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Unique Painting By Albert Pels WPA Artist!
Unique Painting By Albert Pels WPA Artist!

Unique Painting By Albert Pels WPA Artist!

By Albert Pels

Located in New York, NY

Students League in 1939, as well as, on the board the WPA Artists. One of the most important murals done

Category

20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Liza Monk (1906-?) Brutalist nail sculpture of Hercules WPA artist based in CA
Liza Monk (1906-?) Brutalist nail sculpture of Hercules WPA artist based in CA

Liza Monk (1906-?) Brutalist nail sculpture of Hercules WPA artist based in CA

By Monk Designs

Located in Bridgehampton, NY

Brutalist sculpture of Hercules by Liza Monk - Los Angeles based WPA artist. Heavy and welded

Category

Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

RARE WPA ARTIST ISAAC FRIEDLANDER Judaica Drawing 1946
RARE WPA ARTIST ISAAC FRIEDLANDER Judaica Drawing 1946

RARE WPA ARTIST ISAAC FRIEDLANDER Judaica Drawing 1946

By Isaac Friedlander

Located in Surfside, FL

urban spectacle of New York during the Depression and the horror of the Holocaust. WPA Artist. Best

Category

20th Century American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Pencil

WPA Artist woodblock print "Letter from overseas"
WPA Artist woodblock print "Letter from overseas"

WPA Artist woodblock print "Letter from overseas"

By Albert Abramovitz

Located in Surfside, FL

also exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago (1938, 1940), the Union of American Artists (1940

Category

1930s American Realist Interior Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Nude Portrait by Arthur Smith WPA Artist
Nude Portrait by Arthur Smith WPA Artist

Nude Portrait by Arthur Smith WPA Artist

By Arthur Smith

Located in New York, NY

for the Federal WPA Program in the 1930s and 1940s, and was thought to be an illustrator for The Ring

Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Nude Portrait by WPA Artist Arthur Smith
Nude Portrait by WPA Artist Arthur Smith

Nude Portrait by WPA Artist Arthur Smith

By Arthur Smith

Located in New York, NY

the Federal WPA Program in the 1930s and 1940s, and was thought to be an illustrator for The Ring

Category

20th Century Modern Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Circus Performers by WPA Artist Arthur Smith
Circus Performers by WPA Artist Arthur Smith

Circus Performers by WPA Artist Arthur Smith

By Arthur Smith

Located in New York, NY

, Smith painted for the Federal WPA Program in the 1930s and 1940s, and was thought to be an illustrator

Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Judaica Etching Passover Seder Scene WPA Artist
Judaica Etching Passover Seder Scene WPA Artist

Judaica Etching Passover Seder Scene WPA Artist

By Philip Reisman

Located in Surfside, FL

of the City of New York. The artist was elected an Academician at the National Academy of Design. A

Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Biblical Prophet Etching American Modernist WPA Artist
Biblical Prophet Etching American Modernist WPA Artist

Biblical Prophet Etching American Modernist WPA Artist

By Ben-Zion Weinman

Located in Surfside, FL

Weinman, but when he began painting he dropped his last name and hyphenated his first, saying an artist

Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Clown, Modernist Oil Painting on Board WPA Artist
Clown, Modernist Oil Painting on Board WPA Artist

Clown, Modernist Oil Painting on Board WPA Artist

By Maurice Kish

Located in Surfside, FL

vases. During the Depression, Kish became a WPA painter in the Federal Art Project (FAP). FAP artists

Category

Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Charcoal Drawing "Waiting" Pensive Woman Americana WPA Artist
Charcoal Drawing "Waiting" Pensive Woman Americana WPA Artist

Charcoal Drawing "Waiting" Pensive Woman Americana WPA Artist

By William Gropper

Located in Surfside, FL

14x11.5 image size , 22.5x17.5 backing size The New-York born artist William Gropper was a

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal

"Dockside with Seagull, " Important Painting by WPA Artist Stull
"Dockside with Seagull, " Important Painting by WPA Artist Stull

"Dockside with Seagull, " Important Painting by WPA Artist Stull

By John Deforest Stull

Located in Philadelphia, PA

view of a dockside scene was painted by John De Forest Stull. The artist shows many iconic symbols of

Category

Vintage 1940s American Paintings

Materials

Canvas

"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

sun breaks through grey clouds to illuminate the church steeple below. The artist was Daniel Koerner

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Heavy-Lidded Female Head" Dignified Art Deco Sculpture by WPA Artist
"Heavy-Lidded Female Head" Dignified Art Deco Sculpture by WPA Artist

