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Outsider Folk Art American Mid-Century Naive WW2 Self Taught WPA Depression Era
By Ralph Fasanella
Located in New York, NY
Outsider Folk Art American Mid-Century Naive WW2 Self Taught WPA Depression Era "Victory for Now
Category

1940s Outsider Art Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Outsider Folk Art American Mid-Century Naive WW2 Self Taught WPA Depression Era
Outsider Folk Art American Mid-Century Naive WW2 Self Taught WPA Depression Era

Ralph Fasanella
Outsider Folk Art American Mid-Century Naive WW2 Self Taught WPA Depression Era, 1945

H 34 in W 44 in D 2 in
"Road Builder" 20th Century Modern WPA Labor Bronze WPA Depression-Era Sculpture
By Max Kalish
Located in New York, NY
youth, Kalish enrolled at the Cleveland Institute of Art as a fifteen-year-old, receiving a first-place
Category

1920s American Realist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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

Max Kalish
"Road Builder" 20th Century Modern WPA Labor Bronze WPA Depression-Era Sculpture, 1923

H 13 in W 8 in D 3 in
Fortune Magazine cover Depression-Era Illustration, WPA industrial Modernist
By Ernest Hamlin Baker
Located in New York, NY
Fortune Magazine cover, Depression-Era Illustration, WPA industrial Modernist. Signed lower left
Category

1930s American Modern Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Gouache, Board

Fortune Magazine cover Depression-Era Illustration, WPA industrial Modernist
Fortune Magazine cover Depression-Era Illustration, WPA industrial Modernist

Ernest Hamlin Baker
Fortune Magazine cover Depression-Era Illustration, WPA industrial Modernist, circa 1930

H 23 in W 20 in
Chess Players WPA Depression Era Mid-20th Century American Scene Realism Modern
By Mervin Jules
Located in New York, NY
Chess Players WPA Depression Era Mid-20th Century American Scene Realism Modern. Signed upper right
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Chess Players WPA Depression Era Mid-20th Century American Scene Realism Modern
Chess Players WPA Depression Era Mid-20th Century American Scene Realism Modern

Mervin Jules
Chess Players WPA Depression Era Mid-20th Century American Scene Realism Modern, c. 1930s

H 10 in W 12 in D 2 in
Mural Study 1933 Depression Era Mid-Century WPA Modern American Scene Drawing
By Michael Loew
Located in New York, NY
Mural Study 1933 Depression Era Mid-Century WPA Modern American Scene Drawing. Study to Scale
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Egg Tempera, Board

Mural Study 1933 Depression Era Mid-Century WPA Modern American Scene Drawing
Mural Study 1933 Depression Era Mid-Century WPA Modern American Scene Drawing

Michael Loew
Mural Study 1933 Depression Era Mid-Century WPA Modern American Scene Drawing, 1933

H 16 in W 21 in D 2 in
UNION SQUARE Depression Era Oil Painting WPA Realism American Scene Realism NYC
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
UNION SQUARE Depression Era Oil Painting WPA Realism American Scene Realism NYC Jo Cain (1904
Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

UNION SQUARE Depression Era Oil Painting WPA Realism American Scene Realism NYC
UNION SQUARE Depression Era Oil Painting WPA Realism American Scene Realism NYC

Jo Cain
UNION SQUARE Depression Era Oil Painting WPA Realism American Scene Realism NYC, c. 1940

H 43 in W 31 in D 3 in
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
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

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

Max Kalish
Barge Toiler -Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Labor Plaster Depression-Era Sculpture, 1930s

H 12 in W 8 in D 4 in
1936 Woodblock Print Venus of 23rd St. Skid Row Woodcut NYC Great Depression WPA
By Joseph Solman
Located in Surfside, FL
artist in the Works Project Administration (WPA) during the depression, Solman met and worked with and
Category

20th Century Modern More Art

Materials

Woodcut

1936 Woodblock Print Venus of 23rd St. Skid Row Woodcut NYC Great Depression WPA
1936 Woodblock Print Venus of 23rd St. Skid Row Woodcut NYC Great Depression WPA

Joseph Solman
1936 Woodblock Print Venus of 23rd St. Skid Row Woodcut NYC Great Depression WPA, 1936

