$550Sale Price / item|83% Off
Selection of Three WPA Era Paintings
Located in Atlanta, GA
Group of Three WPA Era Paintings, American, circa 1930s-1950s.
Canvas, Wood
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...
Ink
$12,000Sale Price|20% Off
"Provincetown Dock Scene, " WPA-Era Painting w/ Fishermen by Sterne in Red & Blue
By Maurice Sterne
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A superb example of WPA-era painting that celebrates the American worker, this dockside scene in Provincetown, Massachusetts by Maurice Sterne depicts several fishermen handling thei...
Paint
"On the Dock" WPA Era Painting by William Sharp
By William Sharp
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Oil on canvas, estate sigend on the reverse, presented in a simple frame measuring 21.375" x 24.375" overall. William Sharp was born on June 13, 1900, in Lemberg, Austria, where h...
Canvas, Paint
"Labor", Handsome WPA-Era Painting with Nudes by Muralist Lichtenauer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Because Joseph Mortimer Lichtenauer is best known for his public murals, it's not surprising that this easel painting -- with its frieze-like array of nude and Classically dressed fi...
Paint
"Haywagon, " Charming Art Deco-WPA Era Painting with Folk Art Influence
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This remarkable oil painting, clearly influenced by American Folk Art, Art Deco stylization and the idealization of rural workers promoted by the WPA, depicts a farm family and a han...
Paint
$6,000Sale Price|20% Off
"Under the El", WPA-Era Painting of Philadelphia Market by Van Loan
By Dorothy Van Loan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly painted in a palette of canary yellow, orange-red, browns and blues, this WPA-period painting of an open-air market under the Market-Frankford elevated train line ("the E...
Paint
$7,125Sale Price|25% Off
"Acrobat and Circus Horse, " WPA-Era Painting, Semi-Nude Male Figure, Dark Pink
By William Schulhoff 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In an era when the circus provided an affordable and exotic form of entertainment for the Everyman, this vivid painting, glowing with the colors of red clay, slate and dusty pink, ca...
Paint
Charles Ragland Bunnell Surrealist Oil Painting “Man with Eye & Orb” 1940
By Charles Ragland Bunnell
Located in Denver, CO
The work’s bold visual language and emotional depth resonate strongly with collectors of early American Modernism, New Mexico art, WPA-era painting, and Surrealist figuration. Charl...
Wood, Oil
"Georgia Moonshiner, c. 1935" by Athos Menaboni (1895-1990) American WPA Era Oil
Located in Yardley, PA
A fantastic WPA-era painting of a Georgia moonshiner by famed Italian-American artist Athos Menaboni (1895-1990).
Masonite, Oil
Paris City Scene, Portrait Oil Painting WPA Era 1940s
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
Keywords: Maurice Kish, Russian-American painter, WPA artist, Social Realism, Depression-era New York painting, Federal Art Project, ACA Galleries, Raphael Soyer, William Gropper, Je...
Oil
Modernist Oil Painting the Shop Window NYC 1940s WPA era
By Maurice Becker
Located in Surfside, FL
the Shop Window New York City, 1940s 17.75X25 sight size. Maurice Becker (1889–1975) was a radical political artist best known for his work in the 1910s and 1920s for such publica...
Oil, Board
$2,600
Modernist American Judaica Painting Synagogue Interior Ladies Section WPA Era
By Ervin B. Nussbaum
Located in Surfside, FL
Titled Torah Service, hand signed on Arches archival paper. In this painting, Nussbaum portrays a joyful holiday celebration of the Torah reading in the synagogue in a sketch-like m...
Gouache
Dennis Burlingame, WPA Era, Circus Sideshow "SnakeCharmer" Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist painting of a circus by Dennis Meighan Burlingame (1901 - 1964). Oil on canvas, circa 1935. Signed on verso. Displayed in a period modern frame. Image...
Canvas, Oil
$9,950
Jenne Magafan Deserted Street, 1946 WPA-Era American Modernist Oil Painting
By Jenne Magafan
Located in Denver, CO
A rare and historically significant postwar painting by one of the most accomplished artists to emerge from the WPA generation.
Oil
New York City Tenement Family Modernist WPA Era Oil Painting Wolins
By Joseph Wolins
Located in Surfside, FL
Subject: American Family Medium: Oil Surface: Canvas Country: United States In this painting, Joseph Wolins uses vibrant and complimentary colors and broken brushwork. Joseph Wo...
Canvas, Oil
Bathers at the Quarry 1940s American Modernist Oil Painting WPA era
By Theresa Berney Loew
Located in Surfside, FL
Swimmers and sun tanners at the local watering hole. Her birth name was Theresa Berney. At the time of her passing she was known as Theresa Loew. Birth place: Baltimore artist, blo...
Oil, Board
$2,000Sale Price|20% Off
Tattoo Parlor Sailor (WPA era woman artist)
By Helen Malta
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Helen Malta (b.1912). Tattoo Parlor, ca. 1935. Oil on canvas, 20 x 33 inches. Signed lower right. Metropolitan Museum of Art reproduction rights stamp on reverse stretcher dated 10-3...
Canvas, Oil
Large Modernist Oil Painting 1940s, Judaica Hasidic Shtetl Wagon Driver WPA Era
By Emanuel Glicenstein Romano
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Modern Subject: Landscape with figure of horse, driver and wagon Medium: Oil Surface: wood Board Hand signed lower middle E.Romano EMANUEL ROMANO Rome, Italy, b. 1897, d. 19...
