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Founding Fathers WPA Bronzes by Rosario R. Fiore, 1930s
Founding Fathers WPA Bronzes by Rosario R. Fiore, 1930s

Founding Fathers WPA Bronzes by Rosario R. Fiore, 1930s

Located in Savannah, GA

Rosario Russell Fiore (American, 1908-1994) A set of three WPA bronzes depicting founding

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Vintage 1930s American Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

"Mailman, " Rare and Important WPA Maquette and Bronze by Rudolf Henn
"Mailman, " Rare and Important WPA Maquette and Bronze by Rudolf Henn

"Mailman, " Rare and Important WPA Maquette and Bronze by Rudolf Henn

By Rudolph Henn

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This rare and important pairing of plaster maquette and bronze panel, sculpted in preparation for a

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Bronze

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

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Mid-20th Century American Sculptures

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Bronze

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"Warrior and Winged Horse"  Bronze by Important WPA Sculptor
"Warrior and Winged Horse"  Bronze by Important WPA Sculptor

"Warrior and Winged Horse" Bronze by Important WPA Sculptor

Located in Philadelphia, PA

America. Hancock's original clay model was later cast in bronze in 1986, and this example is one of 12

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Vintage 1930s American Sculptures

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Bronze

Machine Age WPA Style Period German Bronze
Machine Age WPA Style Period German Bronze

Machine Age WPA Style Period German Bronze

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H 6 in W 4.25 in D 1.5 in

Machine Age WPA Style Period German Bronze

Located in Petaluma, CA

We have been selling bronzes for over 35 years and have never seen anything quite like this. This

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Vintage 1930s German Sculptures

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Bronze

Impressive WPA Artist-Signed Sculptural Bronze Lamp
Impressive WPA Artist-Signed Sculptural Bronze Lamp

Impressive WPA Artist-Signed Sculptural Bronze Lamp

Located in Bellport, NY

By WPA artist Thomas Lo Medico,each face shows another of Aesop's Fables.From a series of

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Vintage 1940s American Table Lamps

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Bronze

Impressive WPA Artist-Signed Sculptural Bronze Lamp
Impressive WPA Artist-Signed Sculptural Bronze Lamp

Impressive WPA Artist-Signed Sculptural Bronze Lamp

Located in Bellport, NY

By WPA artist Joseph Lomedico,each face shows another of Aesop's Fables. From a series of

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Vintage 1940s American Table Lamps

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Bronze

Impressive WPA Artist-Signed Sculptural Bronze Lamp.
Impressive WPA Artist-Signed Sculptural Bronze Lamp.

Impressive WPA Artist-Signed Sculptural Bronze Lamp.

Located in Bellport, NY

By WPA artist Thomas Lo Medico each face shows another of Aesop's Fables.From a series of

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20th Century American Table Lamps

Large Bronze Stylized Female Sculpture, WPA Artist Michael Lintz, 1946
Large Bronze Stylized Female Sculpture, WPA Artist Michael Lintz, 1946

Large Bronze Stylized Female Sculpture, WPA Artist Michael Lintz, 1946

By Michael Lantz

Located in Buffalo, NY

, while working as an instructor for the Works Progress Administration (WPA), he won a competition to

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Vintage 1940s American Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

"Industry and Agriculture, " Allegorical WPA-Art Deco Sculpture with Male Figures
"Industry and Agriculture, " Allegorical WPA-Art Deco Sculpture with Male Figures

"Industry and Agriculture, " Allegorical WPA-Art Deco Sculpture with Male Figures

Located in Philadelphia, PA

two figures are linked together in an intimate, almost sensual, manner. The bronze is finished with a

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

WPA Bronze Plaque by French Artist Evariste Jonchere, circa 1930
WPA Bronze Plaque by French Artist Evariste Jonchere, circa 1930

WPA Bronze Plaque by French Artist Evariste Jonchere, circa 1930

Located in Bernville, PA

WPA bronze plaque by French artist Evariste Jonchere, (1892-1956). Dimensions: 15 inches wide, 12

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20th Century American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

"Release of the Sun, " Extremely Rare Art Deco Sculpture by Lantz, WPA Artist
"Release of the Sun, " Extremely Rare Art Deco Sculpture by Lantz, WPA Artist

"Release of the Sun, " Extremely Rare Art Deco Sculpture by Lantz, WPA Artist

By Michael Lantz

Located in Philadelphia, PA

An extraordinary find, this dynamic allegorical sculpture of the sun being released by the hand of God was made by Michael Lantz, renowned for his powerful sculptures for the Federal...

