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Depression Era Art

'Tenant Farmers' — Depression Era, WPA
By Lou Barlow
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Administration (WPA). Literature: 'Depression Printmakers as Workers', Mary Francey, 1988. Impressions of this
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1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Post Office Parcel Post Window - Depression Era
By Arnold Friedman
Located in Miami, FL
Arnold Friedman worked as a clerk for decades at the Station Y, the branch at 3rd Avenue and East 67th Street in New York City. This present work was done two years after his retirem...
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1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Outsider Folk Art American Mid-Century Naive WW2 Self Taught WPA Depression Era
By Ralph Fasanella
Located in New York, NY
Outsider Folk Art American Mid-Century Naive WW2 Self Taught WPA Depression Era "Victory for Now
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1940s Outsider Art Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

American Scene Depression Era New York City Post Office
By Arnold Friedman
Located in Miami, FL
formation conveys the bleakness of the Depression era. The artist deliberately reduces each mailman to a
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1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Albert Gold Depression Era Philadelphia Artist Lithograph - Sunday Trolley
By Albert Gold
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Original Lithograph by Depression-era Philadelphia artist Albert Gold (1916-2006). This work
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20th Century Portrait Prints

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Hagenbeck-Wallace Annex. Circus Oil Painting of Depression Era Columbus, Ohio.
Located in Marco Island, FL
landscapes and people. In 1933, he was awarded a scholarship to the Art Students League in New York. It was
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1970s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

1930's Depression Era Oil on Canvas Lilly in Vase signed Velpha
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Signed Velpha 1920/30's era oil on linen depicting a Lilly in a vase with abstract backdrop in
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

Depression Era New York City - Journey Back in Time - American Scene Painting
By Arnold Friedman
Located in Miami, FL
Depression, and the mailman represents most of us. American Scene Painting, Depression Era, New York City
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1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Chess Players WPA Depression Era Mid-20th Century American Scene Realism Modern
By Mervin Jules
Located in New York, NY
Chess Players WPA Depression Era Mid-20th Century American Scene Realism Modern. Signed upper right
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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
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1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Barge Toiler -Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Labor Plaster Depression-Era Sculpture
By Max Kalish
Located in New York, NY
"Barge Toiler" by Max Kalish is a Mid 20th Century modern Depression-Era sculpture from his Labor
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1930s American Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Mural Study 1933 Depression Era Mid-Century WPA Modern American Scene Drawing
By Michael Loew
Located in New York, NY
Mural Study 1933 Depression Era Mid-Century WPA Modern American Scene Drawing. Study to Scale
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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Egg Tempera, Board

"Road Builder" 20th Century Modern WPA Labor Bronze WPA Depression-Era Sculpture
By Max Kalish
Located in New York, NY
youth, Kalish enrolled at the Cleveland Institute of Art as a fifteen-year-old, receiving a first-place
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1920s American Realist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Millard Sheets, Family Flats, 1935 (Los Angeles, CA, Depression-era tenements
By Millard Sheets
Located in New York, NY
Depression, with Edward Bruce, he administered the Public Works of Art Project; during World War II he was an
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Mid-20th Century Ashcan School Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

2 Sculptures: "The Power" & "The Glory" WPA Depression WWII era mid 20th century
By Agnes Yarnall
Located in New York, NY
2 Sculptures: "The Power" & "The Glory" WPA Depression WWII era mid 20th century by Agnes Yarnall
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1940s American Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

1940s Folk Art Painted Head of A Woman On Turned Wooden Finial
Located in Tarrytown, NY
This charming 1940s Folk Art / Depression Era Painted Wooden Finial of a Woman's Head would add a
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Vintage 1940s Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Paint

'Dancers' — 1930s American Modernism
By Charles Turzak
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
of the early artists to participate in the Works Progress Administration (WPA) depression-era public
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

'North Bank of the Chicago River' — WPA Graphic Modernism
By Charles Turzak
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Administration (WPA) depression-era public art projects designed to employ out-of-work artists. Turzak painted
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1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

GRAY AND BLACK ABSTRACT 2002 Signed Lithograph, John Ashbery Suite A WAVE Poem
By Will Barnet
Located in Union City, NJ
Realism, depicting the hardships of Depression-era life. After joining the Art student League as a printer
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Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

PLAY Signed Lithograph, Young Woman In Tree Playing with Cats, Rainbow Sunset
By Will Barnet
Located in Union City, NJ
Social Realism, depicting the hardships of Depression-era life. After joining the Art student League as a
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1970s Contemporary Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

