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WPA Art Deco Terracotta Buffalo Sculpture by Anthony Vozech, Circa 1930s
WPA Art Deco Terracotta Buffalo Sculpture by Anthony Vozech, Circa 1930s

WPA Art Deco Terracotta Buffalo Sculpture by Anthony Vozech, Circa 1930s

Located in Bernville, PA

He is listed in Davenport’s Who's Who in American Art, he exhibited at the Salons of American Art, The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, and the Art Institute of Chicago.  

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Pair of Art Deco Gilt Iron WPA Style Foundry Men Bookends Signed NMF 1936
Pair of Art Deco Gilt Iron WPA Style Foundry Men Bookends Signed NMF 1936

Pair of Art Deco Gilt Iron WPA Style Foundry Men Bookends Signed NMF 1936

By WPA

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Pair of Art Deco Gilt Iron WPA Style Foundry Men Bookends Signed NMF 1936 USA, 1936 A rare and striking pair of Art Deco gilt iron bookends, crafted in 1936 during the WPA era and A...

Category

20th Century American Art Deco Bookends

Materials

Iron

WPA Style Cast Stone Garden Flag Bearer Statue of a Handsome Navy Sailor
WPA Style Cast Stone Garden Flag Bearer Statue of a Handsome Navy Sailor

WPA Style Cast Stone Garden Flag Bearer Statue of a Handsome Navy Sailor

By WPA

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

WPA Style Cast Stone Garden Flag Bearer Statue of a Handsome Navy Sailor Artistic influences of the American WPA School A rare WPA-style cast stone garden flag bearer statue, depi...

Category

20th Century American Art Deco Statues

Materials

Cast Stone, Iron

Jenne Magafan Deserted Street, 1946 WPA-Era American Modernist Oil Painting
Jenne Magafan Deserted Street, 1946 WPA-Era American Modernist Oil Painting

Jenne Magafan Deserted Street, 1946 WPA-Era American Modernist Oil Painting

By Jenne Magafan

Located in Denver, CO

The painting's scale, period authenticity, and emotional resonance make it particularly appealing to collectors of American Modernism, WPA art, Western art, and works by historically...

Category

1940s American Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Johnny Appleseed", Important WPA Ceramic Sculpture by Hanson(m), 1930s
"Johnny Appleseed", Important WPA Ceramic Sculpture by Hanson(m), 1930s

"Johnny Appleseed", Important WPA Ceramic Sculpture by Hanson(m), 1930s

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This important example of WPA art, which celebrates American history and folklore like so many murals and other artworks in the 1930s, presents the bearded figure of Johnny Appleseed.

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

"Seated Black Male Nude, " Art Deco Watercolor by Brown County Painter
"Seated Black Male Nude, " Art Deco Watercolor by Brown County Painter

"Seated Black Male Nude, " Art Deco Watercolor by Brown County Painter

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This painting of a Black male nude, executed in rich, brilliant shades of burnt sienna, reddish brown, blue and green, was painted by a Brown County, Indiana artist, though it is not...

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

WPA Folk Art Styled Survey Stick with Stand (A)
WPA Folk Art Styled Survey Stick with Stand (A)

WPA Folk Art Styled Survey Stick with Stand (A)

By Craft and Folk Art Museum

Located in Cincinnati, OH

A unique vintage survey stick or partial half of one designed in the manner of WPA, Folk Art and African tribal art. Having great aesthetic value with a wonderful patterned painted d...

Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Signs

Materials

Iron

"Pelham Bay" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modern NYC Subway Transportation
"Pelham Bay" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modern NYC Subway Transportation

"Pelham Bay" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modern NYC Subway Transportation

By Daniel Celentano

Located in New York, NY

He enjoyed an active career, exhibiting at all the major museums as an accomplished American Scene painter during the WPA and WWII era. His first one-man show was held in 1939 at th...

Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Still Life" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modern Thomas Hart Benton Student
"Still Life" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modern Thomas Hart Benton Student

"Still Life" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modern Thomas Hart Benton Student

By Daniel Celentano

Located in New York, NY

He enjoyed an active career, exhibiting at all the major museums as an accomplished American Scene painter during the WPA and WWII era. His first one-man show was held in 1939 at th...