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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

WPA Style Art Deco Transportation Worker Bronze Plaque
WPA Style Art Deco Transportation Worker Bronze Plaque

WPA Style Art Deco Transportation Worker Bronze Plaque

Located in North Hollywood, CA

striking and strong statement. The solid bronze figure depicts a railroad worker holding a lantern

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Vintage 1930s American Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Bronze

Bronze WPA Styled Worker by A. Wolff
Bronze WPA Styled Worker by A. Wolff

Bronze WPA Styled Worker by A. Wolff

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H 24 in W 14 in D 7.5 in

Bronze WPA Styled Worker by A. Wolff

Located in North Hollywood, CA

The working man was a popular theme in WPA art and sculpture, and the Depression added to the

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Vintage 1930s American Sculptures

A Modernist bronze Table Lamp by WPA Artist Minna Harkarry
A Modernist bronze Table Lamp by WPA Artist Minna Harkarry

A Modernist bronze Table Lamp by WPA Artist Minna Harkarry

Located in New York, NY

A Modernist bronze Table Lamp signed by WPA Artist Minna Harkarry

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Vintage 1930s American Table Lamps

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Wood

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'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö

'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö

By Örsjö Industri AB

Located in Glendale, CA

'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...

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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Textile

Greco Roman Style Vintage Verde Bronze Statue of a Male Nude with Grapes in Hair
Greco Roman Style Vintage Verde Bronze Statue of a Male Nude with Grapes in Hair

Greco Roman Style Vintage Verde Bronze Statue of a Male Nude with Grapes in Hair

Located in Yonkers, NY

A vintage Greco-Roman style bronze nude statue from the 20th century with verde patina and wooden pedestal base. Created with the traditional technique of lost-wax casting (à la cire...

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20th Century Greco Roman Statues

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Bronze

"Modern Dancer", Extremely Rare Depiction of Male Nude, Bronze, poss. Leon Barte
"Modern Dancer", Extremely Rare Depiction of Male Nude, Bronze, poss. Leon Barte

"Modern Dancer", Extremely Rare Depiction of Male Nude, Bronze, poss. Leon Barte

By Emmanuel Andrew Cavacos

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A rare and superb depiction of modern dance in the era of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and modern dance pioneers such as Martha Graham, this figure of a modern male dancer, his ar...

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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Grand Tour Bronze Figure of Seated Hermes, Early 19th Century After the Antique
Grand Tour Bronze Figure of Seated Hermes, Early 19th Century After the Antique

Grand Tour Bronze Figure of Seated Hermes, Early 19th Century After the Antique

Located in Beachwood, OH

Large Figure of Seated Hermes, Grand Tour Bronze, Early 19th Century 19th Century Continental School After the Antique The large size figure well cast, with brownish green patination...

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Early 19th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

"Pioneer Family" WPA American Modernism Plaster Maquette Realism 20th Century
"Pioneer Family" WPA American Modernism Plaster Maquette Realism 20th Century

"Pioneer Family" WPA American Modernism Plaster Maquette Realism 20th Century

By William Zorach

Located in New York, NY

"Pioneer Family," 23 1/2 x 16 1/4 x 10 3/4 inPlaster. c. 1927. Unsigned. Realism The Smithsonian has a cast of this sculpture in its collection. Pictured on the cover of “The Sculpt...

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1920s American Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Plaster

"Standing Male Model from Behind, " Beautiful Male Nude, Three-Quarters Size
"Standing Male Model from Behind, " Beautiful Male Nude, Three-Quarters Size

"Standing Male Model from Behind, " Beautiful Male Nude, Three-Quarters Size

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Beautifully and sensitively painted, this view of a young, nude male model, facing away from the viewer, places him in an artist's studio or atelier, with painters and their easels v...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

"The Golden Hour, " Monumental Painting with Utopian Scene, Multiple Male Nudes
"The Golden Hour, " Monumental Painting with Utopian Scene, Multiple Male Nudes

"The Golden Hour, " Monumental Painting with Utopian Scene, Multiple Male Nudes

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Monumental and quite extraordinary, this utopian scene -- all cast in a lovely, warm glow -- depicts a wide range of nude figures, mostly male, in a grassy river valley between mount...