Oil, Board
Around East River, NYC Bridge, City Scene Oil Painting WPA Era 1940s
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Modern Subject: Marine Landscape Medium: Oil Surface: Canvas Country: United States Dimensions w/Frame: 20.5" x 24.5" It is signed at the lower right. The imagery of Maurice ...
Oil
Mid Century Mothers, Children Oil Painting Frank Kleinholz WPA Era NYC Tenements
By Frank Kleinholz
Located in Surfside, FL
His work was strongly influenced by Max Beckmann, is a late survival of the social commentary expressionism of the WPA era; His early lithograph works were intensely personal and re...
Canvas, Oil
$33,000
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 – 2003) "Union Square" 24 x 36 inches Oil on canvas, c.1940s Signed lower center.
Canvas, Oil
$3,600
Rare 1930s New York Tenement Market Scene Gouache Painting WPA Era Jewish Art
By Abram Tromka
Located in Surfside, FL
Rather than joining out of necessity, Tromka was invited to the WPA program to offer prestige to the Depression-era program.
Paper, Gouache
1936 WPA Era American Scene Modernist Painting "A Connecticut Day" Howard Ahrens
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
1936 WPA Era AMERICAN SCENE MODERNIST PAINTING A Connecticut Day HOWARD AHRENS Truly a museum quality artwork.
Canvas, Paint
'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...
Oil, Board
Judaica Pastel Portrait Rabbi Painting WPA Era Artist, Social Realist
By Bernard Gussow
Located in Surfside, FL
Bernard Gussow 1881 -1957 Bernard Gussow was active/lived in New York, New Jersey / Russian Federation. Bernard Gussow is known for genre, landscape, figure, interior paintings. Ber...
Oil Pastel
Man Seated on Front Porch (WPA Social Realist Era Landscape)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Maurice Brevannes (1901-1976) Man Seated on Front Porch, ca. 1930's. Ink on paper. Image measuring 13 x 18 inches on a sheet measuring 15 x 19 inches. Taped to matting board. Sig...
Paper, Ink
Cincinnati Ohio cityscape drawing WPA era
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful original drawing by American artist, Albert Sway (b.1913). Cincinnati Cityscape, ca. 1935. Ink on paper measures, sheet measures 11 x 17 inches. Signed lower right. No da...
Paper, Ink
Cincinnati Ohio cityscape drawing WPA era
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful original drawing by American artist, Albert Sway (b.1913). Cincinnati Cityscape, ca. 1935. Ink on paper measures 11 x 17 inches. Signed lower right. Good condition with no ...
Paper, Ink
Cincinnati Ohio cityscape drawing WPA era
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful original drawing by American artist, Albert Sway (b.1913). Cincinnati Cityscape, ca. 1935. Ink on paper measures 9.5 x 12 inches. Signed lower right. Good condition with no...
Paper, Ink
Cincinnati Ohio cityscape drawing WPA era
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful original drawing by American artist, Albert Sway (b.1913). Cincinnati Cityscape, ca. 1935. Ink on paper measures 10 x 15 inches. Signed lower left. Good condition with no d...
Paper, Ink
Cincinnati Ohio cityscape drawing WPA era
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful original drawing by American artist, Albert Sway (b.1913). Cincinnati Cityscape, ca. 1935. Ink on paper measures, image measures 7 x 9.5 inches on a sheet measuring 11 x 15...
Paper, Ink
Cincinnati Ohio cityscape drawing WPA era
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful original drawing by American artist, Albert Sway (b.1913). Cincinnati Cityscape, ca. 1935. Ink on paper measures 11 x 17 inches. Signed lower right. Good condition with a 1...
Paper, Ink
$4,400
1940 Abstract Mid 20th Century American Scene Modern WPA Era Abstraction
Located in New York, NY
1940 Abstract Mid 20th Century American Scene Modern WPA Era Abstraction John Deforest Stull (1910-1972) "Abstract" Oil on Canvas 24 x 30 inches Signed and dated '40 lower right Fra...
Canvas, Oil
$3,900
"Playground" WPA Era Mid-20th Century American Scene Social Realism Modern
By Douglas Gorsline
Located in New York, NY
"Playground" WPA Era Mid-20th Century American Scene Social Realism Modern Douglas Gorsline (1913-1985) Playground Oil on canvas, c. 1940s 13 x 29 inches Signed lower right Framed:...
Canvas, Oil
$17,000
"Harvest" Working Women Hungarian European Modernism Expressionism 1926 WPA Era
By Stephen Csoka
Located in New York, NY
"Harvest" Working Women Hungarian European Modernism Expressionism 1926 WPA Era. 10 x 11 inches oil on board. Painted in Hungary.
Oil, Board
$950
A Brooding 1930s WPA Era Chicago Modern Industrial Scene, City Nocturne
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Brooding 1930s WPA Era, Modern Social Realist Industrial Scene by Famed Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965).
Oil, Masonite
A Dynamic 1940s WPA Era, American Modern, Machine Age Industrial Factory Scene
Located in Chicago, IL
Artwork size: 20 x 13 inches, oil on Masonite (Framed size: 23 x 16 inches). An unsigned oil painting from the WPA era, very much in the manner of the great American industrial pai...
Masonite, Oil
$18,000
Depression Era Mid 20th Century Social Realism Modern WPA American Scene NYC
Located in New York, NY
Depression Era Mid 20th Century Social Realism Modern WPA American Scene NYC Saul Kovner (1904-1981) Hot Summer Night 25 x 30 inches Oil on canvas Signed lower left and dated‘48 Fr...
Canvas, Oil
$26,000
Landscape American Hungarian European Modernism 1938 Realism Long Island WPA era
By Stephen Csoka
Located in New York, NY
Landscape American Hungarian European Modernism 1938 Realism Long Island WPA era. The canvas measures 18” x 20". The artist signed the stretcher as well as the canvas.
