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William Sanderson, Fascists
William Sanderson, Fascists

William SandersonWilliam Sanderson, Fascists, 1940, about

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H 9.75 in W 9.25 in

William Sanderson, Fascists

By William Sanderson

Located in New York, NY

Latvia-born William Sanderson became a contributor to the New Yorker and New Masses magazines during the 1930s.

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1940s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

India Ink

Modernist Oil Painting the Shop Window NYC 1940s WPA era
Modernist Oil Painting the Shop Window NYC 1940s WPA era

Modernist Oil Painting the Shop Window NYC 1940s WPA era

By Maurice Becker

Located in Surfside, FL

Becker was a frequent contributor to the radical press, publishing his art in such periodicals as Revolt, The Toiler, New Solidarity, The Blast, Survey Graphic, The New York Call. an...

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Early 20th Century Ashcan School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Louis Lozowick Original Lithograph Pencil Signed “Coal Pockets”
Louis Lozowick Original Lithograph Pencil Signed “Coal Pockets”

Louis Lozowick Original Lithograph Pencil Signed “Coal Pockets”

By Louis Lozowick

Located in Phoenix, AZ

From his experiences there with artists, he wrote Modern Russian Art, and later did illustrations for the New Masses and translated for Broom Magazine. Returning to the United State...

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Early 20th Century More Prints

Materials

Etching

Portrait Sketch by Philadelphia artist Julius Bloch
Portrait Sketch by Philadelphia artist Julius Bloch

Portrait Sketch by Philadelphia artist Julius Bloch

By Julius Bloch

Located in Philadelphia, PA

He was accepted to the Easel Division of the Public Works of Art Project in 1933, and started publishing lithographs for the socialist magazine The New Masses in 1934, the year Elean...

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Mid-20th Century Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Crayon

Portrait of a Man by Philadelphia artist Julius Bloch
Portrait of a Man by Philadelphia artist Julius Bloch

Portrait of a Man by Philadelphia artist Julius Bloch

By Julius Bloch

Located in Philadelphia, PA

He was accepted to the Easel Division of the Public Works of Art Project in 1933, and started publishing lithographs for the socialist magazine The New Masses in 1934, the year Elean...

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1940s Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Angry Skies (Andante Cantabile) — Central Park, New York City
Angry Skies (Andante Cantabile) — Central Park, New York City

Angry Skies (Andante Cantabile) — Central Park, New York City

By Louis Lozowick

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

While in Berlin he became friends with Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, El Lissitsky, and the avant-garde Russian artists affiliated with the November-gruppe. On his return to New York in 1924 he...

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1930s American Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"Senator" William Gropper, Social Realism, WPA Political Art, Caricature

"Senator" William Gropper, Social Realism, WPA Political Art, Caricature

By William Gropper

Located in New York, NY

He did much illustration-cartoon work for the New York Tribune newspaper, Vanity Fair magazine and the politically 'left-wing' publication, "New Masses."

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Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

'Color Abstraction of Pyramids and Temples of Mexico' — Abstract Expressionism

'Color Abstraction of Pyramids and Temples of Mexico' — Abstract Expressionism

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Warsager also worked in engraving, etching, and lithography, and he was an illustrator for the New Masses. His inventive and masterfully-crafted prints depict urban scenes and rural ...

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1960s Abstract Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Acrylic

Horsemen
Horsemen

William GropperHorsemen, 1935

$900

H 17.5 in W 20.4 in D 0.75 in

Horsemen

By William Gropper

Located in San Francisco, CA

A few years later through freelance work, his cartoons and drawings appeared in other newspapers and magazines, such as The Liberator, The New Masses, The New York Post, The New York...

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Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Liberated Village
Liberated Village

William GropperLiberated Village, c.1940

$1,100

H 20.25 in W 24.25 in D 0.75 in

Liberated Village

By William Gropper

Located in San Francisco, CA

A few years later through freelance work, his cartoons and drawings appeared in other newspapers and magazines, such as The Liberator, The New Masses, The New York Post, The New York...

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Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Opera Box American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Classical Music
Opera Box American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Classical Music

Opera Box American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Classical Music

By William Gropper

Located in New York, NY

In 1919 Gropper established a reputation as a political cartoonist working for the New York Tribune. His blunt, forceful style attracted the attention of other publications, and he p...

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1950s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"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

In 1919 Gropper established a reputation as a political cartoonist working for the New York Tribune. His blunt, forceful style attracted the attention of other publications, and he p...

