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"Subway Riders" NYC Drawing WPA Modern Modernism Social Realism 20th Century
By Bernard Gussow
Located in New York, NY
"Subway Riders" NYC Drawing WPA Modern Modernism Social Realism 20th Century. Bernard Gussow (1881 – 1957) "Subway Riders," 16 x 15 inches. Watercolor on paper, c. 1930s. Signed low...
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1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Paper

  • "Subway Riders" NYC Drawing WPA Modern Modernism Social Realism 20th Century
  • "Subway Riders" NYC Drawing WPA Modern Modernism Social Realism 20th Century
  • "Subway Riders" NYC Drawing WPA Modern Modernism Social Realism 20th Century
  • "Subway Riders" NYC Drawing WPA Modern Modernism Social Realism 20th Century

Bernard Gussow
"Subway Riders" NYC Drawing WPA Modern Modernism Social Realism 20th Century, c. 1930s

H 26 in. W 22 in. D 2 in.
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 Mural Sketch for “Evolution of Textile Production” East. All, Textile High School. 1933...
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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Egg Tempera, Board

  • Mural Study 1933 Depression Era Mid-Century WPA Modern American Scene Drawing
  • Mural Study 1933 Depression Era Mid-Century WPA Modern American Scene Drawing
  • Mural Study 1933 Depression Era Mid-Century WPA Modern American Scene Drawing
  • Mural Study 1933 Depression Era Mid-Century WPA Modern American Scene Drawing

Michael Loew
Mural Study 1933 Depression Era Mid-Century WPA Modern American Scene Drawing, 1933

H 16 in. W 21 in. D 2 in.
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 numbered 23 of 25. Folio measures 19" H 12.5" W. Image measures 15.25" H 11.25" W....
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Vintage 1940s American Prints

Materials

Paper

  • Herman Roderick Volz "The Argument" WPA & Modern Expressionist Artist
  • Herman Roderick Volz "The Argument" WPA & Modern Expressionist Artist
  • Herman Roderick Volz "The Argument" WPA & Modern Expressionist Artist
  • Herman Roderick Volz "The Argument" WPA & Modern Expressionist Artist

Herman Roderick Volz "The Argument" WPA & Modern Expressionist Artist

H 19 in. W 12.5 in. D .01 in.
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. Good layering of colors and textures having it original patina worn wood frame signe...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

  • Cubist Industrial Oil Painting by Joan Hedman WPA Styled
  • Cubist Industrial Oil Painting by Joan Hedman WPA Styled
  • Cubist Industrial Oil Painting by Joan Hedman WPA Styled
  • Cubist Industrial Oil Painting by Joan Hedman WPA Styled

Cubist Industrial Oil Painting by Joan Hedman WPA Styled

H 21.25 in. W 29.25 in. D 1.75 in.
"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...
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1920s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Laid Paper

  • "Industrial Landscape," WPA Mid-Century Modern Social Realist Watercolor
  • "Industrial Landscape," WPA Mid-Century Modern Social Realist Watercolor
  • "Industrial Landscape," WPA Mid-Century Modern Social Realist Watercolor
  • "Industrial Landscape," WPA Mid-Century Modern Social Realist Watercolor

Louis Wolchonok
"Industrial Landscape," WPA Mid-Century Modern Social Realist Watercolor, 1925

H 22.5 in. W 16 in.
Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Modern Monoprint WPA Jewish Artist
By Louis Wolchonok
Located in Surfside, FL
Louis Wolchonok was a social realist painter and member of the Woodstock Art Association. His work was exhibited at the Whitney Museum of American Art, the National Academy of Design...
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20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

  • Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Modern Monoprint WPA Jewish Artist
  • Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Modern Monoprint WPA Jewish Artist
  • Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Modern Monoprint WPA Jewish Artist
  • Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Modern Monoprint WPA Jewish Artist

Louis Wolchonok
Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Modern Monoprint WPA Jewish Artist

H 14 in. W 15 in.
Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Modern Pastel Monoprint WPA Jewish Artist
By Louis Wolchonok
Located in Surfside, FL
Louis Wolchonok was a social realist painter and member of the Woodstock Art Association. His work was exhibited at the Whitney Museum of American Art, the National Academy of Design...
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20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

  • Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Modern Pastel Monoprint WPA Jewish Artist
  • Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Modern Pastel Monoprint WPA Jewish Artist
  • Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Modern Pastel Monoprint WPA Jewish Artist
  • Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Modern Pastel Monoprint WPA Jewish Artist

Louis Wolchonok
Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Modern Pastel Monoprint WPA Jewish Artist

H 13 in. W 20 in.
Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Modern Pastel Monoprint WPA Jewish Artist
By Louis Wolchonok
Located in Surfside, FL
Louis Wolchonok was a social realist painter and member of the Woodstock Art Association. His work was exhibited at the Whitney Museum of American Art, the National Academy of Design...
Category

20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Paper

  • Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Modern Pastel Monoprint WPA Jewish Artist
  • Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Modern Pastel Monoprint WPA Jewish Artist
  • Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Modern Pastel Monoprint WPA Jewish Artist
  • Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Modern Pastel Monoprint WPA Jewish Artist

Louis Wolchonok
Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Modern Pastel Monoprint WPA Jewish Artist