H 17.5 in W 14 in
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
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

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

Agnes Yarnall
2 Sculptures: "The Power" & "The Glory" WPA Depression WWII era mid 20th century, 1940s

H 15 in W 21 in D 16 in
"Senator" William Gropper, Social Realism, WPA Political Art, Caricature
By William Gropper
Located in New York, NY
York Private Collection, New York Bonhams, American Art Online, August 23, 2023, Lot 30 New-York born
Category

Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Senator" William Gropper, Social Realism, WPA Political Art, Caricature

William Gropper
"Senator" William Gropper, Social Realism, WPA Political Art, Caricature

H 22 in W 18 in
Large George Aarons Terracotta Sculpture Relief Art Deco Plaque WPA Artist
By George Aarons
Located in Surfside, FL
works are at the Museum of Art in Ein Harod, Israel; Fitchburg Art Museum in Massachusetts, Musée de St
Category

20th Century Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Terracotta

Large George Aarons Terracotta Sculpture Relief Art Deco Plaque WPA Artist
Large George Aarons Terracotta Sculpture Relief Art Deco Plaque WPA Artist

George Aarons
Large George Aarons Terracotta Sculpture Relief Art Deco Plaque WPA Artist , c.1930's -1940's

H 15.5 in W 23.5 in D 1 in
Monotype Print Painting Garden Scene Table Chair Joseph Solman American Art WPA
By Joseph Solman
Located in Surfside, FL
Administration (WPA) during the depression, Solman met and worked with and befriended many great artists, like
Category

20th Century Modern More Art

Materials

Monotype

Monotype Print Painting Garden Scene Table Chair Joseph Solman American Art WPA
Monotype Print Painting Garden Scene Table Chair Joseph Solman American Art WPA

Joseph Solman
Monotype Print Painting Garden Scene Table Chair Joseph Solman American Art WPA, 1980

H 23 in W 20 in
Plaster Sculpture Relief Art Deco Plaque WPA Artist Peace Swords to Ploughshares
By George Aarons
Located in Surfside, FL
Baltimore Hebrew Congregational Building (1956). His works are at the Museum of Art in Ein Harod, Israel
Category

20th Century Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster, Wood

Plaster Sculpture Relief Art Deco Plaque WPA Artist Peace Swords to Ploughshares
Plaster Sculpture Relief Art Deco Plaque WPA Artist Peace Swords to Ploughshares

George Aarons
Plaster Sculpture Relief Art Deco Plaque WPA Artist Peace Swords to Ploughshares

H 8 in W 10 in D 1 in
Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art
Located in Surfside, FL
, villages, and remote wilderness landscapes (Pemberton, “Alaska art museum collects WPA’s Depression works
Category

Mid-20th Century Surrealist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art
Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art

Karl Fortess
Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art, 1966

H 20.5 in W 15 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

'Vermont Quarry', Kansas City Art Institute, New York, Art Students League, WPA
'Vermont Quarry', Kansas City Art Institute, New York, Art Students League, WPA

Guy Maccoy
'Vermont Quarry', Kansas City Art Institute, New York, Art Students League, WPA, 1941

H 11 in W 13.75 in
Rare Polish American 1930s Oil Painting Painting WPA Russian Babushka Jewish Art
By Abram Tromka
Located in Surfside, FL
offer prestige to the Depression-era program. The industrial subject matter and style of his art during
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Rare Polish American 1930s Oil Painting Painting WPA Russian Babushka Jewish Art
Rare Polish American 1930s Oil Painting Painting WPA Russian Babushka Jewish Art

Abram Tromka
Rare Polish American 1930s Oil Painting Painting WPA Russian Babushka Jewish Art

H 15.25 in W 33 in
'Landscape', Kansas City Art Institute, New York, Art Students League, WPA, WWAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
with his wife, Geno Pettit. During the 1930s Depression, he enrolled as a muralist in the Federal Art
Category

1940s Landscape Prints

Materials

Paper, Paint

'Landscape', Kansas City Art Institute, New York, Art Students League, WPA, WWAA
'Landscape', Kansas City Art Institute, New York, Art Students League, WPA, WWAA

Guy Maccoy
'Landscape', Kansas City Art Institute, New York, Art Students League, WPA, WWAA, 1942

