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DISCOVERY OF GOLD - Very Large Serigraph - WPA Artist - California Murals
DISCOVERY OF GOLD - Very Large Serigraph - WPA Artist - California Murals

DISCOVERY OF GOLD - Very Large Serigraph - WPA Artist - California Murals

By Anton Refregier

Located in Santa Monica, CA

ANTON REFREGIER (1905 – 1979) DISCOVERY OF GOLD, 1949. Color serigraph. Signed and numbered in pencil, edition of 90. Image 23 ¼ x 21 ¾" Large sheet, 29 3/4 x 25 ¼”. Printed title...

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1940s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

Antique Donal Hord WPA San Diego California Montezuma Aztec Bronze Sculpture Art
Antique Donal Hord WPA San Diego California Montezuma Aztec Bronze Sculpture Art

Antique Donal Hord WPA San Diego California Montezuma Aztec Bronze Sculpture Art

By Donal Hord

Located in San Diego, CA

Fantastic original bronze sculpture by California sculptor/artist Donal Hord and dates from the 1930's. Titled "Aztec" and is signed on the lower edge. Listed in the Donal Hord book....

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Mid-20th Century American Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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"Memory of an Ancient City"  Semi-Abstract Lithograph by Beckford Young
"Memory of an Ancient City"  Semi-Abstract Lithograph by Beckford Young

"Memory of an Ancient City" Semi-Abstract Lithograph by Beckford Young

Located in Pasadena, CA

Beckford Young spoke at length about the California WPA art programs and his role in them in an interview with Mary McChesney, 19 May 1965, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Inst...

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1960s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Negro — California WPA
Negro — California WPA

Negro — California WPA

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Nicholas Panesis, 'Negro', 1937, color lithograph, edition c. 25. Signed and titled in pencil; initialed in the stone, lower right. A superb impression, with fresh colors, on cream w...

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1930s American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"On the Heights, " California Equine WPA Modernist Watercolor
"On the Heights, " California Equine WPA Modernist Watercolor

"On the Heights, " California Equine WPA Modernist Watercolor

By Millard Sheets

Located in New York, NY

Millard Sheets (1907 - 1989) On the Heights Gouache on paper 21 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches Signed lower right: Millard Sheets Provenance: Dalzell Hatfield Galleries, Los Angeles Estate of...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Oil on Canvas California Impressionist WPA Horatio Nelson Poole 1930 Mendocino
Oil on Canvas California Impressionist WPA Horatio Nelson Poole 1930 Mendocino

Oil on Canvas California Impressionist WPA Horatio Nelson Poole 1930 Mendocino

Located in Portland, OR

An important California Impressionist/WPA oil on canvas painting by the celebrated artist Horatio Nelson Poole (1885-1949), titled "The Green Scollop", 1930. The painting depicting t...

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1930s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

VISIONS OF WHAT USED TO BE
VISIONS OF WHAT USED TO BE

VISIONS OF WHAT USED TO BE

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Hebert also worked under the California WPA / Federal Art Project in the late 30's.

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1930s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

'Burlingame, San Mateo', Post-Impressionist California oil landscape, WPA artist
'Burlingame, San Mateo', Post-Impressionist California oil landscape, WPA artist

'Burlingame, San Mateo', Post-Impressionist California oil landscape, WPA artist

By Galen Russell Wolf

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Painted by Galen Russell Wolf (American, 1889-1974), circa 1955, and stamped, verso, with certification of authenticity. A bright and fresh, California landscape showing an old wood...

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1950s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Floral Painting Listed WPA Woman California Artist Flower Gouache Painting
Floral Painting Listed WPA Woman California Artist Flower Gouache Painting

Floral Painting Listed WPA Woman California Artist Flower Gouache Painting

By Dorr Bothwell

Located in Surfside, FL

She was born in San Francisco, California. She began her art career at the California School of Fine Arts in 1921, under the tutelage of Gottardo Piazzoni and Rudolph Schaeffer.

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1960s American Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

'California Beach Scene', Munich, Berkeley, CCAC, GGIE, SFAA, WPA
'California Beach Scene', Munich, Berkeley, CCAC, GGIE, SFAA, WPA

'California Beach Scene', Munich, Berkeley, CCAC, GGIE, SFAA, WPA

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

He first lived in Michigan before moving to California where, settling in Berkeley, he attended the California College of the Arts and Crafts.

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1940s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Foam Board

WPA California Landscape Mural

WPA California Landscape Mural

Located in Treasure Island, CA

Maurice Del Mue, untitled scene of Pyramid Peak in the Sierra Mountains, oil on canvas, 1937, 80 x 80 inches, recently cleaned and conserved, unframed.
Maurice Del Mue, 1875-1...

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Vintage 1930s American Paintings

Materials

Canvas

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Regattas day (a tribute to Seurat). Large format Riverside scene with figures.
Regattas day (a tribute to Seurat). Large format Riverside scene with figures.

Regattas day (a tribute to Seurat). Large format Riverside scene with figures.

By Fabio Hurtado

Located in Segovia, ES

Reggatas day (tribute to Seurat), by Fabio Hurtado, is an oil painting on canvas which was created in 1995 and which obtained the Honorary Medal at the Certamen de Pintura BMW in Spa...

