Skip to main content

Depression Era Paintings

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

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...

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

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

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

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

Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pastel

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

"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

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Recent Sales

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

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...

Category

1930s American Modern Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Gouache, Board

View From Brooklyn
View From Brooklyn

View From Brooklyn, 1930

Sold

H 32 in W 42 in D 3 in

View From Brooklyn

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Fantastic American Depression large era painting, There appears to have been exhibition labels on

Category

1930s Art Deco Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Masonite, Oil

Red Wash

Hung LiuRed Wash, 2018

Sold

H 41 in W 41 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

The Sad Burlesque
The Sad Burlesque

Mahlon BlaineThe Sad Burlesque, 1939

Sold

H 24 in W 14 in D 1 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

Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Illustration Board

Mid-Winter
Mid-Winter

Hung LiuMid-Winter, 2012

Sold

H 20.5 in W 20.5 in

Mid-Winter

Located in Santa Fe, NM

which she focuses on the struggle, perseverance, and ultimate transcendence of Depression-Era America. I

Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Gold Leaf

People Also Browsed

Leaving the Factory- American Scene Watercolor Painting-WPA Painter
Leaving the Factory- American Scene Watercolor Painting-WPA Painter

Leaving the Factory- American Scene Watercolor Painting-WPA Painter

Located in Marco Island, FL

David Fredenthal captures the chaotic rush of men leaving their jobs at the factory. The setting is possibly the Rouge Factory, one of Henry Ford's most important and earliest fact...

Category

Early 20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Archival Paper

American Impressionist Landscape, attributed to Charles Harold Davis ca 1920’s
American Impressionist Landscape, attributed to Charles Harold Davis ca 1920’s

American Impressionist Landscape, attributed to Charles Harold Davis ca 1920’s

By Charles Harold Davis

Located in Baltimore, MD

This is a lovely oil on canvas painting that was attributed to Charles Harold Davis when I purchased it about ten years ago. It is unfortunately not signed. The scene is a view throu...

Category

1920s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Railroad Men's Wives - American Scene Painting - Social Realism
Railroad Men's Wives - American Scene Painting - Social Realism

Railroad Men's Wives - American Scene Painting - Social Realism

By Philip Evergood

Located in Miami, FL

American Scene Painting - Social Realism. The present work is a Depression Era account of working-class men and women. Philip Howard Francis Dixon Evergood (born Howard Blashki; 190...

Category

1930s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Industry and Commerce
Industry and Commerce

John BallatorIndustry and Commerce, 1936

$12,000

H 16.5 in W 39.5 in D 3 in

Industry and Commerce

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This mural study is part of our exhibition America Coast to Coast: Artists of the 1930s Industry and Commerce, 1936, tempera on panel, 16 ½ x 39 ½ inches, signed verso “John Ballat...

Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Tempera

Before the Deluge, Republican Headquarters before Landon lost to Roosevelt.
Before the Deluge, Republican Headquarters before Landon lost to Roosevelt.

Before the Deluge, Republican Headquarters before Landon lost to Roosevelt.

Located in Marco Island, FL

In 1936, Alfred Landon and Frank Knox were the Republican candidates for President and Vice President. They were defeated in a landslide by Franklin Roosevelt. Clyde Singer captures ...

Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

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

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

By Cecil Crosley Bell

Located in New York, NY

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

Category

1930s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Museum Piece #2 Art Lover in Museum Exhibition
Museum Piece #2 Art Lover in Museum Exhibition

Museum Piece #2 Art Lover in Museum Exhibition

By Arnold Friedman

Located in Miami, FL

Arnold Friedman studied with Robert Henri and Kenneth Hayes Miller at the Art Students League in 1905 . Yet as he developed his style he abandoned the academic influence of his te...

Category

1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Get Updated with New Arrivals
Save "Depression Era Paintings", and we’ll notify you when there are new listings in this category.

Depression Era Paintings For Sale on 1stDibs

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.

Read More