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Thomas Hart Benton styled Wpa Litho by Eric Bransby " Gold Train "
By WPA
Located in Cincinnati, OH
) titled " Gold Train " . Working in the style of the WPA studying in art school with fellow artist Thomas
Category

Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Prints

Materials

Paper

Pair of Art Deco Gilt Iron WPA Style Foundry Men Bookends Signed NMF 1936
By WPA
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Art Deco Gilt Iron WPA Style Foundry Men Bookends Signed NMF 1936 USA, 1936 A rare and
Category

20th Century American Art Deco Bookends

Materials

Iron

Massive WPA Mural Study
Located in Palm Springs, CA
We acquired his large mural study out of an old Hudson River valley estate. It had been rolled up
Category

Vintage 1930s American Paintings

Materials

Paint

Massive WPA Mural Study
Massive WPA Mural Study
H 78 in W 65 in D 1 in
'Mural Study: Lower Manhattan' — WPA Era Precisionism
By Louis Lozowick
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Louis Lozowick, 'Mural Study: Lower Manhattan', lithograph, edition 10 or fewer, 1936. Flint 135
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

WPA Post Office Mural Study American Scene Regionalism Social Realism
By Louise Ronnebeck
Located in New York, NY
WPA Post Office Mural Study American Scene Regionalism Social Realism Louise Emerson Ronnebeck
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Cardboard

Industrial Mural Study, Veterans Memorial Building, Santa Barbara WPA American
Located in New York, NY
Industrial Mural Study, Veterans Memorial Building, Santa Barbara WPA American Joseph Edward
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"The Return of Timothy Pickering, " WPA Mural Study Painting, 1939
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Full of atmosphere, rich color and drama, this mural study by Dunbar Beck was executed in
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Gouache

WPA Mural Study Mid-Century Modern American Scene Social Realism Workers
By Anton Refregier
Located in New York, NY
WPA Mural Study Mid-Century Modern American Scene Social Realism Workers Anton Refregier (1905
Category

1940s American Modern Mixed Media

Materials

Charcoal, Gouache, Board, Pencil

"Study for Long Beach" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modernism Ashcan
Located in New York, NY
"Study for Long Beach" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Modernism Ashcan Daniel
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

WPA Post Office Mural Study Native American Scene Regionalism Social Realism
By Louise Ronnebeck
Located in New York, NY
WPA Post Office Mural Study Native American Scene Regionalism Social Realism Louise Emerson
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Cardboard

"Livestock Farm Scene, " WPA Mural Study with Farmhands Handling Hay and Feed
By Rollin Crampton 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This classic example of Social Realist art was painted by Rollin Crampton as a study for a WPA
Category

Vintage 1930s North American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Mail by Stagecoach, Lynn to Lowell", WPA Mural Study by Aiden Ripley
By Aiden Lassell Ripley
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An evocative and atmospheric example of WPA mural painting, this large study in watercolor and
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Workers
By Seymour Fogel
Located in New York, NY
WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Workers Seymour Fogel (1911
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Egg Tempera, Board

"Naval Recruit, " Classic WPA Mural Study by Henricksen for Naval Station, 1936
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A classic example of WPA-period mural painting, this study was painted by Ralf Henricksen in the
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

Mural Study 1933 Depression Era Mid-Century WPA Modern American Scene Drawing
By Michael Loew
Located in New York, NY
Mural Study 1933 Depression Era Mid-Century WPA Modern American Scene Drawing. Study to Scale
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Egg Tempera, Board

WPA Mural Study 1940 American Scene Modern Social Realism Figurative Mid Century
By Michael Loew
Located in New York, NY
WPA Mural Study 1940 American Scene Modern Social Realism Figurative Mid Century Michael Loew
Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Post Office WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Modern 20th Century
By Carlos Lopez
Located in New York, NY
Post Office WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Modern 20th Century Carlos Lopez (1910
Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Mural Studies, Palace of Fine Arts San Francisco WPA American Modernism 1930s
By Frank Van Sloun
Located in New York, NY
Mural Studies, Palace of Fine Arts San Francisco WPA American Modernism 1930s. 9 x 12 inches
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Egg Tempera

"Pueblos", Classic WPA-Era Mural Study with Native Americans for Los Angeles, CA
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This classic example of WPA-period mural painting, executed by Verona Burkhardt for the Immigration
Category

Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

NYC 1939 World's Fair Mural Study American Scene WPA Modern Mid 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
NYC 1939 World's Fair Mural Study American Scene WPA Modern Mid 20th Century Eugene Savage (1883
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bronx Post Office Mural Study WPA Horse Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
Bronx Post Office Mural Study WPA Horse Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Jo Cain (1904
Category

1930s American Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Gouache, Board

St, Louis River Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century WPA
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
St, Louis River Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century WPA Jo Cain (1904-2003
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