H 11 in W 14 in
Post Impressionist Oil Painting Still Life with Fruit William Meyerowitz WPA Art
By William Meyerowitz
Located in Surfside, FL
Great Depression, Meyerowitz painted murals in Connecticut post offices as a part of the WPA Federal
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Post Impressionist Oil Painting Still Life with Fruit William Meyerowitz WPA Art
Post Impressionist Oil Painting Still Life with Fruit William Meyerowitz WPA Art

William Meyerowitz
Post Impressionist Oil Painting Still Life with Fruit William Meyerowitz WPA Art, c.1930's-1940's

H 28.5 in W 32.38 in
Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art
Located in Surfside, FL
, villages, and remote wilderness landscapes (Pemberton, “Alaska art museum collects WPA’s Depression works
Category

Mid-20th Century Surrealist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art
Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art

Karl Fortess
Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art, 1966

H 20.5 in W 15 in
Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art
Located in Surfside, FL
, villages, and remote wilderness landscapes (Pemberton, “Alaska art museum collects WPA’s Depression works
Category

Mid-20th Century Surrealist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art
Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art

Karl Fortess
Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art, 1966

H 20.5 in W 15 in
Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art
Located in Surfside, FL
, villages, and remote wilderness landscapes (Pemberton, “Alaska art museum collects WPA’s Depression works
Category

Mid-20th Century Surrealist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art
Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art

Karl Fortess
Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art, 1966

H 20.5 in W 15 in
Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art
Located in Surfside, FL
, villages, and remote wilderness landscapes (Pemberton, “Alaska art museum collects WPA’s Depression works
Category

Mid-20th Century Surrealist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art
Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art

Karl Fortess
Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art, 1966

H 20.5 in W 15 in
Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art
Located in Surfside, FL
, villages, and remote wilderness landscapes (Pemberton, “Alaska art museum collects WPA’s Depression works
Category

Mid-20th Century Surrealist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art
Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art

Karl Fortess
Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art, 1966

H 20.5 in W 15 in
Oil Painting Interior Scene Chair w Chinese Rug Joseph Solman American Art WPA
By Joseph Solman
Located in Surfside, FL
Administration (WPA) during the depression, Solman met and worked with and befriended many great artists, like
Category

20th Century Modern Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Oil Painting Interior Scene Chair w Chinese Rug Joseph Solman American Art WPA
Oil Painting Interior Scene Chair w Chinese Rug Joseph Solman American Art WPA

Joseph Solman
Oil Painting Interior Scene Chair w Chinese Rug Joseph Solman American Art WPA

H 21 in W 17 in
Rare 1930s New York Tenement Market Scene Gouache Painting (WPA Era) Jewish Art
By Abram Tromka
Located in Surfside, FL
invited to participate in the WPA Federal Art Project at its inception. 1896 Born on May 1 in Poland 1907
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Rare 1930s New York Tenement Market Scene Gouache Painting (WPA Era) Jewish Art
Rare 1930s New York Tenement Market Scene Gouache Painting (WPA Era) Jewish Art

Abram Tromka
Rare 1930s New York Tenement Market Scene Gouache Painting (WPA Era) Jewish Art, c.1930's

H 15.25 in W 33 in
San Francisco Cable Car WPA Artist Adolf Dehn Modernist Art Gouache Oil Painting
By Adolf Dehn
Located in Surfside, FL
Administration, WPA in this period. Many well known Jewish and Immigrant artists worked for the Federal Art
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Gouache

San Francisco Cable Car WPA Artist Adolf Dehn Modernist Art Gouache Oil Painting
San Francisco Cable Car WPA Artist Adolf Dehn Modernist Art Gouache Oil Painting

Adolf Dehn
San Francisco Cable Car WPA Artist Adolf Dehn Modernist Art Gouache Oil Painting, c.1930-1940

H 23 in W 19 in
Strike Breakers — social realism, Great Depression
By Daniel Ralph Celentano
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
him to study for three years at the Cape Cod School of Art under Charles W. Hawthorne. Other grants
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Strike Breakers — social realism, Great Depression
Strike Breakers — social realism, Great Depression

Daniel Ralph Celentano
Strike Breakers — social realism, Great Depression, c. 1934

