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"Fruit Pickers", Hawaii or California Scene in Orange and Yellow by Poole, 1928
"Fruit Pickers", Hawaii or California Scene in Orange and Yellow by Poole, 1928

"Fruit Pickers", Hawaii or California Scene in Orange and Yellow by Poole, 1928

By Horatio Nelson Poole

Located in Philadelphia, PA

of California, Berkeley. He also participated in the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the 1930s

Category

Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

Indian Summer III  (The Last Picture Show)

Indian Summer III (The Last Picture Show)

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

. It challenges us to accept that we are all works in progress, and perhaps, in doing so, it demands

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Zebras

Walter AndersonZebras, c1945

$22,000

H 8.5 in W 11 in

Zebras

Located in New Orleans, LA

Ocean Springs High School with the WPA (Works Progress Administration) program. In 1940, after three

Category

1940s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

“Chaos” by Zura – Contemporary Mixed Media Sculpture (Outdoor/Indoor)
“Chaos” by Zura – Contemporary Mixed Media Sculpture (Outdoor/Indoor)

“Chaos” by Zura – Contemporary Mixed Media Sculpture (Outdoor/Indoor)

Located in Brooklyn, NY

reinvention, resilience, and bold artistic vision. More works are currently in progress, continuing this

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Acrylic, Cardboard

'The Workers (No. 1)' — 1930s WPA Modernist Woodcut
'The Workers (No. 1)' — 1930s WPA Modernist Woodcut

'The Workers (No. 1)' — 1930s WPA Modernist Woodcut

By Charles Turzak

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

the artist for the Federal Art Project, Chicago Works Progress Administration (WPA). Image size 6 3/8

Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Abstract Oil Painting Alan Tompkins Surrealist Cubism WPA Artist
Abstract Oil Painting Alan Tompkins Surrealist Cubism WPA Artist

Abstract Oil Painting Alan Tompkins Surrealist Cubism WPA Artist

By Alan Tompkins

Located in Surfside, FL

painter in the Works Progress Administration (his WPA murals can still be seen in post offices in North

Category

1950s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Zebras
Zebras

Walter AndersonZebras, c1945

$22,000

H 8.5 in W 11 in

Zebras

Located in New Orleans, LA

painted murals for the Ocean Springs High School with the WPA (Works Progress Administration) program. In

Category

1940s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

'Loop Alley' — Modernist Chicago Cityscape, WPA
'Loop Alley' — Modernist Chicago Cityscape, WPA

'Loop Alley' — Modernist Chicago Cityscape, WPA

By Charles Turzak

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Very scarce. ABOUT THE SUBJECT IMAGE 'The Loop' is one of

Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Peace
Peace

Peace

By Anton Refregier

Located in Fairlawn, OH

, 1905 – October 10, 1979) was a painter and muralist active in Works Progress Administration Federal Art

Category

1950s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

"Seven Deadly Sins", Fabulous Art Deco Mural Study by Eugene Savage
"Seven Deadly Sins", Fabulous Art Deco Mural Study by Eugene Savage

"Seven Deadly Sins", Fabulous Art Deco Mural Study by Eugene Savage

By Eugene Francis Savage

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Courthouse -- a 1930s Works Progress Administration project in Queens, New York. The central figure

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Justice Triumphant", Mural Study for Queens, Ny Courthouse, circa 1941-1942
"Justice Triumphant", Mural Study for Queens, Ny Courthouse, circa 1941-1942

"Justice Triumphant", Mural Study for Queens, Ny Courthouse, circa 1941-1942

$6,000Sale Price|20% Off

H 18.13 in W 38.75 in D 1 in

"Justice Triumphant", Mural Study for Queens, Ny Courthouse, circa 1941-1942

By Eugene Francis Savage

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Supreme Courthouse -- a 1930s Works Progress Administration project in Queens, New York -- was painted by

Category

Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Truth and the Seven Deadly Sins", Study for Queens Supreme Courthouse Mosaic
"Truth and the Seven Deadly Sins", Study for Queens Supreme Courthouse Mosaic

"Truth and the Seven Deadly Sins", Study for Queens Supreme Courthouse Mosaic

By Eugene Francis Savage

Located in Philadelphia, PA

major mosaic was painted by Eugene Savage for the new Queens Supreme Courthouse -- a 1930s Works

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Morning Chat, " Moody, Atmospheric Painting by Daniel Koerner, WPA Artist
"Morning Chat, " Moody, Atmospheric Painting by Daniel Koerner, WPA Artist

"Morning Chat, " Moody, Atmospheric Painting by Daniel Koerner, WPA Artist

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Feininger, also German or German-American in background. The artist was active in the Works Progress

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Tony, " Superb 1940s Portrait of Male Youth by Marion Huse, Hawthorne Pupil
"Tony, " Superb 1940s Portrait of Male Youth by Marion Huse, Hawthorne Pupil

"Tony, " Superb 1940s Portrait of Male Youth by Marion Huse, Hawthorne Pupil

By Marion Huse

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Charles Hawthorne on Cape Cod, and painted for the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the 1930s

Category

Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

Raymond Phillips Sanderson Sculpture 1937
Raymond Phillips Sanderson Sculpture 1937

Raymond Phillips Sanderson Sculpture 1937

$12,500

H 20 in W 9.75 in D 4 in

Raymond Phillips Sanderson Sculpture 1937

By Raymond Phillips Sanderson

Located in St.Petersburg, FL

Phoenix in 1937 to teach at the Phoenix Art Center under sponsorship by the Works Progress Administration

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Mahogany

"The Pool Players" by Vincent Richard Campanella
"The Pool Players" by Vincent Richard Campanella

"The Pool Players" by Vincent Richard Campanella

$3,800

H 15.25 in W 19.25 in D 1 in

"The Pool Players" by Vincent Richard Campanella

By Vincent Campanella

Located in Wiscasset, ME

easel artist for the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the 1930s he painted and taught in Rock

Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

The Pool Players
The Pool Players

Vincent Campanella 1The Pool Players, 1945

$3,800

H 15.25 in W 19.25 in D 1 in

The Pool Players

By Vincent Campanella 1

Located in Wiscasett, ME

easel artist for the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the 1930s he painted and taught in Rock

Category

1940s Post-Impressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Nude and Unicorn, " High Style Art Deco Painting by Matulka, Blue & Black, 1944
"Nude and Unicorn, " High Style Art Deco Painting by Matulka, Blue & Black, 1944

"Nude and Unicorn, " High Style Art Deco Painting by Matulka, Blue & Black, 1944

By Jan Matulka

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Works Progress Administration in the Roosevelt years. This painting shows all the hallmarks of high Art

Category

Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paper

"Windows"
"Windows"

Jacob Lawrence"Windows", c. 1977

$743,750

H 19 in W 22 in

"Windows"

By Jacob Lawrence

Located in Lambertville, NJ

was able to secure a scholarship to the American Artists School and a position with the Works Progress

Category

1970s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Untitled

MORRIS, CARLUntitled, 1983

$22,000

H 48 in W 60 in D 1 in

Untitled

By MORRIS, CARL

Located in Palm Desert, CA

paintings; he was interested in social realism in the Works Progress Administration (WPA) spirit. His

Category

Late 20th Century Post-War Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Untitled

MORRIS, CARLUntitled, 1972

$28,000

H 60 in W 72 in D 1 in

Untitled

By MORRIS, CARL

Located in Palm Desert, CA

paintings; he was interested in social realism in the Works Progress Administration (WPA) spirit. His

Category

Mid-20th Century Post-War Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

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