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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

Post Office Parcel Post Window - Depression Era
Post Office Parcel Post Window - Depression Era

Arnold Friedman
Post Office Parcel Post Window - Depression Era, 1935

$50,000
H 12 in W 27 in
Hagenbeck-Wallace Annex. Circus Oil Painting of Depression Era Columbus, Ohio.
Located in Marco Island, FL
American life is captured in this Clyde Singer painting, Hagenbeck-Wallace Annex (1972), where he
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1970s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Hagenbeck-Wallace Annex. Circus Oil Painting of Depression Era Columbus, Ohio.
Hagenbeck-Wallace Annex. Circus Oil Painting of Depression Era Columbus, Ohio.

Clyde Singer
Hagenbeck-Wallace Annex. Circus Oil Painting of Depression Era Columbus, Ohio., 1972

$20,000
H 14 in W 14 in D 2 in
Love Mirror Pulp Magazine Cover Illustration Depression Era
Located in Miami, FL
Love Mirror, True Experiences magazine cover, February 1937 by Female Illustrator and Pupl Artist Georgia Warren Oil on canvas 17 x 13 inches (43.2 x 33.0 cm) Signed lower left: War...
Category

1930s American Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Love Mirror Pulp Magazine Cover Illustration Depression Era
Love Mirror Pulp Magazine Cover Illustration Depression Era

Georgia Warren
Love Mirror Pulp Magazine Cover Illustration Depression Era, 1937

$12,500
H 17 in W 13 in
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
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wood Panel, Oil

Depression Era New York City - Journey Back in Time - American Scene Painting
Depression Era New York City - Journey Back in Time - American Scene Painting

Arnold Friedman
Depression Era New York City - Journey Back in Time - American Scene Painting, 1935

$50,000
H 12 in W 27 in D 2 in
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

UNION SQUARE Depression Era Oil Painting WPA Realism American Scene Realism NYC
UNION SQUARE Depression Era Oil Painting WPA Realism American Scene Realism NYC

Jo Cain
UNION SQUARE Depression Era Oil Painting WPA Realism American Scene Realism NYC, c. 1940

$33,000
H 31 in W 43 in D 2 in
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
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

American Scene Depression Era New York City Post Office
American Scene Depression Era New York City Post Office

Arnold Friedman
American Scene Depression Era New York City Post Office, 1935

$50,000
H 12 in W 27 in D 1 in
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

Mural Study 1933 Depression Era Mid-Century WPA Modern American Scene Drawing
Mural Study 1933 Depression Era Mid-Century WPA Modern American Scene Drawing

Michael Loew
Mural Study 1933 Depression Era Mid-Century WPA Modern American Scene Drawing, 1933

$7,500
H 16 in W 21 in D 2 in
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
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Chess Players WPA Depression Era Mid-20th Century American Scene Realism Modern
Chess Players WPA Depression Era Mid-20th Century American Scene Realism Modern

Mervin Jules
Chess Players WPA Depression Era Mid-20th Century American Scene Realism Modern, c. 1930s

$6,800
H 10 in W 12 in D 2 in
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

Outsider Folk Art American Mid-Century Naive WW2 Self Taught WPA Depression Era
Outsider Folk Art American Mid-Century Naive WW2 Self Taught WPA Depression Era

Ralph Fasanella
Outsider Folk Art American Mid-Century Naive WW2 Self Taught WPA Depression Era, 1945

$75,000
H 34 in W 44 in D 2 in
Portrait of Louisiana Refugees by Michael Kelly
Located in New York, NY
sentiment in his paintings. Depression Era themes of home, farm, workers and architecture are fused
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1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pastel

Portrait of Louisiana Refugees by Michael Kelly
Portrait of Louisiana Refugees by Michael Kelly

Michael Kelly
Portrait of Louisiana Refugees by Michael Kelly, 20th Century

$750
H 27.875 in W 21.705 in D 0.75 in
"MR. HANDSOME" TEXAS LONGHORN
Located in San Antonio, TX
character or a depression era car his painting backdrop is the Lone Star State. He has been wielding a
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

"MR. HANDSOME" TEXAS LONGHORN
"MR. HANDSOME" TEXAS LONGHORN

DANE ELLSWORTH
"MR. HANDSOME" TEXAS LONGHORN, 21st Century

$5,400
H 39 in W 45 in D 3 in

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"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

"Seamstresses" American Scene Modernism WPA Figurative Depression Era Realism
"Seamstresses" American Scene Modernism WPA Figurative Depression Era Realism

Jo Cain
"Seamstresses" American Scene Modernism WPA Figurative Depression Era Realism, 1930s/40s

H 31 in W 39 in D 3 in
"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

"Rag Pickers" NYC Depression Era WPA American Scene Modernism Figurative Realism
"Rag Pickers" NYC Depression Era WPA American Scene Modernism Figurative Realism

Thomas Attardi
"Rag Pickers" NYC Depression Era WPA American Scene Modernism Figurative Realism, 1930s

