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WPA Painting Featuring Visitors to the Zoo
WPA Painting Featuring Visitors to the Zoo

WPA Painting Featuring Visitors to the Zoo

Located in Wiscasset, ME

Great WPA period painting featuring visitors to the zoo with aviaries in the background, possibly NYC.

Category

Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Motion, " Victor Arnautoff, San Francisco Lighthouse, World's Fair WPA Painting
"Motion, " Victor Arnautoff, San Francisco Lighthouse, World's Fair WPA Painting

"Motion, " Victor Arnautoff, San Francisco Lighthouse, World's Fair WPA Painting

By Victor Michail Arnautoff

Located in New York, NY

Victor Mikhail Arnautoff (1896 - 1979) Motion (Mile Rocks Lighthouse), San Francisco, 1939 Oil and tempera on board 60 x 40 inches Signed lower left Provenance: The artist Californi...

Category

1930s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Tempera

WPA styled Cubist Industrial Oil Painting by Joan Hedman
WPA styled Cubist Industrial Oil Painting by Joan Hedman

WPA styled Cubist Industrial Oil Painting by Joan Hedman

By WPA

Located in Cincinnati, OH

A cubist industrial WPA styled oil painting depicting a storage tank compound in the 1930's-40's.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

"Under the Apple Tree, " Tour de Force Enamel Painting with Two Women
"Under the Apple Tree, " Tour de Force Enamel Painting with Two Women

"Under the Apple Tree, " Tour de Force Enamel Painting with Two Women

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Brilliantly executed in jewel tones of sapphire, garnet and emerald, this superb enamel painting, though executed in 1963, is strongly reminiscent of WPA paintings from the 1930s and...

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Enamel

Charles Ragland Bunnell WPA 1940s Figurative Village Landscape Mountains
Charles Ragland Bunnell WPA 1940s Figurative Village Landscape Mountains

Charles Ragland Bunnell WPA 1940s Figurative Village Landscape Mountains

By Charles Ragland Bunnell

Located in Denver, CO

This American modernist WPA painting carries both figurative content and abstract design logic, making it highly versatile across interiors that favor collected and layered environme...

Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Tropical Watercolor Painting with Buildings by Avery Johnson
Tropical Watercolor Painting with Buildings by Avery Johnson

Tropical Watercolor Painting with Buildings by Avery Johnson

By WPA

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Transporting tropical watercolor painting on paper with buildings, mountains, sunny sky and a lone figure, executed with bold colors and expert technique by W P A artist Avery Johnso...

Category

20th Century American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper

Tugboat WPA era painting
Tugboat WPA era painting

Tugboat WPA era painting

By Joseph Kardonne

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Tugboat, 1939, 9 x 11.25 inches. Ink on paper. Signed, dated and titled lower right. Excellent condition. Born in Newark, New Jersey in 1911, Joe Kardo...

Category

Mid-20th Century Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Ink

Michael Lenson WPA Surrealist Painting
Michael Lenson WPA Surrealist Painting

Michael Lenson WPA Surrealist Painting

By Michael Lenson

Located in Palm Springs, CA

A wonderful WPA Surrealist painting by the noted New Jersey artist Michael Lenson.

Category

Vintage 1930s American Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

WPA Street Scene Painting American School
WPA Street Scene Painting American School

WPA Street Scene Painting American School

Located in Wiscasset, ME

WPA street scene painting American school. Unsigned, could be NYC.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Folk Art Paintings

Unique Painting By Albert Pels WPA Artist!
Unique Painting By Albert Pels WPA Artist!

Unique Painting By Albert Pels WPA Artist!

By Albert Pels

Located in New York, NY

Albert Pels (1910-1998) Painting of a group of figures, c. 20th century. 12 x 16 in.

Category

20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Selection of Three WPA Era Paintings
Selection of Three WPA Era Paintings

Selection of Three WPA Era Paintings

$550Sale Price / item|83% Off

Selection of Three WPA Era Paintings

Located in Atlanta, GA

Group of Three WPA Era Paintings, American, circa 1930s-1950s.

