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'Sailing' — 1930s Modernism, New York City WPA
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
condition. Scarce.
Created for the Works Progress Administration (WPA), Federal Art Project, New York
Category
1930s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Paris City Scene, Portrait Oil Painting WPA Era 1940s
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
painted floral designs on vases. During the Depression, Kish became a WPA painter in the Federal Art
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Golddigger, " Isaac Friedlander, WPA, New York City, Social Realism, 1931
By Isaac Friedlander
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Isaac Friedlander was born in 1890 in Mitau, Latvia. He studied painting and printmaking at the Academy of Rome—the only formal art training he would ever have. After the overthrow o...
Category
1930s Realist Figurative Prints
Materials
Engraving
"Concert" Early 20th Century WPA Modernism American City Landscape Scene Ashcan
By Michael Loew
Located in New York, NY
"Concert" Early 20th Century WPA Modernism American City Landscape Scene Ashcan
The size of the
Category
1920s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1940 American WPA Modernist New York City Watercolor Painting Pushcart Tenements
By Samuel Grunvald
Located in Surfside, FL
Samuel Grunvald was a Hungarian born American WPA artist known for abstract, landscape and seascape
Category
1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
"Blackwell's Island (Roosevelt Island, New York City), " George Picken, WPA Scene
By George Picken
Located in New York, NY
George Picken (1898 - 1971)
The Octagon at Blackwell's Island (Roosevelt Island, New York City
Category
1920s American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
New York City Tenement Family Modernist WPA Era Oil Painting Wolins
By Joseph Wolins
Located in Surfside, FL
Wolins was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey. He studied at the National Academy of Design from 1935 to
Category
20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 36.75 in W 24.75 in
1940's American WPA Modernist New York City Watercolor Painting Tenement Market
By Samuel Grunvald
Located in Surfside, FL
right
Lower East Side Tenements Pushcart Market
Samuel Grunvald was a Hungarian born American WPA
Category
1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Antique American School WPA Washington Square Park New York City Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist New York City scene. A view of washington square park. Signed and
Category
1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 25 in W 21 in D 2 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
Paper, Paint, Screen
'Landscape', Kansas City Art Institute, New York, Art Students League, WPA, WWAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'.
Serigrapher, muralist and teacher, Guy Maccoy began his art studies at the Kansas City Art Institute and
Category
1940s Landscape Prints
Materials
Paper, Paint
Around East River, NYC Bridge, City Scene Oil Painting WPA Era 1940s
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
Manhattan glass factory where he painted floral designs on vases. During the Depression, Kish became a WPA
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Manhattan Looking East, " Herman Rose, WPA New York City View from Midtown
By Herman Rose
Located in New York, NY
cityscapes of New York City. Herman Rappaport was born in Brooklyn, New York. in 1909. Herman Rose was the
Category
1950s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
41st & 10th: Abstract WPA Style Cityscape, New York City Rooftops & Water Tower
By Ricardo Mulero
Located in Hudson, NY
Cityscape painting on muslin of iconic New York City water towers against an abstract maroon
Category
2010s Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil, Gesso
1930's American WPA Modernist New York City Watercolor Painting Harlem River Dr
By Samuel Grunvald
Located in Surfside, FL
inches.
Provenance: Greenwich Gallery (Greenwich CT)
Samuel Grunvald was a Hungarian born American WPA
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
"Playground, Carl Schurz Park" George Picken, New York City, East River, UES WPA
By George Picken
Located in New York, NY
European immigrants settling in New York City’s Hell’s Kitchen. Picken enlisted in the army during World
Category
1930s American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Archway' — 1930s American Modernism, WPA
By Leon Bibel
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Project of the New York City WPA. He was assigned to the Graphic Arts Project and the Easel Project at
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen
"Road Builder" 20th Century Modern WPA Labor Bronze WPA Depression-Era Sculpture
By Max Kalish
Located in New York, NY
award for modeling the figure during studies with Herman Matzen. Kalish went to New York City following
Category
1920s American Realist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
'Clown' — 1930s American Expressionism, WPA
By Leon Bibel
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
School.
In 1936 Bibel moved from California to join the Federal Art Project of the New York City WPA. He
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen
Unemployed Marchers — 1930s Modernism, WPA
By Leon Bibel
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
to 1 1/8 inches), in excellent condition. Created while Bibel worked in the New York City WPA (Works
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
'Abstract Boats' — 1930s American Modernism, WPA
By Leon Bibel
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
taught at P.S. 94 and Bronx House in New York City.
