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Summer Pastoral Contemporary Regionalism Rural Modern American Scene Art Realism
Summer Pastoral Contemporary Regionalism Rural Modern American Scene Art Realism

Summer Pastoral Contemporary Regionalism Rural Modern American Scene Art Realism

By Roger Medearis

Located in New York, NY

Summer Pastoral Contemporary Regionalism Rural Modern American Scene Art Realism Roger Medearis (1920 – 2001) Summer Pastoral (1984) Acrylic on canvas stretched over board 27 × 40 i...

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1980s American Modern Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pail, Boulders, Stream  -American Realism
Pail, Boulders, Stream  -American Realism

Pail, Boulders, Stream -American Realism

By Gregory Sumida

Located in San Francisco, CA

The watercolor is by the American Realist master Gregory Sumida (1948-), a California artist in the tradition of Andrew Wyeth and other great American Realist artists who have maste...

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1970s American Realist Landscape Paintings

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Watercolor

American City Diner-original retro realism cityscape painting-contemporary Art
American City Diner-original retro realism cityscape painting-contemporary Art

American City Diner-original retro realism cityscape painting-contemporary Art

By Joey Mánaplaz

Located in London, Chelsea

This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. American City Diner, a captivating cityscape immortalized on c...

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings

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Linen, Oil

"Autumn Mourning" - Contemporary American Realism - Figurative - Vermeer
"Autumn Mourning" - Contemporary American Realism - Figurative - Vermeer

"Autumn Mourning" - Contemporary American Realism - Figurative - Vermeer

By Richard Thomas Scott

Located in Atlanta, GA

Richard Thomas Scott is inspired by the work of Rembrandt, Andrew Wyeth, and Vermeer. Born in Conyers, Georgia, and now living in Hudson, New York, Scott is an American history pain...

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2010s American Realist Paintings

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Linen, 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

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 – 2003) "Union Square" 24 x 36 inches Oil on canvas, c.1940s Signed lower center.

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1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

'Spiderboy' — American Realism, New York City
'Spiderboy' — American Realism, New York City

'Spiderboy' — American Realism, New York City

By James Allen

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

James Allen, 'Spiderboy', 1937, etching, edition 40, Ryan 86. Signed in pencil. A superb, richly-inked impression, on cream laid paper, with full margins (1 1/4 to 2 7/8 inches). A s...

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1930s American Realist Figurative Prints

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Etching

'Pups in the Pit' — American Realism
'Pups in the Pit' — American Realism

'Pups in the Pit' — American Realism

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

William Wind McKim, 'Pups in the Pit', lithograph, 1967, edition c. 50. Signed and titled in pencil. A fine, richly-inked impression, on cream wove paper, with full margins (1 1/8 to...

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1940s American Realist Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

'Little Penthouse' — American Realism, Signed Drypoint, 1930
'Little Penthouse' — American Realism, Signed Drypoint, 1930

'Little Penthouse' — American Realism, Signed Drypoint, 1930

By Martin Lewis

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Martin Lewis, 'Little Penthouse,' drypoint, edition 84 (including 9 proofs), 1931. McCarron 91. Signed in pencil 'Martin Lewis imp.' Annotated, 'proof on Dard Hunter paper: “Peter Mu...

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1930s American Realist Figurative Prints

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Drypoint

SHAKE UP - Flag / American / Realism
SHAKE UP - Flag / American / Realism

SHAKE UP - Flag / American / Realism

By Robert Jackson

Located in New York, NY

Robert C. Jackson (b. 1964, Kinston, NC) began his career path as an electrical engineer before turning his passionate hobby into a full-time profession as a contemporary still life ...

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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Linen, Oil

'Pipe and Brawn' — WPA Era American Realism
'Pipe and Brawn' — WPA Era American Realism

'Pipe and Brawn' — WPA Era American Realism

By James Allen

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

James Allen, 'Pipe and Brawn,' 1937, lithograph, edition 40. Signed and annotated 'Ed/40' in pencil. A superb, richly inked impression on cream wove paper, the full sheet with margin...

