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untitled (Exotic Bird in Fantastic Landscape)
untitled (Exotic Bird in Fantastic Landscape)

untitled (Exotic Bird in Fantastic Landscape)

By August F. Biehle

Located in Fairlawn, OH

and painted WPA murals during the Depression. From 1913 to 1952, he earned his living as a

Category

1960s American Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

York Road Near Rt. 82
York Road Near Rt. 82

York Road Near Rt. 82

By August F. Biehle

Located in Fairlawn, OH

and 30s, he did numerous American Scene paintings and painted WPA murals during the Depression. From

Category

Early 20th Century Fauvist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Crayon, Graphite

Seated Nude
Seated Nude

August F. BiehleSeated Nude

$750

H 23.88 in W 18.63 in

Seated Nude

By August F. Biehle

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Sandusky. In the 1920s and 30s, he did numerous American Scene paintings and painted WPA murals during

Category

1920s American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

“Reclining Female Nude”
“Reclining Female Nude”

Byron Browne“Reclining Female Nude”, 1956

$960Sale Price|20% Off

H 17 in W 25 in D 1 in

“Reclining Female Nude”

By Byron Browne

Located in Southampton, NY

. Throughout his life, Browne was a champion for abstract art. In the 1930’s, Browne worked for the WPA’s mural

Category

1950s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Pastel, Archival Paper

UNTITLED PORTRAIT (Self Portrait?)
UNTITLED PORTRAIT (Self Portrait?)

UNTITLED PORTRAIT (Self Portrait?)

By Byron Browne

Located in Portland, ME

abstraction within the WPA's mural division. Browne completed abstract works for Studio D at radio station

Category

1940s Portrait Prints

Materials

Watercolor

Pair of African American Portraits
Pair of African American Portraits

Pair of African American Portraits

By Josef Presser

Located in Saratoga Springs, NY

, he settled in Philadelphia and later New York, becoming known for his WPA murals and socially

Category

1940s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Jose by Luis Jimenez

Jose by Luis Jimenez

By Luis Jiménez

Located in Phoenix, AZ

; from the WPA mural tradition of the Depression; as well as from the graphic traditions of Mexican

Category

1980s Contemporary Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Woman with Arms Crossed
Woman with Arms Crossed

Woman with Arms Crossed

By Byron Browne

Located in Fairlawn, OH

abstraction within the WPA’s mural division. Browne completed abstract works for Studio D at radio station

Category

1950s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Other Medium

Neoclassical Head in profile
Neoclassical Head in profile

Neoclassical Head in profile

By Byron Browne

Located in Fairlawn, OH

abstraction within the WPA’s mural division. Browne completed abstract works for Studio D at radio station

Category

1950s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Plant-like
Plant-like

James BrooksPlant-like, c.1945

$12,000Sale Price|20% Off

H 30 in W 24 in D 1.5 in

Plant-like

By James Brooks

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

worked on murals for the WPA Federal Art Project including ones for Queensborough Public Library

Category

1940s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Fiesta by Luis Jimenez (Diptych) Stone Lithograph

Fiesta by Luis Jimenez (Diptych) Stone Lithograph

By Luis Jiménez

Located in Phoenix, AZ

; from the street culture of the Southwest; from the WPA mural tradition of the Depression; as well as

Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"Male Youth at Sunset, " Vivid Art Deco Painting by Dunbar Beck, WPA Muralist
"Male Youth at Sunset, " Vivid Art Deco Painting by Dunbar Beck, WPA Muralist

"Male Youth at Sunset, " Vivid Art Deco Painting by Dunbar Beck, WPA Muralist

Located in Philadelphia, PA

successful muralists, and he painted a WPA-sponsored mural in the post office in Danvers, Massachusetts, and

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Interior Scene with Figures
Interior Scene with Figures

Interior Scene with Figures

By Louis Schanker

Located in Fairlawn, OH

softened to the artist. When speaking of Schanker's major WPA mural at the municipal building studios of

Category

1930s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

"Abstract Composition" by Louis Schanker
"Abstract Composition" by Louis Schanker

"Abstract Composition" by Louis Schanker

$2,580

H 23 in W 30 in D 1 in

"Abstract Composition" by Louis Schanker

Located in Wiscasset, ME

softened to the artist. When speaking of Schanker's major WPA mural at the municipal building studios of

Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Paint

Cows in a Field (Recto) Two Figures in an Interior (Verso)
Cows in a Field (Recto) Two Figures in an Interior (Verso)

Cows in a Field (Recto) Two Figures in an Interior (Verso)

By Louis Schanker

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Edward Alden Jewell softened to the artist. When speaking of Schanker's major WPA mural at the municipal

Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Pablo Casals
Pablo Casals

August F. BiehlePablo Casals, 1963

$1,750

H 11.625 in W 8 in

Pablo Casals

By August F. Biehle

Located in Fairlawn, OH

American Scene paintings and painted WPA murals during the Depression. From 1913 to 1952, he earned his

Category

1960s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

Abstract Orange, Yellow, Pink
Abstract Orange, Yellow, Pink

Abstract Orange, Yellow, Pink

By Frederick Conway

Located in New Orleans, LA

seriousness of Beckmann's teaching. In 1949, Beckmann painted Conway's portrait. He painted murals for the

Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Joseph Bidzinski (American, 20th C.) Native American Ceremonial Procession, 1950
Joseph Bidzinski (American, 20th C.) Native American Ceremonial Procession, 1950

Joseph Bidzinski (American, 20th C.) Native American Ceremonial Procession, 1950

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

, simplified modeling, and decorative repetition reflects the influence of WPA-era mural painting and American

Category

Mid-20th Century American Native American Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

"Untitled, " Seymour Fogel, Geometric Abstraction, Texas Hard-Edge
"Untitled, " Seymour Fogel, Geometric Abstraction, Texas Hard-Edge

"Untitled, " Seymour Fogel, Geometric Abstraction, Texas Hard-Edge

By Seymour Fogel

Located in New York, NY

several mural commissions during the 1930s by both the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and the

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Mid-Century Modern Paris: A View of the Seine
Mid-Century Modern Paris: A View of the Seine

Mid-Century Modern Paris: A View of the Seine

Located in Norwich, GB

-filled interiors. Known for his public murals (including major WPA and corporate commissions) and his

Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

"I Hear America Singing", Important Art Deco Drawing for White House Piano, 1938
"I Hear America Singing", Important Art Deco Drawing for White House Piano, 1938

"I Hear America Singing", Important Art Deco Drawing for White House Piano, 1938

Located in Philadelphia, PA

strong" Beck is best known for his WPA work and his mural painting at the 1939-1940 New York World's

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings

Materials

Paper

Early American modernist abstract sculpture - Totem
Early American modernist abstract sculpture - Totem

Early American modernist abstract sculpture - Totem

By Louis Schanker

Located in Colfax, CA

medium, and during the depression he became a graphic arts supervisor for the WPA. While with the WPA he

Category

1930s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Oil

Early 20th Century  British School Erotic Bacchanalian Scene
Early 20th Century  British School Erotic Bacchanalian Scene

Early 20th Century British School Erotic Bacchanalian Scene

Located in Exton, PA

Delilah. Done in a manner that is reminiscent of the murals of the WPA, the art deco period, and early

Category

1920s Art Deco Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Untitled
Untitled

Josef PresserUntitled

$1,200

H 26.5 in W 20.5 in

Untitled

By Josef Presser

Located in Surfside, FL

Depression, eventually earning him a decent living painting WPA and private murals, as well as a fast-selling

Category

20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Seated Nude Leaning on her arm, facing right
Seated Nude Leaning on her arm, facing right

Seated Nude Leaning on her arm, facing right

By William Sommer

Located in Fairlawn, OH

becoming obsolete, and the Depression was hitting the nation causing him to lose his job. He became a WPA

Category

1920s American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Modernist Rabbi Judaica Painting on Gold Background

Modernist Rabbi Judaica Painting on Gold Background

By Harry Sternberg

Located in Surfside, FL

, continuing to teach there for over 34 years. During the Great Depression he was a WPA artist, and his murals

Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Illustration Board

The Fan
The Fan

Leonard PytlakThe Fan, 1950's

$800

H 25.13 in W 19.63 in

The Fan

By Leonard Pytlak

Located in Fairlawn, OH

to printmaking. Under the WPA/FAP he produced a mural for the Greenpoint Hospital in Brooklyn. He was

Category

1950s American Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

The Whistle
The Whistle

Leonard PytlakThe Whistle, 1950s

$800

H 24.75 in W 19 in

The Whistle

By Leonard Pytlak

Located in Fairlawn, OH

League, New York. It was probably here that he was introduced to printmaking. Under the WPA/FAP he

Category

1950s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

Fletcher Martin Modernist Studio Ceramic for Stonelain - Matador
Fletcher Martin Modernist Studio Ceramic for Stonelain - Matador

Fletcher Martin Modernist Studio Ceramic for Stonelain - Matador

By Fletcher Martin

Located in Phoenix, AZ

painted murals for the WPA and was also a war correspondent for LIFE magazine. This large 12.75

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

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