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Massive WPA Mural Study
Massive WPA Mural Study

Massive WPA Mural Study

Located in Palm Springs, CA

It appears to have been cut down on the left side. Clearly a WPA Mural product. When we acquired it the dimensions were approximately 68 wide by 81 inches tall.

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Vintage 1930s American Paintings

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Paint

"Mail by Stagecoach, Lynn to Lowell", WPA Mural Study by Aiden Ripley
"Mail by Stagecoach, Lynn to Lowell", WPA Mural Study by Aiden Ripley

"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 crayon depicts a stagecoach being loaded with mail and passengers for the journey from ...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

"Calvarymen Crossing", Important Study for Landmark WPA Mural by Jared French
"Calvarymen Crossing", Important Study for Landmark WPA Mural by Jared French

"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 mural by Jared French installed in the main Richmond post office, one of his first ...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

WPA Mural Study 1940 American Scene Modern Social Realism Figurative Mid Century
WPA Mural Study 1940 American Scene Modern Social Realism Figurative Mid Century

WPA Mural Study 1940 American Scene Modern Social Realism Figurative Mid Century

By Michael Loew

Located in New York, NY

In 1935, he found work with the WPA where he painted murals and partnered up with longtime friend Willem de Kooning in 1939 on a mural for the Hall of Pharmacy at the New York World'...

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1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Post Office WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Modern 20th Century
Post Office WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Modern 20th Century

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 (1910-1953) "Bounty" WPA Mural Study for Michigan Post Office 19 ½ x 22 ½ inches Oil on B...

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1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Workers
WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Workers

WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Workers

By Seymour Fogel

Located in New York, NY

Fogel was awarded several mural commissions during the 1930s by both the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and the Treasury Section of Fine Arts, among them his earliest murals at ...

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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Egg Tempera, Board

"The Return of Timothy Pickering, " WPA Mural Study Painting, 1939
"The Return of Timothy Pickering, " WPA Mural Study Painting, 1939

"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 preparation for his lobby painting at the US Post Office in Danvers, Massachusetts. Until it...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Gouache

"Naval Recruit, " Classic WPA Mural Study by Henricksen for Naval Station, 1936
"Naval Recruit, " Classic WPA Mural Study by Henricksen for Naval Station, 1936

"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 1930s, probably for the U.S.

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

"Marian Anderson at Lincoln Memorial", Important WPA-Period Painting by Smeltzer
"Marian Anderson at Lincoln Memorial", Important WPA-Period Painting by Smeltzer

"Marian Anderson at Lincoln Memorial", Important WPA-Period Painting by Smeltzer

Located in Philadelphia, PA

He painted another WPA mural in Willoughby, Ohio, and spent years leading the industrial arts departments of two aviation companies -- Curtiss-Wright and North American Aviation.

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

"Multiple Male Nudes, " drawing by Ben Messick
"Multiple Male Nudes, " drawing by Ben Messick

"Multiple Male Nudes, " drawing by Ben Messick

By Ben Messick

Located in Philadelphia, PA

The cluster of knotty male nudes depicted in this high-energy drawing by Ben Messick illustrates his mastery of mural painting and animation. He worked as a sketch artist at the Disn...

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Vintage 1930s American Drawings

Materials

Pencil, Paper

Jewish Family Interior Scene (The Shadchan) Rare Judaica Oil Painting WPA artist
Jewish Family Interior Scene (The Shadchan) Rare Judaica Oil Painting WPA artist

Jewish Family Interior Scene (The Shadchan) Rare Judaica Oil Painting WPA artist

By Albert Abramovitz

Located in Surfside, FL

He was one of many jewish artists active in the WPA along with Ben Shahn (1898–1969): A leading Social Realist, Shahn is famous for his WPA murals and Farm Security Administration ph...

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Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

"Bricklayer at Rest, " Monumental WPA Period Painting of Worker with Landscape
"Bricklayer at Rest, " Monumental WPA Period Painting of Worker with Landscape

"Bricklayer at Rest, " Monumental WPA Period Painting of Worker with Landscape

By Paul Ulen

Located in Philadelphia, PA

One of the finest depictions of an American worker from the 1930s that we have seen, this monumental painting of a shirtless bricklayer, resting against a curved brick niche, with a ...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

"Children of the Crucible", Striking Art Deco Mural by Beck, T. Roosevelt quote
"Children of the Crucible", Striking Art Deco Mural by Beck, T. Roosevelt quote

"Children of the Crucible", Striking Art Deco Mural by Beck, T. Roosevelt quote

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Again in the WPA mural manner, there is an instructive text below that quotes Theodore Roosevelt: "We Americans are Children of the Crucible -- We Must be Americans and Nothing Else...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

WPA Post Office Mural Study Native American Scene Regionalism Social Realism
WPA Post Office Mural Study Native American Scene Regionalism Social Realism

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 Ronnebeck (1901 - 1980) Proposal Sketch for Worland Wyoming Post Office WPA Mural Project...

