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Alexander Calder Circus Reproduction Lithograph After a Drawing
Alexander Calder Circus Reproduction Lithograph After a Drawing

Alexander Calder Circus Reproduction Lithograph After a Drawing

By (after) Alexander Calder

Located in Surfside, FL

Part of Calder's repertoire includes pivotal stage sets for more than a dozen theatrical productions, including Nucléa, Horizon, and most notably, Martha Graham’s Panorama (1935), a ...

Category

1930s American Modern Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Alexander Calder Circus Reproduction Lithograph of a Drawing
Alexander Calder Circus Reproduction Lithograph of a Drawing

Alexander Calder Circus Reproduction Lithograph of a Drawing

By (after) Alexander Calder

Located in Surfside, FL

Part of Calder's repertoire includes pivotal stage sets for more than a dozen theatrical productions, including Nucléa, Horizon, and most notably, Martha Graham’s Panorama (1935), a ...

Category

1930s American Modern Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Alexander Calder Circus Reproduction Lithograph After a Drawing
Alexander Calder Circus Reproduction Lithograph After a Drawing

Alexander Calder Circus Reproduction Lithograph After a Drawing

By (after) Alexander Calder

Located in Surfside, FL

Part of Calder's repertoire includes pivotal stage sets for more than a dozen theatrical productions, including Nucléa, Horizon, and most notably, Martha Graham’s Panorama (1935), a ...

Category

1930s American Modern Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"He was a Strange Little Figure" Tommy Apple Banana-Land 1934/1940
"He was a Strange Little Figure" Tommy Apple Banana-Land 1934/1940

"He was a Strange Little Figure" Tommy Apple Banana-Land 1934/1940

By Henry Rox 1

Located in Camden, ME

Exhibition History (Selected Early Exhibitions) Salon d’Automne Paris Juryfreie Kunstschau Berlin, 1926 Freie Kunstschau Berlin, 1929 Preussische Akademie der Künste Berlin, 1930...

Category

1930s Dada Abstract Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Musician Playing Pork Chop Double Bass Silver Gelatin Print c. 1940
Musician Playing Pork Chop Double Bass Silver Gelatin Print c. 1940

Musician Playing Pork Chop Double Bass Silver Gelatin Print c. 1940

By Henry Rox 1

Located in Camden, ME

Exhibition History (Selected Early Exhibitions) Salon d’Automne Paris Juryfreie Kunstschau Berlin, 1926 Freie Kunstschau Berlin, 1929 Preussische Akademie der Künste Berlin, 1930...

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Mid-20th Century Dada Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

"Homeward on a New Boat" Series XIII c. 1940 Silver Gelatin Print
"Homeward on a New Boat" Series XIII c. 1940 Silver Gelatin Print

"Homeward on a New Boat" Series XIII c. 1940 Silver Gelatin Print

By Henry Rox 1

Located in Camden, ME

A documented 1930 photograph of his Berlin studio confirms the scale and seriousness of his sculptural practice: a substantial modernist workspace equipped with installed lighting, d...

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Mid-20th Century Dada Abstract Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

"Mr. Onion Shouting for Help" 1936 Vintage Silver Gelatin Print
"Mr. Onion Shouting for Help" 1936 Vintage Silver Gelatin Print

"Mr. Onion Shouting for Help" 1936 Vintage Silver Gelatin Print

By Henry Rox 1

Located in Camden, ME

Exhibition History (Selected Early Exhibitions) Salon d’Automne Paris 1926 Juryfreie Kunstschau Berlin, 1926 Freie Kunstschau Berlin, 1929 Preussische Akademie der Künste Berlin,...

