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"Senator" William Gropper, Social Realism, WPA Political Art, Caricature
By William Gropper
Located in New York, NY
artist William Gropper was a painter and cartoonist who, with caricature style, focused on social
Category

Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Senator" William Gropper, Social Realism, WPA Political Art, Caricature

William Gropper
"Senator" William Gropper, Social Realism, WPA Political Art, Caricature

$15,000
H 22 in W 18 in
House Beautiful Cover Proposal. American Scene Social Realism Industrial WPA
By Antonio Petruccelli
Located in New York, NY
House Beautiful Cover Proposal. American Scene Social Realism Industrial WPA Antonio Petruccelli
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

House Beautiful Cover Proposal. American Scene Social Realism Industrial WPA
House Beautiful Cover Proposal. American Scene Social Realism Industrial WPA

Antonio Petruccelli
House Beautiful Cover Proposal. American Scene Social Realism Industrial WPA, c. 1930s

$9,500
H 20 in W 22 in
"Unemployed" WPA American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern
By William Gropper
Located in New York, NY
"Unemployed" WPA American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern William Gropper (1898
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Unemployed" WPA American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern
"Unemployed" WPA American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern

William Gropper
"Unemployed" WPA American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern, 1937

$25,000
H 30 in W 26 in
"Lobstermen in Gloucester, Mass." Lionel Reiss WPA Social Realism Fishermen
By Lionel S. Reiss
Located in New York, NY
second book, New Lights and Old Shadows. It contained 210 paintings, watercolors, drawings, and etchings
Category

1940s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Lobstermen in Gloucester, Mass." Lionel Reiss WPA Social Realism Fishermen
"Lobstermen in Gloucester, Mass." Lionel Reiss WPA Social Realism Fishermen

Lionel S. Reiss
"Lobstermen in Gloucester, Mass." Lionel Reiss WPA Social Realism Fishermen, circa 1943

$3,200 Sale Price
20% Off
H 29 in W 33.5 in
Philip Evergood American Modernism WPA Social Realism Modern Still Life Interior
By Philip Evergood
Located in New York, NY
Interior with Man at Table American Modernism WPA Social Realism Modern Painting Philip Evergood
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Philip Evergood American Modernism WPA Social Realism Modern Still Life Interior
Philip Evergood American Modernism WPA Social Realism Modern Still Life Interior

Philip Evergood
Philip Evergood American Modernism WPA Social Realism Modern Still Life Interior, 1932

$45,000
H 19 in W 23 in D 2 in
"Money Lender" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modern Mid 20th Century
By Mervin Jules
Located in New York, NY
"Money Lender" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modernism Mid Century Mervin M Jules (1912-1994
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Money Lender" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modern Mid 20th Century
"Money Lender" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modern Mid 20th Century

Mervin Jules
"Money Lender" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modern Mid 20th Century, 1940s

$11,500
H 20 in W 25 in
"Study for Long Beach" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modernism Ashcan
Located in New York, NY
"Study for Long Beach" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Modernism Ashcan Daniel
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Study for Long Beach" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modernism Ashcan
"Study for Long Beach" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modernism Ashcan

Daniel Celentano
"Study for Long Beach" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modernism Ashcan, c. 1930s

$25,000
H 13 in W 15 in
Cityscape Mid-20th Century Modern Social Realism American Scene Regionalism WPA
Located in New York, NY
Cityscape Mid-20th Century Modern Social Realism American Scene Regionalism WPA Samuel Thal (1903
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

Cityscape Mid-20th Century Modern Social Realism American Scene Regionalism WPA
Cityscape Mid-20th Century Modern Social Realism American Scene Regionalism WPA

Sam Thal
Cityscape Mid-20th Century Modern Social Realism American Scene Regionalism WPA, c. 1940s

$6,500
H 20 in W 24 in
"Tailor" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modernism Mid Century Modern Fashion
By Mervin Jules
Located in New York, NY
"Tailor" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modernism Mid Century Modern Fashion Mervin Jules (1912
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Tailor" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modernism Mid Century Modern Fashion
"Tailor" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modernism Mid Century Modern Fashion

Mervin Jules
"Tailor" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modernism Mid Century Modern Fashion, 1930s