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1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Cardboard

"Nude in Surreal Landscape, " Important Art Deco Painting by Radio City Artist
"Nude in Surreal Landscape, " Important Art Deco Painting by Radio City Artist

"Nude in Surreal Landscape, " Important Art Deco Painting by Radio City Artist

By Eduard Buk Ulreich

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Painted by Eduard Buk Ulreich, who contributed a set of murals to Radio City Music Hall in Rockefeller Center in New York, as well as WPA murals across the nation, this beautiful dep...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

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Watercolor, Pencil, Gouache, Paper

"Nude in Tropical Garden, " Brilliantly-Hued Art Deco Painting by Cenci, 1949
"Nude in Tropical Garden, " Brilliantly-Hued Art Deco Painting by Cenci, 1949

"Nude in Tropical Garden, " Brilliantly-Hued Art Deco Painting by Cenci, 1949

By Gustavo Cenci

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Perfumed with the heady colors and forms of tropical flowers such poppy and hibiscus, this arresting Art Deco watercolor was painted by Gustavo Cenci, best known for his part in pain...

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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

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Watercolor

"Justice Triumphant", Mural Study for Queens, Ny Courthouse, circa 1941-1942
"Justice Triumphant", Mural Study for Queens, Ny Courthouse, circa 1941-1942

"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 Supreme Courthouse -- a 1930s Works Progress Administration project in Queens, New Y...

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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

Exotic Bird Frieze, Art Deco Decorative Painting by Dunbar Beck
Exotic Bird Frieze, Art Deco Decorative Painting by Dunbar Beck

Exotic Bird Frieze, Art Deco Decorative Painting by Dunbar Beck

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Beck executed an important set of murals for the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair, a WPA mural for the post office in Danvers, Massachusetts, and decorations for a piano donated by St...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

"Generation of Power", Remarkable 1931 Art Deco Mural Study, St. Paul, MN
"Generation of Power", Remarkable 1931 Art Deco Mural Study, St. Paul, MN

"Generation of Power", Remarkable 1931 Art Deco Mural Study, St. Paul, MN

Located in Philadelphia, PA

The artist also painted murals for the Stearns County Courthouse in St. Cloud, Minnesota, as well as WPA murals for two post offices.

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

Michael Lenson WPA Surrealist Painting
Michael Lenson WPA Surrealist Painting

Michael Lenson WPA Surrealist Painting

By Michael Lenson

Located in Palm Springs, CA

When the Great Depression struck, he became director of WPA mural projects for the state of New Jersey.

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Vintage 1930s American Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

"Legacy, " Original Painting by Ivan Bartlett, Mid-Century Fabric Designer
"Legacy, " Original Painting by Ivan Bartlett, Mid-Century Fabric Designer

"Legacy, " Original Painting by Ivan Bartlett, Mid-Century Fabric Designer

By Ivan Bartlett

Located in Philadelphia, PA

In his early years, artist Ivan Bartlett was known for his WPA mural painting, such as for the Ada County courthouse in Boise, Idaho, but in the 1940s and 1950s he became famous for ...

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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Gouache

Jenne Magafan Deserted Street, 1946 WPA-Era American Modernist Oil Painting
Jenne Magafan Deserted Street, 1946 WPA-Era American Modernist Oil Painting

Jenne Magafan Deserted Street, 1946 WPA-Era American Modernist Oil Painting

By Jenne Magafan

Located in Denver, CO

Painted in 1946, Deserted Street is a compelling example of Jenne Magafan's mature American Modernist vision, created during the years following her nationally recognized WPA mural p...

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1940s American Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Outdoor Market WPA sketch
Outdoor Market WPA sketch

Outdoor Market WPA sketch

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

David Margolis (September 3, 1911 — October 8, 2003) was an American artist known for his WPA murals in New York City. Margolis was born in born in Volochysk, Ukraine moved to the Un...

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1930s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

"Black and Red Nude", Large Male Nude Painting by Christopher Clark, 1954
"Black and Red Nude", Large Male Nude Painting by Christopher Clark, 1954

"Black and Red Nude", Large Male Nude Painting by Christopher Clark, 1954

By Christopher Clark (1875-1942)

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Clark painted WPA murals in the 1930s, did illustration art for Forbes magazine, and ultimately settled down on the west coast of Florida to teach and paint.

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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Paint

Ethel Magafan “Valley of the World” Colorado Modernist Watercolor Painting
Ethel Magafan “Valley of the World” Colorado Modernist Watercolor Painting

Ethel Magafan “Valley of the World” Colorado Modernist Watercolor Painting

By Ethel Magafan

Located in Denver, CO

A vibrant modernist watercolor painting by celebrated American artist Ethel Magafan, 'Valley of the World' captures the expressive color, rhythmic composition, and regional sensibili...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

"Song of Solomon", Mid Century Painting in Blue and Gold by Lenson
"Song of Solomon", Mid Century Painting in Blue and Gold by Lenson

"Song of Solomon", Mid Century Painting in Blue and Gold by Lenson

By Michael Lenson

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This masterpiece was painted by Michael Lenson, a Russian-American painter who won a major prize at the National Academy of Design and exhibited at several New York galleries, before...

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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Paint

Abstract Oil Painting Alan Tompkins Surrealist Cubism WPA Artist
Abstract Oil Painting Alan Tompkins Surrealist Cubism WPA Artist

Abstract Oil Painting Alan Tompkins Surrealist Cubism WPA Artist

By Alan Tompkins

Located in Surfside, FL

He worked as a book illustrator and industrial designer and was active as a mural painter in the Works Progress Administration (his WPA murals can still be seen in post offices in No...

