"Balcony" 1938 WPA Print Mid 20th Century American Broadway Theatre Modernism
By Leon Bibel
Located in New York, NY
"Balcony" 1938 WPA Print Mid 20th Century American Broadway Theatre Modernism.
Paper, Screen
NON COMBATANTS - Actual WPA /FAP print with WPA stamp!
By Chet La More
Located in Santa Monica, CA
With the FEDERAL ART PROJECT / NYC - WPA stamp. The WPA print editions are generally 25.
Lithograph
$340Sale Price|20% Off
PITCHING HAY - Created for the WPA / Federal Arts Project - (FAP)
By John Turner (b.1916)
Located in Santa Monica, CA
The editions for the WPA/FAP prints were generally 25 as in this example.
Etching
$3,200
Joseph Leboit New York WPA Artist - Color Lithograph, circa 1930. "Pennies"
Located in Phoenix, AZ
. $3200 Edition probably 25. Rare NYC WPA print. The image depicts boys diving into a fountain to collect coins.
Paper
WPA Expressionist woodblock print. "The Worker"
By Albert Abramovitz
Located in Surfside, FL
The University of Michigan Museum of Art, The WPA Federal Art Project: American Prints from the 1930's.
Woodcut
WPA Artist woodblock print "Letter from overseas"
By Albert Abramovitz
Located in Surfside, FL
The University of Michigan Museum of Art, The WPA Federal Art Project: American Prints from the 1930's.
Woodcut
'Clown' — WPA American Expressionism
By Leon Bibel
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Leon Bibel, 'Clown', color serigraph, 1939, edition 20. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered '/20' in pencil. A fine, richly-inked, painterly impression, with fresh colors, on buff la...
Screen
Jewish Shtetl Couple Judaica Woodblock c.1930s WPA Woodcut Print Hand Signed
By Albert Abramovitz
Located in Surfside, FL
Some of his prints were published by the WPA. it is a wood engraving signed in pencil.
Woodcut
3 Jewish Men Judaica Woodblock Woodcut Engraving Print Chicago 1930s WPA Artist
By Todros Geller
Located in Surfside, FL
The WPA supported South Side Community Art Center opened in 1940 providing free art lessons for the community.
Paper, Woodcut
$2,450
Hilaire Hiler WPA Era Native American Fox Costume Color Serigraph 1934 Print
By Hilaire Hiler
Located in Denver, CO
It will appeal to collectors of WPA art, American Modernism, Native American-themed works on paper, early color serigraphy, avant-garde graphic design, and museum-quality twentieth-c...
Screen
$1,500
Archie Musick Prospector’s Cabin 1937 WPA Era Modernist Lithograph Print
By Archie Musick
Located in Denver, CO
This American modernist print introduces texture, narrative depth, and architectural grounding into a space.
Lithograph
"Laying Track", WPA-Era Woodblock Print with Nude Male Workers by Ruegg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This remarkable -- perhaps unique -- woodblock print depicts a group of five nude male workers laying railroad track, their strong, muscled figures interlaced as they strive to move ...
Paper
APPEAL DENIED Actual WPA / FAP Etching with WPA / FAP Stamp
Located in Santa Monica, CA
BERNARD P. SCHARDT (1904 - 1979) APPEAL DENIED c 1935 Aquatint and etching. Edition c. 25. >>Published by the WPA Federal Art Project NYC.<< With their stamp. 11 7/8 ...
Aquatint
Jack Levine Modernist WPA Artist Ashkenazi Rabbi Etching Judaica Jewish Print
By Jack Levine
Located in Surfside, FL
Jack Levine 1963 portrait etching print titled Ashkenazi I by Jack Levine (American; 1915-2010).
Paper, Etching
'Loop Alley' — Modernist Chicago Cityscape, WPA
By Charles Turzak
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Turzak’s Works Progress Administration–era graphics were later reassessed in the exhibition Beyond the Surface: WPA Works of Charles Turzak, presented at the Figge Art Museum from No...
