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Selection of Three WPA Era Paintings
Located in Atlanta, GA
Group of Three WPA Era Paintings, American, circa 1930s-1950s. From left to right, they are: 1
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Selection of Three WPA Era Paintings
Selection of Three WPA Era Paintings

Selection of Three WPA Era Paintings

H 33.5 in W 27.5 in D 0.5 in
Prospector's Cabin, 1930s WPA Era Modernist Black White Framed Lithograph
By Archie Musick
Located in Denver, CO
Musick. WPA era black and white print of a stone cabin among a mountain landscape with trees. Presented
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Prospector's Cabin, 1930s WPA Era Modernist Black White Framed Lithograph
Prospector's Cabin, 1930s WPA Era Modernist Black White Framed Lithograph

Archie Musick
Prospector's Cabin, 1930s WPA Era Modernist Black White Framed Lithograph, circa 1937

H 17 in W 19.5 in D 1 in
Lower Manhattan Cityscape American Artist WPA Era NY School c. 1930 Henry Ensol
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original modern 1930's oil painting by WPA era American artist Henry Ensol. This work comes in
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Lower Manhattan Cityscape American Artist WPA Era NY School c. 1930 Henry Ensol
Lower Manhattan Cityscape American Artist WPA Era NY School c. 1930 Henry Ensol

Henry Ensol
Lower Manhattan Cityscape American Artist WPA Era NY School c. 1930 Henry Ensol, c. 1930

H 20 in W 24 in
"Artist's Model, " Rare and Important WPA Era Sculpture of Male Nude
By Raymond Turner
Located in Philadelphia, PA
lovely glow, this piece is a superb example of WPA-era sculpture. The artist, Raymond Turner, was a
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Mahogany

"Artist's Model, " Rare and Important WPA Era Sculpture of Male Nude
"Artist's Model, " Rare and Important WPA Era Sculpture of Male Nude

"Artist's Model, " Rare and Important WPA Era Sculpture of Male Nude

H 14 in W 5.5 in D 2.5 in
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...
Category

1930s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Cincinnati Ohio cityscape drawing WPA era
Cincinnati Ohio cityscape drawing WPA era

Albert Sway
Cincinnati Ohio cityscape drawing WPA era , ca. 1935

H 11 in W 15 in
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...
Category

1930s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Cincinnati Ohio cityscape drawing WPA era
Cincinnati Ohio cityscape drawing WPA era

Albert Sway
Cincinnati Ohio cityscape drawing WPA era , ca. 1935

H 11 in W 17 in
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 ...
Category

1930s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Cincinnati Ohio cityscape drawing WPA era
Cincinnati Ohio cityscape drawing WPA era

Albert Sway
Cincinnati Ohio cityscape drawing WPA era , ca. 1935

H 11 in W 17 in
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...
Category

1930s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Cincinnati Ohio cityscape drawing WPA era
Cincinnati Ohio cityscape drawing WPA era

Albert Sway
Cincinnati Ohio cityscape drawing WPA era , ca. 1935

H 8.5 in W 11 in
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...
Category

1930s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Cincinnati Ohio cityscape drawing WPA era
Cincinnati Ohio cityscape drawing WPA era

Albert Sway
Cincinnati Ohio cityscape drawing WPA era , ca. 1935

H 9.5 in W 12 in
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...
Category

1930s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Cincinnati Ohio cityscape drawing WPA era
Cincinnati Ohio cityscape drawing WPA era

Albert Sway
Cincinnati Ohio cityscape drawing WPA era , ca. 1935

H 15 in W 10 in
Original Painting. Fortune Cover. Sept 1933 Illustration American Modern WPA Era
By Antonio Petruccelli
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting. Fortune Cover. Sept 1933 Illustration American Modern WPA Era Antonio
Category

1930s American Modern Animal Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

Original Painting. Fortune Cover. Sept 1933 Illustration American Modern WPA Era
Original Painting. Fortune Cover. Sept 1933 Illustration American Modern WPA Era

Antonio Petruccelli
Original Painting. Fortune Cover. Sept 1933 Illustration American Modern WPA Era, 1933

