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"Wrestlers" 1936 Olympic Porcelain Gay Mid 20th Century Art Deco WPA Modern LGBT
By Herend
Located in New York, NY
"Wrestlers" 1936 Olympic Porcelain Gay Mid 20th Century Art Deco WPA Modern LGBT Hungarian
Category

1930s Modern Nude Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

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
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Gouache

Columbus Avenue NYC c. 1920s/30s American Scene Ashcan WPA Modern 20th Century
By Bernard Gussow
Located in New York, NY
Columbus Avenue NYC c. 1920s/30s American Scene Ashcan WPA Modern 20th Century "Late Afternoon
Category

1920s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Industrial Mid-20th Century WPA Modern Men Working American Scene Social Realism
Located in New York, NY
Industrial Mid-20th Century WPA Modern Men Working American Scene Social Realism George Pearse
Category

1910s American Modern Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mural Study 1933 Depression Era Mid-Century WPA Modern American Scene Drawing
By Michael Loew
Located in New York, NY
Mural Study 1933 Depression Era Mid-Century WPA Modern American Scene Drawing. Study to Scale
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Egg Tempera, Board

"Hop Scotch" Mid 20th Century Social Realism WPA Modern American Scene 1950s SF
By Anton Refregier
Located in New York, NY
"Hop Scotch" Mid 20th Century Social Realism WPA Modern American Scene 1950s SF, .30 1/4 x 22 1/4
Category

1950s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Herman Roderick Volz "The Argument" WPA & Modern Expressionist Artist
By Herman Roderick Volz 1
Located in Fulton, CA
A WPA style lithograph titled "The Argument" by Herman Roderick Vols (1904-1990). Pencil signed and
Category

Vintage 1940s American Prints

Materials

Paper

Bathers 1940s Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern Ashcan
Located in New York, NY
Bathers 1940s Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern Ashcan Marion Gilmore
Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Colorado Mine, 1940s WPA Modern Mountain Landscape Oil Painting, 18 x 24 inches
By Paul Kauvar Smith
Located in Denver, CO
, New York, 1976.; Modern Art in Denver (1919-1960): Eleven Denver Artists, Elizabeth Schlosser, Ocean
Category

1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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

"Tugboat at Dock, " Reginald Marsh, Modern WPA Industrial Ship
By Reginald Marsh
Located in Larchmont, NY
Reginald Marsh Tugboat at Dock, circa 1937 Signed lower right Watercolor and pencil on paper 13 3/4 x 20 inches Housed in a Lowy frame. Provenance: Sotheby's, New York, March 1, 200...
Category

1930s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Modern Monoprint WPA Jewish Artist
By Louis Wolchonok
Located in Surfside, FL
) commonly referred to as the WPA, including Berenice Abbott, William Baziotes, Aaron Bohrod, Ilya Bolotowsky
Category

20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

"Industrial Landscape, " WPA Mid-Century Modern Social Realist Watercolor
By Louis Wolchonok
Located in Larchmont, NY
Louis Wolchonok (1898 - 1973) Industrial Landscape, 1925 Watercolor on paper 22 1/4 x 16 inches Louis Wolchonok was an author of art books, etcher, painter of townscapes, landscapes...
Category

1920s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Laid Paper

Catalytic Cracking Tower. Lamp Magazine. American Scene Modern WPA Industrial
Located in New York, NY
Catalytic Cracking Tower. Lamp Magazine. American Scene Modern WPA Industrial Antonio Petruccelli
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Modern Pastel Monoprint WPA Jewish Artist
By Louis Wolchonok
Located in Surfside, FL
) commonly referred to as the WPA, including Berenice Abbott, William Baziotes, Aaron Bohrod, Ilya Bolotowsky
Category

20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Modern Pastel Monoprint WPA Jewish Artist
By Louis Wolchonok
Located in Surfside, FL
) commonly referred to as the WPA, including Berenice Abbott, William Baziotes, Aaron Bohrod, Ilya Bolotowsky
Category

20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Paper

Glassblowers WPA American Scene Mid- 20th Century Modern Figurative Workers 1932
By Harry Gottlieb
Located in New York, NY
Glassblowers WPA American Scene Mid- 20th Century Modern Figurative Workers. Dated and signed "32
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Original Painting. Fortune Mag Cover Published 1938. American Scene Modern WPA
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting. Fortune Mag Cover Published 1938. American Scene Modern WPA Antonio Petruccelli
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

Original Painting. Fortune Cover. Sept 1933 Illustration American Modern WPA Era
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting. Fortune Cover. Sept 1933 Illustration American Modern WPA Era Antonio
Category

1930s American Modern Animal Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

