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Untitled, Street Scene II
Untitled, Street Scene II

Untitled, Street Scene II

By Raphael Soyer

Located in San Francisco, CA

Raphael Soyer is associated with the social realist artists of the 1930s, whose art championed the cause of social justice.

Category

Late 20th Century American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled, Street Scene
Untitled, Street Scene

Untitled, Street Scene

By Raphael Soyer

Located in San Francisco, CA

Raphael Soyer is associated with the social realist artists of the 1930s, whose art championed the cause of social justice.

Category

Late 20th Century American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

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

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French artist best known for his stylized Social Realist paintings and prints that expressed contemporary life and art historical reference throug...

Category

1960s Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Vellum, 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

Gropper's painting, Youngstown Strike, has received much attention for its strong, social-realist impact and was apparently prompted by the extended strikes staged in 1936-37 by work...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Building the Space Simulator

Building the Space Simulator

By Robert Lavin

Located in Austin, TX

Robert "Bob" Lavin (1919 - 1997) Title: "Building the Space Simulator" Medium: Oil on Canvas Size: 27.25" x 23.25" Framed Markings: Signed LR "Bob Lavin" Studying the social realis...

Category

Late 20th Century American Realist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Maw' Painting by Stephen Greene
'Maw' Painting by Stephen Greene

'Maw' Painting by Stephen Greene

Located in Dallas, TX

In 1958, after hearing a series of lectures by influential art critic Clement Greenberg , Greene abandoned the social realist imagery of his early career for the Color Field School o...

Category

Vintage 1960s American Paintings

Materials

Paint, Paper

Artists Hand Signed and Inscribed "Ballet Dancers"  Holiday Greeting Card

Artists Hand Signed and Inscribed "Ballet Dancers" Holiday Greeting Card

By Moses Soyer

Located in Surfside, FL

Text on the piece reads: To Rina Moses Soyer (December 25, 1899 – September 3, 1974) was an American social realist painter. Soyer was born in Borisoglebsk, Russian Empire, in 1899.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

GAUCHO PLAYING GUITAR

GAUCHO PLAYING GUITAR

By Carlos Alonso

Located in Portland, ME

Early in his career he was a Social Realist, but his later work is more closely associated with the New Realist movement.

Category

1960s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

42nd Street NYC 1923 Deco WPA Ashcan American Modern Cityscape Realism Broadway
42nd Street NYC 1923 Deco WPA Ashcan American Modern Cityscape Realism Broadway

42nd Street NYC 1923 Deco WPA Ashcan American Modern Cityscape Realism Broadway

By Louis Wolchonok

Located in New York, NY

BIO Louis Wolchonok was an author of art books, etcher, painter of townscapes, landscapes, figures, muralist, and graphic artist. Wolchonok was a social realist artist who worked in ...

Category

1920s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Modernist Sculpture Figural Portrait Bust Brutalist Wire Work
Modernist Sculpture Figural Portrait Bust Brutalist Wire Work

Modernist Sculpture Figural Portrait Bust Brutalist Wire Work

By Irving George Lehman

Located in Surfside, FL

His oeuvre includes periods of considerable Constructivist, Ecole de Paris, Social Realist, Modernist, Abstract Expressionist, Regionalist, Judaic and Russian interest.

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Raphael Soyer  "George the Iceman Woolf"
Raphael Soyer  "George the Iceman Woolf"

Raphael Soyer "George the Iceman Woolf"

By Raphael Soyer

Located in San Francisco, CA

Very important and well listed American artist. One of the early social realist painters. He was born in Russia, but his family was deported by the Tsar in 1913.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Strike Breakers — social realism, Great Depression
Strike Breakers — social realism, Great Depression

Strike Breakers — social realism, Great Depression

By Daniel Ralph Celentano

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Signed, lower right. A fine, social-realist drawing, on cream wove paper, with margins (1 1/2 to 2 1/2 inches), in good condition.

Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Water Sports - Coney Island   Nude Swimmers and Nude Bathers
Water Sports - Coney Island   Nude Swimmers and Nude Bathers

Water Sports - Coney Island Nude Swimmers and Nude Bathers

By Reginald Marsh

Located in Miami, FL

Born in Paris, Reginald Marsh was an American artist recognized for his Social Realist paintings of New York City life in the 1920s and ‘30s.