Canvas, Oil
$2,975
A Large, WPA Era Modern Chicago Industrial Scene, Ogden Viaduct, ca. 1929
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Large, Dynamic WPA Era Modern Industrial Scene by Famed Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965).
Oil, Masonite
Edgar Britton Colorado Winter Landscape 1945 Gouache WPA Era American Modern Art
By Edgar Britton 1
Located in Denver, CO
An excellent example of WPA-era American modern landscape painting, this gouache appeals to collectors of Colorado art, mid-century American modernism, and regionalist landscape trad...
Gouache, Archival Paper
$7,500
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.
Egg Tempera, Board
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 and verso 8 x 10 inches oil on board. BIO The son of a men's haberdasher, Mervin ...
Oil, Board
Buffalo, NY Steel Mill American Scene Modernism WPA Era Industrial 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Buffalo, NY Steel Mill American Scene Modernism WPA Era Industrial 20th Century Ruth A. Haven Gay (1911-1992) “Buffalo, NY Steel Mill”, c. 1935 23 x 28 inches Oil on canvas Signed G...
Oil, Canvas
$6,500
"Snowy City Scene" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid-20th Century Modern
By Syd Browne
Located in New York, NY
"Snowy City Scene" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid-20th Century Modern Syd J. Browne (1907-1991) "Snowy City Scene" 22 x 30 inches Oil on canvas. c. 1930s Signed lower lef...
Canvas, Oil
$6,500
Under the Viaduct American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid-20th Century Modern
By Syd Browne
Located in New York, NY
Under the Viaduct American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid-20th Century Modern Syd J. Browne (1907-1991) Under the Viaduct 22 x 30 inches Oil on canvas. c. 1930s Signed lower left ...
Canvas, Oil
NYC EL American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Era Figurative
By Cecil Crosley Bell
Located in New York, NY
NYC EL American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Era Figurative Cecil Bell (1906 – 1970) Street Life Under the EL 22 x 30 inches Oil on canvas, c. 1930s Signed upper...
Canvas, Oil
$75,000
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" Ralph Fasanella (1914-1997) "Victory and After" 27 x 37 inches Gouache on paper S...
Paper, Gouache
Cincinnati Ohio Ida Street cityscape drawing WPA era
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful original drawing by American artist, Albert Sway (b.1913). Cincinnati Cityscape, ca. 1935. Ink on paper measures 8 x 10 inches. Signed lower right. No damage or conservati...
Paper, Ink
$16,500
"Two Seas and a Moon" Surrealism American Scene WWII Modern WWI Denver WPA Era
By Arnold Rönnebeck
Located in New York, NY
"Two Seas and a Moon" Surrealism American Scene WWII Modern WWI Denver WPA Era Arnold Ronnebeck (1885 - 1947) Two Seas and a Moon 30 x 22 1/2 inches Oil on Canvas, c. 1943 Signed u...
Canvas, Oil
"Vision of Angels, " Important Night-Time Scene, WPA Era, African American Artist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although not signed, this brilliant scene of a nude black male figure, marvelling at a vision of angels in the heaven from his position on the ground below, is reminiscent of the ear...
Paint
"500 LB Lady, " Colorful and Charming WPA-Era Carnival Scene by Lincoln
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Full of energy and vivid color, this atmospheric and charming scene of a small-town carnival, complete with a barker, boys with balloons, a blue tent in the foreground and a sign ann...
Cincinnati Ohio cityscape drawing WPA era Eden Parks Drive
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful original drawing by American artist, Albert Sway (b.1913). Cincinnati Cityscape, ca. 1935. Ink on paper measures 8.5 x 11 inches. Signed lower right. Good condition with no...
Paper, Ink
$2,360Sale Price|20% Off
"Lying on the Sand, " WPA-Era Atmospheric Beach Scene with Male & Female Bathers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This painting is strongly reminiscent of the murals and paintings of the WPA period, which focused on work and everyday life in America.
Paint
$10,000Sale Price|20% Off
"Pueblos", Classic WPA-Era Mural Study with Native Americans for Los Angeles, CA
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This classic example of WPA-period mural painting, executed by Verona Burkhardt for the Immigration and Naturalization Center in Los Angeles, depicts five Pueblo Indians in the foreg...
Paint
Charles Ragland Bunnell WPA-Era Modernist Cityscape, Colorado c.1935
By Charles Ragland Bunnell
Located in Denver, CO
Executed circa 1935, this graphite drawing by Charles Ragland Bunnell captures the artist's distinctive modernist vision through an architectural hillside cityscape rendered with con...
Graphite
Tending the Nets a c1930 WPA era watercolor by Sculptor and Painter Albert Wein.
By Albert W. Wein
Located in Southampton, NJ
A masterful WPA-era watercolor that exhibits Wein's cubist forms and the influence of Provincetown White Line prints on his early paintings.
Glass, Oak, Paint, Paper
Ethel Magafan “When the Bells Chime” 1939 NYC WPA Era Watercolor
By Ethel Magafan
Located in Denver, CO
“When the Bells Chime” (1939) by Ethel Magafan is a dynamic and historically significant watercolor capturing the energy and vertical rhythm of New York City at the height of the WPA...
Watercolor
Abstract American Modernism Mid-Century WPA Era Drawing Woodstock 20th Century
By Konrad Cramer
Located in New York, NY
Abstract American Modernism Mid-Century WPA Era Drawing Woodstock 20th Century, Sight size is 16 x 12 inches.
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
"Rock Drillers, 1939" WPA era piece.
