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Samuel Wood Gaylor American Modernist Watercolor
Located in Larchmont, NY
: Early American Modernism from the Baker/Pisano Collection of the Heckscher Museum of Art". According to
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1930s American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Samuel Wood Gaylor American Modernist Watercolor
Samuel Wood Gaylor American Modernist Watercolor

Wood Gaylor
Samuel Wood Gaylor American Modernist Watercolor, 1930

H 14.25 in W 10.25 in
Bauer Collection Modern Grey Pattern-Less Rug by Doris Leslie Blau
Located in New York, NY
America are one of the paramount examples of early modernism in textile design. Art Deco was characterized
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern North and South American Rugs

Materials

Wool

Bauer Collection Modern Grey Pattern-Less Rug by Doris Leslie Blau
Bauer Collection Modern Grey Pattern-Less Rug by Doris Leslie Blau

Bauer Collection Modern Grey Pattern-Less Rug by Doris Leslie Blau

W 79 in L 81 in
'Archway' — 1930s American Modernism, WPA
By Leon Bibel
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
support his family. He resumed his artistic work in the early 1960s and continued to explore the mediums
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1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

'Archway' — 1930s American Modernism, WPA
'Archway' — 1930s American Modernism, WPA

Leon Bibel
'Archway' — 1930s American Modernism, WPA, 1939

H 13.63 in W 10.32 in
"Concert" Early 20th Century WPA Modernism American City Landscape Scene Ashcan
By Michael Loew
Located in New York, NY
"Concert" Early 20th Century WPA Modernism American City Landscape Scene Ashcan The size of the
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1920s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Concert" Early 20th Century WPA Modernism American City Landscape Scene Ashcan
"Concert" Early 20th Century WPA Modernism American City Landscape Scene Ashcan

Michael Loew
"Concert" Early 20th Century WPA Modernism American City Landscape Scene Ashcan, 1928

H 29 in W 43 in
'Commuters' — Early 20th-Century Modernism
By George Josimovich
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Guillaume in 1923 and subsequent purchases of his work by American collector Albert Barnes. Josimovich’s
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1920s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Linocut

'Commuters' — Early 20th-Century Modernism
'Commuters' — Early 20th-Century Modernism

George Josimovich
'Commuters' — Early 20th-Century Modernism, 1922-23

H 8.88 in W 6.88 in
'Fruit Piece' — 1920's American Modernism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
). Illustrated in 'Fifty Prints' (an exhibition by the American Institute of Graphic Arts, 1926), John Day
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1920s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

'Fruit Piece' — 1920's American Modernism
'Fruit Piece' — 1920's American Modernism

Pamela Bianco
'Fruit Piece' — 1920's American Modernism, c. 1925

H 9.5 in W 13.25 in
'Abstract Boats' — 1930s American Modernism, WPA
By Leon Bibel
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
resumed his artistic work in the early 1960s and continued to explore the mediums of painting and
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1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

'Abstract Boats' — 1930s American Modernism, WPA
'Abstract Boats' — 1930s American Modernism, WPA

Leon Bibel
'Abstract Boats' — 1930s American Modernism, WPA, 1938

H 10 in W 13.25 in
Harbor with Sailboats — Early 20th-Century Modernism
By George Josimovich
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
by American collector Albert Barnes. Josimovich’s portraits, still lifes, and landscapes from this
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1920s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Linocut

Harbor with Sailboats — Early 20th-Century Modernism
Harbor with Sailboats — Early 20th-Century Modernism

George Josimovich
Harbor with Sailboats — Early 20th-Century Modernism, 1923

H 9 in W 8 in
Reclining Nude — Mid-Century Modernism, African American Artist
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
he attended in the early 1940s on scholarship. In 1949 he founded the Printmaking Workshop, an
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1940s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink

Reclining Nude — Mid-Century Modernism, African American Artist

Robert Blackburn
Reclining Nude — Mid-Century Modernism, African American Artist, c. 1948

H 18.75 in W 23.5 in
"Drawing Study" Charles Burchfield, American Modernism Design
By Charles E. Burchfield
Located in New York, NY
America." In the 1940s, Burchfield returned to ideas begun in early fantasy scenes that he often expanded
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Early 20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pencil

"Drawing Study" Charles Burchfield, American Modernism Design
"Drawing Study" Charles Burchfield, American Modernism Design