H 12 in W 15 in
Wpa Woman Laborer woodblock print
By Albert Abramovitz
Located in Surfside, FL
Art, The WPA Federal Art Project: American Prints from the 1930's. Who Was Who in American Art Who's
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Wpa Woman Laborer woodblock print
Wpa Woman Laborer woodblock print

Albert Abramovitz
Wpa Woman Laborer woodblock print

H 10.25 in W 9.5 in
Unemployed Marchers — 1930s Modernism, WPA
By Leon Bibel
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
join the Federal Art Project of the New York City WPA. He was assigned to the Graphic Art Project and
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Unemployed Marchers — 1930s Modernism, WPA
Unemployed Marchers — 1930s Modernism, WPA

Leon Bibel
Unemployed Marchers — 1930s Modernism, WPA, c. 1938

H 11.25 in W 13.25 in
Screenprint Serigraph Art Print WPA Artist NYC Frank Kleinholz Children Playing
By Frank Kleinholz
Located in Surfside, FL
several art movements including Expressionism and Social Realism. His work was strongly influenced by Max
Category

20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Watercolor, Lithograph

Screenprint Serigraph Art Print WPA Artist NYC Frank Kleinholz Children Playing
Screenprint Serigraph Art Print WPA Artist NYC Frank Kleinholz Children Playing

Frank Kleinholz
Screenprint Serigraph Art Print WPA Artist NYC Frank Kleinholz Children Playing, 1963

H 20 in W 29.5 in
Impressionist Oil Painting By Philip Krevoruck Wpa Era
By Philip Krevoruck
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
employed by the WPA art program. During this time he lived with his sister Sarah’s family and brother-in
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Impressionist Oil Painting By Philip Krevoruck Wpa Era
Impressionist Oil Painting By Philip Krevoruck Wpa Era

Philip Krevoruck
Impressionist Oil Painting By Philip Krevoruck Wpa Era , 1940s

H 12.6 in W 11.03 in D 0.99 in
20th Century Surrealist Painting By Philip Krevoruck Wpa Era
By Philip Krevoruck
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
, when he was only 20 years old, Krevoruck was employed by the WPA art program. During this time he lived
Category

1950s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

20th Century Surrealist Painting By Philip Krevoruck Wpa Era
20th Century Surrealist Painting By Philip Krevoruck Wpa Era

Philip Krevoruck
20th Century Surrealist Painting By Philip Krevoruck Wpa Era, 1950s

H 25.5 in W 30 in D 1 in
WPA Expressionist woodblock print. "The Worker"
By Albert Abramovitz
Located in Surfside, FL
Michigan Museum of Art, The WPA Federal Art Project: American Prints from the 1930's. Who Was Who in
Category

1930s Portrait Prints

Materials

Woodcut

WPA Expressionist woodblock print. "The Worker"
WPA Expressionist woodblock print. "The Worker"

Albert Abramovitz
WPA Expressionist woodblock print. "The Worker"

H 8.5 in W 6 in
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

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

Maurice Kish
Clown, Modernist Oil Painting on Board WPA Artist

H 13.25 in W 11.25 in
Pastel Drawing Polish Ecole D'Paris WPA Female Equestrienne
By Jacques (Jakub) Zucker
Located in Surfside, FL
Grande Chaumier et Colarossi. During the Depression he worked for the WPA. From 1928 he took part in the
Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel

Pastel Drawing Polish Ecole D'Paris WPA Female Equestrienne
Pastel Drawing Polish Ecole D'Paris WPA Female Equestrienne

Jacques (Jakub) Zucker
Pastel Drawing Polish Ecole D'Paris WPA Female Equestrienne

H 10 in W 13 in
Whimsical Judaica Shtetl Shadchan Matchmaker Oil Painting WPA Jewish Folk Artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
the Depression, Kish became a WPA painter in the Federal Art Project (FAP). FAP artists were given a
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

Whimsical Judaica Shtetl Shadchan Matchmaker Oil Painting WPA Jewish Folk Artist
Whimsical Judaica Shtetl Shadchan Matchmaker Oil Painting WPA Jewish Folk Artist

Maurice Kish
Whimsical Judaica Shtetl Shadchan Matchmaker Oil Painting WPA Jewish Folk Artist, 20th.c