THE DOORWAY Signed Lithograph, Woman, Sleeping Cat, Victorian Stained Glass
By Will Barnet
Located in Union City, NJ
was strongly influenced by Social Realism, depicting the hardships of Depression-era life. After
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1990s Contemporary Interior Prints

Materials

Lithograph

The Dream
By Will Barnet
Located in Missouri, MO
on to work in graphic arts for the Depression-era Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project
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Early 2000s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

The Dream
The Dream
Price Upon Request
H 24 in W 16 in

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Depression Era Sidewalk Shoe Repair Sign
Located in North Egremont, MA
Hand-painted standing sign with hand drawn lettering and pictogram shoe for men's shoe repair. Lively and well composed with a dynamic shoe and punchy pop font shadow lettering. Sign...
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Vintage 1930s American Signs

Framed Depression Era "Ohio Star" Quilt
Located in Plainville, KS
Exquisitely framed Ohio Star quilt from the 30's.
Quilt approx. dimensions: 70" x 84"
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Vintage 1930s American Quilts

Depression Era Thunderbird Pendant, circa 1940s
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Beginning in the 1920s, the artists of Kewa (formerly known as Santo Domingo Pueblo) began making jewelry using a variety of found and recycled materials including turquoise chips, p...
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Vintage 1940s American Native American Native American Objects

Materials

Plastic

Post Depression Era Whistling Boy Plaster Statue in Original Painted Finish
Located in Ettalong Beach, NSW
A lovely example of one of the better versions of the famous whistling boy. This one dates roughly to the late 1930s, exhibits original paint and the word "whistling" below his toes.
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Vintage 1930s Australian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Fudō
By Stanton MacDonald-Wright
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
figure in the Los Angeles art scene. He participated in the Depression-era Public Works of Art Project
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20th Century American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Art Deco Octagon Onyx Glass Ice Bucket w/ Silver Handle & Inlaid Floral
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This Depression Era Art Nouveau octagon black glass ice bucket is a striking example of timeless
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Vintage 1920s American Decorative Bowls

Materials

Silver

"Seamstresses" American Scene Modernism WPA Figurative Depression Era Realism
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
," a fine example of 1930's - 40s American realism, modernism painted in the WPA - Depression Era. A
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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Rag Pickers" NYC Depression Era WPA American Scene Modernism Figurative Realism
Located in New York, NY
"Rag Pickers" by Thomas Attardi is an oil painting showing a depression era New York City. Painted
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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Harvesters WPA Depression Era American Scene Mid 20th Century Modernism Workers
By Harry Gottlieb
Located in New York, NY
Harvesters WPA Depression Era American Scene Mid 20th Century Modernism Workers Canvas measure 28
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1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Fortune Magazine cover Depression-Era Illustration, WPA industrial Modernist
By Ernest Hamlin Baker
Located in New York, NY
Fortune Magazine cover, Depression-Era Illustration, WPA industrial Modernist. Signed lower left
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1930s American Modern Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Gouache, Board

Depression Era Mid 20th Century Social Realism Modern WPA American Scene NYC
Located in New York, NY
Depression Era Mid 20th Century Social Realism Modern WPA American Scene NYC Saul Kovner (1904
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1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Fortune Magazine cover, Depression-Era Illustration, WPA industrial Modernist
By Ernest Hamlin Baker
Located in New York, NY
Signed lower right Framed by Bark Baker was a self-taught illustrator. Most of his works were covers for Time Magazine, although he was responsible for eleven covers for Fortune Mag...
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1930s American Modern Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Gouache, Board

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

Materials

Oil, Board

"Gas Tanks" Industrial WPA Depression-Era, Woodstock American Scene Industrial
By Miron Sokole
Located in New York, NY
during World War I. Although predominately self taught in art, he attended school in America to improve
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Mid-20th Century American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

THREE MEN ON A BENCH Chicago WPA Figurative Urban Depression Era American Scene
Located in New York, NY
Signed lower left. Born in Sweden, Nyquist studied and exhibited at Corcoran School and Art
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1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

ON LINE Depression Era WPA American Scene Modernism Realism Drawing Watercolor
By Louis Bouché
Located in New York, NY
ON LINE Depression Era WPA American Scene Modernism Realism Drawing Watercolor. Louis Bouche (1986
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1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Graphite

Job Hunters WPA Depression Era Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism
By William Gropper
Located in New York, NY
Job Hunters WPA Depression Era Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism. Signed lower left
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1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Antique Depression Era Etched and Gilt Art Glass Tall Vase, circa 1930
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique depression era green glass tall vase features etched decoration and gilt rim, signed on
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20th Century American Vases

