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Social Realist Painting of a Grain Warehouse by Robert Lavin
Social Realist Painting of a Grain Warehouse by Robert Lavin

Social Realist Painting of a Grain Warehouse by Robert Lavin

Located in San Mateo, CA

painted in the American Social Realist style of the 1930's. His works portrayed industry and workers.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Industrial Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Paint

Social Realist Original Lithograph Advertisement Moses Soyer
Social Realist Original Lithograph Advertisement Moses Soyer

Social Realist Original Lithograph Advertisement Moses Soyer

By Moses Soyer

Located in Surfside, FL

Moses Soyer (December 25, 1899 – September 3, 1974) was an American social realist painter. Soyer

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Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"Black Man with Banjo, " Rare Example of Social Realist Sculpture by Shearwater
"Black Man with Banjo, " Rare Example of Social Realist Sculpture by Shearwater

"Black Man with Banjo, " Rare Example of Social Realist Sculpture by Shearwater

By Walter Anderson

Located in Philadelphia, PA

by Social Realists such as Thomas Hart Benton and James Daugherty, this rare sculpture of a Black

Category

Vintage 1930s North American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Social Realist Lithograph Moses Soyer WPA Artist Hudled Refugees
Social Realist Lithograph Moses Soyer WPA Artist Hudled Refugees

Social Realist Lithograph Moses Soyer WPA Artist Hudled Refugees

By Moses Soyer

Located in Surfside, FL

Moses Soyer (December 25, 1899 – September 3, 1974) was an American social realist painter. Soyer

Category

Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Louis Leon Ribak Oil ainting “ruby in red” Social Realist Style
Louis Leon Ribak Oil ainting “ruby in red” Social Realist Style

Louis Leon Ribak Oil ainting “ruby in red” Social Realist Style

By Louis Ribak 1

Located in Westport, CT

magazine The New Masses.[1] In the 1930s and 1940s, Ribak painted in a Social Realist style, exhibiting

Category

Early 20th Century American Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Driftwood, Masonite, Paint

Social Realist Street Scene of Youth at Play (African American)
Social Realist Street Scene of Youth at Play (African American)

Social Realist Street Scene of Youth at Play (African American)

By Paul Zimmerman

Located in Surfside, FL

/2"; Frame: 12 1/2" x 25"]. Reminiscent of the Mid Century Social Realist and WPA works of Ben Shahn

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Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Shift Change, Social Realist Woodblock Print by Mike Goscinsky
Shift Change, Social Realist Woodblock Print by Mike Goscinsky

Shift Change, Social Realist Woodblock Print by Mike Goscinsky

Located in Long Island City, NY

Shift Change Mike Goscinsky, American (1933–2021) Woodblock on thin wove paper, signed, titled and numbered in pencil Edition of 15/75 Image Size: 14 x 19 inches Size: 22 x 26.5 in. ...

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1990s American Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Man Seated on Front Porch (WPA Social Realist Era Landscape)
Man Seated on Front Porch (WPA Social Realist Era Landscape)

Man Seated on Front Porch (WPA Social Realist Era Landscape)

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Maurice Brevannes (1901-1976) Man Seated on Front Porch, ca. 1930's. Ink on paper. Image measuring 13 x 18 inches on a sheet measuring 15 x 19 inches. Taped to matting board. Sig...

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1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink

Judaica Pastel Portrait Rabbi Painting WPA Era Artist, Social Realist
Judaica Pastel Portrait Rabbi Painting WPA Era Artist, Social Realist

Judaica Pastel Portrait Rabbi Painting WPA Era Artist, Social Realist

By Bernard Gussow

Located in Surfside, FL

Bernard Gussow 1881 -1957 Bernard Gussow was active/lived in New York, New Jersey / Russian Federation. Bernard Gussow is known for genre, landscape, figure, interior paintings. Ber...

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1940s American Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Pastel

"Heading Home", Important WPA Social Realist Painting by Sternberg, 1944
"Heading Home", Important WPA Social Realist Painting by Sternberg, 1944

"Heading Home", Important WPA Social Realist Painting by Sternberg, 1944

$9,200Sale Price|20% Off

H 20.5 in W 27.75 in D 1 in

"Heading Home", Important WPA Social Realist Painting by Sternberg, 1944

By Charlotte Joan Sternberg

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A cross between Grant Wood and Paul Cadmus, this remarkable American regional scene painting depicts a young man in a white t-shirt walking a group of cows down a country lane with p...

