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"Road Builder" 20th Century Modern WPA Labor Bronze WPA Depression-Era Sculpture
"Road Builder" 20th Century Modern WPA Labor Bronze WPA Depression-Era Sculpture

"Road Builder" 20th Century Modern WPA Labor Bronze WPA Depression-Era Sculpture

By Max Kalish

Located in New York, NY

Max Kalish The Road Builder inscribed M. KALISH 23, with Meroni-Radice foundry mark, on top of base bronze with dark brown patina, on an ebonized rectangular plinth Height: 13 1/8 in...

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1920s American Realist 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 WPA bas relief at the post office in Loudonville, Ohio, was created by Rudolf Henn...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Bronze

Large Chaim Gross Mid Century Mod Bronze Sculpture Circus Acrobats WPA Artist
Large Chaim Gross Mid Century Mod Bronze Sculpture Circus Acrobats WPA Artist

Large Chaim Gross Mid Century Mod Bronze Sculpture Circus Acrobats WPA Artist

By Chaim Gross

Located in Surfside, FL

Chaim Gross (American, 1904-1991) Patinated cast bronze sculpture, Three Acrobats, signed mounted on black marble plinth 24.5"h x 14"w x 7"d (bronze alone) Chaim Gross (March ...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Chaim Gross Mid Century Mod Bronze Sculpture Mother and Baby Playing WPA Artist
Chaim Gross Mid Century Mod Bronze Sculpture Mother and Baby Playing WPA Artist

Chaim Gross Mid Century Mod Bronze Sculpture Mother and Baby Playing WPA Artist

By Chaim Gross

Located in Surfside, FL

Chaim Gross (American, 1904-1991) Cast bronze sculpture Caring (or Mother and Child) signed Mounted on wooden plinth Featuring a mother raising her child up in superb high relied i...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative 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 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

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Bronze

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Construction & Garment Worker, WPA Bronze by Robert Cronbach
Construction & Garment Worker, WPA Bronze by Robert Cronbach

Construction & Garment Worker, WPA Bronze by Robert Cronbach

By Robert Cronbach

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Robert Cronbach, American (1908 - 2001) Title: Construction & Garment Worker Year: 1938 Medium: Bronze sculpture with Brown Patina, signature and date in the cast Size: 18 ...

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1930s American Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

"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

This important study was created by Walker Hancock in 1936 for one of four monumental stone sculptures erected at the Soldier's Memorial in St. Louis, representing "Courage," "Vision...

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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.

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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 sculptural Bronze lamp commissions given to well known artists by a NYC company in 1946;inte...

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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.

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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 sculptural Bronze lamp commissions given to well known artists by a NYC company in 1946, int...

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20th Century American Table Lamps

"Mercury" Bronze New York City Sculpture American Art Deco WPA
"Mercury" Bronze New York City Sculpture American Art Deco WPA

"Mercury" Bronze New York City Sculpture American Art Deco WPA

Located in New York, NY

In the late 1920s, Joseph Freedlander was asked by the City of New York to design a series of bronze light posts for Fifth Avenue. The first, completed in 1931, was installed at 41s...

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1930s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

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

Michael Lantz From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Michael Lantz Man Controlling Trade Michael Lantz (born April 6, 1908 – April 1988) was a...

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Vintage 1940s American Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Bronze Modernist Sculpture Portrait, Gertrude Stein by Minna Harkavy WPA Artist
Bronze Modernist Sculpture Portrait, Gertrude Stein by Minna Harkavy WPA Artist

Bronze Modernist Sculpture Portrait, Gertrude Stein by Minna Harkavy WPA Artist

Located in Surfside, FL

Minna Rothenberg Harkavy (1895-1987) Estonian-American signed bronze portrait bust, marble, stone base. Minna Harkavy (1887 – 1987) (birth occasionally listed as 1895) was a Jewish ...