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1950s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

William C. Palmer Modern Abstract Sculpture C. 1945 Smithsonian Artist
William C. Palmer Modern Abstract Sculpture C. 1945 Smithsonian Artist

William C. Palmer Modern Abstract Sculpture C. 1945 Smithsonian Artist

By William Palmer

Located in Atlanta, GA

Much of Palmer's work during the late 1930s was devoted to the various government art programs; he won a coveted commission to paint murals for the Post Office Department building in...

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Mid-20th Century American Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Mural Study for "History of Water" American Scene Modernism Social Realism WPA
Mural Study for "History of Water" American Scene Modernism Social Realism WPA

Mural Study for "History of Water" American Scene Modernism Social Realism WPA

By Thomas Hart Benton

Located in New York, NY

Thomas Hart Benton established his reputation in the 1930s with five mural projects which changed the face of American art and provided the principle artistic model for the WPA mural...

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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Egg Tempera, Board

Hilaire Hiler 1960 Abstract Structuralist Painting, New Mexico Modernist
Hilaire Hiler 1960 Abstract Structuralist Painting, New Mexico Modernist

Hilaire Hiler 1960 Abstract Structuralist Painting, New Mexico Modernist

By Hilaire Hiler

Located in Denver, CO

After returning to the U.S., Hiler painted WPA murals for San Francisco’s Aquatic Park Bath House and later founded Fremont College in Los Angeles, which he relocated to Santa Fe as ...

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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Graphite

1936 WPA Era American Scene Modernist Painting "A Connecticut Day" Howard Ahrens
1936 WPA Era American Scene Modernist Painting "A Connecticut Day" Howard Ahrens

1936 WPA Era American Scene Modernist Painting "A Connecticut Day" Howard Ahrens

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

The style and subject are very representative of the great WPA murals of the time. Painted in 1936 at the height of American Regionalism, perhaps as a commission for Jean S.

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Michael Chomyck WPA American Regionalist Modern Industry & Progress Mural Study
Michael Chomyck WPA American Regionalist Modern Industry & Progress Mural Study

Michael Chomyck WPA American Regionalist Modern Industry & Progress Mural Study

By Michael Chomyk, Raymond Loewy

Located in St. Louis, MO

This exceptional original American Regionalist watercolor and gouache mural study perfectly encapsulates the optimistic "Progress and Industry" design spirit of the Works Progress Ad...

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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper, Glass, Wood, Paint

Guy Pene du Bois WPA American Modernism Realism NYC Scene Oil Lawyers in Court
Guy Pene du Bois WPA American Modernism Realism NYC Scene Oil Lawyers in Court

Guy Pene du Bois WPA American Modernism Realism NYC Scene Oil Lawyers in Court

By Guy Pène Du Bois

Located in New York, NY

A lesser known aspect of Pène du Bois's career is his involvement with the WPA projects. In 1937 Pène du Bois received a WPA mural commission to depict John Jay at His Home for the p...

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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil, Board

Ivan Bartlett Chicago Painting from The Ambassador East Hotel 1951
Ivan Bartlett Chicago Painting from The Ambassador East Hotel 1951

Ivan Bartlett Chicago Painting from The Ambassador East Hotel 1951

By Ivan Bartlett, Dorothy Liebes

Located in San Diego, CA

This includes a number of WPA murals. His work was also exhibited at the San Francisco and New York World Fairs.

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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Boat Yard (PA Impressionist landscape)
Boat Yard (PA Impressionist landscape)

Boat Yard (PA Impressionist landscape)

By Harry Leith-Ross

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

WCC; Woodstock AA. Commissions: WPA mural, USPO, Masontown, PA. Comments: He came to the U.S. from England, in 1935.

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1960s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Circus Rider, Acrobat
Circus Rider, Acrobat

Circus Rider, Acrobat

By Simka Simkhovitch

Located in New York, NY

He also became a prominent participant in the WPA mural program. He did a series of works that received much attention at the time, of circus performers.

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1920s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Graphite

WPA Post Office Mural Study American Scene Regionalism Social Realism Modern Art
WPA Post Office Mural Study American Scene Regionalism Social Realism Modern Art

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 Ronnebeck (1901 - 1980) Oil Riggers, Mural Study Image: 6 1/2 x 37 inches Watercolor ...

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1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Cardboard

Bronx Post Office Mural Study WPA Horse Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern
Bronx Post Office Mural Study WPA Horse Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern

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 - 2003) Couriers of History Bronx Post Office Mural Study Horse in the Sun (with two ad...

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1930s American Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Gouache, Board

"Pueblos", Classic WPA-Era Mural Study with Native Americans for Los Angeles, CA
"Pueblos", Classic WPA-Era Mural Study with Native Americans for Los Angeles, CA

"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 and Naturalization Center in Los Angeles, depicts five Pueblo Indians in the foreg...

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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

Constructivist Abstraction — Precisionism / Spatial Illusionism
Constructivist Abstraction — Precisionism / Spatial Illusionism

Constructivist Abstraction — Precisionism / Spatial Illusionism

By Paul Kelpe

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Hired by Burgoyne Diller, he painted two of the five Williamsburg Housing Project murals for the New York WPA mural program—the first abstract murals created in the United States.

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1930s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

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WPA Mural from Bank of St. Louis
WPA Mural from Bank of St. Louis

WPA Mural from Bank of St. Louis

Unavailable

H 6.5 in W 17 in

WPA Mural from Bank of St. Louis

By John M. Heller

Located in Pasadena, CA

This magnificent example of WPA art, showing self determination in the work place, hung in the Bank of St. Louis until 2009. The bank originally commissioned listed artist John Mathe...