Woodcut
'Sailing' — WPA Modernist Wood Engraving, Signed
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Literature: 'American Prints in the Library of Congress', The Johns Hopkins Press, Baltimore, 1970.
Woodcut
'Court' — WPA Social Conscience, Woman Artist
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Created for the New York City Works Progress Administration (WPA). Collection: National Gallery of Art. ABOUT THE ARTIST Claire Millman Mahl Moore (1910-1988) was married twice an...
Woodcut
'Unemployed Marchers' — American Modernism, WPA
By Leon Bibel
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Created while Bibel worked in the New York City WPA (Works Progress Administration) during the Great Depression, this image was not printed until the artist brought it to master prin...
Lithograph
"Adam and Eve on Island of Peace, " Remarkable WPA-Era Print of Peace Amidst War
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This print depicts a nude Adam and Eve in a small island of peace and plenty, surrounded by the ravages and storms of World War II. The placid scene at the center, full of innocence ...
Paper
WPA Era Subway Scene Mother & Child
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful WPA era NYC subway scene by American artist, Albert Sway (b.1913).
Paper, Ink
John E. Billmyer, Flower Piece, WPA wood engraving
Located in New York, NY
, and the composition calls out spring or very early summer. This print is signed and titled in pencil. It was published in an edition of 25 by the NYC-WPA, and has a stamp that rea...
Woodcut
'Tenant Farmers' — Rare WPA Modernist Signed Wood Engraving
By Lou Barlow
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Created by the artist for the New York City Works Progress Administration (WPA). Literature: 'Depression Printmakers as Workers', Mary Francey, 1988.
Woodcut
'Abstract Boats' — American Modernism, WPA Signed Serigraph, 1938
By Leon Bibel
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Leon Bibel, 'Abstract Boats', color serigraph, 1938, edition 12. Signed, dated, and numbered ' /12' in pencil. A fine, painterly impression, with fresh colors, on buff wove paper; t...
Screen
'The Workers (No. 1)' — 1930s WPA Signed Modernist Woodcut
By Charles Turzak
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
During the Great Depression, Turzak became an early participant in the Works Progress Administration, producing murals for federal buildings and creating some of his most enduring gr...
Woodcut
'The Workers (No. 2)' — 1930s WPA Signed Modernist Woodcut
By Charles Turzak
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
During the Great Depression, Turzak became an early participant in the Works Progress Administration, producing murals for federal buildings and creating some of his most enduring gr...
Woodcut
Judaica Etching Passover Seder Scene WPA Artist
By Philip Reisman
Located in Surfside, FL
Philip Reisman, a Social Realist painter and printmaker known for his views of New York City street life. Fourteen of Mr. Reisman's etchings of New York life were in the show Works o...
Etching
$1,200
Modernist Silkscreen Screenprint 'El Station, Interior' NYC Subway, WPA Artist
By Anthony Velonis
Located in Surfside, FL
screenprint printed in color ink on wove paper. New York City subway station interior.
Screen
Biblical Prophet Etching American Modernist WPA Artist
By Ben-Zion Weinman
Located in Surfside, FL
Born in 1897, Ben-Zion Weinman celebrated his European Jewish heritage in his visual works as a sculptor, painter, and printmaker. Influenced by Spinoza, Knut Hamsun, and Wladyslaw R...
Etching
$1,250
DISCOVERY OF GOLD - Very Large Serigraph - WPA Artist - California Murals
By Anton Refregier
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Image 23 ¼ x 21 ¾" Large sheet, 29 3/4 x 25 ¼”. Printed title. Refregier was an artist for the Works Progress Administration (WPA) He did several murals in the San Francisco area.