Philip Evergood American Modernism WPA Social Realism Modern Still Life Interior
By Philip Evergood
Located in New York, NY
Interior with Man at Table American Modernism WPA Social Realism Modern Painting Philip Evergood
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Magazine Cover Illustration Mid 20th Century Modern Theatre Broadway Realism WPA
By Ernest Hamlin Baker
Located in New York, NY
Magazine Cover Illustration Mid 20th Century Modern Theatre Broadway Realism WPA Ernest Hamlin
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

NYC Watercolor Drawing American Modern 20th Century Modernism Mid-Century WPA
By David Fredenthal
Located in New York, NY
NYC Watercolor Drawing American Modern 20th Century Modernism Mid-Century WPA. David Fredenthal
Category

1940s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Abstract Geometric WPA Painting Transcendental Art Modern Non Objective 1940s
Located in New York, NY
and drawings that embraced styles from realism through abstraction. A member of the WPA, he was best
Category

1940s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Encaustic

Reginald Marsh "Brooklyn Bridge" NYC Modernism WPA Mid-Century Watercolor Modern
By Reginald Marsh
Located in New York, NY
Reginald Marsh "Brooklyn Bridge" NYC Modernism WPA Mid-Century Watercolor Modern Reginald Marsh
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Abstract Sculpture Mid 20th Century Modern Non Objective Biomorphic Plaster WPA
By George L.K. Morris
Located in New York, NY
Modern artist George L.K. Morris created this abstract biomorphic non0objective plaster sculpture
Category

1930s American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

"Farm Buildings" Rural Modern WPA American Scene 20th Century Realism 1930
By Konrad Cramer
Located in New York, NY
"Farm Buildings" Rural Modern WPA American Scene 20th Century Realism 1930 20 x 24 inches, Oil on
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Modern Abstract American WPA Ashcan School Inspired Painting of Dock Workers
Located in Houston, TX
workers moving cargo in front of a red ship. Blending the imagery of the Ashcan School of modern laborers
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Abstract Expressionist Blue Pastel Drawing Mid Century Modern WPA Jewish Artist
By Louis Wolchonok
Located in Surfside, FL
Project (the New Deal) commonly referred to as the WPA, including Berenice Abbott, William Baziotes, Aaron
Category

20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Paper

'Clown' — 1930s American Expressionism, WPA
By Leon Bibel
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
School. In 1936 Bibel moved from California to join the Federal Art Project of the New York City WPA. He
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

"Bus Stop" Latin Art Social Realism Europe WPA Figurative Transportation Modern
Located in New York, NY
Signed and dated "1942" lower right Born Joseph Carl Meffert in Germany, he befriended Käthe Kollwitz and Otto Nagel in Berlin in the 1930s. Thanks to their support, Meffert produce...
Category

1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache, Board

Proud Chimney Sweep Modern Judaica Shtetl Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Modern Subject: Klezmer Musicians Medium: Oil Surface: Board, size includes artist decorated
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Three Klezmer Musicians Modern Judaica Shtetl Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Modern Subject: Klezmer Musicians Medium: Oil Surface: Board, size includes artist decorated
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Organ Grinder with Parrot Modern Judaica Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Modern Subject: Organ grinder with parrot Medium: Oil Surface: Board, size includes artist
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Art Week Poster Design American Scene Modern c. 1930s WPA Era Illustration
Located in New York, NY
Art Week Poster Design American Scene Modern c. 1930s WPA Era Illustration Antonio Petruccelli
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

Original Painting. New Yorker Mag Cover Proposal. American Modern Scene WPA 1935
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting. New Yorker Mag Cover Proposal. American Modern Scene WPA 1935 Antonio
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

Unemployed Marchers — 1930s Modernism, WPA
By Leon Bibel
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
to 1 1/8 inches), in excellent condition. Created while Bibel worked in the New York City WPA (Works
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"Arcturus, Helsing" Modern Oil Painting WPA American Scene Denver Historical Art
By Eve Drewelowe
Located in New York, NY
"Arcturus, Helsingfors," 19 x 16 inches, oil on canvas, signed, titled and dated 1935, 33/30C lower right. Provenance: Acquired from the personal collection of Jim Elkind (Lost City...
Category

1930s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Original Painting. New Yorker Magazine Published 1935 American Scene Modern WPA
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting. New Yorker Magazine Published 1935 American Scene Modern WPA Antonio
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

"The Knockout" Boxing Sports American Watercolor WPA Mid-Century Modern 30s/40s
By Robert Riggs
Located in New York, NY
"The Knockout" Boxing Sports American Watercolor WPA Mid-Century Modern 30s/40s. Known for his
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Steel Factory" Cuban Mid 20th Century Modern Drawing WPA Latin Art Industrial
Located in New York, NY
"Steel Factory" Cuban Mid 20th Century Modern Drawing WPA Latin Art Industrial Ink on paper. 12 x
Category

