$18,000
H 33 in W 38 in D 2 in
Depression Era Mid 20th Century Social Realism Modern WPA American Scene NYC
Located in New York, NY
Depression Era Mid 20th Century Social Realism Modern WPA American Scene NYC Saul Kovner (1904-1981) Hot Summer Night 25 x 30 inches Oil on canvas Signed lower left and dated‘48 Fr...
Canvas, Oil
$22,500
H 12 in W 8 in D 4 in
Barge Toiler -Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Labor Plaster Depression-Era Sculpture
By Max Kalish
Located in New York, NY
"Barge Toiler" by Max Kalish is a Mid 20th Century modern Depression-Era sculpture from his Labor series.
Plaster
$7,500
H 16 in W 21 in D 2 in
Mural Study 1933 Depression Era Mid-Century WPA Modern American Scene Drawing
By Michael Loew
Located in New York, NY
Mural Study 1933 Depression Era Mid-Century WPA Modern American Scene Drawing.
Egg Tempera, Board
Tropical Depression Carpet by Sofia Alvarado
Located in Geneve, CH
Tropical depression carpet by Sofia Alvarado Dimensions: 180 x 180 cm Materials: Wool One of a Kind. Handmade FI is an ornamental artist who embodies the creative Revelation of...
Wool
$5,500
H 10 in W 12 in D 2 in
Chess Players WPA Depression Era Mid-20th Century American Scene Realism Modern
By Mervin Jules
Located in New York, NY
Chess Players WPA Depression Era Mid-20th Century American Scene Realism Modern.
Oil, Board
Tropical Depression Fabric Picture by Sofia Alvarado
Located in Geneve, CH
Tropical depression fabric picture by Sofia Alvarado Dimensions: D185 x W135 x H5 cm Materials: embroidered blackout fabrics / wood frame One of a Kind. FI is an ornamental art...
Fabric, Wood
Balance in Depression Object by Sofia Alvarado
Located in Geneve, CH
Balance in depression object by Sofia Alvarado Materials: Guayacán wood / lacquered solid metal Dimensions: D 45 x H 30. FI is an ornamental artist who embodies the creative Rev...
Metal
$36,000
H 13 in W 8 in D 3 in
"Road Builder" 20th Century Modern WPA Labor Bronze WPA Depression-Era Sculpture
By Max Kalish
Located in New York, NY
Max Kalish The Road Builder inscribed M. KALISH 23, with Meroni-Radice foundry mark, on top of base bronze with dark brown patina, on an ebonized rectangular plinth Height: 13 1/8 in...
Bronze
$3,200Sale Price|20% Off
H 11.25 in W 10.5 in
Chestnut Vendor, Depression by John Albok, 1933, Silver Gelatin Print
By John Albok
Located in Denton, TX
Chestnut Vendor, Depression by John Albok depicts a man selling chestnuts on the street. The man looks down at his hands as he cracks open the chestnut. To his left sits a bowl of ch...
Silver Gelatin
Set of Depression Art Deco Glass Open Salt Duck Pots German 1920s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous set of handmade Depression art glass pieces featuring an elegant set of 11 duck-form open salts or toothpick holders.
Art Glass
$975
H 20 in W 16 in D 0.25 in
Royal Hotel - New Orleans 1920s Depression Art Lithograph in Ink on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Royal Hotel - New Orleans 1920s Depression Art Lithograph in Ink on Paper Dramatic street scene with a man wearing a trench coat and hat by Robert J Welch (19th- 20th Century). The ...
Paper, Lithograph
$5,500
H 15 in W 21 in D 16 in
2 Sculptures: "The Power" & "The Glory" WPA Depression WWII era mid 20th century
By Agnes Yarnall
Located in New York, NY
2 Sculptures: "The Power" & "The Glory" WPA Depression WWII era mid 20th century by Agnes Yarnall circa 1940s. Sculptor, painter, poet and artistic historian, Agnes Yarnall has, si...
Plaster
$1,600
H 17.5 in W 14 in
1936 Woodblock Print Venus of 23rd St. Skid Row Woodcut NYC Great Depression WPA
By Joseph Solman
Located in Surfside, FL
In 1929, Solman saw the inaugural show at the Museum of Modern Art featuring Seurat, Gauguin, Van Gogh, and Cézanne.
