Wpa Reliefs
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
$2,200
H 15.5 in W 23.5 in D 1 in
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
$1,100
H 8 in W 10 in D 1 in
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
$950
H 7 in W 7.5 in D 1.5 in
"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
$3,600 / set
H 8.5 in W 7 in D 0.5 in
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
Relining Nude (WG6)
By Waylande Gregory
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Progress Administration. The WPA was a work relief project that greatly helped artists during the great
Category
1950s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Peace
By Anton Refregier
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Presidents we ever had, Roosevelt, it's common knowledge the WPA, a relief program, was established [because
Category
1950s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
"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
$50,000
H 47 in W 36 in D 2 in
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
$29,000
H 48 in W 26 in D 2 in
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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
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
"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
H 28 in W 13 in D 1 in
"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
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...
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
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
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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LaBarge Signed Gilt Eglomise Chinoiserie Mirror
By Lebarge
Located in Bridgeport, CT
LaBarge eglomise mirror with a chinoiserie design featuring flowers, figures, butterflies and landscapes. The mirror with a brass trim and beveled glass.
Signed lower right.
Dimensi...
Category
20th Century American Chinoiserie Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Great Shape, Size and Color, 1920s Art Deco Glass Pendant Light / Ceiling Lamp
Located in Lisse, NL
Art Deco glass pendant with striking marble patterns.
If you are looking for a stylish and beautifully shaped pendant to grace your entrance, landing, kitchen area or perhaps a bedr...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
$1,321
H 35 in Dm 16 in
The Black Road: Iron, Classical Male Bust, Resin Sculpture with Rust Iron Patina
Located in Chicago, IL
This extraordinary sculptural portrait head takes its beginnings from classical antiquity. Attention to detail and complete understanding of the human figure are evident. The sculptu...
Category
2010s American Classical Greek Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
$3,500
H 20 in W 16 in D 16 in
Pair of Mid Century White Boucle Armchairs, GFM 142, Edmund Homa, Europe, 1960s
By Edmund Homa
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful white boucle armchair GFM-142, designed by Edmund Homa, a polish architect, designer of Industrial Design and interior architecture, professor at the Academy of Fine Arts i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Bouclé, Beech
$2,522
H 31.5 in W 21.66 in D 19.69 in
Una 'Articolo Indeterminativo' Wood and Brass Buffet
By Stefano Marolla
Located in Roma, IT
The buffet is the first item of the collection Una (Articolo Indeterminativo) by the Italian woodworker Stefano Marolla.
The title refers to the indeterminate article in the Italian ...
Category
2010s Italian Buffets
Materials
Brass
Pair of French Wrought Iron Martini Tables
Located in London, GB
Wrought iron martini tables, hand made in England inspired by an original 1940s French design.
Finished with a natural bronze patina as standard. Can also be supplied in black or gi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Folk Art Side Tables
Materials
Iron
Leopard Velvet Lumbar Animal Print Pillow Att Scalamandre Leopardo New Multiple
By Scalamandre
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Animal motif leopard print lumbar pillow. Multiple available. The front features the gorgeous thick velvet Leopardo print. Back features a crisp cream. Down-filled. Knife edge with z...
Category
2010s Belgian Hollywood Regency Pillows and Throws
Materials
Cotton, Linen, Velvet, Down
$375 Sale Price / item
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H 12 in W 18 in D 7 in
C.J. Vander 994-Piece Silver Flatware Service
By C.J. Vander
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pristine and immense in its breadth, this 994-piece silver set, created by the renowned C.J. Vander of London, is in a class of its own. When silver was the coinage of Great Britain,...
Category
20th Century English Tableware
Materials
Silver
Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Upper Cretaceous, about 70-65 million years ago (Maastrichtian)
Morocco
The skull is reconstructed in good proportions with fossil pieces found in a phosphate mine in Morocco.
I att...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier African Natural Specimens
Materials
Bone
$34,828
H 6.3 in W 15.75 in D 5.91 in
Rare 19th Century Italian Memento Mori Bust / Sculpture Carrara Marble Vanitas
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Masterfully carved Italian Vanitas / Memento Mori bust in solid marble from late 19th century.
White Carrara marble skull combined with masterfully carved hood & robes all from one...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
$22,812
H 28.75 in W 15.75 in D 8.67 in
Horizon VI (blue, purple, green)
By Richard Smith
Located in London, GB
Edition of 75, Set of 6
33 x 71 cms (13 x 28 ins)
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Mid Century Paul McCobb Calvin Irwin Collection Shelf Bookshelf Room Divider
By Calvin Furniture, Paul McCobb
Located in New York, NY
Rare Mid Century sideboard, shelf unit, room divider, designed by Paul McCobb as part of the sought after Irwin Collection series for Calvin, circa 1950’s.
This example features ble...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Brass
$3,920 Sale Price
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H 76 in W 59.5 in D 19 in
McGuire Style Rattan Dining Table & Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Odd rattan bases with woven faux leather seats with high backs. Table has rattan base with oval glass top.
2 arm chairs measure 49" H x 26 1/4" W x 26" D. Seat height 18 1/2". 6 ...
Category
20th Century Post-Modern Dining Room Sets
Materials
Rattan
Pair of Classical Antique Bronze Statues
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality pair of 19th century French bronze statues depicting a male and female dressed in robes, carrying vases of flowers and fruit, mounted on square bases with claw feet.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Marble Statue of Livia After the Antique
Located in Essex, MA
Grand Tour Carved Marble Statue of the Empress Livia Drusilla After the Antique. A true depiction of the Classical Statue of Rome's First Empress.
Livia Drusilla (30 January 59 B...
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Statuary Marble
Pair of Regency Hall Chairs, attributed to Banting and France
By France & Banting 1
Located in Richmond, London
A fine pair of hall chairs of the Regency period, attributed to Thomas Banting and William France.
England, circa 1820.
Why we like them
These fine hall chairs have a particularly e...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Chairs
Materials
Hardwood
$4,062 / set
H 32.29 in W 16.93 in D 16.93 in
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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.
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