H 13 in. W 20 in.
Circus Elephants American Modernism WPA Regionalism Mid-Century Modern Oil
Located in New York, NY
Circus Elephants American Modernism WPA Regionalism Mid-Century Modern Oil Not much is known about Marco de Marco, but just look at this wonderful image; elephants at the circus fro...
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1930s American Modern Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

  • Circus Elephants American Modernism WPA Regionalism Mid-Century Modern Oil
  • Circus Elephants American Modernism WPA Regionalism Mid-Century Modern Oil
  • Circus Elephants American Modernism WPA Regionalism Mid-Century Modern Oil
  • Circus Elephants American Modernism WPA Regionalism Mid-Century Modern Oil

Marco de Marco
Circus Elephants American Modernism WPA Regionalism Mid-Century Modern Oil, 1930s

H 32 in. W 40 in. D 3 in.
"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...
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1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache, Board

  • "Bus Stop" Latin Art Social Realism Europe WPA Figurative Transportation Modern
  • "Bus Stop" Latin Art Social Realism Europe WPA Figurative Transportation Modern
  • "Bus Stop" Latin Art Social Realism Europe WPA Figurative Transportation Modern
  • "Bus Stop" Latin Art Social Realism Europe WPA Figurative Transportation Modern

Clement Moreau
"Bus Stop" Latin Art Social Realism Europe WPA Figurative Transportation Modern, 1942

H 30 in. W 35 in.
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 (1901 - 1973) Untitled (Interior with Man at Table), c. 1932, oil on panel, 11 1/2 x...
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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

  • Philip Evergood American Modernism WPA Social Realism Modern Still Life Interior
  • Philip Evergood American Modernism WPA Social Realism Modern Still Life Interior
  • Philip Evergood American Modernism WPA Social Realism Modern Still Life Interior
  • Philip Evergood American Modernism WPA Social Realism Modern Still Life Interior

Philip Evergood
Philip Evergood American Modernism WPA Social Realism Modern Still Life Interior, 1932

H 19 in. W 23 in. D 2 in.
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 decorated frame Country: United States The imagery of Maurice Kish (1895-1987), wh...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

  • Organ Grinder with Parrot Modern Judaica Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist
  • Organ Grinder with Parrot Modern Judaica Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist
  • Organ Grinder with Parrot Modern Judaica Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist
  • Organ Grinder with Parrot Modern Judaica Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist

Maurice Kish
Organ Grinder with Parrot Modern Judaica Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist

H 14.5 in. W 9.5 in.
Breton Wrestlers Bronze Figurative Modern Male Sculpture Female Artist LGBT WPA
Located in New York, NY
Breton Wrestlers Bronze Figurative Modern Male Sculpture Female Artist LGBT '29 WPA Malvina Hoffman (American, 1885 - 1966) BRETON WRESTLERS, 20 inches, bronze, Weight: Approximatel...
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1920s American Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

  • Breton Wrestlers Bronze Figurative Modern Male Sculpture Female Artist LGBT WPA
  • Breton Wrestlers Bronze Figurative Modern Male Sculpture Female Artist LGBT WPA
  • Breton Wrestlers Bronze Figurative Modern Male Sculpture Female Artist LGBT WPA
  • Breton Wrestlers Bronze Figurative Modern Male Sculpture Female Artist LGBT WPA

Malvina Hoffman
Breton Wrestlers Bronze Figurative Modern Male Sculpture Female Artist LGBT WPA, 1929

H 20 in. W 6.5 in. D 5.25 in.
Unemployed Marchers — 1930s Modernism, WPA
By Leon Bibel
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Leon Bibel, 'Unemployed Marchers', 2-color lithograph, c. 1938, edition 25. Signed, titled, and numbered '2/25' in pencil. A fine, richly-inked impression, on off-white wove paper, w...
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1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

  • Unemployed Marchers — 1930s Modernism, WPA
  • Unemployed Marchers — 1930s Modernism, WPA
  • Unemployed Marchers — 1930s Modernism, WPA
  • Unemployed Marchers — 1930s Modernism, WPA

Leon Bibel
Unemployed Marchers — 1930s Modernism, WPA, c. 1938

H 11.25 in. W 13.25 in.
Abstract Geometric WPA Painting Transcendental Art Modern Non Objective 1940s
Located in New York, NY
Born in Hungary, Bisttram went on to become a prolific artist creating many thousands of paintings and drawings that embraced styles from realism through abstraction. A member of the...
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1940s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Encaustic

  • Abstract Geometric WPA Painting Transcendental Art Modern Non Objective 1940s
  • Abstract Geometric WPA Painting Transcendental Art Modern Non Objective 1940s
  • Abstract Geometric WPA Painting Transcendental Art Modern Non Objective 1940s
  • Abstract Geometric WPA Painting Transcendental Art Modern Non Objective 1940s

Emil Bisttram
Abstract Geometric WPA Painting Transcendental Art Modern Non Objective 1940s, 1943

H 12 in. W 10 in.
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 (American, 1898-1954) Brooklyn Bridge, 1940, Signed and dated Reginald Marsh May 1940...
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1940s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

  • Reginald Marsh "Brooklyn Bridge" NYC Modernism WPA Mid-Century Watercolor Modern
  • Reginald Marsh "Brooklyn Bridge" NYC Modernism WPA Mid-Century Watercolor Modern
  • Reginald Marsh "Brooklyn Bridge" NYC Modernism WPA Mid-Century Watercolor Modern
  • Reginald Marsh "Brooklyn Bridge" NYC Modernism WPA Mid-Century Watercolor Modern