"Heavy-Lidded Female Head" Dignified Art Deco Sculpture by WPA Artist

By Jean de Marco

Located in Philadelphia, PA

classic example of Art Deco design. The artist was Jean de Marco, who was born in France, studied at the

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Clay

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Untitled WPA artist "LYNCHING"
Untitled WPA artist "LYNCHING"

Arthur SmithUntitled WPA artist "LYNCHING"

Unavailable

H 24.5 in W 22.5 in

Untitled WPA artist "LYNCHING"

By Arthur Smith

Located in Los Angeles, CA

area. Arthur Smith painted for the Federal WPA Program in the 1930s and 1940s. Smith was an American

Category

20th Century Art

Materials

Oil

Private Collection of Lerone Bennett Jr  William Sylvester Carter WPA Artist
Private Collection of Lerone Bennett Jr  William Sylvester Carter WPA Artist

Private Collection of Lerone Bennett Jr William Sylvester Carter WPA Artist

Located in Chicago, IL

part of the WPA’s Illinois Federal Art Project from 1937-1939, and the Illinois Art & Craft Project

Category

Vintage 1960s American Paintings

Materials

Paint

WPA Ceramic Sculpture Balloon Man
WPA Ceramic Sculpture Balloon Man

WPA Ceramic Sculpture Balloon Man

Unavailable

H 14.25 in W 6.25 in D 6.25 in

WPA Ceramic Sculpture Balloon Man

By Louise Pain

Located in Chicago, IL

This is a whimsical figurine of a clown or carnie with balloons by Chicago WPA artist Louise Pain

Category

Vintage 1930s American Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Vibrant Colors Still Life Watercolor
Vibrant Colors Still Life Watercolor

Vibrant Colors Still Life Watercolor

Unavailable

H 20 in W 26 in D 0.05 in

Vibrant Colors Still Life Watercolor

Located in Geneva, IL

Colorful watercolor on paper by Wisconsin listed WPA artist Robert Schellin (1910-1985). The

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Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Paintings

"Showing Size of Circumference" Mid Century WPA Watercolor
"Showing Size of Circumference" Mid Century WPA Watercolor

"Showing Size of Circumference" Mid Century WPA Watercolor

By John Deforest Stull

Located in San Francisco, CA

industrial scene where a large reel of rope is being measured. It is signed by the WPA artist, John Deforest

Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

"Mercat"  by Martin Kane
"Mercat"  by Martin Kane

"Mercat" by Martin Kane

Unavailable

H 48 in W 72 in

"Mercat" by Martin Kane

Located in Charleston, SC

Martin Kane (1958 Cardiff, Wales emulates the WPA artists in realism and regionalism, especially

Category

Late 20th Century English Paintings

Materials

Canvas

WW11 "Double Talk" Print by Elise Donaldson
WW11 "Double Talk" Print by Elise Donaldson

WW11 "Double Talk" Print by Elise Donaldson

Unavailable

H 19 in W 15 in D 1 in

WW11 "Double Talk" Print by Elise Donaldson

By Elise Donaldson

Located in Chicago, IL

This is a whimsical piece by WPA artist Elise Donaldson. Born in 1887, she lived in Chicago

Category

Vintage 1940s American Prints

Portrait of a Woman in Ink, Mid 20th Century
Portrait of a Woman in Ink, Mid 20th Century

Portrait of a Woman in Ink, Mid 20th Century

By Helen Sewell Rennie

Located in San Francisco, CA

(1906-1989). Rennie was a WPA artist. She exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Pennsylvania

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Still Life Watercolor Fruit Ensemble
Still Life Watercolor Fruit Ensemble

Still Life Watercolor Fruit Ensemble

Unavailable

H 20 in W 26 in D 0.05 in

Still Life Watercolor Fruit Ensemble

Located in Geneva, IL

Appealingly painted water of a still life of fruits on a plate. The artist is Wisconsin listed WPA

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Reclining Female Nude 1930-50s Ink Wash Drawing
Reclining Female Nude 1930-50s Ink Wash Drawing

Reclining Female Nude 1930-50s Ink Wash Drawing

By Helen Sewell Rennie

Located in San Francisco, CA

-1989). Rennie was a WPA artist. She exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Pennsylvania

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Mid Century Sleeping Figure in Ink, Mid Century

Mid Century Sleeping Figure in Ink, Mid Century

By Helen Sewell Rennie

Located in San Francisco, CA

Rennie (1906-1989). Rennie was a WPA artist. She exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Ink Wash Female Portrait 1930-50s Drawing
Ink Wash Female Portrait 1930-50s Drawing