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1930s American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

'Tree, Manhattan' — American Realism, Signed Drypoint, 1930
'Tree, Manhattan' — American Realism, Signed Drypoint, 1930

'Tree, Manhattan' — American Realism, Signed Drypoint, 1930

By Martin Lewis

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Martin Lewis, 'Tree, Manhattan', drypoint, 1930, edition 91 (including 10 trial proofs), McCarron 87. Signed in pencil. A superb, atmospheric impression, in warm black ink, on cream...

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1930s American Realist Figurative Prints

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Drypoint

The Island, DANIEL RIDGWAY KNIGHT - American Impressionist, Realism, Landscape,
The Island, DANIEL RIDGWAY KNIGHT - American Impressionist, Realism, Landscape,

The Island, DANIEL RIDGWAY KNIGHT - American Impressionist, Realism, Landscape,

By Daniel Ridgway Knight

Located in London, GB

Oil on canvas 46 x 55 cm (18 ⅛ x 21 ⅝ inches) Signed lower left, Ridgway Knight Artist biography American artist Daniel Ridgway Knight was born in Pennsylvania and studied at the Éc...

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Late 19th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

'The Connectors' — Vintage American Realism, New York City
'The Connectors' — Vintage American Realism, New York City

'The Connectors' — Vintage American Realism, New York City

By James Allen

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

James Allen, 'The Connectors', 1934, etching, edition not stated, Ryan 66. Signed in pencil. A superb, richly-inked impression, on handmade, cream laid paper, with margins (1/2 to 1...

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1930s American Realist Figurative Prints

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Etching

NYC Park Scene American Scene Social Realism WPA Woman Artist Ashcan Realism
NYC Park Scene American Scene Social Realism WPA Woman Artist Ashcan Realism

NYC Park Scene American Scene Social Realism WPA Woman Artist Ashcan Realism

By Isabel Bishop

Located in New York, NY

NYC Park Scene American Scene Social Realism WPA Woman Artist Ashcan Realism Isabel Bishop (American, 1902-1988) "NYC Park Scene" Pencil on paper Sight: 5 x 7-1/8 inches Signed l...

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1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

House Beautiful Cover Proposal. American Scene Social Realism Industrial WPA
House Beautiful Cover Proposal. American Scene Social Realism Industrial WPA

House Beautiful Cover Proposal. American Scene Social Realism Industrial WPA

By Antonio Petruccelli

Located in New York, NY

House Beautiful Cover Proposal. American Scene Social Realism Industrial WPA Antonio Petruccelli (1907 – 1994) Mixing Mortar 12 1/2 X 14 3/4 inches (sight) Framed 19 1/2 X 21 3/4 in...

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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Gouache, Board

"Skating Party" WPA Regionalism American Scene Mid 20th Century Modern Realism
"Skating Party" WPA Regionalism American Scene Mid 20th Century Modern Realism

"Skating Party" WPA Regionalism American Scene Mid 20th Century Modern Realism

By Roger Medearis

Located in New York, NY

Medearis’ paintings and lithographs can be found in the collections of the Butler Institute of American Art, the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, a...

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1980s American Modern Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

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

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

By William Zorach

Located in New York, NY

Today his work can be found in such prestigious museums as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Art Institute of Chicago,...

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1920s American Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

WPA Post Office Mural Study American Scene Regionalism Social Realism Modern Art
WPA Post Office Mural Study American Scene Regionalism Social Realism Modern Art

WPA Post Office Mural Study American Scene Regionalism Social Realism Modern Art

By Louise Ronnebeck

Located in New York, NY

WPA Post Office Mural Study American Scene Regionalism Social Realism Modern Art Louise Emerson Ronnebeck (1901 - 1980) Oil Riggers, Mural Study Image: 6 1/2 x 37 inches Watercolor ...

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1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Cardboard

"Unemployed" WPA American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern
"Unemployed" WPA American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern

"Unemployed" WPA American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern

By William Gropper

Located in New York, NY

That same year he had paintings purchased by both the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art. Gropper exhibited at the 1939 New York World's Fair, Whitney Museum o...