H 20 in W 17 in
Art Week Poster Design American Scene Modern c. 1930s WPA Era Illustration
By Antonio Petruccelli
Located in New York, NY
Art Week Poster Design American Scene Modern c. 1930s WPA Era Illustration Antonio Petruccelli
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

Art Week Poster Design American Scene Modern c. 1930s WPA Era Illustration
Art Week Poster Design American Scene Modern c. 1930s WPA Era Illustration

Antonio Petruccelli
Art Week Poster Design American Scene Modern c. 1930s WPA Era Illustration, c. 1930s

H 22 in W 17 in
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
Category

1930s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

NYC EL American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Era Figurative
NYC EL American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Era Figurative

Cecil Crosley Bell
NYC EL American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Era Figurative, c. 1939

H 30 in W 38 in
Daydream (WPA Era Oil Painting on Canvas)
Located in New Orleans, LA
that WPA period feel. A pensive painting sure to bring you peace. With frame it measures 33" x 27
Category

Early 20th Century American Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Daydream (WPA Era Oil Painting on Canvas)
Daydream (WPA Era Oil Painting on Canvas)

Bernard Green
Daydream (WPA Era Oil Painting on Canvas)

H 33 in W 27 in
Tattoo Parlor Sailor (WPA era woman artist)
By Helen Malta
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
New York branch of the WPA graphics division.
Category

1930s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Tattoo Parlor Sailor (WPA era woman artist)
Tattoo Parlor Sailor (WPA era woman artist)

Helen Malta
Tattoo Parlor Sailor (WPA era woman artist) , ca. 1935

H 33 in W 20 in
'The Aquarium' — WPA Era 1930s Graphic Modernism
By Fritz Eichenberg
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
the WPA Federal Arts Project and was a member of the Society of American Graphic Artists. In his
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

'The Aquarium' — WPA Era 1930s Graphic Modernism
'The Aquarium' — WPA Era 1930s Graphic Modernism

Fritz Eichenberg
'The Aquarium' — WPA Era 1930s Graphic Modernism, 1933

H 6.25 in W 4.63 in
'The Steps' — WPA Era 1930s Graphic Modernism
By Fritz Eichenberg
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
settled in New York City, where he lived most of his life. He worked in the WPA Federal Arts Project and
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

'The Steps' — WPA Era 1930s Graphic Modernism
'The Steps' — WPA Era 1930s Graphic Modernism

Fritz Eichenberg
'The Steps' — WPA Era 1930s Graphic Modernism, 1933

H 6.25 in W 4.75 in
'Mural Study: Lower Manhattan' — WPA Era Precisionism
By Louis Lozowick
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
optimism. Like many other Depression-era artists, he identified closely with the common worker and valued
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
Portrait of a Man drawing WPA era
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful original drawing by American artist, Albert Sway (b.1913). Portrait of a young woman, ca. 1935. Signed lower right. Unframed. No damage or conservation. Birth place: Cinc...
Category

1930s American Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Portrait of a Man drawing WPA era
Portrait of a Man drawing WPA era

Albert Sway
Portrait of a Man drawing WPA era , ca. 1935

H 9.75 in W 6.25 in
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
Category

1930s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Abstract American Modernism Mid-Century WPA Era Drawing Woodstock 20th Century
Abstract American Modernism Mid-Century WPA Era Drawing Woodstock 20th Century

Konrad Cramer
Abstract American Modernism Mid-Century WPA Era Drawing Woodstock 20th Century, c. 1930s/40s

H 26 in W 18 in
"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
Category

1920s Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

"Harvest" Working Women Hungarian European Modernism Expressionism 1926 WPA Era
"Harvest" Working Women Hungarian European Modernism Expressionism 1926 WPA Era

Stephen Csoka
"Harvest" Working Women Hungarian European Modernism Expressionism 1926 WPA Era, 1926

H 19 in W 20 in D 2 in
"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
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Provincetown Dock Scene, " WPA-Era Painting w/ Fishermen by Sterne in Red & Blue
"Provincetown Dock Scene, " WPA-Era Painting w/ Fishermen by Sterne in Red & Blue

