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September Morn, Lithograph, Monochromatic, American Modern, 1966
September Morn, Lithograph, Monochromatic, American Modern, 1966

September Morn, Lithograph, Monochromatic, American Modern, 1966

By Joseph Hirsch

Located in New Orleans, LA

Joseph Hirsch was a member of the American Academy-Institute of Arts and Letters and a well-known realistic artist who came to national attention as a muralist for the Federal Works ...

Category

1960s American Modern Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Subjective Farm Landscape abstract oil painting by Ralph Rosenborg
Subjective Farm Landscape abstract oil painting by Ralph Rosenborg

Subjective Farm Landscape abstract oil painting by Ralph Rosenborg

By Ralph Rosenborg

Located in Hudson, NY

While delving into modernism despite the stigma applied to American abstraction at the time, Rosenborg‘s skills were put to use in both the Public Works of Art Project and the Teachi...

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1940s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Saddle Back Light"
"Saddle Back Light"

NORMAN MACLEISH"Saddle Back Light", 1955

$950

H 10 in W 13 in D 0.75 in

"Saddle Back Light"

Located in Southampton, NY

He was a supervisor for the Works Progress Administration in Chicago. At some point during his career, MacLeish moved to Florida and became involved with the Saint Augustine artist c...

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1950s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Bird" Abstract Bronze Sculpture with Wooden Base
"Bird" Abstract Bronze Sculpture with Wooden Base

"Bird" Abstract Bronze Sculpture with Wooden Base

Located in Houston, TX

His family moved to Minneapolis, MN but he promptly returned to Oregon and Washington during the Great Depression to work in the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Hoping to study ...

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20th Century Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Naturalistic Three White Lotus Waterlilies Still Life Landscape Painting
Naturalistic Three White Lotus Waterlilies Still Life Landscape Painting

Naturalistic Three White Lotus Waterlilies Still Life Landscape Painting

Located in Houston, TX

His family moved to Minneapolis, MN but he promptly returned to Oregon and Washington during the Great Depression to work in the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Hoping to study ...

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1970s Naturalistic Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

“Abstract Bronze” Modern Gold Ribbon Sculpture with Stand
“Abstract Bronze” Modern Gold Ribbon Sculpture with Stand

“Abstract Bronze” Modern Gold Ribbon Sculpture with Stand

Located in Houston, TX

His family moved to Minneapolis, MN but he promptly returned to Oregon and Washington during the Great Depression to work in the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Hoping to study ...

Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Spring
Spring

Konrad CramerSpring, 1947

$3,500

H 20 in W 16 in

Spring

By Konrad Cramer

Located in New York, NY

Cramer also found success as a photographer for the Works Progress Administration in the 1930s. The artist was among one of the first to practice pure abstraction in painting in the...

Category

1940s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

'Dancers' — 1930s American Modernism
'Dancers' — 1930s American Modernism

'Dancers' — 1930s American Modernism

By Charles Turzak

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Turzak was one of the early artists to participate in the Works Progress Administration (WPA) depression-era public art projects designed to employ out-of-work artists.

Category

Mid-20th Century Art Deco Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

UNTITLED MOUNTAINS
UNTITLED MOUNTAINS

Edward HagedornUNTITLED MOUNTAINS, ca. 1935

Price Upon Request

H 18 in W 24 in

UNTITLED MOUNTAINS

By Edward Hagedorn

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Edward Hagedorn achieved critical national acclaim exhibiting widely, and winning print competitions at the De Young Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine...

Category

1930s Surrealist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Tempera

SURREALIST LANDSCAPE
SURREALIST LANDSCAPE

Edward HagedornSURREALIST LANDSCAPE

$3,000Sale Price|33% Off

H 12.75 in W 16.5 in

SURREALIST LANDSCAPE

By Edward Hagedorn

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Edward Hagedorn achieved critical national acclaim exhibiting widely, and winning print competitions at the De Young Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine...

Category

1930s American Modern Mixed Media

Materials

Watercolor

Tilted Plates

Carl MorrisTilted Plates, 1990

$29,000

H 68 in W 72 in

Tilted Plates

By Carl Morris

Located in Palm Desert, CA

Like many Abstract Expressionists, Morris began his career making figurative paintings; he was interested in social realism in the Works Progress Administration (WPA) spirit. His fig...

Category

1990s Post-War Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

DEBRIS - Large Ink Drawing - Study for the Print
DEBRIS - Large Ink Drawing - Study for the Print

DEBRIS - Large Ink Drawing - Study for the Print

By Edward Hagedorn

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Edward Hagedorn achieved critical national acclaim exhibiting widely, and winning print competitions at the De Young Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine...

Category

1930s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Madman's Drum (Brothel) — 'Story Without Words' Graphic Modernism
Madman's Drum (Brothel) — 'Story Without Words' Graphic Modernism

Madman's Drum (Brothel) — 'Story Without Words' Graphic Modernism

By Lynd Ward

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

In 1937, Ward was named Director of the Graphic Arts Division of the Federal Art Project, a division of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). In the following years, Ward went on ...

Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

'Wild Pilgrimage' (Contemplation) — 'Story Without Words' Graphic Modernism
'Wild Pilgrimage' (Contemplation) — 'Story Without Words' Graphic Modernism

'Wild Pilgrimage' (Contemplation) — 'Story Without Words' Graphic Modernism

By Lynd Ward

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

In 1937, Ward was named Director of the Graphic Arts Division of the Federal Art Project, a division of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). In the following years, Ward went on ...

Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Nude drawing (Nude on her haunches draws ) - In Celebration of Pride Month
Nude drawing (Nude on her haunches draws ) - In Celebration of Pride Month

Nude drawing (Nude on her haunches draws ) - In Celebration of Pride Month

By Joseph Hirsch

Located in New Orleans, LA

Joseph Hirsch was a member of the American Academy-Institute of Arts and Letters and a well-known realistic artist who came to national attention as a muralist for the Federal Works ...

Category

1960s American Modern Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

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