Materials

Art Glass

Antique Refurbished Depression Era Royal Junior Portable Typewriter c.1930
By Royal Typewriter Company 1
Located in San Francisco, CA
About This is a depression era refurbished Royal Junior portable typewriter in the original case
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Early 20th Century Art Deco More Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal, Steel, Nickel

Depression Era Porcelain and Enameled Swivel Factory Pendant Light c.1930
By Benjamin Electrical Company 1
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT Original green enameled factory pendant light fixture with white porcelain interior. CREATOR Benjamin Electric Mfg., Chicago. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1930. MATERIALS A...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal, Enamel

"Man in Plaid Jacket, " Glowing Portrait of Handsome Male Figure, Depression Era
By Eben Farrington Comins
Located in Philadelphia, PA
His face glowing and his eyes piercing, this portrait of a young man in a plaid coat and walker hat is striking. Given his informal dress and flushed face, the observer might wonder ...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

Depression Era Large Porcelain and Enameled Swivel Factory Pendant Light c.1920
By Benjamin Electrical Company 1
Located in San Francisco, CA
About: Large one is available. Smaller one sold. Original large green enameled factory pendant light fixture with white porcelain interior and metal swivel joint canopies. Creato...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Depression Era Large Enameled and Porcelain Swivel Pendant Shades c.1920-1930
By Benjamin Electrical Company 1
Located in San Francisco, CA
About These are original large green enameled pendants with white porcelain interior and metal swivel joint canopies. Price is per piece. Contact us for more shipping options: S16 ...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Enamel, Metal

The Riveter: 1939 Oil Painting by WPA Muralist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This iconic image of a Depression-era riveter high atop an Art Deco skyscraper was painted by
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Vintage 1930s American Paintings

Materials

Canvas

'Spring' — 1920s American Modernism, Color Woodcut
By Charles Turzak
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
was one of the early artists to participate in the Works Progress Administration (WPA) depression-era
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1920s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

'Autumn' — 1920s American Modernism, Color Woodcut
By Charles Turzak
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
in the Works Progress Administration (WPA) depression-era public art projects designed to employ out
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1920s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

"Warrior and Winged Horse" Bronze by Important WPA Sculptor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
female figure with a winged horse, and are icons of high-style allegorical public art in Depression era
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Vintage 1930s American Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Harlem POOL, " Evocative, Depression-Era Art Deco Print by Barbara Morgan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
waiting their turn on the high diving board at one of New York's state-of-the-art Art Deco swimming pools
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Prints

Bohemian Cut to Clear Red Baluster Vase with Cardnal Detail
Located in Asheville, NC
features a small cardinal detail on two sides. A wonderful example of depression-era art glass.
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Vintage 1930s American Vases

Depression Era Restaurant Signs
Located in San Diego, CA
1939 depression era roadside restaurant Sabdin & Son, at 2815 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA. The
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Depression Era Restaurant Signs
Depression Era Restaurant Signs
H 21 in W 91 in D 0.25 in
"Factory Workers" American Modern WPA Scene Realism Industrial Depression Era
Located in New York, NY
"Factory Workers" American Modern WPA Scene Realism Industrial Depression Era. 30 x 40 inches. Oil
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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Grand Central Station NYC Modernism WPA Industrial Transportation Depression Era
By George Biddle
Located in New York, NY
depression era drawing is signed, dated and titled. There is an Associated American Artists label verso
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1930s American Modern Mixed Media

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Rag Paper

Glassblowers WPA Depression era Men working mid 20th Century modern Industrial
Located in New York, NY
Glassblowers WPA Depression era Men working mid 20th Century modern Industrial This 24 x 36 inch
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1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Man with Cart" American Scene Modern Modernism WPA Depression Era Regionalism
By Gregorio Prestopino
Located in New York, NY
"Man with Cart" American Scene Modern Modernism WPA Depression Era Regionalism. Gregorio
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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Refugees" Mexican American Oil Painting Depression Era WPA Mid-Century Modern
By Michael Loew
Located in New York, NY
"Refugees" Mexican American Oil Painting Depression Era WPA Mid-Century Modern. The Whitney
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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Green Glass Depression Era Lily Light
Located in Pymble, NSW
A 1920s, "Depression" era matte green glass lily table light, set on a chromed metal base. The
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Vintage 1920s Australian Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

