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Downtown New York

Downtown New York

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Artists. During the Great Depression, Dix was involved with the Works Progress Administration (WPA

Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Still Life (New Hope Mid-century Modernist drawing)
Still Life (New Hope Mid-century Modernist drawing)

Still Life (New Hope Mid-century Modernist drawing)

By Lloyd Raymond Ney

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

group shows in Europe. Work: Guggenheim Museum, NYC. WPA commission, 1941, mural for New London, Ohio

Category

1950s Abstract Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Relining Nude (WG6)
Relining Nude (WG6)

Waylande GregoryRelining Nude (WG6), 1950's

$2,000

H 12 in W 14 in D 8.5 in

Relining Nude (WG6)

By Waylande Gregory

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

largest WPA relief mural was for Washington D.C.'s Police and Fire Departments titled: Democracy in Action

Category

1950s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Portrait of Helene Sardeau (The Artist’s Wife)

Portrait of Helene Sardeau (The Artist’s Wife)

By George Biddle

Located in Los Angeles, CA

experimented with a variety of media during the WPA Era including murals, painting, and sculpture. He received

Category

1930s American Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Plaster, Mixed Media

"Floating Man, " Important Art Deco Painting with Nude Male by Dunbar Beck
"Floating Man, " Important Art Deco Painting with Nude Male by Dunbar Beck

"Floating Man, " Important Art Deco Painting with Nude Male by Dunbar Beck

Located in Philadelphia, PA

strong lighting and dramatic perspectives. Beck painted a WPA-sponsored mural in the post office in

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paper, Paint

Industry and Commerce
Industry and Commerce

John BallatorIndustry and Commerce, 1936

$12,000

H 16.5 in W 39.5 in D 3 in

Industry and Commerce

Located in Los Angeles, CA

newer wood frame About the Painting Industry and Commerce is a prime example of WPA Era muralism. Like

Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Tempera

Golfers
Golfers

Frederick ConwayGolfers, 1928

Price Upon Request

H 18.5 in W 24.5 in

Golfers

By Frederick Conway

Located in Missouri, MO

Paris at the Academie Julian, the Academy Moderne, and the Academy grande Chaumiere. He has done murals

Category

1920s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Standing Male Nude, " Preparatory Drawing by Dunbar Beck
"Standing Male Nude, " Preparatory Drawing by Dunbar Beck

"Standing Male Nude, " Preparatory Drawing by Dunbar Beck

Located in Philadelphia, PA

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

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings

Two Golfers and a Caddy

Two Golfers and a Caddy

By Frederick Conway

Located in Missouri, MO

, the Academy Moderne, and the Academy grande Chaumiere. He has done murals for the WPA (Works Progress

Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper, Pen

"Nude Male and Draped Female, " Study for Painting by Dunbar Beck
"Nude Male and Draped Female, " Study for Painting by Dunbar Beck

"Nude Male and Draped Female, " Study for Painting by Dunbar Beck

Located in Philadelphia, PA

one of America's most accomplished and successful muralists, and he painted a WPA-sponsored mural in

Category

Vintage 1930s American Drawings

Materials

Pencil, Paper

Still Life
Still Life

Still Life

By Frederick Conway

Located in New Orleans, LA

Academie Julian, the Academy Moderne, and the Academy Grande Chaumiere. He painted murals for the WPA

Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Abstract
Abstract

Abstract

By Frederick Conway

Located in New Orleans, LA

Academie Julian, the Academy Moderne, and the Academy Grande Chaumiere. He painted murals for the WPA

Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Head of a Young Woman with Blond Hair
Head of a Young Woman with Blond Hair

Head of a Young Woman with Blond Hair

By William Sommer

Located in Fairlawn, OH

lose his job. He became a WPA artist, doing murals in northeastern Ohio. After his death at age 82, he

Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

"Nude with Totem Pole, " Rare Surrealist Drawing by Dunbar Beck
"Nude with Totem Pole, " Rare Surrealist Drawing by Dunbar Beck