Reginald Marsh
Reginald Marsh "Brooklyn Bridge" NYC Modernism WPA Mid-Century Watercolor Modern, 1940

H 24 in. W 31 in. D 2 in.
Abstract Expressionist Blue Pastel Drawing Mid Century Modern WPA Jewish Artist
By Louis Wolchonok
Located in Surfside, FL
Louis Wolchonok was a social realist painter and member of the Woodstock Art Association. His work was exhibited at the Whitney Museum of American Art, the National Academy of Design...
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20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Paper

  • Abstract Expressionist Blue Pastel Drawing Mid Century Modern WPA Jewish Artist
  • Abstract Expressionist Blue Pastel Drawing Mid Century Modern WPA Jewish Artist
  • Abstract Expressionist Blue Pastel Drawing Mid Century Modern WPA Jewish Artist
  • Abstract Expressionist Blue Pastel Drawing Mid Century Modern WPA Jewish Artist

Louis Wolchonok
Abstract Expressionist Blue Pastel Drawing Mid Century Modern WPA Jewish Artist

H 9 in. W 12 in.
"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...
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1930s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

  • "Arcturus, Helsing" Modern Oil Painting WPA American Scene Denver Historical Art
  • "Arcturus, Helsing" Modern Oil Painting WPA American Scene Denver Historical Art
  • "Arcturus, Helsing" Modern Oil Painting WPA American Scene Denver Historical Art
  • "Arcturus, Helsing" Modern Oil Painting WPA American Scene Denver Historical Art

Eve Drewelowe
"Arcturus, Helsing" Modern Oil Painting WPA American Scene Denver Historical Art, 1935

H 24 in. W 21 in. D 2 in.
"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 paintings of prize-fighting and circus-genre scenes and lithography of gigantic size c...
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1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

  • "The Knockout" Boxing Sports American Watercolor WPA Mid-Century Modern 30s/40s
  • "The Knockout" Boxing Sports American Watercolor WPA Mid-Century Modern 30s/40s
  • "The Knockout" Boxing Sports American Watercolor WPA Mid-Century Modern 30s/40s
  • "The Knockout" Boxing Sports American Watercolor WPA Mid-Century Modern 30s/40s

Robert Riggs
"The Knockout" Boxing Sports American Watercolor WPA Mid-Century Modern 30s/40s, 1930s/40s

H 35 in. W 41 in. D 2 in.
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 frame Country: United States The imagery of Maurice Kish (1895-1987), whether fa...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

  • Proud Chimney Sweep Modern Judaica Shtetl Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist
  • Proud Chimney Sweep Modern Judaica Shtetl Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist
  • Proud Chimney Sweep Modern Judaica Shtetl Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist
  • Proud Chimney Sweep Modern Judaica Shtetl Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist

Maurice Kish
Proud Chimney Sweep Modern Judaica Shtetl Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist

H 20.5 in. W 16.5 in.
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 frame without frame 16X12 Country: United States The imagery of Maurice Kish (189...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

  • Three Klezmer Musicians Modern Judaica Shtetl Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist
  • Three Klezmer Musicians Modern Judaica Shtetl Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist
  • Three Klezmer Musicians Modern Judaica Shtetl Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist
  • Three Klezmer Musicians Modern Judaica Shtetl Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist

Maurice Kish
Three Klezmer Musicians Modern Judaica Shtetl Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist

H 19.5 in. W 15.5 in.
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 Mosca was born in Naples, Italy on August 19, 1909. He and his family emigrated to ...
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1930s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

  • Geometric Abstract American Oil WPA Color Field Abstraction Modern Non Objective
  • Geometric Abstract American Oil WPA Color Field Abstraction Modern Non Objective
  • Geometric Abstract American Oil WPA Color Field Abstraction Modern Non Objective
  • Geometric Abstract American Oil WPA Color Field Abstraction Modern Non Objective

August Mosca
Geometric Abstract American Oil WPA Color Field Abstraction Modern Non Objective, 1930s

H 25 in. W 21 in. D 2 in.
Geometric Abstract American Oil WPA Color Field Abstraction Modern Non Objective
By Walter Quirt
Located in New York, NY
American artist Walter Quirt painted this modernist non objective geometric abstract oil color field during the WPA era in the 1930s. Abstraction, 12 x 16 inches. Oil on canvas. Sig...
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1930s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

  • Geometric Abstract American Oil WPA Color Field Abstraction Modern Non Objective
  • Geometric Abstract American Oil WPA Color Field Abstraction Modern Non Objective
  • Geometric Abstract American Oil WPA Color Field Abstraction Modern Non Objective
  • Geometric Abstract American Oil WPA Color Field Abstraction Modern Non Objective

Walter Quirt
Geometric Abstract American Oil WPA Color Field Abstraction Modern Non Objective, 1930s

H 19 in. W 23 in.
"Ballerinas" Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Dance Realism Performing Arts Ballet
Located in New York, NY
"Ballerinas" Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Dance Realism Performing Arts Ballet. 16 x 20 inches. Oil on canvas. c. 1949. Signed lower right BIO Ruth E. Falkin was born in Hartford and...
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1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