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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Calla Lily and Purple Hills", Social Realist Painting of Oklahoma Landscape
"Calla Lily and Purple Hills", Social Realist Painting of Oklahoma Landscape

"Calla Lily and Purple Hills", Social Realist Painting of Oklahoma Landscape

$4,400Sale Price|20% Off

H 21.25 in W 18.25 in D 1 in

"Calla Lily and Purple Hills", Social Realist Painting of Oklahoma Landscape

Located in Philadelphia, PA

permitted, is very reminiscent of the work of John Steuart Curry and other masters of Social Realism

Category

Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Circus Is in Town, " Social Realist Painting with Elephants and Giraffe
"Circus Is in Town, " Social Realist Painting with Elephants and Giraffe

"Circus Is in Town, " Social Realist Painting with Elephants and Giraffe

By Anne Walker

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Exuberant and vividly painted, this painting depicts the circus big top on the edge of a small town, with a wagon to one side, a pair of elephants waiting for their moment, and two c...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

New York Social Realist Etching Cease To Do Evil Learn To Do Well WPA Artist NYC
New York Social Realist Etching Cease To Do Evil Learn To Do Well WPA Artist NYC

New York Social Realist Etching Cease To Do Evil Learn To Do Well WPA Artist NYC

Located in Surfside, FL

18.5x15.5, 6.25 x 5 mat cut size. edition 1/6 signed and dated. Albert Sway (b.1913) Painter, illustrator, etcher, lithographer, cartoonist and teacher, Albert Sway was born in Cin...

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1960s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

The Whip - Social Realism
The Whip - Social Realism

William GropperThe Whip - Social Realism, Circa 1960

$10,000Sale Price|20% Off

H 23.5 in W 17 in

The Whip - Social Realism

By William Gropper

Located in Miami, FL

this work. Gropper was a social realist and a radical of his time and a commentator on political and

Category

1960s Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Girl with Braided Hair, Raphael Soyer
Girl with Braided Hair, Raphael Soyer

Girl with Braided Hair, Raphael Soyer

By Raphael Soyer

Located in Fairfield, CT

realist artists of the 1930s, whose art championed the cause of social justice. Soyer was referred to as

Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Two Reclining Nudes, Raphael Soyer
Two Reclining Nudes, Raphael Soyer

Two Reclining Nudes, Raphael Soyer

By Raphael Soyer

Located in Fairfield, CT

social realist artists of the 1930s, whose art championed the cause of social justice. Soyer was

Category

1980s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Graphite

Girl in Yellow Dress
Girl in Yellow Dress

Girl in Yellow Dress

By Louis Wolchonok

Located in Surfside, FL

Louis Wolchonok was a social realist painter and member of the Woodstock Art Association. His work

Category

20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Watercolor

"Shipyard" Realist Industrial Landscape
"Shipyard" Realist Industrial Landscape

"Shipyard" Realist Industrial Landscape

By Robert Lavin

Located in Austin, TX

This painting is a 20th century realist landscape depiction of a shipyard by Robert Lavin. The

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20th Century American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Harvesting, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Harvesting, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Harvesting, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Located in Saratoga Springs, NY

evocative scene echoes the Social Realist movement of the 1930s, emphasizing the dignity and perseverance of

Category

1950s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Untitled, Street Scene II
Untitled, Street Scene II

Untitled, Street Scene II

By Raphael Soyer

Located in San Francisco, CA

a Social Realist because of his interest in men and women viewed in contemporary settings which

Category

Late 20th Century American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled, Street Scene
Untitled, Street Scene

Raphael SoyerUntitled, Street Scene, Circa 1975

$1,100

H 32 in W 25.5 in D 1.5 in

Untitled, Street Scene

By Raphael Soyer

Located in San Francisco, CA

a Social Realist because of his interest in men and women viewed in contemporary settings which

Category

Late 20th Century American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

La Barque Echouee (Mourlot, Paris)
La Barque Echouee (Mourlot, Paris)

Andre MinauxLa Barque Echouee (Mourlot, Paris), 1964

$98Sale Price|60% Off

H 10 in W 7.375 in

La Barque Echouee (Mourlot, Paris)

