Massive WPA Mural Study
Located in Palm Springs, CA
We acquired his large mural study out of an old Hudson River valley estate. It had been rolled up
Vintage 1930s American Paintings
Paint
Massive WPA Mural Study
Located in Palm Springs, CA
We acquired his large mural study out of an old Hudson River valley estate. It had been rolled up
Paint
$15,000
H 16 in W 30 in
WPA Mural Study Mid-Century Modern American Scene Social Realism Workers
By Anton Refregier
Located in New York, NY
WPA Mural Study Mid-Century Modern American Scene Social Realism Workers Anton Refregier (1905
Charcoal, Gouache, Board, Pencil
$12,500
H 34 in W 34 in D 2 in
WPA Mural Study 1940 American Scene Modern Social Realism Figurative Mid Century
By Michael Loew
Located in New York, NY
WPA Mural Study 1940 American Scene Modern Social Realism Figurative Mid Century Michael Loew
Canvas, Oil
$15,000
H 25 in W 28 in
Post Office WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Modern 20th Century
By Carlos Lopez
Located in New York, NY
Post Office WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Modern 20th Century Carlos Lopez (1910
Oil, Board
$50,000
H 25 in W 62 in
WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Workers
By Seymour Fogel
Located in New York, NY
WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Workers Seymour Fogel (1911
Egg Tempera, Board
"The Return of Timothy Pickering, " WPA Mural Study Painting, 1939
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Full of atmosphere, rich color and drama, this mural study by Dunbar Beck was executed in
Gouache
"Mail by Stagecoach, Lynn to Lowell", WPA Mural Study by Aiden Ripley
By Aiden Lassell Ripley
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An evocative and atmospheric example of WPA mural painting, this large study in watercolor and
Paint
$3,200
H 16.75 in W 10.75 in D 0.1 in
"Naval Recruit, " Classic WPA Mural Study by Henricksen for Naval Station, 1936
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A classic example of WPA-period mural painting, this study was painted by Ralf Henricksen in the
Paint
$22,000
H 12.82 in W 8.88 in
'Mural Study: Lower Manhattan' — WPA Era Precisionism
By Louis Lozowick
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Louis Lozowick, 'Mural Study: Lower Manhattan', lithograph, edition 10 or fewer, 1936. Flint 135
Lithograph
$25,000
H 27 in W 60 in
Industrial Mural Study, Veterans Memorial Building, Santa Barbara WPA American
Located in New York, NY
Industrial Mural Study, Veterans Memorial Building, Santa Barbara WPA American Joseph Edward
Oil, Board
$25,000
H 8 in W 10.5 in D 0.1 in
"Calvarymen Crossing", Important Study for Landmark WPA Mural by Jared French
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This highly important study -- entitled "Calvarymen Crossing a River" -- was made for the 1939 WPA
Paint
$12,500
H 14 in W 22 in
WPA Post Office Mural Study Native American Scene Regionalism Social Realism
By Louise Ronnebeck
Located in New York, NY
WPA Post Office Mural Study Native American Scene Regionalism Social Realism Louise Emerson
Paper, Watercolor, Cardboard
$18,000
H 21 in W 51 in
WPA Post Office Mural Study American Scene Regionalism Social Realism Modern Art
By Louise Ronnebeck
Located in New York, NY
WPA Post Office Mural Study American Scene Regionalism Social Realism Modern Art Louise Emerson
Paper, Watercolor, Cardboard
$450,000
H 28 in W 24 in
Mural Study for "History of Water" American Scene Modernism Social Realism WPA
By Thomas Hart Benton
Located in New York, NY
Mural Study for "History of Water" American Scene Modernism Social Realism WPA Thomas Hart Benton
Oil, Egg Tempera, Board
$7,500
H 16 in W 21 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
Egg Tempera, Board
$2,500
H 21 in W 25 in D 1 in
Mural Studies, Palace of Fine Arts San Francisco WPA American Modernism 1930s
By Frank Van Sloun
Located in New York, NY
Mural Studies, Palace of Fine Arts San Francisco WPA American Modernism 1930s. 9 x 12 inches
Paper, Egg Tempera
$5,000