$15,000
H 18 in W 24 in D 2 in
"Parade" Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene WPA Regionalism
By Gerrit Sinclair
Located in New York, NY
"Parade" Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene WPA Regionalism Gerrit Van Sinclair
Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Parade" Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene WPA Regionalism
"Parade" Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene WPA Regionalism

Gerrit Sinclair
"Parade" Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene WPA Regionalism, c. 1940s

$16,500
H 26 in W 21 in D 1 in
Boys Swimming Industrial Landscape WPA Mid 20th Century Social Realism Modernism
By Henry Ernst Schnakenberg
Located in New York, NY
Boys Swimming Industrial Landscape WPA Mid 20th Century Social Realism Modernism Henry
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Boys Swimming Industrial Landscape WPA Mid 20th Century Social Realism Modernism
Boys Swimming Industrial Landscape WPA Mid 20th Century Social Realism Modernism

Henry Ernst Schnakenberg
Boys Swimming Industrial Landscape WPA Mid 20th Century Social Realism Modernism, 1940s

$2,900
H 15 in W 19 in
"High School Dance" WPA Mid-20th Century Modern American Scene Social Realism
Located in New York, NY
"High School Dance" WPA Mid-20th Century Modern American Scene Social Realism Heusing (20th
Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"High School Dance" WPA Mid-20th Century Modern American Scene Social Realism
"High School Dance" WPA Mid-20th Century Modern American Scene Social Realism

Heusing
"High School Dance" WPA Mid-20th Century Modern American Scene Social Realism, 1947

$4,900
H 33 in W 38 in
"Summer Pier Fishing" American Scene Social Realism WPA Mid-20th Century Modern
Located in New York, NY
"Summer Pier Fishing" American Scene Social Realism WPA Mid-20th Century Modern Syd J. Browne
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Summer Pier Fishing" American Scene Social Realism WPA Mid-20th Century Modern
"Summer Pier Fishing" American Scene Social Realism WPA Mid-20th Century Modern

Syd Browne
"Summer Pier Fishing" American Scene Social Realism WPA Mid-20th Century Modern, c. 1930

$6,500
H 22 in W 30 in
Brooklyn Bridge NYC American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA
By Cecil Crosley Bell
Located in New York, NY
Brooklyn Bridge NYC American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Cecil C. Bell
Category

1930s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Brooklyn Bridge NYC American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA
Brooklyn Bridge NYC American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA

Cecil Crosley Bell
Brooklyn Bridge NYC American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA, c. 1930s

$25,000
H 39 in W 27 in D 2 in
WPA Landscape American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Farm Rural
By James McCracken
Located in New York, NY
WPA Landscape American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Farm Rural James McCracken
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

WPA Landscape American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Farm Rural
WPA Landscape American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Farm Rural

James McCracken
WPA Landscape American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Farm Rural, 1930s

$18,000
H 34 in W 42 in
"Glassblowers" American Scene Social Realism Mid-20th Century New York City WPA
By Ernest Fiene
Located in New York, NY
"Glassblowers" American Scene Social Realism Mid-20th Century New York City WPA Ernest Fiene (1894
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Glassblowers" American Scene Social Realism Mid-20th Century New York City WPA
"Glassblowers" American Scene Social Realism Mid-20th Century New York City WPA

Ernest Fiene
"Glassblowers" American Scene Social Realism Mid-20th Century New York City WPA, 1944

$25,000
H 31 in W 26 in
NYC Park Scene American Scene Social Realism WPA Woman Artist Ashcan Realism
By Isabel Bishop
Located in New York, NY
NYC Park Scene American Scene Social Realism WPA Woman Artist Ashcan Realism Isabel Bishop
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pencil

NYC Park Scene American Scene Social Realism WPA Woman Artist Ashcan Realism
NYC Park Scene American Scene Social Realism WPA Woman Artist Ashcan Realism

Isabel Bishop
NYC Park Scene American Scene Social Realism WPA Woman Artist Ashcan Realism, 1930s

$3,900
H 11 in W 13 in
"Union Square" NYC American Scene Social Realism Modernism WPA Mid-20th Century
By Agnes Hart
Located in New York, NY
"Union Square" NYC American Scene Social Realism Modernism WPA Mid-20th Century Agnes Hart
Category

1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

"Union Square" NYC American Scene Social Realism Modernism WPA Mid-20th Century
"Union Square" NYC American Scene Social Realism Modernism WPA Mid-20th Century