By Andre Minaux

Located in Kansas City, MO

.: 924802-1549 André Minaux was a French artist best known for his stylized Social Realist paintings and

Category

1960s Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Vellum, Lithograph

Building the Space Simulator

Robert LavinBuilding the Space Simulator

$4,500

H 27.25 in W 23.25 in D 1 in

Building the Space Simulator

By Robert Lavin

Located in Austin, TX

: 27.25" x 23.25" Framed Markings: Signed LR "Bob Lavin" Studying the social realists of the 1930s, Lavin

Category

Late 20th Century American Realist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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'Farm Work' Social Realist Painting by Janis Lauva
'Farm Work' Social Realist Painting by Janis Lauva

'Farm Work' Social Realist Painting by Janis Lauva

Unavailable

H 28.25 in W 40.5 in D 1 in

'Farm Work' Social Realist Painting by Janis Lauva

By Janis Lauva

Located in Charlevoix, MI

A wonderful example of Social Realist painting by Latvian artist Janis Lauva (1906-1986). Three

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Vintage 1950s Latvian Paintings

1936 Soviet Social Realist Factory Scene
1936 Soviet Social Realist Factory Scene

1936 Soviet Social Realist Factory Scene

Unavailable

H 6.5 in W 9 in D 1.5 in

1936 Soviet Social Realist Factory Scene

Located in Treasure Island, CA

Nikolai Georgievich Kotov (attributed). Untitled factory scene, 1936. Oil on carboard. 6 1/4 x 9 inches (plus frame). Stamped CCCP and unknown text in cyrillic, inscribed in pe...

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Vintage 1930s Russian Modern Paintings

Hollywood Melodrama in Social Realist Sculpture by Charles Schlein
Hollywood Melodrama in Social Realist Sculpture by Charles Schlein

Hollywood Melodrama in Social Realist Sculpture by Charles Schlein

By Chsrles Schlein

Located in Treasure Island, CA

Charles Schlein Untitled Man in Chains 1952 plaster patinated to resemble bronze signed and dated at bottom excellent condition Charles Schlein (1899-1988) was born in Satano...

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Vintage 1950s American Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Albert Pels, American 1910-1998 Social realist figural Portrait Oil on Canvas
Albert Pels, American 1910-1998 Social realist figural Portrait Oil on Canvas

Albert Pels, American 1910-1998 Social realist figural Portrait Oil on Canvas

By Albert Pels

Located in Hallowell, ME

Oil on canvas, signed lower right. Albert Pels was an art educator and painter of figures, genre scenes, urban and rural images, and illustration. He also did murals and worked in ...

Category

1980s Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Junkman's Serenade
The Junkman's Serenade

The Junkman's Serenade

By Gregorio Prestopino

Located in Hudson, NY

An important early work by American social realist Gregorio Prestopino.

Category

Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Male Female Erotica

Reginald MarshMale Female Erotica, 1930

Unavailable

H 18 in W 14 in

Male Female Erotica

By Reginald Marsh

Located in Lake Worth, FL

Reginald Marsh was a Social Realist, and studied under Georg Luks. watercolor is 8.5 x 4

Category

1920s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

'Russian School' Social Realism Painting by Vladimir Klenov
'Russian School' Social Realism Painting by Vladimir Klenov

'Russian School' Social Realism Painting by Vladimir Klenov

By Vladimir Mikhailovitch Klenov

Located in Charlevoix, MI

their teacher, this painting by Russian artist Vladimir Klenov showcases the true feel of Social Realist

Category

Vintage 1960s Russian Paintings

Crouching Male Figure by Louis Wolchonok
Crouching Male Figure by Louis Wolchonok

Crouching Male Figure by Louis Wolchonok

By Louis Wolchonok

Located in Lambertville, NJ

. He was primarily a social-realist during the 1930's.