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1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Charmion Von Wiegand - Intersecting Magic Square gouache on board, signed Framed
Charmion Von Wiegand - Intersecting Magic Square gouache on board, signed Framed

Charmion Von Wiegand - Intersecting Magic Square gouache on board, signed Framed

By Charmion von Wiegand

Located in New York, NY

Von Wiegand began writing art criticism for New Masses as well as for other publications, including New Theatre, ARTnews, and Arts Magazine.

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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Gouache, Handmade Paper, Pencil

Semi-abstract Still Life, Large 20th Century Blue & Pink Oil Painting
Semi-abstract Still Life, Large 20th Century Blue & Pink Oil Painting

Semi-abstract Still Life, Large 20th Century Blue & Pink Oil Painting

By John Heliker

Located in Beachwood, OH

Heliker had three one-person shows at the Maynard Walker Gallery in New York, the first in 1936, and in the late 1930s was making drawings for the New Masses and joined the easel div...

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20th Century Abstract Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Moonlight (Abstract Expressionist mid-century print)
Moonlight (Abstract Expressionist mid-century print)

Moonlight (Abstract Expressionist mid-century print)

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Working in the "social realist" tradition, she specialized in scenes of proletariat American life, which she then contributed to populist and Marxist journals of the period, includin...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

Modernist Rabbi In Synagogue Judaica Watercolor Harry Sternberg
Modernist Rabbi In Synagogue Judaica Watercolor Harry Sternberg

Modernist Rabbi In Synagogue Judaica Watercolor Harry Sternberg

By Harry Sternberg

Located in Surfside, FL

Sternberg contributed drawings to the leftist magazine New Masses for 17 years and worked actively in organizations defending the rights of both artists and laborers.

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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Modernist Rabbi Judaica Painting on Gold Background

Modernist Rabbi Judaica Painting on Gold Background

By Harry Sternberg

Located in Surfside, FL

Sternberg contributed drawings to the leftist magazine New Masses for 17 years and worked actively in organizations defending the rights of both artists and laborers.

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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Illustration Board

'Tanks #1' — American Precisionism
'Tanks #1' — American Precisionism

'Tanks #1' — American Precisionism

By Louis Lozowick

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

While in Berlin, he became friends with Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, El Lissitsky, and the avant-garde Russian artists affiliated with the Novembergruppe. On his return to New York in 1924, h...

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1920s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

'Steel Valley' — Mid-Century Modernism, Pittsburg
'Steel Valley' — Mid-Century Modernism, Pittsburg

'Steel Valley' — Mid-Century Modernism, Pittsburg

By Louis Lozowick

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

While in Berlin he became friends with Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, El Lissitsky, and the avant-garde Russian artists affiliated with the November-gruppe. On his return to New York in 1924 he...

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1930s American Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Charcoal Drawing "Waiting" Pensive Woman Americana WPA Artist
Charcoal Drawing "Waiting" Pensive Woman Americana WPA Artist

Charcoal Drawing "Waiting" Pensive Woman Americana WPA Artist

By William Gropper

Located in Surfside, FL

Gropper obtained his first significant job as a cartoonist for the New York Tribune in 1917. While working as a staff cartoonist for the Tribune, he also contributed drawings to publ...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal

'Corner of Steel Plant' — American Modernism / Precisionism
'Corner of Steel Plant' — American Modernism / Precisionism

'Corner of Steel Plant' — American Modernism / Precisionism

By Louis Lozowick

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

While in Berlin, he became friends with Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, El Lissitsky, and the avant-garde Russian artists affiliated with the November-gruppe. On his return to New York in 1924, ...

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1920s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Large Oil Painting Klezmer Wedding Rabbis Judaica WPA Jewish Art William Gropper
Large Oil Painting Klezmer Wedding Rabbis Judaica WPA Jewish Art William Gropper

Large Oil Painting Klezmer Wedding Rabbis Judaica WPA Jewish Art William Gropper

By William Gropper

Located in Surfside, FL

Gropper obtained his first significant job as a cartoonist for the New York Tribune in 1917. While working as a staff cartoonist for the Tribune, he also contributed drawings to publ...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Jewish Rabbi Student Judaica Watercolor Gouache Painting WPA Art William Gropper
Jewish Rabbi Student Judaica Watercolor Gouache Painting WPA Art William Gropper

Jewish Rabbi Student Judaica Watercolor Gouache Painting WPA Art William Gropper

By William Gropper

Located in Surfside, FL

Gropper obtained his first significant job as a cartoonist for the New York Tribune in 1917. While working as a staff cartoonist for the Tribune, he also contributed drawings to publ...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

Jewish Shtetl Hasidic Wedding Dance Judaica Lithograph Yiddish Social Realism
Jewish Shtetl Hasidic Wedding Dance Judaica Lithograph Yiddish Social Realism