Screen
'Pipe and Brawn' — WPA Era American Realism
By James Allen
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
James Allen, 'Pipe and Brawn,' 1937, lithograph, edition 40. Signed and annotated 'Ed/40' in pencil. A superb, richly inked impression on cream wove paper, the full sheet with margin...
Lithograph
$900
Oscar Weissbuch, Westchester Hills (NY), New Deal, WPA-era wood engraving
Located in New York, NY
He participated in the NYC-WPA printmaking project. Weissbuch was particularly skilled in the relief print processes producing complex wood engravings such as Westchester Hills show...
Woodcut
'Mural Study: Lower Manhattan' — WPA Era Precisionism
By Louis Lozowick
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Signed and dated '36 in pencil. Printed by master lithographer Theodore Cuno. Extremely rare.
Lithograph
Jack Levine American Modernist Social Realist WPA Artist Lithograph Dinner Party
By Jack Levine
Located in Surfside, FL
In 1937, while with the WPA, Levine painted The Feast of Pure Reason, the work that catapulted him to fame.
Paper, Color, Lithograph
Harry R. Rein, Competition, 1936-39, WPA linocut
Located in New York, NY
If ever there was an image that fit the description of 'Ashcan,' Harry Rein's Competition, made for the NYC WPA, is clearly it! Some impressions have the WPA sstamp, including the o...
Linocut
'Modern Music' — WPA Modernism, New York City El
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Albert Potter, 'Modern Music' also Twilight Melodies', linocut, c. 1935, from the posthumous edition of 20, printed in 1977, authorized by the artist’s widow.
Linocut
The Decent (Published by the WPA/Federal Arts Project)
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Shields did several Surrealist prints for the WPA. This impression absent the WPA stamp but other impressions are stamped.
Lithograph
Hyman J. Warsager, Canarsie Meadows, 1936-39, WPA lithograph
Located in New York, NY
His 1930s anti-lynching drawings are of special interest. Warsager made prints on the NYC-WPA, often seeking out-of-the way local subjects, and worked with Anthony Velonis to develo...
Lithograph
$1,700
'Flowers in Light' — WPA Era American Modernism, Signed Lithograph
By Beulah Stevenson
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Beulah Stevenson, 'Flowers in Light', lithograph, c. 1935, edition 14. Signed and titled in pencil. Annotated 'Edition of 14 – print #3' in the bottom center margin, in pencil. A fin...
Lithograph
On the Beach (Coney Island, New York) — WPA, 1930s Graphic Modernism
By Lou Barlow
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Lou Barlow (Louis Breslow), 'On the Beach' (Coney Island) wood engraving, c. 1937, edition c. 25. Signed and titled in pencil. Stamped 'FEDERAL ART PROJECT NYC WPA' in the bottom lef...
Woodcut
David Feinstein, Negro District, Brooklyn, 1936-39, WPA lithograph
Located in New York, NY
David Feinstein's Negro District, Brooklyn, a lithograph of 1936-39, is a marvel. It's a construction of every detail the artist could think of to show the nature of the locale: The ...
Lithograph
$1,160Sale Price|20% Off
'Vermont Quarry', Kansas City Art Institute, New York, Art Students League, WPA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Guy Maccoy' (American, 1904-1981), dated 1941 and titled, lower left, 'Vermont Quarry'. Serigrapher, muralist and teacher, Guy Maccoy began his art studies at ...
Paint, Paper, Screen
$2,800
'Negro' — California WPA Social Realism–Slavery, Signed Color Lithograph
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
His rare color lithograph Negro (1934) is particularly notable for its bold graphic design and forthright treatment of racial injustice, reflecting the socially conscious character o...
Lithograph
'de Young Mansion' – San Francisco' — California WPA, Woman Artist
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Marguerite Redman Dorgeloh, 'de Young Mansion – San Francisco', lithograph, c. 1937, edition 25. Signed and titled in pencil. A fine, richly-inked impression, on cream wove paper, wi...