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1990s Art Deco Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mural Study for "History of Water" American Scene Modernism Social Realism WPA
Mural Study for "History of Water" American Scene Modernism Social Realism WPA

Mural Study for "History of Water" American Scene Modernism Social Realism WPA

By Thomas Hart Benton

Located in New York, NY

Mural Study for "History of Water" American Scene Modernism Social Realism WPA Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889-1975) "Water Story" (Study for The History of Water) Tempera and o...

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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Egg Tempera, Board

El Gozo de la Tribu, Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting, 21st Century
El Gozo de la Tribu, Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting, 21st Century

El Gozo de la Tribu, Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting, 21st Century

By Enrique Pichardo

Located in Mexico City, MX

Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting Acrylic on canvas 204x340cm Signed FREE SHIPPING ROLLED UP About the artist Enrique Pichardo (Mexico City, 1973) graduated from Escuela Nacio...

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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Mid-Century Modern Oil on Canvas Abstract Painting
Mid-Century Modern Oil on Canvas Abstract Painting

Mid-Century Modern Oil on Canvas Abstract Painting

Located in Newfoundland, PA

Stunning colors on this midcentury painting. Total measurement is 23 in W x 13 in x 1-5/8 in deep. Dated 1/1/1960, E Byard. Painting measurements listed below. The frame is original....

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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"Lempicka" 3D Mixed Media Collage by Michaele Vollbracht, Shadow Box Frame
"Lempicka" 3D Mixed Media Collage by Michaele Vollbracht, Shadow Box Frame

"Lempicka" 3D Mixed Media Collage by Michaele Vollbracht, Shadow Box Frame

By Michaele Vollbracht

Located in Miami, FL

MICHAELE VOLLBRECHT – "TDE LEMPICKA" ⚜ Mixed Media Collage ⚜ Artist’s Signature Incorporated on Pencil ⚜ Shadow Box Frame A BOLD JUXTAPOSITION OF EROTICISM, OBJECTS, AND ART HISTORI...

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1990s Pop Art Nude Photography

Materials

Mixed Media, Magazine Paper, Pencil

Large Painting By Francisco Bores - "La Ferme"
Large Painting By Francisco Bores - "La Ferme"

Large Painting By Francisco Bores - "La Ferme"

$103,597

H 51.19 in W 64.57 in D 0.79 in

Large Painting By Francisco Bores - "La Ferme"

Located in Kastrup, DK

Francisco Bores – "La Ferme" (The Farm) A remarkable and highly collectible painting by the celebrated Spanish modernist Francisco Bores (1898-1972). "La Ferme" is a prime example of...

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Mid-20th Century Spanish Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Period New York Oil Painting
Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Period New York Oil Painting

Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Period New York Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Very impressive and amazing mid 1900s abstract expressionist oil painting. Oil on canvas. No signature found. Framed.

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1940s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American Large Signed Abstract Expressionist Modern Art  Oil Painting
Antique American Large Signed Abstract Expressionist Modern Art  Oil Painting

Antique American Large Signed Abstract Expressionist Modern Art Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American abstract expressionist painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 37 by 43 inches overall, and 36 by 42 painting alone. In excellent original condition. ...

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1930s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled
Untitled

Roland AyersUntitled, 1982

$960Sale Price|20% Off

H 19 in W 23 in

Untitled

By Roland Ayers

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Roland Ayers (1932-2017). Untitled, 1983. Ink on paper, measures 17 x 23 inches. Unframed and unmounted. Signed and dated lower left. Ayers holds the distinction of having participa...

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1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink

City at Night (Cityscape)
City at Night (Cityscape)

Abram TromkaCity at Night (Cityscape), ca. 1940

$3,000Sale Price|33% Off

H 24 in W 20 in D 2 in

City at Night (Cityscape)

By Abram Tromka

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Abram Tromka (1895-1964) City at Night, ca. 1940. Oil on canvas, 16 x 20 inches; 20 x 24 inches in antique oak frame. Signed lower right. Frame is of the period, but probably not ...

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1930s American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Downtown New York

Downtown New York

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Downtown New York, c. 1930s, oil on canvas, signed lower right, 10 x 12 inches; label verso reads: "Harry Dix / Title Downtown New York / Medium Oil" Harry Dix was a 20th-century p...

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1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Bricklayer at Rest, " Monumental WPA Period Painting of Worker with Landscape
"Bricklayer at Rest, " Monumental WPA Period Painting of Worker with Landscape

"Bricklayer at Rest, " Monumental WPA Period Painting of Worker with Landscape

By Paul Ulen

Located in Philadelphia, PA

One of the finest depictions of an American worker from the 1930s that we have seen, this monumental painting of a shirtless bricklayer, resting against a curved brick niche, with a ...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

Large French Oil painting on canvas - Louis Cane, France 1983 -
Large French Oil painting on canvas - Louis Cane, France 1983 -

Large French Oil painting on canvas - Louis Cane, France 1983 -

By Louis Cane

Located in Stockholm, SE

A stunning oil painting on a canvas by the French artist Louis Cane, dated 1983. The painting is 130 x 104 cm and is namned "Picknick in the green". It is in excellent condition and ...

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Vintage 1960s French Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

Energetic Essence. Abstract square painting in the wood gold frame
Energetic Essence. Abstract square painting in the wood gold frame

Energetic Essence. Abstract square painting in the wood gold frame

By Momalyu Liubov

Located in Zofingen, AG

-The painting was created alongside my tropical series and does not depict a specific scene, but rather abstract forms and shades of nature. Contemplating these natural motifs always...

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2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

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