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WPA styled Cubist Industrial Oil Painting by Joan Hedman
WPA styled Cubist Industrial Oil Painting by Joan Hedman

WPA styled Cubist Industrial Oil Painting by Joan Hedman

By WPA

Located in Cincinnati, OH

A cubist industrial WPA styled oil painting depicting a storage tank compound in the 1930's-40's. Good layering of colors and textures having it original patina worn wood frame signe...

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

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...

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20th Century American Art Deco Statues

Materials

Cast Stone, Iron

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...

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20th Century American Art Deco Bookends

Materials

Iron

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...

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20th Century American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper

Massive WPA Mural Study
Massive WPA Mural Study

Massive WPA Mural Study

Located in Palm Springs, CA

We acquired his large mural study out of an old Hudson River valley estate. It had been rolled up for years. It appears to have been cut down on the left side. Clearly a WPA Mural pr...

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Vintage 1930s American Paintings

Materials

Paint

Michael Lenson WPA Surrealist Painting
Michael Lenson WPA Surrealist Painting

Michael Lenson WPA Surrealist Painting

By Michael Lenson

Located in Palm Springs, CA

A wonderful WPA Surrealist painting by the noted New Jersey artist Michael Lenson. The works appears to have been refined at some point and perhaps has some in painting. We have not ...

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Vintage 1930s American Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

WPA Hand Carved Wood Tray
WPA Hand Carved Wood Tray

WPA Hand Carved Wood Tray

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Beautiful carved wood tray measuring 24.25" wide, 12" deep and 2" high. The owner had a WPA label attached to the botom of tray.

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Vintage 1930s American Arts and Crafts Centerpieces

Materials

Wood

WPA Street Scene Painting American School
WPA Street Scene Painting American School

WPA Street Scene Painting American School

Located in Wiscasset, ME

WPA street scene painting American school. Unsigned, could be NYC.

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Vintage 1960s American Folk Art Paintings

1930s WPA-Style Walnut Desk Organizer
1930s WPA-Style Walnut Desk Organizer

1930s WPA-Style Walnut Desk Organizer

Located in Red Lion, PA

During the Great Depression (1935-1943), the Works Progress Administration (WPA) Federal Art and Craft Projects provided employment to skilled artisans, emphasizing utilitarian yet w...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Desk Sets

Materials

Walnut

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

Selection of Three WPA Era Paintings

$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. From left to right, they are: 1) Brick mason oil painting, American, circa 1930s. It measures 23.5" H x 27.5" W. 2) In...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

WPA Painting Featuring Visitors to the Zoo
WPA Painting Featuring Visitors to the Zoo

WPA Painting Featuring Visitors to the Zoo

Located in Wiscasset, ME

Great WPA period painting featuring visitors to the zoo with aviaries in the background, possibly NYC. Some of the visitors have a very Botero feel. Oil on canvas, unframed measuring...

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Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Family, " Remarkable WPA-style Sculpture, Mahogany, 1956
"Family, " Remarkable WPA-style Sculpture, Mahogany, 1956

"Family, " Remarkable WPA-style Sculpture, Mahogany, 1956

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Vibrant with compressed energy, this remarkable hand-carved sculpture depicting mother, father and child fiercely protecting each other, follows in the WPA tradition which celebrated...

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Vintage 1950s American Sculptures

Materials

Mahogany

1940s Signed Realist WPA Banana Flower Oil Painting
1940s Signed Realist WPA Banana Flower Oil Painting

1940s Signed Realist WPA Banana Flower Oil Painting

Located in Miami, FL

1940s Signed Realist WPA Banana Flower Oil Painting Offered for sale is a stunning 1940s realist WPA oil painting oil on board. The painting is signed and the subject is a new flow...

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Vintage 1940s American Paintings

Materials

Wood, Masonite, Paint

"Lumberjack", Quintessential WPA-Era Sculpture by Harry Rosin
"Lumberjack", Quintessential WPA-Era Sculpture by Harry Rosin

"Lumberjack", Quintessential WPA-Era Sculpture by Harry Rosin

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Like so many WPA sculptures from the 1930s and 40s which valorized and celebrated the American worker, this classic wall-mounted work depicts a lumberjack at rest, his ax at his feet...