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1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Broadway, Times Square" Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene Abstract Realism
"Broadway, Times Square" Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene Abstract Realism

"Broadway, Times Square" Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene Abstract Realism

By Hans Weingaertner

Located in New York, NY

"Broadway, Times Square" Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene Abstract Realism Hans Weingaertner (1896-1970) "Broadway, Times Square," 1952 30 x 22 inches Oil on canvas laid down ...

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1950s American Modern Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Board

"Pelham Bay" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modern NYC Subway Transportation
"Pelham Bay" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modern NYC Subway Transportation

"Pelham Bay" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modern NYC Subway Transportation

By Daniel Celentano

Located in New York, NY

Studied: Thomas Hart Benton, 1914 (at age 12) Cape Cod School of Art with Charles Hawthorne, 1918 New York School of Fine And Applied Art with Howard Giles National Academy of Design...

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1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Costume Drawing Mid-Century Modern American Scene Social Realism Russian Theatre
Costume Drawing Mid-Century Modern American Scene Social Realism Russian Theatre

Costume Drawing Mid-Century Modern American Scene Social Realism Russian Theatre

By Anton Refregier

Located in New York, NY

Costume Drawing Mid-Century Modern American Scene Social Realism Russian Theatre Anton Refregier (1905-1979 Costume, 1931 Pencil, crayon, and silver paint on paper 17 x 13 ¾ inches...

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1940s American Modern Mixed Media

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Pencil, Paint, Paper, Crayon

“Washington Square Park, 1938” NYC Social Realism Female American Artist Oil
“Washington Square Park, 1938” NYC Social Realism Female American Artist Oil

“Washington Square Park, 1938” NYC Social Realism Female American Artist Oil

By Dorothy Eisner

Located in Yardley, PA

An exceptional, large, early work by American artist Dorothy Eisner (1906-1984). This painting was recently exhibited at Gracie Mansion in 2019 as part of “She Persists” - a show de...

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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Money Lender"  WPA American Scene Social Realism Modern Mid 20th Century
"Money Lender"  WPA American Scene Social Realism Modern Mid 20th Century

"Money Lender" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modern Mid 20th Century

By Mervin Jules

Located in New York, NY

"Money Lender" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modernism Mid Century Mervin M Jules (1912-1994 "The Money Lender" 15 1/2 x 20 1/2 inches Oil on board, c. 1940s Signed lower left F...

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1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

"May Day" Social Realism WPA American Modern NYC Scene Mid 20th Century
"May Day" Social Realism WPA American Modern NYC Scene Mid 20th Century

"May Day" Social Realism WPA American Modern NYC Scene Mid 20th Century

By Mortimer Borne

Located in New York, NY

"May Day" Social Realism WPA American Modern NYC Scene Mid 20th Century Mortimer Borne (Polish/American 1902-1987) "May Day" 32 x 25 inches Oil on canvas, 1934 Signed lower right Fr...

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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

NYC Cityscape American Scene Social Realism Mid-Century
NYC Cityscape American Scene Social Realism Mid-Century

NYC Cityscape American Scene Social Realism Mid-Century

By Max Arthur Cohn

Located in New York, NY

His primary studio was in New York, where he had became a US citizen, having emigrated to America when he was age two. From 1925 to 1927, he studied at the Art Students League in N...

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1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

"Parade" Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene WPA Regionalism
"Parade" Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene WPA Regionalism

"Parade" Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene WPA Regionalism

By Gerrit Sinclair

Located in New York, NY

"Parade" Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene WPA Regionalism Gerrit Van Sinclair (1890 – 1955) Parade 20 x 15 inches Oil on board, c. 1940s Signed lower right Fram...

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1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

WPA Mural Study Mid-Century Modern American Scene Social Realism Workers
WPA Mural Study Mid-Century Modern American Scene Social Realism Workers

WPA Mural Study Mid-Century Modern American Scene Social Realism Workers

By Anton Refregier

Located in New York, NY

WPA Mural Study Mid-Century Modern American Scene Social Realism Workers Anton Refregier (1905-1979) Mural Study, Untitled 7 ¾ x 22 inches (sight) Gouache, pencil, and charcoal o...