Charles E. Burchfield
"Drawing Study" Charles Burchfield, American Modernism Design

H 17.25 in W 21.25 in
'Financial District', New York City — 1930s American Modernism
By Howard Norton Cook
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
). Matted to museum standards, unframed. Literature: 'American Master Prints from the Betty and Douglas
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1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

'Financial District', New York City — 1930s American Modernism
'Financial District', New York City — 1930s American Modernism

Howard Norton Cook
'Financial District', New York City — 1930s American Modernism, 1931

H 13.32 in W 10.38 in
'Woolworth Building Under Construction' — Early 20th Century Modernism
By Earl Horter
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
THE ARTIST A highly regarded American etcher, painter, and illustrator of the early twentieth century
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1910s American Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

'Woolworth Building Under Construction' — Early 20th Century Modernism
'Woolworth Building Under Construction' — Early 20th Century Modernism

Earl Horter
'Woolworth Building Under Construction' — Early 20th Century Modernism, c. 1912

H 10.88 in W 9 in
'Soaring New York' — 1930s American Modernism, New York City
By Howard Norton Cook
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Library, National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum, University of New Mexico
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1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

'Soaring New York' — 1930s American Modernism, New York City
'Soaring New York' — 1930s American Modernism, New York City

Howard Norton Cook
'Soaring New York' — 1930s American Modernism, New York City, 1931-32

H 8.94 in W 11.82 in
"Bathers" American Scene Social Realism 20th Century Modernism Ashcan Fauvism
By Charles Demuth
Located in New York, NY
"Bathers" American Scene Social Realism 20th Century Modernism Ashcan Fauvism Charles Demuth (1883
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1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Bathers" American Scene Social Realism 20th Century Modernism Ashcan Fauvism
"Bathers" American Scene Social Realism 20th Century Modernism Ashcan Fauvism

Charles Demuth
"Bathers" American Scene Social Realism 20th Century Modernism Ashcan Fauvism, c. 1930

H 20 in W 17 in
"Winter" American Modernism WPA Regionalism Landscape Mid-Century Magic Realism
By Dale Nichols
Located in New York, NY
"Winter" American Modernism WPA Regionalism Landscape Mid-Century Magic Realism. 30 x 40 inches
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1960s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Winter" American Modernism WPA Regionalism Landscape Mid-Century Magic Realism
"Winter" American Modernism WPA Regionalism Landscape Mid-Century Magic Realism

Dale Nichols
"Winter" American Modernism WPA Regionalism Landscape Mid-Century Magic Realism, c. 1960s

H 38 in W 48 in D 2 in
"Figure Study" Rockwell Kent, American Modernism, Work on Paper
By Rockwell Kent
Located in New York, NY
Robert Henri (American, 1865 - 1929) and Kenneth Hayes Miller (American, 1876 - 1952). His classmates
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Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

"Figure Study" Rockwell Kent, American Modernism, Work on Paper
"Figure Study" Rockwell Kent, American Modernism, Work on Paper

Rockwell Kent
"Figure Study" Rockwell Kent, American Modernism, Work on Paper

H 17.5 in W 21.5 in
"Pioneer Family" WPA American Modernism Plaster Maquette Realism 20th Century
By William Zorach
Located in New York, NY
. I n fact, his early works have a certain stylized look, suggesting the influence of various
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1920s American Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

"Pioneer Family" WPA American Modernism Plaster Maquette Realism 20th Century
"Pioneer Family" WPA American Modernism Plaster Maquette Realism 20th Century

William Zorach
"Pioneer Family" WPA American Modernism Plaster Maquette Realism 20th Century, 1927

H 24 in W 17 in D 11 in
"Shattered" WPA Mid 20th Century Modernism American Scene Surrealism Figurative
By Leon Bibel
Located in New York, NY
"Shattered" WPA Mid 20th Century Modernism American Scene Surrealism Figurative Estate stamp on
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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Shattered" WPA Mid 20th Century Modernism American Scene Surrealism Figurative
"Shattered" WPA Mid 20th Century Modernism American Scene Surrealism Figurative

Leon Bibel
"Shattered" WPA Mid 20th Century Modernism American Scene Surrealism Figurative, 1937

H 28 in W 24 in
“Woman with Rose” Lily Harmon, Female American Modernism Mid-century
By Lily Harmon
Located in New York, NY
Colarossi in Paris and the Art Students' League in New York. By the early 1930's she was working in a Social
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board, Ink

