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Depression
Located in MADRID, ES
Depression
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Mid-20th Century Vintage Depression

Vintage Depression
H 48.01 in W 48.01 in D 0.4 in
"Erik ud af Depression" (Erik out of Depression)
Located in København S, DK
This rare painting is from the early works of the renowned Danish artist Kirsten Ortwed, known for her exceptional contributions to art. Ortwed has notably represented Denmark at pre...
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1980s Abstract Impressionist Vintage Depression

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Canvas, Oil

WARNING! Register*Vote, INFLATION means DEPRESSION
By Ben Shahn
Located in Fairlawn, OH
WARNING! Register*Vote, INFLATION means DEPRESSION Photo lithograph, 1946 Signed in the image lower
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1940s American Realist Vintage Depression

Materials

Offset

Dust Bowl Farm (American Depression) - analog
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Dust Bowl Farm (American Depression) - 1997 44x59cm, Edition 3/5. Analog C-Print, hand-printed
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1990s Outsider Art Vintage Depression

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Strike Breakers — social realism, Great Depression
By Daniel Ralph Celentano
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Daniel Ralph Celentano, Untitled (Strike Breakers) pencil, c. 1934. Signed, lower right. A fine, social-realist drawing, on cream wove paper, with margins (1 1/2 to 2 1/2 inches), in...
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1930s American Realist Vintage Depression

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Pencil

Barren (American Depression) - Polaroid, Contemporary, Landscape, Photography
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Barren (American Depression) - 1997 44x59cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C
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1990s Outsider Art Vintage Depression

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Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Day Worker (American Depression) - Original Polaroid Unique Piece
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Day Worker (American Depression) - 1999 Original Polaroid - Unique Piece 1/1. 10.7 x 8.7 cm
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1990s Contemporary Vintage Depression

Materials

Polaroid

Day Worker (American Depression) - Original Polaroid Unique Piece
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Day Worker (American Depression) - 1999 Original Polaroid - Unique Piece 1/1. 10.7 x 8.7 cm
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1990s Contemporary Vintage Depression

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Polaroid

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
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1930s American Modern Vintage Depression

Materials

Ink, Gouache, Board

Day Worker (American Depression) -Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Portrait
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Day Worker (American Depression) - 1999 Edition of 10, 58x56cm. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by
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1990s Contemporary Vintage Depression

Materials

Metal

Le Vin Contre la Depression Nerveuse et l'Anemie
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
“My eyes were made to erase all that is ugly”. -Raoul Dufy Raoul Dufy’s depictions for an instant charmer of a "medical book" illustrates the myriad benefits of wine, while being sp...
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1930s Post-Impressionist Vintage Depression

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Lithograph

Federal Glass Company "Patrician Spoke" Amber Depression Glass Dinner Plate
By Federal Glass
Located in Amityville, NY
A single amber or honey colored "Patrician Spoke" depression glass dinner plate produced by the
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1930s American Vintage Depression

Materials

Glass

Chestnut Vendor, Depression by John Albok, 1933, Silver Gelatin Print
By John Albok
Located in Dallas, TX
Chestnut Vendor, Depression by John Albok depicts a man selling chestnuts on the street. The man
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1930s Modern Vintage Depression

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Silver Gelatin

Jeannette 'Harp' Depression Glass Cake Stand with Gold Scalopped Trim
Located in Phoenix, AZ
1950s Jeannette 'Harp' cake stand with scalloped edge and gold trim. The cake stand is 10" in diameter and 4 3/4" high. Very good condition. No chips, cracks or any other damages.
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Mid-20th Century Vintage Depression

Materials

Glass

Vintage Depression Glass Set of Six Anchor Hocking Topaz Princess Cups
Located in New Orleans, LA
difference between the apricot vs. the depression glass yellow is subtle so I attempted to make it a little
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Depression

Materials

Glass

"Belly up to the Bar", Depression-Era Tavern Scene by Iver Rose
By Iver Rose
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This quintessential Depression-era scene depicts a series of men at a tavern, slouching or leaning
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Depression

Materials

Paint

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. Signed upper right
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1930s American Realist Vintage Depression

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Oil, Board

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
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1930s American Modern Vintage Depression

Materials

Plaster

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. Study to Scale
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1930s American Modern Vintage Depression

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Egg Tempera, Board

UNION SQUARE Depression Era Oil Painting WPA Realism American Scene Realism NYC
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
UNION SQUARE Depression Era Oil Painting WPA Realism American Scene Realism NYC Jo Cain (1904
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1940s American Realist Vintage Depression

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Outsider Folk Art American Mid-Century Naive WW2 Self Taught WPA Depression Era
By Ralph Fasanella
Located in New York, NY
Outsider Folk Art American Mid-Century Naive WW2 Self Taught WPA Depression Era "Victory for Now
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1940s Outsider Art Vintage Depression