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Paintings

Sailing Ship of 1850s in San Francisco Bay - WPA Mural Study for Post Office
Sailing Ship of 1850s in San Francisco Bay - WPA Mural Study for Post Office

Sailing Ship of 1850s in San Francisco Bay - WPA Mural Study for Post Office

By Otis Oldfield

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

"Sailing Ship of 1850s in San Francisco Bay. WPA Competition Entry for Rincon Annex Post Office, San Francisco" is a rare WPA mural study created by Otis Oldfield, one of the leaders...

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20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings

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Tempera, Board

Signed WPA Painting Horses and Riders
Signed WPA Painting Horses and Riders

Signed WPA Painting Horses and Riders

Unavailable

H 20.5 in W 18 in D 1 in

Signed WPA Painting Horses and Riders

Located in Chicago, IL

Painted very much in the style of WPA murals, this is a handsome painting from that period.

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Vintage 1930s American Paintings

Materials

Board

WPA Painter, John Law Walker, Oil on Canvas
WPA Painter, John Law Walker, Oil on Canvas

WPA Painter, John Law Walker, Oil on Canvas

Unavailable

H 28.75 in W 24.75 in D 2 in

WPA Painter, John Law Walker, Oil on Canvas

By John Law Walker

Located in Tucson, AZ

He was a member of the California Watercolor Society, the Los Angeles Art Association, and the Santa Monica Art Association. As a WPA mural artist, he did work in United States Post...

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Paint

WPA Painting by William Lewis Clarke
WPA Painting by William Lewis Clarke

WPA Painting by William Lewis Clarke

Unavailable

H NaN in W NaN in

WPA Painting by William Lewis Clarke

By William Lewis Clarke

Located in San Francisco, CA

It is finely painted in a modernist, realist style and may have been a study for a WPA mural. It has the look and feeling of an ancient Roman fresco and was executed with a ...

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Vintage 1930s American Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Untitled Abstraction No. 59

Untitled Abstraction No. 59

By Albert Swinden

Located in New York, NY

He began working in an abstract mode in the late 1920s and played a prominent role in the WPA Mural Division in New York and created a major mural in 1936-37 for the Williamsburg Hou...

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1940s Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache, Paper

Abstract Still Life

Albert SwindenAbstract Still Life, 1949

Unavailable

H 17.75 in W 14.125 in

Abstract Still Life

By Albert Swinden

Located in New York, NY

He began working in an abstract mode in the late 1920s and played a prominent role in the WPA Mural Division in New York and created a major mural in 1936-37 for the Williamsburg Hou...

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1940s Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache, Paper, Pencil

Haying
Haying

Carl G. HillHaying

Unavailable

H 16 in W 20 in D 3 in

Haying

Located in Raleigh, NC

Rgrfinearts presents a rare WPA mural study by the African American artist Carl G.

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1930s Realist Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Untitled Abstraction

Albert SwindenUntitled Abstraction, 1945

Unavailable

H 12.75 in W 11 in

Untitled Abstraction

By Albert Swinden

Located in New York, NY

He began working in an abstract mode in the late 1920s and, as Larsen described, continued to pursue an art and played a prominent role in the WPA Mural Division in New York and crea...

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1940s Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache, Paper

Abstraction with Red Flower (no.75)

Abstraction with Red Flower (no.75)

By Albert Swinden

Located in New York, NY

He began working in an abstract mode in the late 1920s and, as Larsen described, continued to pursue an art and played a prominent role in the WPA Mural Division in New York and crea...

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1940s Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

Still Life with Lemons

Still Life with Lemons

By Anton Refregier

Located in Bethesda, MD

From 1934 to 1940, Refregier worked on various Federal Art Projects as a teacher, supervising artist, and mural supervisor. His most famous work is arguably the WPA mural project at ...

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1950s Paintings

Materials

Oil

Harwood Steiger (American 1900 - 1980); Landscape; oil on wood panel
Harwood Steiger (American 1900 - 1980); Landscape; oil on wood panel

Harwood Steiger (American 1900 - 1980); Landscape; oil on wood panel

Located in Los Angeles, CA

., Rochester, NY; WMAA; WPA mural, USPO, Fort Payne, AL. Comments: Position: teacher, Stieger Paint Group, Edgartown, MA Harwood Steiger was born in Macedon, New York in 1900.

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1950s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Lady by Rudolf Carl Mueller, circa 1905
Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Lady by Rudolf Carl Mueller, circa 1905

Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Lady by Rudolf Carl Mueller, circa 1905

By Rudolf Carl Mueller

Located in Alexandria, VA

For many years his work could be viewed at two New York City landmarks: Schrafft's Restaurant, where he painted the decorative ceiling, and the Plaza Hotel, where he painted the flor...

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Early 20th Century American Belle Époque Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Two Figures
Two Figures

John Emmett GerrityTwo Figures, 1920-1928

Unavailable

H 69.5 in W 49.5 in

Two Figures

By John Emmett Gerrity

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Gerrity completed several WPA mural projects, culminating in his monumental mural “Inventions of Man” at the San Francisco State Teachers College.

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1920s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Exotic Landscape
Exotic Landscape

Michael LoewExotic Landscape, 1958

Unavailable

H 15.5 in W 23 in

Exotic Landscape

By Michael Loew

Located in Lawrence, NY

Most probably painted in Monhegan, Maine Like many of his peers--including de Kooning, Pollock, Rothko and others--Loew painted in a figurative style before the war and participated...