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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Plaster, Wood

Monumental WPA Style Painting by Chicago Artist Amelia Helper
Monumental WPA Style Painting by Chicago Artist Amelia Helper

Monumental WPA Style Painting by Chicago Artist Amelia Helper

Located in Miami, FL

Monumental WPA Style Painting by Chicago Artist Amelia Helper Offered for sale is a monumental and dramatic painting created in the WPA style. This overscale work is monochromatic a...

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Late 20th Century American Industrial Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Overscale WPA Style Painting by Chicago Artist Amelia Helper
Overscale WPA Style Painting by Chicago Artist Amelia Helper

Overscale WPA Style Painting by Chicago Artist Amelia Helper

Located in Miami, FL

Overscale WPA Style Painting by Chicago Artist Amelia Helper Offered for sale is a very large and dramatic painting created in the WPA style. This overscale work is monochromatic an...

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Late 20th Century American Industrial Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Signed WPA Style Harborscape Oil On Canvas
Signed WPA Style Harborscape Oil On Canvas

Signed WPA Style Harborscape Oil On Canvas

By Bolus

Located in Chicago, IL

Colorful impressionistic oil on canvas painting of fishing boats in a harbor. Greens, blues and reds comprise the majority of the color pallet. Nicely framed and signed Bolus. 33" x ...

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Vintage 1940s American Paintings

Materials

Wood, Canvas

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...

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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Signs

Materials

Iron

WPA Period "Pan with Rabbit" in Carved Fruitwood
WPA Period "Pan with Rabbit" in Carved Fruitwood

WPA Period "Pan with Rabbit" in Carved Fruitwood

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Entirely charming and whimsical, the anonymous sculptor of "Pan with Rabbit" has created a masterful portrait of a rotund Pan beguiling a woodland rabbit. Carved from a cylinder of r...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Sculptures

Materials

Fruitwood

Founding Fathers WPA Bronzes by Rosario R. Fiore, 1930s
Founding Fathers WPA Bronzes by Rosario R. Fiore, 1930s

Founding Fathers WPA Bronzes by Rosario R. Fiore, 1930s

Located in Savannah, GA

Rosario Russell Fiore (American, 1908-1994) A set of three WPA bronzes depicting founding fathers, 1930s. 5 inches wide by 4 inches deep by 9 ¾ inches tall Rosario R. Fiore ...

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Vintage 1930s American Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"On the Dock" WPA Era Painting by William Sharp
"On the Dock" WPA Era Painting by William Sharp

"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...

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Early 20th Century American American Craftsman Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Mid 20th Century Vintage Boho Wpa Original Oil on Board
Mid 20th Century Vintage Boho Wpa Original Oil on Board

Mid 20th Century Vintage Boho Wpa Original Oil on Board

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Step back into a significant era of American art history with this compelling vintage original oil painting on board, potentially a piece created under the Works Progress Administrat...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Paintings

Materials

Wood, Masonite, Paint

1940s WPA School Winter Scene Oil Painting by A. Stuz
1940s WPA School Winter Scene Oil Painting by A. Stuz

1940s WPA School Winter Scene Oil Painting by A. Stuz

Located in Miami, FL

1940s WPA School Winter Scene Oil Painting by A. Stuz Offered for sale is a large 1940s WPA school oil painting on canvas of a playful winter scene. The painting is displayed in th...

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Vintage 1940s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Linen, Wood, Paint

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...