Category

1930s Dada Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

"Tommy Apple and Peggy Pear" Frontispiece Silver Gelatin Print 1935/ 1940
"Tommy Apple and Peggy Pear" Frontispiece Silver Gelatin Print 1935/ 1940

"Tommy Apple and Peggy Pear" Frontispiece Silver Gelatin Print 1935/ 1940

By Henry Rox 1

Located in Camden, ME

Exhibition History (Selected Early Exhibitions) Salon d’Automne Paris Juryfreie Kunstschau Berlin, 1926 Freie Kunstschau Berlin, 1929 Preussische Akademie der Künste Berlin, 1930...

Category

1940s Dada Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

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 the recognition of these shared human struggles.

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

"Bluebonnet Creek"  Texas Hill Country 1957 39 x 49 Framed!!!
"Bluebonnet Creek"  Texas Hill Country 1957 39 x 49 Framed!!!

"Bluebonnet Creek" Texas Hill Country 1957 39 x 49 Framed!!!

By Porfirio Salinas

Located in San Antonio, TX

Born in 1910 in Bastrop, Texas, he attended public schools in San Antonio. He also observed works in progress by the director of the San Antonio Art School, Jose Arpa, as well as lan...

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1950s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Sleeping Lady Mountain" Image 12 x 16 Frame: 19 x 23
"Sleeping Lady Mountain" Image 12 x 16 Frame: 19 x 23

"Sleeping Lady Mountain" Image 12 x 16 Frame: 19 x 23

By Porfirio Salinas

Located in San Antonio, TX

Born in 1910 in Bastrop, Texas, he attended public schools in San Antonio. He also observed works in progress by the director of the San Antonio Art School, Jose Arpa, as well as lan...

Category

1960s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Crossroads" Abstract Expressionist Landscape by Leon Saulter, 1963
"Crossroads" Abstract Expressionist Landscape by Leon Saulter, 1963

"Crossroads" Abstract Expressionist Landscape by Leon Saulter, 1963

By Leon Saulter

Located in Sacramento, CA

He was an active participant in the Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Linen, Wood, Paint

Abstract Expressionist Landscape by Leon Saulter, 1958
Abstract Expressionist Landscape by Leon Saulter, 1958

Abstract Expressionist Landscape by Leon Saulter, 1958

By Leon Saulter

Located in Sacramento, CA

He was an active participant in the Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project.

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Linen, Wood, Paint

Washington, DC, Signed Gouache Painting by Dong Kingman
Washington, DC, Signed Gouache Painting by Dong Kingman

Washington, DC, Signed Gouache Painting by Dong Kingman

By Dong Kingman

Located in Long Island City, NY

Beginning in 1936, Kingman was a participating artist in the Works Progress Administration (WPA) created by the federal government to help support the arts.

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1970s Folk Art Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art
Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art

Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art

By Karl Fortess

Located in Surfside, FL

He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Art Students League in New York, and the Woodstock School of Painting with Yasuo Kuniyoshi. In 1937 the Works Progress Administration ...

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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art
Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art

Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art

By Karl Fortess

Located in Surfside, FL

He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Art Students League in New York, and the Woodstock School of Painting with Yasuo Kuniyoshi. In 1937 the Works Progress Administration ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Surrealist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art
Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art

Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art

By Karl Fortess

Located in Surfside, FL

He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Art Students League in New York, and the Woodstock School of Painting with Yasuo Kuniyoshi. In 1937 the Works Progress Administration ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Surrealist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art
Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art

Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art

By Karl Fortess

Located in Surfside, FL

He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Art Students League in New York, and the Woodstock School of Painting with Yasuo Kuniyoshi. In 1937 the Works Progress Administration ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Surrealist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art
Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art

Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art

By Karl Fortess

Located in Surfside, FL

He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Art Students League in New York, and the Woodstock School of Painting with Yasuo Kuniyoshi. In 1937 the Works Progress Administration ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Surrealist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art
Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art

Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art

By Karl Fortess

Located in Surfside, FL

He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Art Students League in New York, and the Woodstock School of Painting with Yasuo Kuniyoshi. In 1937 the Works Progress Administration ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Surrealist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"Horse" Chuzo Tamotzu, Japanese-American, Black and White, Japanese Ink Painting
"Horse" Chuzo Tamotzu, Japanese-American, Black and White, Japanese Ink Painting

"Horse" Chuzo Tamotzu, Japanese-American, Black and White, Japanese Ink Painting

By Chuzo Tamotzu

Located in New York, NY

During the Great Depression, Tamotzu worked for the Public Works of Art Project in New York, but was denied participation in the Works Progress Administration because he was not an A...