H 37 in W 29 in
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

Harvesters WPA Depression Era American Scene Mid 20th Century Modernism Workers
Harvesters WPA Depression Era American Scene Mid 20th Century Modernism Workers

Harry Gottlieb
Harvesters WPA Depression Era American Scene Mid 20th Century Modernism Workers, c. 1940s

H 33 in W 46 in
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

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

Saul Kovner
Depression Era Mid 20th Century Social Realism Modern WPA American Scene NYC, 1945

H 27 in W 31 in
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

Loggers WPA Depression Era Modern Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism
Loggers WPA Depression Era Modern Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism

William L'Engle
Loggers WPA Depression Era Modern Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism, 1940s

H 30 in W 36 in D 1 in
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
Category

1930s American Modern Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Gouache, Board

Fortune Magazine cover Depression-Era Illustration, WPA industrial Modernist
Fortune Magazine cover Depression-Era Illustration, WPA industrial Modernist

Ernest Hamlin Baker
Fortune Magazine cover Depression-Era Illustration, WPA industrial Modernist, circa 1930

H 23 in W 20 in
THREE MEN ON A BENCH Chicago WPA Figurative Urban Depression Era American Scene
Located in New York, NY
Institute of Chicago. He was an artist on the WPA. The painting measure 26 x 36 inches. Housed in a carved
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1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

THREE MEN ON A BENCH Chicago WPA Figurative Urban Depression Era American Scene
THREE MEN ON A BENCH Chicago WPA Figurative Urban Depression Era American Scene

Carl Nyquist
THREE MEN ON A BENCH Chicago WPA Figurative Urban Depression Era American Scene, circa 1935

H 31 in W 42 in
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

Fortune Magazine cover, Depression-Era Illustration, WPA industrial Modernist
Fortune Magazine cover, Depression-Era Illustration, WPA industrial Modernist

Ernest Hamlin Baker
Fortune Magazine cover, Depression-Era Illustration, WPA industrial Modernist, circa 1930

H 22 in W 19 in
"Gas Tanks" Industrial WPA Depression-Era, Woodstock American Scene Industrial
By Miron Sokole
Located in New York, NY
. Sokole was also an integral part of the Federal Arts Project during the Great Depression. During the
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Mid-20th Century American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

"Gas Tanks" Industrial WPA Depression-Era, Woodstock American Scene Industrial
"Gas Tanks" Industrial WPA Depression-Era, Woodstock American Scene Industrial

Miron Sokole
"Gas Tanks" Industrial WPA Depression-Era, Woodstock American Scene Industrial, circa 1940

H 16 in W 22 in D 1 in
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

ON LINE Depression Era WPA American Scene Modernism Realism Drawing Watercolor
ON LINE Depression Era WPA American Scene Modernism Realism Drawing Watercolor

Louis Bouché
ON LINE Depression Era WPA American Scene Modernism Realism Drawing Watercolor, c. 1933

H 18 in W 14 in D 2 in
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

Job Hunters WPA Depression Era Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism
Job Hunters WPA Depression Era Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism

William Gropper
Job Hunters WPA Depression Era Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism, 1925/26

H 13 in W 10 in
View From Brooklyn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic American Depression large era painting, There appears to have been exhibition labels on
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1930s Art Deco Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Masonite, Oil

View From Brooklyn
View From Brooklyn

View From Brooklyn, 1930

H 32 in W 42 in D 3 in
"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

"Refugees" Mexican American Oil Painting Depression Era WPA Mid-Century Modern
"Refugees" Mexican American Oil Painting Depression Era WPA Mid-Century Modern

Michael Loew
"Refugees" Mexican American Oil Painting Depression Era WPA Mid-Century Modern, 1937

H 28 in W 33 in D 1 in
"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

"Nowhere To Go" WPA Depression Era American Scene Oil Painting Mid 20th Century
"Nowhere To Go" WPA Depression Era American Scene Oil Painting Mid 20th Century

Norman Barr
"Nowhere To Go" WPA Depression Era American Scene Oil Painting Mid 20th Century, 1930's/1940s

H 38 in W 33 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

"Factory Workers" American Modern WPA Scene Realism Industrial Depression Era
"Factory Workers" American Modern WPA Scene Realism Industrial Depression Era

Herman Volz
"Factory Workers" American Modern WPA Scene Realism Industrial Depression Era, c. 1939

H 36 in W 46 in
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

Glassblowers WPA Depression era Men working mid 20th Century modern Industrial

Glassblowers WPA Depression era Men working mid 20th Century modern Industrial, 1930s/40s

H 32 in W 44 in
"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

"Man with Cart" American Scene Modern Modernism WPA Depression Era Regionalism
"Man with Cart" American Scene Modern Modernism WPA Depression Era Regionalism

Gregorio Prestopino
"Man with Cart" American Scene Modern Modernism WPA Depression Era Regionalism, c. 1920s

H 13 in W 19 in D 2 in
"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

"Houseboat" WPA Depression Era American Scene Modernism Realism Work on Paper
"Houseboat" WPA Depression Era American Scene Modernism Realism Work on Paper