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Paper, Gouache

Paris during the Great Depression circa 1930, Silver Gelatin B and W Photography
By Press Agency Keystone View Co.
Located in Atlanta, GA
. Paris during the Great Depression, circa 1930. Features: Original silver gelatin print photography
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1930s Art Deco Vintage Depression

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Silver Gelatin

Lime Green Vaseline glass or Depression Glass Champagne Coupe Glasses - Set of 5
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
hostess gift or holiday gift for your favorite hostess. For other depression glass in the coupe shape in a
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20th Century American Art Nouveau Vintage Depression

Materials

Glass

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
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1940s American Modern Vintage Depression

Materials

Plaster

1936 Woodblock Print Venus of 23rd St. Skid Row Woodcut NYC Great Depression WPA
By Joseph Solman
Located in Surfside, FL
A great New york City street scene in a modernist realist style. done in the the great depression
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20th Century Modern Vintage Depression

Materials

Woodcut

Sepia Photography of c1930 Hunters Including a Woman with a Shotgun Rare
Located in Port Jervis, NY
One of a kind photo depicting hunters in New Jersey during the depression. Two men and a woman
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1930s American American Classical Vintage Depression

Materials

Glass, Hardwood, Paper

New Jersey c1932 Car Crash Photo with Nearby Onlookers in 1932 Garb
Located in Port Jervis, NY
One off of a 1930 car crash in New Jersey during the depression. Taken from the original role of
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1930s North American Industrial Vintage Depression

Materials

Glass, Hardwood, Paper

Moses Soyer Graphite and Conte Crayon Drawing, Circa 1950's - Resting Female
By Moses Soyer
Located in Phoenix, AZ
themes of the Depression Era in America. He was born in Russia in 1899, and was one of three artistic
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Mid-20th Century Vintage Depression

Materials

Paper

William Gropper WPA Artist Watercolor in Grisaille, circa 1932- “Uprooted”
By William Gropper
Located in Phoenix, AZ
This original watercolor by Depression Era New York artist William Gropper relates to two of
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1930s Vintage Depression

Materials

Paint

Modernist Portrait of a Woman by Philadelphia Artists Julius Bloch
Located in Philadelphia, PA
deeply influenced by the social conditions of the Depression and switched focus as an expression of his
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Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Depression

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Canvas, Oil

Livermore Valley Ranch
Located in San Francisco, CA
the Depression he worked with the WPA and later in photo mechanics. He died in Oakland on Dec. 5
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Vintage Depression

Materials

Watercolor

Climax Streamline 1930s American Art Deco Train Car Ashtray and Drink Stand
By James Campbell
Located in Buffalo, NY
can be removed for ease of ash disposal. The ash receptacle has wide depressions to accommodate cigars
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Depression

Materials

Metal, Copper, Steel, Chrome

Bright Red Blenko Glass Floor Vase
By Blenko Glass
Located in Ferndale, MI
himself. Soon after the onset of the Great Depression, which severely damaged the stained glass market
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Depression

Materials

Art Glass

Bright Red Blenko Glass Floor Vase
Bright Red Blenko Glass Floor Vase
H 22.5 in W 7.5 in D 7.5 in
Original Vintage Poster Buy British Tom Purvis EMB Empire Marketing Board
By Tom Purvis
Located in London, GB
economy following the Great Depression in America by buying British goods - Buy British from the Empire at
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1930s British Vintage Depression

Materials

Paper

Tall Bright Red Blenko Glass Floor Vase
By Blenko Glass
Located in Ferndale, MI
all of the glass himself. Soon after the onset of the Great Depression, which severely damaged the
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Depression

Materials

Art Glass

Vintage Natural Baltic Amber bead necklace
Located in Braintree, GB
. Amber clears depression, stimulates the intellect, and promotes self-confidence and creative self
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1950s European Vintage Depression

Materials

Amber

1950s "Abstract #6" Abstract Oil Painting
By Victor Thall
Located in Arp, TX
Hemingway, and F. Scott Fitzgerald. Thall returned to the United States during the Great Depression and
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Vintage Depression

Materials

Masonite, Oil

William Gropper Important New York Artist and Caricaturist Painting, "Mug-Wump"
By William Gropper
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Politically charged oil on canvas by Depression Era New York artist William Gropper. Painting
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Mid-20th Century Vintage Depression

Materials

Paint

Restored Bauhaus Pair of Chairs, by Mart Stam, Chrome, Germany, 1930s
By Mart Stam
Located in Horomerice, CZ
in line with the New Objectivity, an art movement formed during the depression in 1920s Germany, as a
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1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Depression

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Sphereical "Saturn's Rings" Chrome Cream, Sugar and Tray by Chase Co.
By Chase and Co.
Located in San Diego, CA
goods declined due to the Great Depression, Chase, seeking to increase its business, entered the
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20th Century American Art Deco Vintage Depression

Materials

Chrome

Chrome "Top Hat" Toothpick Holder / Shot Glass Chase Co.
By Chase and Co.
Located in San Diego, CA
declined due to the Great Depression, Chase, seeking to increase its business, entered the consumer market
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20th Century American Modern Vintage Depression