Agnes Hart
"Union Square" NYC American Scene Social Realism Modernism WPA Mid-20th Century, 1940

$18,000
H 26 in W 33 in
Coney Island Fire Eaters American Scene Modernism WPA Social Realism Mid-Century
Located in New York, NY
Coney Island Fire Eaters American Scene Modernism WPA Social Realism Mid-Century Frederick "Fritz
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Coney Island Fire Eaters American Scene Modernism WPA Social Realism Mid-Century
Coney Island Fire Eaters American Scene Modernism WPA Social Realism Mid-Century

Frederick "Fritz" Frey Rockwell
Coney Island Fire Eaters American Scene Modernism WPA Social Realism Mid-Century, 1939

$12,000
H 30 in W 35 in D 3 in
Mural Study for "History of Water" American Scene Modernism Social Realism WPA
By Thomas Hart Benton
Located in New York, NY
Mural Study for "History of Water" American Scene Modernism Social Realism WPA Thomas Hart Benton
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Egg Tempera, Board

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

Thomas Hart Benton
Mural Study for "History of Water" American Scene Modernism Social Realism WPA, 1930

Price Upon Request
H 28 in W 24 in
"Great Neck Landscape" American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA
By Philip Evergood
Located in New York, NY
"Great Neck Landscape" American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA PHILIP HOWARD
Category

1930s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Great Neck Landscape" American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA
"Great Neck Landscape" American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA

Philip Evergood
"Great Neck Landscape" American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA, c. 1935

$28,000
H 17 in W 21 in D 2 in
WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Workers
By Seymour Fogel
Located in New York, NY
WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Workers Seymour Fogel (1911
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Egg Tempera, 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

Seymour Fogel
WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Workers, c. 1930s/40s

$35,000
H 25 in W 62 in
WPA Mural Study 1940 American Scene Modern Social Realism Figurative Mid Century
By Michael Loew
Located in New York, NY
WPA Mural Study 1940 American Scene Modern Social Realism Figurative Mid Century Michael Loew
Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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

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

$12,500
H 34 in W 34 in D 2 in
Industrial Mid-20th Century WPA Modern Men Working American Scene Social Realism
Located in New York, NY
Industrial Mid-20th Century WPA Modern Men Working American Scene Social Realism George Pearse
Category

1910s American Modern Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Industrial Mid-20th Century WPA Modern Men Working American Scene Social Realism
Industrial Mid-20th Century WPA Modern Men Working American Scene Social Realism

George Pearse Ennis
Industrial Mid-20th Century WPA Modern Men Working American Scene Social Realism, 1918

$33,000
H 56 in W 47 in
"History of US Postal Service" American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern Chicago
By Harold Haydon
Located in New York, NY
"History of US Postal Service" American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern Chicago Harold Haydon
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"History of US Postal Service" American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern Chicago
"History of US Postal Service" American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern Chicago

Harold Haydon
"History of US Postal Service" American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern Chicago, 1938

$7,500
H 26 in W 31 in
Neon Lighting WPA Mid 20th Century Social Realism American Scene Modern Figures
By Maurice Becker
Located in New York, NY
Neon Lighting WPA Mid 20th Century Social Realism American Scene Modern Figures MAURICE BECKER
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Neon Lighting WPA Mid 20th Century Social Realism American Scene Modern Figures
Neon Lighting WPA Mid 20th Century Social Realism American Scene Modern Figures

Maurice Becker
Neon Lighting WPA Mid 20th Century Social Realism American Scene Modern Figures, 1936

$3,000
H 25 in W 21 in D 3 in
Bathers 1940s Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern Ashcan
Located in New York, NY
Bathers 1940s Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern Ashcan Marion Gilmore
Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Bathers 1940s Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern Ashcan
Bathers 1940s Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern Ashcan

Marion Gilmore
Bathers 1940s Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern Ashcan, 1940s

$3,900
H 25 in W 29 in
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
Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

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

Carlos Lopez
Post Office WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Modern 20th Century, 1940

$15,000
H 25 in W 28 in
"Streetscape" American Scene WPA Social Realism Mid 20th Century Industrial
Located in New York, NY
"Streetscape" American Scene WPA Era Social Realism Mid 20th Century Industrial Herbert Heyel
Category

1930s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Streetscape" American Scene WPA Social Realism Mid 20th Century Industrial
"Streetscape" American Scene WPA Social Realism Mid 20th Century Industrial

