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Cubist Industrial Oil Painting by Joan Hedman WPA Styled
By WPA
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A cubist industrial WPA styled oil painting depicting a storage tank compound in the 1930's-40's
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Wpa Styled Litho by Eric Bransby " Gold Train " in the manner of Thomas Benton
By WPA
Located in Cincinnati, OH
) titled " Gold Train " . Working in the style of the WPA studying in art school with fellow artist Thomas
Category
Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Prints
Materials
Paper
H 19.75 in W 16.25 in D 1.5 in
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
Category
20th Century American Art Deco Statues
Materials
Cast Stone, Iron
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
Category
20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Iron
H 10.5 in W 6.5 in D 2.75 in
Massive WPA Mural Study
Located in Palm Springs, CA
for years. It appears to have been cut down on the left side. Clearly a WPA Mural product. When we
Category
Vintage 1930s American Paintings
Materials
Paint
1930s WPA-Style Walnut Desk Organizer
Located in Red Lion, PA
1930s WPA-Style Wooden Desk Organizer
This 1930s WPA-style desk accessory is a superb example of
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Desk Sets
Materials
Walnut
WPA Street Scene Painting American School
Located in Wiscasset, ME
WPA street scene painting American school. Unsigned, could be NYC.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Folk Art Paintings
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
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
Category
Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Family, " Remarkable WPA-style Sculpture, Mahogany, 1956
Located in Philadelphia, PA
child fiercely protecting each other, follows in the WPA tradition which celebrated both worker and
Category
Vintage 1950s American Sculptures
Materials
Mahogany
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
Category
Vintage 1940s American Paintings
Materials
Wood, Masonite, Paint
Hawaiian Seascape Painting by WPA Artist Paul Rockwood
Located in San Francisco, CA
by the federal government through the WPA (Works Progress Administration).
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Masonite
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 ...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Paintings
Materials
Wood, Canvas
WPA Farmhouse Oil Painting, Manner of Thomas Hart Benton
By Thomas Hart Benton
Located in Miami, FL
WPA Farmhouse Oil Painting, Manner of Thomas Hart Benton
Offered for sale is a vibrant WPA oil
Category
Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Wood, Paint
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...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Fruitwood
WPA Style Industrial Landscape Oil on Board, Signed By Artist
Located in Atlanta, GA
Industrial Landscape in WPA Style by Isaacson, Mid-20th Century. Oil on Board, Measures: 35.5" w x
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Paintings
Materials
Paint
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
Category
Vintage 1940s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Wood, Paint
"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 ...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Paintings
Materials
Canvas
"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 ...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
WPA Harvester & Foundry Worker Ceramic Sculptures by Rosario R. Fiore
Located in Savannah, GA
Rosario Russell Fiore
(American, 1908-1994)
WPA ceramic sculptures of a harvester and a foundry
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Nudes with Arched Bridge, " WPA Period Painting by Rodda, 1930s
By Larry Rodda
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Suffused with the rich, subdued colors of the WPA period, this painting by Maryland artist Larry
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
"Classical Nude with Flowers and Temple, " Important WPA Period Painting
By Arthur D. Brooks
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Art in 1933, this large WPA-influenced painting by Arthur D. Brooks depicts a nude female torso in a
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Canvas
"Morning Chat, " Moody, Atmospheric Painting by Daniel Koerner, WPA Artist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Administration (WPA), and his works are in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
H 35.5 in W 29 in D 1.75 in
"Salome, " Important Art Deco Painting by Dunbar Beck, WPA Muralist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
fire, this remarkable work was painted by Dunbar Beck, famed for his WPA and New York World's Fair
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Canvas
"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
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
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
Category
Vintage 1940s Posters
Materials
Paint, Paper
"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
Mule Deer in Ferns Illustration WPA Poster Silkscreen Artist Proof Unknown
By Charley Harper
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Unknown origin, unknown artist. Amazing piece of work. Possibly a WPA Poster, Artist Proof
Category
Vintage 1930s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
H 14.5 in W 14.25 in D 0.63 in
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Paintings
Materials
Canvas
"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...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Fine, WPA-style Oil Painting, 1935, by Dorothy Van Loan
By Dorothy Van Loan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Executed in gorgeous shades of coral, dove gray and olive, this scene of two nude women perched on folding chairs was painted by Dorothy Van Loan, a celebrated modernist who won many...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Paintings
Materials
Canvas
"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
