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"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
"Falling Satyr, " Superb Art Deco Panel with Male Nude by WPA Sculptor
By Don Griffith
Located in Philadelphia, PA
falling satyr, his legs and arms akimbo, was carved by Don Griffith, a WPA artist in Colorado. Dated 1933
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"Lying on the Sand, " WPA-Era Atmospheric Beach Scene with Male & Female Bathers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
energy of crowded beach scenes in America, John Winters created this lovely genre scene of a male bather
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
H 10.75 in W 14.5 in D 2 in
"Male Youth at Sunset, " Vivid Art Deco Painting by Dunbar Beck, WPA Muralist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
depiction of a partially nude male youth standing at an open window at sunset was painted by Dunbar Beck in
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
H 12 in W 10 in D 0.25 in
American Modernist Oil Painting Nude Male on Beach WPA Artist Group of 10
By Ben-Zion Weinman
Located in Surfside, FL
Born in 1897, Ben-Zion Weinman celebrated his European Jewish heritage in his visual works as a sculptor, painter, and printmaker. Influenced by Spinoza, Knut Hamsun, and Wladyslaw R...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
WPA Woman Artist Modernist Abstract Print
By Riva Helfond
Located in Surfside, FL
lithograph showing a woman slumped over her work in a WPA sewing room, and Snow Clearing (1933), showing men
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Color
WPA Woman Artist Modernist Abstract Watercolor of Houses
By Riva Helfond
Located in Surfside, FL
include Custom Made (1940), a lithograph showing a woman slumped over her work in a WPA sewing room, and
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
"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
"Morning Chat, " Moody, Atmospheric Painting by Daniel Koerner, WPA Artist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
atmospheric, moody painting depicts two male figures in the foreground, deep in conversation, as the morning
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
H 35.5 in W 29 in D 1.75 in
"Labor", Handsome WPA-Era Painting with Nudes by Muralist Lichtenauer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
a group of male nudes offloading a wagon laden with large sacks, probably filled with flour, given
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Multiple Male Nudes, " drawing by Ben Messick
By Ben Messick
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The cluster of knotty male nudes depicted in this high-energy drawing by Ben Messick illustrates
Category
Vintage 1930s American Drawings
Materials
Pencil, Paper
Bronze Female Nude Sculpture Modernist, WPA, New York Chelsea Hotel Artist
By Eugenie Gershoy
Located in Surfside, FL
1936 to 1939, Gershoy worked for the WPA Federal Art Project. She collaborated with Max Spivak on
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Modern Greek Frieze with Horse, " Extremely Rare WPA-Period Watercolor, 1930s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
composition features two female figures in Classical Greek robes and a semi-nude male figure holding the reins
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings
Materials
Paper
H 14 in W 19 in D 0.1 in
"Sock Hop" Mid-Century American Modernism WPA Female Artist 20th Century Realism
By Kyra Markham
Located in New York, NY
"Sock Hop" Mid-Century American Modernism WPA Female Artist 20th Century Realism. 30 x 24 inches
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"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
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
H 23.5 in W 27.5 in D 1 in
"Standing Male Nude, " Preparatory Drawing by Dunbar Beck
Located in Philadelphia, PA
successful muralists, and he painted a WPA-sponsored mural in the post office in Danvers, Massachusetts, and
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings
Two Male Nudes by Anthony Sisti Circa 1930's
Located in Rochester, NY
Two male nude studies by Tony Sisti. Sisti was a master draftsman. With just a few lines he
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Paintings
Materials
Paper
Two Male Nudes by Anthony Sisti Circa 1930's
Located in Rochester, NY
Two male nude studies by Tony Sisti. Sisti was a master draftsman. With just a few lines he
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Drawings
Materials
Paper
Male and Female Nude Sculptures by Waylande Gregory
By Waylande Gregory
Located in Philadelphia, PA
-figure pieces for WPA projects, institutions and public parks. Gregory is best known for his works in
Category
Vintage 1960s American Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"Two Bottles" American Scene Realism Mid 20th Century Female Artist WPA 1940's
By Helen Clark Oldfield
Located in New York, NY
"Two Bottles" American Scene Realism Mid 20th Century Female Artist WPA 1940's
Helen Clark
Category
1940s American Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Head of a Deco Woman (recto) Standing Male Model (verso)
By Paul H. Winchell
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Head of a Deco Woman (recto) Standing Male Model (verso)
Graphite on paper, 1925
Signed with the
Category
1920s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Head of a Deco Woman (recto) Standing Male Model (verso)