Ink Wash Female Portrait 1930-50s Drawing

By Helen Sewell Rennie

Located in San Francisco, CA

(1906-1989). Rennie was a WPA artist. She exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Pennsylvania

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

THE RABBI Modernist judaica
THE RABBI Modernist judaica

David ShapiroTHE RABBI Modernist judaica

Unavailable

H 22.25 in W 21.25 in

THE RABBI Modernist judaica

By David Shapiro

Located in Los Angeles, CA

use arbitrary color. He has work in the Brooklyn Museum and the Smithsonian among others. WPA artist

Category

20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Bent Female Nude 1930-50s Ink Wash
Bent Female Nude 1930-50s Ink Wash

Bent Female Nude 1930-50s Ink Wash

By Helen Rennie

Located in San Francisco, CA

Rennie (1906-1989). Rennie was a WPA artist. She exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the

Category

Early 20th Century Modern Nude Paintings

Materials

Ink

Passing By
Passing By

Raphael SoyerPassing By

Unavailable

H 28 in W 21.5 in

Passing By

By Raphael Soyer

Located in Mount Vernon, NY

Realism and a WPA artist, he was noted for his compassionate portrayal of urban life and Depression

Category

Mid-20th Century Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

20th Century; Judaica; Religion
20th Century; Judaica; Religion

20th Century; Judaica; Religion

By Raphael Soyer

Located in Mount Vernon, NY

Design, and at the Art Students League. A painter in the style of Social Realism and a WPA artist, he was

Category

20th Century Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Expressionist Nude in Ink, Circa 1950s
Expressionist Nude in Ink, Circa 1950s

Expressionist Nude in Ink, Circa 1950s

By Richard Van Wingerden

Located in San Francisco, CA

Van Wingerden (1893-1969). A WPA artist, Van Wingerden studied with Thomas Hart Benton at the Art

Category

1940s Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Expressionist Figure in Watercolor, Circa 1950s

Expressionist Figure in Watercolor, Circa 1950s

By Richard Van Wingerden

Located in San Francisco, CA

Wingerden (1893-1969). A WPA artist, Van Wingerden studied with Thomas Hart Benton at the Art Students

Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Expressionist Nude Figure in Ink, Circa 1950s

Expressionist Nude Figure in Ink, Circa 1950s

By Richard Van Wingerden

Located in San Francisco, CA

Wingerden (1893-1969). A WPA artist, Van Wingerden studied with Thomas Hart Benton at the Art Students

Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Male Figure Study, Ink on Paper, Mid 20th Century
Male Figure Study, Ink on Paper, Mid 20th Century

Male Figure Study, Ink on Paper, Mid 20th Century

By Richard Van Wingerden

Located in San Francisco, CA

Expressionist Richard Van Wingerden (1893-1969). A WPA artist, Van Wingerden studied with Thomas Hart Benton at

Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

WPA Still Life with NYC Street Scene Aaron Berkman Circa 1950-60.
WPA Still Life with NYC Street Scene Aaron Berkman Circa 1950-60.

WPA Still Life with NYC Street Scene Aaron Berkman Circa 1950-60.

By Aaron Berkman

Located in Hallowell, ME

: AARON BERKMAN (1900-1991) "THE WPA MASTER TEACHER AND ARTIST" by Jeanette Hendler Aaron Berkman was

Category

1950s Abstract Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Minimal Seated Male Nude 1950s Ink & Watercolor
Minimal Seated Male Nude 1950s Ink & Watercolor

Minimal Seated Male Nude 1950s Ink & Watercolor

By Richard Van Wingerden

Located in San Francisco, CA

Richard Van Wingerden (1893-1969). A WPA artist, Van Wingerden studied with Thomas Hart Benton at the Art

Category

1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

The Gentleman from Cracow: Nude in the Moonlight
The Gentleman from Cracow: Nude in the Moonlight

The Gentleman from Cracow: Nude in the Moonlight

By Raphael Soyer

Located in Mount Vernon, NY

Academy of Design, and at the Art Students League. A painter in the style of Social Realism and a WPA

Category

Mid-20th Century Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

The Industry of War
The Industry of War

Vladimir YoffeThe Industry of War, 1946

Unavailable

H 20.5 in W 16.5 in D 1 in

The Industry of War

By Vladimir Yoffe

Located in Minneapolis, MN

The WPA artist and art deco designer Vladimir Yoffe interrogates the tension between war and peace

Category

1940s American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Illustration Board