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20th Century American Paintings

Pierre Dionisi, "Foundry Workers" Oil on Board
Pierre Dionisi, "Foundry Workers" Oil on Board

Pierre Dionisi, "Foundry Workers" Oil on Board

Unavailable

H 21.75 in W 16.5 in D 0.75 in

Pierre Dionisi, "Foundry Workers" Oil on Board

By Pierre Dionisi

Located in Southampton, NY

Pierre Dionisi, (French, 1904-1970) "Foundry Workers," oil on board, unsigned, a Social Realist

Category

Early 20th Century French Industrial Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Hamilton Beach
Hamilton Beach

Joseph LomoffHamilton Beach, c. 1935

Unavailable

H 26.5 in W 28.25 in

Hamilton Beach

By Joseph Lomoff

Located in Lawrence, NY

Russian-American artist Lomoff is best known for his highly colored Social Realist works. This

Category

1930s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Untitled
Untitled

David Alfaro SiqueirosUntitled, 1930

Unavailable

H 16.4 in W 22.75 in

Untitled

By David Alfaro Siqueiros

Located in Bethesda, MD

pencil David Alfaro Siqueiros was a Mexican social realist painter, better known for his large murals

Category

1930s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

The Roundhouse

Harry GottliebThe Roundhouse, 1930

Unavailable

H 13 in W 19.13 in

The Roundhouse

By Harry Gottlieb

Located in Oakland, CA

, dehumanizing, and environmentally threatening, to Gottlieb and the depression-era Social Realists, a working

Category

1920s Realist More Prints

Materials

Lithograph

The Meeting Place
The Meeting Place

Louis RibakThe Meeting Place, c. 1970

Unavailable

H 36 in W 59 in

The Meeting Place

By Louis Ribak

Located in Santa Fe, NM

League. He quickly made a name for himself as an influential social realist painter in New York, even

Category

20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Canyon Series #17
Canyon Series #17

Louis RibakCanyon Series #17

Unavailable

H 23.75 in W 35.5 in

Canyon Series #17

By Louis Ribak

Located in Santa Fe, NM

Students League. He quickly made a name for himself as an influential social realist painter in New York

Category

20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic Polymer, Canvas

Winter Structure
Winter Structure

Louis RibakWinter Structure

Unavailable

H 23.5 in W 39.5 in

Winter Structure

By Louis Ribak

Located in Santa Fe, NM

Students League. He quickly made a name for himself as an influential social realist painter in New York

Category

20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Seated Girl, Ed. 240 /275 Signed
Seated Girl, Ed. 240 /275 Signed

Raphael SoyerSeated Girl, Ed. 240 /275 Signed, 1979

Unavailable

H 28.25 in W 21.5 in D 0.25 in

Seated Girl, Ed. 240 /275 Signed

By Raphael Soyer

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Raphael Soyer was referred to as an American scene painter. He is considered to be a Social Realist

Category

1970s Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Hamilton Beach (Queens)

Joseph LomoffHamilton Beach (Queens)

Unavailable

H 33 in W 36 in

Hamilton Beach (Queens)

By Joseph Lomoff

Located in East Hampton, NY

] 'Hamilton Beach' is delightfully imaginative." Lomoff was primarily known for his social realist works. He

Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Louis Wolchonok, Abstract, Ink on Paper Painting
Louis Wolchonok, Abstract, Ink on Paper Painting

Louis Wolchonok, Abstract, Ink on Paper Painting

Unavailable

H 11 in W 8.5 in D 2 in L 11 in

Louis Wolchonok, Abstract, Ink on Paper Painting

Located in Hudson, NY

, muralist and graphic artist. Wolchonok was a social realist artist who worked in watercolors, oils and

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Early 2000s North American Drawings

Cortez: The Conquest of Mexico Four-Panel Screen Painting
Cortez: The Conquest of Mexico Four-Panel Screen Painting

Cortez: The Conquest of Mexico Four-Panel Screen Painting

Unavailable

H 94.5 in W 174.5 in D 1.75 in

Cortez: The Conquest of Mexico Four-Panel Screen Painting

By Jose Maria de Servin

Located in Nogales, AZ

celebrates the simplicity of his subjects. He was greatly influenced by Picasso and worked with social

Category

Mid-20th Century Mexican Paintings

Materials

Paint

Loose Portrait Abstraction 1940-60s Charcoal
Loose Portrait Abstraction 1940-60s Charcoal

Loose Portrait Abstraction 1940-60s Charcoal

By Barbara Rogers Houseworth

Located in San Francisco, CA

reminiscent of both Surrealism and the Social Realist painting style. Estate stamped lower right. Good

Category

1940s Surrealist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

BLUE ANGEL
BLUE ANGEL

Jack LevineBLUE ANGEL, 1967

Unavailable

H 27.75 in W 33.75 in

BLUE ANGEL

By Jack Levine

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Blue Angel by the social realist artist Jack Levine is a lithograph with color separations from

