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Landscape with Artist.  Mid-Century Chicago Modernist Oil Painting.
Landscape with Artist.  Mid-Century Chicago Modernist Oil Painting.

Landscape with Artist. Mid-Century Chicago Modernist Oil Painting.

Located in Marco Island, FL

abstract form. During the Great Depression, Schwartz became an artist on the Federal Art Project payroll

Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil, Canvas

"Industry" (Double Sided)
"Industry" (Double Sided)

"Industry" (Double Sided)

By Burgoyne Diller

Located in Lambertville, NJ

employment as the Director of the Mural Division of the Works Progress Administration’s Federal Art Projects

Category

1930s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Judaica Etching Passover Seder Scene WPA Artist
Judaica Etching Passover Seder Scene WPA Artist

Judaica Etching Passover Seder Scene WPA Artist

By Philip Reisman

Located in Surfside, FL

painter and muralist on the Federal Art Project of the WPA, Works Progress Administration, the Government

Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Cathedral
Cathedral

Andre BoratkoCathedral, 1970

$1,500

H 27.25 in W 30.25 in D 1.75 in

Cathedral

Located in San Francisco, CA

the Work Progress Administration's Federal Art Project in South Dakota, where he met and married

Category

Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

untitled
untitled

untitled

By Remo Michael Farruggio

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Abraham Bogdanove. During the Great Depression Farruggio worked for the Federal Art Project of the Works

Category

1940s Surrealist Mixed Media

Materials

Pastel, Mixed Media, Color Pencil

Woman - Offset and Lithograph after Willem De Kooning - 1985
Woman - Offset and Lithograph after Willem De Kooning - 1985

Woman - Offset and Lithograph after Willem De Kooning - 1985

By Willem de Kooning

Located in Roma, IT

commission from the WPA Federal Art Project. During the Second World War, he became part of the group of

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Woman - Offset and Lithograph - 1983
Woman - Offset and Lithograph - 1983

Woman - Offset and Lithograph - 1983

By Willem de Kooning

Located in Roma, IT

tremendous years of the economic crisis he created frescoes on commission from the WPA Federal Art Project

Category

1980s Surrealist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Blue Tondo, De Stijl Oil Painting by Ilya Bolotowsky
Blue Tondo, De Stijl Oil Painting by Ilya Bolotowsky

Blue Tondo, De Stijl Oil Painting by Ilya Bolotowsky

By Ilya Bolotowsky

Located in Long Island City, NY

under the Federal Art Project. Despite Bolotowsky's clear, precise control of his images, he emphasized

Category

1970s De Stijl Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mountain Road, Late November
Mountain Road, Late November

Marion HuseMountain Road, Late November, c. 1935

$1,850

H 18.75 in W 22.875 in D 1.75 in

Mountain Road, Late November

By Marion Huse

Located in Plano, TX

-1940, and a regional director of the state's W.P.A. Federal Art Project. In the early 1930's Huse

Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Dancing Motion.
Dancing Motion.

Werner DrewesDancing Motion., 1938.

$1,500

H 16 in W 19 in D 1 in

Dancing Motion.

By Werner Drewes

Located in New York, NY

flourished as both artist and teacher under the Federal Art Project. In 1944 he began working at Atelier 17

Category

1930s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Cavallon, Sans titre, In Memory of My Feelings (after)
Cavallon, Sans titre, In Memory of My Feelings (after)

Cavallon, Sans titre, In Memory of My Feelings (after)

By Giorgio Cavallon

Located in Southampton, NY

Administration/Federal Art Project as Arshile Gorky’s assistant in the Easel and Mural Division. In 1936, he was

Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Mid-20th Century Abstract Canvas Painting with Curved Lines
Mid-20th Century Abstract Canvas Painting with Curved Lines

Mid-20th Century Abstract Canvas Painting with Curved Lines

By Jean Xceron

Located in New York, NY

received a mural commission for Riker's Island under the Federal Art Project; and in the 1940s and 1950s

Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Downtown New York

Downtown New York

Located in Los Angeles, CA

), producing paintings and murals under the Federal Art Project. Some of his most notable works from this

Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

“Figure in a Landscape”
“Figure in a Landscape”

“Figure in a Landscape”

Located in Southampton, NY

1938, her figurines of cowboys, Indians and soldiers toured California as part of the WPA Federal Art

Category

Early 1900s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Macaques 4.35.
Macaques 4.35.