Jewish Shtetl Hasidic Wedding Dance Judaica Lithograph Yiddish Social Realism

By William Gropper

Located in Surfside, FL

Gropper obtained his first significant job as a cartoonist for the New York Tribune in 1917. While working as a staff cartoonist for the Tribune, he also contributed drawings to publ...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Jewish Shtetl Klezmer Wedding Tanz Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Social Realist
Jewish Shtetl Klezmer Wedding Tanz Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Social Realist

Jewish Shtetl Klezmer Wedding Tanz Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Social Realist

By William Gropper

Located in Surfside, FL

Gropper obtained his first significant job as a cartoonist for the New York Tribune in 1917. While working as a staff cartoonist for the Tribune, he also contributed drawings to publ...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Jewish Shtetl Peddlar Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Social Realist
Jewish Shtetl Peddlar Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Social Realist

Jewish Shtetl Peddlar Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Social Realist

By William Gropper

Located in Surfside, FL

Gropper obtained his first significant job as a cartoonist for the New York Tribune in 1917. While working as a staff cartoonist for the Tribune, he also contributed drawings to publ...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Jewish Shtetl Peddlar Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Social Realist
Jewish Shtetl Peddlar Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Social Realist

Jewish Shtetl Peddlar Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Social Realist

By William Gropper

Located in Surfside, FL

Gropper obtained his first significant job as a cartoonist for the New York Tribune in 1917. While working as a staff cartoonist for the Tribune, he also contributed drawings to publ...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Jewish Shtetl Machers Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Social Realist
Jewish Shtetl Machers Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Social Realist

Jewish Shtetl Machers Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Social Realist

By William Gropper

Located in Surfside, FL

Gropper obtained his first significant job as a cartoonist for the New York Tribune in 1917. While working as a staff cartoonist for the Tribune, he also contributed drawings to publ...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Sephardic Jew Fez Hat Jewish Shtetl Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Art
Sephardic Jew Fez Hat Jewish Shtetl Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Art

Sephardic Jew Fez Hat Jewish Shtetl Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Art

By William Gropper

Located in Surfside, FL

Gropper obtained his first significant job as a cartoonist for the New York Tribune in 1917. While working as a staff cartoonist for the Tribune, he also contributed drawings to publ...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Rabbi, Cup of Tea, Shtetl Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Social Realist Artist
Rabbi, Cup of Tea, Shtetl Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Social Realist Artist

Rabbi, Cup of Tea, Shtetl Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Social Realist Artist

By William Gropper

Located in Surfside, FL

Gropper obtained his first significant job as a cartoonist for the New York Tribune in 1917. While working as a staff cartoonist for the Tribune, he also contributed drawings to publ...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Women, Dishes, Shtetl Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Social Realist Artist
Women, Dishes, Shtetl Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Social Realist Artist

Women, Dishes, Shtetl Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Social Realist Artist

By William Gropper

Located in Surfside, FL

Gropper obtained his first significant job as a cartoonist for the New York Tribune in 1917. While working as a staff cartoonist for the Tribune, he also contributed drawings to publ...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Neon Lighting WPA Mid 20th Century Social Realism American Scene Modern Figures
Neon Lighting WPA Mid 20th Century Social Realism American Scene Modern Figures

Neon Lighting WPA Mid 20th Century Social Realism American Scene Modern Figures

By Maurice Becker

Located in New York, NY

These drawings appeared in left-wing publications like The Daily Worker, The Masses, Liberator, and New Solidarity. Becker knew artist John Sloan, who was editor of The Masses, so S...

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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

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Construction (Excavation)

Louis LozowickConstruction (Excavation), 1930

Unavailable

H 15.94 in W 6.32 in

Construction (Excavation)

By Louis Lozowick

Located in Wellesley, MA

From his experiences there with artists, he wrote Modern Russian Art, and later did illustrations for the New Masses and translated for Broom Magazine.

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1930s American Realist More Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Blast Furnaces

Louis LozowickBlast Furnaces, 1929

Unavailable

H 7.5 in W 14.63 in

Blast Furnaces

By Louis Lozowick

Located in Wellesley, MA

From his experiences there with artists, he wrote Modern Russian Art, and later did illustrations for the New Masses and translated for Broom Magazine.

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1920s Realist More Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Mill Town
Mill Town

Louis RibakMill Town, circa 1930

Unavailable

H 14 in W 20 in

Mill Town

By Louis Ribak

Located in Graton, CA

Sloan was an editor for the radical periodical, New Masses, and prompted the young artist to illustrate for the publication.

