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Large George Aarons Terracotta Sculpture Relief Art Deco Plaque WPA Artist
By George Aarons
Located in Surfside, FL
(Boston), a longshoreman, fisherman and foundry worker, as well as a large relief (1938) for the South
Category

20th Century Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Terracotta

Three Girls Bronze Relief Sculpture Plaque Chaim Gross Modernist WPA Era Artist
By Chaim Gross
Located in Surfside, FL
Chaim Gross Three little girls, three Graces. 1981. Bronze sculptural relief plaque mounted to
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern More Art

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Plaster Sculpture Relief Art Deco Plaque WPA Artist Peace Swords to Ploughshares
By George Aarons
Located in Surfside, FL
foundry worker, as well as a large relief (1938) for the South Boston Housing Project and façade of the
Category

20th Century Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster, Wood

"Mailman, " Rare and Important WPA Maquette and Bronze by Rudolf Henn
By Rudolph Henn
Located in Philadelphia, PA
WPA bas relief at the post office in Loudonville, Ohio, was created by Rudolf Henn in 1938. Henn was a
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Early 20th Century Ceramic Sculpture of a Polo Player and Horse
By Waylande Gregory
Located in Beachwood, OH
Works Progress Administration. The WPA was a work relief project that greatly helped artists during the
Category

1930s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

"Statuesque Female Nude, " Superb Art Deco Sculpture by Mankowski
By Bruno Mankowski
Located in Philadelphia, PA
art. Mankowski exhibited widely in the 1930s and 1940s, sculpted a WPA bas relief panel for the Post
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Figurative Cubist Surrealist Abstraction Mid 20th Century American Modern Large
By O. Louis Guglielmi
Located in New York, NY
employment with the Federal government's artist relief programs, the WPA and Public Works Administration
Category

1940s American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Red to Black, 1954 Abstract Oil Mid-20th Century Modern Non-Objective. Published
By O. Louis Guglielmi
Located in New York, NY
Depression years of 1934 to 1939, Guglielmi found employment with the Federal government's artist relief
Category

1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

WPA IN PROGRESS
Located in Chicago, IL
Wpa wall relief. Original and framed. This is a spectacular example of WPA Post-war and is in
Category

1930s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Concrete

WPA IN PROGRESS
H 24 in W 36 in D 2 in
"Hellenic Study, " Superb Art Deco Male Nude by Sambugnac
By Alexander Sambugnac
Located in Philadelphia, PA
, was drawn by Alexander Sambugnac, a WPA artist responsible for bas reliefs in several U.S. Post
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings

Materials

Pencil

Lilian Swann Saarinen 'Woman Playing Accordion' Bronze Sculpture, circa 1939
Located in Astoria, NY
reliefs for the WPA. Saarinen’s broad range within the cultural arts also extended to the literary field
Category

Mid-20th Century American Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Eagle Owl, " Art Deco Bas Relief Sculpture by WPA Artist, 1933
By Don Griffith
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully conceived and carved, this evocative and dignified bas relief sculptural panel of an
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Plaster Sculpture Relief Art Deco Plaque WPA Artist Lovers Embrace, Rose
By George Aarons
Located in Surfside, FL
worker, as well as a large relief (1938) for the South Boston Housing Project and façade of the Baltimore
Category

20th Century Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Plaster Sculpture Relief Art Deco Plaque WPA Artist Lovers Embrace, Dancers
By George Aarons
Located in Surfside, FL
foundry worker, as well as a large relief (1938) for the South Boston Housing Project and façade of the
Category

20th Century Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster, Wood

George Aarons Plaster Sculpture Relief Art Deco Plaque WPA Artist Ruth & Naomi
By George Aarons
Located in Surfside, FL
foundry worker, as well as a large relief (1938) for the South Boston Housing Project and façade of the
Category

20th Century Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster, Wood

Plaster Sculpture Relief Art Deco Plaque WPA Artist Family w Baby Mother, Father
By George Aarons
Located in Surfside, FL
foundry worker, as well as a large relief (1938) for the South Boston Housing Project and façade of the
Category

20th Century Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster, Wood

"Industry" and "Commerce, " Pair of Fabulous WPA Allegorical Panels with Nudes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the finest pair of WPA bas relief panels we have ever offered, these allegorical sculptures
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

"Three Boys" Pastel Drawing by Cezar Stea
By Cezar Stea
Located in Highland, IN
material. Cezar Shea's WPA-era work includes bas reliefs as large as 45' long in public buildings in NY, PA
Category

Vintage 1950s American Drawings

Materials

Oil Pastel, Paper

WPA Carved Wood Relief, circa 1935
By WPA
Located in Alhambra, CA
Very rare carved wood panel relief of African-American miner. Excellent condition.
Category

Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

WPA Carved Wood Relief, circa 1935
WPA Carved Wood Relief, circa 1935
H 17.5 in W 10 in D 0.5 in
American WPA Plaster Bas Relief of Paul Bunyan
Located in San Francisco, CA
Large Naive Neorealist depiction of the great American Folk Hero, Paul Bunyan.
This Works Project Administration era Plaque illustrates an episode early in Paul Bunyan's car...
Category

Vintage 1930s American Decorative Art

Materials

Plaster

Incredible WPA-era Facade Sculpture
Located in Pasadena, CA
WPA-era relief sculpture carefully removed from a building facade. Celebrating industry and energy
Category

Vintage 1930s American Statues

Incredible WPA-era Facade Sculpture
Incredible WPA-era Facade Sculpture
H 53 in W 28.5 in D 10 in
Industry
By Helene Sardeau
Located in New York, NY
received several WPA commissions, including terra cotta reliefs for the Croton-on-Hudson high school, a
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Industry
H 13.5 in W 18.75 in D 8.5 in
After the Flood
By Alton Tobey
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Hartford, Connecticut floods of 1936. Workers from the Works Progress Administration (WPA) program provided
Category

1930s Art Deco Figurative Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Tempera

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Wpa Reliefs For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of wpa reliefs available on 1stDibs. A selection of these works in the modern, abstract and Expressionist styles can be found today in our inventory. These items have been made for many years, with versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. You can search the wpa reliefs that we have for sale on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of brown, gray, black and gold. There have been many well-done artworks of this subject over the years, but those made by Alexander Raymond Katz, Louis Lozowick, George Aarons, Alfredo de Giorgio Crimi and Vladimir Yoffe are often thought to be among the most beautiful. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in paint, watercolor and oil paint — can elevate any room of your home.

How Much are Wpa Reliefs?

The average selling price for wpa reliefs we offer is $2,975, while they’re typically $450 on the low end and $39,000 for the highest priced.