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Jewish Rabbi Student Judaica Watercolor Gouache Painting WPA Art William Gropper
By William Gropper
Located in Surfside, FL
matter for this social realist, WPA artist.
The New-York born artist William Gropper was a painter and
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
Post Impressionist Oil Painting Still Life with Fruit William Meyerowitz WPA Art
By William Meyerowitz
Located in Surfside, FL
center of this life for the next 70 years: music and art. Between 1912 and 1916, William Meyerowitz
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
WPA Art Deco Terracotta Buffalo Sculpture by Anthony Vozech, Circa 1930s
Located in Bernville, PA
WPA terracotta buffalo sculpture by Anthony Vozech, circa 1930s. Dimensions: 8” wide 20” high 22
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
$6,850
H 20 in W 8 in D 22 in
"Beach Landscape" Karl Fortess, WPA, American Landscape, Sand Dunes, Clouds
Located in New York, NY
worked in WPA art projects.
From the early 1930s through the 1950s, Fortess exhibited nationally at the
Category
1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Karl Fortess"Beach Landscape" Karl Fortess, WPA, American Landscape, Sand Dunes, Clouds, circa 1930s
$3,000
H 10.5 in W 12.5 in
"Beach Landscape" Karl Fortess, WPA, Dramatic, Cloudy Sky, Beach, Dunes
Located in New York, NY
worked in WPA art projects.
From the early 1930s through the 1950s, Fortess exhibited nationally at the
Category
1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$3,000
H 10.5 in W 12.5 in
Pair of Art Deco Gilt Iron WPA Style Foundry Men Bookends Signed NMF 1936
By WPA
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Art Deco Gilt Iron WPA Style Foundry Men Bookends Signed NMF 1936
USA, 1936
A rare and
Category
20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Iron
$1,996 Sale Price / set
20% Off
H 10.5 in W 6.5 in D 2.75 in
Archie Musick WPA-Era Signed Lithograph “Prospector’s Cabin” 1937
By Archie Musick
Located in Denver, CO
addition for collectors of WPA art, Regionalist prints, and Modernist works on paper.
Category
1930s American Modern Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$1,500
H 17 in W 19.5 in D 1 in
"Family in Italy, " 1930s Art Deco Wall Charger with Father, Mother and Son
Located in Philadelphia, PA
. Reminiscent of the WPA art that was being made in America in the 1930s, this piece suggests the same kind of
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
$3,950
H 2.25 in Dm 16.25 in
WPA Style Cast Stone Garden Flag Bearer Statue of a Handsome Navy Sailor
By WPA
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
WPA Style Cast Stone Garden Flag Bearer Statue of a Handsome Navy Sailor
Artistic influences of
Category
20th Century American Art Deco Statues
Materials
Cast Stone, Iron
$3,940
H 41 in W 16 in D 12 in
"Seated Black Male Nude, " Art Deco Watercolor by Brown County Painter
Located in Philadelphia, PA
hints of WPA/Art Deco stylization in some of the background details, and the overall atmosphere is
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
$3,250
H 22 in W 15.25 in D 0.1 in
"Johnny Appleseed", Important WPA Ceramic Sculpture by Hanson(m), 1930s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This important example of WPA art, which celebrates American history and folklore like so many
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$10,000 Sale Price
20% Off
H 15.5 in W 6 in D 5.5 in
"Study for Long Beach" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modernism Ashcan
Located in New York, NY
WPA and WWII era. His first one-man show was held in 1939 at the Walker Art Galleries. At the start
Category
1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Pelham Bay" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modern NYC Subway Transportation
Located in New York, NY
School of Design (New York City WPA Art), 1977
Hofstra University, 1978
Boston University, 1983
Rhode
Category
1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Joseph Wolins WPA Artist Dancing, Torah Modernist Judaica Cubist Oil Painting
By Joseph Wolins
Located in Surfside, FL
Modern European Painting. Wolins was one of the New York area artists associated with the WPA. Art
Category
20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Going to the Festival" WPA Ashcan 20th Century American Scene Modern Realism
By Daniel Ralph Celentano
Located in New York, NY
School of Design (New York City WPA Art), 1977 Hofstra University, 1978 Boston University, 1983 Rhode
Category
1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
REMINISCENCE
By Saul Weinstock
Located in Surfside, FL
1930's through the 1940's (many times referred to as New Deal, or WPA art).
Weinstock exhibited a
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Gouache
Victor DeWilde, The Anchor (San Francisco), 1930s
Located in New York, NY
. During the 1930s he taught at Commerce Evening High School and then worked on the WPA Art Education
Category
1930s American Modern Landscape Prints
Materials
Drypoint
"White Horse, " Wood Engraving signed in Image by Howard Thomas
By Howard Thomas
Located in Milwaukee, WI
later 1930’s, I believe Thomas was head of the WPA art program in Milwaukee.Thomas’s Wisconsin years
Category
1930s American Modern Animal Prints
Materials
Woodcut
$1,283
H 15.31 in W 13.31 in
Milwaukee Handicraft Project WPA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
arts projects of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). It served as a model for many other similar
Category
1930s American Modern More Art
Materials
Textile, Linen, Linocut, Woodcut
'Couple Dancing', American Folk Art Figural Oil, WPA era
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed indistinctly, lower right, and painted circa 1935.