H 16.5 in W 13.5 in
Seated Man Portrait, Large Modernist Oil Painting WPA Artist
By Nahum Tschacbasov
Located in Surfside, FL
modern art are the works of Cezanne, Van Gogh, and Rouault. 1932-33 Tschacbasov moves for a short time
Category

1940s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Seated Man Portrait, Large Modernist Oil Painting WPA Artist
Seated Man Portrait, Large Modernist Oil Painting WPA Artist

Nahum Tschacbasov
Seated Man Portrait, Large Modernist Oil Painting WPA Artist

H 40 in W 30 in
Judaica Etching Passover Seder Scene WPA Artist
By Philip Reisman
Located in Surfside, FL
painter and muralist on the Federal Art Project of the WPA, Works Progress Administration, the Government
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

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

Philip Reisman
Judaica Etching Passover Seder Scene WPA Artist

H 11 in W 13 in
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

Paris City Scene, Portrait Oil Painting WPA Era 1940s
Paris City Scene, Portrait Oil Painting WPA Era 1940s

Maurice Kish
Paris City Scene, Portrait Oil Painting WPA Era 1940s, 1963

H 37 in W 32.75 in
'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

'Sailing' — 1930s Modernism, New York City WPA
'Sailing' — 1930s Modernism, New York City WPA

Fred Becker
'Sailing' — 1930s Modernism, New York City WPA, c. 1935

H 8.5 in W 9.5 in
WPA Artist woodblock print "Letter from overseas"
By Albert Abramovitz
Located in Surfside, FL
Michigan Museum of Art, The WPA Federal Art Project: American Prints from the 1930's. Who Was Who in
Category

1930s American Realist Interior Prints

Materials

Woodcut

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

Albert Abramovitz
WPA Artist woodblock print "Letter from overseas"

H 12.4 in W 11 in
Watercolor Painting Road Signs, Load Limit, Aaron Bohrod WPA Artist Chicago Art
By Aaron Bohrod
Located in Surfside, FL
working class. During the Great Depression, Schwartz became an artist on the Federal Art Project (WPA
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Watercolor Painting Road Signs, Load Limit, Aaron Bohrod WPA Artist Chicago Art
Watercolor Painting Road Signs, Load Limit, Aaron Bohrod WPA Artist Chicago Art

Aaron Bohrod
Watercolor Painting Road Signs, Load Limit, Aaron Bohrod WPA Artist Chicago Art

H 24 in W 18 in
"Buttermilk Bay, Cape Cod, " Georgina Klitgaard, Woodstock School Female WPA
By Georgina Klitgaard
Located in New York, NY
Carnegie International in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania each year from 1928 to 1949. The Corcoran Gallery of Art
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Buttermilk Bay, Cape Cod, " Georgina Klitgaard, Woodstock School Female WPA
"Buttermilk Bay, Cape Cod, " Georgina Klitgaard, Woodstock School Female WPA

Georgina Klitgaard
"Buttermilk Bay, Cape Cod, " Georgina Klitgaard, Woodstock School Female WPA, 1932

H 22.5 in W 34.5 in
'Mural Study: Lower Manhattan' — WPA Era Precisionism
By Louis Lozowick
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
commissioned by the Treasury Relief Art Project for the Post Office at 33rd Street and 8th Avenue in New York
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

'Mural Study: Lower Manhattan' — WPA Era Precisionism
'Mural Study: Lower Manhattan' — WPA Era Precisionism

Louis Lozowick
'Mural Study: Lower Manhattan' — WPA Era Precisionism, 1935

H 12.82 in W 8.88 in
Three Girls Bronze Relief Sculpture Plaque Chaim Gross Modernist WPA Era Artist
By Chaim Gross
Located in Surfside, FL
Works of Art Project), which transitioned into the WPA (Works Progress Administration), which Gross
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern More Art

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Three Girls Bronze Relief Sculpture Plaque Chaim Gross Modernist WPA Era Artist
Three Girls Bronze Relief Sculpture Plaque Chaim Gross Modernist WPA Era Artist

Chaim Gross
Three Girls Bronze Relief Sculpture Plaque Chaim Gross Modernist WPA Era Artist