Category

1930s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Hilaire Hiler WPA Era Native American Fox Costume Color Serigraph 1934 Print
Hilaire Hiler WPA Era Native American Fox Costume Color Serigraph 1934 Print

Hilaire Hiler WPA Era Native American Fox Costume Color Serigraph 1934 Print

By Hilaire Hiler

Located in Denver, CO

It will appeal to collectors of WPA art, American Modernism, Native American-themed works on paper, early color serigraphy, avant-garde graphic design, and museum-quality twentieth-c...

Category

1930s American Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

WPA Folk Art Styled Survey Stick with Wrought Iron Stand (B)
WPA Folk Art Styled Survey Stick with Wrought Iron Stand (B)

WPA Folk Art Styled Survey Stick with Wrought Iron Stand (B)

By Craft and Folk Art Museum

Located in Cincinnati, OH

A unique vintage survey stick or partial half of one designed in the manner of WPA, Folk Art and African tribal art. Having great aesthetic value with a wonderful patterned painted d...

Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Signs

Materials

Iron

REMINISCENCE
REMINISCENCE

REMINISCENCE

By Saul Weinstock

Located in Surfside, FL

This particular painting is very reminiscent of the Ash Can School of painting which continued to influence much of the art produced in the United States during the 1930's through t...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Gouache

Joseph Wolins WPA Artist Dancing, Torah Modernist Judaica Cubist Oil Painting
Joseph Wolins WPA Artist Dancing, Torah Modernist Judaica Cubist Oil Painting

Joseph Wolins WPA Artist Dancing, Torah Modernist Judaica Cubist Oil Painting

By Joseph Wolins

Located in Surfside, FL

Wolins was one of the New York area artists associated with the WPA. Art Project, 1935-1941. Considered an "artist's artist," Further trial and experiment in painting for the next fi...

Category

20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Going to the Festival" WPA Ashcan 20th Century American Scene Modern Realism
"Going to the Festival" WPA Ashcan 20th Century American Scene Modern Realism

"Going to the Festival" WPA Ashcan 20th Century American Scene Modern Realism

By Daniel Ralph Celentano

Located in New York, NY

He enjoyed an active career, exhibiting at all the major museums as an accomplished American Scene painter during the WPA and WWII era. His first one-man show was held in 1939 at the...

Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"White Horse, " Wood Engraving signed in Image by Howard Thomas
"White Horse, " Wood Engraving signed in Image by Howard Thomas

"White Horse, " Wood Engraving signed in Image by Howard Thomas

By Howard Thomas

Located in Milwaukee, WI

In the later 1930’s, I believe Thomas was head of the WPA art program in Milwaukee.Thomas’s Wisconsin years were very active in the local art community.

Category

1930s American Modern Animal Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Milwaukee Handicraft Project WPA
Milwaukee Handicraft Project WPA

Milwaukee Handicraft Project WPA

Located in Los Angeles, CA

The present example is Volume VI and contains designs influenced by Art Deco, Arts & Crafts, and folk art traditions all of which were part of the American design vocabulary during t...

Category

1930s American Modern More Art

Materials

Textile, Linen, Linocut, Woodcut

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

Large George Aarons Terracotta Sculpture Relief Art Deco Plaque WPA Artist

By George Aarons

Located in Surfside, FL

Two Figures (Mother and son) 9" x 17" terracotta sculpture, signed lower left mounted to wood panel, 15 1/2" x 23 1/2" George Aarons (born Gregory Podubisky, in St. Petersburg, Russ...

Category

20th Century Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta, Wood

'Couple Dancing', American Folk Art Figural Oil, WPA era
'Couple Dancing', American Folk Art Figural Oil, WPA era

'Couple Dancing', American Folk Art Figural Oil, WPA era

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Signed indistinctly, lower right, and painted circa 1935. A strongly animated, vertically stacked figurative painting filled with compressed energy and an atmosphere of psychologic...

Category

1940s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

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

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

By William Gropper

Located in New York, NY

William Gropper Senator Signed lower center Oil on board 16 x 12 1/4 inches ACA Galleries, New York Private Collection, New York Bonhams, American Art Online, August 23, 2023, Lot 3...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

NON COMBATANTS - Actual WPA /FAP print with WPA stamp!
NON COMBATANTS - Actual WPA /FAP print with WPA stamp!

NON COMBATANTS - Actual WPA /FAP print with WPA stamp!

By Chet La More

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Image 10 ½ x 14 3/8”, sheet 12 3/8 x 15 7/8. With the FEDERAL ART PROJECT / NYC - WPA stamp. The WPA print editions are generally 25.

Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled (Collapsed Shacks)
Untitled (Collapsed Shacks)

Untitled (Collapsed Shacks)

By Karl Fortress

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Fortess is associated with the Woodstock School artists and was a member of the Woodstock Art Association. During the Great Depression, he worked in WPA art projects.

Category

1940s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Tugboat WPA era painting
Tugboat WPA era painting

Tugboat WPA era painting

By Joseph Kardonne

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Tugboat, 1939, 9 x 11.25 inches. Ink on paper. Signed, dated and titled lower right. Excellent condition. Born in Newark, New Jersey in 1911, Joe Kardo...

Category

Mid-20th Century Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Ink

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

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

By George Aarons

Located in Surfside, FL

Size includes wood mounting. George Aarons (born Gregory Podubisky, in St. Petersburg, Russia, 1896 - died in Gloucester, Massachusetts 1980) was a distinguished sculptor who lived ...

Category

20th Century Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster, Wood

Robert Gilberg Mixed Media Abstract California Artist '1911-1970'
Robert Gilberg Mixed Media Abstract California Artist '1911-1970'

Robert Gilberg Mixed Media Abstract California Artist '1911-1970'

By Robert Gilberg

Located in Oakland, CA

Northern California artist Robert Gilberg (1911-1970) originally a Bay Area artist, Gilberg moved to Nevada City in 1946, in 1935 to 1940 he attended WPA Art Classes in Oakland and S...

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Metal

Tropical Watercolor Painting with Buildings by Avery Johnson
Tropical Watercolor Painting with Buildings by Avery Johnson

Tropical Watercolor Painting with Buildings by Avery Johnson

By WPA

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Transporting tropical watercolor painting on paper with buildings, mountains, sunny sky and a lone figure, executed with bold colors and expert technique by W P A artist Avery Johnso...

Category

20th Century American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper

American Vivid Abstract Expressionist Art Oil Painting Norman Carton, WPA Artist
American Vivid Abstract Expressionist Art Oil Painting Norman Carton, WPA Artist

American Vivid Abstract Expressionist Art Oil Painting Norman Carton, WPA Artist

By Norman Carton

Located in Surfside, FL

During this time, Carton worked as a scenery designer at Sparks Scenic Studios, a drafter at the Philadelphia Enameling Works, and a fine art lithographer. From 1939 to 1942, the Wor...

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

American Vivid Abstract Expressionist Art Oil Painting Norman Carton, WPA Artist
American Vivid Abstract Expressionist Art Oil Painting Norman Carton, WPA Artist

American Vivid Abstract Expressionist Art Oil Painting Norman Carton, WPA Artist

By Norman Carton

Located in Surfside, FL

During this time, Carton worked as a scenery designer at Sparks Scenic Studios, a drafter at the Philadelphia Enameling Works, and a fine art lithographer. From 1939 to 1942, the Wor...

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

American Vivid Abstract Expressionist Art Oil Painting Norman Carton, WPA Artist
American Vivid Abstract Expressionist Art Oil Painting Norman Carton, WPA Artist

American Vivid Abstract Expressionist Art Oil Painting Norman Carton, WPA Artist

By Norman Carton

Located in Surfside, FL

During this time, Carton worked as a scenery designer at Sparks Scenic Studios, a drafter at the Philadelphia Enameling Works, and a fine art lithographer. From 1939 to 1942, the Wor...

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

American Vivid Abstract Expressionist Art Oil Painting Norman Carton, WPA Artist
American Vivid Abstract Expressionist Art Oil Painting Norman Carton, WPA Artist

American Vivid Abstract Expressionist Art Oil Painting Norman Carton, WPA Artist

By Norman Carton

Located in Surfside, FL

During this time, Carton worked as a scenery designer at Sparks Scenic Studios, a drafter at the Philadelphia Enameling Works, and a fine art lithographer. From 1939 to 1942, the Wor...

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

American Vivid Abstract Expressionist Art Oil Painting Norman Carton, WPA Artist
American Vivid Abstract Expressionist Art Oil Painting Norman Carton, WPA Artist

American Vivid Abstract Expressionist Art Oil Painting Norman Carton, WPA Artist

By Norman Carton

Located in Surfside, FL

During this time, Carton worked as a scenery designer at Sparks Scenic Studios, a drafter at the Philadelphia Enameling Works, and a fine art lithographer. From 1939 to 1942, the Wor...

