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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

Jewish Rabbi Student Judaica Watercolor Gouache Painting WPA Art William Gropper
Jewish Rabbi Student Judaica Watercolor Gouache Painting WPA Art William Gropper

Jewish Rabbi Student Judaica Watercolor Gouache Painting WPA Art William Gropper

By William Gropper

Located in Surfside, FL

Gropper continued to produce more Social-Realist oil paintings and to frequent Europe for inspiration. Fascinated by American Folklore, he channeled that interest into his 1946 paint...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

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Wpa Painting For Sale on 1stDibs

You are likely to find exactly the wpa painting you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. In our selection of items, you can find Modern examples as well as a Abstract version. You’re likely to find the perfect wpa painting among the distinctive items we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 19th Century as well as those made as recently as the 21st Century. When looking for the right wpa painting for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of brown, gray, black and blue. A wpa painting from Maurice Kish, Louis Wolchonok, Ben-Zion Weinman, Jacques (Jakub) Zucker and Harry Zitter — each of whom created distinctive versions of this kind of work — is worth considering. Frequently made by artists working in paint, oil paint and fabric, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much is a Wpa Painting?

The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — a wpa painting in our inventory may begin at $300 and can go as high as $95,000, while the average can fetch as much as $3,020.