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1940s American Modern Mixed Media

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Charcoal, Gouache, Board, Pencil

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

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 (1904-1981) Hot Summer Night 25 x 30 inches Oil on canvas Signed lower left and dated‘48 Fr...

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1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Gerrit van Sinclair Mid 20th Century American Scene WPA Regionalism Realism 40s
Gerrit van Sinclair Mid 20th Century American Scene WPA Regionalism Realism 40s

Gerrit van Sinclair Mid 20th Century American Scene WPA Regionalism Realism 40s

By Gerrit Sinclair

Located in New York, NY

Gerrit van Sinclair Mid 20th Century American Scene WPA Regionalism Realism 40s Gerrit van Sinclair (1890 – 1955) "Railroad Crossing" 11 3/4 x 16 1/4 inches Oil on board, c. 1940s S...

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1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

"Union Square" NYC American Scene Social Realism Modernism WPA Mid-20th Century
"Union Square" NYC American Scene Social Realism Modernism WPA Mid-20th Century

"Union Square" NYC American Scene Social Realism Modernism WPA Mid-20th Century

By Agnes Hart

Located in New York, NY

"Union Square" NYC American Scene Social Realism Modernism WPA Mid-20th Century Agnes Hart (American, 1912-1979) "Union Square, New York City" Sight: 14 1/2 x 21 1/2 inches Gouache...

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1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings

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Gouache, Board

Interior Mid 20th Century American Scene Modern WPA Still Life Realism
Interior Mid 20th Century American Scene Modern WPA Still Life Realism

Interior Mid 20th Century American Scene Modern WPA Still Life Realism

By Joseph Solman

Located in New York, NY

A champion of modernism, Solman was elected an editor of Art Front Magazine when its other editors, art historian Meyer Shapiro and critic Harold Rosenberg, were still partial to Soc...

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1930s American Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic

Reclining Man Ashcan Early 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Gay Nude
Reclining Man Ashcan Early 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Gay Nude

Reclining Man Ashcan Early 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Gay Nude

By Isidore Konti

Located in New York, NY

"Reclining Man" Ashcan Early 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Gay Nude Isadore Konti (1862 - 1938) "Reclining Man" 7 1/2 w x 4 1/2 d x 7 high inches Bronze Signed and date...

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1910s American Realist Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

"Glassblowers" American Scene Social Realism Mid-20th Century New York City WPA
"Glassblowers" American Scene Social Realism Mid-20th Century New York City WPA

"Glassblowers" American Scene Social Realism Mid-20th Century New York City WPA

By Ernest Fiene

Located in New York, NY

"Glassblowers" American Scene Social Realism Mid-20th Century New York City WPA Ernest Fiene (1894-1965) Glass Blowers 28 x 23 inches Oil on canvas board Signed and dated 1944 lower...

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1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"High School Dance" WPA Mid-20th Century Modern American Scene Social Realism
"High School Dance" WPA Mid-20th Century Modern American Scene Social Realism

"High School Dance" WPA Mid-20th Century Modern American Scene Social Realism

Located in New York, NY

"High School Dance" WPA Mid-20th Century Modern American Scene Social Realism Heusing (20th Century) "High School Dance" 27 x 32 inches Oil on canvas Signed and dated '47 Lower Righ...

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1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Workers
WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Workers

WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Workers

By Seymour Fogel

Located in New York, NY

At this time he began to devote himself solely to abstract, non-representational art and executed what many consider to be the very first abstract mural in the State of Texas at the ...

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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Egg Tempera, Board

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gouache on paper bird's nest, "American Robin" (Naturalism, Realism)
gouache on paper bird's nest, "American Robin" (Naturalism, Realism)

gouache on paper bird's nest, "American Robin" (Naturalism, Realism)

Located in Binghamton, NY

Charlotte B. Heath's "American Robin" is a gouache on paper painting of a American Robin's nest. Heath paints directly from nature. She handles her subject carefully, as seen in her ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Still-life Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Proud, Figurative Realism Original Art Distressed Gold Frame Oil on Linen Board
Proud, Figurative Realism Original Art Distressed Gold Frame Oil on Linen Board

Proud, Figurative Realism Original Art Distressed Gold Frame Oil on Linen Board

By Dee Beard Dean

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Dee Beard Dean is a nationally-recognized artist who has been painting since childhood. She was raised in the countryside of northern Indiana and began her formal studies at Kendall ...