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Michael Chomyck WPA American Regionalist Modern Industry & Progress Mural Study
Michael Chomyck WPA American Regionalist Modern Industry & Progress Mural Study

Michael Chomyck WPA American Regionalist Modern Industry & Progress Mural Study

By Raymond Loewy, Michael Chomyk

Located in St. Louis, MO

Presented in a clean black frame with an elegant cream mat, this authentic piece of 20th-century history is a rare, significant find for collectors of WPA art, aviation and rail memo...

Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper, Glass, Wood, Paint

WPA Sailor and Floozy Painting
WPA Sailor and Floozy Painting

WPA Sailor and Floozy Painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

Fabulously fun, mixed media painting, probably done during the WPA period. Mostly oil with a little bit of collage of the music notes. It is painted on cardboard or very thick paper....

Category

1930s Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

"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...

Category

1920s American Realist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

'The Animal Kingdom, ' Art Deco Mural Study with Male Nudes by John Garth
'The Animal Kingdom, ' Art Deco Mural Study with Male Nudes by John Garth

'The Animal Kingdom, ' Art Deco Mural Study with Male Nudes by John Garth

By John Garth

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Garth was a giant among artists in San Francisco for many years, and served as Mural Director for the WPA Art Project there in the 1930s. He painted murals for the Sir Francis Drake ...

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

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

Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art

By Karl Fortess

Located in Surfside, FL

In 1937 the Works Progress Administration sent him and several other artists to Alaska to document the towns, villages, and remote wilderness landscapes (Pemberton, “Alaska art museu...

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

Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art

By Karl Fortess

Located in Surfside, FL

In 1937 the Works Progress Administration sent him and several other artists to Alaska to document the towns, villages, and remote wilderness landscapes (Pemberton, “Alaska art museu...

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

Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art

By Karl Fortess

Located in Surfside, FL

In 1937 the Works Progress Administration sent him and several other artists to Alaska to document the towns, villages, and remote wilderness landscapes (Pemberton, “Alaska art museu...

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

Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art

By Karl Fortess

Located in Surfside, FL

In 1937 the Works Progress Administration sent him and several other artists to Alaska to document the towns, villages, and remote wilderness landscapes (Pemberton, “Alaska art museu...

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

Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art

By Karl Fortess

Located in Surfside, FL

In 1937 the Works Progress Administration sent him and several other artists to Alaska to document the towns, villages, and remote wilderness landscapes (Pemberton, “Alaska art museu...

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

Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art

By Karl Fortess

Located in Surfside, FL

In 1937 the Works Progress Administration sent him and several other artists to Alaska to document the towns, villages, and remote wilderness landscapes (Pemberton, “Alaska art museu...

Category

Mid-20th Century Surrealist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Street Riot Oil Painting Mounted Police WPA artist Social Justice Americana Art
Street Riot Oil Painting Mounted Police WPA artist Social Justice Americana Art

Street Riot Oil Painting Mounted Police WPA artist Social Justice Americana Art

By Arthur Smith

Located in Surfside, FL

They continue to be highly collectible, especially among those who want both WPA and boxing venue art pieces. Arthur Smith's preoccupation for the colorful world of boxing is obviou...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

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Mid Century Scene of Manufacturing Paper (from Hemp) Watercolor, WPA Art
Mid Century Scene of Manufacturing Paper (from Hemp) Watercolor, WPA Art

Mid Century Scene of Manufacturing Paper (from Hemp) Watercolor, WPA Art

By John Deforest Stull

Located in San Francisco, CA

Framed in a contemporary walnut wood frame using archival matting behind conservation clear glass. An art director for Norcross Greeting Cards, John Deforest Stull (1910-1972) was a...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Striking Pair of Ceramic WPA Era/Art Deco Figurines Depicting Workers
Striking Pair of Ceramic WPA Era/Art Deco Figurines Depicting Workers

Striking Pair of Ceramic WPA Era/Art Deco Figurines Depicting Workers

By Phoenix Pottery

Located in Tucson, AZ

Striking pair of WPA/Art Deco figurines of a male and female, depicting Workers in the field.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay

WPA Mural from Bank of St. Louis
WPA Mural from Bank of St. Louis

WPA Mural from Bank of St. Louis

Unavailable

H 6.5 in W 17 in

WPA Mural from Bank of St. Louis

By John M. Heller

Located in Pasadena, CA

This magnificent example of WPA art, showing self determination in the work place, hung in the Bank of St.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Paintings

Steel Town Panarama
Steel Town Panarama

Harry GottliebSteel Town Panarama, 1941

Unavailable

H 21.5 in W 16 in D 1 in

Steel Town Panarama

By Harry Gottlieb

Located in Raleigh, NC

Super rare screenprint done by Harry Gottlieb for the WPA with the NEW YORK WPA ART PROJECT stamp lower left.