H 7 in W 7.5 in D 1.5 in
Portrait Drawing Bearded Man Ecole D'Paris, WPA, Bezalel Artist
By Jacques (Jakub) Zucker
Located in Surfside, FL
Grande Chaumier et Colarossi. During the Depression he worked for the WPA. From 1928 he took part in the
Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Pastel

Portrait Drawing Bearded Man Ecole D'Paris, WPA, Bezalel Artist
Portrait Drawing Bearded Man Ecole D'Paris, WPA, Bezalel Artist

Jacques (Jakub) Zucker
Portrait Drawing Bearded Man Ecole D'Paris, WPA, Bezalel Artist

H 12.25 in W 12 in
Mexican Siesta Pastel Drawing Ecole D'Paris, WPA, Bezalel Artist
By Jacques (Jakub) Zucker
Located in Surfside, FL
Grande Chaumier et Colarossi. During the Depression he worked for the WPA. From 1928 he took part in the
Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Pastel

Mexican Siesta Pastel Drawing Ecole D'Paris, WPA, Bezalel Artist
Mexican Siesta Pastel Drawing Ecole D'Paris, WPA, Bezalel Artist

Jacques (Jakub) Zucker
Mexican Siesta Pastel Drawing Ecole D'Paris, WPA, Bezalel Artist, c.1930s

H 10 in W 13 in
"Industrial Cityscape, Chicago" WPA Modernism Mid-Century Cityscape 20th Century
By Aaron Bohrod
Located in New York, NY
the WPA of the 20th Century. Aaron Bohrod (American 1907 – 1992), Industrial Cityscape, 20 x 16 inch
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Industrial Cityscape, Chicago" WPA Modernism Mid-Century Cityscape 20th Century
"Industrial Cityscape, Chicago" WPA Modernism Mid-Century Cityscape 20th Century

Aaron Bohrod
"Industrial Cityscape, Chicago" WPA Modernism Mid-Century Cityscape 20th Century, 1931

H 27 in W 23 in
Chicago Modernist Gouache Painting Shabbat Hebrew Calligraphy WPA Artist Judaica
By Alexander Raymond Katz
Located in Surfside, FL
quit in 1922 to enroll at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) and the Chicago Academy of
Category

1930s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Chicago Modernist Gouache Painting Shabbat Hebrew Calligraphy WPA Artist Judaica
Chicago Modernist Gouache Painting Shabbat Hebrew Calligraphy WPA Artist Judaica

Alexander Raymond Katz
Chicago Modernist Gouache Painting Shabbat Hebrew Calligraphy WPA Artist Judaica

H 23 in W 18 in
Modernist American Judaica Painting Synagogue Interior Ladies Section WPA Era
By Ervin B. Nussbaum
Located in Surfside, FL
in the Columbus area. Nussbaum attended Ohio State University during the Great Depression and
Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Modernist American Judaica Painting Synagogue Interior Ladies Section WPA Era
Modernist American Judaica Painting Synagogue Interior Ladies Section WPA Era

Ervin B. Nussbaum
Modernist American Judaica Painting Synagogue Interior Ladies Section WPA Era

H 22.5 in W 30.75 in D 0.1 in
'de Young Mansion – San Francisco' — 1930s California WPA
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), Federal Art Project during the Great Depression
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

'de Young Mansion – San Francisco' — 1930s California WPA
'de Young Mansion – San Francisco' — 1930s California WPA

Marguerite Redman Dorgeloh
'de Young Mansion – San Francisco' — 1930s California WPA, c. 1937

H 11.5 in W 13 in
Early Modernist River Landscape with Trees and Mountains 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

1930s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Early Modernist River Landscape with Trees and Mountains WPA artist
Early Modernist River Landscape with Trees and Mountains WPA artist

Maurice Kish
Early Modernist River Landscape with Trees and Mountains WPA artist, 1931

H 23 in W 30.25 in
1930s WPA Era Modernist Colorado Mining Mountain Landscape, Autumn Landscape
By Louise Ronnebeck
Located in Denver, CO
the mountains of Colorado, WPA Era, circa 1935. Colors include red, orange, brown beige, green, cream
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