Herbert Heyel
"Streetscape" American Scene WPA Social Realism Mid 20th Century Industrial, c. 1939

$3,500
H 19 in W 25 in
"3rd Avenue EL" NYC American Scene Ashcan WPA Modern 20th Century Social Realism
By Bernard Gussow
Located in New York, NY
"3rd Avenue EL" NYC American Scene Ashcan WPA Modern 20th Century Social Realism Bernard Gussow
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"3rd Avenue EL" NYC American Scene Ashcan WPA Modern 20th Century Social Realism
"3rd Avenue EL" NYC American Scene Ashcan WPA Modern 20th Century Social Realism

Bernard Gussow
"3rd Avenue EL" NYC American Scene Ashcan WPA Modern 20th Century Social Realism, c. 1930s

$16,000
H 31 in W 36 in
Morning Beneath the EL NYC American Scene WPA Modern 20th Century Social Realism
By Bernard Gussow
Located in New York, NY
"Morning Beneath the EL" NYC American Scene Ashcan WPA Modern 20th Century Social Realism Bernard
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Morning Beneath the EL NYC American Scene WPA Modern 20th Century Social Realism
Morning Beneath the EL NYC American Scene WPA Modern 20th Century Social Realism

Bernard Gussow
Morning Beneath the EL NYC American Scene WPA Modern 20th Century Social Realism, c. 1930s

$16,000
H 31 in W 36 in
"Snowy City Scene" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid-20th Century Modern
Located in New York, NY
"Snowy City Scene" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid-20th Century Modern Syd J. Browne
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Snowy City Scene" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid-20th Century Modern
"Snowy City Scene" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid-20th Century Modern

Syd Browne
"Snowy City Scene" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid-20th Century Modern, c. 1930

$6,500
H 22 in W 30 in
Under the Viaduct American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid-20th Century Modern
Located in New York, NY
Under the Viaduct American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid-20th Century Modern Syd J. Browne
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Under the Viaduct American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid-20th Century Modern
Under the Viaduct American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid-20th Century Modern

Syd Browne
Under the Viaduct American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid-20th Century Modern, c. 1930

$6,500
H 22 in W 30 in
NYC EL American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Era Figurative
By Cecil Crosley Bell
Located in New York, NY
NYC EL American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Era Figurative Cecil Bell (1906
Category

1930s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

NYC EL American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Era Figurative
NYC EL American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Era Figurative

Cecil Crosley Bell
NYC EL American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Era Figurative, c. 1939

$25,000
H 30 in W 38 in
WPA Post Office Mural Study American Scene Regionalism Social Realism
By Louise Ronnebeck
Located in New York, NY
WPA Post Office Mural Study American Scene Regionalism Social Realism Louise Emerson Ronnebeck
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Cardboard

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

Louise Ronnebeck
WPA Post Office Mural Study American Scene Regionalism Social Realism, 1937

$18,000
H 21 in W 51 in
"Pay Day" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid 20th Century Modern Workers
By Don Freeman
Located in New York, NY
"Pay Day" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid 20th Century Modern Workers Don Freeman (1908
Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Pay Day" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid 20th Century Modern Workers
"Pay Day" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid 20th Century Modern Workers

Don Freeman
"Pay Day" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid 20th Century Modern Workers, c. 1940s

$3,900
H 23 in W 33 in
A Summer Day WPA American Scene Social Realism Modern Ashcan Early 20th Century
By Leon Kroll
Located in New York, NY
A Summer Day WPA American Scene Social Realism Modern Ashcan Early 20th Century Leon Kroll (1884
Category

1930s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

A Summer Day WPA American Scene Social Realism Modern Ashcan Early 20th Century
A Summer Day WPA American Scene Social Realism Modern Ashcan Early 20th Century

Leon Kroll
A Summer Day WPA American Scene Social Realism Modern Ashcan Early 20th Century, c. 1930s

$22,000
H 21 in W 24 in
St, Louis River Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century WPA
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
St, Louis River Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century WPA Jo Cain (1904-2003
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

St, Louis River Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century WPA
St, Louis River Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century WPA

Jo Cain
St, Louis River Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century WPA, c. 1930s