Bibel’s WPA program ended in 1941, and he moved with
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen
Nude Portrait by Arthur Smith WPA Artist
By Arthur Smith
Located in Larchmont, NY
famous for his paintings of sporting scenes, particularly boxing. Born in New York City, Smith painted
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
WPA Woman Artist Modernist Abstract Print
By Riva Helfond
Located in Surfside, FL
lithograph showing a woman slumped over her work in a WPA sewing room, and Snow Clearing (1933), showing men
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Color
Circus Performers by WPA Artist Arthur Smith
By Arthur Smith
Located in Larchmont, NY
painter most famous for his paintings of sporting scenes, particularly boxing. Born in New York City
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Nude Portrait by WPA Artist Arthur Smith
By Arthur Smith
Located in Larchmont, NY
for his paintings of sporting scenes, particularly boxing. Born in New York City, Smith painted for
Category
20th Century Modern Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Daydream (WPA Era Oil Painting on Canvas)
Located in New Orleans, LA
that WPA period feel. A pensive painting sure to bring you peace. With frame it measures 33" x 27
Category
Early 20th Century American Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Judaica Etching Passover Seder Scene WPA Artist
By Philip Reisman
Located in Surfside, FL
Philip Reisman, a Social Realist painter and printmaker known for his views of New
York City street
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Tattoo Parlor Sailor (WPA era woman artist)
By Helen Malta
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
(born 1912) worked in New York City in the 1930s, teaching at the Harlem Art Center and working on the
Category
1930s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Unique Painting By Albert Pels WPA Artist!
By Albert Pels
Located in Larchmont, NY
25, 1998 in New York City. Albert Pels was the son of Samuel and Frieda Pels. He had two children
Category
20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'The Aquarium' — WPA Era 1930s Graphic Modernism
By Fritz Eichenberg
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
children to the United States. He settled in New York City, where he lived most of his life. He worked in
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
'The Steps' — WPA Era 1930s Graphic Modernism
By Fritz Eichenberg
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
settled in New York City, where he lived most of his life. He worked in the WPA Federal Arts Project and
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
'Court' — 1930s Social Conscience, WPA Woman Artist
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
City Works Progress Administration (WPA).
Collection: National Gallery of Art.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Category
1930s Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
'Mural Study: Lower Manhattan' — WPA Era Precisionism
By Louis Lozowick
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
City. The 107-year-old James A. Farley Building has now been converted into an extension of
Category
1930s American Modern Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"Nude, " Arnold Blanch, Woodstock School, WPA, Figurative
By Arnold Blanch
Located in New York, NY
Minneapolis School of Arts, and from 1921 to 1922 was at the Art Students League in New York City, studying
Category
1930s Realist Nude Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
Impressionist Oil Painting By Philip Krevoruck Wpa Era
By Philip Krevoruck
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
Philip Krevoruck 1919-1999 an accomplished WPA artist .
A Gritty atmospheric Bar Scene from a
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 12.6 in W 11.03 in D 0.99 in
American Circus Scene by WPA Artist Arthur Smith
By Arthur Smith
Located in Larchmont, NY
famous for his paintings of sporting scenes, particularly boxing. Born in New York City, Smith painted
Category
20th Century Modern Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Early Abstract Expressionist Gouache Painting WPA Jewish Artist
By Louis Wolchonok
Located in Surfside, FL
) commonly referred to as the WPA, including Berenice Abbott, William Baziotes, Aaron Bohrod, Ilya Bolotowsky
Category
20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
"City Block"
By Lloyd Raymond Ney
Located in Lambertville, NJ
-Garde Gallery in New York City and exhibited in numerous group shows in Europe. He also exhibited with
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
"City View"
By James Lechay
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Artists Union while employed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). With the WPA, Lechay traveled to
Category
20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Charcoal Drawing "Waiting" Pensive Woman Americana WPA Artist
By William Gropper
Located in Surfside, FL
to Harry and Jenny Gropper in 1897, William was raised in New York City's Lower East Side. His
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
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
'Consort', Modernist Equestrian Gouache, AIC, WPA artist, Benezit
By Eduard Buk Ulreich
