Wpa Railroad Art
Industrial Railroad WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Rural Modern Realism
By Louis Bosa
Located in New York, NY
Industrial Railroad WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Rural Modern Realism
Large oil on canvas
Category
1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$11,500
H 29 in W 35 in D 3 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
$5,000
H 43 in W 34 in D 2 in
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Industrial Railroad WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Rural Modern Realism
By Louis Bosa
Located in New York, NY
Industrial Railroad WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Rural Modern Realism
Large oil on canvas
Category
1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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By James Allen
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H 36 in W 27 in D 2 in
NYC EL American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Era Figurative
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'Wild Pilgrimage' (Contemplation) — 'Story Without Words' Graphic Modernism
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Lynd Ward, 'Wild Pilgrimage', No. 26, wood engraving, 1932, edition not stated but very small. Signed in pencil. A fine, black impression, with full margins (1 1/16 to 3 3/16 inches)...
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Materials
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Original Painting. New Yorker Cover Proposal Baseball c. 1939 Modern Cubist Deco
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New Yorker cover proposal, c. 1939
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H 61 in W 24 in D 22 in
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"Painter" 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Working Man Modern WPA Era
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By Harry Gottlieb
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