"Quarry Men, " Striking Art Deco-WPA Depiction of 1930s Laborers, Rockport
By Iver Rose
Located in Philadelphia, PA
north shore of Boston, Rose worked under the auspices of the WPA in the 1930s, painting in Chicago and
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Bricklayer at Rest, " Monumental WPA Period Painting of Worker with Landscape
By Paul Ulen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
wall to one side, is a Classic example of American social realism, epitomized by the many WPA murals
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
H 64 in W 46 in D 1.5 in
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
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
"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
"Livestock Farm Scene, " WPA Mural Study with Farmhands Handling Hay and Feed
By Rollin Crampton 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This classic example of Social Realist art was painted by Rollin Crampton as a study for a WPA
Category
Vintage 1930s North American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
H 12.5 in W 18.75 in D 1 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
"Heavy-Lidded Female Head" Dignified Art Deco Sculpture by WPA Artist
By Jean de Marco
Located in Philadelphia, PA
galleries such as Marie Sterner, Boyer and Bucholz. De Marco worked on WPA projects and public monuments
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay
"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
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"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...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings
Materials
Paper
H 14 in W 19 in D 0.1 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
"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...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Gouache
"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...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Clay
"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 ...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Paintings
Materials
Canvas
"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
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
H 16.75 in W 10.75 in D 0.1 in
"Eve and Adam in Eden, " Magnificent, Art Deco-WPA Sculptural Panel
By Waylande Gregory
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A magnificent example of WPA sculptor Waylande Gregory's work at the height of his career in the
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Clay
"Mailman, " Rare and Important WPA Maquette and Bronze by Rudolf Henn
By Rudolph Henn
Located in Philadelphia, PA
WPA bas relief at the post office in Loudonville, Ohio, was created by Rudolf Henn in 1938. Henn was a
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Blue Maned Horse with Cactus", Classic WPA-Era Sculpture by Whalen, 1930s
By Howard Whalen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sculpture Garden in Sierra Madre, California, the artist started his career in the WPA era, producing pieces
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Clay
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
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
H 31.5 in W 38 in D 1.5 in
Artist George Samerjan WPA Style Watercolor "Roller at Van Nuys Blvd" 1941
By George Samerjan
Located in St. Louis, MO
Artist George Samerjan's (1915-2005) WPA style watercolor titled "Roller at Van Nuys" 1941, in its
Category
Vintage 1940s American Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper
1940s Three Oil on Oval Canvas WPA Paintings of Trains w. Ribbons Surrealist
Located in Miami, FL
WPA era (1930s/1940s ) Oil on Oval Canvas Grouping of 3 Paintings of Trains with a Ribbon and
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
H 31 in W 45.75 in D 2 in
Antique Donal Hord WPA San Diego California Montezuma Aztec Bronze Sculpture Art
By Donal Hord
Located in San Diego, CA
Fantastic original bronze sculpture by California sculptor/artist Donal Hord and dates from the 1930's. Titled "Aztec" and is signed on the lower edge. Listed in the Donal Hord book....
Category
Mid-20th Century American Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 10 in W 4.25 in D 4 in
1939 The WPA Guide to New York City: The Federal Writers’ Project Guide
Located in Stamford, CT
1939 The WPA Guide to New York City: The Federal Writers’ Project Guide. Rare Hardcover 1st edition.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Modern Books
Materials
Paper
Liza Monk (1906-?) Brutalist nail sculpture of Hercules WPA artist based in CA
By Monk Designs
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Brutalist sculpture of Hercules by Liza Monk - Los Angeles based WPA artist.
Heavy and welded
Category
Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
H 31 in W 13 in D 6 in
"Lying on the Sand, " WPA-Era Atmospheric Beach Scene with Male & Female Bathers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
scene in the 1930s and 1940s, and was the administrator for the WPA Illinois Art Project for several
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
H 10.75 in W 14.5 in D 2 in
"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
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
H 17.5 in W 33 in D 2 in
"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...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
H 23.5 in W 27.5 in D 1 in
"The Return of Thomas Pickering, " Important WPA-Period Oil Painting by Beck
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Full of atmosphere, rich color and drama, this fully realized oil on canvas study by Dunbar Beck was executed in preparation for his lobby painting at the US Post Office in Danvers, ...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Acrobat and Circus Horse, " Vivid WPA-Era Painting with Semi-Nude Performer
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...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
H 41.5 in W 35 in D 2 in
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