Category

1940s American Realist Landscape Prints

Materials

Screen

"Rock Drillers, 1939" WPA era piece.
"Rock Drillers, 1939" WPA era piece.

"Rock Drillers, 1939" WPA era piece.

By Harry Gottlieb

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Exhibited: Society of Independent Artists 1925, 1926, 1928, Guggenheim 1932-1933, National Academy 1935, Art Institute Chicago 1930, PAFA 1926, 1930 - 1934 (gold), 1946 – 1952, Art i...

Materials

Gouache

Tondo

Theodore HiosTondo, 1968

Unavailable

Dm 47.25 in

Tondo

By Theodore Hios

Located in New York, NY

Hios participated in numerous group exhibitions, including at the Poindexter Gallery (1954 and 1960); New York City WPA Art at Parsons School of Design, New York, NY, 1977; People, P...

Category

1960s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

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

An intense yet honest painting of a lynching scene of three men amongst a crowd within a wooded area. Arthur Smith painted for the Federal WPA Program in the 1930s and 1940s. Smith ...

Category

20th Century Art

Materials

Oil

WPA IN PROGRESS

WPA IN PROGRESS

Unavailable

H 24 in W 36 in D 2 in

WPA IN PROGRESS

Located in Chicago, IL

Wpa wall relief. Original and framed. This is a spectacular example of WPA Post-war and is in Museum quality. One of a kind and colors are brilliant.

Category

1930s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Concrete

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

(Works Progress Administration) to a Directorship position at the WPA Art Center of the 92nd Street Y in New York City, at a Directors salary of $23.50 per week.

Category

1950s Abstract Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

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

Born in Connecticut in 1911, she studied at the Hartford Art School and the Art Students League in NYC. During the Depression she worked for the WPA as an artist, teacher, an...

Category

Vintage 1940s American Paintings

Materials

Masonite

WPA Man
WPA Man

WPA Man, 1933

Unavailable

H 21 in W 15 in D 1 in

WPA Man

Located in Chicago, IL

WPA Water and Pastel

Category

20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

"A Mothers Prayer" the Sabbath Candles Prayer
"A Mothers Prayer" the Sabbath Candles Prayer

Joseph Wolins"A Mothers Prayer" the Sabbath Candles Prayer

Unavailable

H 32.75 in W 26.75 in D 1.25 in

"A Mothers Prayer" the Sabbath Candles Prayer

By Joseph Wolins

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Wolins was one of the New York area artists associated with the WPA Art Project, 1935-1941. Further trial and experiment in painting for the next five years led to participating in g...

Category

20th Century Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

AFTER THE VICTORY, PROPHECY OF ISAIAH  WPA
AFTER THE VICTORY, PROPHECY OF ISAIAH  WPA

AFTER THE VICTORY, PROPHECY OF ISAIAH WPA

By Saul Rabino

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A wartorn composition of a soldier on the left, a Jewish blacksmith in the middle and a little shepherd on the right. This is a lithograph with pastel and colored pencil on paper. Bo...

Category

1930s Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Portrait of a Clown WPA
Portrait of a Clown WPA

Maurice KishPortrait of a Clown WPA

Unavailable

H 20 in W 16 in D 0.25 in

Portrait of a Clown WPA

By Maurice Kish

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This portrait of a clown by Maurice Kish is part from a series of carnival figures, circus clowns and carousel horses and riders that he did in the 30s and 40s. The artist uses a vib...

Category

20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Leningrad
Leningrad

Ruth GikowLeningrad, 1970

Unavailable

H 37.5 in W 47.5 in

Leningrad

By Ruth Gikow

Located in Dallas, TX

In the late 1930s she taught at the American Artists School, successor to the radical left-wing John Reed Club Art School.In 1940, while working with the Mural Division of the New Yo...