Woodcut
Unavailable
H 15.75 in W 59.06 in D 27.56 in
Leaf Table - Tropical Depression, Organic post-modern Coffee table in Wood.
By Fi Sofia Alvarado
Located in Gamboa, PA
Leaf Table - Tropical Depression, Organic post-modern Coffee table in natural wood handmade in Panama by Fi.
Wood
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H 63 in W 31.5 in D 1.58 in
New Life Mirror - Tropical Depression, handmade metal and wood
By Fi Sofia Alvarado
Located in Gamboa, PA
New Life Mirror - Tropical Depression, metal and wood handmade in Panama by Fi. Tropical depression is a solo show by Fi - Sofi´a Alvarado (Panama, 1984). In a pure state of conscio...
Metal
Unavailable
H 14.97 in Dm 43.31 in
Herida Table - Tropical Depression, handmade Dragon wood and metal coffee table
By Fi Sofia Alvarado
Located in Gamboa, PA
Herida Table - Tropical Depression, coffee table in Dragon wood and metal handmade in Panama by Fi. Tropical Depression is a solo show by Fi - Sofia Alvarado (Panama, 1984). In a p...
Metal
Unavailable
H 68.9 in Dm 11.82 in
Cycle of Life Totem - Tropical Depression, handmade sculpture in metal and wood
By Fi Sofia Alvarado
Located in Gamboa, PA
Cycle of Life Totem - Tropical Depression, post-modern sculpture in metal and wood handmade in Panama by Fi.
Metal
Rare Art Deco Glossy Lacquer Honey Walnut & Ebonized Wood Commode
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Commode came from a collector who purchased it at Depression Modern in NYC about 30 years ago. The gallery was run by Michael Smith, an Art Deco expert and leader at the Art Deco So...
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Set of 6 Depression Glass Napkin Rings
By Daum
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a set of six Mid-Century Modern Depression glass napkin rings. Dimensions: 2 1/4" L x 1 1/8" D x 1 3/8" T.
Glass
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H 20 in W 27 in
SILOS American Scene WPA Depression industrial Mid Century Modern Social Realism
By Vincent Campanella 1
Located in New York, NY
SILOS American Scene WPA Depression industrial Mid Century Modern Social Realism Vincent Campanella (1915 – 2001) Silos at Night 22 1/2 x 31 inches Watercolor on paper, 1937 Signed...
Paper, Watercolor
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H 27 in W 31 in
Depression Era Mid 20th Century Social Realism Modern WPA American Scene NYC
Located in New York, NY
Depression Era Mid 20th Century Social Realism Modern WPA American Scene NYC Saul Kovner (1904-1981) Facing the East River 20 x 24 inches Oil on canvas Signed lower right Saul, insc...
Canvas, Oil
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H 30 in W 36 in D 1 in
Loggers WPA Depression Era Modern Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism
By William L'Engle
Located in New York, NY
Loggers WPA Depression Era Modern Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Oil on board, 24 x 30 inches.
Oil, Board
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H 15 in W 22.5 in
"Deserted Farmyard, Minnesota, 1938, " Rural Midwestern Great Depression Scene
By Adolf Dehn
Located in New York, NY
Adolf Dehn (1895 – 1968) Deserted Farmyard, Minnesota, 1938 Watercolor on paper 15 x 22 ½ inches Signed and dated “Adolf Dehn 38” lower right; titled “Deserted Farmyard” on verso Bo...
Paper, Watercolor
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H 23 in W 20 in
Fortune Magazine cover Depression-Era Illustration, WPA industrial Modernist
By Ernest Hamlin Baker
Located in New York, NY
Fortune Magazine cover, Depression-Era Illustration, WPA industrial Modernist. Signed lower left. The drawing measures 13. x 11 inches. Framed by Bark, the work is 23 x 20 inches. ...
Ink, Gouache, Board
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H 31 in W 39 in D 3 in
"Seamstresses" American Scene Modernism WPA Figurative Depression Era Realism
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
New York City working women are depicted in Jo Cain's figurative interior painting "Seamstresses," a fine example of 1930's - 40s American realism, modernism painted in the WPA - Dep...