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Clown, Modernist Oil Painting on Board WPA Artist
Clown, Modernist Oil Painting on Board WPA Artist

Clown, Modernist Oil Painting on Board WPA Artist

By Maurice Kish

Located in Surfside, FL

During the Depression, Kish became a WPA painter in the Federal Art Project (FAP). FAP artists were given a mandate to create works that celebrated labor.

Category

Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Early Abstract Expressionist Gouache Painting WPA Jewish Artist
Early Abstract Expressionist Gouache Painting WPA Jewish Artist

Early Abstract Expressionist Gouache Painting WPA Jewish Artist

By Louis Wolchonok

Located in Surfside, FL

He taught drafting at City College of NY from 1930; and design, painting and etching at the Craft Students League, YWCA, NY, NY from 1932.

Category

20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

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

Tompkins produced thousands of paintings, many showing the influence of Cubism and abstract art, during a long and productive career.

Category

1950s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Leaving the Factory- American Scene Watercolor Painting-WPA Painter
Leaving the Factory- American Scene Watercolor Painting-WPA Painter

Leaving the Factory- American Scene Watercolor Painting-WPA Painter

Located in Marco Island, FL

The approximate date of the painting is between 1935 to 1940. A WPA artist and talented muralist, Fredenthal depicts the working girls trying to relieve men of their wages, kids an...

Category

Early 20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Archival Paper

1940s Signed Realist WPA Banana Flower Oil Painting
1940s Signed Realist WPA Banana Flower Oil Painting

1940s Signed Realist WPA Banana Flower Oil Painting

Located in Miami, FL

1940s Signed Realist WPA Banana Flower Oil Painting Offered for sale is a stunning 1940s realist WPA oil painting oil on board.

Category

Vintage 1940s American Paintings

Materials

Wood, Masonite, Paint

Signed Antique American WPA Large Regionalist Winter Cityscape Oil Painting
Signed Antique American WPA Large Regionalist Winter Cityscape Oil Painting

Signed Antique American WPA Large Regionalist Winter Cityscape Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American impressionist cityscape oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 36 by 30 inches overall, and 28 by 22 painting alone. Excellent condition, ready to ...

Category

1950s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Modernist Oil Painting the Shop Window NYC 1940s WPA era
Modernist Oil Painting the Shop Window NYC 1940s WPA era

Modernist Oil Painting the Shop Window NYC 1940s WPA era

By Maurice Becker

Located in Surfside, FL

After that time, he dedicated himself to painting full-time, essentially ending his career as a political artist for magazines.

Category

Early 20th Century Ashcan School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Monumental WPA Style Painting by Chicago Artist Amelia Helper
Monumental WPA Style Painting by Chicago Artist Amelia Helper

Monumental WPA Style Painting by Chicago Artist Amelia Helper

Located in Miami, FL

Monumental WPA Style Painting by Chicago Artist Amelia Helper Offered for sale is a monumental and dramatic painting created in the WPA style.

Category

Late 20th Century American Industrial Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Overscale WPA Style Painting by Chicago Artist Amelia Helper
Overscale WPA Style Painting by Chicago Artist Amelia Helper

Overscale WPA Style Painting by Chicago Artist Amelia Helper

Located in Miami, FL

Overscale WPA Style Painting by Chicago Artist Amelia Helper Offered for sale is a very large and dramatic painting created in the WPA style.

Category

Late 20th Century American Industrial Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

WPA Oil Painting of East River, Framed, Signed, Circa 1939, 13.5x17.5"
WPA Oil Painting of East River, Framed, Signed, Circa 1939, 13.5x17.5"

WPA Oil Painting of East River, Framed, Signed, Circa 1939, 13.5x17.5"

Located in Douglas Manor, NY

6067 WPA oil on board of the east river from Astoria NY Signed Whiteford 1939 Framed image size 13.5x17.5"

Category

1930s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil Crayon, Oil

Jenne Magafan WPA Colorado Church Leadville 1938 Watercolor & Ink Painting
Jenne Magafan WPA Colorado Church Leadville 1938 Watercolor & Ink Painting

Jenne Magafan WPA Colorado Church Leadville 1938 Watercolor & Ink Painting

By Jenne Magafan

Located in Denver, CO

This rare 1938 watercolor and ink painting by Jenne Magafan captures the historic architecture and atmosphere of Leadville, Colorado, through a refined blend of line and color.

Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Archival Ink, Watercolor

Modernist American Judaica Painting Synagogue Interior Ladies Section WPA Era
Modernist American Judaica Painting Synagogue Interior Ladies Section WPA Era

Modernist American Judaica Painting Synagogue Interior Ladies Section WPA Era

By Ervin B. Nussbaum

Located in Surfside, FL

Titled Torah Service, hand signed on Arches archival paper. In this painting, Nussbaum portrays a joyful holiday celebration of the Torah reading in the synagogue in a sketch-like m...

Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

WPA Oil Painting of East River, Framed, Signed, Circa 1939, 13.5x17.5"
WPA Oil Painting of East River, Framed, Signed, Circa 1939, 13.5x17.5"

WPA Oil Painting of East River, Framed, Signed, Circa 1939, 13.5x17.5"

Located in Douglas Manor, NY

6067 WPA oil on board of the east river from Astoria NY Signed Whiteford 1939 Framed image size 13.5x17.5"

Category

1930s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil Crayon, Oil

Antique American Modernist WPA Female Portrait Interior Exhibited Oil Painting
Antique American Modernist WPA Female Portrait Interior Exhibited Oil Painting

Antique American Modernist WPA Female Portrait Interior Exhibited Oil Painting

By Anatol Shulkin

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American modernist interior portrait oil painting. Oil on board, circa 1930. Unsigned. Displayed in a period modernist frame. Exhibition provenance verso. Image size, 25"L ...

Category

Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

New York City Tenement Family Modernist WPA Era Oil Painting Wolins
New York City Tenement Family Modernist WPA Era Oil Painting Wolins

New York City Tenement Family Modernist WPA Era Oil Painting Wolins

By Joseph Wolins

Located in Surfside, FL

Subject: American Family Medium: Oil Surface: Canvas Country: United States In this painting, Joseph Wolins uses vibrant and complimentary colors and broken brushwork. Joseph Wo...

Category

20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bathers at the Quarry 1940s American Modernist Oil Painting WPA era
Bathers at the Quarry 1940s American Modernist Oil Painting WPA era

Bathers at the Quarry 1940s American Modernist Oil Painting WPA era

By Theresa Berney Loew

Located in Surfside, FL

Swimmers and sun tanners at the local watering hole. Her birth name was Theresa Berney. At the time of her passing she was known as Theresa Loew. Birth place: Baltimore artist, blo...

Category

1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

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Terrific WPA Painting Titled, "Catwalk" by Fisher
Terrific WPA Painting Titled, "Catwalk" by Fisher

Terrific WPA Painting Titled, "Catwalk" by Fisher

Unavailable

H 30 in W 22 in D 1.5 in

Terrific WPA Painting Titled, "Catwalk" by Fisher

Located in Mount Penn, PA

A terrific WPA painting circa 1930s-1940s titled, "Catwalk," and signed Fisher.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Paintings

WPA Painting of a Nubian Male

WPA Painting of a Nubian Male

Unavailable

H 36 in W 33 in

WPA Painting of a Nubian Male

By WPA

Located in San Francisco, CA

Truly a great WPA style portrait of a Nubian male. In the original frame.

Category

Vintage 1930s American Paintings

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.

Category

Vintage 1930s American Paintings

Materials

Board

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

Beautiful oil painting, circa 1939, by California artist, William Lewis Clarke.

Category

Vintage 1930s American Paintings

Materials

Canvas

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

Attractive and historic WPA - World War II period painting of an airplane factory in San Diego, California, by well-listed American woman artist, Helen Ludwig (1911 - 2009 ).