$15,000
H 34 in W 36 in D 2 in
"Cubist Factory" American Scene WPA Social Realism Mid 20th Century Industrial
Located in New York, NY
"Cubist Factory" American Scene WPA Era Social Realism Mid 20th Century Industrial Herbert Heyel
Category

1930s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Cubist Factory" American Scene WPA Social Realism Mid 20th Century Industrial
"Cubist Factory" American Scene WPA Social Realism Mid 20th Century Industrial

Herbert Heyel
"Cubist Factory" American Scene WPA Social Realism Mid 20th Century Industrial, c. 1933

$3,500
H 19 in W 25 in
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
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Cardboard

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

Louise Ronnebeck
WPA Post Office Mural Study Native American Scene Regionalism Social Realism, 1937

$12,500
H 14 in W 22 in
Working Man WPA Social Realism Industrial Modernism 20th Century American Scene
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
Working Man WPA Social Realism Industrial Modernism 20th Century American Scene Jo Cain (1904
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Oil

Working Man WPA Social Realism Industrial Modernism 20th Century American Scene
Working Man WPA Social Realism Industrial Modernism 20th Century American Scene

Jo Cain
Working Man WPA Social Realism Industrial Modernism 20th Century American Scene, 1930

$5,000
H 46 in W 32 in D 2 in
Railroad Worker Industrial WPA American Scene Mid Century Modern Social Realism
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
Railroad Worker Industrial WPA American Scene Mid Century Modern Social Realism Jo Cain (1904
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Oil

Railroad Worker Industrial WPA American Scene Mid Century Modern Social Realism
Railroad Worker Industrial WPA American Scene Mid Century Modern Social Realism

Jo Cain
Railroad Worker Industrial WPA American Scene Mid Century Modern Social Realism, c. 1930s

$5,000
H 43 in W 34 in D 2 in
NYC Subway Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern 1930s
By Daniel Ralph Celentano
Located in New York, NY
NYC Subway Riders Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern 1930s Daniel Celentano
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Gouache

NYC Subway Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern 1930s
NYC Subway Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern 1930s

Daniel Ralph Celentano
NYC Subway Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern 1930s

$5,500
H 16 in W 15 in
Fighter Boxing Woodstock American Scene WPA Era Mid 20th Century Social Realism
Located in New York, NY
Fighter Boxing Woodstock American Scene WPA Era Mid 20th Century Social John Ruggles (1907-1991
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil, Board

Fighter Boxing Woodstock American Scene WPA Era Mid 20th Century Social Realism
Fighter Boxing Woodstock American Scene WPA Era Mid 20th Century Social Realism

John Ruggles
Fighter Boxing Woodstock American Scene WPA Era Mid 20th Century Social Realism, c. 1930s

$3,900
H 22 in W 18 in
American Scene Social Realism Mid-20th Century WPA Era Woman Artist Children
Located in New York, NY
American Scene Social Realism Mid-20th Century WPA Era Woman Artist Children Winnie Borne Sherman
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite, Board

American Scene Social Realism Mid-20th Century WPA Era Woman Artist Children
American Scene Social Realism Mid-20th Century WPA Era Woman Artist Children

Winnie Borne Sherman
American Scene Social Realism Mid-20th Century WPA Era Woman Artist Children, c. 1930s

$4,800
H 14 in W 16 in
Man Working Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Industrial WPA Modern
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
Man Working Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Industrial WPA Modern Jo Cain (1904
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Man Working Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Industrial WPA Modern
Man Working Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Industrial WPA Modern

Jo Cain
Man Working Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Industrial WPA Modern, c. 1930s

$5,000
H 48 in W 28 in D 2 in
Cowboys Horses Cattle WPA American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
Cowboys Horses Cattle WPA American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Jo Cain (1904
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Oil

Cowboys Horses Cattle WPA American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern
Cowboys Horses Cattle WPA American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern

Jo Cain
Cowboys Horses Cattle WPA American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern, 1930s

$5,000
H 40 in W 42 in D 2 in
Industrial Man Working Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Modern WPA
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
Industrial Man Working Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Modern WPA Jo Cain (1904
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Industrial Man Working Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Modern WPA
Industrial Man Working Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Modern WPA

Jo Cain
Industrial Man Working Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Modern WPA, c. 1930s

$18,000
H 44 in W 32 in D 2 in
"Good Health Week" WPA American Scene Mid 20th Century Modern Social Realism
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
"Good Health Week" WPA American Scene Mid 20th Century Modern Social Realism Jo Cain (1904 – 2003
Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Oil