"Provincetown Dock Scene, " WPA-Era Painting w/ Fishermen by Sterne in Red & Blue

H 30.25 in W 34 in D 2.5 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
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
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
WPA Era, Industrial Scene of a Steel Mill
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A tonal, watercolor of a steel mill by artist Harold Haydon. Harold Emerson Haydon was born in Fort William, Ontario, Canada in 1909. Haydon came to Chicago with his family in 191...
Category

1930s American Modern Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

WPA Era, Industrial Scene of a Steel Mill
WPA Era, Industrial Scene of a Steel Mill

Harold Haydon
WPA Era, Industrial Scene of a Steel Mill, ca. 1935

H 8.75 in W 11.75 in
WPA Era, Industrial Scene of a Steel Mill
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A tonal, watercolor of a steel mill by artist Harold Haydon. Harold Emerson Haydon was born in Fort William, Ontario, Canada in 1909. Haydon came to Chicago with his family in 191...
Category

1930s American Modern Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

WPA Era, Industrial Scene of a Steel Mill
WPA Era, Industrial Scene of a Steel Mill

Harold Haydon
WPA Era, Industrial Scene of a Steel Mill, ca. 1935

H 8.75 in W 11.75 in
WPA Era, Industrial Scene of a Steel Mill
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A tonal, watercolor of a steel mill by artist Harold Haydon. Harold Emerson Haydon was born in Fort William, Ontario, Canada in 1909. Haydon came to Chicago with his family in 191...
Category

1930s American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

WPA Era, Industrial Scene of a Steel Mill
WPA Era, Industrial Scene of a Steel Mill

Harold Haydon
WPA Era, Industrial Scene of a Steel Mill, ca. 1935

H 8.75 in W 11.75 in
WPA Era, Industrial Scene of a Steel Mill
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A tonal, watercolor of a steel mill by artist Harold Haydon. Harold Emerson Haydon was born in Fort William, Ontario, Canada in 1909. Haydon came to Chicago with his family in 191...
Category

1930s American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

WPA Era, Industrial Scene of a Steel Mill
WPA Era, Industrial Scene of a Steel Mill

Harold Haydon
WPA Era, Industrial Scene of a Steel Mill, ca. 1935

H 8.75 in W 11 in
WPA Era, Industrial Scene of a Steel Mill
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A tonal, watercolor of a steel mill by artist Harold Haydon. Harold Emerson Haydon was born in Fort William, Ontario, Canada in 1909. Haydon came to Chicago with his family in 191...
Category

1930s American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

WPA Era, Industrial Scene of a Steel Mill
WPA Era, Industrial Scene of a Steel Mill

Harold Haydon
WPA Era, Industrial Scene of a Steel Mill, ca. 1935

H 8.75 in W 11.75 in
WPA Era, Industrial Scene of a Steel Mill
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A tonal, watercolor of a steel mill by artist Harold Haydon. Harold Emerson Haydon was born in Fort William, Ontario, Canada in 1909. Haydon came to Chicago with his family in 191...
Category

1930s American Modern Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

WPA Era, Industrial Scene of a Steel Mill
WPA Era, Industrial Scene of a Steel Mill

Harold Haydon
WPA Era, Industrial Scene of a Steel Mill, ca, 1935

H 8.75 in W 11.75 in
WPA Era, Industrial Scene of a Steel Mill
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A tonal, watercolor of a steel mill by artist Harold Haydon. Harold Emerson Haydon was born in Fort William, Ontario, Canada in 1909. Haydon came to Chicago with his family in 191...
Category

1930s American Modern Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

WPA Era, Industrial Scene of a Steel Mill
WPA Era, Industrial Scene of a Steel Mill

Harold Haydon
WPA Era, Industrial Scene of a Steel Mill, ca. 1935

H 8.75 in W 9 in
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...
Category

1930s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Cincinnati Ohio Ida Street cityscape drawing WPA era
Cincinnati Ohio Ida Street cityscape drawing WPA era