Materials

Chrome

Large Green Blenko Glass Bottle with Stopper
By Blenko Glass
Located in Ferndale, MI
the glass himself. Soon after the onset of the Great Depression, which severely damaged the stained
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Depression

Materials

Art Glass

Large blue Blenko glass bottle with stopper
By Blenko Glass
Located in Ferndale, MI
all of the glass himself. Soon after the onset of the Great Depression, which severely damaged the
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Depression

Materials

Glass

"View from the Docks on the East River, New York" Bela de Tirefort, Cityscape
By Bela de Tirefort
Located in New York, NY
Depression, the Second World War, and the growth of the New York art scene. He often depicted the areas
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1950s Modern Vintage Depression

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Abingdon Pottery 1940s Mid Century Modern Pair Black Horse Head Bookends
Located in Miami, FL
1908 in the small town of Abingdon, Illinois. During the depression, not much constrution going on
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Depression

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

1940s Pair Modern Pottery Black Horse Head Bookends Abingdon Pottery
Located in Miami, FL
1908 in the small town of Abingdon, Illinois. During the depression, not much constrution going on
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Depression

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Art Deco Chrome & Bakelite Water Pitcher by Chase Co.
By Chase and Co.
Located in San Diego, CA
declined due to the Great Depression, Chase, seeking to increase its business, entered the consumer market
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20th Century American Art Deco Vintage Depression

Materials

Chrome

1964 Jeannette Floragold Iridescent Glassware Set - 13 pieces
Located in Phoenix, AZ
​The Jeanette Glass Company was one of the major manufacturers of Late or Depression Era Carnival
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Mid-20th Century Vintage Depression

Materials

Glass

Pair of Modernist Chrome and Cobalt Candle Holders by Chase Co
By Chase and Co.
Located in San Diego, CA
declined due to the Great Depression, Chase, seeking to increase its business, entered the consumer market
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20th Century American Modern Vintage Depression

Materials

Chrome

Philip Evergood Orchids in my Studio Signed Modern Expressive Oil Painting
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
was particularly active during the Depression and World War II era. During the Great Depression, the
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1960s Vintage Depression

Materials

Paint

"Bearsville NY" Landscape Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene
By Georgina Klitgaard
Located in New York, NY
Art, Washington, D.C., Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, and others. She painted Depression-era
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1940s American Modern Vintage Depression

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Waterfall Bearsville NY Landscape Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Cubism
By Georgina Klitgaard
Located in New York, NY
Art, Washington, D.C., Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, and others. She painted Depression-era
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1940s American Modern Vintage Depression

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large and scarce amber tone Blenko bottle with stopper
By Blenko Glass
Located in Ferndale, MI
Depression, which severely damaged the stained glass market, Blenko began to produce stemware and tableware
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Depression

Materials

Glass

Large and scarce amber tone ball shaped Blenko bottle with stopper
By Blenko Glass
Located in Ferndale, MI
made and sold all of the glass himself. Soon after the onset of the Great Depression, which severely
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Depression

Materials

Glass

1930s Haskell FrankHess EnameledBrassCappedRedFruitPendants Bib Chain Necklace
By Frank Hess for Miriam Haskell
Located in Chicago, IL
design by Hess, the light-weight hollow metal pendants are explained by The Great Depression that hit The
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Depression

Materials

Brass, Base Metal, Yellow Gold, Gilt Metal

1930s Haskell Hess Fringe BlueGlass & BrassBar Pendants ChainLinkNecklace
By Frank Hess for Miriam Haskell
Located in Chicago, IL
Frank Hess, who favored floral motifs. Assembled in The States, it dates to The Great Depression as
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Depression

Materials

Brass, Yellow Gold, Gilt Metal

Abingdon Pottery Pair White Ceramic Mid Century Modern Horse Head Bookends 1940s
Located in Miami, FL
Manufacturing Co. was founded in 1908 in the small town of Abingdon, Illinois. During the depression, not much
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Depression

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

“Hill View”
By Whitney Myron Hubbard
Located in Southampton, NY
Chicago Art Institute and the Brooklyn Museum of Art, but the Great Depression hampered his career. It is
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1930s Post-Impressionist Vintage Depression

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Vintage Blue Quartz Long Necklace
Located in Chesterland, OH
others. It is an uplifting stone that can aid in lifting depression and restore hope, happiness, and
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Late 20th Century American Art Deco Vintage Depression

Materials

Quartz, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver

Vintage Blue Quartz Long Necklace
Vintage Blue Quartz Long Necklace
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Owen Weiri (also Wiiri), The Coal Miner
Located in New York, NY
many things. Most importantly he has a job. After the Depression, and then the war, once again
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1940s Ashcan School Vintage Depression

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

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The average selling price for a vintage depression we offer is $2,411, while they’re typically $1 on the low end and $800,000 for the highest priced.