Category

1940s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, India Ink

Apache Love, by Juan Fuentes
Apache Love, by Juan Fuentes

Apache Love, by Juan Fuentes

By Juan Fuentes

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Fuentes' relief printing process follows closely the social realist tradition of Latin American artists such as Jose Guadalupe Posada and Leopoldo Mendez.

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Linocut

Teracita, by Juan Fuentes
Teracita, by Juan Fuentes

Teracita, by Juan Fuentes

By Juan Fuentes

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Fuentes' relief printing process follows closely the social realist tradition of Latin American artists such as Jose Guadalupe Posada and Leopoldo Mendez.

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Linocut

Cosechando Alcachofas (harvesting artichokes), by Juan Fuentes
Cosechando Alcachofas (harvesting artichokes), by Juan Fuentes

Cosechando Alcachofas (harvesting artichokes), by Juan Fuentes

By Juan Fuentes

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Fuentes' relief printing process follows closely the social realist tradition of Latin American artists such as Jose Guadalupe Posada and Leopoldo Mendez.

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Linocut

Tex-Mex, by Juan Fuentes
Tex-Mex, by Juan Fuentes

Tex-Mex, by Juan Fuentes

By Juan Fuentes

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Fuentes' relief printing process follows closely the social realist tradition of Latin American artists such as Jose Guadalupe Posada and Leopoldo Mendez.

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Linocut

"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

His blunt, forceful style attracted the attention of other publications, and he provided illustrations and cartoons for a variety of magazines, from the left-wing New Masses to mains...

Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Self Portrait (With Model)
Self Portrait (With Model)

Self Portrait (With Model)

By Raphael Soyer

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Historically, Soyer is associated with the social realist artists of the 1930s, whose art championed the cause of social justice.

Category

1950s American Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

PORTRAIT OF THE ACTRESS LAUREN BACALL

PORTRAIT OF THE ACTRESS LAUREN BACALL

By Phyllis (Pele) De Lappe

Located in Portland, ME

"Phyllis "Pele" Murdock de Lappe was an American artist, known for her social realist paintings, prints, and drawings. She also worked as a journalist, newspaper editor, illustrator,...

Category

1940s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Conté

Hermanita (Little Sister), by Juan Fuentes
Hermanita (Little Sister), by Juan Fuentes

Hermanita (Little Sister), by Juan Fuentes

By Juan Fuentes

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Fuentes' relief printing process follows closely the social realist tradition of Latin American artists such as Jose Guadalupe Posada and Leopoldo Mendez.

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Linocut

"Gondolas at the Dock, Venice, Italy" Louis Wolchonok, Boats in the Harbor Scene
"Gondolas at the Dock, Venice, Italy" Louis Wolchonok, Boats in the Harbor Scene

"Gondolas at the Dock, Venice, Italy" Louis Wolchonok, Boats in the Harbor Scene

By Louis Wolchonok

Located in New York, NY

Louis Wolchonok (1898 - 1973) Gondolas at the Dock, Venice, Italy, 1928 Watercolor on paper Sight 18 x 23 1/2 inches Signed and dated lower right Louis Wolchonok was an author of ar...

Category

1920s Post-Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

La Comadre, by Juan Fuentes
La Comadre, by Juan Fuentes

La Comadre, by Juan Fuentes

By Juan Fuentes

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Fuentes' relief printing process follows closely the social realist tradition of Latin American artists such as Jose Guadalupe Posada and Leopoldo Mendez.

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Linocut

Si Se Puede, by Juan Fuentes
Si Se Puede, by Juan Fuentes

Si Se Puede, by Juan Fuentes

By Juan Fuentes

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Fuentes' relief printing process follows closely the social realist tradition of Latin American artists such as Jose Guadalupe Posada and Leopoldo Mendez.