“Woman with Rose” Lily Harmon, Female American Modernism Mid-century
“Woman with Rose” Lily Harmon, Female American Modernism Mid-century

Lily Harmon
“Woman with Rose” Lily Harmon, Female American Modernism Mid-century

H 23 in W 19 in
"New York from the Ferry" John Marin, American Modernism Watercolor, Cityscape
By John Marin
Located in New York, NY
, American Paintings, Drawings, & Sculpture, October 2, 2014, Lot 10 A major figure in early twentieth
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1910s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"New York from the Ferry" John Marin, American Modernism Watercolor, Cityscape
"New York from the Ferry" John Marin, American Modernism Watercolor, Cityscape

John Marin
"New York from the Ferry" John Marin, American Modernism Watercolor, Cityscape, 1914

H 19.25 in W 20.75 in
"NYC Subway" American Modernism Scene WPA Mid-Century Realism Cityscape Transit
By Max Arthur Cohn
Located in New York, NY
"NYC Subway" American Modernism Scene WPA Mid-Century Realism Cityscape Transit. 26 x 28 inches
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1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"NYC Subway" American Modernism Scene WPA Mid-Century Realism Cityscape Transit
"NYC Subway" American Modernism Scene WPA Mid-Century Realism Cityscape Transit

Max Arthur Cohn
"NYC Subway" American Modernism Scene WPA Mid-Century Realism Cityscape Transit, 1940s

H 31 in W 37 in D 2 in
"Two Figures, " Louis Stone, Abstract, American WPA Modernism
By Louis Stone
Located in New York, NY
his early non-objective work. Stone returned to the United States in 1933 and lived for a brief period
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1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

"Two Figures, " Louis Stone, Abstract, American WPA Modernism
"Two Figures, " Louis Stone, Abstract, American WPA Modernism

Louis Stone
"Two Figures, " Louis Stone, Abstract, American WPA Modernism, 1980

H 52.5 in W 42.5 in
Abstract Work on Paper Mid-Century Modernism Greek American Gouache Drawing
By Jean Xceron
Located in New York, NY
Abstract Work on Paper Mid-Century Modernism Greek American Gouache Drawing. A modernist artist
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1940s American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Abstract Work on Paper Mid-Century Modernism Greek American Gouache Drawing
Abstract Work on Paper Mid-Century Modernism Greek American Gouache Drawing

Jean Xceron
Abstract Work on Paper Mid-Century Modernism Greek American Gouache Drawing, 1949

H 24 in W 20 in D 2 in
NYC Watercolor Drawing American Modern 20th Century Modernism Mid-Century WPA
By David Fredenthal
Located in New York, NY
NYC Watercolor Drawing American Modern 20th Century Modernism Mid-Century WPA. David Fredenthal
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1940s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

NYC Watercolor Drawing American Modern 20th Century Modernism Mid-Century WPA
NYC Watercolor Drawing American Modern 20th Century Modernism Mid-Century WPA

David Fredenthal
NYC Watercolor Drawing American Modern 20th Century Modernism Mid-Century WPA, c. 1948

H 11 in W 14 in
"Balcony" 1938 WPA Print Mid 20th Century American Broadway Theatre Modernism
By Leon Bibel
Located in New York, NY
"Balcony" 1938 WPA Print Mid 20th Century American Broadway Theatre Modernism. Silk screen on
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1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Screen

"Balcony" 1938 WPA Print Mid 20th Century American Broadway Theatre Modernism
"Balcony" 1938 WPA Print Mid 20th Century American Broadway Theatre Modernism

Leon Bibel
"Balcony" 1938 WPA Print Mid 20th Century American Broadway Theatre Modernism, 1938

H 29 in W 38 in
"Drama Teacher" 1938 WPA Mid 20th Century American Theatre Surrealism Modernism
By Leon Bibel
Located in New York, NY
"Drama Teacher" 1938 WPA Mid 20th Century American Theatre Surrealism Modernism. 30 x 24 inches
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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Drama Teacher" 1938 WPA Mid 20th Century American Theatre Surrealism Modernism
"Drama Teacher" 1938 WPA Mid 20th Century American Theatre Surrealism Modernism

Leon Bibel
"Drama Teacher" 1938 WPA Mid 20th Century American Theatre Surrealism Modernism, 1938