A strongly animated, vertically stacked figurative painting filled with compressed energy and an atmosphere of psychologic...
Category
1940s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$1,150
H 16 in W 12 in D 0.13 in
"Road to Cripple Creek, Colo., " Wood Engraving by Gerhard H. Bakker
Located in Milwaukee, WI
he qualified for and participated in the WPA art program during those years. After an art study
Category
1930s American Modern Landscape Prints
Materials
Woodcut
$1,283
H 12.37 in W 13.43 in
1930s American Modernist Colorado Winter Landscape Watercolor, Trees, Mountains
Located in Denver, CO
. During World War II, he worked as the State Supervisor of the WPA Art Program in Denver. He continued to
Category
1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$4,250
H 24.25 in W 21.5 in D 1 in
'Modernist Equestrian', WPA Murals, Kansas City Art Institute, PAFA, Horses
By Eduard Buk Ulreich
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Art Institute, where he studied under Mademoiselle F. Blumberg and later received a scholarship to
Category
1940s Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Gouache, Illustration Board
$4,400
H 19.25 in W 23 in
"Senator" William Gropper, Social Realism, WPA Political Art, Caricature
By William Gropper
Located in New York, NY
York
Private Collection, New York
Bonhams, American Art Online, August 23, 2023, Lot 30
New-York born
Category
Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$15,000
H 22 in W 18 in
Large George Aarons Terracotta Sculpture Relief Art Deco Plaque WPA Artist
By George Aarons
Located in Surfside, FL
works are at the Museum of Art in Ein Harod, Israel; Fitchburg Art Museum in Massachusetts, Musée de St
Category
20th Century Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Terracotta
$2,200
H 15.5 in W 23.5 in D 1 in
1970s Semi-Abstract Ink Drawing – Two Figures, American Modern Black Pen Art
Located in Denver, CO
the American modernist and WPA art movements. He studied under Grant Wood and was heavily influenced
Category
20th Century Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pen
$1,960 Sale Price
20% Off
H 13.5 in W 16.5 in D 1 in
Plaster Sculpture Relief Art Deco Plaque WPA Artist Peace Swords to Ploughshares
By George Aarons
Located in Surfside, FL
Baltimore Hebrew Congregational Building (1956).
His works are at the Museum of Art in Ein Harod, Israel
Category
20th Century Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Wood
$1,100
H 8 in W 10 in D 1 in
"Arcturus, Helsing" Modern Oil Painting WPA American Scene Denver Historical Art
By Eve Drewelowe
Located in New York, NY
Colorado, 1930; the Denver Art Museum, 1933, 1936, 1939; and the Argent Galleries, New York, 1940, 1941
Category
1930s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil
$30,000
H 24 in W 21 in D 2 in
Robert Gilberg Mixed Media Abstract California Artist '1911-1970'
By Robert Gilberg
Located in Oakland, CA
to Nevada City in 1946, in 1935 to 1940 he attended WPA Art Classes in Oakland and San Francisco and
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Metal
Untitled (Collapsed Shacks)
By Karl Fortress
Located in Los Angeles, CA
worked in WPA art projects. From the early 1930s through the 1950s, Fortess exhibited nationally at the
Category
1940s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Tugboat WPA era painting
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
an interest in art at an early age. At 15 years old he turned professional by painting murals for a
Category
Mid-20th Century Cubist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink
Tennessee WPA Textile - Musical Abstraction (Untitled)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
x 19 1/2 inches, label verso reads "Tenn. WPA Project handwoven / Related Art Dep. Univ. of Tenn
Category
1930s American Modern More Art
Materials
Textile
Monotype Print Painting Garden Scene Table Chair Joseph Solman American Art WPA
By Joseph Solman
Located in Surfside, FL
saw the inaugural show at the Museum of Modern Art featuring Seurat, Gauguin, Van Gogh, and Cézanne
Category
20th Century Modern More Art
Materials
Monotype
"Mercury" NYC 1931 Bronze 5th Ave Traffic Light Sculpture American Art Deco WPA
Located in New York, NY
"Mercury" NYC 1931 Bronze 5th Ave Traffic Light Sculpture American Art Deco WPA
In the late 1920s
Category
1930s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$40,000
H 18 in W 9 in D 6 in
'The Animal Kingdom, ' Art Deco Mural Study with Male Nudes by John Garth
By John Garth
Located in Philadelphia, PA
artists in San Francisco for many years, and served as Mural Director for the WPA Art Project there in the
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
$4,750
H 9 in W 13.25 in D 0.1 in
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
Category
1940s Outsider Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Ralph FasanellaOutsider Folk Art American Mid-Century Naive WW2 Self Taught WPA Depression Era, 1945
$75,000
H 34 in W 44 in D 2 in
WPA Sailor and Floozy Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fabulously fun, mixed media painting, probably done during the WPA period. Mostly oil with a little
Category
1930s Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
"Road Builder" 20th Century Modern WPA Labor Bronze WPA Depression-Era Sculpture
By Max Kalish
Located in New York, NY
youth, Kalish enrolled at the Cleveland Institute of Art as a fifteen-year-old, receiving a first-place
Category
1920s American Realist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$36,000
H 13 in W 8 in D 3 in
'Vermont Quarry', Kansas City Art Institute, New York, Art Students League, WPA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Quarry'.