By Harry Gottlieb
Located in Los Angeles, CA
measurements are framed. this image was also made into an important serigraph. HARRY GOTTLIEB (1895-1992) An important twentieth century American artist, Harry Gottlieb was born...
Gouache
Great WPA Era Painting of a Busy Circus
Located in Wiscasset, ME
It does appear to have a signature, but I cannot make out the name. Very well executed.
"Navajo Women, " Important WPA-era Painting by Frances Badger
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vivid and beautifully composed, this gorgeous depiction of two Navajo women -- captured in all their dignity and Navajo finery -- was painted by Frances Badger, an important Chicago ...
Canvas
Eugenie Fish Glaman WPA Era Painting of Mother Dog and Pups
Located in Peabody, MA
A 1930s era painting of a mother dog and her pups (litter of six) by the esteemed Chicago artist Eugenie Fish Glaman (1874-1956).
Paint
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H 41.5 in W 30 in D 1 in
WPA Era Painting of a Power Plant at the University of Cincinnati D Behm
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Wonderful WPA painting that captures the industrial realism of the 1930s. Oil on canvas, signed in the lower right. Found in Ohio.
Paint
Paris City Scene, Portrait Oil Painting WPA Era 1940s
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Modern Subject: French Paris Scene Medium: Oil Surface: Canvas Country: United States The imagery of Maurice Kish (1895-1987), whether factories or carousels, reliably subver...
Oil
Paris City Scene, Portrait Oil Painting WPA Era 1940s
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Modern Subject: French Paris Scene Medium: Oil Surface: Canvas Country: United States The imagery of Maurice Kish (1895-1987), whether factories or carousels, reliably subver...
Oil
Modernist Oil Painting the Shop Window NYC 1940s WPA era
By Maurice Becker
Located in Surfside, FL
the Shop Window New York City, 1940s 17.75X25 sight size. Maurice Becker (1889–1975) was a radical political artist best known for his work in the 1910s and 1920s for such publica...
Oil, Board
Modernist Oil Painting the Shop Window NYC 1940s WPA era
By Maurice Becker
Located in Surfside, FL
the Shop Window New York City, 1940s 17.75X25 sight size. Maurice Becker (1889–1975) was a radical political artist best known for his work in the 1910s and 1920s for such publica...
Oil, Board
Amusement Pier (WPA era Social Realist painting)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Charles Schlein (1899-1988). Amusement Pier, ca. 1930. Watercolor on rag paper, 11 x 15 inches, 21.5 x 25.5 in original wood frame. Signed in pencil lower center. Excellent conditio...
Watercolor, Rag Paper
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H 22.5 in W 30.75 in D 0.1 in
Modernist American Judaica Painting Synagogue Interior Ladies Section WPA Era
By Ervin B. Nussbaum
Located in Surfside, FL
Titled Torah Service, hand signed on Arches archival paper. In this painting, Nussbaum portrays a joyful holiday celebration of the Torah reading in the synagogue in a sketch-like m...
Gouache
WPA Era Mural Style Painting of Men Working, American, 1930s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Iconic WPA era muralistic style painting of men working.
Other
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H 36.75 in W 24.75 in
New York City Tenement Family Modernist WPA Era Oil Painting Wolins
By Joseph Wolins
Located in Surfside, FL
Subject: American Family Medium: Oil Surface: Canvas Country: United States In this painting, Joseph Wolins uses vibrant and complimentary colors and broken brushwork. Joseph Wo...
Canvas, Oil
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H 36.75 in W 24.75 in
New York City Tenement Family Modernist WPA Era Oil Painting Wolins
By Joseph Wolins
Located in Surfside, FL
Subject: American Family Medium: Oil Surface: Canvas Country: United States In this painting, Joseph Wolins uses vibrant and complimentary colors and broken brushwork. Joseph Wo...
Canvas, Oil
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H 22.5 in W 18.5 in
Bathers at the Quarry 1940s American Modernist Oil Painting WPA era
By Theresa Berney Loew
Located in Surfside, FL
Swimmers and sun tanners at the local watering hole. Her birth name was Theresa Berney. At the time of her passing she was known as Theresa Loew. Birth place: Baltimore artist, blo...
Oil, Board
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H 22.5 in W 18.5 in
Bathers at the Quarry 1940s American Modernist Oil Painting WPA era
By Theresa Berney Loew
Located in Surfside, FL
Swimmers and sun tanners at the local watering hole. Her birth name was Theresa Berney. At the time of her passing she was known as Theresa Loew. Birth place: Baltimore artist, blo...
Oil, Board
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H 39.75 in W 32.25 in
Large Modernist Oil Painting 1940s, Judaica Hasidic Shtetl Wagon Driver WPA Era
By Emanuel Glicenstein Romano
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Modern Subject: Landscape with figure of horse, driver and wagon Medium: Oil Surface: wood Board Hand signed lower middle E.Romano EMANUEL ROMANO Rome, Italy, b. 1897, d. 19...
Oil, Board
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H 39.75 in W 32.25 in
Large Modernist Oil Painting 1940s, Judaica Hasidic Shtetl Wagon Driver WPA Era
By Emanuel Glicenstein Romano
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Modern Subject: Landscape with figure of horse, driver and wagon Medium: Oil Surface: wood Board EMANUEL ROMANO Rome, Italy, b. 1897, d. 1984 Emanuel Glicen Romano was born...
Oil, Board
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H 23.75 in W 28 in D 1.75 in
Dam Construction in the Mountains Colorado, 1930s WPA Era American Scene Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Oil on board painting by Beulah House Beardsley circa 1935 depicting dam construction in the mountains. Presented in a custom gold frame, outer dimensions measure 23 ¾ x 28 x 1 ¼ inc...