Category

1930s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Sumi Ink

"Horses" Chuzo Tamotzu, Japanese American Artist, Black and White, Japanese Ink
"Horses" Chuzo Tamotzu, Japanese American Artist, Black and White, Japanese Ink

"Horses" Chuzo Tamotzu, Japanese American Artist, Black and White, Japanese Ink

By Chuzo Tamotzu

Located in New York, NY

During the Great Depression, Tamotzu worked for the Public Works of Art Project in New York, but was denied participation in the Works Progress Administration because he was not an A...

Category

1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Sumi Ink

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

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

By Charles Turzak

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Created by the artist for the Federal Art Project, Chicago Works Progress Administration (WPA). Image size 6 3/8 x 4 5/16 inches (163 x 110 mm); sheet size 8 1/4 x 5 3/8 inches (210...

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1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

'The Workers (No. 2)' — 1930s WPA Signed Modernist Woodcut
'The Workers (No. 2)' — 1930s WPA Signed Modernist Woodcut

'The Workers (No. 2)' — 1930s WPA Signed Modernist Woodcut

By Charles Turzak

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Created by the artist for the Federal Art Project, Chicago Works Progress Administration (WPA). Image size 5 15/16 x 4 1/2 inches (152 x 114 mm); sheet size 7 3/8 x 5 3/4 inches.

Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

“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)

By Zura

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Standing before Chaos, the viewer encounters both strength and vulnerability — a sculpture shaped by reinvention, resilience, and bold artistic vision. More works are currently in p...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Acrylic, Cardboard

Zebras Watercolor Painting, Modern Style, Circa 1940s, Framed

Zebras Watercolor Painting, Modern Style, Circa 1940s, Framed

Located in New Orleans, LA

In 1934, he painted murals for the Ocean Springs High School with the WPA (Works Progress Administration) program. In 1940, after three years of being hospitalized for mental illnes...

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1940s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

'Under the Bridge' — 1930s Chicago, Modernist Color Woodcut
'Under the Bridge' — 1930s Chicago, Modernist Color Woodcut

'Under the Bridge' — 1930s Chicago, Modernist Color Woodcut

By Charles Turzak

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

During the Great Depression, Turzak became an early participant in the Works Progress Administration, producing murals for federal buildings and creating some of his most enduring gr...

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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

He worked as a book illustrator and industrial designer and was active as a mural painter in the Works Progress Administration (his WPA murals can still be seen in post offices in No...

Category

1950s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Zebras
Zebras

Zebras

Located in New Orleans, LA

In 1934, he painted murals for the Ocean Springs High School with the WPA (Works Progress Administration) program. In 1940, after three years of being hospitalized for mental illnes...

Category

1940s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

"Rehabilitation", Impressive, Large Art Deco Study for Queens, NYC Courthouse
"Rehabilitation", Impressive, Large Art Deco Study for Queens, NYC Courthouse

"Rehabilitation", Impressive, Large Art Deco Study for Queens, NYC Courthouse

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Teeming with allegory and symbolism, this large and elaborate study by Eugene Savage for a major mural to be executed in mosaic was painted for the new Queens Supreme Courthouse -- a...

Category

Vintage 1940s Paintings

Materials

Paint

Red Poppies, Stunning Landscape, New Hope Art, Palm Beach
Red Poppies, Stunning Landscape, New Hope Art, Palm Beach

Red Poppies, Stunning Landscape, New Hope Art, Palm Beach

By Paul Crosthwaite

Located in Grand Rapids, MI

While in the New Hope area, Crosthwaite participated in the Works Progress Administration program, the Historic Building Survey, and the founding of the influential Bucks County Play...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

'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

Turzak was among the early artists to participate in the Works Progress Administration, the Depression-era federal program created to employ artists.