Canvas, Oil
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H 22 in W 19 in
Fortune Magazine cover, Depression-Era Illustration, WPA industrial Modernist
By Ernest Hamlin Baker
Located in New York, NY
Signed lower right Framed by Bark Baker was a self-taught illustrator. Most of his works were covers for Time Magazine, although he was responsible for eleven covers for Fortune Mag...
Ink, Gouache, Board
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H 37 in W 29 in
"Rag Pickers" NYC Depression Era WPA American Scene Modernism Figurative Realism
Located in New York, NY
"Rag Pickers" by Thomas Attardi is an oil painting showing a depression era New York City. Painted in the American scene style, the modernist work shows figurative realism. Thomas A...
Canvas, Oil
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H 33 in W 46 in
Harvesters WPA Depression Era American Scene Mid 20th Century Modernism Workers
By Harry Gottlieb
Located in New York, NY
Harvesters WPA Depression Era American Scene Mid 20th Century Modernism Workers Canvas measure 28 x 39 1/2 inches. Painting is signed "Harry Gottlieb" lower right. The painting has...
Canvas, Oil
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H 18 in W 14 in D 2 in
ON LINE Depression Era WPA American Scene Modernism Realism Drawing Watercolor
By Louis Bouché
Located in New York, NY
ON LINE Depression Era WPA American Scene Modernism Realism Drawing Watercolor. Louis Bouche (1986-1969) "On Line," 7 ½ x 11 inches. Watercolor and graphite, c. 1930s. Signed LR. Th...
Paper, Watercolor, Graphite
Blue Faceted Depression Glass Coupe Glasses by Fostoria 1980s, Set of 8
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A set of 8 verdigris blue-faceted drinking glasses. This glassware set includes eight drinking glasses in a deep blue color glass. The body of each cup is short and coupe style. They...
Glass
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H 11.75 in W 9.5 in
Blind Beggar (pencil drawing made on streets of Kansas City in Depression)
By Jackson Lee Nesbitt
Located in New Orleans, LA
This fantastic original drawing is pencil signed: "Jack Nesbitt, 1937, Student at K.C. Art Institute" It shows a beggar playing a squeezebox on a busy street with figures looking i...
Ink, Graphite
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H 17.5 in W 14 in
1936 Woodblock Print Venus of 23rd St. Skid Row Woodcut NYC Great Depression WPA
By Joseph Solman
Located in Surfside, FL
In 1929, Solman saw the inaugural show at the Museum of Modern Art featuring Seurat, Gauguin, Van Gogh, and Cézanne.
Woodcut
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H 32.75 in W 24 in D 1 in
Yellow and Teal Abstract Figurative Sculptural Portrait Painting on Wood Panel
By Ray Collins
Located in Houston, TX
Dadaist style assemblage work that offers a critique of fabricated personas and depression in modern culture. The work features a headless figure sitting on the edge of a bed with a ...
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Port Hole Nautical Ice Bucket
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Port Hole Topped Ice Bucket Designed and Built by Michael Smith and Depression Modern. Clever design with a interior removable liner to hold ice.
Metal, Chrome
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H 30 in W 44 in D 19 in
Machine Age Art Deco Norman Bel Geddes Desk / Vanity and Skyscraper Mirror
By Norman Bel Geddes, Simmons Company Furniture
Located in Bernville, PA
Mirror dimensions: 26 1/8" H x 6 1/2" D x 27 1/2" W. Publications: Depression Modern the Thirties Styles in America by Martin Greif page 159 “The Machine Age in America", page 312...
Metal, Chrome
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H 36 in W 46 in
"Factory Workers" American Modern WPA Scene Realism Industrial Depression Era
Located in New York, NY
"Factory Workers" American Modern WPA Scene Realism Industrial Depression Era. 30 x 40 inches.
Canvas, Oil
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H 32 in W 44 in
Glassblowers WPA Depression era Men working mid 20th Century modern Industrial
Located in New York, NY
Glassblowers WPA Depression era Men working mid 20th Century modern Industrial This 24 x 36 inch oil on canvas was painted in during WPA era, circa 1930’s/40s.
Canvas, Oil
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H 13 in W 19 in D 2 in
"Man with Cart" American Scene Modern Modernism WPA Depression Era Regionalism
By Gregorio Prestopino
Located in New York, NY
"Man with Cart" American Scene Modern Modernism WPA Depression Era Regionalism.