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Early 20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Bronze Female Nude Sculpture Modernist, WPA, New York Chelsea Hotel Artist
Bronze Female Nude Sculpture Modernist, WPA, New York Chelsea Hotel Artist

Bronze Female Nude Sculpture Modernist, WPA, New York Chelsea Hotel Artist

By Eugenie Gershoy

Located in Surfside, FL

From 1936 to 1939, Gershoy worked for the WPA Federal Art Project. She collaborated with Max Spivak on murals for the children's recreation room of the Queens Borough Public Library ...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Nude Sculptures

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Bronze

Bronze Modernist Sculpture Portrait, Leo Stein by Minna Harkavy WPA Artist
Bronze Modernist Sculpture Portrait, Leo Stein by Minna Harkavy WPA Artist

Bronze Modernist Sculpture Portrait, Leo Stein by Minna Harkavy WPA Artist

Located in Surfside, FL

She studied at the Art Students League, at Hunter College and in Paris with Antoine Bourdelle. Harkavy was a WPA Federal Art Project artist, for whom she created a 1942 wood relief p...

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Early 20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Bronze Sculpture Abstract Brutalist Goat or Ram WPA Artist Mounted on Base
Bronze Sculpture Abstract Brutalist Goat or Ram WPA Artist Mounted on Base

Bronze Sculpture Abstract Brutalist Goat or Ram WPA Artist Mounted on Base

By Benedict Michael Tatti

Located in Surfside, FL

In l939 he taught adult classes with the Teachers Project of the WPA and attended the Art Students League for three and a half years on full scholarship.

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Large Chaim Gross Mid Century Mod Bronze Sculpture Circus Acrobats WPA Artist
Large Chaim Gross Mid Century Mod Bronze Sculpture Circus Acrobats WPA Artist

Large Chaim Gross Mid Century Mod Bronze Sculpture Circus Acrobats WPA Artist

By Chaim Gross

Located in Surfside, FL

Chaim Gross (American, 1904-1991) Patinated cast bronze sculpture, Three Acrobats, signed mounted on black marble plinth 24.5"h x 14"w x 7"d (bronze alone) Chaim Gross (March ...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, 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

This very fine and rare sculpture depicts two brawny figures -- one a half-nude worker with a gear in his hand, and the other a buckskin-clothed Pioneer with a rifle in his hand and ...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

"Man on a Stair" American Scene Social Realism WPA Mid 20th Century Modern
"Man on a Stair" American Scene Social Realism WPA Mid 20th Century Modern

"Man on a Stair" American Scene Social Realism WPA Mid 20th Century Modern

By Robert Cronbach

Located in New York, NY

"Man on a Stair" American Scene Social Realism WPA Mid 20th Century Modern Robert M. Cronbach (AMERICAN / NEW YORK / MISSOURI, 1908 - 2001) modernist bronze sculpture depicting a st...

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1940s American Modern 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).

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20th Century American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

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 fathers, 1930s. 5 inches wide by 4 inches deep by 9 ¾ inches tall Rosario R.

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Vintage 1930s American Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Chaim Gross Mid Century Mod Bronze Sculpture Balancing WPA Artist Mom and Child
Chaim Gross Mid Century Mod Bronze Sculpture Balancing WPA Artist Mom and Child

Chaim Gross Mid Century Mod Bronze Sculpture Balancing WPA Artist Mom and Child

By Chaim Gross

Located in Surfside, FL

In the 1950s Gross began to make more bronze sculptures alongside his wood and stone pieces, and in 1957 and 1959 he traveled to Rome to work with famed bronze foundries including th...

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1960s American Modern 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

Originally in a New York transportation building of the 1930s, this handsome plaque makes a striking and strong statement. The solid bronze figure depicts a railroad worker holding a...

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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 unrest and despair in much of the art work.

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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

"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

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

"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

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

19th Century, Monumental Carved Boiserie Panels from Lartington Hall
19th Century, Monumental Carved Boiserie Panels from Lartington Hall

19th Century, Monumental Carved Boiserie Panels from Lartington Hall

Located in London, GB

The Lartington hall carved Boiserie panels by Signor Anton Leone Bulletti. A highly important suite of eight carved and patinated wood panels commissioned by Monsignor Thomas Edw...

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Antique 19th Century English Renaissance Revival Panelling

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Wood, Pine

[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

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

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

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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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.

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