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Wpa Industrial Art

"Factory on the River" Modernist and Precisionist WPA Industrial New York Scene
"Factory on the River" Modernist and Precisionist WPA Industrial New York Scene

"Factory on the River" Modernist and Precisionist WPA Industrial New York Scene

By William Sharp

Located in New York, NY

, American Art, June 13, 2019, Lot 178 William Sharp was born on June 13, 1900, in Lemberg, Austria, where

Category

Mid-20th Century American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Oil

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

Large Framed WPA Industrial Oil on Board Factory Painting

Located in Dallas, TX

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

Category

20th Century American Art Deco Paintings

Fortune Magazine cover, Depression-Era Illustration, WPA industrial Modernist
Fortune Magazine cover, Depression-Era Illustration, WPA industrial Modernist

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...

Category

1930s American Modern Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Gouache, Board

Hand Painted Wooden W.P.A. Sign for City of New York, circa 1930
Hand Painted Wooden W.P.A. Sign for City of New York, circa 1930

Hand Painted Wooden W.P.A. Sign for City of New York, circa 1930

By WPA

Located in San Francisco, CA

About This is an original hand painted wooden sign from the WPA from the city of New York, USA

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Signs

Materials

Wood

American Regionalist WPA Period Industrial Worker Oil Painting
American Regionalist WPA Period Industrial Worker Oil Painting

American Regionalist WPA Period Industrial Worker Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American modernist portrait painting of an industrial worker. Oil on canvas, circa 1925

Category

1930s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Ironworker, " Important WPA-Era Depiction of Industrial Worker by John Garth
"Ironworker, " Important WPA-Era Depiction of Industrial Worker by John Garth

"Ironworker, " Important WPA-Era Depiction of Industrial Worker by John Garth

By John Garth

Located in Philadelphia, PA

, and served as Mural Director for the WPA Art Project there in the 1930s. He painted murals for the Sir

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

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Leaving the Factory- American Scene Watercolor Painting-WPA Painter
Leaving the Factory- American Scene Watercolor Painting-WPA Painter

Leaving the Factory- American Scene Watercolor Painting-WPA Painter

Located in Marco Island, FL

David Fredenthal captures the chaotic rush of men leaving their jobs at the factory. The setting is possibly the Rouge Factory, one of Henry Ford's most important and earliest fact...

Category

Early 20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Archival Paper

"Men in Barracks" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Realism Gay Modernism WWII
"Men in Barracks" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Realism Gay Modernism WWII

"Men in Barracks" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Realism Gay Modernism WWII

By David Fredenthal

Located in New York, NY

"Men in Barracks" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Realism Gay Modernism WWII. 18 x 24 inches Watercolor on paper. c. 1940s. Signed lower right. BIO David Fredenthal (1914 - 1958...

Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

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

Selection of Three WPA Era Paintings

$550Sale Price / item|83% Off

H 33.5 in W 27.5 in D 0.5 in

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...

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Mural Study for "History of Water" American Scene Modernism Social Realism WPA
Mural Study for "History of Water" American Scene Modernism Social Realism WPA

Mural Study for "History of Water" American Scene Modernism Social Realism WPA

By Thomas Hart Benton

Located in New York, NY

Mural Study for "History of Water" American Scene Modernism Social Realism WPA Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889-1975) "Water Story" (Study for The History of Water) Tempera and o...

Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Egg Tempera, Board

"On the Waterfront", Nine Sailors at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, 1946 Oil Painting
"On the Waterfront", Nine Sailors at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, 1946 Oil Painting

"On the Waterfront", Nine Sailors at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, 1946 Oil Painting

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Painted just after the end of World War II in a style that could be called Art Deco meets Mid Century, this striking painting depicts nine sailors in their Navy uniforms, most of the...

Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Loading the Wagon", Important Regional Scene Ptg, Thomas Hart Benton Colleague
"Loading the Wagon", Important Regional Scene Ptg, Thomas Hart Benton Colleague

"Loading the Wagon", Important Regional Scene Ptg, Thomas Hart Benton Colleague

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This classic example of American Scene painting, depicting a group of four laborers loading the harvest onto a wagon amidst the fields, has the energy and dynamic of Thomas Hart Bent...

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

Industry and Commerce
Industry and Commerce

John BallatorIndustry and Commerce, 1936

$12,000

H 16.5 in W 39.5 in D 3 in

Industry and Commerce

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This mural study is part of our exhibition America Coast to Coast: Artists of the 1930s Industry and Commerce, 1936, tempera on panel, 16 ½ x 39 ½ inches, signed verso “John Ballat...

Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Tempera

"Five Josephs, " Important Art Deco Painting w/ Male Nudes, Provincetown, 1930s
"Five Josephs, " Important Art Deco Painting w/ Male Nudes, Provincetown, 1930s

"Five Josephs, " Important Art Deco Painting w/ Male Nudes, Provincetown, 1930s

By William L'Engle

Located in Philadelphia, PA

An extraordinary example of Art Deco painting with allegorical meaning -- like so many murals painted in the 1920s and 1930s -- this large work by William L'Engle depicts five nude m...

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

Lithograph of American rural life timeless and romantic
Lithograph of American rural life timeless and romantic

Lithograph of American rural life timeless and romantic

By Thomas Hart Benton

Located in London, GB

A fine impression of this very popular image with full margins (smaller on top and bottom) published by Associated American Artists.

Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Neon Lighting WPA Mid 20th Century Social Realism American Scene Modern Figures
Neon Lighting WPA Mid 20th Century Social Realism American Scene Modern Figures

Neon Lighting WPA Mid 20th Century Social Realism American Scene Modern Figures

By Maurice Becker

Located in New York, NY

Neon Lighting WPA Mid 20th Century Social Realism American Scene Modern Figures MAURICE BECKER (1889-1975) 'Neon Lighting 17 1/4 x 13 3/4 inches Oil on masonite Signed, dated 1936 a...

Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

The Letter-American Scene Painting. Ladies Gossiping. Best Friends.
The Letter-American Scene Painting. Ladies Gossiping. Best Friends.

The Letter-American Scene Painting. Ladies Gossiping. Best Friends.

Located in Marco Island, FL

Clyde Singer captures the moment when two friends open a letter with shocking news. A master of capturing the small and significant moments of everyday life, Singer realistically po...

Category

1950s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

NYC Subway Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern 1930s
NYC Subway Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern 1930s

NYC Subway Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern 1930s

By Daniel Ralph Celentano

Located in New York, NY

NYC Subway Riders Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern 1930s Daniel Celentano (1902 - 1980) Subway Scene, 1930s 8 x 9 inches Ink and wash on paper Singed lower ...

Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Gouache

WPA 1940s Framed Figurative Village Landscape with Figures, Houses & Mountains
WPA 1940s Framed Figurative Village Landscape with Figures, Houses & Mountains

WPA 1940s Framed Figurative Village Landscape with Figures, Houses & Mountains

By Charles Ragland Bunnell

Located in Denver, CO

This evocative watercolor on paper painting, titled The Way War First Comes (1940), was created by noted American artist Charles Ragland Bunnell (1897-1968) during the Depression era...

Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Post Office WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Modern 20th Century
Post Office WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Modern 20th Century

Post Office WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Modern 20th Century

By Carlos Lopez

Located in New York, NY

Post Office WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Modern 20th Century Carlos Lopez (1910-1953) "Bounty" WPA Mural Study for Michigan Post Office 19 ½ x 22 ½ inches Oil on B...

Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

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