Category

Vintage 1940s American Paintings

Materials

Masonite

WPA Style Painting
WPA Style Painting

WPA Style Painting

Unavailable

H 20 in W 24 in

WPA Style Painting

Located in Washington, D.C., DC

Alley scene painted in the WPA style. Unsigned

Category

Vintage 1930s American Paintings

Set of Four WPA Style Ship  Paintings
Set of Four WPA Style Ship  Paintings

Set of Four WPA Style Ship Paintings

Unavailable

H 27 in W 31 in D 1.5 in

Set of Four WPA Style Ship Paintings

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Set of four framed WPA style oil paintings probably painted in the late 1930's-late 1940's Signed Calastrini.

Category

Vintage 1940s American Paintings

Materials

Canvas

WPA IN PROGRESS

WPA IN PROGRESS

Unavailable

H 24 in W 36 in D 2 in

WPA IN PROGRESS

Located in Chicago, IL

Wpa wall relief. Original and framed. This is a spectacular example of WPA Post-war and is in Museum quality. One of a kind and colors are brilliant.

Category

1930s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Concrete

Monumental Art Deco Nude by California Modernist
Monumental Art Deco Nude by California Modernist

Monumental Art Deco Nude by California Modernist

By Avis Zeidler

Located in Treasure Island, CA

There is a slight stylistic nod to Diego Rivera, who worked in San Francisco in the 1930s, and who's influence permeates much of the region's WPA painting. Zeidler's work is less ca...

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Masonite

Large Framed WPA Industrial Oil on Board Factory Painting
Large Framed WPA Industrial Oil on Board Factory Painting

Large Framed WPA Industrial Oil on Board Factory Painting

Located in Dallas, TX

Art deco styled machine age representation of floating river-island factory.

Category

20th Century American Art Deco Paintings

Portrait of a Clown WPA
Portrait of a Clown WPA

Maurice KishPortrait of a Clown WPA

Unavailable

H 20 in W 16 in D 0.25 in

Portrait of a Clown WPA

By Maurice Kish

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This portrait of a clown by Maurice Kish is part from a series of carnival figures, circus clowns and carousel horses and riders that he did in the 30s and 40s. The artist uses a vib...

Category

20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

WPA Man
WPA Man

WPA Man, 1933

Unavailable

H 21 in W 15 in D 1 in

WPA Man

Located in Chicago, IL

WPA Water and Pastel

Category

20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

"Rock Drillers, 1939" WPA era piece.
"Rock Drillers, 1939" WPA era piece.

"Rock Drillers, 1939" WPA era piece.

By Harry Gottlieb

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Listed; Who Was Who (24 lines), Davenport’s and every reference source on the WPA.

Materials

Gouache

Stewart's

Paul CadmusStewart's, 1934

Unavailable

H 7.63 in W 11.63 in

Stewart's

By Paul Cadmus

Located in Oakland, CA

Stewart's has an almost identical composition to Cadmus' brightly colored WPA painting, Greenwich Village Cafeteria, from the same year.

Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Oil Portrait of Woman and Child WPA
Oil Portrait of Woman and Child WPA

Tully FilmusOil Portrait of Woman and Child WPA

Unavailable

H 16 in W 14 in D 0.75 in

Oil Portrait of Woman and Child WPA

By Tully Filmus

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This oil portrait of a woman and a child was painted by Tully Filmus (1903-1988), the noted Moldovan-born American realist painter and portraitist. The artist depicts the subject in ...

Category

20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

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...

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Paintings

Pietro Lazzari '1895-1979' WPA Signed Etching
Pietro Lazzari '1895-1979' WPA Signed Etching

Pietro Lazzari '1895-1979' WPA Signed Etching

Unavailable

H 16.5 in W 21.5 in D 1 in

Pietro Lazzari '1895-1979' WPA Signed Etching

By Pietro Lazzari

Located in North Hollywood, CA

The Italian American artist Pietro Lazzari arrived in New York in 1925, with the rise of Fascism in Italy. The following year, he was chosen as part of a group of nine European artis...