"Nude with Totem Pole, " Rare Surrealist Drawing by Dunbar Beck

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Best known for his WPA and World's Fair murals, this drawing is a rare example of Dunbar Beck's

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings

Standing Nude with Japanese Lanterns
Standing Nude with Japanese Lanterns

Standing Nude with Japanese Lanterns

By William Sommer

Located in Fairlawn, OH

lose his job. He became a WPA artist, doing murals in northeastern Ohio. After his death at age 82, he

Category

1910s American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

“Girl in the Grass”
“Girl in the Grass”

Anton Refregier“Girl in the Grass”, 1962

$1,875Sale Price|33% Off

H 14 in W 22 in D 2.5 in

“Girl in the Grass”

By Anton Refregier

Located in Southampton, NY

Administration (WPA) hired him for $23.86 per week. For the WPA, he created murals at Greenpoint Hospital in

Category

1960s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Port View" by Frederick Conway
"Port View" by Frederick Conway

"Port View" by Frederick Conway

$1,200

H 22.75 in W 26.75 in D 1 in

"Port View" by Frederick Conway

Located in Wiscasset, ME

, and the Academy grande Chaumiere. He has done murals for the WPA (Works Progress Administration) and

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Music with Conch and Lyre, " Study for White House Piano by Dunbar Beck, 1938
"Music with Conch and Lyre, " Study for White House Piano by Dunbar Beck, 1938

"Music with Conch and Lyre, " Study for White House Piano by Dunbar Beck, 1938

Located in Philadelphia, PA

by Dunbar Beck. Beck is best known for his WPA work and his mural painting at the 1939-1940 New York

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

Nude Woman in Chair
Nude Woman in Chair

Nude Woman in Chair

By William Sommer

Located in Fairlawn, OH

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

Category

1930s American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Barn in Moonlight by Frederick John Mulhaupt  American Oil Canvas Laid on Board
Barn in Moonlight by Frederick John Mulhaupt  American Oil Canvas Laid on Board

Barn in Moonlight by Frederick John Mulhaupt American Oil Canvas Laid on Board

Located in West Hollywood, CA

artists to participate in WPA art projects, he painted murals during this time still hang in Gloucester

Category

Early 20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Still Life with Tromp L'Oeil
Still Life with Tromp L'Oeil

Still Life with Tromp L'Oeil

By William Sommer

Located in Fairlawn, OH

was hitting the nation causing him to lose his job. He became a WPA artist, doing murals in

Category

1920s American Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

"Newark Industrial Exposition", Poster Design Celebrating the American Worker
"Newark Industrial Exposition", Poster Design Celebrating the American Worker

"Newark Industrial Exposition", Poster Design Celebrating the American Worker

By Gerrit Beneker

Located in Philadelphia, PA

which accelerated -- and was publicly supported -- via countless WPA and corporate murals in the 1920s

Category

Vintage 1910s American Art Deco Paintings

Philip Evergood Orchids in my Studio Signed Modern Expressive Oil Painting
Philip Evergood Orchids in my Studio Signed Modern Expressive Oil Painting

Philip Evergood Orchids in my Studio Signed Modern Expressive Oil Painting

Located in Keego Harbor, MI

artist worked for the WPA, creating murals in both Queens, NY, and Jackson, GA. In the 1950s Evergood

Category

Vintage 1960s Paintings

Materials

Paint

Polish Expressionist Profile Portrait Drawing TWO CHILDREN
Polish Expressionist Profile Portrait Drawing TWO CHILDREN

Polish Expressionist Profile Portrait Drawing TWO CHILDREN

By Josef Presser

Located in Surfside, FL

urgency of the Great Depression, eventually earning him a decent living painting WPA and private murals

Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pastel, Gouache

Jewish Family
Jewish Family

Boris DeutschJewish Family, 1968

$900

H 20.25 in W 19.25 in D 1 in

Jewish Family

By Boris Deutsch

Located in San Francisco, CA

WPA including Hot Springs (NM) Post Office, Reedley (CA) Post Office, and 11 murals in the Los Angeles

Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Acrylic

Wire Haired Girl and Cat
Wire Haired Girl and Cat

Wire Haired Girl and Cat

By William Sommer

Located in Fairlawn, OH

causing him to lose his job. He became a WPA artist, doing murals in northeastern Ohio. After his death

Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Modernist Rabbi In Synagogue Judaica Watercolor Harry Sternberg
Modernist Rabbi In Synagogue Judaica Watercolor Harry Sternberg

Modernist Rabbi In Synagogue Judaica Watercolor Harry Sternberg

By Harry Sternberg

Located in Surfside, FL

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

Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Wire Haired Girl and Cat
Wire Haired Girl and Cat

Wire Haired Girl and Cat

By William Sommer

Located in Fairlawn, OH

causing him to lose his job. He became a WPA artist, doing murals in northeastern Ohio. After his death

Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

"Delaware Water Gap"
"Delaware Water Gap"

"Delaware Water Gap"

By Lloyd Raymond Ney

Located in Lambertville, NJ

the Depression, Ney worked for the Works Progress Administration (WPA), painting murals and teaching

Category

1940s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Graphite

"Labrynth"
"Labrynth"

Lloyd Raymond Ney"Labrynth", 1955

$11,200

H 25 in W 33 in D 2 in

"Labrynth"

By Lloyd Raymond Ney

Located in Lambertville, NJ

the Depression, Ney worked for the Works Progress Administration (WPA), painting murals and teaching

Category

1950s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Rain"
"Rain"

Lloyd Raymond Ney"Rain", 1955

$11,200

H 25 in W 33 in D 2 in

"Rain"

By Lloyd Raymond Ney

Located in Lambertville, NJ

the Depression, Ney worked for the Works Progress Administration (WPA), painting murals and teaching

Category

1950s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Energy"
"Energy"

Lloyd Raymond Ney"Energy", c.1960's

$3,700

H 27 in W 21 in D 1 in

"Energy"

By Lloyd Raymond Ney

Located in Lambertville, NJ

the Depression, Ney worked for the Works Progress Administration (WPA), painting murals and teaching

Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Green Colorfield"
"Green Colorfield"

Lloyd Raymond Ney"Green Colorfield", 1962

$3,700

H 27 in W 21 in D 1 in

"Green Colorfield"

By Lloyd Raymond Ney

Located in Lambertville, NJ

the Depression, Ney worked for the Works Progress Administration (WPA), painting murals and teaching

Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Wind"
"Wind"

Lloyd Raymond Ney"Wind", c. 1960's

$3,700

H 27 in W 21 in D 1 in

"Wind"

By Lloyd Raymond Ney

Located in Lambertville, NJ

the Depression, Ney worked for the Works Progress Administration (WPA), painting murals and teaching

Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Black on Black No. 3"
"Black on Black No. 3"

"Black on Black No. 3"

By Lloyd Raymond Ney

Located in Lambertville, NJ

the Depression, Ney worked for the Works Progress Administration (WPA), painting murals and teaching

Category

1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

"Machinery"
"Machinery"

Lloyd Raymond Ney"Machinery", 1945

$7,450

H 13 in W 17 in D 2 in

"Machinery"

By Lloyd Raymond Ney

Located in Lambertville, NJ

the Depression, Ney worked for the Works Progress Administration (WPA), painting murals and teaching

Category

1940s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Graphite

"Blue Black & Green"
"Blue Black & Green"

"Blue Black & Green"

By Lloyd Raymond Ney

Located in Lambertville, NJ

the Depression, Ney worked for the Works Progress Administration (WPA), painting murals and teaching

Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Red Galaxy"
"Red Galaxy"

Lloyd Raymond Ney"Red Galaxy"

$11,200

H 25 in W 33 in D 2 in

"Red Galaxy"

By Lloyd Raymond Ney

Located in Lambertville, NJ

the Depression, Ney worked for the Works Progress Administration (WPA), painting murals and teaching

Category

20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

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