H 35 in W 29 in
"March Avery in Beret, " Milton Avery, American Modernism, Portrait of Artist
By Milton Avery
Located in New York, NY
1885 in Altmar, New York. Largely self-taught, Avery is today regarded as one of the great early modern
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1950s American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Crayon, Pencil, Graphite

"March Avery in Beret, " Milton Avery, American Modernism, Portrait of Artist
"March Avery in Beret, " Milton Avery, American Modernism, Portrait of Artist

Milton Avery
"March Avery in Beret, " Milton Avery, American Modernism, Portrait of Artist, 1951

H 17.75 in W 14.75 in
Abstract Mid 20th Century WPA Non Objective American Modernism New Hope Modern
By Louis Stone
Located in New York, NY
Abstract Mid 20th Century WPA Non Objective American Modernism New Hope Modern.mixed media. 21 x 16
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1940s American Modern Mixed Media

Materials

Gouache, Board

Abstract Mid 20th Century WPA Non Objective American Modernism New Hope Modern
Abstract Mid 20th Century WPA Non Objective American Modernism New Hope Modern

Louis Stone
Abstract Mid 20th Century WPA Non Objective American Modernism New Hope Modern, c. 1940

H 29 in W 23 in D 2 in
Mural Studies, Palace of Fine Arts San Francisco WPA American Modernism 1930s
By Frank Van Sloun
Located in New York, NY
Mural Studies, Palace of Fine Arts San Francisco WPA American Modernism 1930s. 9 x 12 inches
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1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Egg Tempera

Mural Studies, Palace of Fine Arts San Francisco WPA American Modernism 1930s
Mural Studies, Palace of Fine Arts San Francisco WPA American Modernism 1930s

Frank Van Sloun
Mural Studies, Palace of Fine Arts San Francisco WPA American Modernism 1930s, c. 1936

H 21 in W 25 in D 1 in
"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

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

"Men in Barracks" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Realism Gay Modernism WWII
"Men in Barracks" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Realism Gay Modernism WWII

David Fredenthal
"Men in Barracks" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Realism Gay Modernism WWII, c. 1940a

H 26 in W 32 in
Abstract Cubist Construction Collage Mid 20th Century American Modernism Cubism
By Vaclav Vytlacil
Located in New York, NY
Abstract Cubist Construction Collage Mid 20th Century American Modernism Cubism Vaclav Vytacil
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1930s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Board, Casein

Abstract Cubist Construction Collage Mid 20th Century American Modernism Cubism
Abstract Cubist Construction Collage Mid 20th Century American Modernism Cubism

Vaclav Vytlacil
Abstract Cubist Construction Collage Mid 20th Century American Modernism Cubism, 1936

H 18 in W 21 in
'Downtown, New York' — 1920s Modernism
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
inches (318 x 244 mm). Collections: Cleveland Museum of Art, Library of Congress, Smithsonian American
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Early 20th Century American Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

'Downtown, New York' — 1920s Modernism
'Downtown, New York' — 1920s Modernism

John Taylor Arms
'Downtown, New York' — 1920s Modernism, 1921

H 8.125 in W 4.57 in
Early 20th Century American Primitive Milking Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th century American primitive milking stool, with its rustic charm, embodies the
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Early 20th Century American Primitive Stools

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century American Primitive Milking Stool
Early 20th Century American Primitive Milking Stool

Early 20th Century American Primitive Milking Stool

H 12 in W 16.5 in D 15 in
"Reclining Figure" Walt Kuhn, Figurative Nude Line Drawing, American Modernism
By Walt Kuhn
Located in New York, NY
enamored with ideas of the American West, and with only $60 in his pocket, he set out for California. Upon
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1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pen

"Reclining Figure" Walt Kuhn, Figurative Nude Line Drawing, American Modernism
"Reclining Figure" Walt Kuhn, Figurative Nude Line Drawing, American Modernism

Walt Kuhn
"Reclining Figure" Walt Kuhn, Figurative Nude Line Drawing, American Modernism, 1935

H 19.5 in W 23.5 in
'Dockside' — Mid-Century Modernism
By Alex Minewski
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
spending summers at the historic artist’s colony in Monhegan Island, Maine. In the early 1970s, he was
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1950s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