Canvas, Oil
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H 28 in W 33 in D 1 in
"Refugees" Mexican American Oil Painting Depression Era WPA Mid-Century Modern
By Michael Loew
Located in New York, NY
"Refugees" Mexican American Oil Painting Depression Era WPA Mid-Century Modern. The Whitney Museum's current exhibition, VIDA AMERICA, prompts us to share this Michael Loew work, wh...
Canvas, Oil
Vintage Uranium Vaseline Glowing Green Ashtray Depression Glass
By Anchor Hocking, Hazel-Atlas
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage green depression glass ashtray was made in uranium Vaseline glass with textured rim and ash compartment. It is glowing brightly in backlight, with textured parts having deep...
Uranium Glass
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H 9.5 in W 7.5 in D 0.1 in
Age of Innocence (Depression in Harlem - Brother and Sister)
By John Albok
Located in Denton, TX
Signed, titled and dated. Vintage gelatin silver print Born in Munkacs, Hungary, John Albok learned photography as a boy. He came to the U.S. in 1921 finding work almost immediat...
Silver Gelatin
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H 15 in W 18 in
Grand Central Station NYC Modernism WPA Industrial Transportation Depression Era
By George Biddle
Located in New York, NY
Artist George Biddle (1885-1973) drew this 9 x 12 inch mixed media on paper, "Grand Central Station" in 1933. Depicting the waiting area in the great New York City transportation hub...
Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Rag Paper
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H 15 in W 17 in D 1 in
"Houseboat" WPA Depression Era American Scene Modernism Realism Work on Paper
By Daniel Ralph Celentano
Located in New York, NY
"Houseboat" WPA Depression Era American Scene Modernism Realism Work on Paper . Daniel Celentano (1902-1980) "Houseboat," 7 x 10 inches. Ink on paper, c. 1930s. Provenance: Janet Ma...
Paper, Ink
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H 23 in W 17 in
Joseph Solman Lithograph New York City Subway Great Depression WPA Artist
By Joseph Solman
Located in Surfside, FL
In 1929, Solman saw the inaugural show at the Museum of Modern Art featuring Seurat, Gauguin, Van Gogh, and Cézanne.
Lithograph
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H 9.88 in W 13.5 in
Members of the Welfare Board (satirical take on wealthy women of depression era)
By Julius Bloch
Located in New Orleans, LA
A tuxedoed waiter attends to the table of four elderly "members of the welfare board" during the Depression era. It's trickle down economics at work! Julius Bloch created this litho...
Lithograph
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H 38 in W 33 in
"Nowhere To Go" WPA Depression Era American Scene Oil Painting Mid 20th Century
By Norman Barr
Located in New York, NY
"Nowhere To Go" WPA Depression Era American Scene Oil Painting Mid 20th Century. 30 x 25 inches. Oil on canvas. Circa 1939.Original carved frame. Norman Barr, WPA artist, was born i...
Canvas, Oil
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H 15 in W 8 in D 6 in
Kupur Three American Art Deco Sculptures Male Female Figurative Modernism WPA
Located in New York, NY
Silver over copper. Size. Each of the modern WPA depression era mid-century measures 15 x 8 x 6 inches.
Metal, Copper
Handcrafted Blue Sapphire and Diamond Bee Brooch in Sterling Silver
Located in New York, NY
Crafted with exquisite craftsmanship and adorned with dazzling sapphire which helps in relieving stress, anxiety and depression. This modern design of the brooch suits any occasion o...
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
Handcrafted Blue Sapphire and Diamond Bee Brooch in Sterling Silver
Located in New York, NY
Crafted with exquisite craftsmanship and adorned with dazzling sapphire which helps in relieving stress, anxiety and depression. This modern design of the brooch suits any occasion o...
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Sterling Silver
Brass and Chrome Depression Glass Foyer Small Modern Chandelier
Located in St. Louis, MO
Beautiful combination of Machine Age and modern come together here through brass, chrome and glass. A great modern look with antique quality. There is no maker shown, however the pie...