Category

Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paper

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

Abstract figural and whimsical painting by this artist Born in Glasgow, Scotland on Sept. 19, 1899, Walker was active in Los Angeles from the 1930s until 1953.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

WPA Period "Prime Grade, North Carolina" by William Schwartz
WPA Period "Prime Grade, North Carolina" by William Schwartz

WPA Period "Prime Grade, North Carolina" by William Schwartz

By William S. Schwartz

Located in San Francisco, CA

The great American modernist, William Schwartz, created this watercolor on paper, PRIME GRADE, NORTH CAROLINA, circa 1933. A fine example of American Scene art, the image depicts to...

Category

Vintage 1930s American Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

John Muir, Oil on Canvas, WPA Skyscraper, Military Waterfront Scene
John Muir, Oil on Canvas, WPA Skyscraper, Military Waterfront Scene

John Muir, Oil on Canvas, WPA Skyscraper, Military Waterfront Scene

Located in Dallas, TX

Signed, dated, numbered. Excellent machine age image from 1938 by listed artist. Actual painting is darker and less contrasted under ambient light. Pictured under flash photogra...

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco 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...

Category

20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Tempera, Board

Private Collection of Lerone Bennett Jr  William Sylvester Carter WPA Artist
Private Collection of Lerone Bennett Jr  William Sylvester Carter WPA Artist

Private Collection of Lerone Bennett Jr William Sylvester Carter WPA Artist

Located in Chicago, IL

This signed piece, “Head of a Woman” is from the Private collection of ebony magazine editor, Lerone Bennett Jr. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, William Carter (1909-1996) moved to C...

Category

Vintage 1960s American Paintings

Materials

Paint

American 1940’s WPA Surrealist Style Landscape French Female Artist Cecile Belle
American 1940’s WPA Surrealist Style Landscape French Female Artist Cecile Belle

American 1940’s WPA Surrealist Style Landscape French Female Artist Cecile Belle

Located in Atlanta, GA

An American circa 1940’s WPA / surrealist style landscape painting by French American female artist Cecile Belle.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Industrial Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

WPA Still Life with NYC Street Scene Aaron Berkman Circa 1950-60.
WPA Still Life with NYC Street Scene Aaron Berkman Circa 1950-60.

WPA Still Life with NYC Street Scene Aaron Berkman Circa 1950-60.

By Aaron Berkman

Located in Hallowell, ME

He was in charge of a Seventeen (17) member WPA Artist Faculty. The school gave free tuition and had several hundred students.

Category

1950s Abstract Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

"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

Entitled Showing Size of Circumference, this mid 20th century watercolor on paper depicts an industrial scene where a large reel of rope is being measured. It is signed by the WPA ar...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

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

This mid 20th century watercolor on paper depicts hemp being doubled and combed to be turned into manilla paper. It is signed by the artist, John Deforest Stull, in the lower right. ...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Framed Ashcan School Oil on Canvas Painting
Framed Ashcan School Oil on Canvas Painting

Framed Ashcan School Oil on Canvas Painting

Unavailable

H 23 in W 29 in D 2 in

Framed Ashcan School Oil on Canvas Painting

Located in Austin, TX

This wonderful oil painting has a WPA style, 1940s Ashcan art. Signed lower right; D.J. '47.

Category

Vintage 1940s American Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Large WPA  Painting
Large WPA  Painting

Large WPA Painting

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H 49.5 in W 49.5 in

Large WPA Painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

Large cityscape painting. Place unknown, possibly Chicago.

Category

20th Century American Paintings

WPA Cityscape Painting
WPA Cityscape Painting

WPA Cityscape Painting

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H 22 in W 22 in

WPA Cityscape Painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

WPA era oil on canvas in original frame, signed Gertrude Andrews and dated 1942. Has original paper exhibition labels on back.

Category

Vintage 1940s American Paintings

Oil on Canvas Signed Russin of Clowns Playing Cards
Oil on Canvas Signed Russin of Clowns Playing Cards

Oil on Canvas Signed Russin of Clowns Playing Cards

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Russin. George painted in the WPA federal program and this has the feel of a WPA painting.

