Downtown New York
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Artists. During the Great Depression, Dix was involved with the Works Progress Administration (WPA
1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Downtown New York
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Artists. During the Great Depression, Dix was involved with the Works Progress Administration (WPA
Canvas, Oil
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
Ink
$20,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 36 in W 45 in D 4 in
"Construction 1982" Abstract Wall Sculpture Contemporary Mid 20th Century Modern
By Seymour Fogel
Located in New York, NY
awarded several mural commissions during the 1930s by both the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and the
Wood
$3,500
H 33.25 in W 27.25 in
The Spanish Jug Still Life w/ Vegetables & Onions, Cleveland School Artist
By Rolf Stoll
Located in Beachwood, OH
Association; and the Columbus Museum. Stoll also produced a number of murals including a WPA (Works Progress
Oil
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
Plaster
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
Plaster, Mixed Media
$16,500
H 28 in W 11.5 in D 0.75 in
"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
Paper, Paint
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
Tempera
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
Paper, Watercolor
$385
H 16 in W 20 in D 0.13 in
A Fine 1930s Modern Drawing of Classical Drapery by NY Artist, Jan Matulka
By Jan Matulka
Located in Chicago, IL
in 1925. From 1929-1931, Matulka taught at the Art Student's League and created murals for the WPA
Paper, Graphite
"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
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
Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper, Pen
$425
H 11 in W 5 in
Jackson Pollock Bearbrick 400% figure (Jackson Pollock BE@RBRICK)
By Jackson Pollock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Hart Benton at the Art Students League. Joining the WPA in 1937, Pollock painted murals around the
Resin, Vinyl
"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
Pencil, Paper
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
Canvas, Oil
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
Oil, Board
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
Watercolor
"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
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
Ink
“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
Canvas, Oil
$7,250
H 3 in W 6.25 in D 1 in
"Cow, " a Paper Cutout & Ink Drawing Sculpture by Schomer Lichtner
By Schomer Lichtner
Located in Milwaukee, WI
started his career creating murals for the WPA inspired by Diego Rivera, Henri Matisse, and Raoul Dufy
Paper, Ink
$4,160Sale Price|20% Off
H 11 in W 8.5 in
Early 20th Century Ceramic Sculpture of a Polo Player and Horse
By Waylande Gregory
Located in Beachwood, OH
, Gregory's largest WPA relief mural was for Washington D.C.'s Police and Fire Departments titled: "Democracy
Ceramic
"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
Paint
$4,500
H 14.25 in W 20.5 in D 0.1 in
"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
Paint
$6,960
H 27.63 in W 42.13 in
Fan Shape with Dancers Silkscreen Print, Contemporary, Signed, 13/200
By Schomer Lichtner
Located in Milwaukee, WI
who started his career creating murals for the WPA inspired by Diego Rivera, Henri Matisse, and Raoul
Screen
$1,000
H 14 in W 12 in
"The Bells at Christmas, " Original Color Silk-Screen signed by Schomer Lichtner
By Schomer Lichtner
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee-based artist who started his career creating murals for the WPA inspired by Diego Rivera, Henri
Screen
$5,200Sale Price|35% Off
H 29 in W 22 in
"Mums" William S. Schwartz, Yellow Flowers, Cubist, Modern Still Life
By William S. Schwartz
Located in New York, NY
awarded WPA commissions, and completed murals for Illinois post offices in Fairfield, Eldorado, and
Canvas, Oil
$1,500
H 16 in W 20 in D 0.02 in
Harry Sternberg Pencil Signed Etching, 1931, New York City “Nudes in Landscape"
By Harry Sternberg
Located in Phoenix, AZ
and educator. During the Depression he was a WPA artist, and his murals are in post offices in Chicago
Paper
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
Watercolor
$16,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 19.5 in W 23.5 in D 1 in