  • "Ballerinas" Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Dance Realism Performing Arts Ballet
  • "Ballerinas" Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Dance Realism Performing Arts Ballet
  • "Ballerinas" Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Dance Realism Performing Arts Ballet
  • "Ballerinas" Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Dance Realism Performing Arts Ballet

Ruth Falkin
"Ballerinas" Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Dance Realism Performing Arts Ballet, c 1949

H 20 in. W 24 in.
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 Harry Gottlieb" lower right. Sight: 13 1/8" H x 18 1/4" W. Harry Gottlieb, painter...
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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

  • Glassblowers WPA American Scene Mid- 20th Century Modern Figurative Workers 1932
  • Glassblowers WPA American Scene Mid- 20th Century Modern Figurative Workers 1932
  • Glassblowers WPA American Scene Mid- 20th Century Modern Figurative Workers 1932
  • Glassblowers WPA American Scene Mid- 20th Century Modern Figurative Workers 1932

Harry Gottlieb
Glassblowers WPA American Scene Mid- 20th Century Modern Figurative Workers 1932, 1932

H 21 in. W 26 in. D 2 in.
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 Baker (1889 – 1975) “Today Magazine” Cover Illustration. 16 x 12 inch mixed media. Sig...
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1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

  • Magazine Cover Illustration Mid 20th Century Modern Theatre Broadway Realism WPA
  • Magazine Cover Illustration Mid 20th Century Modern Theatre Broadway Realism WPA
  • Magazine Cover Illustration Mid 20th Century Modern Theatre Broadway Realism WPA
  • Magazine Cover Illustration Mid 20th Century Modern Theatre Broadway Realism WPA

Ernest Hamlin Baker
Magazine Cover Illustration Mid 20th Century Modern Theatre Broadway Realism WPA, 1936

H 24 in. W 20 in. D 2 in.
Abstract Sculpture Mid 20th Century Modern Non Objective Biomorphic Plaster WPA
Located in New York, NY
Modern artist George L.K. Morris created this abstract biomorphic non0objective plaster sculpture during the WPA era of the 1930s / 40s. Though George Lovett Kingsland Morris studie...
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1930s American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

  • Abstract Sculpture Mid 20th Century Modern Non Objective Biomorphic Plaster WPA
  • Abstract Sculpture Mid 20th Century Modern Non Objective Biomorphic Plaster WPA
  • Abstract Sculpture Mid 20th Century Modern Non Objective Biomorphic Plaster WPA
  • Abstract Sculpture Mid 20th Century Modern Non Objective Biomorphic Plaster WPA

George L. K. Morris
Abstract Sculpture Mid 20th Century Modern Non Objective Biomorphic Plaster WPA, 1930s/40s

H 15 in. W 9 in. D 3 in.
"Washing Women" Cast Aluminum Plaque Sculpture WPA American Modern 20th Century
By Alice Carr de Creeft
Located in New York, NY
"Washing Women" Cast Aluminum Plaque Sculpture WPA American Modern 20th Century. Alice Robertson Carr De Creeft (1899 – 1996) "Washing Women" 12 x 15 inches plus a 2 inch stand. Cas...
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1930s American Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

  • "Washing Women" Cast Aluminum Plaque Sculpture WPA American Modern 20th Century
  • "Washing Women" Cast Aluminum Plaque Sculpture WPA American Modern 20th Century
  • "Washing Women" Cast Aluminum Plaque Sculpture WPA American Modern 20th Century
  • "Washing Women" Cast Aluminum Plaque Sculpture WPA American Modern 20th Century

Alice Carr de Creeft
"Washing Women" Cast Aluminum Plaque Sculpture WPA American Modern 20th Century, c. 1930s

H 15 in. W 15 in. D 4 in.
"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 board. Authenticated verso with the inscription “Painting by my father Konrad Cramer...
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1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

  • "Farm Buildings" Rural Modern WPA American Scene 20th Century Realism 1930
  • "Farm Buildings" Rural Modern WPA American Scene 20th Century Realism 1930
  • "Farm Buildings" Rural Modern WPA American Scene 20th Century Realism 1930
  • "Farm Buildings" Rural Modern WPA American Scene 20th Century Realism 1930

Konrad Cramer
"Farm Buildings" Rural Modern WPA American Scene 20th Century Realism 1930, 1930

H 26 in. W 30 in. D 2 in.
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 (sight). Housed in a hand carved frame. Louis King Stone was born in Findlay, Ohi...
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1940s American Modern Mixed Media

Materials

Gouache, Board

  • Abstract Mid 20th Century WPA Non Objective American Modernism New Hope Modern
  • Abstract Mid 20th Century WPA Non Objective American Modernism New Hope Modern
  • Abstract Mid 20th Century WPA Non Objective American Modernism New Hope Modern
  • Abstract Mid 20th Century WPA Non Objective American Modernism New Hope Modern

Louis Stone
Abstract Mid 20th Century WPA Non Objective American Modernism New Hope Modern, c. 1940

H 29 in. W 23 in. D 2 in.
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 "Ramstonev" stamp lower right. RAMSTONEV Cooperative Art Project (1937-1939). In the l...
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1930s American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache, Paper, Watercolor