'Dockside' — Mid-Century Modernism
'Dockside' — Mid-Century Modernism

Alex Minewski
'Dockside' — Mid-Century Modernism, 1953

H 14.88 in W 22.19 in
Abstract American Modernism Mid-Century WPA Era Drawing Woodstock 20th Century
By Konrad Cramer
Located in New York, NY
Abstract American Modernism Mid-Century WPA Era Drawing Woodstock 20th Century, Sight size is 16 x
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1930s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Abstract American Modernism Mid-Century WPA Era Drawing Woodstock 20th Century
Abstract American Modernism Mid-Century WPA Era Drawing Woodstock 20th Century

Konrad Cramer
Abstract American Modernism Mid-Century WPA Era Drawing Woodstock 20th Century, c. 1930s/40s

H 26 in W 18 in
"Daughters of Atreus" Broadway Play Set Design Drawing American Modernism WPA
By Jo Mielziner
Located in New York, NY
"Daughters of Atreus" Broadway Play Set Design Drawing American Modernism WPA. 8 x 10 ¾ inches
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1930s Performance Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite, Paper

"Daughters of Atreus" Broadway Play Set Design Drawing American Modernism WPA
"Daughters of Atreus" Broadway Play Set Design Drawing American Modernism WPA

Jo Mielziner
"Daughters of Atreus" Broadway Play Set Design Drawing American Modernism WPA, 1936

H 19 in W 22 in D 1 in
Unemployed Marchers — 1930s Modernism, WPA
By Leon Bibel
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Jersey, ceasing his artistic pursuits to support his family. He resumed his artistic work in the early
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1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Unemployed Marchers — 1930s Modernism, WPA
Unemployed Marchers — 1930s Modernism, WPA

Leon Bibel
Unemployed Marchers — 1930s Modernism, WPA, c. 1938

H 11.25 in W 13.25 in
'Madman's Drum (Plate 41)' — 1930s Graphic Modernism
By Lynd Ward
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
ARTIST Lynd Ward is acknowledged as one of America’s foremost wood engravers and book illustrators of the
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1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

'Madman's Drum (Plate 41)' — 1930s Graphic Modernism
'Madman's Drum (Plate 41)' — 1930s Graphic Modernism

Lynd Ward
'Madman's Drum (Plate 41)' — 1930s Graphic Modernism, 1930

H 5.07 in W 3 in D 0.01 in
Vladimir Kagan for American Leather Curved 'Zoe' Sofa
By American Leather, Vladimir Kagan
Located in Chino Hills, CA
classic Kagan with a contemporary twist that American Leather is renowned for. Crafted in the early 2000s
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Early 2000s American Modern Sofas

Materials

Suede

Vladimir Kagan for American Leather Curved 'Zoe' Sofa
Vladimir Kagan for American Leather Curved 'Zoe' Sofa

Vladimir Kagan for American Leather Curved 'Zoe' Sofa

H 31.25 in W 92 in D 48 in
Early 20th Century American Bronze entitled "Three Sleeping Bunnies"
Located in London, GB
A very sweet early 20th Century American bronze group study of three sleeping bunnies nestled
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Early 20th Century American Bronze entitled "Three Sleeping Bunnies"
Early 20th Century American Bronze entitled "Three Sleeping Bunnies"

Early 20th Century American Bronze entitled "Three Sleeping Bunnies"

H 2.76 in W 7.49 in D 7.49 in
'Priests' from 'In Praise of Folly' — 1940s Graphic Modernism
By Lynd Ward
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
publication. ABOUT THE ARTIST Lynd Ward is acknowledged as one of America’s foremost wood engravers and book
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1940s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Mezzotint

'Priests' from 'In Praise of Folly' — 1940s Graphic Modernism
'Priests' from 'In Praise of Folly' — 1940s Graphic Modernism

Lynd Ward
'Priests' from 'In Praise of Folly' — 1940s Graphic Modernism, 1943

H 7.75 in W 4.75 in D 0.01 in
'Doctor' from 'In Praise of Folly' — 1940s Graphic Modernism
By Lynd Ward
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
publication. ABOUT THE ARTIST Lynd Ward is acknowledged as one of America’s foremost wood engravers and book
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1940s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Mezzotint

'Doctor' from 'In Praise of Folly' — 1940s Graphic Modernism
'Doctor' from 'In Praise of Folly' — 1940s Graphic Modernism

Lynd Ward
'Doctor' from 'In Praise of Folly' — 1940s Graphic Modernism, 1943

H 7.75 in W 4.75 in D 0.01 in
'Judges' from 'In Praise of Folly' — 1940s Graphic Modernism
By Lynd Ward
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Editions Club publication. ABOUT THE ARTIST Lynd Ward is acknowledged as one of America’s foremost wood
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1940s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Mezzotint