Albert Sway
Cincinnati Ohio Ida Street cityscape drawing WPA era , ca. 1935

H 8 in W 10 in
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
Category

1930s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Landscape American Hungarian European Modernism 1938 Realism Long Island WPA era
Landscape American Hungarian European Modernism 1938 Realism Long Island WPA era

Stephen Csoka
Landscape American Hungarian European Modernism 1938 Realism Long Island WPA era, 1938

H 20 in W 22 in D 2 in
20th Century Surrealist Painting By Philip Krevoruck Wpa Era
By Philip Krevoruck
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
Philip Krevoruck 1919-1999 an accomplished WPA artist . Surrealist Oil on board painted during the
Category

1950s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

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
"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
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

"Painter" 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Working Man Modern WPA Era
"Painter" 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Working Man Modern WPA Era

Jo Cain
"Painter" 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Working Man Modern WPA Era, c. 1930s

H 47 in W 42 in D 2 in
Machine Age Industrial WPA Era American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
Machine Age Industrial WPA Era American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Jo Cain (1904 - 2003
Category

1930s Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache, Board

Machine Age Industrial WPA Era American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century
Machine Age Industrial WPA Era American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century

Jo Cain
Machine Age Industrial WPA Era American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century, c. 1930s

H 27 in W 46 in D 2 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
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...
Category

1930s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Cincinnati Ohio cityscape drawing WPA era Eden Parks Drive
Cincinnati Ohio cityscape drawing WPA era Eden Parks Drive

Albert Sway
Cincinnati Ohio cityscape drawing WPA era Eden Parks Drive, ca. 1935

H 8.5 in W 11 in
'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

Board, Oil

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

American School
'Couple Dancing', American Folk Art Figural Oil, WPA era, 1940s

H 16 in W 12 in D 0.13 in
"Good Health Week" American Scene Modern Social Realism Double Sided WPA Era
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
"Good Health Week" American Scene Modern Social Realism Double Sided WPA Era Jo Cain (1904 - 2003
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache, Paper, Ink

"Good Health Week" American Scene Modern Social Realism Double Sided WPA Era
"Good Health Week" American Scene Modern Social Realism Double Sided WPA Era

Jo Cain
"Good Health Week" American Scene Modern Social Realism Double Sided WPA Era, c. 1930s

H 17 in W 22 in
Five Fireman 1940s Mid Century WPA Era Modern Baltimore Black & White Photograph
Located in New York, NY
Fine Fireman 1940s Mid Century WPA Era Modernism Baltimore Black & White Photograph. A. Aubrey
Category

1940s Realist Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Five Fireman 1940s Mid Century WPA Era Modern Baltimore Black & White Photograph
Five Fireman 1940s Mid Century WPA Era Modern Baltimore Black & White Photograph

A. Aubrey Bodine
Five Fireman 1940s Mid Century WPA Era Modern Baltimore Black & White Photograph, c. 1940s

H 18 in W 21 in D 1 in
Storm Over Victor (Colorado Mountain Town), 1940s WPA Era Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Mountain Town) from 1946. WPA Era Mountain Landscape with houses, trees, and clouds. Presented in a custom
Category

1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Storm Over Victor (Colorado Mountain Town), 1940s WPA Era Landscape Oil Painting
Storm Over Victor (Colorado Mountain Town), 1940s WPA Era Landscape Oil Painting

George Vander Sluis
Storm Over Victor (Colorado Mountain Town), 1940s WPA Era Landscape Oil Painting, 1946

H 29.25 in W 23.25 in D 2 in
"Good Health Week" American Scene Modern Social Realism Mid 20th Century WPA Era
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
"Good Health Week" American Scene Modern Social Realism Mid- 20th Century WPA Era Jo Cain (1904
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

"Good Health Week" American Scene Modern Social Realism Mid 20th Century WPA Era
"Good Health Week" American Scene Modern Social Realism Mid 20th Century WPA Era

Jo Cain
"Good Health Week" American Scene Modern Social Realism Mid 20th Century WPA Era, c. 1930s