"Moderntone" Cobalt Blue Depression Glass Dishware, Hazel-Atlas
By Hazel-Atlas
Located in Crockett, CA
The Hazel-Atlas Glass Company was a large producer of machine-molded glass containers headquartered in Wheeling, West Virginia. It was founded in 1902 in Washington, Pennsylvania, as...
Glass
Vintage Depression Glass Piggy Bank, 1950s Anchor Hocking
Located in Achterveld, NL
Vintage marigold iridescent glass piggy bank in good condition, a little over 10 cm long end to end. Anchor Hocking piggybank.
Glass
$39,000
H 24 in W 17 in D 11 in
"Pioneer Family" WPA American Modernism Plaster Maquette Realism 20th Century
By William Zorach
Located in New York, NY
"Pioneer Family," 23 1/2 x 16 1/4 x 10 3/4 inPlaster. c. 1927. Unsigned. Realism The Smithsonian has a cast of this sculpture in its collection. Pictured on the cover of “The Sculpt...
Plaster
$5,000
H 23 in W 16 in D 8.5 in
Grand Tour Bronze Figure of Seated Hermes, Early 19th Century After the Antique
Located in Beachwood, OH
Large Figure of Seated Hermes, Grand Tour Bronze, Early 19th Century 19th Century Continental School After the Antique The large size figure well cast, with brownish green patination...
Marble, Bronze
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...
Tempera
$93,484
H 98.43 in W 27.56 in D 23.63 in
Set of Extraordinary Italian Stone Statues Representing the Four Seasons
Located in Rome, IT
Four season ,monumental classically draped female figures and their distinguishing symbols on a square base. Autumn, winter, spring and summer. Timeless classical decoration for you...
Limestone
$5,900
H 14.5 in W 10 in D 7.5 in
"Male Athlete with Kettlebell", Rare Bronze Sculpture with Male Nude by Seifert
By Franz Seifert
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This highly rare bronze of a nude male athlete preparing to left a heavy kettlebell weight was sculpted by an Austrian artist, Franz Seifert, in 1922. Although Seifert is known for ...
Bronze
$75,000
H 17 in W 21 in
"Pelham Bay" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modern NYC Subway Transportation
By Daniel Celentano
Located in New York, NY
"Pelham Bay" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modern NYC Subway Transportation Daniel Ralph Celantano (1902-1980) "Pelham Bay" 12 1/4 x 16 inches Oil on canvas Signed lower cente...
Oil, Canvas
$50,000
H 25 in W 62 in
WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Workers
By Seymour Fogel
Located in New York, NY
WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Workers Seymour Fogel (1911-1984) Mural Study, untitled 11 x 49 1/4 inches (sight) Tempera on board Provenance:...
Egg Tempera, Board
$33,000
H 56 in W 47 in
Industrial Mid-20th Century WPA Modern Men Working American Scene Social Realism
Located in New York, NY
Industrial Mid-20th Century WPA Modern Men Working American Scene Social Realism George Pearse Ennis (American, 1884-1936) "Forging a Gun Tube #1" 46 x 37 inches Oil on canvas Sign...
Canvas, Oil
$8,360Sale Price|20% Off
H 17 in W 10 in D 8 in
Harmony, 20th century bronze & green marble base, nude man and woman with lyre
By Max Kalish
Located in Beachwood, OH
Max Kalish (American, 1891-1945) Harmony, c. 1930 Bronze with green marble base Incised signature on right upper side of base 14 x 9 x 5 inches, excluding base 17 x 10 x 8 inches, in...
Marble, Bronze
$4,800
H 14 in W 6 in D 5 in
Family Carved Sculpture American Scene Modernism Mid 20th Century WPA Realism
Located in New York, NY
Family Carved Sculpture American Scene Modernism Mid 20th Century WPA Realism Milton Hebald (American, 1917-2015), Family of Three 13 1/2 x 5 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches Carved wood, c. 19...
Wood
$40,500
H 15.5 in W 6 in D 5 in
Locomotive Engineer, Early 20th Century Bronze Laborer, Cleveland School
By Max Kalish
Located in Beachwood, OH
Max Kalish (American, 1891-1945) Locomotive Engineer, 1926 Bronze Signed and dated on base, foundry mark: Meroni Radice Cire Perdue Paris 15.5 x 6 x 5 inches Born in Poland March 1,...
Bronze