Category

1930s 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

A companion painting to another piece in our gallery, this painting -- "Truth and the Seven Deadly Sins" -- served as a study by Eugene Savage for a major mosaic proposed for the new...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

THE BUILDERS 1985 Commemorative Lithograph Poster, 1st Edition
THE BUILDERS 1985 Commemorative Lithograph Poster, 1st Edition

THE BUILDERS 1985 Commemorative Lithograph Poster, 1st Edition

By Jacob Lawrence

Located in Union City, NJ

He received early training at art workshops sponsored by the federal government's Works Progress Administration (WPA) in Harlem and then studied at the American Artists School in New...

Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Offset

Strange Terrain, Contemporary Oil Landscape Painting by Matt Higgins
Strange Terrain, Contemporary Oil Landscape Painting by Matt Higgins

Strange Terrain, Contemporary Oil Landscape Painting by Matt Higgins

By Matt Higgins

Located in Philadelphia, PA

The bright pinks, blues, oranges and yellows bring a vibrant / slick / cool presence to any interior space. This series of works is currently in progress, I am continuing on with t...

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Joseph Hirsch Original Lithograph, Pencil Signed, 1961, "Coffee"
Joseph Hirsch Original Lithograph, Pencil Signed, 1961, "Coffee"

Joseph Hirsch Original Lithograph, Pencil Signed, 1961, "Coffee"

By Joseph Hirsch

Located in Phoenix, AZ

Although he did actively participate in a wide variety of both one-man and group exhibitions at museums throughout the United States, his notoriety was largely derived from a set of ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper

"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

By Eugene Francis Savage

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A striking example of WPA mural art, this study for one of the murals proposed for the new Queens Supreme Courthouse -- a 1930s Works Progress Administration project in Queens, New Y...

Category

Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

Chuzo Tamotzu Litho, Southwestern Landscape with Donkeys & Mission
Chuzo Tamotzu Litho, Southwestern Landscape with Donkeys & Mission

Chuzo Tamotzu Litho, Southwestern Landscape with Donkeys & Mission

By Chuzo Tamotzu

Located in New York, NY

From approximately 1932-1938 he was involved in the Works Progress Administration. Immediately after Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 Tamotzu volunteered his services as a com...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"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

Entitled "Truth and the Seven Deadly Sins" and teeming with allegory, this Art Deco study for a major mosaic was painted by Eugene Savage for the new Queens Supreme Courthouse -- a 1...

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Blue Fossil" Gerome Kamrowski, Abstract Surrealist, Biomorphic Expressionism
"Blue Fossil" Gerome Kamrowski, Abstract Surrealist, Biomorphic Expressionism

"Blue Fossil" Gerome Kamrowski, Abstract Surrealist, Biomorphic Expressionism

By Gerome Kamrowski

Located in New York, NY

Paul, and found a position in the mural painting division of the Minnesota FAP/WPA (Works Progress Administration). In 1936 he contributed “Synthetic Cubist Style” frescoes in the No...

Category

1960s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Foam, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board

"Grecian Nude and Broken Column, " Art Deco/Surrealist Painting by Matulka
"Grecian Nude and Broken Column, " Art Deco/Surrealist Painting by Matulka

"Grecian Nude and Broken Column, " Art Deco/Surrealist Painting by Matulka

By Jan Matulka

Located in Philadelphia, PA

He exhibited in New York, created illustrations for New Masses which advanced the interest of American workers, and worked for the Works Progress Administration in the Roosevelt years.

Category

Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Ink, Paper

"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

Striking in conception and execution, this half-portrait of a handsome, blue-eyed young man -- his back to a mirror and his arm folded over a chair -- was painted by Marion Huse, who...

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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

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