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The Flower Workers, Rome
The Flower Workers, Rome

The Flower Workers, Rome

By Henry Martin Gasser

Located in Wiscasett, ME

Measures 9.5" x 11.25" painting and 13" x 15" including frame. In excellent condition.

Category

1950s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

"The Ironworker" Paean to the American Industrial Worker, 1930s
"The Ironworker" Paean to the American Industrial Worker, 1930s

"The Ironworker" Paean to the American Industrial Worker, 1930s

By John Garth

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This important and stunning example of WPA-era idealization of the American worker, glowing from

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

French Impressionist Signed Oil Harvest Workers Loading Hay Cart in Field
French Impressionist Signed Oil Harvest Workers Loading Hay Cart in Field

French Impressionist Signed Oil Harvest Workers Loading Hay Cart in Field

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Harvest by Henri SCHLUCK (1920-2007, French) signed oil on canvas, framed in fine swept gilt frame framed: 15 x 13 inches canvas : 9.5 x 7.5 inches Provenance: private collection...

Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

La Vendage, The Grape Harvest, Workers in the Vineyards
La Vendage, The Grape Harvest, Workers in the Vineyards

La Vendage, The Grape Harvest, Workers in the Vineyards

Located in Cotignac, FR

. The painting is signed bottom left and is presented in a fine custom oak frame with red mount under

Category

Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil

Clown,  Early 20th Century Playful Oil Painting on Board
Clown,  Early 20th Century Playful Oil Painting on Board

Clown, Early 20th Century Playful Oil Painting on Board

By Maurice Kish

Located in Surfside, FL

a place richly symbolic of workers’ rights. For the dreamlike paintings he set there, Kish looked

Category

Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Pair of Impressionist Oil Paintings, Haiti
Pair of Impressionist Oil Paintings, Haiti

Pair of Impressionist Oil Paintings, Haiti

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

Pair of impressionist oil paintings depicting workers gathering fruit in an orchard.

Category

20th Century Haitian Paintings

Materials

Canvas

WPA Style Social Realism -- Working on a Tunnel 1920s
WPA Style Social Realism -- Working on a Tunnel 1920s

WPA Style Social Realism -- Working on a Tunnel 1920s

Located in Soquel, CA

WPA Style Social Realism -- Working on a Tunnel 1920s Wonderful WPA-style social realism painting

Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

The Clown
The Clown

The Clown

By Maurice Kish

Located in Surfside, FL

grandfather of a building all the tired small workers are leaving behind. Much of Kish's work, for the FAP

Category

20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Livestock Farm Scene, " WPA Mural Study with Farmhands Handling Hay and Feed
"Livestock Farm Scene, " WPA Mural Study with Farmhands Handling Hay and Feed

"Livestock Farm Scene, " WPA Mural Study with Farmhands Handling Hay and Feed

By Rollin Crampton 1

Located in Philadelphia, PA

of his contemporaries, Crampton celebrated the American farm -- and farm worker -- in this painting

Category

Vintage 1930s North American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

KEY WORKERS

KEY WORKERS

By Rebecca Campbell

Located in London, GB

KEY WORKERS - A nod to all the wonderful key workers doing extraordinary things during COVID-19

Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

WPA  "CHICAGO WORKERS" PAINTING ON STONE
WPA  "CHICAGO WORKERS" PAINTING ON STONE

WPA "CHICAGO WORKERS" PAINTING ON STONE

Located in Chicago, IL

A spectacular WPA painting on a stone pallet. This an original WPA wall painting on stone.

Category

1830s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Stone

1940's  Painting "Steel Workers"
1940's  Painting "Steel Workers"

1940's Painting "Steel Workers"

Located in Chicago, IL

This is a very decorative painting depicting men at work.

Category

Vintage 1940s American Paintings

Mid Century Painting of Circus Workers
Mid Century Painting of Circus Workers

Mid Century Painting of Circus Workers

Located in San Francisco, CA

A bold graphic oil on canvas painting of muscular circus workers setting up tent with caged wagon

Category

20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Tobacco Workers 1948
Tobacco Workers 1948

Tobacco Workers 1948

By Paul Zimmerman

Located in Palm Springs, CA

A wonderful oil on canvas by the noted American arist Paul Zimmerman. It is titled and dated 1948 on the back and signed in red on the left front bottom. In a strip frame. Biograph...

Category

1940s Paintings

Materials

Oil

WPA style workers mural
WPA style workers mural

WPA style workers mural

Located in Pasadena, CA

Circa 1930's this oversize painting is on canvas and stretched . Shows nice palette in excellent

Category

Vintage 1930s American Paintings

Materials

Canvas

African American Dock Worker by Samuel Countee
African American Dock Worker by Samuel Countee

African American Dock Worker by Samuel Countee

Located in Chicago, IL

This is a wonderful painting by Samuel Countee, an African American Artist from Houston, Texas, and

Category

Vintage 1940s American Paintings

Materials

Canvas

William Hawkins (1895-1990)  | Untitled (Bird and Snake)
William Hawkins (1895-1990)  | Untitled (Bird and Snake)

William Hawkins (1895-1990) | Untitled (Bird and Snake)

Located in Wyomissing, PA

was a construction worker. Hawkins started painting in the 1930s but he couldn't pursue it at this

Category

20th Century American Outsider and Self Taught Art

Patriotic workers
Patriotic workers

Patriotic workers

By Arnold Weber

Located in Palm Springs, CA

A nice bluish hued figurative painting by the noted artist Arnold Weber (1931-2010). The abstract

Category

1970s Abstract Figurative Paintings

WPA Style 1930s Oil Painting of Road Workers by Mitchell
WPA Style 1930s Oil Painting of Road Workers by Mitchell

WPA Style 1930s Oil Painting of Road Workers by Mitchell

Located in North Hollywood, CA

A great depression era original oil painting by Mitchell. In Classic WPA style, it depicts the

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

WPA Style 1930s Oil Painting of Striking Workers by a. Martinelli
WPA Style 1930s Oil Painting of Striking Workers by a. Martinelli

WPA Style 1930s Oil Painting of Striking Workers by a. Martinelli

Located in North Hollywood, CA

of striking workers involved in a scuffle. A great use of bold colors, the work is executed on hard

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

Workers in Ink & Watercolor
Workers in Ink & Watercolor

Workers in Ink & Watercolor

By Byron Randall

Located in San Francisco, CA

This 1947 ink and watercolor on paper scene of construction workers is by Expressionist West Coast

Category

1940s Expressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Paper

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The average selling price for a worker painting we offer is $2,094, while they’re typically $200 on the low end and $25,000 for the highest priced.