'Judges' from 'In Praise of Folly' — 1940s Graphic Modernism
'Judges' from 'In Praise of Folly' — 1940s Graphic Modernism

Lynd Ward
'Judges' from 'In Praise of Folly' — 1940s Graphic Modernism, 1943

H 7.82 in W 4.88 in D 0.01 in
'Pope' from 'In Praise of Folly' — 1940s Graphic Modernism
By Lynd Ward
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
is acknowledged as one of America’s foremost wood engravers and book illustrators of the first half
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1940s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Mezzotint

'Pope' from 'In Praise of Folly' — 1940s Graphic Modernism
'Pope' from 'In Praise of Folly' — 1940s Graphic Modernism

Lynd Ward
'Pope' from 'In Praise of Folly' — 1940s Graphic Modernism, 1943

H 7.75 in W 4.75 in D 0.01 in
"Girl with Guitar" Robert Gwathmey, Music, Southern Social Commentary, Modernism
By Robert Gwathmey
Located in New York, NY
Arts, Storied Strings: The Guitar in American Art, October 8, 2022 - March 19, 2023, fig. 5.7, p. 102-4
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1960s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Girl with Guitar" Robert Gwathmey, Music, Southern Social Commentary, Modernism
"Girl with Guitar" Robert Gwathmey, Music, Southern Social Commentary, Modernism

Robert Gwathmey
"Girl with Guitar" Robert Gwathmey, Music, Southern Social Commentary, Modernism, 1965

H 17 in W 21 in
"Industrial Cityscape, Chicago" WPA Modernism Mid-Century Cityscape 20th Century
By Aaron Bohrod
Located in New York, NY
the WPA of the 20th Century. Aaron Bohrod (American 1907 – 1992), Industrial Cityscape, 20 x 16 inch
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1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

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

Aaron Bohrod
"Industrial Cityscape, Chicago" WPA Modernism Mid-Century Cityscape 20th Century, 1931

H 27 in W 23 in
Boys Swimming Industrial Landscape WPA Mid 20th Century Social Realism Modernism
By Henry Ernst Schnakenberg
Located in New York, NY
Boys Swimming Industrial Landscape WPA Mid 20th Century Social Realism Modernism Henry
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1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Boys Swimming Industrial Landscape WPA Mid 20th Century Social Realism Modernism
Boys Swimming Industrial Landscape WPA Mid 20th Century Social Realism Modernism

Henry Ernst Schnakenberg
Boys Swimming Industrial Landscape WPA Mid 20th Century Social Realism Modernism, 1940s

H 15 in W 19 in
'Dogs of War' from 'In Praise of Folly' — 1940s Graphic Modernism
By Lynd Ward
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
. ABOUT THE ARTIST Lynd Ward is acknowledged as one of America’s foremost wood engravers and book
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1940s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Mezzotint

'Dogs of War' from 'In Praise of Folly' — 1940s Graphic Modernism
'Dogs of War' from 'In Praise of Folly' — 1940s Graphic Modernism

Lynd Ward
'Dogs of War' from 'In Praise of Folly' — 1940s Graphic Modernism, 1943

H 7.75 in W 4.82 in D 0.01 in
'Sailing' — 1930s Modernism, New York City WPA
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
x 17 1/2 inches (282 x 445 mm). Literature: 'American Prints in the Library of Congress', The Johns
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1930s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

'Sailing' — 1930s Modernism, New York City WPA
'Sailing' — 1930s Modernism, New York City WPA

Fred Becker
'Sailing' — 1930s Modernism, New York City WPA, c. 1935

H 8.5 in W 9.5 in
Trees in Ranchitos I — 1970s Taos Modernism
By Andrew Dasburg
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
him to become a pioneer of American modernism. On a short trip to England during this period, Dasburg
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1970s Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Trees in Ranchitos I — 1970s Taos Modernism
Trees in Ranchitos I — 1970s Taos Modernism

Andrew Dasburg
Trees in Ranchitos I — 1970s Taos Modernism, 1975

H 16.5 in W 23.38 in
Trees in Ranchitos III — 1970s Taos Modernism
By Andrew Dasburg
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
the early development of cubism and the work of Cézanne, which led him to become a pioneer of American
Category

