Outdoor Market WPA sketch
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
David Margolis (b.1911). Outdoor Market, ca. 1935. Charcoal on paper, image measures 7 x 9.5 inches.
Category
1930s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Wpa Market
Modernist Oil Painting George Schwacha Brooklyn Street Scene Fruit Market WPA
By George Schwacha Jr
Located in Surfside, FL
Hand signed lower left corner Oil on masonite Dimensions: Frame H 18.25" x W 22.25". Sight H 11.25" x W 15.25 This is a great scene, vintage Americana. Possibly Crown Heights in Broo...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
1940's American WPA Modernist New York City Watercolor Painting Tenement Market
By Samuel Grunvald
Located in Surfside, FL
Hand signed lower right Lower East Side Tenements Pushcart Market Watercolor on paper board. Samuel Grunvald was a Hungarian born American WPA artist known for abstract, landscape a...
Category
1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Board, Paper
"Under the El", WPA-Era Painting of Philadelphia Market by Van Loan
$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...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
Abram TromkaRare 1930s New York Tenement Market Scene Gouache Painting WPA Era Jewish Art, c.1930's
$3,600
Rare 1930s New York Tenement Market Scene Gouache Painting WPA Era Jewish Art
By Abram Tromka
Located in Surfside, FL
Lower East Side, New York City Tenement shops Hand signed lower right Abram Tromka was born May 1, 1896 in Poland. At the age of seven he immigrated with his family to the United St...
Category
1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
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Frank KleinholzWPA artist Impressionistic Painting "In the Market Place", 1950
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H 22.5 in W 26.5 in D 2.5 in
WPA artist Impressionistic Painting "In the Market Place"
By Frank Kleinholz
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very Modern and Impressionistic painting of two figures standing together in a brightly colored market. Ashcan School style.
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Terminal Market, Bronx" Large WPA-Period Mural of New York Scene
By Morris Sirota
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the finest WPA period murals we have offered, this scene of the Bronx market with sellers and buyers crowding around a subway stop and a rising cluster of buildings to one sid...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
Samuel Grunvald1940's American WPA Modernist New York City Watercolor Painting Tenement Market, c.1940s
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H 16 in W 18 in
1940's American WPA Modernist New York City Watercolor Painting Tenement Market
By Samuel Grunvald
Located in Surfside, FL
Hand signed lower right Lower East Side Tenements Pushcart Market Samuel Grunvald was a Hungarian born American WPA artist known for abstract, landscape and seascape paintings.
Category
1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Abram TromkaRare 1930s New York Tenement Market Scene Gouache Painting (WPA Era) Jewish Art, c.1930's
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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
Abram Tromka was born May 1, 1896 in Poland. At the age of seven he immigrated with his family to the United States, settling in New York City. It was on the boat coming to New York ...
Category
1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Abram TromkaRare 1930s New York Tenement Market Scene Gouache Painting WPA Era Jewish Art, c.1930's
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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
Lower East Side, New York City Tenement shops Hand signed lower right Abram Tromka was born May 1, 1896 in Poland. At the age of seven he immigrated with his family to the United St...
Category
1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Paper
Todros GellerJewish Market Peddler Judaica Woodblock Woodcut Print Chicago 1930s WPA Artist, Circa Early to Mid 1900's
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H 17 in W 13 in
Jewish Market Peddler Judaica Woodblock Woodcut Print Chicago 1930s WPA Artist
By Todros Geller
Located in Surfside, FL
The WPA supported South Side Community Art Center opened in 1940 providing free art lessons for the community.
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Woodcut
Asian Workers in the Market WPA Style Social Realist Oil Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Signed with a K. It is not dated but we estimate it to the 1950's. It appears to be Asian but it might be Latin American or Mexican. Market scene.
Category
1950s Naturalistic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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Vintage American Impressionist Framed New England Farm Landscape Oil Painting, 1950
Sold|$775
H 18 in W 22 in D 2 in
Vintage American Impressionist Framed New England Farm Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Oil on canvas, 18 x 22 inches overall, 16 x 20 inches image size. Vintage American impressionist landscape painting. Oil on canvas. Framed.
Category
1950s Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Stunning Art Deco Young Woman Portrait Framed Signed Rare Original Oil Painting, 1900
$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.