John Marin's Studio- Cape Split, Maine
John Marin's Studio- Cape Split, Maine

John Marin's Studio- Cape Split, Maine

By Helen Rennie

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Sewell Rennie (born in 1906) was a painter, graphic designer (New Yorker cartoons) and WPA artist who

Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland
Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland

Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland

By Helen Rennie

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Sewell Rennie (born in 1906) was a painter, graphic designer (New Yorker cartoons) and WPA artist who

Leonard Sailing
Leonard Sailing

Helen RennieLeonard Sailing, 1972

Unavailable

H 33.5 in W 49.5 in

Leonard Sailing

By Helen Rennie

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Sewell Rennie (born in 1906) was a painter, graphic designer (New Yorker cartoons) and WPA artist who

American 1940’s WPA Surrealist Style Landscape French Female Artist Cecile Belle
American 1940’s WPA Surrealist Style Landscape French Female Artist Cecile Belle

American 1940’s WPA Surrealist Style Landscape French Female Artist Cecile Belle

Located in Atlanta, GA

An American circa 1940’s WPA / surrealist style landscape painting by French American female artist

Category

Mid-20th Century American Industrial Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Afternoon Shadows

Afternoon Shadows

By Peppino Mangravite

Located in New York, NY

exhibition at the museum in 1941. As a WPA artist, Mangravite won many mural commissions. He executed

Category

1920s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Still Life with Pine Cones, Maine

Still Life with Pine Cones, Maine

By Peppino Mangravite

Located in New York, NY

the museum in 1941. As a WPA artist, Mangravite won many mural commissions. He executed murals for the

Category

1930s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rose and Table Still Life

Rose and Table Still Life

By Peppino Mangravite

Located in New York, NY

exhibition at the museum in 1941. As a WPA artist, Mangravite won many mural commissions. He executed

Category

1920s Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

California WPA Painting "Airplane Factory" by Helen Ludwig
California WPA Painting "Airplane Factory" by Helen Ludwig

California WPA Painting "Airplane Factory" by Helen Ludwig

Located in San Francisco, CA

League in NYC. During the Depression she worked for the WPA as an artist, teacher, and art

Category

Vintage 1940s American Paintings

Materials

Masonite

WPA Painter, John Law Walker, Oil on Canvas
WPA Painter, John Law Walker, Oil on Canvas

WPA Painter, John Law Walker, Oil on Canvas

Unavailable

H 28.75 in W 24.75 in D 2 in

WPA Painter, John Law Walker, Oil on Canvas

By John Law Walker

Located in Tucson, AZ

WPA mural artist, he did work in United States Post Offices in Pasadena and Lockhart, Texas, and the

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

Loch Awe
Loch Awe

Helen RennieLoch Awe, 1962

Unavailable

H 35.5 in W 39.5 in

Loch Awe

By Helen Rennie

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Sewell Rennie was a painter, graphic designer, WPA Artist, and New Yorker cartoonist. Over a six-decade

1930s Helen Rennie Ink Drawings - Individually Priced
1930s Helen Rennie Ink Drawings - Individually Priced

1930s Helen Rennie Ink Drawings - Individually Priced

By Helen Sewell Rennie

Located in San Francisco, CA

, graphic designer, WPA Artist, and New Yorker cartoonist. Over a six-decade period she created a diverse

Category

20th Century American Drawings

Materials

Pen

1973 Ben Wilson "Blue Skies and Angry People, Centrifuge" Large-Scale Oil
1973 Ben Wilson "Blue Skies and Angry People, Centrifuge" Large-Scale Oil

1973 Ben Wilson "Blue Skies and Angry People, Centrifuge" Large-Scale Oil

By Ben Wilson

Located in 3 Oaks, MI

an acute awareness of the agony of the time, from the Holocaust to the Spanish Civil War. A WPA

Category

Vintage 1970s American Paintings

Untitled (Rabbi with Prayer Shawl)
Untitled (Rabbi with Prayer Shawl)

Untitled (Rabbi with Prayer Shawl)

By Harry Sternberg

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Depression he was a WPA artist, and his murals are in post offices in Chicago, Chester and Sellersville

Category

20th Century Art

Materials

Oil

Untitled
Untitled

John StephanUntitled, 1969

Unavailable

W 58 in D 54 in

Untitled

By John Stephan

Located in Brooklyn, NY

painted urban landscapes and worked as a WPA artist through the 1930s, John Stephan truly came of age as

Category

1960s Minimalist Paintings

Disc 4
Disc 4

John StephanDisc 4, 1970

Unavailable

H 70 in W 68 in

Disc 4

By John Stephan

Located in Brooklyn, NY

painted urban landscapes and worked as a WPA artist through the 1930s, John Stephan truly came of age as