By Paul H. Winchell
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Head of a Deco Woman (recto) Standing Male Model (verso)
Graphite on paper, 1925
Signed with the
Category
1920s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Leon Kroll Original Graphite Male Portrait in Profile C.1940
By Leon Kroll
Located in San Francisco, CA
Leon Kroll Original Graphite Male Portrait in Profile C.1940
Outstanding portrait by listed
Category
Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
H 26.75 in W 21.75 in D 0.5 in
"Seated Black Male Nude, " Art Deco Watercolor by Brown County Painter
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This painting of a Black male nude, executed in rich, brilliant shades of burnt sienna, reddish
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Black and Red Nude", Large Male Nude Painting by Christopher Clark, 1954
By Christopher Clark
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Bold and striking, this large 1950s painting of a nude male youth, executed in black gouache or
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Study of a Male Nude (Original Thomas Hart Benton, Signed & Authenticated)
By Thomas Hart Benton
Located in New Orleans, LA
his WPA-era paintings of rural Midwestern scenes, his drawings are less familiar - but they
Category
Mid-20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
"Nude Male and Draped Female, " Study for Painting by Dunbar Beck
Located in Philadelphia, PA
one of America's most accomplished and successful muralists, and he painted a WPA-sponsored mural in
Category
Vintage 1930s American Drawings
Materials
Pencil, Paper
"Fruit Carrier, " Large Sculptural Relief in Mahogany with Male Figure, Art Deco
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large and impressive, carved in a naive-sophisticated way that suggests folk art as well as WPA
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Mahogany
H 30 in W 11.5 in D 1.5 in
"Floating Man, " Important Art Deco Painting with Nude Male by Dunbar Beck
Located in Philadelphia, PA
strong lighting and dramatic perspectives. Beck painted a WPA-sponsored mural in the post office in
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paper, Paint
H 28 in W 11.5 in D 0.75 in
"Toltec, " Important Sketch for Art Deco Painting with Male and Female Nudes
By John Garth
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This stylized and richly-colored, almost cinematic, depiction of a nude Toltec male youth by John
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
H 14.75 in W 11.75 in D 0.1 in
"Tony, " Superb 1940s Portrait of Male Youth by Marion Huse, Hawthorne Pupil
By Marion Huse
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Charles Hawthorne on Cape Cod, and painted for the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the 1930s
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings
H 33.5 in W 32 in D 1 in
Playboys (2 American male refugees from the Gatsby era preen on Mexican beach)
By Caroline Durieux
Located in New Orleans, LA
Louisiana’s WPA Art Project, which she administered without regard for the race of the participants within a
Category
1930s American Modern Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
'The Animal Kingdom, ' Art Deco Mural Study with Male Nudes by John Garth
By John Garth
Located in Philadelphia, PA
artists in San Francisco for many years, and served as Mural Director for the WPA Art Project there in the
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
Portrait of African American Woman by Anthony Sisti Circa 1930's
Located in Rochester, NY
teacher in Buffalo, New York, Anthony "Tony" Sisti was also a muralist and drawing specialist. As a WPA
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper
H 29 in W 25 in D 1.5 in
Portrait of African American Woman by Anthony Sisti Circa 1930's
Located in Rochester, NY
, New York, Anthony "Tony" Sisti was also a muralist and drawing specialist. As a WPA* artist during
Category
Mid-20th Century American Drawings
Materials
Paper
Two Boxing Drawings by Anthony Sisti Circa 1930's
Located in Rochester, NY
" Sisti was also a muralist and drawing specialist. As a WPA* artist during the Depression, he did murals
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper
H 18 in W 17.5 in D 0.1 in
Two Boxing Drawings by Anthony Sisti Circa 1930's
Located in Rochester, NY
" Sisti was also a muralist and drawing specialist. As a WPA* artist during the Depression, he did murals
Category
Mid-20th Century American Drawings
Materials
Paper
"Nude with Totem Pole, " Rare Surrealist Drawing by Dunbar Beck
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Best known for his WPA and World's Fair murals, this drawing is a rare example of Dunbar Beck's
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings
Flower Bouquet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
(Note: This work is part of our exhibition Connected by Creativity: WPA Era Works from the
Category
1930s American Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
20th Century Spanish Seaside Village (Cadaques Catalonia), Cleveland School
By Rolf Stoll
Located in Beachwood, OH
male portraits especially, he was admired for his ability to convey the dignity of his sitter’s
Category
1920s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Lester O. Schwartz, Untitled, 1938
By Lester O. Schwartz
Located in Braintree, GB
study of a man and a woman, the male figure giving the female a haircut.