Serigrapher, muralist and teacher, Guy Maccoy began his art studies at the Kansas City Art
Category
1940s Landscape Prints
Materials
Paint, Paper, Screen
$1,450
H 11 in W 13.75 in
Street Riot Oil Painting Mounted Police WPA artist Social Justice Americana Art
By Arthur Smith
Located in Surfside, FL
continue to be highly collectible, especially among those who want both WPA and boxing venue art pieces
Category
Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
American Vivid Abstract Expressionist Art Oil Painting Norman Carton, WPA Artist
By Norman Carton
Located in Surfside, FL
lithographer.
From 1939 to 1942, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) Federal Art Project employed Carton as
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
American Vivid Abstract Expressionist Art Oil Painting Norman Carton, WPA Artist
By Norman Carton
Located in Surfside, FL
lithographer.
From 1939 to 1942, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) Federal Art Project employed Carton as
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
American Vivid Abstract Expressionist Art Oil Painting Norman Carton, WPA Artist
By Norman Carton
Located in Surfside, FL
lithographer.
From 1939 to 1942, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) Federal Art Project employed Carton as
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
American Vivid Abstract Expressionist Art Oil Painting Norman Carton, WPA Artist
By Norman Carton
Located in Surfside, FL
lithographer.
From 1939 to 1942, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) Federal Art Project employed Carton as
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
WPA Oil Along the East River
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
6067 WPA oil on board of the east river from Astoria NY
Signed Whiteford 1939
Framed image size
Category
1930s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil Crayon, Oil
Three Young Men California WPA Figurative Modern Art Gay American Scene 1930s
By Boris Deutsch
Located in New York, NY
Three Young Men California WPA Figurative Modern Art Gay American Scene 1930s
An artist on the
Category
1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Boris DeutschThree Young Men California WPA Figurative Modern Art Gay American Scene 1930s, c. 1930s
$7,500
H 32 in W 38 in D 2 in
Rare Polish American 1930s Oil Painting Painting WPA Russian Babushka Jewish Art
By Abram Tromka
Located in Surfside, FL
participate in the WPA Federal Art Project at its inception.
1896 Born on May 1 in Poland
1907 Emigrates to
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$1,600
H 15.25 in W 33 in
Art Week Poster Design American Scene Modern c. 1930s WPA Era Illustration
By Antonio Petruccelli
Located in New York, NY
Art Week Poster Design American Scene Modern c. 1930s WPA Era Illustration
Antonio Petruccelli
Category
1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Board
'Archway' — American Modernism, WPA
By Leon Bibel
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Harlem Art Center. He also taught at P.S. 94 and Bronx House in New York City.
Bibel’s WPA program ended
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen
'Clown' — WPA American Expressionism
By Leon Bibel
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Bibel moved from California to join the Federal Art Project of the New York City WPA. He was assigned to
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen
Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art
Located in Surfside, FL
, villages, and remote wilderness landscapes (Pemberton, “Alaska art museum collects WPA’s Depression works
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art
Located in Surfside, FL
, villages, and remote wilderness landscapes (Pemberton, “Alaska art museum collects WPA’s Depression works
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art
Located in Surfside, FL
, villages, and remote wilderness landscapes (Pemberton, “Alaska art museum collects WPA’s Depression works
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art
Located in Surfside, FL
, villages, and remote wilderness landscapes (Pemberton, “Alaska art museum collects WPA’s Depression works
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art
Located in Surfside, FL
, villages, and remote wilderness landscapes (Pemberton, “Alaska art museum collects WPA’s Depression works
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art
Located in Surfside, FL
, villages, and remote wilderness landscapes (Pemberton, “Alaska art museum collects WPA’s Depression works
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Mid Century Modern Mother and Baby Playing Figurative - Nude
Located in Soquel, CA
, having been assembled by the Washington office of the WPA art program for national tours that lasted for
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Cardboard
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
H 9.5 in W 11.25 in D 2.25 in
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- What is a WPA poster?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022WPA, or Work Projects Administration posters were a government program from 1936 to 1943 that supported the arts, health and educational programs. More than 2000 posters are said to exist. You can shop a collection of WPA posters from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- What is a WPA mural?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertNovember 2, 2021A WPA mural was a public work of art owing to a federal government program that came to fruition in the United States during the 1930s. WPA stands for Works Progress Administration. As part of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal, the government-funded Works Progress Administration hired artists, illustrators, graphic designers and more to paint murals and create sculptures in schools, municipal buildings and elsewhere all over the United States — the effort, which included teaching art classes to children and budding artists, was put in place to build morale and offer employment during the Great Depression.
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