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
Canvas, Paint
$3,000
H 18 in W 21.5 in
WOODED LANDSCAPE WITH HOUSES Signed Watercolor, c.1950 African American Artist
Located in Union City, NJ
. Ronald Joseph was also a participant in the mural section of WPA and a representative of the Harlem
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Ink
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
Watercolor
$4,500
H 38 in W 31 in
1940 Large Portrait of a Woman, Kae Dorn Cass, by Cleveland School Artist
By Rolf Stoll
Located in Beachwood, OH
. Stoll also produced a number of murals including a WPA (Works Progress Administration) for the United
Oil
$25,000
H 25 in W 19 in
Surreal Abstract Mid 20th Century American Modern Woman Artist Work on Paper
Located in New York, NY
. Guccione in the mid-1940s. Guccione worked on Post Office murals for the WPA* Federal Works Progress
Watercolor, Gouache, Rag Paper
$3,950
H 17 in W 8 in D 0.1 in
"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
$45,000
H 35.5 in W 31.5 in D 1.75 in
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
Paint
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
Paper, Pastel, Gouache
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
Ink, Acrylic
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
Watercolor
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
Ink, Watercolor
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
Watercolor
$80,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 16 in W 17 in
"Backyards" Early 20th Century Watercolor Fauvism Social Realism American Scene
By Stuart Davis
Located in New York, NY
murals for the WPA (Works Progress Administration). In the 1940s, he taught at the New School for Social
Paper, Watercolor
$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
$45,000
H 30.25 in W 46 in
"Composition" Balcomb Greene, Geometric Abstract, Early Modernist Composition
By Balcomb Greene
Located in New York, NY
Brevities and Graft. After joining the WPA, he painted abstract murals for the Hall of Medicine at the 1939
Canvas, Oil
$2,600
H 12 in W 15 in
Strike Breakers — social realism, Great Depression
By Daniel Ralph Celentano
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
exhibition in 1938. Celentano joined the mural division of the WPA, where he created murals for the Queens
Pencil
$80,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 15 in W 20 in
Answering the Door Early 20th Century w/c Fauvism Social Realism American Scene
By Stuart Davis
Located in New York, NY
at the Art Students League in New York, and he also did murals for the WPA (Works Progress
Paper, Watercolor
"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
Paper, Watercolor, Graphite
$1,570
H 23 in W 27 in D 0.75 in
George Vander Sluis Barn Landscape Oil Stick Mid-Century Modern Painting
Located in Denver, CO
American painter and long-time Syracuse University faculty member, was also associated with WPA-era mural
Paper, Oil Pastel
"Labrynth"
By Lloyd Raymond Ney
Located in Lambertville, NJ
the Depression, Ney worked for the Works Progress Administration (WPA), painting murals and teaching
Paper, Watercolor
"Rain"
By Lloyd Raymond Ney
Located in Lambertville, NJ
the Depression, Ney worked for the Works Progress Administration (WPA), painting murals and teaching
Paper, Watercolor
"Energy"
By Lloyd Raymond Ney
Located in Lambertville, NJ
the Depression, Ney worked for the Works Progress Administration (WPA), painting murals and teaching
Paper, Watercolor
"Green Colorfield"
By Lloyd Raymond Ney
Located in Lambertville, NJ
the Depression, Ney worked for the Works Progress Administration (WPA), painting murals and teaching
Paper, Watercolor
"Wind"
By Lloyd Raymond Ney
Located in Lambertville, NJ
the Depression, Ney worked for the Works Progress Administration (WPA), painting murals and teaching
Paper, Watercolor
"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
Masonite, Oil
"Machinery"
By Lloyd Raymond Ney
Located in Lambertville, NJ
the Depression, Ney worked for the Works Progress Administration (WPA), painting murals and teaching
Paper, Watercolor, Graphite
"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
Paper, Watercolor
"Red Galaxy"
By Lloyd Raymond Ney
Located in Lambertville, NJ
the Depression, Ney worked for the Works Progress Administration (WPA), painting murals and teaching
Watercolor