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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Signs

Materials

Iron

"Calvarymen Crossing", Important Study for Landmark WPA Mural by Jared French
"Calvarymen Crossing", Important Study for Landmark WPA Mural by Jared French

"Calvarymen Crossing", Important Study for Landmark WPA Mural by Jared French

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This highly important study -- entitled "Calvarymen Crossing a River" -- was made for the 1939 WPA mural by Jared French installed in the main Richmond post office, one of his first ...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Dancing Woman", WPA-Period Ceramic Sculpture, Possibly Cleveland School
"Dancing Woman", WPA-Period Ceramic Sculpture, Possibly Cleveland School

"Dancing Woman", WPA-Period Ceramic Sculpture, Possibly Cleveland School

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Unique and lovely, this 1930s ceramic sculpture depicts a dancing female figure, her long robe swirling around her as she moves through space, her head looking down and her hands at ...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

"Marian Anderson at Lincoln Memorial", Important WPA-Period Painting by Smeltzer
"Marian Anderson at Lincoln Memorial", Important WPA-Period Painting by Smeltzer

"Marian Anderson at Lincoln Memorial", Important WPA-Period Painting by Smeltzer

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Extraordinary artistically and historically, this oil painting by WPA muralist Sterling Smeltzer captures the dramatic moment when Marian Anderson sang before an enormous crowd in fr...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Dockside with Seagull, " Important Painting by WPA Artist Stull
"Dockside with Seagull, " Important Painting by WPA Artist Stull

"Dockside with Seagull, " Important Painting by WPA Artist Stull

By John Deforest Stull

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Brilliantly painted in rich hues of cerulean, purple, deep pink and burnt siena, this abstracted view of a dockside scene was painted by John De Forest Stull. The artist shows many ...

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Vintage 1940s American Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Fred H. Buchholz "WPA" Framed Industrial Oil Painting "The Airplane Riveters"
Fred H. Buchholz "WPA" Framed Industrial Oil Painting "The Airplane Riveters"

Fred H. Buchholz "WPA" Framed Industrial Oil Painting "The Airplane Riveters"

Located in St. Louis, MO

Artist Frederick Hepner Buchholz (1901 - 1983) Connecticut. Oil on Canvas, WPA Modern Industrial American Scene of 1940s WWII Aircraft Factory Workers, titled "Aircraft Riveters". Fr...

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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

"Classical Nude with Flowers and Temple, " Important WPA Period Painting
"Classical Nude with Flowers and Temple, " Important WPA Period Painting

"Classical Nude with Flowers and Temple, " Important WPA Period Painting

By Arthur D. Brooks

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Exhibited at the Thirteenth Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting at the Cleveland Museum of Art in 1933, this large WPA-influenced painting by Arthur D. Brooks depicts a nude...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Canvas

"Salome, " Important Art Deco Painting by Dunbar Beck, WPA Muralist
"Salome, " Important Art Deco Painting by Dunbar Beck, WPA Muralist

"Salome, " Important Art Deco Painting by Dunbar Beck, WPA Muralist

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Depicting a Salome who is both ravishing and terrifying, with her auburn tresses rising up as if on fire, this remarkable work was painted by Dunbar Beck, famed for his WPA and New Y...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Large-scale WPA Style Painting by Chicago Artist Amelia Helper with Locomotive
Large-scale WPA Style Painting by Chicago Artist Amelia Helper with Locomotive

Large-scale WPA Style Painting by Chicago Artist Amelia Helper with Locomotive

Located in Miami, FL

Large-scale WPA Style Painting by Chicago Artist Amelia Helper Offered for sale is a very large and dramatic painting created in the WPA style. This overscale work is monochromatic ...

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Late 20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

"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...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

WPA Poster “Mobilizing Michigan for Farm and Factory” by Maurice Merlin
WPA Poster “Mobilizing Michigan for Farm and Factory” by Maurice Merlin

WPA Poster “Mobilizing Michigan for Farm and Factory” by Maurice Merlin

Located in Jensen Beach, FL

Incredibly rare, original WPA poster designed by Maurice Merlin, a prominent Detroit artist documenting the struggles of urban Michigan. Poster mounted to backing board (secured at ...