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1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Untitled
Untitled

Michael LoewUntitled, 1969

Unavailable

H 29.5 in W 22.5 in

Untitled

By Michael Loew

Located in Lawrence, NY

Oil on Bristol Board Like many of his peers--including de Kooning, Pollock, Rothko and others--Loew painted in a figurative style before the war and participated in the WPA mural pr...

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1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Nude No. 22
Nude No. 22

Michael LoewNude No. 22, 1950

Unavailable

H 9 in W 12.5 in

Nude No. 22

By Michael Loew

Located in Lawrence, NY

India Ink on paper; Provenance: Estate of artist, Vincent Vallarino Gallery Like many of his peers--including de Kooning, Pollock, Rothko and others--Loew painted in a figurative s...

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1950s Cubist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

India Ink

Yellow Aura, White Series #4

Yellow Aura, White Series #4

By Michael Loew

Located in Lawrence, NY

Like many of his peers--including de Kooning, Pollock, Rothko and others--Loew painted in a figurative style before the war and participated in the WPA mural project which gave other...

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1970s Constructivist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Nude No. 20
Nude No. 20

Michael LoewNude No. 20, 1951

Unavailable

H 11.4 in W 9 in

Nude No. 20

By Michael Loew

Located in Lawrence, NY

India Ink on paper; Provenance: Estate of artist; estate number en verso Like many of his peers--including de Kooning, Pollock, Rothko and others--Loew painted in a figurative styl...

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1950s Cubist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

India Ink

Untitled Abstraction
Untitled Abstraction

Emil BisttramUntitled Abstraction, c. 1940

Unavailable

H 18 in W 13.5 in

Untitled Abstraction

Located in Santa Fe, NM

Best known as an abstract painter, his style ranged from the classic regionalism of the 1930s (WPA murals) to abstractions based on the dynamic symmetry theories he learned from Jay ...

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20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Graphite, Paper

Stream into Eternity
Stream into Eternity

Emil BisttramStream into Eternity, 1952

Unavailable

H 21.75 in W 16.38 in

Stream into Eternity

Located in Santa Fe, NM

Best known as an abstract painter, his style ranged from the classic regionalism of the 1930s (WPA murals) to abstractions based on the dynamic symmetry theories he learned from Jay ...

Category

20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper

Untitled Encaustic
Untitled Encaustic

Emil BisttramUntitled Encaustic, 1940

Unavailable

H 16.5 in W 13.5 in

Untitled Encaustic

Located in Santa Fe, NM

Best known as an abstract painter, his style ranged from the classic regionalism of the 1930s (WPA murals) to abstractions based on the dynamic symmetry theories he learned from Jay ...

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20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Sails in the Night
Sails in the Night

Emil BisttramSails in the Night, 1965

Unavailable

H 32 in W 36 in

Sails in the Night

Located in Santa Fe, NM

Best known as an abstract painter, his style ranged from the classic regionalism of the 1930s (WPA murals) to abstractions based on the dynamic symmetry theories he learned from Jay ...

Category

20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Abstract Canyon
Abstract Canyon

Emil BisttramAbstract Canyon, 1958

Unavailable

H 21 in W 28.5 in

Abstract Canyon

Located in Santa Fe, NM

Best known as an abstract painter, his style ranged from the classic regionalism of the 1930s (WPA murals) to abstractions based on the dynamic symmetry theories he learned from Jay ...

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20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Mural "The History of Flight" Painting
Mural "The History of Flight" Painting

Mural "The History of Flight" Painting

Unavailable

H 65 in W 353 in

Mural "The History of Flight" Painting

Located in Chicago, IL

This interesting mural came out of a collection of an aviator. WPA in style, the mural tells the history of flight.

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Vintage 1980s American Paintings

Cubist Nude 112
Cubist Nude 112

Michael LoewCubist Nude 112, 1951

Unavailable

H 9 in W 5.625 in

Cubist Nude 112

By Michael Loew

Located in Lawrence, NY

Like many of his peers--including de Kooning, Pollock, Rothko and others--Loew painted in a figurative style before the war and participated in the WPA mural project which gave other...

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1950s Cubist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

India Ink

Cubist Nude 52
Cubist Nude 52

Michael LoewCubist Nude 52, India Ink

Unavailable

H 8.825 in W 6 in

Cubist Nude 52

By Michael Loew

Located in Lawrence, NY

Like many of his peers--including de Kooning, Pollock, Rothko and others--Loew painted in a figurative style before the war and participated in the WPA mural project which gave other...

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1950s Cubist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

India Ink

Cubist Nude 37
Cubist Nude 37

Michael LoewCubist Nude 37, 1951

Unavailable

H 8.75 in W 6 in

Cubist Nude 37

By Michael Loew

Located in Lawrence, NY

Like many of his peers--including de Kooning, Pollock, Rothko and others--Loew painted in a figurative style before the war and participated in the WPA mural project which gave other...

Category

1950s Cubist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

India Ink

Cubist Nude 80
Cubist Nude 80

Michael LoewCubist Nude 80, 1951

Unavailable

H 9 in W 6 in

Cubist Nude 80

By Michael Loew

Located in Lawrence, NY

Like many of his peers--including de Kooning, Pollock, Rothko and others--Loew painted in a figurative style before the war and participated in the WPA mural project which gave other...