  • MODERNIST DRAWING New Hope Mid-Century WPA Abstract Non-Objective Jazz Modern
  • MODERNIST DRAWING New Hope Mid-Century WPA Abstract Non-Objective Jazz Modern
  • MODERNIST DRAWING New Hope Mid-Century WPA Abstract Non-Objective Jazz Modern
  • MODERNIST DRAWING New Hope Mid-Century WPA Abstract Non-Objective Jazz Modern

Ramstonev (Ramsey/Stone/Evans co-operative)
MODERNIST DRAWING New Hope Mid-Century WPA Abstract Non-Objective Jazz Modern, 1937-39

H 17 in. W 20 in. D 2 in.
"The Ferry No. 2," Charles Harsanyi, Modern, Large WPA Ashcan Landscape Scene
By Charles E. Harsanyi
Located in Larchmont, NY
Charles E. Harsanyi (1905 - 1973) The Ferry No. 2, 1946 Oil on canvas 40 x 52 inches Signed, titled and dated on the reverse Provenance: The artist Grand Central Art Galleries, New ...
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1940s Ashcan School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

  • "The Ferry No. 2," Charles Harsanyi, Modern, Large WPA Ashcan Landscape Scene
  • "The Ferry No. 2," Charles Harsanyi, Modern, Large WPA Ashcan Landscape Scene
  • "The Ferry No. 2," Charles Harsanyi, Modern, Large WPA Ashcan Landscape Scene
  • "The Ferry No. 2," Charles Harsanyi, Modern, Large WPA Ashcan Landscape Scene

Charles E. Harsanyi
"The Ferry No. 2," Charles Harsanyi, Modern, Large WPA Ashcan Landscape Scene, 1946

H 46 in. W 58 in.
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 (1914-1958) "View of New York from New Jersey,"7 x 10 inches. Watercolor on Paper, c....
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1940s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

  • NYC Watercolor Drawing American Modern 20th Century Modernism Mid-Century WPA
  • NYC Watercolor Drawing American Modern 20th Century Modernism Mid-Century WPA
  • NYC Watercolor Drawing American Modern 20th Century Modernism Mid-Century WPA
  • NYC Watercolor Drawing American Modern 20th Century Modernism Mid-Century WPA

David Fredenthal
NYC Watercolor Drawing American Modern 20th Century Modernism Mid-Century WPA, c. 1948

H 11 in. W 14 in.
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 decorated frame Country: United States The imagery of Maurice Kish (1895-1987), whether f...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

  • Fiddler on the Roof Modern Judaica Shtetl Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist
  • Fiddler on the Roof Modern Judaica Shtetl Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist
  • Fiddler on the Roof Modern Judaica Shtetl Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist
  • Fiddler on the Roof Modern Judaica Shtetl Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist

Maurice Kish
Fiddler on the Roof Modern Judaica Shtetl Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist, 1955

H 20.5 in. W 16.5 in.
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 series. The WPA era work is made of plaster. Max Kalish (1891 – 1945) Barge Toiler...
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1930s American Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

  • Barge Toiler -Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Labor Plaster Depression-Era Sculpture
  • Barge Toiler -Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Labor Plaster Depression-Era Sculpture
  • Barge Toiler -Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Labor Plaster Depression-Era Sculpture
  • Barge Toiler -Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Labor Plaster Depression-Era Sculpture

Max Kalish
Barge Toiler -Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Labor Plaster Depression-Era Sculpture, 1930s

H 12 in. W 8 in. D 4 in.
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 (1902-1984) "Abstract," 16 X 12 inches. Oil on canvas, signed lower right. An abstract pai...
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1940s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

  • MODERNIST ABSTRACT Mid-Century New Hope Non-Objective oil American Modern WPA
  • MODERNIST ABSTRACT Mid-Century New Hope Non-Objective oil American Modern WPA
  • MODERNIST ABSTRACT Mid-Century New Hope Non-Objective oil American Modern WPA
  • MODERNIST ABSTRACT Mid-Century New Hope Non-Objective oil American Modern WPA

Louis Stone
MODERNIST ABSTRACT Mid-Century New Hope Non-Objective oil American Modern WPA, 1940s

H 18 in. W 14 in. D 2 in.
Polish Born Boston Expressionist Oil Painting WPA Artist Colorful Modern Woman
By Josef Presser
Located in Surfside, FL
Portrait of a modernist lady or a harlequin. Emigrating to Boston in 1913 from Lublin, Poland with his Russian-Jewish parents, Presser was admitted in 1921 at age 12 to the Boston M...
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

  • Polish Born Boston Expressionist Oil Painting WPA Artist Colorful Modern Woman
  • Polish Born Boston Expressionist Oil Painting WPA Artist Colorful Modern Woman
  • Polish Born Boston Expressionist Oil Painting WPA Artist Colorful Modern Woman
  • Polish Born Boston Expressionist Oil Painting WPA Artist Colorful Modern Woman

Josef Presser
Polish Born Boston Expressionist Oil Painting WPA Artist Colorful Modern Woman, c.1940s

H 26.5 in. W 20 in.
"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...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings

Materials

Paper

  • "Modern Greek Frieze with Horse," Extremely Rare WPA-Period Watercolor, 1930s
  • "Modern Greek Frieze with Horse," Extremely Rare WPA-Period Watercolor, 1930s
  • "Modern Greek Frieze with Horse," Extremely Rare WPA-Period Watercolor, 1930s
  • "Modern Greek Frieze with Horse," Extremely Rare WPA-Period Watercolor, 1930s