H 17 in W 22 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...
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
AFTER THE VICTORY, PROPHECY OF ISAIAH, WPA ERA Circa 1930s
By Saul Rabino
Located in Surfside, FL
moved to Los Angeles, where he worked as a WPA printmaker during the1930s. He stayed in Los Angeles for
Category

1930s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Pastel, Color Pencil, Lithograph

AFTER THE VICTORY, PROPHECY OF ISAIAH, WPA ERA Circa 1930s
AFTER THE VICTORY, PROPHECY OF ISAIAH, WPA ERA Circa 1930s

Saul Rabino
AFTER THE VICTORY, PROPHECY OF ISAIAH, WPA ERA Circa 1930s

H 10 in W 16.5 in
Modernist Oil Painting the Shop Window NYC 1940s WPA era
By Maurice Becker
Located in Surfside, FL
other WPA and FSA artists. Rebecca Zurier, Art for the Masses: A Radical Magazine and Its Graphics, 1911
Category

Early 20th Century Ashcan School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Modernist Oil Painting the Shop Window NYC 1940s WPA era
Modernist Oil Painting the Shop Window NYC 1940s WPA era

Maurice Becker
Modernist Oil Painting the Shop Window NYC 1940s WPA era

H 28 in W 20.5 in
"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...
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Labor", Handsome WPA-Era Painting with Nudes by Muralist Lichtenauer
"Labor", Handsome WPA-Era Painting with Nudes by Muralist Lichtenauer

"Labor", Handsome WPA-Era Painting with Nudes by Muralist Lichtenauer

H 15 in W 19 in D 1 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...
Category

1940s American Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Pastel

Judaica Pastel Portrait Rabbi Painting WPA Era Artist, Social Realist
Judaica Pastel Portrait Rabbi Painting WPA Era Artist, Social Realist

Bernard Gussow
Judaica Pastel Portrait Rabbi Painting WPA Era Artist, Social Realist, c.1940s

H 17.5 in W 14.25 in
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...
Category

1930s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Dennis Burlingame, WPA Era, Circus Sideshow "SnakeCharmer" Original Oil Painting
Dennis Burlingame, WPA Era, Circus Sideshow "SnakeCharmer" Original Oil Painting

Dennis Meighan Burlingame
Dennis Burlingame, WPA Era, Circus Sideshow "SnakeCharmer" Original Oil Painting, 1935

H 42 in W 54 in D 3 in
"Mother Embracing Child, " WPA-Era Sculpture in Turquoise and Charcoal
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Stylized and reductive, this beautiful 1930s-vintage ceramic sculpture depicts a sitting mother holding her child very close, her legs crossed and her arms enfolding the baby. The wa...
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Clay

"Mother Embracing Child, " WPA-Era Sculpture in Turquoise and Charcoal
"Mother Embracing Child, " WPA-Era Sculpture in Turquoise and Charcoal

"Mother Embracing Child, " WPA-Era Sculpture in Turquoise and Charcoal

H 6.5 in W 6.5 in D 6 in
"Haywagon, " Charming Art Deco-WPA Era Painting with Folk Art Influence
Located in Philadelphia, PA
idealization of rural workers promoted by the WPA, depicts a farm family and a handsome pair of horses pulling
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Haywagon, " Charming Art Deco-WPA Era Painting with Folk Art Influence
"Haywagon, " Charming Art Deco-WPA Era Painting with Folk Art Influence

"Haywagon, " Charming Art Deco-WPA Era Painting with Folk Art Influence

H 14.5 in W 22 in D 1 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...
Category

1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Bathers at the Quarry 1940s American Modernist Oil Painting WPA era
Bathers at the Quarry 1940s American Modernist Oil Painting WPA era

Theresa Berney Loew
Bathers at the Quarry 1940s American Modernist Oil Painting WPA era

H 22.5 in W 18.5 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...
Category

20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

New York City Tenement Family Modernist WPA Era Oil Painting Wolins
New York City Tenement Family Modernist WPA Era Oil Painting Wolins

Joseph Wolins
New York City Tenement Family Modernist WPA Era Oil Painting Wolins