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Linocut

19th century oil painting of yorkshire flither pickers by Robert Farren
19th century oil painting of yorkshire flither pickers by Robert Farren

19th century oil painting of yorkshire flither pickers by Robert Farren

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

Farren (1832-1912) This is a a skilfully executed and coloured oil painting by robert farren in the social realist style, created towards the end of the victorian period.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Paintings

Materials

Wood, Giltwood, Paint

Xiemena Busca La Paz, by Juan Fuentes
Xiemena Busca La Paz, by Juan Fuentes

Xiemena Busca La Paz, by Juan Fuentes

By Juan Fuentes

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Fuentes' relief printing process follows closely the social realist tradition of Latin American artists such as Jose Guadalupe Posada and Leopoldo Mendez.

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Linocut

THE FERRY
THE FERRY

THE FERRY

By John R. Grabach

Located in Portland, ME

He took his subject matter primarily from the urban landscape of New York and New Jersey, and he is most often grouped with the Social Realist school of artists. We have not located ...

Category

Early 20th Century American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Seated Couple
Seated Couple

Seated Couple

By Raphael Soyer

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Historically, Soyer is associated with the social realist artists of the 1930s, whose art championed the cause of social justice.

Category

1960s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

Street Life New York - Haunting Faces Windows  Expressionism Mid-Century
Street Life New York - Haunting Faces Windows  Expressionism Mid-Century

Street Life New York - Haunting Faces Windows Expressionism Mid-Century

By Lawrence Kupferman

Located in Miami, FL

The work is characterized by deliberate crudeness reminiscent of George Grosz, the New Objectivity art movement, and social realists such as Ben Shahn and William Gropper.

Category

1940s Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pen

DANCE MARATHON

DANCE MARATHON

By Phyllis (Pele) De Lappe

Located in Portland, ME

"Phyllis "Pele" Murdock de Lappe was an American artist, known for her social realist paintings, prints, and drawings. She also worked as a journalist, newspaper editor, illustrator,...

Category

1930s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

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

His teachers included John Steuert Curry, Thomas Hart Benton, Kenneth Hayes Miller, and Ivan Olinsky. Adopting the Social Realist style, he tried to paint in the same locations as Ge...

Category

1950s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Standing Figure - Mid-Century American Portrait Painting
Standing Figure - Mid-Century American Portrait Painting

Standing Figure - Mid-Century American Portrait Painting

By Clyde Singer

Located in Marco Island, FL

His teachers included John Steuert Curry, Thomas Hart Benton, Kenneth Hayes Miller, and Ivan Olinsky. Adopting the Social Realist style, he tried to paint in the same locations as G...

Category

1950s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Market Woman- American Regionalist Oil Painting of Mid-Century City Life
Market Woman- American Regionalist Oil Painting of Mid-Century City Life

Market Woman- American Regionalist Oil Painting of Mid-Century City Life

By Clyde Singer

Located in Marco Island, FL

His teachers included John Steuert Curry, Thomas Hart Benton, Kenneth Hayes Miller, and Ivan Olinsky. Adopting the Social Realist style, he tried to paint in the same locations as G...

Category

1950s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Twosome - Meeting for Coffee Original Oil Painting.  20th Century Coffee Date.
Twosome - Meeting for Coffee Original Oil Painting.  20th Century Coffee Date.

Twosome - Meeting for Coffee Original Oil Painting. 20th Century Coffee Date.

By Clyde Singer

Located in Marco Island, FL

His teachers included John Steuert Curry, Thomas Hart Benton, Kenneth Hayes Miller, and Ivan Olinsky. Adopting the Social Realist style, he tried to paint in the same locations as Ge...

Category

Late 20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Red Coat - Mid-Century Figurative American Painting.  Woman in New York City.
Red Coat - Mid-Century Figurative American Painting.  Woman in New York City.

Red Coat - Mid-Century Figurative American Painting. Woman in New York City.

By Clyde Singer

Located in Marco Island, FL

His teachers included John Steuert Curry, Thomas Hart Benton, Kenneth Hayes Miller, and Ivan Olinsky. Adopting the Social Realist style, he tried to paint in the same locations as Ge...

Category

1950s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Mailing the Letter-Original Oil Painting-American Realisim
Mailing the Letter-Original Oil Painting-American Realisim

Mailing the Letter-Original Oil Painting-American Realisim

By Clyde Singer

Located in Marco Island, FL

His teachers included John Steuert Curry, Thomas Hart Benton, Kenneth Hayes Miller, and Ivan Olinsky. Adopting the Social Realist style, he tried to paint in the same locations as Ge...