Daniel Ralph Celentano
"Houseboat" WPA Depression Era American Scene Modernism Realism Work on Paper, c. 1930s

H 15 in W 17 in D 1 in
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

WPA Social Realism American Scene Political Cartoon Depression Era Mid-Century
WPA Social Realism American Scene Political Cartoon Depression Era Mid-Century

William Gropper
WPA Social Realism American Scene Political Cartoon Depression Era Mid-Century, c. 1946

H 12 in W 14 in
Red Wash
Located in Santa Fe, NM
which she focuses on the struggle, perseverance, and ultimate transcendence of Depression-Era America. I
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media, Oil, Panel

Red Wash

Hung Liu
Red Wash, 2018

H 41 in W 41 in
The Sad Burlesque
By Mahlon Blaine
Located in Minneapolis, MN
world of Depression-era girlie shows. Painting has been handsomely framed to match the other nine
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1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Illustration Board

The Sad Burlesque
The Sad Burlesque

Mahlon Blaine
The Sad Burlesque, 1939

H 24 in W 14 in D 1 in
Mid-Winter
Located in Santa Fe, NM
which she focuses on the struggle, perseverance, and ultimate transcendence of Depression-Era America. I
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2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Gold Leaf

Mid-Winter
Mid-Winter

Hung Liu
Mid-Winter, 2012

H 20.5 in W 20.5 in

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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Paintings

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"Frieze of Nude Male Figures, " Art Deco Scene of Bathers and Workers, France
"Frieze of Nude Male Figures, " Art Deco Scene of Bathers and Workers, France

"Frieze of Nude Male Figures, " Art Deco Scene of Bathers and Workers, France

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H 21 in W 31 in D 1 in
WPA Landscape American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Farm Rural
By James McCracken
Located in New York, NY
WPA Landscape American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Farm Rural James McCracken (1875 – 1967) WPA Landscape 28 x 36 inches Oil on canvas, c. 1930s Signed lower right ...
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1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

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WPA Landscape American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Farm Rural
WPA Landscape American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Farm Rural

James McCracken
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$18,000
H 34 in W 42 in
A Mother and Her Children
By Bernard Pothast
Located in Wiscasett, ME
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Oil

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A Mother and Her Children

Bernard Pothast
A Mother and Her Children, 1930

$13,900
H 32.5 in W 41 in D 2 in
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$18,500 Sale Price
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H 19 in W 21 in
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By Walter Charles Klett
Located in Miami, FL
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1940s Surrealist Nude Paintings

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Hellenic Hypotenuse. Nudes among Greek Columns. Mid-Century Surrealism
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Hellenic Hypotenuse. Nudes among Greek Columns. Mid-Century Surrealism, circa 1946 - 1950

$8,500
H 17.24 in W 21.5 in
Untitled
By Richard Pousette-Dart
Located in Miami, FL
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Acrylic

Untitled
Untitled

Richard Pousette-Dart
Untitled, 1950

$1,150,000
H 42 in W 48 in
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"Marina in the French Riviera" Post-Impressionist Sea Shore Boats Oil Painting
"Marina in the French Riviera" Post-Impressionist Sea Shore Boats Oil Painting

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H 27 in W 32 in D 2 in
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Located in Marco Island, FL
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Along Central Park. New York City Street Scene Original Oil Painting.

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1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

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H 16.5 in W 39.5 in D 3 in
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1950s American Realist Landscape Paintings

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Americana Winter Scene Ice Skaters Mid-Century- Norman Rockwell America
Americana Winter Scene Ice Skaters Mid-Century- Norman Rockwell America

Charlotte Sternberg
Americana Winter Scene Ice Skaters Mid-Century- Norman Rockwell America, 1950

$6,500
H 15.75 in W 19.5 in
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By Aaron Bohrod
Located in New York, NY
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1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

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"Industrial Cityscape, Chicago" WPA Modernism Mid-Century Cityscape 20th Century

Aaron Bohrod
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Untitled (Snow-capped Mountains) – Grand Teton National Park, c. 1930s
By Marion Kavanaugh Wachtel
Located in Pasadena, CA
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Portrait of Lady Bagot - Niece to the Duke of Wellington
Portrait of Lady Bagot - Niece to the Duke of Wellington

Sir John Hoppner
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H 30 in W 25 in
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There is a broad range of depression era paintings for sale on 1stDibs. There are many Modern versions of these works for sale. You can search the depression era paintings that we have for sale on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of gray, black, brown and beige. Many versions of these artworks are appealing in their rich colors and composition, but Michael Loew, Ernest Hamlin Baker, Louis Bouché, Daniel Ralph Celentano and Gregorio Prestopino produced especially popular works that are worth a look. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, canvas and fabric. Not every interior allows for large iterations of these items, so small depression era paintings measuring 14 inches across are available.

How Much are Depression Era Paintings?

Depression era paintings can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $6,500, while the lowest priced sells for $2,640 and the highest can go for as much as $40,000.

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