Category

Mid-20th Century Post-War Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Group Therapy
Group Therapy

Ruth GikowGroup Therapy, 1970

Unavailable

H 37.5 in W 47.5 in

Group Therapy

By Ruth Gikow

Located in Dallas, TX

In the late 1930s she taught at the American Artists School, successor to the radical left-wing John Reed Club Art School.In 1940, while working with the Mural Division of the New Yo...

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Person Swallowed by a Fish
Person Swallowed by a Fish

Ruth GikowPerson Swallowed by a Fish, 1970

Unavailable

H 20.25 in W 24 in

Person Swallowed by a Fish

By Ruth Gikow

Located in Dallas, TX

In the late 1930s she taught at the American Artists School, successor to the radical left-wing John Reed Club Art School.In 1940, while working with the Mural Division of the New Yo...

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Black Man
Black Man

Ruth GikowBlack Man, 1975

Unavailable

H 30 in W 18 in

Black Man

By Ruth Gikow

Located in Dallas, TX

In the late 1930s she taught at the American Artists School, successor to the radical left-wing John Reed Club Art School.In 1940, while working with the Mural Division of the New Yo...

Category

Mid-20th Century Post-War Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Madrid Street Scene
Madrid Street Scene

Ruth GikowMadrid Street Scene, 1974

Unavailable

H 29 in W 40 in

Madrid Street Scene

By Ruth Gikow

Located in Dallas, TX

In the late 1930s she taught at the American Artists School, successor to the radical left-wing John Reed Club Art School.In 1940, while working with the Mural Division of the New Yo...

Category

Mid-20th Century Post-War Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Two Guys
Two Guys

Ruth GikowTwo Guys, 1965

Unavailable

H 37 in W 21 in

Two Guys

By Ruth Gikow

Located in Dallas, TX

In the late 1930s she taught at the American Artists School, successor to the radical left-wing John Reed Club Art School.In 1940, while working with the Mural Division of the New Yo...

Category

Mid-20th Century Post-War Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Private Eye
Private Eye

Ruth GikowPrivate Eye, 1964

Unavailable

H 36 in W 28 in

Private Eye

By Ruth Gikow

Located in Dallas, TX

In the late 1930s she taught at the American Artists School, successor to the radical left-wing John Reed Club Art School.In 1940, while working with the Mural Division of the New Yo...

Category

Mid-20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sewing Circle
Sewing Circle

Ruth GikowSewing Circle, 1975

Unavailable

H 28 in W 40 in

Sewing Circle

By Ruth Gikow

Located in Dallas, TX

In the late 1930s she taught at the American Artists School, successor to the radical left-wing John Reed Club Art School.In 1940, while working with the Mural Division of the New Yo...

Category

Mid-20th Century Post-War Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Adoration of the Gadget
Adoration of the Gadget

Ruth GikowAdoration of the Gadget, 1969

Unavailable

H 60.75 in W 85 in

Adoration of the Gadget

By Ruth Gikow

Located in Dallas, TX

In the late 1930s she taught at the American Artists School, successor to the radical left-wing John Reed Club Art School.In 1940, while working with the Mural Division of the New Yo...

Category

Mid-20th Century Post-War Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Three 60s Girls
Three 60s Girls

Ruth GikowThree 60s Girls, 1969

Unavailable

H 31 in W 19 in

Three 60s Girls

By Ruth Gikow

Located in Dallas, TX

In the late 1930s she taught at the American Artists School, successor to the radical left-wing John Reed Club Art School.In 1940, while working with the Mural Division of the New Yo...

Category

Mid-20th Century Post-War Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Seance
Seance

Ruth GikowSeance, 1970

Unavailable

H 28 in W 32 in

Seance

By Ruth Gikow

Located in Dallas, TX

In the late 1930s she taught at the American Artists School, successor to the radical left-wing John Reed Club Art School.In 1940, while working with the Mural Division of the New Yo...

Category

Mid-20th Century Post-War Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Oil Portrait of Woman and Child WPA
Oil Portrait of Woman and Child WPA

Tully FilmusOil Portrait of Woman and Child WPA

Unavailable

H 16 in W 14 in D 0.75 in

Oil Portrait of Woman and Child WPA

By Tully Filmus

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This oil portrait of a woman and a child was painted by Tully Filmus (1903-1988), the noted Moldovan-born American realist painter and portraitist. The artist depicts the subject in ...