Oil
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H 20.5 in W 24.5 in
Around East River, NYC Bridge, City Scene Oil Painting WPA Era 1940s
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Modern Subject: Marine Landscape Medium: Oil Surface: Canvas Country: United States Dimensions w/Frame: 20.5" x 24.5" The imagery of Maurice Kish (1895-1987), whether factori...
Oil
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H 20.5 in W 24.5 in
Around East River, NYC Bridge, City Scene Oil Painting WPA Era 1940s
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Modern Subject: Marine Landscape Medium: Oil Surface: Canvas Country: United States Dimensions w/Frame: 20.5" x 24.5" The imagery of Maurice Kish (1895-1987), whether factori...
Oil
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H 15.25 in W 33 in
Rare 1930s New York Tenement Market Scene Gouache Painting (WPA Era) Jewish Art
By Abram Tromka
Located in Surfside, FL
Rather than joining out of necessity, Tromka was invited to the WPA program to offer prestige to the Depression-era program.
Gouache
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H 15.25 in W 33 in
Rare 1930s New York Tenement Market Scene Gouache Painting WPA Era Jewish Art
By Abram Tromka
Located in Surfside, FL
Rather than joining out of necessity, Tromka was invited to the WPA program to offer prestige to the Depression-era program.
Gouache, Paper
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H 31 in W 39 in D 3 in
"Seamstresses" American Scene Modernism WPA Figurative Depression Era Realism
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
New York City working women are depicted in Jo Cain's figurative interior painting "Seamstresses," a fine example of 1930's - 40s American realism, modernism painted in the WPA - Dep...
Canvas, Oil
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H 17.5 in W 14.25 in
Judaica Pastel Portrait Rabbi Painting WPA Era Artist, Social Realist
By Bernard Gussow
Located in Surfside, FL
Bernard Gussow 1881 -1957 Bernard Gussow was active/lived in New York, New Jersey / Russian Federation. Bernard Gussow is known for genre, landscape, figure, interior paintings. Ber...
Oil Pastel
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H 17.5 in W 14.25 in
Judaica Pastel Portrait Rabbi Painting WPA Era Artist, Social Realist
By Bernard Gussow
Located in Surfside, FL
Bernard Gussow 1881 -1957 Bernard Gussow was active/lived in New York, New Jersey / Russian Federation. Bernard Gussow is known for genre, landscape, figure, interior paintings. Ber...
Oil Pastel
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H 22.25 in W 26.5 in D 0.5 in
1930s WPA Era Modernist Colorado Mining Mountain Landscape, Autumn Landscape
By Louise Ronnebeck
Located in Denver, CO
Original vintage painting by early Colorado woman artist, Louise Ronnebeck (1901-1980) of a mine in the mountains of Colorado, WPA Era, circa 1935.
Mixed Media
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H 33 in W 46 in
Harvesters WPA Depression Era American Scene Mid 20th Century Modernism Workers
By Harry Gottlieb
Located in New York, NY
Harvesters WPA Depression Era American Scene Mid 20th Century Modernism Workers Canvas measure 28 x 39 1/2 inches.
Canvas, Oil
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H 37 in W 29 in
"Rag Pickers" NYC Depression Era WPA American Scene Modernism Figurative Realism
Located in New York, NY
"Rag Pickers" by Thomas Attardi is an oil painting showing a depression era New York City. Painted in the American scene style, the modernist work shows figurative realism. Thomas A...
Canvas, Oil
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H 8 in W 10 in
Electric Building in Mount Vernon, Westchester, New York, Impressionist WPA Era
By Hayley Lever
Located in New York, NY
Hayley Lever (1876 - 1958) Electric Building in Mount Vernon, Westchester, New York, 1933 Oil on canvas 8 x 10 inches Signed lower right Provenance: Clayton Liberatore Galleries, B...
Canvas, Oil
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H 27 in W 31 in
Depression Era Mid 20th Century Social Realism Modern WPA American Scene NYC
Located in New York, NY
Depression Era Mid 20th Century Social Realism Modern WPA American Scene NYC Saul Kovner (1904-1981) Facing the East River 20 x 24 inches Oil on canvas Signed lower right Saul, insc...
Canvas, Oil
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H 30 in W 36 in D 1 in
Loggers WPA Depression Era Modern Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism
By William L'Engle
Located in New York, NY
Loggers WPA Depression Era Modern Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Oil on board, 24 x 30 inches.
Oil, Board
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H 31 in W 42 in
THREE MEN ON A BENCH Chicago WPA Figurative Urban Depression Era American Scene
Located in New York, NY
Signed lower left. Born in Sweden, Nyquist studied and exhibited at Corcoran School and Art Institute of Chicago. He was an artist on the WPA. The painting measure 26 x 36 inches. ...
Canvas, Oil
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H 23 in W 33 in
"Pay Day" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid 20th Century Modern Workers
By Don Freeman
Located in New York, NY
"Pay Day" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid 20th Century Modern Workers Don Freeman (1908-1978) Pay Day 20 x 30 inches Oil on board, c. 1940s Signed lower right BIO Illustr...
Oil, Board
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H 23 in W 20 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. The drawing measures 13. x 11 inches. Framed by Bark, the work is 23 x 20 inches. ...
Ink, Gouache, Board
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H 22 in W 19 in
Fortune Magazine cover, Depression-Era Illustration, WPA industrial Modernist
By Ernest Hamlin Baker
Located in New York, NY
Signed lower right Framed by Bark Baker was a self-taught illustrator. Most of his works were covers for Time Magazine, although he was responsible for eleven covers for Fortune Mag...
