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Social Realist Street Scene Modernist Landscape Oil Painting
By Paul Zimmerman
Located in Surfside, FL
Oil Painting Mid 20th century, signed P. Zimmerman Reminiscent of the Mid Century Social Realist
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Social Realist GREEN STAIRS Architectural Street Scene Landscape Oil Painting
By Paul Zimmerman
Located in Surfside, FL
Oil on artist's board, late 20th century, signed P. Zimmerman Reminiscent of the Mid Century Social
Category
Mid-20th Century American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Israeli Oil Painting Ruth Schloss Child, Doll, Wagon, Kibbutz Social Realist Art
By Ruth Schloss
Located in Surfside, FL
Large magnificent colorful Ruth Schloss oil painting of a child with a wagon with a doll or a baby
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Modernist Oil Painting Social Realist Kids and Cat in Red Wagon WPA Style
By Paul Zimmerman
Located in Surfside, FL
Oil on artist's board, 20th century, signed Paul Zimmerman Reminiscent of the Mid Century Social
Category
Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Judaica Pastel Portrait Rabbi Painting WPA Era Artist, Social Realist
By Bernard Gussow
Located in Surfside, FL
Federation. Bernard Gussow is known for genre, landscape, figure, interior paintings.
Bernard Gussow was
Category
1940s American Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel
American Social Realist Portrait Painting of a Coal Mine Owner by Jesse F. Reed
By Jesse F. Reed
Located in Baltimore, MD
is one of American Social Realism with a modernist sensibility.
Jesse Reed was born in Belington
Category
Late 20th Century American Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
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
Category
1980s Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 24 in W 14 in D 2 in
Social Realist Painting of a Grain Warehouse by Robert Lavin
Located in San Mateo, CA
Oil on masonite painting of the interior of a grain warehouse by Robert Lavin.
Robert Lavin (1919
Category
Vintage 1960s American Industrial Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Paint
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
Category
Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
God Bless Our Home, Social Realist Scene, Figurative Americana Interior Scene
Located in Doylestown, PA
and proper expression. The Americana style painting was created by American genre and illustration
Category
1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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
Street Riot Oil Painting Mounted Police WPA artist Social Justice Americana Art
By Arthur Smith
Located in Surfside, FL
paintings of sporting scenes, particularly boxing and baseball. Smith also had a keen sense of social
Category
Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Social Distancing
By Jarvis Wilcox
Located in Fairfield, CT
first objective is to intrigue the viewer into spending enough time with the painting to absorb the
Category
2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Realist Portrait, Mid-Century Oil On Card, The Babushka.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Mid-Century realist oil on card of a peasant woman, dated 1963 to the reverse. Artist unknown
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cardboard, Oil
Early 20th Century Ashcan School Social Realist Portrait Women of Color.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Early 20th Century Ashcan School Social Realist Portrait Women of Color
American Ashcan School
Category
Early 20th Century American Other Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Realist french painting Fishermen wifes BILLET portrait costumes 19th
Located in PARIS, FR
) can be compared to our painting. It is the art of social realism which was a whole school in France in
Category
1880s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
" At The Port" 19th Century Academic Realist Landscape Oil Painting on Panel
By Andreas Schelfhout
Located in Jacksonville, FL
century, Schelfhout's artistic prowess is evident in this mesmerizing oil painting, measuring 13" x 17.5
Category
19th Century Academic Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
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
Oil, Masonite
Paul Giovanopoulos Pop Art Oil Painting on Canvas Photo Realist Ice Cream Cone
By Paul Giovanopoulos
Located in Surfside, FL
Paul A. Giovanopoulos
Oil paintings on canvas
Measures approx. 23 X 23 overall including thin
Category
1990s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"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
Category
20th Century American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
ASKING, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Eva Hoffmann
Located in Yardley, PA
Remembering history…during pandemic social media made the communication possible. It was a hard
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Jewish Shtetl Machers Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Social Realist
By William Gropper
Located in Surfside, FL
creation of the acclaimed mural. Gropper continued to produce more Social-Realist oil paintings and to
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Jewish Shtetl Peddlar Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Social Realist
By William Gropper
Located in Surfside, FL
creation of the acclaimed mural. Gropper continued to produce more Social-Realist oil paintings and to
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Jewish Shtetl Peddlar Pushcart Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Social Realist
By William Gropper
Located in Surfside, FL
creation of the acclaimed mural. Gropper continued to produce more Social-Realist oil paintings and to
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Jewish Shtetl Peddlar Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Social Realist
By William Gropper
Located in Surfside, FL
creation of the acclaimed mural. Gropper continued to produce more Social-Realist oil paintings and to
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Women, Dishes, Shtetl Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Social Realist Artist
By William Gropper
Located in Surfside, FL
continued to produce more Social-Realist oil paintings and to frequent Europe for inspiration. Fascinated by
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"Diana" Oil painting
By Jodie Herrera
Located in Denver, CO
Jodie Herrera's (US based) "Diana" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a dark haired
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
"Hope" Oil painting
By Jodie Herrera
Located in Denver, CO
Jodie Herrera's (US based) "Hope" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a Native
Category
2010s Realist Nude Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
"Large Underwater Fish Painting" Colorful Realist Coral Reef Seascape Painting
By Henry David Potwin
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary seascape painting by Henry David Potwin. Colorful and vibrant coral reef painting
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Jewish Shtetl Klezmer Wedding Tanz Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Social Realist
By William Gropper
Located in Surfside, FL
creation of the acclaimed mural. Gropper continued to produce more Social-Realist oil paintings and to
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Judaica Painting Bar Mitzvah Boy, Cheder Lessons
By William Gropper
Located in Surfside, FL
continued to produce more Social-Realist oil paintings and to frequent Europe for inspiration. Fascinated by