Connoisseur of Prints

John SloanConnoisseur of Prints, 1905

Unavailable

H 4.5 in W 6.75 in

Connoisseur of Prints

By John Sloan

Located in Wellesley, MA

, Pennsylvania, John Sloan became one of the major early 20th- century figures in New York, pioneering the Social

Category

Early 1900s American Realist Portrait Prints

Materials

Etching

Three Ballerinas
Three Ballerinas

Isaac SoyerThree Ballerinas, c. 1940

Unavailable

H 28.5 in W 38.5 in

Three Ballerinas

By Isaac Soyer

Located in East Hampton, NY

, Isaac painted in the Social Realist style early on. He is also known for his portraits of ballerinas

Category

1940s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel

Untitled WPA artist "LYNCHING"
Untitled WPA artist "LYNCHING"

Arthur SmithUntitled WPA artist "LYNCHING"

Unavailable

H 24.5 in W 22.5 in

Untitled WPA artist "LYNCHING"

By Arthur Smith

Located in Los Angeles, CA

without illusion. Social realists represented people and events for what they were and for how they were

Category

20th Century Art

Materials

Oil

Camp Doriance

Leon WallCamp Doriance, c. 1959

Unavailable

H 58 in W 48 in

Camp Doriance

By Leon Wall

Located in Lawrence, NY

Like many AbEx painters of his era, Wall first painted in a WPA, or Social Realist Style, but this

Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Untitled
Untitled

Leon WallUntitled, 1958

Unavailable

H 49.5 in W 40 in

Untitled

By Leon Wall

Located in Lawrence, NY

Like many AbEx painters of his era, Wall first painted in a WPA, or Social Realist Style, but this

Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Untitled

Leon WallUntitled

Unavailable

H 49.5 in W 40 in

Untitled

By Leon Wall

Located in East Hampton, NY

Like many AbEx painters of his era, Wall first painted in a WPA, or Social Realist Style, but this

Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Camp Doriance
Camp Doriance

Leon WallCamp Doriance, c. 1960

Unavailable

H 54 in W 48 in

Camp Doriance

By Leon Wall

Located in East Hampton, NY

Like many AbEx painters of his era, Wall first painted in a WPA, or Social Realist Style, but this

Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled
Untitled

Leon WallUntitled

Unavailable

H 62 in W 67 in

Untitled

By Leon Wall

Located in East Hampton, NY

Like many AbEx painters of his era, Wall first painted in a WPA, or Social Realist Style, but this

Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Hessians at Trenton
Hessians at Trenton

Leon WallHessians at Trenton, 1960

Unavailable

H 42 in W 66 in

Hessians at Trenton

By Leon Wall

Located in East Hampton, NY

Like many AbEx painters of his era, Wall first painted in a WPA, or Social Realist Style, but this

Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled

Leon WallUntitled, c. 1960

Unavailable

H 55 in W 55 in

Untitled

By Leon Wall

Located in East Hampton, NY

Like many AbEx painters of his era, Wall first painted in a WPA, or Social Realist Style, but this

Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Guignolette (Puppet Show)

Mabel DwightGuignolette (Puppet Show), 1927

Unavailable

H 8.75 in W 11.88 in

Guignolette (Puppet Show)

By Mabel Dwight

Located in Wellesley, MA

Williamson Dwight was active/lived in New York, Ohio. Mabel Dwight is known for social realist lithography

Category

1920s Realist Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Joseph LeBoit, New York Depression Era Funeral Scene
Joseph LeBoit, New York Depression Era Funeral Scene

Joseph LeBoit, New York Depression Era Funeral Scene

Unavailable

H 27.5 in W 22 in D 2 in

Joseph LeBoit, New York Depression Era Funeral Scene

Located in Treasure Island, CA

1937" Excellent condition Joseph Leboit (1907-2002) is a noted American social realist painter and

Category

Vintage 1930s American Paintings

"Study for Shooting"  Carnival Arcade Scene with Clown Heads
"Study for Shooting"  Carnival Arcade Scene with Clown Heads

"Study for Shooting" Carnival Arcade Scene with Clown Heads

By Jane Dickson

Located in Los Angeles, CA

with the observant eye of a social realist, Dickson is also interested in experimenting with different