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2010s American Realist Figurative Paintings

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Linen, Oil, Board

Two Horses, Plein Air Realism Original Fine Art Oil on Linen Canvas
Two Horses, Plein Air Realism Original Fine Art Oil on Linen Canvas

Two Horses, Plein Air Realism Original Fine Art Oil on Linen Canvas

By Dee Beard Dean

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Dee Beard Dean is a nationally-recognized artist who has been painting since childhood. She was raised in the countryside of northern Indiana and began her formal studies at Kendall ...

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2010s American Realist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Linen, Oil

Simone 2, Realism Oil Painting, Contemporary Portrait, Painting of Girl
Simone 2, Realism Oil Painting, Contemporary Portrait, Painting of Girl

Simone 2, Realism Oil Painting, Contemporary Portrait, Painting of Girl

By Jim Salvati

Located in Naples, FL

Oil on canvas. Realist oil painter, Jim Salvati, utilizes texture to add emotion and depth to his panels. His paintings usually depict a lone figure, but are not so much portraits a...

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2010s American Realist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

A Passing Brilliance, contemporary realism seascape, oil on panel, framed
A Passing Brilliance, contemporary realism seascape, oil on panel, framed

A Passing Brilliance, contemporary realism seascape, oil on panel, framed

Located in Burlingame, CA

Spectral City is framed in a simple white washed float frame with a silver lip - finished measurements are deep 25 3/8 x 49 3/8 x 1 3/4 deep Denny Holland creates paintings depictin...

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2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Near Light, Mid Century Realism Los Angeles night scene, oil on panel, framed
Near Light, Mid Century Realism Los Angeles night scene, oil on panel, framed

Near Light, Mid Century Realism Los Angeles night scene, oil on panel, framed

Located in Burlingame, CA

Spectral City is framed in a simple maple float frame - finished measurements are 13 1/4 x 37 1/4 x 1 1/2 deep Denny Holland creates paintings depicting objects with accuracy and de...

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2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Truffles, realism, still life in rich deep hues, oil on panel
Truffles, realism, still life in rich deep hues, oil on panel

Truffles, realism, still life in rich deep hues, oil on panel

Located in Burlingame, CA

Truffles is currently framed but can be removed! finished frame measurements 10 3/8 x 12 1/4 x 1 1/4 deep Denny Holland creates paintings depicting objects with accuracy and detail....

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2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Untitled
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Louis SchankerUntitled, 1938

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H 27.5 in W 23.5 in

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By Louis Schanker

Located in Lawrence, NY

They protested against the prevailing currents of regionalism and realism in American art. The Whitney Museum of American Art, then a stronghold of realist styles, was a particular ...

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1930s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

'California Redwoods' — 1940s American Realism
'California Redwoods' — 1940s American Realism

'California Redwoods' — 1940s American Realism

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

James Hollins Patrick, 'California Redwoods', lithograph, edition not stated, c. 1940. Signed and titled in pencil, with the artist’s monogram in the image, upper left. A superb, ric...

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1940s American Realist Landscape Prints

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Lithograph

"Infinite" - American Realism - Horse Painting - Rosa Bonheur
"Infinite" - American Realism - Horse Painting - Rosa Bonheur

"Infinite" - American Realism - Horse Painting - Rosa Bonheur

By Julie Ferris

Located in Atlanta, GA

"Infinite" is an oil on canvas study of a horse featuring black, white and grey hues. The framed dimensions are 17.5 by 14 inches. Atlanta native, Julie Ferris is the Southeast’s pr...

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2010s American Realist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Magnolia" - Floral Still Life - American Realism - Sargent
"Magnolia" - Floral Still Life - American Realism - Sargent

"Magnolia" - Floral Still Life - American Realism - Sargent

By Sarah Lamb

Located in Atlanta, GA

"Magnolia" is a still life american realist painting featuring hues of white, green, brown and black. Sarah Lamb is inspired by the work of John Singer Sargent, Wayne Thiebaud and Em...