1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

1939 Mexican Farm Worker WPA Artist Adolf Dehn American Modern Gouache Painting
By Adolf Dehn
Located in Surfside, FL
Administration, WPA in this period. Many well known Jewish and Immigrant artists worked for the Federal Art
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Barge Toiler -Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Labor Plaster Depression-Era Sculpture
By Max Kalish
Located in New York, NY
"Barge Toiler" by Max Kalish is a Mid 20th Century modern Depression-Era sculpture from his Labor
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Industrial Railroad WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Rural Modern Realism
By Louis Bosa
Located in New York, NY
Industrial Railroad WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Rural Modern Realism Large oil on canvas
Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE BROADCAST - Published by WPA!
Located in Santa Monica, CA
NAN LURIE (b. 1910-?) INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE BROADCAST, c 1935 Lithograph, published by the WPA
Category

1930s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Surreal Figurative Abstract Mid 20th Century Modern Yale WPA Industrial Workers
Located in New York, NY
Surreal Figurative Abstract Mid 20th Century Modern Yale WPA Industrial Workers Offered is an
Category

1940s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Geometric Abstract American Oil WPA Color Field Abstraction Modern Non Objective
By Walter Quirt
Located in New York, NY
field during the WPA era in the 1930s. Abstraction, 12 x 16 inches. Oil on canvas. Signed lower center
Category

1930s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Breton Wrestlers Plaster Figurative Modern Male Sculpture Female Artist LGBT WPA
Located in New York, NY
Breton Wrestlers Plaster Figurative Modern Male Sculpture Female Artist LGBT WPA Malvina Hoffman
Category

1920s American Realist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Abstract Mid 20th Century WPA Non Objective American Modernism New Hope Modern
By Louis Stone
Located in New York, NY
Abstract Mid 20th Century WPA Non Objective American Modernism New Hope Modern.mixed media. 21 x 16
Category

1940s American Modern Mixed Media

Materials

Gouache, Board

MODERNIST DRAWING New Hope Mid-Century WPA Abstract Non-Objective Jazz Modern
By Ramstonev (Ramsey/Stone/Evans co-operative)
Located in New York, NY
MODERNIST DRAWING New Hope Mid-Century WPA Abstract Non-Objective Jazz Modern. Signed with a
Category

1930s American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache, Paper, Watercolor

WWI American Scene Ashcan Modern 20th Century Historical Realism Industrial WPA
By Gerrit Beneker
Located in New York, NY
WWI American Scene Ashcan Modern 20th Century Historical Realism Industrial WPA "Constant Driving
Category

1910s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Geometric Abstract American Oil WPA Color Field Abstraction Modern Non Objective
By August Mosca
Located in New York, NY
Geometric Abstract American Oil Painting WPA Color Field Abstraction Modern Non Objective. August
Category

1930s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

MODERNIST ABSTRACT Mid-Century New Hope Non-Objective oil American Modern WPA
By Louis Stone
Located in New York, NY
MODERNIST ABSTRACT Mid-Century New Hope Non-Objective oil American Modern WPA Louis Stone (1902
Category

1940s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Fiddler on the Roof Modern Judaica Shtetl Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Modern Subject: Fiddler on the roof Medium: Oil Surface: Board, size includes artist
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Polish Born Boston Expressionist Oil Painting WPA Artist Colorful Modern Woman
By Josef Presser
Located in Surfside, FL
. Here, he would begin his career painting murals for the WPA, as well as accepting private commissions
Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Three Young Men California WPA Figurative Modern Art Gay American Scene 1930s
By Boris Deutsch
Located in New York, NY
Three Young Men California WPA Figurative Modern Art Gay American Scene 1930s An artist on the
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Wpa Woman Laborer woodblock print
By Albert Abramovitz
Located in Surfside, FL
, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Public Library, Museum of Modern Art, and the Victoria and Albert Museum
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

"View of New York" WPA Mid 20th Century American Modern Watercolor on Paper
By David Fredenthal
Located in New York, NY
"View of New York" WPA Mid 20th Century American Modern Watercolor on Paper 14 1/4 x 18 1/4 inches
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Going to the Festival" WPA Ashcan 20th Century American Scene Modern Realism
By Daniel Ralph Celentano
Located in New York, NY
"Going to the Festival" WPA Ashcan 20th Century American Scene Modern Realism Daniel Celentano
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

"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

Chess Players WPA Depression Era Mid-20th Century American Scene Realism Modern
By Mervin Jules
Located in New York, NY
Chess Players WPA Depression Era Mid-20th Century American Scene Realism Modern. Signed upper right
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

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