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1950s Cubist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

India Ink

Cubist Nude 43
Cubist Nude 43

Michael LoewCubist Nude 43, 1951

Unavailable

H 9 in W 6 in

Cubist Nude 43

By Michael Loew

Located in Lawrence, NY

Like many of his peers--including de Kooning, Pollock, Rothko and others--Loew painted in a figurative style before the war and participated in the WPA mural project which gave other...

Category

1950s Cubist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

India Ink

Cubist Nude 79
Cubist Nude 79

Michael LoewCubist Nude 79, 1951

Unavailable

H 9 in W 6 in

Cubist Nude 79

By Michael Loew

Located in Lawrence, NY

Like many of his peers--including de Kooning, Pollock, Rothko and others--Loew painted in a figurative style before the war and participated in the WPA mural project which gave other...

Category

1950s Cubist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

India Ink

Mill Town
Mill Town

Louis RibakMill Town, circa 1930

Unavailable

H 14 in W 20 in

Mill Town

By Louis Ribak

Located in Graton, CA

Works Held: Brooklyn Museum; Newark Museum; United States Post Office, Albemarle, North Carolina (WPA mural); University of Arizona; Whitney Museum of American Art.

Category

Early 20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gouache

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

"Showing Size of Circumference" Mid Century WPA Watercolor

By John Deforest Stull

Located in San Francisco, CA

An art director for Norcross Greeting Cards, John Deforest Stull (1910-1972) was also a painter and WPA muralist whose mural work was done for Radio City Music Hall with artist Ezra ...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

California WPA Painting "Airplane Factory" by Helen Ludwig
California WPA Painting "Airplane Factory" by Helen Ludwig

California WPA Painting "Airplane Factory" by Helen Ludwig

Located in San Francisco, CA

During the Depression she worked for the WPA as an artist, teacher, and art supervisor, and was the first female artist chosen to work on the WPA Mural Project.

Category

Vintage 1940s American Paintings

Materials

Masonite

Mid Century Scene of Manufacturing Paper (from Hemp) Watercolor, WPA Art
Mid Century Scene of Manufacturing Paper (from Hemp) Watercolor, WPA Art

Mid Century Scene of Manufacturing Paper (from Hemp) Watercolor, WPA Art

By John Deforest Stull

Located in San Francisco, CA

An art director for Norcross Greeting Cards, John Deforest Stull (1910-1972) was also a painter and WPA muralist whose mural work was done for Radio City Music Hall with artist Ezra ...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Tulips
Tulips

Zama Vanessa HelderTulips, Circa 1940

Unavailable

H 26.5 in W 22.5 in

Tulips

By Zama Vanessa Helder

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

As one of the leading WPA artists in the state, Helder was selected to design and produce two mural maps for the State Capitol Museum in 1938.

Category

20th Century American Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Bay Area abstract expressionist painting, Richard Ayer
Bay Area abstract expressionist painting, Richard Ayer

Bay Area abstract expressionist painting, Richard Ayer

By Richard Ayer

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Ayer was a Bay Area mainstay, working on WPA projects and murals and exhibiting regularly, including at SFMOMA in 1940.

Category

Vintage 1950s American Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Afternoon Shadows

Afternoon Shadows

By Peppino Mangravite

Located in New York, NY

While an instructor at the Art Institute of Chicago, Mangravite had a solo exhibition at the museum in 1941. As a WPA artist, Mangravite won many mural commissions.

Category

1920s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Still Life with Pine Cones, Maine

Still Life with Pine Cones, Maine

By Peppino Mangravite

Located in New York, NY

While an instructor at the Art Institute of Chicago, Mangravite had a solo exhibition at the museum in 1941. As a WPA artist, Mangravite won many mural commissions.

Category

1930s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rose and Table Still Life

Rose and Table Still Life

By Peppino Mangravite

Located in New York, NY

While an instructor at the Art Institute of Chicago, Mangravite had a solo exhibition at the museum in 1941. As a WPA artist, Mangravite won many mural commissions.

Category

1920s Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

In The Dark of the Hour
In The Dark of the Hour

Raymond BreininIn The Dark of the Hour, 1942

Unavailable

H 37 in W 54 in D 2.5 in

In The Dark of the Hour

By Raymond Breinin

Located in Rego Park, NY

He executed numerous murals for the WPA and exhibited over a long period of time at the Downtown Gallery in New York City, one of the city's foremost art galleries of the period.

Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of Ronald Colman
Portrait of Ronald Colman

Edna ReindelPortrait of Ronald Colman, 1948

Unavailable

H 36.25 in W 30 in

Portrait of Ronald Colman

By Edna Reindel

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Reindel worked for the Federal Art Project of the WPA, completing a number of murals on commission from 1937 to 1942.

Category

1940s American Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Water Pipes and Shadows  Oil on Canvas
Water Pipes and Shadows  Oil on Canvas

Water Pipes and Shadows Oil on Canvas

By Otis Oldfield

Located in New York, NY

In 1936 Oldfield was one of a group of San Francisco artists chosen for a WPA project to paint murals in San Francisco’s Coit Tower.

Category

1920s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Night Blooming Cereus No. 2
Night Blooming Cereus No. 2

Night Blooming Cereus No. 2

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Sheckler also assisted artists Jean Goodwin and Arthur Ames on the three-panel WPA (Works Progress Administration) mural at the San Diego County Administration Center entitled “Recre...