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2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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

"Seamstresses" American Scene Modernism WPA Figurative Depression Era Realism

By Jo Cain

Located in New York, NY

In 1932, Cain's entry to the First Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting at the Whitney Museum of American Art hung in the exhibition's entry way; other works were sh...

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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

WPA Period American Modernist Realism Oil Painting
WPA Period American Modernist Realism Oil Painting

WPA Period American Modernist Realism Oil Painting

By Samuel David Lev-Landau

Located in Surfside, FL

Painter, New York, N.Y. Samuel David Lev-Landau was born in Warsaw, Poland and emigrated to the United States. Trained at the Graphic Sketch Club, Philadelphia and studied with Sol W...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Valencia Abstraction - American Academic Realism / photorealism
Valencia Abstraction - American Academic Realism / photorealism

Valencia Abstraction - American Academic Realism / photorealism

By Lynette Cook

Located in Burlingame, CA

'Valencia Abstraction' depicts a historic San Francisco Presidio building facade with cool shadows and golden light cascading across white walls with blue trees reflected in the wind...

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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Spirit of the Woods" American Realism, light streaming through forest
"Spirit of the Woods" American Realism, light streaming through forest

"Spirit of the Woods" American Realism, light streaming through forest

By Edwina Lucas

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

"Spirit of the Woods" is an American Realist depiction of light streaming through a forest. Lucas painted the woods near her studio and was able to capture the light that streams thr...

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2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Factory Scene WPA Mid 20th Century American Realism Cubist Industrial Modernism
Factory Scene WPA Mid 20th Century American Realism Cubist Industrial Modernism

Factory Scene WPA Mid 20th Century American Realism Cubist Industrial Modernism

By Beni E. Kosh

Located in New York, NY

Kosh is included in the catalogue Yet Still We Rise African American Art in Cleveland 1920-1970 and his works were posthumously exhibited at Cleveland State University, the Butler In...

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1950s American Modern Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

Lower Manhattan American Modernism NYC Cityscape Social Realism WPA 20th Century
Lower Manhattan American Modernism NYC Cityscape Social Realism WPA 20th Century

Lower Manhattan American Modernism NYC Cityscape Social Realism WPA 20th Century

By Jo Cain

Located in New York, NY

Lower Manhattan American Modernism NYC Cityscape Social Realism WPA 20th Century Jo Cain (1904 - 2003) Lower Manhattan 34 1/4 x 42 ½ inches Oil on canvas c. 1930s Signed lower right...

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1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Industrial Railroad WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Rural Modern Realism
Industrial Railroad WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Rural Modern Realism

Industrial Railroad WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Rural Modern Realism

By Louis Bosa

Located in New York, NY

Industrial Railroad WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Rural Modern Realism Large oil on canvas genre painting depicting laborers working on a railroad, with rural landscape in the...

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1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Industrial Railroad WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Rural Modern Realism
Industrial Railroad WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Rural Modern Realism

Industrial Railroad WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Rural Modern Realism

By Louis Bosa

Located in New York, NY

Industrial Railroad WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Rural Modern Realism Large oil on canvas genre painting depicting laborers working on a railroad, with rural landscape in the...

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1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Bearsville NY" Landscape Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene

"Bearsville NY" Landscape Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene

By Georgina Klitgaard

Located in New York, NY

Her work is in the collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art, Brooklyn Museum and Museum of Modern Art in New York City; Wood Gallery of Art, Montpelier, Vermont; Dayton Art ...

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1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

GLACIER PARK 1940s WPA Mid-Century Realism to Abstraction American Modernism
GLACIER PARK 1940s WPA Mid-Century Realism to Abstraction American Modernism

GLACIER PARK 1940s WPA Mid-Century Realism to Abstraction American Modernism

By Vincent Campanella 1

Located in New York, NY

GLACIER PARK 1940s WPA Mid-Century Realism to Abstraction American Modernism This is a special Vincent Campanella oil painting from the late 1940s that teeters on the edge of realis...