Macaques 4.35.

By Albert Abramovitz

Located in Surfside, FL

, 1963. The University of Michigan Museum of Art, The WPA Federal Art Project: American Prints from the

Category

20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Untitled. Form in Space.
Untitled. Form in Space.

Untitled. Form in Space.

By Werner Drewes

Located in New York, NY

flourished as both artist and teacher under the Federal Art Project. In 1944 he began working at Atelier 17

Category

1940s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

“Abstract Figure in Blue”
“Abstract Figure in Blue”

“Abstract Figure in Blue”

By Irene Rice Pereira

Located in Southampton, NY

Federal Art Project of the WPA. It was modeled after the Bauhaus, encouraging experimentation with

Category

1950s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache, Archival Paper

“Abstract Figure in Orange”
“Abstract Figure in Orange”

“Abstract Figure in Orange”

By Irene Rice Pereira

Located in Southampton, NY

Federal Art Project of the WPA. It was modeled after the Bauhaus, encouraging experimentation with

Category

1950s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache, Archival Paper

Untitled. Still Life.
Untitled. Still Life.

Werner DrewesUntitled. Still Life., 1942.

$4,500

H 20 in W 24 in D 1 in

Untitled. Still Life.

By Werner Drewes

Located in New York, NY

Depression, he flourished as both artist and teacher under the Federal Art Project. In 1944 he began working

Category

1940s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

Canyon with Bridge

Canyon with Bridge

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Federal Art Project as part of the Index of American Design. Three dozen of her works for the Index are in

Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

WPA Artist woodblock print "Letter from overseas"
WPA Artist woodblock print "Letter from overseas"

WPA Artist woodblock print "Letter from overseas"

By Albert Abramovitz

Located in Surfside, FL

Michigan Museum of Art, The WPA Federal Art Project: American Prints from the 1930's. Who Was Who in

Category

1930s American Realist Interior Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Rare Judaica Shtetl Synagogue interior Study House
Rare Judaica Shtetl Synagogue interior Study House

Rare Judaica Shtetl Synagogue interior Study House

By Albert Abramovitz

Located in Surfside, FL

WPA Federal Art Project: American Prints from the 1930's. Who Was Who in American Art Who's Who in

Category

1930s Interior Prints

Materials

Woodcut

WPA Expressionist woodblock print. "The Worker"
WPA Expressionist woodblock print. "The Worker"

WPA Expressionist woodblock print. "The Worker"

By Albert Abramovitz

Located in Surfside, FL

Michigan Museum of Art, The WPA Federal Art Project: American Prints from the 1930's. Who Was Who in

Category

1930s Portrait Prints

Materials

Woodcut

"the Chicken Vender" (or "Chicken Monger")
"the Chicken Vender" (or "Chicken Monger")

"the Chicken Vender" (or "Chicken Monger")

By Albert Abramovitz

Located in Surfside, FL

, 1963. The University of Michigan Museum of Art, The WPA Federal Art Project: American Prints from the

Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper

Portrait of J. L. David (Portrait)

Portrait of J. L. David (Portrait)

Located in Los Angeles, CA

of Fine Arts. During the Great Depression, she worked for the Federal Art Project of the WPA and

Category

1930s American Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

"Blue and Yellow Square"

"Blue and Yellow Square"

By Burgoyne Diller

Located in Lambertville, NJ

employment as the Director of the Mural Division of the Works Progress Administration’s Federal Art Projects

Category

1960s Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Crayon, Graphite

"Study for Sculpture"

"Study for Sculpture"

By Burgoyne Diller

Located in Lambertville, NJ

employment as the Director of the Mural Division of the Works Progress Administration’s Federal Art Projects

Category

1960s Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Crayon, Graphite

"White Square"

"White Square"

By Burgoyne Diller

Located in Lambertville, NJ

employment as the Director of the Mural Division of the Works Progress Administration’s Federal Art Projects

Category

1960s Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Crayon, Graphite

"Indian Dance", Multicolor Abstract Geometric Composition
"Indian Dance", Multicolor Abstract Geometric Composition

"Indian Dance", Multicolor Abstract Geometric Composition

By Ellwood Graham

Located in Soquel, CA

University. In 1934, Graham moved to Monterey, California, where he was active with the Federal Art Project

Category

1960s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Pen, Pencil

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