1970s Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Trees in Ranchitos III — 1970s Taos Modernism
Trees in Ranchitos III — 1970s Taos Modernism

Andrew Dasburg
Trees in Ranchitos III — 1970s Taos Modernism, 1975

H 16.5 in W 23.38 in
'Trees in Ranchitos II' — 1970s Taos Modernism
By Andrew Dasburg
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
pioneer of American modernism. On a short trip to England during this period, Dasburg married sculptor
Category

1970s Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

'Trees in Ranchitos II' — 1970s Taos Modernism
'Trees in Ranchitos II' — 1970s Taos Modernism

Andrew Dasburg
'Trees in Ranchitos II' — 1970s Taos Modernism, 1975

H 16.5 in W 23.38 in
Yiddish Theatre Cubist Costume Design 1924 Deco Color Field Modernism Broadway
Located in New York, NY
Yiddish Theatre Cubist Costume Design 1924 Deco Color Field Modernism Broadway. Boris Aronson
Category

1920s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Yiddish Theatre Cubist Costume Design 1924 Deco Color Field Modernism Broadway
Yiddish Theatre Cubist Costume Design 1924 Deco Color Field Modernism Broadway

Boris Aronson
Yiddish Theatre Cubist Costume Design 1924 Deco Color Field Modernism Broadway, 1924

H 31 in W 25 in D 2 in
"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

"Old Shoemaker" Ashcan 20th Century Modernism 1924 California WPA Realism Worker
"Old Shoemaker" Ashcan 20th Century Modernism 1924 California WPA Realism Worker

Otis Oldfield
"Old Shoemaker" Ashcan 20th Century Modernism 1924 California WPA Realism Worker, 1924

H 20 in W 18 in
Pre-War Abstraction - Modernism - Tan Bronze Tope - Nonrepresentational
By Elsie Driggs
Located in Miami, FL
American painter known for her contributions to Precisionism, America's one indigenous modern-art movement
Category

1930s Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

Pre-War Abstraction - Modernism - Tan Bronze Tope - Nonrepresentational
Pre-War Abstraction - Modernism - Tan Bronze Tope - Nonrepresentational

Elsie Driggs
Pre-War Abstraction - Modernism - Tan Bronze Tope - Nonrepresentational, 1939

H 18 in W 24 in D 1 in
"Lexington, " Larry Zox, Abstract Expressionism, Minimalism, Brown Modernism
By Larry Zox
Located in New York, NY
1973–74 solo exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Zox also at times used a freer, more
Category

1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Lexington, " Larry Zox, Abstract Expressionism, Minimalism, Brown Modernism
"Lexington, " Larry Zox, Abstract Expressionism, Minimalism, Brown Modernism

Larry Zox
"Lexington, " Larry Zox, Abstract Expressionism, Minimalism, Brown Modernism, 1973

H 62 in W 50 in
Early American School Modernist Seaside Wine Still Life Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
symbol of your appreciation for the timeless allure of modernism.
Category

1920s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Early American School Modernist Seaside Wine Still Life Framed Oil Painting
Early American School Modernist Seaside Wine Still Life Framed Oil Painting

Early American School Modernist Seaside Wine Still Life Framed Oil Painting, 1929

H 17 in W 25 in D 2 in
'Biomorphic Abstract', Mid-century Modernism, SFMOMA, Whitney, Rochester Museum
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Provenzano' for Sam Provenzano (American, 1923-1999) and painted circa 1949
Category

1940s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Biomorphic Abstract', Mid-century Modernism, SFMOMA, Whitney, Rochester Museum
'Biomorphic Abstract', Mid-century Modernism, SFMOMA, Whitney, Rochester Museum

Sam Provenzano
'Biomorphic Abstract', Mid-century Modernism, SFMOMA, Whitney, Rochester Museum, Circa 1949

H 18 in W 26.25 in D 0.75 in
A Summer Day WPA American Scene Social Realism Modern Ashcan Early 20th Century
By Leon Kroll
Located in New York, NY
A Summer Day WPA American Scene Social Realism Modern Ashcan Early 20th Century Leon Kroll (1884
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1930s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

A Summer Day WPA American Scene Social Realism Modern Ashcan Early 20th Century
A Summer Day WPA American Scene Social Realism Modern Ashcan Early 20th Century

Leon Kroll
A Summer Day WPA American Scene Social Realism Modern Ashcan Early 20th Century, c. 1930s

H 21 in W 24 in
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