Lithograph
$600
Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art
By Karl Fortess
Located in Surfside, FL
Karl Eugene Fortess (1907-1993) Original color lithographs on BFK Rives paper, 1966, Hand signed and numbered 29/36 in pencil, Sheet size 20.5 x 15 inches. Karl E. Fortess (1907-...
Lithograph
$600
Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art
By Karl Fortess
Located in Surfside, FL
Karl Eugene Fortess (1907-1993) Original color lithographs on BFK Rives paper, 1966, Hand signed and numbered 29/36 in pencil, Sheet size 20.5 x 15 inches. Karl E. Fortess (1907-...
Lithograph
$600
Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art
By Karl Fortess
Located in Surfside, FL
Karl Eugene Fortess (1907-1993) Original color lithographs on BFK Rives paper, 1966, Hand signed and numbered 29/36 in pencil, Sheet size 20.5 x 15 inches. Karl E. Fortess (1907-...
Lithograph
$600
Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art
By Karl Fortess
Located in Surfside, FL
Karl Eugene Fortess (1907-1993) Original color lithographs on BFK Rives paper, 1966, Hand signed and numbered 29/36 in pencil, Sheet size 20.5 x 15 inches. Karl E. Fortess (1907-...
Lithograph
$600
Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art
By Karl Fortess
Located in Surfside, FL
Karl Eugene Fortess (1907-1993) Original color lithographs on BFK Rives paper, 1966, Hand signed and numbered 29/36 in pencil, Sheet size 20.5 x 15 inches. Karl E. Fortess (1907-...
Lithograph
Jack Levine American Modernist Social Realist WPA Artist Aquatint Etching
By Jack Levine
Located in Surfside, FL
Jack Levine Etching and aquatint print on paper titled The Spanish General by Jack Levine (American; 1915-2010).
Paper, Etching, Aquatint
$600
Lithograph Belgian American Surrealism WPA Modernist Karl Fortess Surrealist Art
By Karl Fortess
Located in Surfside, FL
Karl Eugene Fortess (1907-1993) Original color lithographs on BFK Rives paper, 1966, Hand signed and numbered 29/36 in pencil, Sheet size 20.5 x 15 inches. Karl E. Fortess (1907-...
Lithograph
'Food Not Cannon' — WPA Modernist Work of Social Conscience
By Leon Bibel
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Leon Bibel, 'Food Not Cannon', etching, 1937, edition 12 (an early state, probably unique). Signed in pencil. A fine impression, on cream wove paper, with full margins (7/8 to 2 1/8 ...
Etching
'Plowing It Under' — WPA Era American Regionalism, Signed Lithograph
By Thomas Hart Benton
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Thomas Hart Benton, 'Goin' Home', lithograph, 1937, edition 250, Fath 14. Signed in pencil. Signed in the stone, lower right. A fine, richly-inked impression, on off-white, wove pape...
Lithograph
AFTER THE VICTORY, PROPHECY OF ISAIAH, WPA ERA Circa 1930s
By Saul Rabino
Located in Surfside, FL
These political works, usually drawings or prints, are dramatic, symbolic, andemotionally rousing.
Pastel, Color Pencil, Lithograph
David Feinstein, Visitors' Day, WPA lithograph of NYC Public School
Located in New York, NY
David Feintstein is a master draughtsman working in the genre of everyday life in New York City. His style is highly original, especially in this work. Here he's used Visitors' Day (...
Lithograph
Hand Colored Etching by WPA Artist Agnes Mills, 1982, Unique
Located in New York, NY
Shown in established galleries and nationally recognized museums throughout her career, Mills was committed to social engagement and the mentoring of young artists long beyond her WP...
Etching
$850
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Lithograph Island Beach 1933 American Modernist
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
Simka Simkhovitch (Russian/American 1893 - 1949) signed lithograph. Pencil signed and dated "S. Simkhovitch 1933" lower center. Title "Island Beach," in pencil lower left of sheet. N...