H 40 in W 42 in
Bronx Post Office Mural Study WPA Horse Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
Bronx Post Office Mural Study WPA Horse Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Jo Cain (1904
Ink, Gouache, Board
$25,000
H 47 in W 32 in
NYC 1939 World's Fair Mural Study American Scene WPA Modern Mid 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
NYC 1939 World's Fair Mural Study American Scene WPA Modern Mid 20th Century Eugene Savage (1883
Canvas, Oil
$10,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 17.5 in W 33 in D 2 in
"Pueblos", Classic WPA-Era Mural Study with Native Americans for Los Angeles, CA
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This classic example of WPA-period mural painting, executed by Verona Burkhardt for the Immigration
Paint
$15,000
H 34 in W 36 in D 2 in
St, Louis River Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century WPA
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
St, Louis River Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century WPA Jo Cain (1904-2003
Gouache, Board
$6,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 18.13 in W 38.75 in D 1 in
"Justice Triumphant", Mural Study for Queens, Ny Courthouse, circa 1941-1942
By Eugene Francis Savage
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A striking example of WPA mural art, this study for one of the murals proposed for the new Queens
Paint
$500
H 18 in W 14 in D 0.13 in
A Bold 1940s Cubist Mural Study of a Chicago City Scene by Rudolph Weisenborn
By Rudolph Weisenborn
Located in Chicago, IL
A bold 1940s graphite on paper WPA era mural study of a Chicago city scene by Rudolph Weisenborn
Paper, Graphite
$1,550
H 22 in W 18 in
"Arab Children, " Portrait of Two Figures Lithograph signed by Fletcher Martin
By Fletcher Martin
Located in Milwaukee, WI
. Under the WPA he painted a mural study for the Kellogg, Idaho post office titled Mine Rescue (1939
Lithograph
Unavailable
H 27.5 in W 27.5 in
Sailing Ship of 1850s in San Francisco Bay - WPA Mural Study for Post Office
By Otis Oldfield
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
, San Francisco" is a rare WPA mural study created by Otis Oldfield, one of the leaders of the Bay Area
Tempera, Board
Haying
Located in Raleigh, NC
Rgrfinearts presents a rare WPA mural study by the African American artist Carl G. Hill. Mr. Hill
Watercolor
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H 21 in W 47 in
Queen City of the Lakes, Buffalo, New York, WPA mural study American Scene Urban
Located in New York, NY
Like many WPA mural studies, this work is unsigned. The title of the work is also the nickname for
Canvas, Oil
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H 15 in W 25 in D 1 in
WPA Mural Study American Scene Modernism San Francisco Post Office 20th Century
By Anton Refregier
Located in New York, NY
WPA Mural Study American Scene Modernism San Francisco Post Office 20th Century Mural Study for
Paper, Pencil
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H 21 in W 21 in D 2 in
Mankind & Medicine Allegorical WPA Medical History Mural Study, Bertram Hartman
By Bertram Hartman
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist WPA mural study for the Oneonta Tuberculosis Hospital by Bertram Hartman (1882 - 1960
Watercolor, Gouache
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H 22 in W 15 in D 2 in
Men Working Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
– 2003) Men Working: WPA Mural Study 17 ½ x 10 ½ inches Oil on board, c. 1940's Signed verso: Study for
Oil, Board
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H 30 in W 41 in D 2 in
Industrial WPA Mid-Century American Scene Modernism Industrial Mural Study
Located in New York, NY
Industrial WPA Mid-Century American Scene Modernism Industrial Mural Study. A label verso titles
Oil, Board
Study for Mural in the Lobby of WPA Courthouse in Nashville
By Dean Cornwell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
finished murals look nothing like these studies.