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Vintage 1940s Posters

Materials

Paint, Paper

"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

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...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

1950s Ruth M. Fulton WPA  Abstract Impressionist Painting of Sailors on a Boat
1950s Ruth M. Fulton WPA  Abstract Impressionist Painting of Sailors on a Boat

1950s Ruth M. Fulton WPA Abstract Impressionist Painting of Sailors on a Boat

Located in Miami, FL

1950s Ruth Fulton WPA Abstract Impressionist Painting of Sailors on a Boat Offered for sale is a 1950s Ruth McConnell Fulton (1905-2003) WPA School Impressionist painting depictin...

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

WPA Style Portrait Painting of a Gentleman, American, 1930s-1940s
WPA Style Portrait Painting of a Gentleman, American, 1930s-1940s

WPA Style Portrait Painting of a Gentleman, American, 1930s-1940s

Located in San Francisco, CA

Portrait painting of Walter Levin, oil on canvas, unframed. Signed Haughton College Bickerton in upper right corner, and having the original gallery label on the back. California Bay...

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Mid-20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Canvas

"Heading Home", Important WPA Social Realist Painting by Sternberg, 1944
"Heading Home", Important WPA Social Realist Painting by Sternberg, 1944

"Heading Home", Important WPA Social Realist Painting by Sternberg, 1944

By Charlotte Joan Sternberg

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A cross between Grant Wood and Paul Cadmus, this remarkable American regional scene painting depicts a young man in a white t-shirt walking a group of cows down a country lane with p...

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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

1936 WPA Era American Scene Modernist Painting "A Connecticut Day" Howard Ahrens
1936 WPA Era American Scene Modernist Painting "A Connecticut Day" Howard Ahrens

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. Absolutely beautiful American modernist painting depicting a group of...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

"The Return of Timothy Pickering, " WPA Mural Study Painting, 1939
"The Return of Timothy Pickering, " WPA Mural Study Painting, 1939

"The Return of Timothy Pickering, " WPA Mural Study Painting, 1939

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Full of atmosphere, rich color and drama, this mural study by Dunbar Beck was executed in preparation for his lobby painting at the US Post Office in Danvers, Massachusetts. Until it...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Gouache

"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

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...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Quarry Men, " Striking Art Deco-WPA Depiction of 1930s Laborers, Rockport
"Quarry Men, " Striking Art Deco-WPA Depiction of 1930s Laborers, Rockport

"Quarry Men, " Striking Art Deco-WPA Depiction of 1930s Laborers, Rockport

By Iver Rose

Located in Philadelphia, PA

The painter Iver Rose is best known for his work which brought attention to the plight of workers in Depression Era America. This painting of quarry workers in Rockport, Massachusett...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Bricklayer at Rest, " Monumental WPA Period Painting of Worker with Landscape
"Bricklayer at Rest, " Monumental WPA Period Painting of Worker with Landscape

"Bricklayer at Rest, " Monumental WPA Period Painting of Worker with Landscape

By Paul Ulen

Located in Philadelphia, PA

One of the finest depictions of an American worker from the 1930s that we have seen, this monumental painting of a shirtless bricklayer, resting against a curved brick niche, with a ...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

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

WPA terracotta buffalo sculpture by Anthony Vozech, circa 1930s. Dimensions: 8” wide 20” high 22” deep. Minor wear on the bottom edge. Anthony Vozech was an Ohio artist that did WPA...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

"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

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...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Clay

WPA Era Watercolor Painting of New York Ice Skaters by Ida York Abelman
WPA Era Watercolor Painting of New York Ice Skaters by Ida York Abelman

WPA Era Watercolor Painting of New York Ice Skaters by Ida York Abelman

Located in Peabody, MA

WPA era scene of skaters on a pond by the New York artist Ida York Abelman (1908-2002) is just in at the shop. Likely painted upstate in the vicinity of the Catskills, this watercolo...