H 36.75 in W 24.75 in
"Carnival in Manchester, " Atmospheric, WPA-Era Painting with Carousel by Gernand
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A celebration of 1930s America, full of atmosphere and color, this painting by John Gernand depicts a carnival in Manchester, New Hampshire, including a carousel, Ferris wheel, tents...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Carnival in Manchester, " Atmospheric, WPA-Era Painting with Carousel by Gernand
"Carnival in Manchester, " Atmospheric, WPA-Era Painting with Carousel by Gernand

"Carnival in Manchester, " Atmospheric, WPA-Era Painting with Carousel by Gernand

H 25.5 in W 33.5 in D 2.5 in
"Indian Chief and Family, " Important WPA-Era Sculpture by Seaver, 1930s
By Elizabeth Anderson Seaver 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This remarkable ceramic sculpture, probably the best work of Elisabeth Andersen Seaver, one of the famous Cleveland School ceramicists -- depicts an Indian chief with full feather he...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Sculptures

Materials

Clay

"Indian Chief and Family, " Important WPA-Era Sculpture by Seaver, 1930s
"Indian Chief and Family, " Important WPA-Era Sculpture by Seaver, 1930s

"Indian Chief and Family, " Important WPA-Era Sculpture by Seaver, 1930s

H 10.75 in W 6 in D 4 in
"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
Category

1940s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Two Seas and a Moon" Surrealism American Scene WWII Modern WWI Denver WPA Era
"Two Seas and a Moon" Surrealism American Scene WWII Modern WWI Denver WPA Era

Arnold Rönnebeck
"Two Seas and a Moon" Surrealism American Scene WWII Modern WWI Denver WPA Era, 1943

H 30 in W 23 in
"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
Category

Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Under the El", WPA-Era Painting of Philadelphia Market by Van Loan
"Under the El", WPA-Era Painting of Philadelphia Market by Van Loan

"Under the El", WPA-Era Painting of Philadelphia Market by Van Loan

H 22.5 in W 31 in D 1.5 in
Large Modernist Oil Painting 1940s, Judaica Hasidic Shtetl Wagon Driver WPA Era
By Emanuel Glicenstein Romano
Located in Surfside, FL
not on account of his father's fame. In 1936 Romano was worked for the WPA Federal Art Project
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Large Modernist Oil Painting 1940s, Judaica Hasidic Shtetl Wagon Driver WPA Era
Large Modernist Oil Painting 1940s, Judaica Hasidic Shtetl Wagon Driver WPA Era

Emanuel Glicenstein Romano
Large Modernist Oil Painting 1940s, Judaica Hasidic Shtetl Wagon Driver WPA Era, c. 1940s

H 39.75 in W 32.25 in
Moscow, Russia Workers Woodblock c.1930s WPA era Woodcut Print Hand Signed
By Albert Abramovitz
Located in Surfside, FL
Some of his prints were published by the WPA. it is a wood engraving signed in pencil. From a small
Category

1930s American Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Moscow, Russia Workers Woodblock c.1930s WPA era Woodcut Print Hand Signed
Moscow, Russia Workers Woodblock c.1930s WPA era Woodcut Print Hand Signed

Albert Abramovitz
Moscow, Russia Workers Woodblock c.1930s WPA era Woodcut Print Hand Signed, c.1925-1939

H 12 in W 12.5 in D 0.1 in
"Clowns: Aren't We All?" Henry Glintenkamp, WPA Era Circus Figures, Modern
By Hendrik Glintenkamp
Located in New York, NY
Hendrik (Henry) J Glintenkamp Clowns: Aren't We All?, 1942 Signed lower left; signed, titled and dated on the reverse Oil on Masonite 20 x 16 inches The painter and illustrator Henr...
Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

"Clowns: Aren't We All?" Henry Glintenkamp, WPA Era Circus Figures, Modern
"Clowns: Aren't We All?" Henry Glintenkamp, WPA Era Circus Figures, Modern

Hendrik Glintenkamp
"Clowns: Aren't We All?" Henry Glintenkamp, WPA Era Circus Figures, Modern, 1942

H 26 in W 21.5 in
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