Ink, Gouache, Board
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H 24.5 in W 32.25 in D 1.5 in
Colorado Mountain Summer Landscape, 1930s Framed Modernist Oil Painting
By Arnold Blanch
Located in Denver, CO
Vintage Modernist WPA era painting by Arnold Blanch (1896-1968) of a Colorado Landscape, likely near Colorado Springs, Colorado, with green fields, red rocks and mountains in the bac...
Canvas, Oil
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H 16 in W 22 in D 1 in
"Gas Tanks" Industrial WPA Depression-Era, Woodstock American Scene Industrial
By Miron Sokole
Located in New York, NY
Framed by Bark Miron Sokole was born in Odessa, Russia in 1901. He came to the United States during World War I. Although predominately self taught in art, he attended school in Ame...
Paper, Gouache
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H 21 in W 21 in D 0.75 in
Untitled (Vintage 1930s Modernist WPA Era Line Drawing of Kansas City)
Located in Denver, CO
Vintage circa 1935 WPA era Line Drawing of the Kansas City Skyline with buildings and road by Charles Ragland Bunnell (1897-1968). Presented in a custom frame with all archival mat...
Graphite
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H 18 in W 14 in D 2 in
ON LINE Depression Era WPA American Scene Modernism Realism Drawing Watercolor
By Louis Bouché
Located in New York, NY
ON LINE Depression Era WPA American Scene Modernism Realism Drawing Watercolor. Louis Bouche (1986-1969) "On Line," 7 ½ x 11 inches. Watercolor and graphite, c. 1930s. Signed LR. Th...
Paper, Watercolor, Graphite
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H 19 in W 25 in
"Gas Pumps" American Scene WPA Era Social Realism Early 20th Century Industrial
Located in New York, NY
"Gas Pumps" American Scene WPA Era Social Realism Early 20th Century Industrial Herbert Heyel (American 1907-2000) Gas Pumps 14 x 20 inches Watercolor on paper, c. 1922 Signed lower...
Paper, Watercolor
Large WPA Style Painting Of Hobos At California Train Station
Located in Chicago, IL
Very much in the style of WPA era artwork, this large painting on canvas depicts two vagabonds at what is most likely a California train station, based upon the topography in the bac...
Canvas
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H 47 in W 42 in D 2 in
"Painter" 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Working Man Modern WPA Era
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
"Painter" 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Working Man Modern WPA Era Jo Cain (1904 - 2003) Painter 41 ½ x 36 3/4 inches (sight) Gouache on paper c. 1930s Signed lower rig...
Paper, Gouache
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H 13 in W 10 in
Job Hunters WPA Depression Era Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism
By William Gropper
Located in New York, NY
Job Hunters WPA Depression Era Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism.
Paper, Ink
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H 14 in W 15.5 in
1950s Landscape Study, Mixed Media Drawing WPA Era Street Scene American Realist
By Charles Silberman
Located in Surfside, FL
14x15.5 framed , 3x4.75 sight size Miniature Landscape Study by American artist, CHARLES SILBERMAN Des Moines, Iowa, b. 1925, d. 2011
Ink, Mixed Media, Pen, Pencil
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H 20 in W 15 in
American Art Deco 20th Century Modernism Social Realism WPA Era Scene Pin-Up
Located in New York, NY
American Art Deco 20th Century Modernism Social Realism WPA Era Scene Pin-Up Arthur Rosenman Ross (1913 - 1981) 'Edward, This Man Insulted Me. Do Something" Sight: 20 x 15 inches Wa...
Watercolor, Board
Winter (Winter on the Hudson)
By George Biddle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
About the Artist Born in 1885 in Philadelphia, George Biddle was a socially conscious artist who experimented with a variety of media during the WPA Era including murals, easel paint...
Oil
Remarkable Futurist Italian Ceramic Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
The figural detailing on the body of the piece is reminiscent of the depression era WPA paintings depicting the working man that reflects a social consciousness.
Stoneware
Edith Hamlin
By Maynard Dixon
Located in Soquel, CA
He is best remembered for his Southwestern art as well as his strong linear WPA era paintings. Minor age toning and wear on paper.
Charcoal, Paper
Daydream (WPA Era Oil Painting on Canvas)
Located in New Orleans, LA
What is she dreaming about? Something in the book that is open in front of her? And who are the other characters in this moody, quiet, lovely scene? Not only a wonderful painting, bu...
Oil
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H 12.6 in W 11.03 in D 0.99 in
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 bygone era . Oil on board painted during the 1940s Dimensions: 32cm x 28cm including fr...
Oil
New York City Tenement Building Oil Painting Wpa Era
By Dorothy Grotz
Located in Surfside, FL
American Woman Artist Born in Philadelphia Studied: Berlin Univ., 1929; Columbia University. (M.S., 1945); ASL, 1947. Exhibited: Columbia Univ. Avery Library, NYC 1950; Van Diemen ...
Canvas, Oil
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H 28 in W 33 in D 1 in
"Refugees" Mexican American Oil Painting Depression Era WPA Mid-Century Modern
By Michael Loew
Located in New York, NY
"Refugees" Mexican American Oil Painting Depression Era WPA Mid-Century Modern. The Whitney Museum's current exhibition, VIDA AMERICA, prompts us to share this Michael Loew work, wh...
Canvas, Oil
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H 33 in W 26 in D 2 in
Antique American Modernist Surreal Old Master Style WPA Era Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist painting by Joep Nicolas (1897 - 1972). Oil on board, circa 1949. Signed. Displayed in a period frame.