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Untitled

John StephanUntitled, 1969

Unavailable

H 38 in W 34 in

Untitled

By John Stephan

Located in Brooklyn, NY

painted urban landscapes and worked as a WPA artist through the 1930s, John Stephan truly came of age as

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Untitled

John StephanUntitled, 1967

Unavailable

H 52 in W 58 in

Untitled

By John Stephan

Located in Brooklyn, NY

painted urban landscapes and worked as a WPA artist through the 1930s, John Stephan truly came of age as

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Tulips
Tulips

Zama Vanessa HelderTulips, Circa 1940

Unavailable

H 26.5 in W 22.5 in

Tulips

By Zama Vanessa Helder

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

lithographs depicting urban and rural life in and around Seattle. As one of the leading WPA artists in the

Category

20th Century American Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Rocky Coast (53-W1)

Stephen PaceRocky Coast (53-W1), 1953

Unavailable

H 35.25 in W 27.25 in

Rocky Coast (53-W1)

By Stephen Pace

Located in New York, NY

first art instruction from WPA artist and illustrator Robert Lahr. Called up by the military in 1939

Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Untitled (56-14)

Stephen PaceUntitled (56-14), 1956

Unavailable

H 84 in W 36 in

Untitled (56-14)

By Stephen Pace

Located in New York, NY

first art instruction from WPA artist and illustrator Robert Lahr. Called up by the military in 1939

Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled (53-06)

Stephen PaceUntitled (53-06), 1953

Unavailable

H 36 in W 47 in

Untitled (53-06)

By Stephen Pace

Located in New York, NY

first art instruction from WPA artist and illustrator Robert Lahr. Called up by the military in 1939

Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled (52-13)

Stephen PaceUntitled (52-13), 1952

Unavailable

H 39 in W 30 in

Untitled (52-13)

By Stephen Pace

Located in New York, NY

first art instruction from WPA artist and illustrator Robert Lahr. Called up by the military in 1939

Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled (61-100)

Stephen PaceUntitled (61-100), 1961

Unavailable

H 48 in W 64 in

Untitled (61-100)

By Stephen Pace

Located in New York, NY

first art instruction from WPA artist and illustrator Robert Lahr. Called up by the military in 1939

Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled (55-W3A)

Stephen PaceUntitled (55-W3A), 1955

Unavailable

H 30.5 in W 37 in

Untitled (55-W3A)

By Stephen Pace

Located in New York, NY

first art instruction from WPA artist and illustrator Robert Lahr. Called up by the military in 1939

Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

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Located in Exton, PA

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Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of a Handsome Man Oil Painting by Mid Century Artist
Portrait of a Handsome Man Oil Painting by Mid Century Artist

Portrait of a Handsome Man Oil Painting by Mid Century Artist

Located in Palm Springs, CA

This beautiful mid century painting of a handsome man was painted in the 1950s. The subject was the owner of a beautiful San Diego Estate. Artist was F Stanley Herring. Beautiful ant...

Category

Vintage 1950s North American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Cowboys Horses Cattle  WPA American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern
Cowboys Horses Cattle  WPA American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern

Cowboys Horses Cattle WPA American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern

By Jo Cain

Located in New York, NY

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Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Oil

Post Office WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Modern 20th Century
Post Office WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Modern 20th Century

Post Office WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Modern 20th Century

By Carlos Lopez

Located in New York, NY

Post Office WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Modern 20th Century Carlos Lopez (1910-1953) "Bounty" WPA Mural Study for Michigan Post Office 19 ½ x 22 ½ inches Oil on B...

Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Man Working Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Industrial WPA Modern
Man Working Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Industrial WPA Modern

Man Working Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Industrial WPA Modern

By Jo Cain

Located in New York, NY

Man Working Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Industrial WPA Modern Jo Cain (1904 - 2003) Telephone Pole Worker 38 1/4 x 18 1/2 inches Oil on paper c. 1930s Signed lowe...

Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

"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 ...

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Good Health Week" WPA American Scene Mid 20th Century Modern Social Realism
"Good Health Week" WPA American Scene Mid 20th Century Modern Social Realism

"Good Health Week" WPA American Scene Mid 20th Century Modern Social Realism

By Jo Cain

Located in New York, NY

"Good Health Week" WPA American Scene Mid 20th Century Modern Social Realism Jo Cain (1904 – 2003) Good Health Week 10 ½ x 15 1/2 inches Oil on paper, c. 1940s Estate stamp verso 1...

Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Oil

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