Category

20th Century American Modern Still-life Prints

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Untitled (Rabbi with Prayer Shawl)
Untitled (Rabbi with Prayer Shawl)

Untitled (Rabbi with Prayer Shawl)

By Harry Sternberg

Located in Los Angeles, CA

During the Depression he was a WPA artist, and his murals are in post offices in Chicago, Chester and Sellersville, Pennsylvania.

Category

20th Century Art

Materials

Oil

WPA Mural Study American Scene Modernism San Francisco Post Office 20th Century
WPA Mural Study American Scene Modernism San Francisco Post Office 20th Century

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 “The Waterfront,” San Francisco Rincon Station Post Office, 6 ¾ x 15 ¾ inches.

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1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pencil

WPA Mural, "Americans at Work" by John M. Heller, circa 1935
WPA Mural, "Americans at Work" by John M. Heller, circa 1935

WPA Mural, "Americans at Work" by John M. Heller, circa 1935

By John M. Heller

Located in Culver City, CA

Large-scale oil on canvas painting depicting cowboys attending cattle. Six murals were made in total portraying idealized scenes of the American industry in progress. The paintings l...

Category

Vintage 1930s American Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

"Strike, " Important Mural Study by Dunbar Beck
"Strike, " Important Mural Study by Dunbar Beck

"Strike, " Important Mural Study by Dunbar Beck

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Beck also painted a WPA mural for the Post Office in Danvers, Massachusetts, a series of murals for the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, and a number of private commissions.

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings

Materials

Graphite, Paper

Drawing of Male Nude by Ben Messick, circa 1930s
Drawing of Male Nude by Ben Messick, circa 1930s

Drawing of Male Nude by Ben Messick, circa 1930s

Located in Philadelphia, PA

The wiry nude depicted in this high-energy drawing by Ben Messick illustrates his mastery of mural painting and animation. He worked as a sketch artist at the Disney Studios in the ...

Category

Vintage 1930s American Drawings

Materials

Pencil, Paper

Jewish Family Interior Scene (The Shadchan) Rare Judaica Oil Painting WPA artist
Jewish Family Interior Scene (The Shadchan) Rare Judaica Oil Painting WPA artist

Jewish Family Interior Scene (The Shadchan) Rare Judaica Oil Painting WPA artist

By Albert Abramovitz

Located in Surfside, FL

He was one of many jewish artists active in the WPA along with Ben Shahn (1898–1969): A leading Social Realist, Shahn is famous for his WPA murals and Farm Security Administration ph...

Category

Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

"American Indians and Spanish Explorers, " Design for Art Deco Decoration
"American Indians and Spanish Explorers, " Design for Art Deco Decoration

"American Indians and Spanish Explorers, " Design for Art Deco Decoration

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Beck executed an important set of murals for the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, a WPA mural for the post office in Danvers, Massachusetts, and decorations for a piano donated by Stei...

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Important Art Deco Painting with Male Nudes by Dunbar Beck
Important Art Deco Painting with Male Nudes by Dunbar Beck

Important Art Deco Painting with Male Nudes by Dunbar Beck

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Beck won the Prix de Rome in 1927 and was part of the Yale University circle of artists that included Eugene Savage and other famed muralists. Beck painted a WPA mural in Massachuset...

Category

Vintage 1930s American Paintings

Beautiful WPA portrait wood social realist Michael Lenson 1932
Beautiful WPA portrait wood social realist Michael Lenson 1932

Beautiful WPA portrait wood social realist Michael Lenson 1932

Located in Palm Springs, CA

When the Great Depression stuck, he became director of WPA mural projects for the state of New Jersey.

Category

Vintage 1930s American Paintings

Materials

Wood

Abstract Oil Painting Alan Tompkins Surrealist Cubism WPA Artist
Abstract Oil Painting Alan Tompkins Surrealist Cubism WPA Artist

Abstract Oil Painting Alan Tompkins Surrealist Cubism WPA Artist

By Alan Tompkins

Located in Surfside, FL

He worked as a book illustrator and industrial designer and was active as a mural painter in the Works Progress Administration (his WPA murals can still be seen in post offices in No...

Category

1950s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Silver Landscape (Grey abstract grisaille landscape)
Silver Landscape (Grey abstract grisaille landscape)

Silver Landscape (Grey abstract grisaille landscape)

By Joe Jones

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

WPA murals, USPOs, Seneca (KS), Magnolia (AR), Anthony (KS), Charleston (MO) Comments: Teaching: St.

Category

1940s American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

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"Leda and the Swan", Incised and Painted Wood Panel, Art Deco, Gold and Black
"Leda and the Swan", Incised and Painted Wood Panel, Art Deco, Gold and Black

"Leda and the Swan", Incised and Painted Wood Panel, Art Deco, Gold and Black

By Arthur Crisp

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This brilliant depiction of Leda and the Swan, a nude female figure and outstretched black swan illustrating the classic mythological story, was painted by Arthur Crisp on wood panel...

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

"Standing Male Nude, " Study for Mural by Allyn Cox, U.S. Capitol Painter
"Standing Male Nude, " Study for Mural by Allyn Cox, U.S. Capitol Painter

"Standing Male Nude, " Study for Mural by Allyn Cox, U.S. Capitol Painter

By Allyn Cox

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This strong and confident drawing of a standing male nude was made by Allyn Cox, probably for one of an array of murals he painted in the 1920s, 30s and 40s, starting with an series ...

