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UN Poster Design American Scene Mid 20th Century Modernism WPA World Peace
UN Poster Design American Scene Mid 20th Century Modernism WPA World Peace

UN Poster Design American Scene Mid 20th Century Modernism WPA World Peace

By Jo Cain

Located in New York, NY

UN Poster Design American Scene Mid 20th Century Modernism WPA World Peace Jo Cain (1904 – 2003) We Are All Members of the Human Race: UN Poster Proposal 21 x 16 inches Tempera on b...

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1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Egg Tempera, Board

Touchdown, Early Football Player being tacked

Touchdown, Early Football Player being tacked

By Charles Verschuuren

Located in Miami, FL

He moved to Cleveland in 1922 and then to New York, where he would illustrate 380 covers for the Brooklyn Eagle, design posters for the WPA,

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1920s Cubist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

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Vintage WPA Work Program Poster Mid-20th Century Social Realism American Scene
Vintage WPA Work Program Poster Mid-20th Century Social Realism American Scene

Vintage WPA Work Program Poster Mid-20th Century Social Realism American Scene

Located in New York, NY

Vintage WPA Work Program Poster Mid-20th Century Social Realism American Scene USA Work Program / WPA Color lithograph poster, paper Sight: 31½x31½ inches Framed: 33 x 33 inches U...

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1930s American Realist More Prints

Materials

Paper, Ink, Lithograph

Let The Spirit Live, WPA Poster Design NRA Illustration Mural Modernist Woman
Let The Spirit Live, WPA Poster Design NRA Illustration Mural Modernist Woman

Let The Spirit Live, WPA Poster Design NRA Illustration Mural Modernist Woman

Located in New York, NY

Monogrammed lower right Vintage frame Likely a design for a WPA poster, note the NRA (National Recovery Administration) references.

Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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Policewoman Playing Tag, New York City, Gelatin Silver Photograph, 16x20, Signed
Policewoman Playing Tag, New York City, Gelatin Silver Photograph, 16x20, Signed

Policewoman Playing Tag, New York City, Gelatin Silver Photograph, 16x20, Signed

By Leonard Freed

Located in New york, NY

Policewoman Playing Tag, New York City, 1978 by Leonard Freed, is a 16” x 20” gelatin silver photograph from the photographer's Police Work series and book. The photograph from the e...

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1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Wallscape IV ( New York ) - abstraction of urban textures and palimpsest colors
Wallscape IV ( New York ) - abstraction of urban textures and palimpsest colors

Wallscape IV ( New York ) - abstraction of urban textures and palimpsest colors

By Frank Schott

Located in San Francisco, CA

WALLSCAPE IV by Frank Schott from a series of photographic observances capturing urban textures and wallscape color palettes 48 x 72 inches / 122cm x 182cm signed edition of 7 27 ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

LA PARADE - Color Etching and Aquatint, Modern, Signed, Circa 1932
LA PARADE - Color Etching and Aquatint, Modern, Signed, Circa 1932

LA PARADE - Color Etching and Aquatint, Modern, Signed, Circa 1932

By Georges Rouault

Located in Santa Monica, CA

GEORGES ROUAULT (1871 – 1958) La PARADE 1932 (CR.203, W.211) color etching and aquatint 1932. Edition 270. Frontispiece from “Cirque”. Signed in plate as issued. 10 ½ x 11 5/8”. O...

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1930s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Color Pencil, Aquatint

Airplane in landscape - landscape painting
Airplane in landscape - landscape painting

Airplane in landscape - landscape painting

By Jeroen Allart

Located in New York, NY

This beautiful painting by Jeroen Allart is part of his minimalist landscape and animal painting he did in his home country the Netherlands. 'A farm stands before you on the horizon....

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2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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

Mural Study for "History of Water" American Scene Modernism Social Realism WPA Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889-1975) "Water Story" (Study for The History of Water) Tempera and o...

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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Egg Tempera, Board

SCARCE EARLY OROZCO - CABEZA DE MUJER -
SCARCE EARLY OROZCO - CABEZA DE MUJER -

SCARCE EARLY OROZCO - CABEZA DE MUJER -

By Jose Clemente Orozco

Located in Santa Monica, CA

JOSE CLEMENTE OROZCO (1883 – 1949) CABEZA DE MUJER, ( Woman's Head: Mexican Woman) 1929 (Orozco 9) Lithograph, signed and numbered 23/50. in pencil. Printed by George Miller image 1...

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1920s Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

UNION SQUARE Depression Era Oil Painting WPA Realism American Scene Realism NYC
UNION SQUARE Depression Era Oil Painting WPA Realism American Scene Realism NYC

UNION SQUARE Depression Era Oil Painting WPA Realism American Scene Realism NYC

By Jo Cain

Located in New York, NY

UNION SQUARE Depression Era Oil Painting WPA Realism American Scene Realism NYC Jo Cain (1904 – 2003) "Union Square" 24 x 36 inches Oil on canvas, c.1940s Signed lower center. A ...

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1940s American Realist Figurative 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

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 – 1970) Street Life Under the EL 22 x 30 inches Oil on canvas, c. 1930s Signed upper...

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1930s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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

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 (American, 1906-1970) Brookyn Bridge amid the NYC Waterfront 35 ½ x 23 ½ inches Oil on Bo...

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1930s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

'Unemployed Marchers' — American Modernism, WPA
'Unemployed Marchers' — American Modernism, WPA

'Unemployed Marchers' — American Modernism, WPA

By Leon Bibel

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Leon Bibel, 'Unemployed Marchers', 2-color lithograph, c. 1938, edition 25. Signed, titled, and numbered '2/25' in pencil. A fine, richly-inked impression on off-white, wove paper, w...

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1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

PROLETARIANS
PROLETARIANS

Jose Clemente OrozcoPROLETARIANS, 1935

$4,500

H 12.75 in W 16.75 in

PROLETARIANS

By Jose Clemente Orozco

Located in Santa Monica, CA

JOSE CLEMENTE OROZCO (1893 - 1949) PROLETARIANS (aka Basurero, Scavengers ) 1935 (Orozco 27) lithograph, One of 88 signed and numbered of a total edition of 133, (+ 42 unnumbered a...

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1930s Other Art Style Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

DISCOVERY OF GOLD - Very Large Serigraph - WPA Artist - California Murals
DISCOVERY OF GOLD - Very Large Serigraph - WPA Artist - California Murals

DISCOVERY OF GOLD - Very Large Serigraph - WPA Artist - California Murals

By Anton Refregier

Located in Santa Monica, CA

ANTON REFREGIER (1905 – 1979) DISCOVERY OF GOLD, 1949. Color serigraph. Signed and numbered in pencil, edition of 90. Image 23 ¼ x 21 ¾" Large sheet, 29 3/4 x 25 ¼”. Printed title...

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1940s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

MACHINES
MACHINES

MACHINES

By Jose Clemente Orozco

Located in Santa Monica, CA

JOSE CLEMENTE OROZCO (Mexican, 1883-1949) MACHINES, (aka Dos cabezas y Maquinas, Dos Cabezas, Maquinas) 1935 (Orozco 26) Lithograph. Image 12 x 17 inches. Full margins, sheet 16 x 2...

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1930s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

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How Much are Wpa Posters?

The average selling price for wpa posters we offer is $2,800, while they’re typically $199 on the low end and $54,000 for the highest priced.