"Modern Greek Frieze with Horse," Extremely Rare WPA-Period Watercolor, 1930s

H 14 in. W 19 in. D 0.1 in.
"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 19 inches. Pogolotti lived in Paris in the 1930s. The drawing here comes from the c...
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1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

  • "Steel Factory" Cuban Mid 20th Century Modern Drawing WPA Latin Art Industrial
  • "Steel Factory" Cuban Mid 20th Century Modern Drawing WPA Latin Art Industrial
  • "Steel Factory" Cuban Mid 20th Century Modern Drawing WPA Latin Art Industrial
  • "Steel Factory" Cuban Mid 20th Century Modern Drawing WPA Latin Art Industrial

Marcello Pogolotti
"Steel Factory" Cuban Mid 20th Century Modern Drawing WPA Latin Art Industrial, 1935

H 22 in. W 27 in.
Till the Clouds Roll By 1945 Frank Sinatra Mid Century Modern Hollywood Film WPA
By Richard Whorf
Located in New York, NY
Till the Clouds Roll By 1945 Frank Sinatra Mid Century Modern Hollywood Film WPA TILL THE COULDS ROLL BY (Film Set), oil on canvas, 20 x 24 inches signed “Richard Whorf” lower righ...
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1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

  • Till the Clouds Roll By 1945 Frank Sinatra Mid Century Modern Hollywood Film WPA
  • Till the Clouds Roll By 1945 Frank Sinatra Mid Century Modern Hollywood Film WPA
  • Till the Clouds Roll By 1945 Frank Sinatra Mid Century Modern Hollywood Film WPA
  • Till the Clouds Roll By 1945 Frank Sinatra Mid Century Modern Hollywood Film WPA

Richard Whorf
Till the Clouds Roll By 1945 Frank Sinatra Mid Century Modern Hollywood Film WPA, 1945

H 31 in. W 27 in. D 2 in.
WPA Workers Mid 20th Century Realism American Scene Figurative Modern 1930
By Harry Gottlieb
Located in New York, NY
Harry Gottlieb (1895 - 1993). Oil on board. Signed and dated 1930 lower right. Framed. Image size, 18 x 24 inches. Harry Gottlieb, painter, screenprinter, educator, and lithograph...
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1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

  • WPA Workers Mid 20th Century Realism American Scene Figurative Modern 1930
  • WPA Workers Mid 20th Century Realism American Scene Figurative Modern 1930
  • WPA Workers Mid 20th Century Realism American Scene Figurative Modern 1930
  • WPA Workers Mid 20th Century Realism American Scene Figurative Modern 1930

Harry Gottlieb
WPA Workers Mid 20th Century Realism American Scene Figurative Modern 1930, 1930

H 25 in. W 31 in.
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 WPA mural project, Deutsch was born in Lithuania and died in Los Angeles. Works of Bo...
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1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

  • Three Young Men California WPA Figurative Modern Art Gay American Scene 1930s
  • Three Young Men California WPA Figurative Modern Art Gay American Scene 1930s
  • Three Young Men California WPA Figurative Modern Art Gay American Scene 1930s
  • Three Young Men California WPA Figurative Modern Art Gay American Scene 1930s

Boris Deutsch
Three Young Men California WPA Figurative Modern Art Gay American Scene 1930s , c. 1930s

H 32 in. W 38 in. D 2 in.
New York Street -WPA American Scene Modern 20th Century NYC Industrial Cityscape
By Joseph Solman
Located in New York, NY
New York Street -WPA American Scene Modern 20th Century NYC Industrial Cityscape Joseph Solman (1909-2008) "New York Street" 10 x 12 inches, oil on board, circa 1930s, initialed "J...
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1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

  • New York Street -WPA American Scene Modern 20th Century NYC Industrial Cityscape
  • New York Street -WPA American Scene Modern 20th Century NYC Industrial Cityscape
  • New York Street -WPA American Scene Modern 20th Century NYC Industrial Cityscape
  • New York Street -WPA American Scene Modern 20th Century NYC Industrial Cityscape

Joseph Solman
New York Street -WPA American Scene Modern 20th Century NYC Industrial Cityscape, circa 1938

H 13 in. W 15 in. D 1 in.
WPA American Scene Mid-20th Century Realism Thomas Hart Benton Student Modern
Located in New York, NY
WPA American Scene Mid-20th Century Realism Thomas Hart Benton Student Modern.Watercolor. 14 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches. Daniel Celentano at the age of twelve was Thomas Hart Benton's fir...
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1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

  • WPA American Scene Mid-20th Century Realism Thomas Hart Benton Student Modern
  • WPA American Scene Mid-20th Century Realism Thomas Hart Benton Student Modern
  • WPA American Scene Mid-20th Century Realism Thomas Hart Benton Student Modern
  • WPA American Scene Mid-20th Century Realism Thomas Hart Benton Student Modern

Daniel Celentano
WPA American Scene Mid-20th Century Realism Thomas Hart Benton Student Modern, c. 1930s

H 23 in. W 18 in.
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 Will Win the War," 30 x 40 inches. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 1918 lower right...
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1910s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

  • WWI American Scene Ashcan Modern 20th Century Historical Realism Industrial WPA
  • WWI American Scene Ashcan Modern 20th Century Historical Realism Industrial WPA