1930s WPA Era Modernist Colorado Mining Mountain Landscape, Autumn Landscape
1930s WPA Era Modernist Colorado Mining Mountain Landscape, Autumn Landscape

Louise Ronnebeck
1930s WPA Era Modernist Colorado Mining Mountain Landscape, Autumn Landscape, circa 1935

H 22.25 in W 26.5 in D 0.5 in
"Tailor" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modernism Mid Century Modern Fashion
By Mervin Jules
Located in New York, NY
Fine Arts Project of the WPA. Jules studied art at Baltimore City College, and on scholarship at the
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Tailor" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modernism Mid Century Modern Fashion
"Tailor" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modernism Mid Century Modern Fashion

Mervin Jules
"Tailor" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modernism Mid Century Modern Fashion, 1930s

H 18 in W 24 in D 2 in
Rare Milk Glass Carved Sculpture Panel Cowboy Indian WPA Artist Americana
By Abraham Harriton
Located in Surfside, FL
other artists during the Great Depression, received commissions from the Works Progress Administration
Category

Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Rare Milk Glass Carved Sculpture Panel Cowboy Indian WPA Artist Americana
Rare Milk Glass Carved Sculpture Panel Cowboy Indian WPA Artist Americana

Abraham Harriton
Rare Milk Glass Carved Sculpture Panel Cowboy Indian WPA Artist Americana, c.1940

H 16 in W 20 in
"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

"Concert" Early 20th Century WPA Modernism American City Landscape Scene Ashcan
"Concert" Early 20th Century WPA Modernism American City Landscape Scene Ashcan

Michael Loew
"Concert" Early 20th Century WPA Modernism American City Landscape Scene Ashcan, 1928

H 29 in W 43 in
Chicago Jewish Modernist Judaica Painting Simchat Torah WPA Artist Israeli Flags
By Alexander Raymond Katz
Located in Surfside, FL
and for other WPA projects during the 1930s. His murals are at the Butler Institute of American Art
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Chicago Jewish Modernist Judaica Painting Simchat Torah WPA Artist Israeli Flags
Chicago Jewish Modernist Judaica Painting Simchat Torah WPA Artist Israeli Flags

Alexander Raymond Katz
Chicago Jewish Modernist Judaica Painting Simchat Torah WPA Artist Israeli Flags, c.1940s

H 29 in W 22.5 in
Beach Scene Pastel Drawing Polish Ecole D'Paris, WPA, Bezalel Artist
By Jacques (Jakub) Zucker
Located in Surfside, FL
Grande Chaumier et Colarossi. During the Depression he worked for the WPA. From 1928 he took part in the
Category

20th Century Modern Landscape Photography

Materials

Pastel

Beach Scene Pastel Drawing Polish Ecole D'Paris, WPA, Bezalel Artist
Beach Scene Pastel Drawing Polish Ecole D'Paris, WPA, Bezalel Artist

Jacques (Jakub) Zucker
Beach Scene Pastel Drawing Polish Ecole D'Paris, WPA, Bezalel Artist, c.1930s

H 10 in W 13 in
1947 Expressionist Oil Painting Flute Player Musician Boris Deutsch WPA Artist
By Boris Deutsch
Located in Surfside, FL
Issachar Ber Ryback work of art very art deco in style. He painted scenes from depression era California
Category

1920s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1947 Expressionist Oil Painting Flute Player Musician Boris Deutsch WPA Artist
1947 Expressionist Oil Painting Flute Player Musician Boris Deutsch WPA Artist

Boris Deutsch
1947 Expressionist Oil Painting Flute Player Musician Boris Deutsch WPA Artist, 1947

H 36 in W 31 in
Polish Born Boston Expressionist Oil Painting WPA Artist Colorful Modern Woman
By Josef Presser
Located in Surfside, FL
his Russian-Jewish parents, Presser was admitted in 1921 at age 12 to the Boston Museum School of Art
Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Polish Born Boston Expressionist Oil Painting WPA Artist Colorful Modern Woman
Polish Born Boston Expressionist Oil Painting WPA Artist Colorful Modern Woman

Josef Presser
Polish Born Boston Expressionist Oil Painting WPA Artist Colorful Modern Woman, c.1940s

H 26.5 in W 20 in
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