Lithograph
Jewish Shtetl Peddlar Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Social Realist
By William Gropper
Located in Surfside, FL
Hand signed in pencil and numbered with Roman numerals 8/24. A very small edition. Old Lower East Side of New York or East European Shtetl. Jewish Shtetl Peddler Merchant. humorous ...
Lithograph
WPA Color Lithograph by Francis Shields
Located in Coral Gables, FL
A color lithograph by Francis Bernard Shields (1908 - ) for the Federal Art Project of the (FAP) of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1937. The print measures 11 ¾” high by ...
Unavailable
H 25.375 in W 15.75 in D 1.5 in
Louis Lozowick "Above the City" WPA Skyscraper litho Ney York City
By Louis Lozowick
Located in Dallas, TX
Fantastic masculine Lozowick machine age image. Pencil signed, 21 of 200, Louis Lozowick (a.L.). Originally printed in an edition of 50 in 1932. In 1982, the artist's widow, A...
Unavailable
H 13 in W 10 in
Thomas Hart Benton, "Down The River, 1939" Lithograph 13 x 10 WPA MCM
By Thomas Hart Benton
Located in Dallas, TX
Framed size is 23 1/4 x 19 1/2 inches Thomas Hart Benton (American 1889-1975) was born into a powerhouse political Missouri family in 1889. His great uncle, for whom he was named...
Lithograph
Polo Players
By Riva Helfond
Located in Raleigh, NC
Helfond is known for her participation in the WPA and for her screen prints. UNSIGNED
Screen
Soldiers
By Riva Helfond
Located in Raleigh, NC
Helfond is well known for her participation in the WPA and for her screen prints. Signed in the image and again in the margin, lower right corner.
Screen
Pretzel Woman
By Beatrice Mandelman
Located in Raleigh, NC
Beatrice Mandelman was an important artist in the New York WPA and this print was don for the WPA, but is unstamped.
Lithograph
Sold
H 17 in W 13.25 in
14th STREET PERSPECTIVE (NY) Published by the WPA/FAP (Printer's Proof)
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This is a rare printer's proof for a print published for the WPA/FAP (Federal Arts Project) The editions of the WPA/FAP prints are generally 25.
Lithograph
Moon Pool - PUBLISHED BY THE WPA
Located in Santa Monica, CA
They hold 30 WPA prints by Spratt but not “Moon Pool” - RARE thus!
Lithograph
WPA Expressionist woodblock print. "The Worker"
By Albert Abramovitz
Located in Surfside, FL
The University of Michigan Museum of Art, The WPA Federal Art Project: American Prints from the 1930's.
Woodcut
WPA Woman Artist Modernist Abstract Print
By Riva Helfond
Located in Surfside, FL
Despite these challenges, Helfond's prints of coal miners are considered an important addition to the body of work documenting the lives of the working poor during the New Deal.
Paper, Ink, Color
Wpa Woman Laborer woodblock print
By Albert Abramovitz
Located in Surfside, FL
The University of Michigan Museum of Art, The WPA Federal Art Project: American Prints from the 1930's.
WPA Artist woodblock print "Letter from overseas"
By Albert Abramovitz
Located in Surfside, FL
The University of Michigan Museum of Art, The WPA Federal Art Project: American Prints from the 1930's.
Woodcut
WPA Expressionist woodblock print. "The Worker"
By Albert Abramovitz
Located in Surfside, FL
The University of Michigan Museum of Art, The WPA Federal Art Project: American Prints from the 1930's.
WPA Artist woodblock print "Letter from overseas"
By Albert Abramovitz
Located in Surfside, FL
The University of Michigan Museum of Art, The WPA Federal Art Project: American Prints from the 1930's.
Sold
H 11.5 in W 14.5 in
Jewish Wedding Judaica Woodblock Print c.1930s WPA Woodcut Print Hand Signed
By Albert Abramovitz
Located in Surfside, FL
Some of his prints were published by the WPA. it is a wood engraving signed in pencil.