Gerrit Beneker
WWI American Scene Ashcan Modern 20th Century Historical Realism Industrial WPA, 1918

H 38 in. W 48 in. D 2 in.
"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. Watercolor on Paper, c. 1940s. Signed lower right. BIO David Fredenthal (1914 - ...
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1940s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

  • "View of New York" WPA Mid 20th Century American Modern Watercolor on Paper
  • "View of New York" WPA Mid 20th Century American Modern Watercolor on Paper
  • "View of New York" WPA Mid 20th Century American Modern Watercolor on Paper
  • "View of New York" WPA Mid 20th Century American Modern Watercolor on Paper

David Fredenthal
"View of New York" WPA Mid 20th Century American Modern Watercolor on Paper, 1940s

H 18 in. W 22 in.
42nd Street NYC 1923 Deco WPA Ashcan American Modern Cityscape Realism Broadway
By Louis Wolchonok
Located in New York, NY
42nd Street NYC 1923 Deco WPA Ashcan American Modern Cityscape Realism Broadway. 10 x 7 1/2 inches. Graphite on paper. Signed, titled "42nd Street" and dated July 26, 1923, lower l...
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1920s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pencil

  • 42nd Street NYC 1923 Deco WPA Ashcan American Modern Cityscape Realism Broadway
  • 42nd Street NYC 1923 Deco WPA Ashcan American Modern Cityscape Realism Broadway
  • 42nd Street NYC 1923 Deco WPA Ashcan American Modern Cityscape Realism Broadway
  • 42nd Street NYC 1923 Deco WPA Ashcan American Modern Cityscape Realism Broadway

Louis Wolchonok
42nd Street NYC 1923 Deco WPA Ashcan American Modern Cityscape Realism Broadway, 1923

H 20 in. W 17 in.
Judaica Etching Passover Seder Scene WPA Artist
By Philip Reisman
Located in Surfside, FL
Philip Reisman, a Social Realist painter and printmaker known for his views of New York City street life. Fourteen of Mr. Reisman's etchings of New York life were in the show Works o...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

  • Judaica Etching Passover Seder Scene WPA Artist
  • Judaica Etching Passover Seder Scene WPA Artist
  • Judaica Etching Passover Seder Scene WPA Artist
  • Judaica Etching Passover Seder Scene WPA Artist

Philip Reisman
Judaica Etching Passover Seder Scene WPA Artist

H 11 in. W 13 in.
WPA Period American Modernist Realism Oil Painting
By Samuel David Lev-Landau
Located in Surfside, FL
Painter, New York, N.Y. Samuel David Lev-Landau was born in Warsaw, Poland and emigrated to the United States. Trained at the Graphic Sketch Club, Philadelphia and studied with Sol W...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

  • WPA Period American Modernist Realism Oil Painting
  • WPA Period American Modernist Realism Oil Painting
  • WPA Period American Modernist Realism Oil Painting
  • WPA Period American Modernist Realism Oil Painting

Samuel David Lev-Landau
WPA Period American Modernist Realism Oil Painting

H 21 in. W 25.25 in.
"Showing Size of Circumference" Mid Century WPA Watercolor
By John Deforest Stull
Located in San Francisco, CA
Entitled Showing Size of Circumference, this mid 20th century watercolor on paper depicts an industrial scene where a large reel of rope is being measured. It is signed by the WPA ar...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

  • "Showing Size of Circumference" Mid Century WPA Watercolor
  • "Showing Size of Circumference" Mid Century WPA Watercolor
  • "Showing Size of Circumference" Mid Century WPA Watercolor
  • "Showing Size of Circumference" Mid Century WPA Watercolor

John Deforest Stull
"Showing Size of Circumference" Mid Century WPA Watercolor , Circa 1950

H 21 in. W 25 in. D 1.5 in.
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. Signed lower right "Maurice Lee". Displayed in a giltwood frame. Image, 14"L x 18"H.
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1930s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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

American Regionalist WPA Period Industrial Worker Oil Painting, 1925

H 24 in. W 20 in. D 2 in.
Early Abstract Expressionist Gouache Painting WPA Jewish Artist
By Louis Wolchonok
Located in Surfside, FL
Louis Wolchonok was a social realist painter and member of the Woodstock Art Association. His work was exhibited at the Whitney Museum of American Art, the National Academy of Design...
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20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

  • Early Abstract Expressionist Gouache Painting WPA Jewish Artist
  • Early Abstract Expressionist Gouache Painting WPA Jewish Artist
  • Early Abstract Expressionist Gouache Painting WPA Jewish Artist
  • Early Abstract Expressionist Gouache Painting WPA Jewish Artist

Louis Wolchonok
Early Abstract Expressionist Gouache Painting WPA Jewish Artist

H 17 in. W 14 in.
ASTORIA HOUSES American Scene NYC 1936 WPA Depression Era
Located in New York, NY
Vincent Campanella (1915 – 2001) "Astoria Houses," 15 3/4 x 22 1/4 inches, 1936, signed, watercolor on paper. Born in New York in 1915, Campanella studied at the Leonardo Da Vinci A...
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1930s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

  • ASTORIA HOUSES American Scene NYC 1936 WPA Depression Era
  • ASTORIA HOUSES American Scene NYC 1936 WPA Depression Era
  • ASTORIA HOUSES American Scene NYC 1936 WPA Depression Era
  • ASTORIA HOUSES American Scene NYC 1936 WPA Depression Era