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1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

American Scene Mid Century Modern Social Realism Men Working Industrial Waterway
American Scene Mid Century Modern Social Realism Men Working Industrial Waterway

American Scene Mid Century Modern Social Realism Men Working Industrial Waterway

By Iver Rose

Located in New York, NY

American Scene Mid Century Modern Social Realism Men Working Industrial Waterway Iver Rose 1899 - 1972 The Return 18 3/4 x 25 3/4 inches Oil on paper, c. 1940s Signed upper right,...

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1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Oil

"Tailor" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modernism Mid Century Modern Fashion
"Tailor" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modernism Mid Century Modern Fashion

"Tailor" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modernism Mid Century Modern Fashion

By Mervin Jules

Located in New York, NY

Exhibition Venues: "Baltimore Museum of Art, 1936-46; Whitney Museum of American Art, 1938, 1940-49; Art Institute of Chicago, 1938-41; Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts annual, ...

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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Cityscape Mid-20th Century Modern Social Realism American Scene Regionalism WPA
Cityscape Mid-20th Century Modern Social Realism American Scene Regionalism WPA

Cityscape Mid-20th Century Modern Social Realism American Scene Regionalism WPA

Located in New York, NY

Cityscape Mid-20th Century Modern Social Realism American Scene Regionalism WPA Samuel Thal (1903 to 1964) "Cityscene" 12 x 16 inches Oil on board, c. 1940s Signed verso Framed: 19...

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1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Television #2, WPA Figurative American Modernism Realism Mid-Century Color Field
Television #2, WPA Figurative American Modernism Realism Mid-Century Color Field

Television #2, WPA Figurative American Modernism Realism Mid-Century Color Field

By Harry Sternberg

Located in New York, NY

Television #2, WPA Figurative American Modernism Realism Mid-Century Color Field Harry Sternberg (1904 - 2001), Television #2, 1949, Oil on canvas, Signed lower right; signed and ti...

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1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

WPA Workers Mid 20th Century Realism American Scene Figurative Modern 1930
WPA Workers Mid 20th Century Realism American Scene Figurative Modern 1930

WPA Workers Mid 20th Century Realism American Scene Figurative Modern 1930

By Harry Gottlieb

Located in New York, NY

Harry Gottlieb (1895 - 1993). Oil on board. Signed and dated 1930 lower right. Framed. Image size, 18 x 24 inches. Harry Gottlieb, painter, screenprinter, educator, and lithograph...

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1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Long Beach WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Modernism Ashcan
Long Beach WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Modernism Ashcan

Long Beach WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Modernism Ashcan

By Daniel Ralph Celentano

Located in New York, NY

Studied: Thomas Hart Benton, 1914 (at age 12) Cape Cod School of Art with Charles Hawthorne, 1918 New York School of Fine And Applied Art with Howard Giles National Academy of Design...

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1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Men Working Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern
Men Working Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern

Men Working Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern

By Jo Cain

Located in New York, NY

In 1932, Cain's entry to the First Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting at the Whitney Museum of American Art hung in the exhibition's entry way; other works were sh...

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1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

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

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 (1904-1981) Facing the East River 20 x 24 inches Oil on canvas Signed lower right Saul, insc...

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1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

View From the Fire Road / California landscape American realism
View From the Fire Road / California landscape American realism

View From the Fire Road / California landscape American realism

By Willard Dixon

Located in Burlingame, CA

Messinger, The Landscape in Twentieth-Century American Art: Selections from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, p.p. 130-131 (color reproduction) Jones, Harvey L., San Francisco:The Pain...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Petaluma Evening / American city scene figurative still life realism
Petaluma Evening / American city scene figurative still life realism

Petaluma Evening / American city scene figurative still life realism

By Willard Dixon

Located in Burlingame, CA

Messinger, The Landscape in Twentieth-Century American Art: Selections from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, p.p. 130-131 (color reproduction) Jones, Harvey L., San Francisco:The Pain...