Category

20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"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

Framed in a contemporary walnut wood frame using beige archival linen matting behind conservation clear glass. An art director for Norcross Greeting Cards, John Deforest Stull (1910...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Sailing Ship of 1850s in San Francisco Bay - WPA Mural Study for Post Office
Sailing Ship of 1850s in San Francisco Bay - WPA Mural Study for Post Office

Sailing Ship of 1850s in San Francisco Bay - WPA Mural Study for Post Office

By Otis Oldfield

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

"Sailing Ship of 1850s in San Francisco Bay. WPA Competition Entry for Rincon Annex Post Office, San Francisco" is a rare WPA mural study created by Otis Oldfield, one of the leaders...

Category

20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Tempera, Board

Isidore Grossman Signed 1955 “Fegele” Bronze Sculpture of a Figure
Isidore Grossman Signed 1955 “Fegele” Bronze Sculpture of a Figure

Isidore Grossman Signed 1955 “Fegele” Bronze Sculpture of a Figure

Located in Indianapolis, IN

In 1940, his works were included in exhibits at the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, as well as having works included as part of the New York City W...

Category

Vintage 1950s American Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Thomas Hart Benton, "Down The River, 1939" Lithograph 13 x 10 WPA MCM
Thomas Hart Benton, "Down The River, 1939" Lithograph 13 x 10 WPA MCM

Thomas Hart Benton, "Down The River, 1939" Lithograph 13 x 10 WPA MCM

By Thomas Hart Benton

Located in Dallas, TX

Framed size is 23 1/4 x 19 1/2 inches Thomas Hart Benton (American 1889-1975) was born into a powerhouse political Missouri family in 1889. His great uncle, for whom he was named...

Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Pietro Lazzari '1895-1979' WPA Signed Etching
Pietro Lazzari '1895-1979' WPA Signed Etching

Pietro Lazzari '1895-1979' WPA Signed Etching

Unavailable

H 16.5 in W 21.5 in D 1 in

Pietro Lazzari '1895-1979' WPA Signed Etching

By Pietro Lazzari

Located in North Hollywood, CA

Lazzari created murals and commissions for the WPA and the Federal Arts Projects. His works are in permanent collections of the Whitney, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Washington ...

Category

Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paper

WPA Color Lithograph by Francis Shields
WPA Color Lithograph by Francis Shields

WPA Color Lithograph by Francis Shields

Unavailable

H 11.75 in W 15.75 in

WPA Color Lithograph by Francis Shields

Located in Coral Gables, FL

On the lower left it is stamped “Federal Art Project, NYC, WPA”.

Category

20th Century American Prints

WPA Painting by William Lewis Clarke
WPA Painting by William Lewis Clarke

WPA Painting by William Lewis Clarke

Unavailable

H NaN in W NaN in

WPA Painting by William Lewis Clarke

By William Lewis Clarke

Located in San Francisco, CA

Clarke worked as an artist during the Depression as an employee of the WPA - Federal Art Project in San Francisco .

Category

Vintage 1930s American Paintings

Materials

Canvas

"Memory of an Ancient City"  Semi-Abstract Lithograph by Beckford Young
"Memory of an Ancient City"  Semi-Abstract Lithograph by Beckford Young

"Memory of an Ancient City" Semi-Abstract Lithograph by Beckford Young

Located in Pasadena, CA

Subsequently, Young managed various WPA projects in Oakland and San Francisco, where he served as art director until the WPA ended.(3) Young was deeply committed to the WPA's concep...

Category

1960s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

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

Returning to the Northwest in 1936, Helder exhibited at the Portland Art Museum in Oregon, and by 1937 she had become employed by the Washington State WPA art programs, for which she...

Category

20th Century American Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Large Framed WPA Industrial Oil on Board Factory Painting
Large Framed WPA Industrial Oil on Board Factory Painting

Large Framed WPA Industrial Oil on Board Factory Painting

Located in Dallas, TX

Art deco styled machine age representation of floating river-island factory.

Category

20th Century American Art Deco Paintings

Bernard Zakheim, WPA Style Sculpture of Moses With Horns
Bernard Zakheim, WPA Style Sculpture of Moses With Horns

Bernard Zakheim, WPA Style Sculpture of Moses With Horns

By Bernard Baruch Zakheim

Located in Treasure Island, CA

Bernard Zakheim Untitled, Moses with Horns 1953 Terracotta 11.75 x 4 x 1.5 Bernard Zakhiem (1896-1985) Painter, wood sculptor, muralist, teacher. Born in Warsaw, Poland on Ap...

