking for the right choice in our collection of california worker art for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of gray, brown, beige and green. An object in our assortment of california worker art from Charles Bragg, Ethel Magafan, Dick Crispo, Chryssa Vardea-Mavromichali and Harold von Schmidt — each of whom created distinctive versions of this kind of work — is worth considering. Frequently made by artists working in paint, oil paint and fabric, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

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A piece of california worker art can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $2,500, while the lowest priced sells for $150 and the highest can go for as much as $253,000.