Canvas, Oil
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H 22.5 in W 26.5 in
Mid-Century Oil Painting In the Marketplace WPA Era NYC Tenements
By Frank Kleinholz
Located in Surfside, FL
22.5x26.5, 13.75x17.75 without frame . Born in Brooklyn, New York, Frank Kleinholz was a painter based in New York City whose work spanned several art movements including Expressioni...
Oil
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H 32 in W 38 in D 2 in
Antique Signed Florida Modernist Fishing Pier Signed WPA Era Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist dock scene. Oil on canvas, circa 1940. Housed in a period frame. Image size, 30L x 24H.
Canvas, Oil
Street Corner Mid Century Modernist Street Scene Oil Painting WPA Era
Located in Surfside, FL
20 X 16"; FRAMED 30 X 26" Signed Feigenbaum, oil on canvas modernist street scene depicting youth on a corner. Classic Americana.
Canvas, Oil
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H 38 in W 33 in
"Nowhere To Go" WPA Depression Era American Scene Oil Painting Mid 20th Century
By Norman Barr
Located in New York, NY
"Nowhere To Go" WPA Depression Era American Scene Oil Painting Mid 20th Century. 30 x 25 inches.
Canvas, Oil
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H 36 in W 46 in
"Factory Workers" American Modern WPA Scene Realism Industrial Depression Era
Located in New York, NY
"Factory Workers" American Modern WPA Scene Realism Industrial Depression Era. 30 x 40 inches.
Canvas, Oil
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H 32 in W 44 in
Glassblowers WPA Depression era Men working mid 20th Century modern Industrial
Located in New York, NY
Glassblowers WPA Depression era Men working mid 20th Century modern Industrial This 24 x 36 inch oil on canvas was painted in during WPA era, circa 1930’s/40s.
Canvas, Oil
Selection of Modernist Art
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of modernist art, circa 1950s. From left to right, they are: 1) SOLD Modernist nudes painting by Lillian Lent, American, circa 1950s. It is executed on board in it's origin...
Wood, Paper
$2,350
H 20.625 in W 25.625 in D 1 in
Mid-20th Century Oil on Board Abstract Impressionist Maritime Scene, René Genis
By René Genis
Located in Berlin, MD
Step into the bustling energy of a portside moment with René Genis’ “Les Grues” (The Cranes)”, a captivating oil-on-mat-board painting that transforms the industrial into a work of p...
Oil, Illustration Board
$6,500
H 22 in W 30 in
"Summer Pier Fishing" American Scene Social Realism WPA Mid-20th Century Modern
By Syd Browne
Located in New York, NY
"Summer Pier Fishing" American Scene Social Realism WPA Mid-20th Century Modern Syd J. Browne (1907-1991) "Summer Pier Fishing" 22 x 30 inches Oil on canvas. c. 1930s Signed lower r...
Canvas, Oil
$1,036Sale Price|20% Off
H 25.625 in W 31.75 in D 0.5 in
Robert Duffy (American, 1928-2015), Painting of a Harbor Fisherman in Newport
Located in Atlanta, GA
Robert Duffy (American, 1928-2015). Oil On Canvas "Robert “Bob” Duffy is a “Plein Air Artist” who paints primarily in New England. Frequently, he can be seen in Northern Vermont ar...
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
Untitled (Shipping Yard/ Ship Building)
Located in New York, NY
Unknown/Unidentified Artist "Untitled: Shipyard/Ship Building", Abstract Oil on Canvas, 16 x 20, Late 20th Century Colors: Blue, White, Red, Green, Brown, Black
Oil
Mid-Century Oil on Board Boat Harbour Scene Signed, 1947
Located in London, GB
A mid-century oil on board boat harbour scene Signed, 1947. An attractive example. Housed in original frame. Provenance: Private London Collection. In very good condition commen...
Paint
Vintage American Oil Painting "Montauk Fishing Fleet" 1985
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5163 Vingage American framed painting Montauk Fleet Signed James Salmone Image size 23x19"
Oil
$1,850 / set
H 15 in W 13.5 in D 1.25 in
Pair of Art Deco Industrial Scene Painting, Signed J. Hollister
Located in Stockton, NJ
A pair of Art Deco painting of industrial scenes. Both signed J. Hollister. Measures: Sight 12" W x 13.5" H Framed 13.5" W x 15" H x 1.25" D.
Wood, Paint
$951Sale Price|20% Off
H 25 in W 21 in
Gloucester Harbor Antique American Oil Painting Fishing Boat Framed 1930
Located in Buffalo, NY
A gorgeous American impressionist painting of Gloucester Harbor. Unsigned but by a very skilled hand. The canvas is 20" x 16" housed in a period frame.
Oil, Board
Selection of Modern Artwork or Gallery Wall
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of Modern Artwork, circa 1920s-1960s. Perfect to start or add to your gallery wall. All are priced at $375 each. They are: Top row, left to right, 1) Paul Cezanne etching...
Glass, Wood, Masonite, Paper
$950
H 10.5 in W 19.75 in D 1.25 in
A Bustling, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Summer Harbor Scene of Martha's Vineyard
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Bustling 1950s Mid-Century Modern Harbor Scene of Martha's Vineyard by Famed Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). A busy harbor scene of sandy shoreline, docks and boat...
Canvas, Oil
Large French Original Oil Painting, Signed Harbor Scene, 1978
Located in COLMAR, FR
A stunning piece of original, vintage art. Despite its' seemingly Scandinavian influence, this oil painting on hardboard is actually French. It is dated 1978 and signed by artist, R....