Category

Vintage 1940s American Paintings

Materials

Canvas

The Riveter:  1939 Oil Painting by WPA Muralist
The Riveter:  1939 Oil Painting by WPA Muralist

The Riveter: 1939 Oil Painting by WPA Muralist

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This iconic image of a Depression-era riveter high atop an Art Deco skyscraper was painted by Vincent Maragliotti, one of the most prolific muralists of his day. No doubt created in...

Category

Vintage 1930s American Paintings

Materials

Canvas

WPA Style American School Painting
WPA Style American School Painting

WPA Style American School Painting

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H 33.5 in W 44.5 in

WPA Style American School Painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

A very large painting of an American farm scene in its original frame.

Category

Vintage 1930s American Paintings

Materials

Canvas

WPA Styled Painting by John Imhoff
WPA Styled Painting by John Imhoff

WPA Styled Painting by John Imhoff

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H 21 in W 43 in D 1 in

WPA Styled Painting by John Imhoff

Located in Cincinnati, OH

A painting in the style of the works of WPA artists depicting a person painting shutters done in polymer on masonite with a patinated wood frame from the period.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Primitive Paintings

Materials

Paint

WPA Period American Modernist Realism Oil Painting
WPA Period American Modernist Realism Oil Painting

WPA Period American Modernist Realism Oil Painting

By Samuel David Lev-Landau

Located in Surfside, FL

Painter, New York, N.Y. Samuel David Lev-Landau was born in Warsaw, Poland and emigrated to the United States. Trained at the Graphic Sketch Club, Philadelphia and studied with Sol W...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Quirky WPA Style Still Life Painting
Quirky WPA Style Still Life Painting

Quirky WPA Style Still Life Painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

Great bold colors on this interesting painting. Signed and dated 1937. The painting is unframed.

Category

Vintage 1930s American Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Remarkable Futurist Italian Ceramic Sculpture
Remarkable Futurist Italian Ceramic Sculpture

Remarkable Futurist Italian Ceramic Sculpture

Located in New York, NY

The figural detailing on the body of the piece is reminiscent of the depression era WPA paintings depicting the working man that reflects a social consciousness.

Category

Vintage 1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware

Sami Girl,  Finland 1939
Sami Girl,  Finland 1939

Ralph W. LermondSami Girl, Finland 1939

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H 16.75 in W 13 in D 0.1 in

Sami Girl, Finland 1939

Located in North Clarendon, VT

Unstretched oil on canvas, signed upper left. Absolutely amazing painting! From the period just before he began his WPA paintings in Virginia.

Category

1930s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Early Abstract Expressionist Gouache Painting WPA Jewish Artist
Early Abstract Expressionist Gouache Painting WPA Jewish Artist

Early Abstract Expressionist Gouache Painting WPA Jewish Artist

By Louis Wolchonok

Located in Surfside, FL

He taught drafting at City College of NY from 1930; and design, painting and etching at the Craft Students League, YWCA, NY, NY from 1932.

Category

20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Constructivist Steelworker, Rare WPA oil painting, Manhattan NYC
Constructivist Steelworker, Rare WPA oil painting, Manhattan NYC

Constructivist Steelworker, Rare WPA oil painting, Manhattan NYC

By Irving George Lehman

Located in Surfside, FL

A wonderful work of American regionalist art. WPA period. NYC skyline of a steel worker or dock worker. Done in an Abstract, Constructivist style. it is an excellent example of his w...

Category

1940s Constructivist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Clown, Modernist Oil Painting on Board WPA Artist
Clown, Modernist Oil Painting on Board WPA Artist

Clown, Modernist Oil Painting on Board WPA Artist

By Maurice Kish

Located in Surfside, FL

During the Depression, Kish became a WPA painter in the Federal Art Project (FAP). FAP artists were given a mandate to create works that celebrated labor.

Category

Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Clown, Modernist Oil Painting on Board WPA Artist
Clown, Modernist Oil Painting on Board WPA Artist

Clown, Modernist Oil Painting on Board WPA Artist

By Maurice Kish

Located in Surfside, FL

During the Depression, Kish became a WPA painter in the Federal Art Project (FAP). FAP artists were given a mandate to create works that celebrated labor.