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
with his family as a child. Ulreich attended the Kansas City Art Institute, where he studied under
Category
1950s Art Deco Animal Paintings
Materials
Tempera, Gouache, Illustration Board
"Two Figures, " Louis Stone, Abstract, American WPA Modernism
By Louis Stone
Located in New York, NY
(1926), and the Art Students League in New York City (1926-27) with Boardman Robinson and Thomas Hart
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
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
WPA Woman Artist Modernist Abstract Watercolor of Houses
By Riva Helfond
Located in Surfside, FL
include Custom Made (1940), a lithograph showing a woman slumped over her work in a WPA sewing room, and
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
20th Century Surrealist Painting By Philip Krevoruck Wpa Era
By Philip Krevoruck
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
Philip Krevoruck 1919-1999 an accomplished WPA artist . Surrealist Oil on board painted during the
Category
1950s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 25.5 in W 30 in D 1 in
Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Modern Monoprint WPA Jewish Artist
By Louis Wolchonok
Located in Surfside, FL
) commonly referred to as the WPA, including Berenice Abbott, William Baziotes, Aaron Bohrod, Ilya Bolotowsky
Category
20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Early Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Monoprint WPA Jewish Artist
By Louis Wolchonok
Located in Surfside, FL
) commonly referred to as the WPA, including Berenice Abbott, William Baziotes, Aaron Bohrod, Ilya Bolotowsky
Category
20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
'Abstract in Saffron and Tourmaline', New York School, WPA
By John von Wicht
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
.
In New York City in the 1930s, John Von Wicht was an active WPA artist, working beside Stuart Davis
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 18 in W 24 in D 0.75 in
Herman Roderick Volz "The Argument" WPA & Modern Expressionist Artist
By Herman Roderick Volz 1
Located in Fulton, CA
A WPA style lithograph titled "The Argument" by Herman Roderick Vols (1904-1990). Pencil signed and
Category
Vintage 1940s American Prints
Materials
Paper
Social Realist Lithograph Moses Soyer WPA Artist Hudled Refugees
By Moses Soyer
Located in Surfside, FL
Honolulu Museum of Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art (New York City), the
Category
Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Seated Man Portrait, Large Modernist Oil Painting WPA Artist
By Nahum Tschacbasov
Located in Surfside, FL
to New York City in order to be in a modern art center and then to Paris, where he adopts the name
Category
1940s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Senator" William Gropper, Social Realism, WPA Political Art, Caricature
By William Gropper
Located in New York, NY
throughout much of the city. In one incident, following a savage confrontation with police guards by workers
Category
Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Tugboat at Dock, " Reginald Marsh, Modern WPA Industrial Ship
By Reginald Marsh
Located in New York, NY
Yale in 1920, Marsh moved to New York City where he supported himself as a freelance illustrator for
Category
1930s Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
"Industrial Landscape, " WPA Mid-Century Modern Social Realist Watercolor
By Louis Wolchonok
Located in New York, NY
.
He studied at National Academy of Design, Cooper Union Art School, City College of New York, Julian
Category
1920s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Laid Paper, Watercolor
Hand Colored Etching by WPA Artist Agnes Mills, 1982, Unique
Located in Larchmont, NY
dated lower right
As one of the youngest and considered by many to be one of the most gifted WPA Artists
Category
1980s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
H 19.5 in W 17 in D 0.75 in
Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Modern Pastel Monoprint WPA Jewish Artist
By Louis Wolchonok
Located in Surfside, FL
) commonly referred to as the WPA, including Berenice Abbott, William Baziotes, Aaron Bohrod, Ilya Bolotowsky
Category
20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Modern Pastel Monoprint WPA Jewish Artist
By Louis Wolchonok
Located in Surfside, FL
) commonly referred to as the WPA, including Berenice Abbott, William Baziotes, Aaron Bohrod, Ilya Bolotowsky
Category
20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
"Winter" American Modernism WPA Regionalism Landscape Mid-Century Magic Realism
By Dale Nichols
Located in New York, NY
"Winter" American Modernism WPA Regionalism Landscape Mid-Century Magic Realism. 30 x 40 inches
Category
1960s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Chicago Modernist Line Drawing Reclining Nude WPA Artist. Exhibited Work
By William S. Schwartz
Located in Surfside, FL
the nearby city of Vilna to attend art school. Four years later, he emigrated to the United States and
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
William S. SchwartzChicago Modernist Line Drawing Reclining Nude WPA Artist. Exhibited Work, c. 1930
H 14.25 in W 16.25 in D 0.1 in
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