"Good Health Week" WPA American Scene Mid 20th Century Modern Social Realism
"Good Health Week" WPA American Scene Mid 20th Century Modern Social Realism

Jo Cain
"Good Health Week" WPA American Scene Mid 20th Century Modern Social Realism, c. 1940s

$6,500
H 17 in W 22 in
Chemists American Scene Mid 20th Century Modern Social Realism WPA Science Mural
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
Chemists American Scene Mid 20th Century Modern Social Realism WPA Science Mural Jo Cain (1904
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Chemists American Scene Mid 20th Century Modern Social Realism WPA Science Mural
Chemists American Scene Mid 20th Century Modern Social Realism WPA Science Mural

Jo Cain
Chemists American Scene Mid 20th Century Modern Social Realism WPA Science Mural, c. 1930s

$7,500
H 49 in W 40 in D 2 in
Machine Age Industrial WPA Era American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
Machine Age Industrial WPA Era American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Jo Cain (1904 - 2003
Category

1930s Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache, Board

Machine Age Industrial WPA Era American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century
Machine Age Industrial WPA Era American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century

Jo Cain
Machine Age Industrial WPA Era American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century, c. 1930s

$8,500
H 27 in W 46 in D 2 in
"Painter" 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Working Man Modern WPA Era
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
"Painter" 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Working Man Modern WPA Era Jo Cain (1904
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

"Painter" 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Working Man Modern WPA Era
"Painter" 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Working Man Modern WPA Era

Jo Cain
"Painter" 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Working Man Modern WPA Era, c. 1930s

$5,000
H 47 in W 42 in D 2 in
"Good Health Week" American Scene Modern Social Realism Double Sided WPA Era
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
"Good Health Week" American Scene Modern Social Realism Double Sided WPA Era Jo Cain (1904 - 2003
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Gouache

"Good Health Week" American Scene Modern Social Realism Double Sided WPA Era
"Good Health Week" American Scene Modern Social Realism Double Sided WPA Era

Jo Cain
"Good Health Week" American Scene Modern Social Realism Double Sided WPA Era, c. 1930s

$6,000
H 17 in W 22 in
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
Category

1930s American Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Gouache, Board

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

Jo Cain
Bronx Post Office Mural Study WPA Horse Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern, c. 1930s

$5,000
H 40 in W 42 in
"Good Health Week" American Scene Modern Social Realism Mid 20th Century WPA Era
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
"Good Health Week" American Scene Modern Social Realism Mid- 20th Century WPA Era Jo Cain (1904
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

"Good Health Week" American Scene Modern Social Realism Mid 20th Century WPA Era
"Good Health Week" American Scene Modern Social Realism Mid 20th Century WPA Era

Jo Cain
"Good Health Week" American Scene Modern Social Realism Mid 20th Century WPA Era, c. 1930s

$5,000
H 17 in W 22 in
Huge Aschan School WPA Style Social Realism Interior Scene Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist interior scene. Oil on canvas, circa 1960. Unsigned.
Category

1960s Modern Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Huge Aschan School WPA Style Social Realism Interior Scene Portrait Oil Painting
Huge Aschan School WPA Style Social Realism Interior Scene Portrait Oil Painting

Huge Aschan School WPA Style Social Realism Interior Scene Portrait Oil Painting, 1960

$4,995
H 53 in W 68 in D 2 in
Lower Manhattan American Modernism NYC Cityscape Social Realism WPA 20th Century
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
Lower Manhattan American Modernism NYC Cityscape Social Realism WPA 20th Century Jo Cain (1904
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Lower Manhattan American Modernism NYC Cityscape Social Realism WPA 20th Century
Lower Manhattan American Modernism NYC Cityscape Social Realism WPA 20th Century

Jo Cain
Lower Manhattan American Modernism NYC Cityscape Social Realism WPA 20th Century, c. 1930s

$33,000
H 41 in W 49 in D 2 in
"Barber Shop" Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modernism NYC
By Harry Sternberg
Located in New York, NY
"Barber Shop" Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modernism NYC. 24 x 29 ½ inches
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Barber Shop" Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modernism NYC
"Barber Shop" Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modernism NYC

Harry Sternberg
"Barber Shop" Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modernism NYC, c. 1940s

$39,000
H 29 in W 34 in D 2 in
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