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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

No WPA Cuts

No WPA Cuts

Located in Los Angeles, CA

UNIDENTIFIED "STOP WPA CUTS" OIL ON CANVAS, SIGNED FRANCE, DATED 1938 24 X 28 INCHES Signature is hard to make out, and it is dated 1938

Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American Regionalist WPA Cityscape Signed Oil Painting
Antique American Regionalist WPA Cityscape Signed Oil Painting

Antique American Regionalist WPA Cityscape Signed Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Modernist view of a town. Oil on canvas, circa 1935. Signed illegibly lower right. Displayed in a hand carved impressionist frame. Image size, 36"L x 30"H, overall 43"L x 37"H.

Category

1930s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Early Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting  Monoprint WPA Jewish Artist
Early Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting  Monoprint WPA Jewish Artist

Early Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Monoprint WPA Jewish Artist

By Louis Wolchonok

Located in Surfside, FL

He taught drafting at City College of NY from 1930; and design, painting and etching at the Craft Students League, YWCA, NY, NY from 1932.

Category

20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Modern Monoprint WPA Jewish Artist
Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Modern Monoprint WPA Jewish Artist

Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Modern Monoprint WPA Jewish Artist

By Louis Wolchonok

Located in Surfside, FL

He taught drafting at City College of NY from 1930; and design, painting and etching at the Craft Students League, YWCA, NY, NY from 1932.

Category

20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

Early Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting  Monoprint WPA Jewish Artist
Early Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting  Monoprint WPA Jewish Artist

Early Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Monoprint WPA Jewish Artist

By Louis Wolchonok

Located in Surfside, FL

He taught drafting at City College of NY from 1930; and design, painting and etching at the Craft Students League, YWCA, NY, NY from 1932.

Category

20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Quadriptych WPA Chicago Jewish Artist
Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Quadriptych WPA Chicago Jewish Artist

Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Quadriptych WPA Chicago Jewish Artist

By Harry Mintz

Located in Surfside, FL

He was educated at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, from which he graduated with a degree in painting. He emigrated to the United States, and practiced his painting in Chicago and...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Oil, Board

Seated Man Portrait, Large Modernist Oil Painting WPA Artist
Seated Man Portrait, Large Modernist Oil Painting WPA Artist

Seated Man Portrait, Large Modernist Oil Painting WPA Artist

By Nahum Tschacbasov

Located in Surfside, FL

He spends part of the year living and working in Oklahoma City, where nature and the landscapes of Oklahoma serve as subjects for his painting. In the 54th Annual Exhibition of Ameri...

Category

1940s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Seated Man Portrait, Large Modernist Oil Painting WPA Artist
Seated Man Portrait, Large Modernist Oil Painting WPA Artist

Seated Man Portrait, Large Modernist Oil Painting WPA Artist

By Nahum Tschacbasov

Located in Surfside, FL

He spends part of the year living and working in Oklahoma City, where nature and the landscapes of Oklahoma serve as subjects for his painting. In the 54th Annual Exhibition of Ameri...

Category

1940s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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

Tompkins produced thousands of paintings, many showing the influence of Cubism and abstract art, during a long and productive career.

Category

1950s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Paris City Scene, Portrait Oil Painting WPA Era 1940s
Paris City Scene, Portrait Oil Painting WPA Era 1940s

Paris City Scene, Portrait Oil Painting WPA Era 1940s

By Maurice Kish

Located in Surfside, FL

During the Depression, Kish became a WPA painter in the Federal Art Project (FAP). FAP artists were given a mandate to create works that celebrated labor.

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Paris City Scene, Portrait Oil Painting WPA Era 1940s
Paris City Scene, Portrait Oil Painting WPA Era 1940s

Paris City Scene, Portrait Oil Painting WPA Era 1940s

By Maurice Kish

Located in Surfside, FL

During the Depression, Kish became a WPA painter in the Federal Art Project (FAP). FAP artists were given a mandate to create works that celebrated labor.

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

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