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Early 20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Fourteenth Street

Fourteenth Street

By Phyllis (Pele) De Lappe

Located in Oakland, CA

DeLappe’s art focused on the working class and she made a meager living by drawing for the Daily Worker, New Masses, L'Unita Operaia, West Oakland Beacon, and the San Francisco Chron...

Materials

Casein, Masonite

Cactus, San Miguel
Cactus, San Miguel

Louis RibakCactus, San Miguel, Unknown

Unavailable

H 35 in W 24 in

Cactus, San Miguel

By Louis Ribak

Located in Santa Fe, NM

Sloan edited the radical periodical, New Masses. Ribak jumped in and did the illustrations.

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20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Untitled - Horses

Louis RibakUntitled - Horses, Unknown

Unavailable

H 15 in W 13 in

Untitled - Horses

By Louis Ribak

Located in Santa Fe, NM

Sloan edited the radical periodical, New Masses. Ribak jumped in and did the illustrations.

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20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Untitled (Rabbi with Prayer Shawl)
Untitled (Rabbi with Prayer Shawl)

Untitled (Rabbi with Prayer Shawl)

By Harry Sternberg

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Sternberg contributed drawings to the leftist magazine New Masses for 17 years In addition to his prodigious artistic output, Sternberg was an influential teacher at various univers...

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20th Century Art

Materials

Oil

Study for "The New Masses"

Hugo GellertStudy for "The New Masses"

Unavailable

H 21.25 in W 19 in

Study for "The New Masses"

By Hugo Gellert

Located in Boston, MA

Hugo Gellert (Hungarian-American, 1892-1985), Study for "The New Masses". Mary Ryan Gallery 4. Signed in ink lower left: "Hugo / Gellert"; inscribed in crayon upper center: "New Mass...

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20th Century American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Wax Crayon

The New Masses
The New Masses

The New Masses

By Jacob Berman

Located in Los Angeles, CA

JACOB BERMAN "THE NEW MASSES" GAUCHE,SIGNED AMERICAN, DATED 1936 14.25 X 10.5 INCHES Illustration for a famous magazine.

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1930s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Archival Paper

Original Drawing for the NEW MASSES -  19.5" x 15"
Original Drawing for the NEW MASSES -  19.5" x 15"

Original Drawing for the NEW MASSES - 19.5" x 15"

By Adolf Dehn

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Sheet and image 19 1/2 x 15 inches. The New Masses was published from 1926 – 1948. It succeeded the The Masses 1912-17.

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1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

India Ink

Untitled (Colorado Town)
Untitled (Colorado Town)

Untitled (Colorado Town)

By William Sanderson

Located in Denver, CO

His work appeared in several popular publications including The New Yorker, Esquire and The New Masses. In 1937, Sanderson was honored with a solo exhibition held at the Contemp...

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20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Checkmate

Sid GotcliffeCheckmate, 1950

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H 24 in W 30 in

Checkmate

By Sid Gotcliffe

Located in Los Angeles, CA

He did drawing for “The New Masses” magazine a communist leaning publication as did many other WPA artists.

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1850s Ashcan School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Carnival in New York, " William Gropper, City Street Scene Fair with Figures
"Carnival in New York, " William Gropper, City Street Scene Fair with Figures

"Carnival in New York, " William Gropper, City Street Scene Fair with Figures

By William Gropper

Located in New York, NY

After graduation, Gropper briefly illustrated for the New York Tribune, during which time he began contributing to socialist publications, such as The New Masses, Labor Defender and ...

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1960s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Modernist Oil Painting the Shop Window NYC 1940s WPA era
Modernist Oil Painting the Shop Window NYC 1940s WPA era

Modernist Oil Painting the Shop Window NYC 1940s WPA era

By Maurice Becker

Located in Surfside, FL

Becker was a frequent contributor to the radical press, publishing his art in such periodicals as Revolt, The Toiler, New Solidarity, The Blast, Survey Graphic, The New York Call. an...

Category

Early 20th Century Ashcan School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Modernist Oil Painting the Shop Window NYC 1940s WPA era
Modernist Oil Painting the Shop Window NYC 1940s WPA era

Modernist Oil Painting the Shop Window NYC 1940s WPA era

By Maurice Becker

Located in Surfside, FL

Becker was a frequent contributor to the radical press, publishing his art in such periodicals as Revolt, The Toiler, New Solidarity, The Blast, Survey Graphic, The New York Call. an...

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Early 20th Century Ashcan School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Red Barn and Tree (Surrealist/Modernist Colorado Landscape)
Red Barn and Tree (Surrealist/Modernist Colorado Landscape)

Red Barn and Tree (Surrealist/Modernist Colorado Landscape)

By William Sanderson

Located in Denver, CO

His work appeared in several popular publications including The New Yorker, Esquire and The New Masses. In 1937, Sanderson was honored with a solo exhibition held at the Contempor...