Dimensions: Size 48 x 39 x
Category
Vintage 1930s Paintings
Materials
Paper
WPA Painting of a Nubian Male
By WPA
Located in San Francisco, CA
Truly a great WPA style portrait of a Nubian male. In the original frame.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Paintings
Striking Pair of Ceramic WPA Era/Art Deco Figurines Depicting Workers
By Phoenix Pottery
Located in Tucson, AZ
Striking pair of WPA/Art Deco figurines of a male and female, depicting Workers in the field. He is
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Minimal Seated Male Nude 1950s Ink & Watercolor
By Richard Van Wingerden
Located in San Francisco, CA
This 1950s ink and watercolor on paper male nude study is by Dutch-Californian Expressionist
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
H 18 in W 11 in D 1.5 in
Male Figure Study, Ink on Paper, Mid 20th Century
By Richard Van Wingerden
Located in San Francisco, CA
This mid 20th century ink on paper nude drawing of three male figures is by Dutch-Californian
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
H 24 in W 18 in D 0.07 in
Leonard Sailing
By Helen Rennie
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sewell Rennie (born in 1906) was a painter, graphic designer (New Yorker cartoons) and WPA artist who
Collection of 6 Unusual Mid-Century NYC Drawings
By Saul Lishinsky
Located in San Francisco, CA
WPA painter, Abraham Lishinsky, and a personal passion for the work of Rembrandt and Cezanne.
Category
20th Century Drawings
Materials
Ink, Paper
1930s Helen Rennie Ink Drawings - Individually Priced
By Helen Sewell Rennie
Located in San Francisco, CA
, graphic designer, WPA Artist, and New Yorker cartoonist. Over a six-decade period she created a diverse
Category
20th Century American Drawings
Materials
Pen
Free Space
By Lee Krasner
Located in Hudson, NY
Great Depression, when she worked as a painter for the WPA’s Federal Art Project in the 1930s. In 1937
Antique American Modernist WPA Male Smoking Portrait Oil Painting Carl Laughlin
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist portrait painting of a man smoking by Carl Laughlin (born 1926). Oil on board, circa 1945. Signed on back. Displayed in a modernist frame. Image size, 8"L x 10"H.
Category
1940s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Industry and Agriculture, " Allegorical WPA-Art Deco Sculpture with Male Figures
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This very fine and rare sculpture depicts two brawny figures -- one a half-nude worker with a gear in his hand, and the other a buckskin-clothed Pioneer with a rifle in his hand and ...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 7.5 in W 7 in D 3.25 in
American Modernist Oil Painting Nude Male on Beach WPA Artist Group of 10
By Ben-Zion Weinman
Located in Surfside, FL
Born in 1897, Ben-Zion Weinman celebrated his European Jewish heritage in his visual works as a sculptor, painter, and printmaker. Influenced by Spinoza, Knut Hamsun, and Wladyslaw R...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
"Warrior and Winged Horse" Bronze by Important WPA Sculptor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Loyalty." Each of the four sculptures -- carved in limetone and 13 feet high -- pair a strong male or
Category
Vintage 1930s American Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
WPA Woman Artist Modernist Abstract Watercolor of Houses
By Riva Helfond
Located in Surfside, FL
include Custom Made (1940), a lithograph showing a woman slumped over her work in a WPA sewing room, and
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
1930's Painting of Male Track Athlete
Located in Ferndale, MI
1930's Painting of Male Track Athlete - Oil on board, unsigned - WPA style. Frame 2"- W
Category
Vintage 1930s Paintings
Unique, Art Deco Sculpture of Worker with Dove, WPA Style
Located in Philadelphia, PA
glaze, and presents the male figure in a stylized way that emphasizes his strength.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Bronze Female Nude Sculpture Modernist, WPA, New York Chelsea Hotel Artist
By Eugenie Gershoy
Located in Surfside, FL
1936 to 1939, Gershoy worked for the WPA Federal Art Project. She collaborated with Max Spivak on
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
WPA Cast Stone Sculpture Female Artist American Modernism Working Scrub Woman
Located in New York, NY
WPA Cast Stone Sculpture Female Artist American Modernism Working Scrub Woman by Franc (Dorothy
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone
H 8.5 in W 5 in D 7.5 in
Loggers WPA Depression Era Modern Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism
By William L'Engle
Located in New York, NY
Loggers WPA Depression Era Modern Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism
Oil on board, 24
Category
1940s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Classical Greco Roman Style Nude Male Torso Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful nude male torso sculpture made in the classical Greco Roman style. The sculpture was
Category
Late 20th Century Naturalistic Nude Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
H 22 in W 9 in D 6 in
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