Category
1890s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Late Afternoon on the Beach", Mid Century Painting w/ Blond Nude Male Figure
$12,500
H 26.75 in W 27.5 in D 1.25 in
"Late Afternoon on the Beach", Mid Century Painting w/ Blond Nude Male Figure
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This atmospheric and magical view of a single nude male figure on a California beach is imbued with lovely, unexpected colors and textures which rise up to a sky that is a pale shade...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
"On the Waterfront", Nine Sailors at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, 1946 Oil Painting
Unavailable|$15,500
H 28.5 in W 37.5 in D 1.25 in
"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
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
George LuksSeventh Avenue (New York City Manhattan cityscape painting), ca. 1920
$1,500
H 12 in W 8.75 in
Seventh Avenue (New York City Manhattan cityscape painting)
By George Luks
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful Ashcan School era cityscape painting. Seventh Avenue at Night, ca. 1920. Oil on canvas, 8.75 x 12 inches. On small patch repair on back. The piece is unsigned and unatt...
Category
1920s Ashcan School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"The Golden Hour, " Monumental Painting with Utopian Scene, Multiple Male Nudes
$31,525Sale Price|35% Off
H 49 in W 59 in D 1.75 in
"The Golden Hour, " Monumental Painting with Utopian Scene, Multiple Male Nudes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Monumental and quite extraordinary, this utopian scene -- all cast in a lovely, warm glow -- depicts a wide range of nude figures, mostly male, in a grassy river valley between mount...
Category
Vintage 1920s British Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Loading the Wagon", Important Regional Scene Ptg, Thomas Hart Benton Colleague
$3,500
H 20 in W 26 in D 0.5 in
"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
"Five Olympic Rowers", Monumental Art Deco Painting of Nude Male Oarsmen
$75,000
H 88 in W 70 in D 2 in
"Five Olympic Rowers", Monumental Art Deco Painting of Nude Male Oarsmen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the most stunning and monumental depictions of male nude figures -- and male athletes -- ever accomplished in the Modern era, this large painting shows five nude rowers, relax...
Category
Vintage 1930s British Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Black and Red Nude", Large Male Nude Painting by Christopher Clark, 1954
$12,500
H 44.5 in W 24.5 in D 2 in
"Black and Red Nude", Large Male Nude Painting by Christopher Clark, 1954
By Christopher Clark (1875-1942)
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Bold and striking, this large 1950s painting of a nude male youth, executed in black gouache or charcoal on a rich, deep red ground, was made by Christopher Clark. The artist is bes...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
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...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"St. George and the Dragon", Fabulous Art Deco Painting by Manne Östlund, 1934
$3,800
H 13.75 in W 10 in D 0.25 in
"St. George and the Dragon", Fabulous Art Deco Painting by Manne Östlund, 1934
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the most fanciful and dramatic depictions of the St. George and the Dragon story we have ever seen, this painting by Manne Östlund shows a shirtless, modern St. George slaying...
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
Seymour FogelWPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Workers, c. 1930s/40s
$50,000
H 25 in W 62 in
WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Workers
By Seymour Fogel
Located in New York, NY
WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Workers Seymour Fogel (1911-1984) Mural Study, untitled 11 x 49 1/4 inches (sight) Tempera on board Provenance:...
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Egg Tempera, Board
"Lost in Thought", Large Painting of Young Man and Bathers, Felix Meseck, 1938
$7,600Sale Price|20% Off
H 39.5 in W 49.5 in D 3 in
"Lost in Thought", Large Painting of Young Man and Bathers, Felix Meseck, 1938
By Felix Meseck
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Centered around a young man in a blue swimsuit who is lost in thought, looking into the distance, this atmospheric painting shows a group of swimmers enjoying a lovely summer day. T...
Category
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"St. Sebastian in Gold and Coral", Striking Art Deco Painting by Remy, France
$7,500
H 19.5 in W 17 in D 1.5 in
"St. Sebastian in Gold and Coral", Striking Art Deco Painting by Remy, France
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A vivid and striking example of Art Deco painting, this depiction of St. Sebastian in tones of gold and pink-papaya shows the figure with a rich, brown complexion, wounded with four ...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Knockout", Superb Art Deco Painting by François-Louis Schmied, Book Designer
$8,500
H 13.75 in W 10.5 in D 1.5 in
"Knockout", Superb Art Deco Painting by François-Louis Schmied, Book Designer
By François-Louis Schmied
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This superb depiction of two nude male boxers at the height of their fight, one knocking out the other, was painted by François-Louis Schmied, one of France's two leading artists spe...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
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