Category

1980s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Vintage mid century oil painting of rural village scene with man and donkey
Vintage mid century oil painting of rural village scene with man and donkey

Vintage mid century oil painting of rural village scene with man and donkey

Located in Ebberup, DK

The sky is kept in soft gray-blue tones and gives the scene a calm atmosphere. The painting is (social) realist in style with impressionistic influence due to the the broad brush str...

Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

Water Sports - Nude Swimmers and Bathers at Coney Island
Water Sports - Nude Swimmers and Bathers at Coney Island

Water Sports - Nude Swimmers and Bathers at Coney Island

By Reginald Marsh

Located in Miami, FL

Born in Paris, Reginald Marsh was an American artist recognized for his Social Realist paintings of New York City life in the 1920s and ‘30s.

Category

1940s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, India Ink

El Rio Grande
El Rio Grande

El Rio Grande

By Juan Fuentes

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Fuentes' relief printing process follows closely the social realist tradition of Latin American artists such as Jose Guadalupe Posada and Leopoldo Mendez.

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Linocut

La Danzante
La Danzante

Juan FuentesLa Danzante, 2024

$740Sale Price|20% Off

La Danzante

By Juan Fuentes

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Fuentes' relief printing process follows closely the social realist tradition of Latin American artists such as Jose Guadalupe Posada and Leopoldo Mendez.

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Screen

Danzante
Danzante

Danzante

By Juan Fuentes

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Fuentes' relief printing process follows closely the social realist tradition of Latin American artists such as Jose Guadalupe Posada and Leopoldo Mendez.

Category

2010s Portrait Prints

Materials

Linocut

Wig City, 1969 New York City American Scene, Oil on Masonite, Signed Painting
Wig City, 1969 New York City American Scene, Oil on Masonite, Signed Painting

Wig City, 1969 New York City American Scene, Oil on Masonite, Signed Painting

By Clyde Singer

Located in Marco Island, FL

His teachers included John Steuert Curry, Thomas Hart Benton, Kenneth Hayes Miller, and Ivan Olinsky. Adopting the Social Realist style, he tried to paint in the same locations as Ge...

Category

1960s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

City Peril.  Mid-Century American Urban Scene Oil Painting of Crime.
City Peril.  Mid-Century American Urban Scene Oil Painting of Crime.

City Peril. Mid-Century American Urban Scene Oil Painting of Crime.

By Clyde Singer

Located in Marco Island, FL

His teachers included John Steuert Curry, Thomas Hart Benton, Kenneth Hayes Miller, and Ivan Olinsky. Adopting the Social Realist style, he tried to paint in the same locations as Ge...

Category

1950s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Bill Bally Blacksmithing- American Scene.  Americana Bicycle Minnesota
Bill Bally Blacksmithing- American Scene.  Americana Bicycle Minnesota

Bill Bally Blacksmithing- American Scene. Americana Bicycle Minnesota

By Clyde Singer

Located in Marco Island, FL

His teachers included John Steuert Curry, Thomas Hart Benton, Kenneth Hayes Miller, and Ivan Olinsky. Adopting the Social Realist style, he tried to paint in the same locations as G...

Category

1980s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Puddle Jumper.  Woman With Umbrella Original Oil American Rainy Scene Painting.
Puddle Jumper.  Woman With Umbrella Original Oil American Rainy Scene Painting.

Puddle Jumper. Woman With Umbrella Original Oil American Rainy Scene Painting.

By Clyde Singer

Located in Marco Island, FL

His teachers included John Steuert Curry, Thomas Hart Benton, Kenneth Hayes Miller, and Ivan Olinsky. Adopting the Social Realist style, he tried to paint in the same locations as Ge...

Category

Late 20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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You are likely to find exactly the social realist you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. There are many Modern, Abstract and Surrealist versions of these works for sale. If you’re looking for a social realist from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 20th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. When looking for the right social realist for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of gray, brown, black and gold. Creating a social realist has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by William Gropper, Raphael Soyer, Paul Zimmerman, Slim Aarons and Gershon Benjamin are consistently popular. Frequently made by artists working in lithograph, paint and oil paint, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much is a Social Realist?

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.