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Vintage 1920s British Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

"The Gymnasts, " Important Mid-Century Painting of Soviet Athletes by Talberg
"The Gymnasts, " Important Mid-Century Painting of Soviet Athletes by Talberg

"The Gymnasts, " Important Mid-Century Painting of Soviet Athletes by Talberg

By Boris Alexandrovich Talberg

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This beautifully executed mixed-media painting by Boris Talberg (or Thalberg) was clearly executed in preparation for one of the artist's most famous works -- "The Gymnasts." Talberg...

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Vintage 1950s Russian Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Paint

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Statue of an Athlete
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Statue of an Athlete

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Statue of an Athlete

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. “Bruce Sargeant is a mythic figure in the modern art movement. He embodies a world that is in many ways lost to us; he...

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

"Archer, " Rare, Sensuous Art Deco Bronze Sculpture with Male Nude by Gemignani
"Archer, " Rare, Sensuous Art Deco Bronze Sculpture with Male Nude by Gemignani

"Archer, " Rare, Sensuous Art Deco Bronze Sculpture with Male Nude by Gemignani

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Large, extremely rare and highly sensuous, this Art Deco bronze sculpture shows a nude male figure, kneeling on his right leg and bracing himself on his left, arching his bow in read...

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Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Nude Male Bronze Sculpture Fountain
Nude Male Bronze Sculpture Fountain

Nude Male Bronze Sculpture Fountain

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H 22 in W 14.25 in D 11 in

Nude Male Bronze Sculpture Fountain

Located in Malibu, CA

Bronze male sculpture signed. Fonderia Giorgio Sommer Calabritto Napoli Thomas, sculptor, lived and worked in the Naples area, and especially on Capri, from 1889 to 1906. Given this ...

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20th Century Italian Renaissance Figurative Sculptures

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Carrara Marble, Bronze

Barge Toiler -Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Labor Plaster Depression-Era Sculpture
Barge Toiler -Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Labor Plaster Depression-Era Sculpture

Barge Toiler -Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Labor Plaster Depression-Era Sculpture

By Max Kalish

Located in New York, NY

"Barge Toiler" by Max Kalish is a Mid 20th Century modern Depression-Era sculpture from his Labor series. The WPA era work is made of plaster. Max Kalish (1891 – 1945) Barge Toiler...

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1930s American Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Plaster

2 Sculptures: "The Power" & "The Glory" WPA Depression WWII era mid 20th century
2 Sculptures: "The Power" & "The Glory" WPA Depression WWII era mid 20th century

2 Sculptures: "The Power" & "The Glory" WPA Depression WWII era mid 20th century

By Agnes Yarnall

Located in New York, NY

2 Sculptures: "The Power" & "The Glory" WPA Depression WWII era mid 20th century by Agnes Yarnall circa 1940s. Sculptor, painter, poet and artistic historian, Agnes Yarnall has, si...

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1940s American Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Plaster

Harmony, 20th century bronze & green marble base, nude man and woman with lyre
Harmony, 20th century bronze & green marble base, nude man and woman with lyre

Harmony, 20th century bronze & green marble base, nude man and woman with lyre

By Max Kalish

Located in Beachwood, OH

Max Kalish (American, 1891-1945) Harmony, c. 1930 Bronze with green marble base Incised signature on right upper side of base 14 x 9 x 5 inches, excluding base 17 x 10 x 8 inches, in...

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1930s American Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Locomotive Engineer, Early 20th Century Bronze Laborer, Cleveland School
Locomotive Engineer, Early 20th Century Bronze Laborer, Cleveland School

Locomotive Engineer, Early 20th Century Bronze Laborer, Cleveland School

By Max Kalish

Located in Beachwood, OH

Max Kalish (American, 1891-1945) Locomotive Engineer, 1926 Bronze Signed and dated on base, foundry mark: Meroni Radice Cire Perdue Paris 15.5 x 6 x 5 inches Born in Poland March 1,...

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1920s Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

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Wpa Bronze For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more in our collection of wpa bronze on 1stDibs. A piece of wpa bronze — often made from bronze and metal — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the item from our selection of wpa bronze you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right choice in our collection of wpa bronze, those designed in Art Deco styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made object in our assortment of wpa bronze over the years, but those crafted by Michael Lantz and Rudolph Henn are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Wpa Bronze?

Prices for a piece of wpa bronze can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1,675 and can go as high as $33,000, while the average can fetch as much as $3,775.