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings

Materials

Paper

"On the Waterfront", Nine Sailors at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, 1946 Oil Painting
"On the Waterfront", Nine Sailors at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, 1946 Oil Painting

"On the Waterfront", Nine Sailors at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, 1946 Oil Painting

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Painted just after the end of World War II in a style that could be called Art Deco meets Mid Century, this striking painting depicts nine sailors in their Navy uniforms, most of the...

Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Men in Barracks" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Realism Gay Modernism WWII
"Men in Barracks" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Realism Gay Modernism WWII

"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...

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1940s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"The Golden Hour, " Monumental Painting with Utopian Scene, Multiple Male Nudes
"The Golden Hour, " Monumental Painting with Utopian Scene, Multiple Male Nudes

"The Golden Hour, " Monumental Painting with Utopian Scene, Multiple Male Nudes

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Monumental and quite extraordinary, this utopian scene -- all cast in a lovely, warm glow -- depicts a wide range of nude figures, mostly male, in a grassy river valley between mount...

Category

Vintage 1920s British Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Arms Raised", Striking Portrait of Nude Male Youth by Jarl, Denmark
"Arms Raised", Striking Portrait of Nude Male Youth by Jarl, Denmark

"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...

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Vintage 1920s Danish Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

Bruce of LA /AKA Bruce Bellas Photograph of Drew Burton
Bruce of LA /AKA Bruce Bellas Photograph of Drew Burton

Bruce of LA /AKA Bruce Bellas Photograph of Drew Burton

By Bruce Bellas

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Popular beef cake model Drew Burton was photographed by many male physique photographers. His All American Good Looks made him very popular! Didn't hurt that he was also well endowed...

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Photography

Materials

Paper

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

This mural study is part of our exhibition America Coast to Coast: Artists of the 1930s Industry and Commerce, 1936, tempera on panel, 16 ½ x 39 ½ inches, signed verso “John Ballat...

Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Tempera

DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1950s Photograph of "Beefcake" model Unidentified #2
DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1950s Photograph of "Beefcake" model Unidentified #2

DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1950s Photograph of "Beefcake" model Unidentified #2

Located in Glenford, NY

Rare early 1950s Original Vintage Gelatin Silver Photograph by DOUGLAS JULEFF - also known as DOUG OF DETROIT - of an unidentified model (Unidentified #2). All of Juleff's records we...

Category

1950s Post-War Nude Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Joshua II

Bill CostaJoshua II, 1990

$1,500

H 9 in W 13 in

Joshua II

By Bill Costa

Located in New York, NY

Joshua II 1990 Signed, titled, dated, and numbered in ink, recto Gelatin silver print (Edition of 5) 9 x 13 inches (22.9 x 33 cm), image 11 x 14 inches (27.9 x 35.6 cm), sheet Th...

Category

1990s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Study of a Male nude, circa 1800 France Empire Oil on canvas
Study of a Male nude, circa 1800 France Empire Oil on canvas

Study of a Male nude, circa 1800 France Empire Oil on canvas

Located in Eltville am Rhein, DE

French artist, circa 1800 Study of a male nude Oil on canvas Size 24 x 49 cm Frame 34 x 59 cm

Category

Early 1800s French School Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vintage Pat Milo Male Physique Nude Portrait Original Photograph
Vintage Pat Milo Male Physique Nude Portrait Original Photograph

Vintage Pat Milo Male Physique Nude Portrait Original Photograph

$680Sale Price|20% Off

H 20 in W 16 in D 0.5 in

Vintage Pat Milo Male Physique Nude Portrait Original Photograph

Located in Palm Springs, CA

A rare collection of original black and white photographs purchased in 1996 that were printed in 1996. They were custom ordered and only maximum of 3 were made. The photographs are b...

Category

1990s American Mid-Century Modern Photography

Materials

Paper

Portrait - Gregory, Contemporary Black and White Male Nude Portrait Photography

Portrait - Gregory, Contemporary Black and White Male Nude Portrait Photography

By Victor Carnuccio

Located in New York, NY

Portrait - Gregory, Contemporary Black and White Male Nude Portrait Photography by Victor Carnuccio. Portrait – Gregory 1991 Signed, titled, dated, and inscribed, verso; Also studi...

Category

1990s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

I Am the Spirit That Hovers Above the Shapeless Mass of Dreams
I Am the Spirit That Hovers Above the Shapeless Mass of Dreams

I Am the Spirit That Hovers Above the Shapeless Mass of Dreams

By Bill Costa

Located in New York, NY

I Am the Spirit That Hovers Above the Shapeless Mass of Dreams 1991 Signed, titled, dated, and numbered in ink, recto Gelatin silver print (Edition of 5) 12.5 x 8.5 inches (31.8 x...

Category

1990s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Seer - Male, Nude Torso, Oil on Canvas Painting with Vibrant Horizon Line
Seer - Male, Nude Torso, Oil on Canvas Painting with Vibrant Horizon Line

Seer - Male, Nude Torso, Oil on Canvas Painting with Vibrant Horizon Line

By Zack Zdrale 1

Located in Chicago, IL

With the subject covering his face, we, the viewer, are perplexed by the mystery of the moment. The warm light from the background in this painting titled, "Seer" suggest a fire. I...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

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