1930s WPA-Style Walnut Desk Organizer
Located in Red Lion, PA
1930s WPA-Style Wooden Desk Organizer This 1930s WPA-style desk accessory is a superb example of
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Desk Sets

Materials

Walnut

"Family, " Remarkable WPA-style Sculpture, Mahogany, 1956
Located in Philadelphia, PA
child fiercely protecting each other, follows in the WPA tradition which celebrated both worker and
Category

Vintage 1950s American Sculptures

Materials

Mahogany

WPA Sewing Project Eugene Oregon Modernist Plywood Chair
By Rudolph Schindler
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Depression era WPA plywood work chair made for the Eugene Oregon Sewing Project. Unique plywood
Category

Vintage 1930s American Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Plywood

WPA Period "Pan with Rabbit" in Carved Fruitwood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Entirely charming and whimsical, the anonymous sculptor of "Pan with Rabbit" has created a masterful portrait of a rotund Pan beguiling a woodland rabbit. Carved from a cylinder of r...
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Sculptures

Materials

Fruitwood

"Dancing Woman", WPA-Period Ceramic Sculpture, Possibly Cleveland School
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Unique and lovely, this 1930s ceramic sculpture depicts a dancing female figure, her long robe swirling around her as she moves through space, her head looking down and her hands at ...
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

"Johnny Appleseed", Important WPA Ceramic Sculpture by Hanson(m), 1930s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This important example of WPA art, which celebrates American history and folklore like so many
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

WPA Art Deco Terracotta Buffalo Sculpture by Anthony Vozech, Circa 1930s
Located in Bernville, PA
WPA terracotta buffalo sculpture by Anthony Vozech, circa 1930s. Dimensions: 8” wide 20” high 22
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

"Mother Embracing Child, " WPA-Era Sculpture in Turquoise and Charcoal
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Stylized and reductive, this beautiful 1930s-vintage ceramic sculpture depicts a sitting mother holding her child very close, her legs crossed and her arms enfolding the baby. The wa...
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Clay

"Artist's Model, " Rare and Important WPA Era Sculpture of Male Nude
By Raymond Turner
Located in Philadelphia, PA
lovely glow, this piece is a superb example of WPA-era sculpture. The artist, Raymond Turner, was a
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Mahogany

"Heavy-Lidded Female Head" Dignified Art Deco Sculpture by WPA Artist
By Jean de Marco
Located in Philadelphia, PA
galleries such as Marie Sterner, Boyer and Bucholz. De Marco worked on WPA projects and public monuments
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Clay

1939 The WPA Guide to New York City: The Federal Writers’ Project Guide
Located in Stamford, CT
1939 The WPA Guide to New York City: The Federal Writers’ Project Guide. Rare Hardcover 1st edition.
Category

Vintage 1930s American Modern Books

Materials

Paper

"Blue Maned Horse with Cactus", Classic WPA-Era Sculpture by Whalen, 1930s
By Howard Whalen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sculpture Garden in Sierra Madre, California, the artist started his career in the WPA era, producing pieces
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Animal Sculptures

Materials

Clay

"Indian Chief and Family, " Important WPA-Era Sculpture by Seaver, 1930s
By Elizabeth Anderson Seaver 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This remarkable ceramic sculpture, probably the best work of Elisabeth Andersen Seaver, one of the famous Cleveland School ceramicists -- depicts an Indian chief with full feather he...
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Sculptures

Materials

Clay

Liza Monk (1906-?) Brutalist nail sculpture of Hercules WPA artist based in CA
By Monk Designs
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Brutalist sculpture of Hercules by Liza Monk - Los Angeles based WPA artist. Heavy and welded
Category

Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Antique Donal Hord WPA San Diego California Montezuma Aztec Bronze Sculpture Art
By Donal Hord
Located in San Diego, CA
this was a study for when he sculpted the Aztec what is located at San Diego State University. Made of
Category

Mid-20th Century American Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Half Nude Standing Male", WPA Era Sculpture, Brents Carlton, Golden Gate Expo
By Brents Carlton
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Handsome and important, this glazed ceramic sculpture of a standing half-nude male, dressed in a pair of pants held up by a rope for a belt, was sculpted by Brents Carlton in the 193...
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

"Rima the Jungle Girl", Art Deco/WPA Sculpture by Eckhardt, from Green Mansions
By Edris Eckhardt
Located in Philadelphia, PA
, and was primarily known for ceramic sculpture in the 1930s and 1940s. This sculpture is a WPA piece
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

"Justice Triumphant", Mural Study for Queens, Ny Courthouse, circa 1941-1942
By Eugene Francis Savage
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A striking example of WPA mural art, this study for one of the murals proposed for the new Queens
Category

Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

Naturalistic Woman Holding a Calf Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
(WPA). Hoping to study Art, his future was sidetracked when he was drafted into the United States Army
Category

20th Century Naturalistic Nude Sculptures

Materials

Clay, Plaster

"Bird" Abstract Bronze Sculpture with Wooden Base
Located in Houston, TX
(WPA). Hoping to study Art, his future was sidetracked when he was drafted into the United States Army
Category

20th Century Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Naturalistic Three White Lotus Waterlilies Still Life Landscape Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Progress Administration (WPA). Hoping to study Art, his future was sidetracked when he was drafted into the
Category

1970s Naturalistic Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

“Abstract Bronze” Modern Gold Ribbon Sculpture with Stand
Located in Houston, TX
(WPA). Hoping to study Art, his future was sidetracked when he was drafted into the United States Army
Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Arab Children, " Portrait of Two Figures Lithograph signed by Fletcher Martin
By Fletcher Martin
Located in Milwaukee, WI
. Under the WPA he painted a mural study for the Kellogg, Idaho post office titled Mine Rescue (1939
Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Large Mixed Media Collage Painting Great Jewish Feminist Artist Miriam Schapiro
By Miriam Schapiro
Located in Surfside, FL
modernist teacher at the Museum of Modern Art. In the evenings she joined WPA classes for adults to study
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Glitter, Mixed Media, Fabric, Acrylic, Digital

Sailing Ship of 1850s in San Francisco Bay - WPA Mural Study for Post Office
By Otis Oldfield
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
, San Francisco" is a rare WPA mural study created by Otis Oldfield, one of the leaders of the Bay Area
Category

20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Tempera, Board

WPA Ceramic Sculpture Balloon Man
By Louise Pain
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a whimsical figurine of a clown or carnie with balloons by Chicago WPA artist Louise Pain
Category

Vintage 1930s American Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

WPA Ceramic Sculpture Balloon Man
WPA Ceramic Sculpture Balloon Man
H 14.25 in W 6.25 in D 6.25 in
WPA Painting by William Lewis Clarke
By William Lewis Clarke
Located in San Francisco, CA
downward. It is finely painted in a modernist, realist style and may have been a study for a WPA
Category

Vintage 1930s American Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Bernard Zakheim, WPA Style Sculpture of Moses With Horns
By Bernard Baruch Zakheim
Located in Treasure Island, CA
Kunstgewerbeschule in Munich. After coming to San Francisco in 1920, he continued his studies at the CSFA. During
Category

Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Sculptures

Striking Pair of Ceramic WPA Era/Art Deco Figurines Depicting Workers
By Phoenix Pottery
Located in Tucson, AZ
Striking pair of WPA/Art Deco figurines of a male and female, depicting Workers in the field. He is
Category

Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay

Haying
Located in Raleigh, NC
Rgrfinearts presents a rare WPA mural study by the African American artist Carl G. Hill. Mr. Hill
Category

1930s Realist Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Haying
Haying
H 16 in W 20 in D 3 in
Art Deco WPA Pottery Horse Sculpture by Jordan 1937
By WPA
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A very well done handcrafted pottery fired clay horse in the Art Deco WPA style with strong build
Category

Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Animal Sculptures

Materials

Clay

Vintage Survey Sticks with Stands
By WPA
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A vintage survey stick in the style of the WPA with markings that have a very tribal Folk Art look
Category

Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Vintage Survey Sticks with Stands
Vintage Survey Sticks with Stands
H 81.75 in W 12 in D 12 in
Mankind & Medicine Allegorical WPA Medical History Mural Study, Bertram Hartman
By Bertram Hartman
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist WPA mural study for the Oneonta Tuberculosis Hospital by Bertram Hartman (1882 - 1960
Category

1930s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

Industrial WPA Mid-Century American Scene Modernism Industrial Mural Study
Located in New York, NY
Industrial WPA Mid-Century American Scene Modernism Industrial Mural Study. A label verso titles
Category

1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

WPA artist Michael Lenson gouache or study of a woman
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A study of a woman done in gouache or crayon on brown paper and signed and monogrammed. It has been
Category

Vintage 1940s American Paintings

Rabbi Studying Shtetl Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Social Realist Artist
By William Gropper
Located in Surfside, FL
Side of New York or East European Shtetl. Orthodox Jewish Rabbi studying after dinner with glass of tea
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Study for Mural in the Lobby of WPA Courthouse in Nashville
By Dean Cornwell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
County Courthouse, that they are indeeed Cornwell's studies for the project. It should be noted that the
Category

20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board, Color Pencil

WPA Mural Study American Scene Modernism San Francisco Post Office 20th Century
By Anton Refregier
Located in New York, NY
WPA Mural Study American Scene Modernism San Francisco Post Office 20th Century Mural Study for
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pencil

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