"Nowhere To Go" WPA Depression Era American Scene Oil Painting Mid 20th Century
By Norman Barr
Located in New York, NY
"Nowhere To Go" WPA Depression Era American Scene Oil Painting Mid 20th Century. 30 x 25 inches
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1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Houseboat" WPA Depression Era American Scene Modernism Realism Work on Paper
By Daniel Ralph Celentano
Located in New York, NY
"Houseboat" WPA Depression Era American Scene Modernism Realism Work on Paper . Daniel Celentano
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1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

WPA Social Realism American Scene Political Cartoon Depression Era Mid-Century
By William Gropper
Located in New York, NY
WPA Social Realism American Scene Political Cartoon Depression Era Mid-Century. Signed lower left
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1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Members of the Welfare Board (satirical take on wealthy women of depression era)
By Julius Bloch
Located in New Orleans, LA
Depression era. It's trickle down economics at work! Julius Bloch created this lithograph as a social
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Early 20th Century American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Vintage Art Deco Depression Era Wood Maid Saver Kitchen Cupboard Pantry Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
An amazing Art Deco Depression era maid saver kitchen cabinet with beautifully aged patina, extras
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Cabinets

Materials

Glass, Wood, Oak

"Belly up to the Bar", Depression-Era Tavern Scene by Iver Rose
By Iver Rose
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This quintessential Depression-era scene depicts a series of men at a tavern, slouching or leaning
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

Oil Painting Still Life Tablescape with Coffee & Oranges 1972 Israel Eli Levin
Located in Surfside, FL
prolific in oils, watercolors and intaglio printmaking. WPA art, Depression-era Social Realism, American
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1970s American Realist Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Masonite, Oil

Eduardo Chavez Vintage 1977 Bronze Sculpture "Ouray"
Located in Denver, CO
a participant in the Depression-era Federal Art Projects he created several lithographs including El
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

1930s WPA Style Art Deco Boxing Oil Painting
Located in North Hollywood, CA
other Depression era art.
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

1930s WPA Style Art Deco Boxing Oil Painting
1930s WPA Style Art Deco Boxing Oil Painting
H 21.25 in W 25.25 in D 1.25 in
Depression Era Sign
Located in North Egremont, MA
worn and weathered luncheonette sign with great typography and a mysterious green oval, painted metal sign in a heavy wooden frame. shows its history with weathering, scratching and ...
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Vintage 1930s American Signs

Materials

Metal

Depression Era Sign
Depression Era Sign
H 16 in W 60 in D 2.25 in
WPA Period Afro American Sculpture
Located in North Hollywood, CA
unsigned, but is certainly stylistic of the 1930's depression era art. The finish is original, and displays
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Vintage 1930s American Sculptures

WPA Period Afro American Sculpture
WPA Period Afro American Sculpture
H 16 in W 27 in D 14 in
Depression Era Leather Flag Shield
Located in Washington, DC
Unique depression era folk art flag shield, handmade of colored pieces of leather and mini brass
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Vintage 1940s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

Materials

Leather

Folk Art Locomotive
Located in Southfield, MI
One of the best pieces of depression era folk art we've seen in quite some time. Dating to he 1930
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Vintage 1930s American Decorative Objects

Materials

Steel

Folk Art Locomotive
Folk Art Locomotive
H 11 in W 22 in D 7 in
1938 "Tourists Paradise" Inlaid Linoleum Landscape
Located in San Francisco, CA
of linoleum and took 120 hours to craft. (See back). Depression-era folk art at it's finest.
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Vintage 1930s American Paintings

Taking Aim
By L. Goddard
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Great Depression-era 1930s art deco work by L. Goddard of a lovely young Indian maiden drawing back
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1930s Art Deco Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Illustration Board, Photographic Paper

Pair of Handmade Burl/Driftwood Table Lamps
Located in Papaikou, HI
These lamps appear to have been made during the depression era. Something like Tramp Art or Folk
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Vintage 1940s American Folk Art Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

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'Nocturne, The River Thames, London'. oil c1950's
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Located in Miami, FL
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You are likely to find exactly the piece of depression era art you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. You’re likely to find the perfect item from our selection of depression era art among the distinctive items we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 20th Century as well as those made as recently as the 20th Century. If you’re looking to add a choice in our collection of depression era art to create new energy in an otherwise neutral space in your home, you can find a work on 1stDibs that features elements of gray, brown, black, beige and more. There have been many interesting object in our assortment of depression era art examples over the years, but those made by Michael Loew, Ernest Hamlin Baker, George Biddle, Julius Bloch and Louis Bouché are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. Frequently made by artists working in paint, canvas and fabric, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much is a Depression Era Art?

The price for a piece of depression era art in our collection starts at $245 and tops out at $40,000 with the average selling for $5,200.
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