Gouache, Board, Color Pencil
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H 43 in W 25 in D 1 in
WPA Bronx Post Office Mural Study American Scene Social Realism 20th Century
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
WPA Bronx Post Office Mural Study American Scene Social Realism 20th Century Jo Cain (1904 - 2003
Mixed Media
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H 44 in W 30 in D 3 in
INDUSTRY American Scene Modernism WPA Mural Study Industrial Mid-Century Realism
By John Costigan
Located in New York, NY
INDUSTRY American Scene Modernism WPA Mural Study Industrial Mid-Century Realism. John Edward
Paper, Watercolor
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H 40.5 in W 20.5 in D 1 in
"The First Requisite, " Important Art Deco-WPA Mural Study Depicting Laborers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This important and very rare mural study, executed in oil on canvas, was painted by Dunbar Beck in
Paint
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H 31 in W 22 in D 2 in
Antique American Modernist WPA Mural Study Signed Framed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist signed mural study oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed.
Canvas, Oil
"Ship Building, " 1930s Era WPA Mural Study with Sailors by Allyn COX
By Allyn Cox
Located in Philadelphia, PA
murals for other buildings, and this study is an excellent example. His drawing depicts a group of eight
Paper
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H 12.5 in W 18.75 in D 1 in
"Livestock Farm Scene, " WPA Mural Study with Farmhands Handling Hay and Feed
By Rollin Crampton 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This classic example of Social Realist art was painted by Rollin Crampton as a study for a WPA
Paint
Art Deco WPA Mural Study of Man in Front of Giant Cog by Frank Reilly
By Frank J. Reilly
Located in New York, NY
This pencil and charcoal by Frank Reilly (an American painter, illustrator and teacher. He taught drawing and painting at the Grand Central school of Art and Illustration at Pratt In...
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H 15 in W 20 in D 1 in
Knickerbocker Mural Study WPA Modernism 20th Century 1930s NYC American Scene
Located in New York, NY
Knickerbocker Mural Study WPA Modernism 20th Century 1930s NYC American Scene Mural Study
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
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H 16 in W 26 in D 1 in
Picnic by the River, WPA-Era Mural Study with Sailboats and Kite, Detroit Artist
By Edgar Yaeger
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Charming and sophisticated, this superb mural study by Edgar Yaeger, one of the most prominent
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H 29.75 in W 22.75 in D 1.25 in
Original Black and White Graphite Sketch for Mural: Figure on Horseback Drawing
Located in Denver, CO
collectors of WPA-era art, mural studies, or early 20th-century American modernism. It’s a meaningful and
Graphite
WPA Mural Study
Located in San Francisco, CA
A 10" x 25" oil on canvas WPA mural study. The work is unsigned and framed in black wood.
Canvas
$560 / item
H 23.5 in W 23.5 in D 1 in
Peter Glassford Natural Parota Reclaimed Wood Collage, Set of 2 Brutalist tiles
By Peter Glassford
Located in San Antonio, TX
A sculptural Natural Parota collage tiles by Peter Glassford, handcrafted from reclaimed wood fragments and assembled into a richly textured, one-of-a-kind composition. Each tile mea...
Wood
$6,500
H 26 in W 32 in
"Men in Barracks" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Realism Gay Modernism WWII
By David Fredenthal
Located in New York, NY
"Men in Barracks" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Realism Gay Modernism WWII. 18 x 24 inches Watercolor on paper. c. 1940s. Signed lower right. BIO David Fredenthal (1914 - 1958...
Paper, Watercolor
$6,800
H 31 in W 37 in
NYC Subway Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene Social Realism Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
NYC Subway Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene Social Realism Contemporary David Atkins (1910 – 2012) Subway Train Departure 24 x 30 inches Oil on canvas, c. 1960s Signed lower r...
Canvas, Oil
'Loop Alley' — Modernist Chicago Cityscape, WPA
By Charles Turzak
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Charles Turzak, 'Loop Alley (Chicago)', color woodcut, edition c. 25, c. 1935. Signed and titled in pencil. A fine, richly-inked impression, with fresh colors, on cream wove Japan pa...