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20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

The Earth Abides Forever (Modernist Landscape with Abandoned House, Autumn)
The Earth Abides Forever (Modernist Landscape with Abandoned House, Autumn)

The Earth Abides Forever (Modernist Landscape with Abandoned House, Autumn)

By William Sanderson

Located in Denver, CO

His work appeared in several popular publications including The New Yorker, Esquire and The New Masses. In 1937, Sanderson was honored with a solo exhibition held at the Contempor...

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1970s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Jan Matulka VIEW OF THE BRONX Watercolor American Modern NYC 20th Century
Jan Matulka VIEW OF THE BRONX Watercolor American Modern NYC 20th Century

Jan Matulka VIEW OF THE BRONX Watercolor American Modern NYC 20th Century

By Jan Matulka

Located in New York, NY

Concurrently for New Masses, a communist magazine, he did satiric illustrations expressing his sympathy for the working classes, and from 1929 to 1931, he taught at the Art Students ...

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1920s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Graphite

Abandoned (Colorado)
Abandoned (Colorado)

William SandersonAbandoned (Colorado)

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H 13.25 in W 16.25 in D 0.75 in

Abandoned (Colorado)

By William Sanderson

Located in Denver, CO

His work appeared in several popular publications including The New Yorker, Esquire and The New Masses. In 1937, Sanderson was honored with a solo exhibition held at the Contempor...

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20th Century Landscape Paintings

The Hombre
The Hombre

William SandersonThe Hombre

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H 11.75 in W 9.75 in

The Hombre

By William Sanderson

Located in Denver, CO

His work appeared in several popular publications including "The New Yorker," "Esquire" and "The New Masses."

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20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Untitled (February Morning)
Untitled (February Morning)

Untitled (February Morning)

By William Sanderson

Located in Denver, CO

His work appeared in several popular publications including "The New Yorker," "Esquire" and "The New Masses."

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1950s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Untitled (Colorado Homestead)
Untitled (Colorado Homestead)

Untitled (Colorado Homestead)

By William Sanderson

Located in Denver, CO

His work appeared in several popular publications including "The New Yorker," "Esquire" and "The New Masses.

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20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Untitled
Untitled

Untitled

By William Sanderson

Located in Denver, CO

His work appeared in several popular publications including "The New Yorker," "Esquire" and "The New Masses."

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20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings

The Shotgun Wedding
The Shotgun Wedding

The Shotgun Wedding

By William Sanderson

Located in Denver, CO

His work appeared in several popular publications including "The New Yorker," "Esquire" and "The New Masses."

Category

20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Floral Still Life

Floral Still Life

By William Gropper

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A few years later through freelance work, his cartoons and drawings appeared in other newspapers and magazines, such as The Liberator, The New Masses, The New York Post, The New York...

Category

1960s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Abstract Street (Untitled)" Hananiah Harari, 1939 Modernists Abstracted Street

"Abstract Street (Untitled)" Hananiah Harari, 1939 Modernists Abstracted Street

By Hananiah Harari

Located in New York, NY

In 1948 he had a solo show at the Laurel Gallery, New York. In 1950 he was blacklisted by McCarthy's House Un-American Activities Committee for his work as a satirical illustrator on...

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1930s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Doomsday Rhapsody" Contemporary Social Realism Mid 20th Century Political Large
"Doomsday Rhapsody" Contemporary Social Realism Mid 20th Century Political Large

"Doomsday Rhapsody" Contemporary Social Realism Mid 20th Century Political Large

By William Gropper

Located in New York, NY

In 1919 Gropper established a reputation as a political cartoonist working for the New York Tribune. His blunt, forceful style attracted the attention of other publications, and he p...

Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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

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

By William Gropper

Located in New York, NY

In 1919 Gropper established a reputation as a political cartoonist working for the New York Tribune. His blunt, forceful style attracted the attention of other publications, and he p...

Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

“The Circus Performer”
“The Circus Performer”

“The Circus Performer”

By William Gropper

Located in Southampton, NY

A few years later, through freelance work, his cartoons and drawings were sold to other newspapers and magazines such as The Liberator, The New Masses, The New York Post, The New Yor...

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1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache, Archival Paper

'Aviation 1930' — Advent of Commercial Flight
'Aviation 1930' — Advent of Commercial Flight

'Aviation 1930' — Advent of Commercial Flight

By Julius Bloch

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

He regularly published lithographs in New Masses, which showcased politicized, working-class imagery.

Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Modernist Rabbi In Synagogue Judaica Watercolor Harry Sternberg
Modernist Rabbi In Synagogue Judaica Watercolor Harry Sternberg

Modernist Rabbi In Synagogue Judaica Watercolor Harry Sternberg

By Harry Sternberg

Located in Surfside, FL

Sternberg contributed drawings to the leftist magazine New Masses for 17 years and worked actively in organizations defending the rights of both artists and laborers.

Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Steel Valley —Mid-Century Modernism
Steel Valley —Mid-Century Modernism

Steel Valley —Mid-Century Modernism

By Louis Lozowick

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

While in Berlin he became friends with Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, El Lissitsky, and the avant-garde Russian artists affiliated with the November-gruppe. On his return to New York in 1924 he...

Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Modernist Rabbi Judaica Painting on Gold Background

Modernist Rabbi Judaica Painting on Gold Background

By Harry Sternberg

Located in Surfside, FL

Sternberg contributed drawings to the leftist magazine New Masses for 17 years and worked actively in organizations defending the rights of both artists and laborers.

Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Illustration Board

Modernist Rabbi Judaica Painting on Gold Background

Modernist Rabbi Judaica Painting on Gold Background

By Harry Sternberg

Located in Surfside, FL

Sternberg contributed drawings to the leftist magazine New Masses for 17 years and worked actively in organizations defending the rights of both artists and laborers.

Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Illustration Board

Charcoal Drawing "Waiting" Pensive Woman Americana WPA Artist
Charcoal Drawing "Waiting" Pensive Woman Americana WPA Artist

Charcoal Drawing "Waiting" Pensive Woman Americana WPA Artist

By William Gropper

Located in Surfside, FL

Gropper obtained his first significant job as a cartoonist for the New York Tribune in 1917. While working as a staff cartoonist for the Tribune, he also contributed drawings to publ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal

Judaica Painting Bar Mitzvah Boy, Cheder Lessons
Judaica Painting Bar Mitzvah Boy, Cheder Lessons

Judaica Painting Bar Mitzvah Boy, Cheder Lessons

By William Gropper

Located in Surfside, FL

Gropper obtained his first significant job as a cartoonist for the New York Tribune in 1917. While working as a staff cartoonist for the Tribune, he also contributed drawings to publ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

Wedding Dancer, Shtetl Series
Wedding Dancer, Shtetl Series

Wedding Dancer, Shtetl Series

By William Gropper

Located in Surfside, FL

Gropper obtained his first significant job as a cartoonist for the New York Tribune in 1917. While working as a staff cartoonist for the Tribune, he also contributed drawings to publ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Jewish Shtetl Peddlar Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Social Realist
Jewish Shtetl Peddlar Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Social Realist

Jewish Shtetl Peddlar Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Social Realist

By William Gropper

Located in Surfside, FL

Gropper obtained his first significant job as a cartoonist for the New York Tribune in 1917. While working as a staff cartoonist for the Tribune, he also contributed drawings to publ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Jewish Shtetl Peddlar Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Social Realist
Jewish Shtetl Peddlar Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Social Realist

Jewish Shtetl Peddlar Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Social Realist

By William Gropper

Located in Surfside, FL

Gropper obtained his first significant job as a cartoonist for the New York Tribune in 1917. While working as a staff cartoonist for the Tribune, he also contributed drawings to publ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Jewish Shtetl Machers Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Social Realist
Jewish Shtetl Machers Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Social Realist

Jewish Shtetl Machers Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Social Realist

By William Gropper

Located in Surfside, FL

Gropper obtained his first significant job as a cartoonist for the New York Tribune in 1917. While working as a staff cartoonist for the Tribune, he also contributed drawings to publ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Jewish Shtetl Hasidic Wedding Dance Judaica Lithograph Yiddish Social Realism
Jewish Shtetl Hasidic Wedding Dance Judaica Lithograph Yiddish Social Realism

Jewish Shtetl Hasidic Wedding Dance Judaica Lithograph Yiddish Social Realism

By William Gropper

Located in Surfside, FL

Gropper obtained his first significant job as a cartoonist for the New York Tribune in 1917. While working as a staff cartoonist for the Tribune, he also contributed drawings to publ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Rabbi Studying Shtetl Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Social Realist Artist
Rabbi Studying Shtetl Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Social Realist Artist

Rabbi Studying Shtetl Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Social Realist Artist

By William Gropper

Located in Surfside, FL

Gropper obtained his first significant job as a cartoonist for the New York Tribune in 1917. While working as a staff cartoonist for the Tribune, he also contributed drawings to publ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Jewish Shtetl Groise Macher Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Social Realist Print
Jewish Shtetl Groise Macher Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Social Realist Print