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
Rabbi, Cup of Tea, Shtetl Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Social Realist Artist
By William Gropper
Located in Surfside, FL
continued to produce more Social-Realist oil paintings and to frequent Europe for inspiration. Fascinated by
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"Senator" William Gropper, Social Realism, WPA Political Art, Caricature
By William Gropper
Located in New York, NY
, social-realist impact and was apparently prompted by the extended strikes staged in 1936-37 by workers at
Category
Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Persephone, oil painting, Texas artist, Realistic painting, Historical Figures
Located in Houston, TX
traditional roles prescribed for women to realize their goals. Others astutely maneuvered within the social
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Americana, Lawyer in Court, Politician, Gouache Painting WPA Art William Gropper
By William Gropper
Located in Surfside, FL
creation of the acclaimed mural. Gropper continued to produce more Social-Realist oil paintings and to
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
Virtue of Knowledge, oil painting, Texas artist, Realistic painting
Located in Houston, TX
maneuvered within the social system they lived in to obtain their aspirations. Whether altruistic or
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Adhesive, Oil
H 30 in W 24 in D 2 in
"Unemployed" WPA American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern
By William Gropper
Located in New York, NY
-wing New Masses to mainstream Vanity Fair. Like many social realist artists of the 1930s, Gropper
Category
1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Twix Mix Cookie, Oil Painting
By McGarren Flack
Located in San Francisco, CA
, dessert, minimal, food, cuisine, cuisine, realism, oil painting, whiteTwix Mix Cookie
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Frosted Snickerdoodle Cookie, Oil Painting
By McGarren Flack
Located in San Francisco, CA
, social status, and age.â€Words that describe this painting: cookie, sweets, oilpaint
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pineapple Frosted Cookie, Oil Painting
By McGarren Flack
Located in San Francisco, CA
, social status, and age.â€Words that describe this painting: cookie, sweets, oilpaint
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"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
Category
1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Pruned, 12 x 12, Still Life, Oil Painting
By Robin Cole
Located in Denver, CO
Robin Cole's "Pruned," a 2024 original, is an intimate oil on mounted linen painting that measures
Category
2010s Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
Firm and Flat, Oil Painting
By McGarren Flack
Located in San Francisco, CA
, representational, oil painting, brownFirm and FlatMcGarren FlackOil painting on stretched
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Americana Farmer and Wife, Gouache Painting WPA Art William Gropper Woodchopper
By William Gropper
Located in Surfside, FL
continued to produce more Social-Realist oil paintings and to frequent Europe for inspiration. Fascinated by
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
Pomona, oil painting, Women in the Arts, Realistic painting, Historical Figures
Located in Houston, TX
maneuvered within the social system they lived in to obtain their aspirations. Whether altruistic or
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Luna, oil painting, Women in the Arts, Realistic painting, Historical Figures
Located in Houston, TX
traditional roles prescribed for women to realize their goals. Others astutely maneuvered within the social
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Post Office WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Modern 20th Century
By Carlos Lopez
Located in New York, NY
Post Office WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Modern 20th Century
Carlos Lopez (1910
Category
1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
Men Working Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
Men Working Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern
Jo Cain (1904
Category
1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Women in garden" 19th Century Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Jacksonville, FL
social nuances of the time.
As for "Women in Garden," an oil painting on canvas, Califano showcases his
Category
19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Long Beach WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Modernism Ashcan
By Daniel Ralph Celentano
Located in New York, NY
Long Beach WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Modernism Ashcan
Daniel Ralph
Category
1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Poker Players NYC Mid 20th Century Modern WPA American Scene Social Realism
By Philip Reisman
Located in New York, NY
Poker Players NYC Mid 20th Century Modern WPA American Scene Social Realism
Philip Reisman (1904
Category
1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
WPA Mural Study 1940 American Scene Modern Social Realism Figurative Mid Century
By Michael Loew
Located in New York, NY
(1907-1985)
Detail for Mural (Social Security Building Washington D.C.)
24 x 24 inches
oil on canvas
Category
1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bathers 1940s Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern Ashcan
Located in New York, NY
Bathers 1940s Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern Ashcan
Marion Gilmore
Category
1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
NYC EL American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Era Figurative
By Cecil Crosley Bell
Located in New York, NY
NYC EL American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Era Figurative
Cecil Bell (1906
Category
1930s American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"A Marro" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Modernism Ashcan
By Daniel Ralph Celentano
Located in New York, NY
"A Marro" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Modernism Ashcan. Signed lower right
Category
1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
"Departure" 19th century style Realist self portrait by the Croatian artist
By Tina Orsolic Dalessio
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Departure" is as 19th century style Realist self portrait by the Croatian artist, Tina Orsolic
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Canvas, Oil
Still Life American Scene Social Realism 20th Century Woodstock Modern Dudensing
By Konrad Cramer
Located in New York, NY
Still Life American Scene Social Realism 20th Century Woodstock Modern Dudensing
Konrad Cramer
Category
1920s American Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
Peonies With Cherries Still Life Oil Painting
By Zbigniew Kopania
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
, cinematographer, born December 21, 1949, in Łódź Poland.
Kopania style of paintings characterized by very high
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Happy Inlaw, Oil Painting
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
paintings he set there, Kish looked past the Social Realists to the Expressionists. His colors are brilliant
Category
20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Band Of Street Urchins (Charles Dickens) Large Oil Painting
By Barry Leighton-Jones
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Other
Subject: People
Medium: Oil
Surface: Canvas
Country: United Kingdom
Dimensions: 48" x
Category
20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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