Category

Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Sculptures

John Muir, Oil on Canvas, WPA Skyscraper, Military Waterfront Scene
John Muir, Oil on Canvas, WPA Skyscraper, Military Waterfront Scene

John Muir, Oil on Canvas, WPA Skyscraper, Military Waterfront Scene

Located in Dallas, TX

Signed, dated, numbered. Excellent machine age image from 1938 by listed artist. Actual painting is darker and less contrasted under ambient light. Pictured under flash photogra...

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Louis Lozowick "Above the City" WPA Skyscraper litho Ney York City
Louis Lozowick "Above the City" WPA Skyscraper litho Ney York City

Louis Lozowick "Above the City" WPA Skyscraper litho Ney York City

By Louis Lozowick

Located in Dallas, TX

Fantastic masculine Lozowick machine age image. Pencil signed, 21 of 200, Louis Lozowick (a.L.). Originally printed in an edition of 50 in 1932. In 1982, the artist's widow, A...

Category

Vintage 1970s American Art Deco Prints

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

He lived in the midst of the Depression-era migration of African-Americans, now lovingly referred to as Bronzeville. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the University ...

Category

Vintage 1960s American 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

During the Great Depression of the 1930s Helen joined the ranks of the WPA in the Federal Art Project and worked on various projects, including a noted mural at Roosevelt High Sc...

Through the Window
Through the Window

Joseph De MartiniThrough the Window

Unavailable

H 12 in W 12 in

Through the Window

By Joseph De Martini

Located in Boothbay Harbor, ME

Joseph De Martini's successful career began in the 1930s with the WPA Federal Art Project and the Macbeth Gallery.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Wild Iris
Wild Iris

George Zachary ConstantWild Iris, 1945

Unavailable

H 20 in W 30 in D 3 in

Wild Iris

By George Zachary Constant

Located in Rego Park, NY

A member of the Federation of Modern Painters and Sculptors, Constant also worked in the WPA and other Federal Art Projects. He began exhibiting regularly from the late 1920s in the ...

Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Two Nudes
Two Nudes

William McBrideTwo Nudes, 1940

Unavailable

H 5.5 in W 4 in

Two Nudes

Located in Des Plaines, IL

By 1935, McBride was working as an artist through the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), Illinois Art Project.

Category

20th Century Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

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, past and future in this abstractly inspired gouache artwork dating to the end of W...

Category

1940s American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Illustration Board

The Jury
The Jury

Mervin JulesThe Jury, c. 1940's

Unavailable

H 14 in W 15.25 in

The Jury

By Mervin Jules

Located in Concord, MA

During the Depression of the 1930s, he was a member of the Silk Screen Unit of the Fine Arts Project of the WPA. Jules studied art at Baltimore City College, and on scholarship at...

Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

James Joyce

Berenice Abbott, 1898-1991James Joyce, 1928

Unavailable

H 13.63 in W 10.63 in

James Joyce

By Berenice Abbott, 1898-1991

Located in New York, NY

With the support of the WPA Federal Art Project from 1935 to 1939, she created the seminal the body of work, Changing New York, an extensive socio-historical record of New York’s van...

Category

1920s Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

UNTITLED (SEASCAPE)
UNTITLED (SEASCAPE)

Richard FlorsheimUNTITLED (SEASCAPE)

Unavailable

H 16.75 in W 22.5 in

UNTITLED (SEASCAPE)

By Richard Florsheim

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Upon his return from abroad Florsheim served as an assistant to the American painter Aaron Bohrod for a while. WPA era artist. The Art Institute of Chicago; the Butler Institute of...

Category

1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Sailboats in the Harbour
Sailboats in the Harbour

Richard FlorsheimSailboats in the Harbour

Unavailable

H 44.25 in W 20 in

Sailboats in the Harbour

By Richard Florsheim

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Upon his return from abroad Florsheim served as an assistant to the American painter Aaron Bohrod for a while. WPA era artist. The Art Institute of Chicago; the Butler Institute of...

Category

1940s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

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

At age seventeen, he received his first art instruction from WPA artist and illustrator Robert Lahr.

Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

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

At age seventeen, he received his first art instruction from WPA artist and illustrator Robert Lahr.

Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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

At age seventeen, he received his first art instruction from WPA artist and illustrator Robert Lahr.

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

At age seventeen, he received his first art instruction from WPA artist and illustrator Robert Lahr.

Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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