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Vintage 1930s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Mail by Stagecoach, Lynn to Lowell", WPA Mural Study by Aiden Ripley
"Mail by Stagecoach, Lynn to Lowell", WPA Mural Study by Aiden Ripley

"Mail by Stagecoach, Lynn to Lowell", WPA Mural Study by Aiden Ripley

By Aiden Lassell Ripley

Located in Philadelphia, PA

An evocative and atmospheric example of WPA mural painting, this large study in watercolor and crayon depicts a stagecoach being loaded with mail and passengers for the journey from ...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

"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

By Raymond Turner

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Beautifully sculpted from a ruddy block of mahogany and finished with a patina that gives it a lovely glow, this piece is a superb example of WPA-era sculpture. The artist, Raymond T...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Mahogany

"Heavy-Lidded Female Head" Dignified Art Deco Sculpture by WPA Artist
"Heavy-Lidded Female Head" Dignified Art Deco Sculpture by WPA Artist

"Heavy-Lidded Female Head" Dignified Art Deco Sculpture by WPA Artist

By Jean de Marco

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Clearly influenced by stylized Etruscan and African sculpture, this heavy-lidded female head is a classic example of Art Deco design. The artist was Jean de Marco, who was born in Fr...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Clay

"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

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...

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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Modern Greek Frieze with Horse, " Extremely Rare WPA-Period Watercolor, 1930s
"Modern Greek Frieze with Horse, " Extremely Rare WPA-Period Watercolor, 1930s

"Modern Greek Frieze with Horse, " Extremely Rare WPA-Period Watercolor, 1930s

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Beautifully composed and subtly colored in hues of pale, pale blue and rusty red, this frieze-like composition features two female figures in Classical Greek robes and a semi-nude ma...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings

Materials

Paper

"Female Nude with Deer, " Arresting Art Deco Painting by WPA Artist
"Female Nude with Deer, " Arresting Art Deco Painting by WPA Artist

"Female Nude with Deer, " Arresting Art Deco Painting by WPA Artist

By Frederick Massa

Located in Philadelphia, PA

An early and important work of Frederick Massa, who is best known for his murals for the Fort Ticonderoga Post Office and the Pacific Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library, this fair...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Gouache

"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

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

"Naval Recruit, " Classic WPA Mural Study by Henricksen for Naval Station, 1936
"Naval Recruit, " Classic WPA Mural Study by Henricksen for Naval Station, 1936

"Naval Recruit, " Classic WPA Mural Study by Henricksen for Naval Station, 1936

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A classic example of WPA-period mural painting, this study was painted by Ralf Henricksen in the 1930s, probably for the U.S. Naval Training Station at Great Lakes, north of Chicago....

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Family w/ Rocking Horse, " Ptg. by WPA Artist De Forest Stull
"Family w/ Rocking Horse, " Ptg. by WPA Artist De Forest Stull

"Family w/ Rocking Horse, " Ptg. by WPA Artist De Forest Stull

By John Deforest Stull

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Dated 1945, just before the end of World War II, this important and powerful painting by John De Forest Stull shows an embracing mother and father standing behind their chubby child ...

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Vintage 1940s American Paintings

Materials

Canvas

"Laying Track", WPA-Era Woodblock Print with Nude Male Workers by Ruegg
"Laying Track", WPA-Era Woodblock Print with Nude Male Workers by Ruegg

"Laying Track", WPA-Era Woodblock Print with Nude Male Workers by Ruegg

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This remarkable -- perhaps unique -- woodblock print depicts a group of five nude male workers laying railroad track, their strong, muscled figures interlaced as they strive to move ...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Prints

Materials

Paper

"Blue Maned Horse with Cactus", Classic WPA-Era Sculpture by Whalen, 1930s
"Blue Maned Horse with Cactus", Classic WPA-Era Sculpture by Whalen, 1930s

"Blue Maned Horse with Cactus", Classic WPA-Era Sculpture by Whalen, 1930s

By Howard Whalen

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Although best known today for his abstract sculptures, many at display at the Howard Whalen Sculpture Garden in Sierra Madre, California, the artist started his career in the WPA era...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Animal Sculptures

Materials

Clay

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The average selling price for a piece of wpa furniture at 1stDibs is $2,500, while they’re typically $1 on the low end and $240,000 for the highest priced.