Category

Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Paper

Lord, Oh My Lord

Iver RoseLord, Oh My Lord, 1940

Unavailable

H 20.5 in W 8 in

Lord, Oh My Lord

By Iver Rose

Located in Wellesley, MA

. Iver Rose is known for social realist genre and figure painting, illustration, lithography, commercial

Category

1940s Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled (Nude in Profile)
Untitled (Nude in Profile)

Untitled (Nude in Profile)

By Ralph Chessé

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

figures in scenes recalling his boyhood in New Orleans, in socially realist depictions of dock workers

Category

20th Century American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Graphite

The Old Black Man
The Old Black Man

Ralph ChesséThe Old Black Man, 1941

Unavailable

H 29 in W 26 in

The Old Black Man

By Ralph Chessé

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

recalling his boyhood in New Orleans, in socially realist depictions of dock workers, and in religious

Category

20th Century American Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Woman
Portrait of a Woman

Robert GilbertPortrait of a Woman, 1931

Unavailable

H 26 in W 22 in

Portrait of a Woman

By Robert Gilbert

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

was not a Social Realist – his work simply depicted reality without condemning big business. Later

Category

1930s American Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Song of David
Song of David

Ralph ChesséSong of David, 1950

Unavailable

H 25.25 in W 27.25 in

Song of David

By Ralph Chessé

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

in scenes recalling his boyhood in New Orleans, in socially realist depictions of dock workers, and

Category

20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

MEDITATION- RABBI STUDYING
MEDITATION- RABBI STUDYING

MEDITATION- RABBI STUDYING

By Frank C. Kirk

Located in Los Angeles, CA

portraits, still-life and many pictures of laborers, workers and the unemployed in social realist paintings

Category

20th Century Art

Materials

Oil

Allee A Merville

Maximilien LuceAllee A Merville

Unavailable

H 12.6 in W 19.69 in

Allee A Merville

By Maximilien Luce

Located in London, GB

and colour on the subject. Luce painted urban social realist scenes of labourers and fishermen in

Category

Late 19th Century Still-life Paintings

Nude Woman with Cloth Draped over Shoulder
Nude Woman with Cloth Draped over Shoulder

Nude Woman with Cloth Draped over Shoulder

By Raphael Soyer

Located in Graton, CA

Born in Borisoglebsk, Russia in 1899, Raphael Soyer is identified as a Social Realist* painter

Category

20th Century American Realist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

MALCHIK
MALCHIK

Evgeny SamsonovMALCHIK, 1956

Unavailable

H 8.5 in W 14 in D 2 in

MALCHIK

Located in Santa Fe, NM

genre of “theme” painting and was a leading Social Realist, recognized for his superb painterly handling

Category

1950s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Beatrice
Beatrice

Robert GilbertBeatrice, 1930

Unavailable

H 26 in W 22 in

Beatrice

By Robert Gilbert

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

, Robert Gilbert was not a Social Realist – his work simply depicted reality without condemning big

Category

1930s American Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mother, Portrait of the Artist's Mother
Mother, Portrait of the Artist's Mother

Mother, Portrait of the Artist's Mother

By Moses Soyer

Located in Graton, CA

reputable auction house. Dedicated to art expression with social-realist themes of the Depression Era in

Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Untitled
Untitled

Seymour FogelUntitled, 1984

Unavailable

H 79.5 in W 54 in

Untitled

By Seymour Fogel

Located in Lawrence, NY

catalogue (image attached). Seymour Fogel was an American artist whose artistic output included social

Category

1980s Constructivist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Composition
Composition

Agnes HartComposition, 1953

Unavailable

H 37 in W 50.5 in

Composition

By Agnes Hart

Located in Lawrence, NY

Like many of her compatriots, Agnes Hart first began to paint in a social realist, or WPA, style

Category

1950s Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Naples and Violets
Naples and Violets

Agnes HartNaples and Violets, c. 1960

Unavailable

H 44 in W 48 in

Naples and Violets

By Agnes Hart

Located in Lawrence, NY

Like many of her compatriots, Agnes Hart first began to paint in a social realist, or WPA, style

Category

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Untitled Sand Painting
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Agnes HartUntitled Sand Painting, c. 1960

Unavailable

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Untitled Sand Painting

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Untitled
Untitled

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Unavailable

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The average selling price for a social realist we offer is $800, while they’re typically $250 on the low end and $12,500 for the highest priced.