Woodcut
Sold
H 9.25 in W 7.5 in D 0.1 in
Coming Home Woodblock Print c.1930's WPA Woodcut Print Hand Signed
By Albert Abramovitz
Located in Surfside, FL
Some of his prints were published by the WPA some were done in Soviet Moscow in Russia.. it is a wood engraving signed in pencil.
Woodcut
Sold
H 11 in W 7.5 in D 0.1 in
The Worker Woodblock Print c.1930's WPA Woodcut Print Hand Signed
By Albert Abramovitz
Located in Surfside, FL
Some of his prints were published by the WPA some were done in Soviet moscow in Russia.. it is a wood engraving signed in pencil.
Woodcut
Great WPA era print by Georges Von Physter signed & numbered
By George Von Physter
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A great WPA 1930's period print by the well known print maker Georges Von Physter 1909-1986.
Sold
H 6 in W 8.75 in
Jewish Shtetl Russian Village Judaica Woodblock Print WPA Artist Hand Signed
By Albert Abramovitz
Located in Surfside, FL
It is a wood engraving signed in pencil. From a small edition. The Rabbi or Hasidic Rebbe, Tzaddik of the shtetl walking with his followers. Albert Abramovitz (1879-1963), born in ...
Woodcut
'Archway' — American Modernism, WPA
By Leon Bibel
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Leon Bibel, 'Archway', color serigraph, 1939, edition 25. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered ' /25' in pencil. A rich, painterly impression, with fresh colors, on buff wove paper; ...
Screen
Sold
H 9 in W 11 in D 0.1 in
Jewish Shtetl Couple Judaica Woodblock c.1930s WPA Woodcut Print Hand Signed
By Albert Abramovitz
Located in Surfside, FL
Some of his prints were published by the WPA. it is a wood engraving signed in pencil.
Woodcut
Negro — California WPA
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Nicholas Panesis, 'Negro', 1937, color lithograph, edition c. 25. Signed and titled in pencil; initialed in the stone, lower right. A superb impression, with fresh colors, on cream w...
Lithograph
Sold
H 9 in W 11 in D 0.1 in
Jewish Shtetl Couple Judaica Woodblock c.1930s WPA Woodcut Print Hand Signed
By Albert Abramovitz
Located in Surfside, FL
Some of his prints were published by the WPA. it is a wood engraving signed in pencil.
Woodcut
Sold
H 12 in W 12.5 in D 0.1 in
Moscow, Russia Workers Woodblock c.1930s WPA era Woodcut Print Hand Signed
By Albert Abramovitz
Located in Surfside, FL
Some of his prints were published by the WPA. it is a wood engraving signed in pencil.
Woodcut
Sold
H 17 in W 13 in
3 Jewish Men Judaica Woodblock Woodcut Engraving Print Chicago 1930s WPA Artist
By Todros Geller
Located in Surfside, FL
The WPA supported South Side Community Art Center opened in 1940 providing free art lessons for the community.
Paper, Woodcut
Sold
H 17 in W 13 in
3 Jewish Men Judaica Woodblock Woodcut Engraving Print Chicago 1930s WPA Artist
By Todros Geller
Located in Surfside, FL
The WPA supported South Side Community Art Center opened in 1940 providing free art lessons for the community.
Paper, Woodcut
'Public Building' — American Modernism, WPA
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Created for the Works Progress Administration (WPA), Federal Art Project, New York. Matted to museum standards, unframed.
Woodcut
Sold
H 14 in W 11 in
Jewish Shtetl Groise Macher Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Social Realist Print
By William Gropper
Located in Surfside, FL
Hand signed in pencil and numbered with Roman numerals 8/24. A very small edition. Old Lower East Side of New York or East European Shtetl. Jewish Shtetl Peddler Merchant. humorous ...
Lithograph
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