Paint
Rare Set of Two Framed Oil Paintings by Ivan da Silva Bruhns
By Ivan da Silva Bruhns
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare set of two small framed oil paintings by Ivan da Silva Bruhns, (Paris, 1881-Antibes, 1980). Unique works. Signed. Each panel is 9 in. wide x 6.5 in. tall.
Glass, Wood
$3,450
H 28.25 in W 36.25 in D 0.25 in
Carl Rabus Brussels Harbor Scene 1937 Expressionist Maritime Painting
Located in Denver, CO
An atmospheric 1937 harbor scene by German-born modernist Carl Rabus (1898–1983), this striking European maritime painting captures the energy and character of Brussels’ historic wat...
Acrylic
Mid Century Coastal Harbor Painting Signed Charles Richardson
Located in Delray Beach, FL
A serene mid century coastal harbor scene signed Charles Richardson. The composition captures a quiet waterfront with moored sailboats, shoreline buildings, and glassy turquoise wat...
Canvas, Wood, Paint
$2,200
H 22 in W 29 in D 2 in
A Colorful, Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Martha's Vineyard Harbor Scene
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A vibrant, colorful harbor scene of Martha's Vineyard by notable Chicago Modern artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Depicting a quiet inlet with sandy shoreline, boat houses and...
Canvas, Oil
"FANTASY" Oil on Canvas by Thomas Hart Benton
By Thomas Hart Benton
Located in New York, NY
"FANTASY" by Thomas Hart Benton. Oil on canvas laid on wood with a gorgeous gold gilded frame. Price upon request.
Canvas, Paint
Vintage Mid Century Abstract Painting On Canvas
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Beautiful bold vintage Mid-Century Abstract Painting on canvas. Wonderful colors and expression. True period piece with vibrant colors, textural brush marks framed nicely in thin bra...
Canvas, Wood, Paint
$39,000
H 45 in W 39 in
NYC Cityscape American Scene WPA Modern Realism Mid 20th Century Architectural
By Ernest Fiene
Located in New York, NY
NYC Cityscape American Scene WPA Modern Realism Mid 20th Century Architectural Ernest Fiene (1894-1965) Cityscape 36 x 30 inches Oil on canvas Signed and dated 1930. lower right Pr...
Canvas, Oil
$9,750
H 40 in W 32 in D 2 in
Stunning Art Deco Young Woman Portrait Framed Signed Rare Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Exquisite antique portrait painting of a young fashionable woman. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 31H by 24L.
Canvas, Oil
Mid-Century Modern Oil on Canvas Abstract Painting
Located in Newfoundland, PA
Stunning colors on this midcentury painting. Total measurement is 23 in W x 13 in x 1-5/8 in deep. Dated 1/1/1960, E Byard. Painting measurements listed below. The frame is original....
Acrylic
$5,546
H 28.35 in W 36.23 in D 1.58 in
Early 20th Century French Impressionist River Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Cotignac, FR
A French Impressionist oil on canvas view of a river in parkland by the noted French artist Albert Uriet. The painting is signed and dated bottom right and is presented in a fine car...
Oil
$1,121Sale Price|25% Off
H 34 in W 45 in D 2 in
Vintage American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed Cubist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting by Ervin B. Nussbaum (1914 - 1996). Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Dated 1950. Artist Bio: Ervin B. Nussbaum was born in Co...
Canvas, Oil
Mid-Century Modern Abstract Painting
Located in Ventura, CA
Abstract Mid-Century Modern Painting This Light and Dark Abstract Mid-Century artwork is a captivating abstract painting that measures 36 inches in width and 48 inches in height....
Paint, Acrylic
$5,000
H 40 in W 42 in D 2 in
Cowboys Horses Cattle WPA American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
Cowboys Horses Cattle WPA American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Jo Cain (1904 – 2003) Cowboy 33 3/4 x 36 inches Oil on paper, c. 1930s Signed lower left 40 x 42 inc...
Paper, Oil
Blacksmith (Untitled)
By Erle Loran
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Blacksmith (Untitled), 1936, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right, 28 x 30 inches Erle Loran was an influential American painter, art historian, and educator, renowned for h...
Canvas, Oil
WPA Street Scene Painting American School
Located in Wiscasset, ME
WPA street scene painting American school. Unsigned, could be NYC.
$60,089Sale Price|20% Off
H 104.34 in W 153.55 in D 19.69 in
Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Complete antique pharmacy cabinet, with 3 open bookcases on the sides, 1 bookcase with drawers and 2 original doors with glass and enameled mirror sign. Built in the mid-19th century...
Glass, Walnut
$33,000
H 56 in W 47 in
Industrial Mid-20th Century WPA Modern Men Working American Scene Social Realism
Located in New York, NY
Industrial Mid-20th Century WPA Modern Men Working American Scene Social Realism George Pearse Ennis (American, 1884-1936) "Forging a Gun Tube #1" 46 x 37 inches Oil on canvas Sign...
Canvas, Oil
Copy of Building of Railroad Painting, Antique Wall Art, 36x46 Inches
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a painting by Thomas Hart Benton "Building of Railroad"
Paint
$5,000
H 46 in W 32 in D 2 in
Working Man WPA Social Realism Industrial Modernism 20th Century American Scene
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
Working Man WPA Social Realism Industrial Modernism 20th Century American Scene Jo Cain (1904 - 2003) Printing Press 40 ½ x 26 inches (sight) Oil on paper, c. 1930s Signed lower rig...
Paper, Oil
Provincetown Dock
By Emile Albert Gruppe
Located in Milford, NH
This beautiful marine oil painting of a Provincetown dock on Cape Cod was done by American artist Emile Albert Gruppe (1896-1978). Gruppe was born in Rochester, NY, and went on to be...
Oil, Board