Jewish Shtetl Groise Macher Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Social Realist Print

By William Gropper

Located in Surfside, FL

Gropper obtained his first significant job as a cartoonist for the New York Tribune in 1917. While working as a staff cartoonist for the Tribune, he also contributed drawings to publ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Jewish Shtetl Peddlar Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Social Realist
Jewish Shtetl Peddlar Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Social Realist

Jewish Shtetl Peddlar Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Social Realist

By William Gropper

Located in Surfside, FL

Gropper obtained his first significant job as a cartoonist for the New York Tribune in 1917. While working as a staff cartoonist for the Tribune, he also contributed drawings to publ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Women, Dishes, Shtetl Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Social Realist Artist
Women, Dishes, Shtetl Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Social Realist Artist

Women, Dishes, Shtetl Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Social Realist Artist

By William Gropper

Located in Surfside, FL

Gropper obtained his first significant job as a cartoonist for the New York Tribune in 1917. While working as a staff cartoonist for the Tribune, he also contributed drawings to publ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Yenta Woman, Kitchen, Jewish Shtetl Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Art
Yenta Woman, Kitchen, Jewish Shtetl Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Art

Yenta Woman, Kitchen, Jewish Shtetl Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Art

By William Gropper

Located in Surfside, FL

Gropper obtained his first significant job as a cartoonist for the New York Tribune in 1917. While working as a staff cartoonist for the Tribune, he also contributed drawings to publ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Jewish Shtetl Peddlar Pushcart Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Social Realist
Jewish Shtetl Peddlar Pushcart Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Social Realist

Jewish Shtetl Peddlar Pushcart Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Social Realist

By William Gropper

Located in Surfside, FL

Gropper obtained his first significant job as a cartoonist for the New York Tribune in 1917. While working as a staff cartoonist for the Tribune, he also contributed drawings to publ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Rabbi, Cup of Tea, Shtetl Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Social Realist Artist
Rabbi, Cup of Tea, Shtetl Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Social Realist Artist

Rabbi, Cup of Tea, Shtetl Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Social Realist Artist

By William Gropper

Located in Surfside, FL

Gropper obtained his first significant job as a cartoonist for the New York Tribune in 1917. While working as a staff cartoonist for the Tribune, he also contributed drawings to publ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Jewish Shtetl Mother-in-law Klezmer Wedding Dance Judaica Lithograph Yiddish WPA
Jewish Shtetl Mother-in-law Klezmer Wedding Dance Judaica Lithograph Yiddish WPA

Jewish Shtetl Mother-in-law Klezmer Wedding Dance Judaica Lithograph Yiddish WPA

By William Gropper

Located in Surfside, FL

Gropper obtained his first significant job as a cartoonist for the New York Tribune in 1917. While working as a staff cartoonist for the Tribune, he also contributed drawings to publ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Lighting Shabbat Candles Shtetl Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Social Realist
Lighting Shabbat Candles Shtetl Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Social Realist

Lighting Shabbat Candles Shtetl Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Social Realist

By William Gropper

Located in Surfside, FL

Gropper obtained his first significant job as a cartoonist for the New York Tribune in 1917. While working as a staff cartoonist for the Tribune, he also contributed drawings to publ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Sephardic Jew Fez Hat Jewish Shtetl Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Art
Sephardic Jew Fez Hat Jewish Shtetl Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Art

Sephardic Jew Fez Hat Jewish Shtetl Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Art

By William Gropper

Located in Surfside, FL

Gropper obtained his first significant job as a cartoonist for the New York Tribune in 1917. While working as a staff cartoonist for the Tribune, he also contributed drawings to publ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

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Mural Study for "History of Water" American Scene Modernism Social Realism WPA
Mural Study for "History of Water" American Scene Modernism Social Realism WPA

Mural Study for "History of Water" American Scene Modernism Social Realism WPA

By Thomas Hart Benton

Located in New York, NY

Mural Study for "History of Water" American Scene Modernism Social Realism WPA Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889-1975) "Water Story" (Study for The History of Water) Tempera and o...

Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Egg Tempera, Board

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

"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 Oldfield” lower left. 14 x 12 inches. Exhibited: Galerie des Beaux Arts, San Francisco...

Category

1920s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Taos Placita' — American Southwest Regionalist Masterwork
'Taos Placita' — American Southwest Regionalist Masterwork

'Taos Placita' — American Southwest Regionalist Masterwork

By Gustave Baumann

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Gustave Baumann, 'Taos Placita', color woodcut, 1947, edition 125. Baumann 132. Signed, titled, and numbered '20-125' in pencil; with the artist’s Hand-in-Heart chop. A superb, richl...