Vincent Campanella
ASTORIA HOUSES American Scene NYC 1936 WPA Depression Era, 1936

H 20 in. W 27 in.
Clown, Modernist Oil Painting on Board WPA Artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
This portrait of a clown by Maurice Kish is part from a series of carnival figures, circus clowns and carousel horses and riders that he did in the 30s and 40s. The artist uses a vib...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

  • Clown, Modernist Oil Painting on Board WPA Artist
  • Clown, Modernist Oil Painting on Board WPA Artist
  • Clown, Modernist Oil Painting on Board WPA Artist
  • Clown, Modernist Oil Painting on Board WPA Artist

Maurice Kish
Clown, Modernist Oil Painting on Board WPA Artist

H 13.25 in. W 11.25 in.
Early Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Monoprint WPA Jewish Artist
By Louis Wolchonok
Located in Surfside, FL
Louis Wolchonok was a social realist painter and member of the Woodstock Art Association. His work was exhibited at the Whitney Museum of American Art, the National Academy of Design...
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20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

  • Early Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Monoprint WPA Jewish Artist
  • Early Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Monoprint WPA Jewish Artist
  • Early Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Monoprint WPA Jewish Artist
  • Early Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Monoprint WPA Jewish Artist

Louis Wolchonok
Early Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Monoprint WPA Jewish Artist

H 16.25 in. W 15 in.
Seated Man Portrait, Large Modernist Oil Painting WPA Artist
By Nahum Tschacbasov
Located in Surfside, FL
Nahum Tschacbasov was born in Baku, in the southeast of Russia. When he was eight years old, he came to America, where his family settled in Chicago. His career, spanning more than ...
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1940s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

  • Seated Man Portrait, Large Modernist Oil Painting WPA Artist
  • Seated Man Portrait, Large Modernist Oil Painting WPA Artist
  • Seated Man Portrait, Large Modernist Oil Painting WPA Artist
  • Seated Man Portrait, Large Modernist Oil Painting WPA Artist

Nahum Tschacbasov
Seated Man Portrait, Large Modernist Oil Painting WPA Artist

H 40 in. W 30 in.
WPA Period "Coastal Village" American Modernist Realism Oil Painting
By Samuel David Lev-Landau
Located in Surfside, FL
Signed and titled in Yiddish verso. Painter, New York, N.Y. Samuel David Lev-Landau was born in Warsaw, Poland and emigrated to the United States. Trained at the Graphic Sketch Clu...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

  • WPA Period "Coastal Village" American Modernist Realism Oil Painting
  • WPA Period "Coastal Village" American Modernist Realism Oil Painting
  • WPA Period "Coastal Village" American Modernist Realism Oil Painting
  • WPA Period "Coastal Village" American Modernist Realism Oil Painting

Samuel David Lev-Landau
WPA Period "Coastal Village" American Modernist Realism Oil Painting

H 14.5 in. W 17.5 in.
Pastel Drawing Polish Ecole D'Paris WPA Female Equestrienne
By Jacques (Jakub) Zucker
Located in Surfside, FL
Jacques Zucker was born in 1900 in Radom, Poland. He was a notably famous Jewish American artist mostly known for his expressionist figure paintings. In his young years he traveled t...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel

  • Pastel Drawing Polish Ecole D'Paris WPA Female Equestrienne
  • Pastel Drawing Polish Ecole D'Paris WPA Female Equestrienne
  • Pastel Drawing Polish Ecole D'Paris WPA Female Equestrienne
  • Pastel Drawing Polish Ecole D'Paris WPA Female Equestrienne

Jacques (Jakub) Zucker
Pastel Drawing Polish Ecole D'Paris WPA Female Equestrienne

H 10 in. W 13 in.
Stencil Painting "Tide Pool" American WPA Abstract Expressionist Artist
By Morris Shulman
Located in Surfside, FL
Abstract Expressionist Stencil Painting Signed and dated in ink. Born in Savannah, Georgia in 1912, abstract expressionist painter Morris Shulman studied at the National Academy of D...
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1960s American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

  • Stencil Painting "Tide Pool" American WPA Abstract Expressionist Artist
  • Stencil Painting "Tide Pool" American WPA Abstract Expressionist Artist
  • Stencil Painting "Tide Pool" American WPA Abstract Expressionist Artist
  • Stencil Painting "Tide Pool" American WPA Abstract Expressionist Artist

Morris Shulman
Stencil Painting "Tide Pool" American WPA Abstract Expressionist Artist, 1960

H 22.5 in. W 30.75 in.
Paris City Scene, Portrait Oil Painting WPA Era 1940s
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Modern Subject: French Paris Scene Medium: Oil Surface: Canvas Country: United States The imagery of Maurice Kish (1895-1987), whether factories or carousels, reliably subver...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

  • Paris City Scene, Portrait Oil Painting WPA Era 1940s
  • Paris City Scene, Portrait Oil Painting WPA Era 1940s
  • Paris City Scene, Portrait Oil Painting WPA Era 1940s
  • Paris City Scene, Portrait Oil Painting WPA Era 1940s

Maurice Kish
Paris City Scene, Portrait Oil Painting WPA Era 1940s, 1963

H 37 in. W 32.75 in.
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