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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

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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Canvas, Oil

WPA Period "Coastal Village" American Modernist Realism Oil Painting
WPA Period "Coastal Village" American Modernist Realism Oil Painting

WPA Period "Coastal Village" American Modernist Realism Oil Painting

By Samuel David Lev-Landau

Located in Surfside, FL

Signed and titled in Yiddish verso. Painter, New York, N.Y. Samuel David Lev-Landau was born in Warsaw, Poland and emigrated to the United States. Trained at the Graphic Sketch Clu...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Magic Realism Cityscape
Magic Realism Cityscape

Magic Realism Cityscape

By Virginia Cuthbert

Located in Buffalo, NY

An original modern oil on canvas Magic Realist painting by American female regionalist Virginia Cuthbert. Virginia Cuthbert was born in 1908 in West Newton, Pennsylvania. She was a ...

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1930s American Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

“Dime a Dance” American Art Deco 20th Century Modernism Pin-Up Social Realism
“Dime a Dance” American Art Deco 20th Century Modernism Pin-Up Social Realism

“Dime a Dance” American Art Deco 20th Century Modernism Pin-Up Social Realism

Located in New York, NY

“Dime a Dance” American Art Deco 20th Century Modernism Pin-Up Social Realism Arthur Rosenman Ross (1913 - 1981) “Dime a Dance”, 1933 Watercolor and Ink on Illustration Board 18” x ...

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1930s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor, Board

"Pay Day" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid 20th Century Modern Workers
"Pay Day" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid 20th Century Modern Workers

"Pay Day" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid 20th Century Modern Workers

By Don Freeman

Located in New York, NY

"Pay Day" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid 20th Century Modern Workers Don Freeman (1908-1978) Pay Day 20 x 30 inches Oil on board, c. 1940s Signed lower right BIO Illustr...

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1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Reflections Egg Tempera  Realism  American Artist 8.5" x 12.5"
Reflections Egg Tempera  Realism  American Artist 8.5" x 12.5"

Reflections Egg Tempera Realism American Artist 8.5" x 12.5"

By Mark Thompson

Located in Houston, TX

Reflections Egg Tempera Realism Framed 8.5" x 12.5" Reflections Egg Tempera Realism Framed 8.5" x 12.5" is painted with egg tempera by realist painter Mark Thompson . Eg...

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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Egg Tempera, Panel

Daffodils, Realism, Oil Painting, Realism, Floral Paintings , Gary Hernandez
Daffodils, Realism, Oil Painting, Realism, Floral Paintings , Gary Hernandez

Daffodils, Realism, Oil Painting, Realism, Floral Paintings , Gary Hernandez

By Gary Hernandez

Located in Houston, TX

Hernandez is an internationally recognized, award winning artist in the style of Realism portrait ,landscape and floral paintings He received training from the Houston Museum of Fi...

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2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

"Migrant" Robert Gwathmey, Baskets of Food Produce, American Realism, Farm Work
"Migrant" Robert Gwathmey, Baskets of Food Produce, American Realism, Farm Work

"Migrant" Robert Gwathmey, Baskets of Food Produce, American Realism, Farm Work

By Robert Gwathmey

Located in New York, NY

While Gwathmey was often labeled a "Social Realist," his imagery focusing on the lives of the African-American minority moves beyond pure social commentary on the plight of their sit...

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1970s American Realist Figurative Prints

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Paper, Screen

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By Jessie Arms Botke

Located in New York, NY

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1930s Art Deco Landscape Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Two in Sedona. American landscape, luxury interiors, oil painting on canvas
Two in Sedona. American landscape, luxury interiors, oil painting on canvas

Two in Sedona. American landscape, luxury interiors, oil painting on canvas

By Anna Shesterikova

Located in Oslo, NO

The painting "Two in Sedona" was born from the artist's trip to one of the most amazing places in the American Southwest – Sedona, Arizona. This work conveys the beauty of the famous...

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2010s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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By Richard Thomas Scott

Located in Atlanta, GA

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2010s American Realist Figurative Paintings

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Linen, Oil

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"Metamorphosis" - Contemporary History Painter - Vermeer

By Richard Thomas Scott

Located in Atlanta, GA

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2010s American Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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