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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
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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
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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
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

"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
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

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...
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

"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
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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
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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
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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
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings

Materials

Paper

"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
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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
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

"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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

"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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Mahogany

"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
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paper, Paint

"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
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

"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
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

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
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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
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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
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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper

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
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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
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Vintage 1930s Paintings

Materials

Paper

Lester O. Schwartz, Untitled, 1938
Lester O. Schwartz, Untitled, 1938
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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.
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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
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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
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1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

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
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

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.
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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
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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.
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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 ...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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
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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
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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.
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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
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1930s American Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Cast Stone

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
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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
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Late 20th Century Naturalistic Nude Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

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