Woodcut
$695
H 26 in W 21 in D 3 in
American School Self Portrait, Circle of N C Wyeth, Bernard Stafford Good 1937
Located in Baltimore, MD
This is a well done self portrait of the listed American artist Bernard Stafford Good. Painted in 1937, it is a fine example of American illustration art produced by the Brandywine S...
Oil
"Arms Raised", Striking Portrait of Nude Male Youth by Jarl, Denmark
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A striking combination of realism and abstraction, this portrait of a nude male youth with his arms behind his neck -- Stanley Christensen -- is beautifully expressed in tones of cha...
Paint
$4,656
H 33 in W 25 in D 2 in
Portrait of Molly in Red Beret - British thirties Art Deco portrait oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This striking Art Deco portrait oil painting is by female artist Jolan Polatschek Williams. Williams was born in Austria but settled in England in the 1920's where she remained. Pain...
Oil
Landscape
By Marcel Emile Cailliet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Landscape, 1940, oil on canvas, 24 x 20 inches, signed, dated and titled verso: “Marcel Cailliet ’40 – S.C.” and “Marcel Cailliet Landscape”; likely exhibited at the annual juried st...
Canvas, Oil
$3,000
H 25 in W 21 in D 3 in
Neon Lighting WPA Mid 20th Century Social Realism American Scene Modern Figures
By Maurice Becker
Located in New York, NY
Neon Lighting WPA Mid 20th Century Social Realism American Scene Modern Figures MAURICE BECKER (1889-1975) 'Neon Lighting 17 1/4 x 13 3/4 inches Oil on masonite Signed, dated 1936 a...
Masonite, Oil
$12,500
H 45 in W 29 in D 2.5 in
"Pipe Fitters", 1951 Paean to the Working Man by Gere, Wisconsin Painter
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although this painting dates to 1951, a few years after the Works Progress Administration (WPA) period ended in the 1940s, this tight composition of two pipe fitters doing their work...
Paint
$6,900
H 23 in W 16 in D 2 in
"Labor in a Diesel Plant" Machine Age American Scene Industrial Mid 20th Century
By Letterio Calapai
Located in New York, NY
"Labor in a Diesel Plant" Machine Age American Scene Industrial Mid 20th Century Letterio Calapai (American 1902-1993) ''Labor in A Diesel Plant'' Wood engraving, 1940 17 x 10 1/2...
Lithograph
$4,900
H 33 in W 38 in
"High School Dance" WPA Mid-20th Century Modern American Scene Social Realism
Located in New York, NY
"High School Dance" WPA Mid-20th Century Modern American Scene Social Realism Heusing (20th Century) "High School Dance" 27 x 32 inches Oil on canvas Signed and dated '47 Lower Righ...
Canvas, Oil
$7,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 38 in W 32 in D 2 in
Antique American Modernist Period Male Nude Surrealist Masterpiece Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Amazing early American surrealist nude male portrait landscape. Painted by Charles W St Clair. Oil on board. Framed. Image size, 24L x 30H. Super detailed and rare!
Canvas, Oil
$12,000
H 30.125 in W 24 in
Ninth Avenue El (New York City), Mid 20th Century Cityscape Oil painting
By John Opper
Located in Beachwood, OH
John Opper (American, 1908-1994) Ninth Avenue El (New York City), c. 1935 Oil on canvas Signed lower left and verso 30.125 x 24 inches The Ninth Avenue El was the first elevated rai...
Oil
$33,000
H 56 in W 47 in
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 Ennis (American, 1884-1936) "Forging a Gun Tube #1" 46 x 37 inches Oil on canvas Sign...
Canvas, Oil
$25,000
H 39 in W 27 in D 2 in
Brooklyn Bridge NYC American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA
By Cecil Crosley Bell
Located in New York, NY
Brooklyn Bridge NYC American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Cecil C. Bell (American, 1906-1970) Brookyn Bridge amid the NYC Waterfront 35 ½ x 23 ½ inches Oil on Bo...
Oil, Board