Category

1940s American Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Woodcut

"Loading the Wagon", Important Regional Scene Ptg, Thomas Hart Benton Colleague
"Loading the Wagon", Important Regional Scene Ptg, Thomas Hart Benton Colleague

"Loading the Wagon", Important Regional Scene Ptg, Thomas Hart Benton Colleague

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This classic example of American Scene painting, depicting a group of four laborers loading the harvest onto a wagon amidst the fields, has the energy and dynamic of Thomas Hart Bent...

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

Downtown New York

Downtown New York

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Downtown New York, c. 1930s, oil on canvas, signed lower right, 10 x 12 inches; label verso reads: "Harry Dix / Title Downtown New York / Medium Oil" Harry Dix was a 20th-century p...

Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, 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

Blacksmith (Untitled)

Erle LoranBlacksmith (Untitled), 1936

$5,500

H 28 in W 30 in D 2 in

Blacksmith (Untitled)

By Erle Loran

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Blacksmith (Untitled), 1936, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right, 28 x 30 inches Erle Loran was an influential American painter, art historian, and educator, renowned for h...

Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

“New Americans" 1941 WPA Exhibited Carnegie Percy Albee
“New Americans" 1941 WPA Exhibited Carnegie Percy Albee

“New Americans" 1941 WPA Exhibited Carnegie Percy Albee

Located in Exton, PA

Monumental, important WPA painting signed by Percy Albee. The painting is oil canvas measuring 36" x 48". Titled verso "New Americans", this WPA painting was exhibited at the Carnegi...

Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Neighbors

Norman BarrNeighbors, 1939

$3,250

H 22 in W 26 in D 1 in

Neighbors

By Norman Barr

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Neighbors, 1939, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right, 22 x 26 inches Norman Barr was an American Scene painter and muralist known for his poignant depictions of working-clas...

Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"History of US Postal Service" American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern Chicago
"History of US Postal Service" American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern Chicago

"History of US Postal Service" American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern Chicago

By Harold Haydon

Located in New York, NY

"History of US Postal Service" American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern Chicago Harold Haydon "History of the U.S. Postal Service" 21 x 25 1/2 inches Oil on canvas, c. 1938 Estate s...

Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Street Cleaners

Edward BibermanStreet Cleaners, c. 1940s

$45,000

H 28.75 in W 32 in D 2 in

Street Cleaners

By Edward Biberman

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This painting is part of our exhibition America Coast to Coast: Artists of the 1930s Street Cleaners, c. 1940s, oil on canvas, signed lower right, 28 ¾ x 42 inches, Gallery Z labels ...

Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

'Unemployed Marchers' — American Modernism, WPA
'Unemployed Marchers' — American Modernism, WPA

'Unemployed Marchers' — American Modernism, WPA

By Leon Bibel

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Leon Bibel, 'Unemployed Marchers', 2-color lithograph, c. 1938, edition 25. Signed, titled, and numbered '2/25' in pencil. A fine, richly-inked impression on off-white, wove paper, w...

Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

The Letter-American Scene Painting. Ladies Gossiping. Best Friends.
The Letter-American Scene Painting. Ladies Gossiping. Best Friends.

The Letter-American Scene Painting. Ladies Gossiping. Best Friends.

By Clyde Singer

Located in Marco Island, FL

Clyde Singer captures the moment when two friends open a letter with shocking news. A master of capturing the small and significant moments of everyday life, Singer realistically po...

Category

1950s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

William Gropper, (Choral Group)
William Gropper, (Choral Group)

William Gropper, (Choral Group)

By William Gropper

Located in New York, NY

An early serigraph (screen print) by William Gropper. There's a harpist to provide the music and a choir master conducting. The seated members of the group are individually drawn as ...

Category

1930s Ashcan School Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

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There is a broad range of new masses for sale on 1stDibs. Browse a selection of modern, contemporary or Impressionist versions of these works for sale today — there are 111 modern, 107 contemporary, 92 abstract, 14 street art and 9 Impressionist examples available. These items have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add new masses that pop against an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include that feature elements of gray, beige, brown, orange and more. There have been many well-done artworks of this subject over the years, but those made by William Gropper, Stefanie Schneider, Susan Sharp, Robert A. Birmelin and Sekhar Kar are often thought to be among the most beautiful. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in paint, oil paint and paper — can elevate any room of your home. Large new masses can be an attractive addition to some spaces, while the smaller iterations available — each spanning 2.75 inches in width — may make for a better choice for a more modest living area.

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