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"Seated Black Man, " Rare and Fine WPA-Style Painting attributed to Walker Evans
By Walker Evans
Located in Philadelphia, PA
example of WPA-style portraiture, and in the tradition of Evans' documentary photographs, it depicts a
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

Cubist Industrial Oil Painting by Joan Hedman WPA Styled
By WPA
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A cubist industrial WPA styled oil painting depicting a storage tank compound in the 1930's-40's
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Tugboat WPA era painting
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
an interest in art at an early age. At 15 years old he turned professional by painting murals for a
Category

Mid-20th Century Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Ink

20th Century Oil WPA Style Oil Painting Urban Landscape c.1950
Located in San Francisco, CA
20th Century Oil WPA Style Oil Painting Oil on board. Approximately 20" wide x 16" high. The
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

WPA Style Portrait Painting of a Gentleman, American, 1930s-1940s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Portrait painting of Walter Levin, oil on canvas, unframed. Signed Haughton College Bickerton in
Category

Mid-20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Fine, WPA-style Oil Painting, 1935, by Dorothy Van Loan
By Dorothy Van Loan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
1935, when this painting was finished, and at the Revsin Gallery.
Category

Vintage 1930s American Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Daydream (WPA Era Oil Painting on Canvas)
Located in New Orleans, LA
that WPA period feel. A pensive painting sure to bring you peace. With frame it measures 33" x 27
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Early 20th Century American Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Unique Painting By Albert Pels WPA Artist!
By Albert Pels
Located in New York, NY
Albert Pels (1910-1998) Painting of a group of figures, c. 20th century. 12 x 16 in. Framed
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20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Modernist Oil Painting Social Realist Kids and Cat in Red Wagon WPA Style
By Paul Zimmerman
Located in Surfside, FL
Realist and WPA works of Ben Shahn this captures a group of tenement children of mixed races, African
Category

Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Clown, Modernist Oil Painting on Board WPA Artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
vases. During the Depression, Kish became a WPA painter in the Federal Art Project (FAP). FAP artists
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

20th Century Surrealist Painting By Philip Krevoruck Wpa Era
By Philip Krevoruck
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
Museum. Krevoruck was “well versed in a variety of extraordinary styles. Particularly known for his WPA
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1950s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Signed WPA Style Harborscape Oil On Canvas
By Bolus
Located in Chicago, IL
Colorful impressionistic oil on canvas painting of fishing boats in a harbor. Greens, blues and
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Vintage 1940s American Paintings

Materials

Wood, Canvas

"Arcturus, Helsing" Modern Oil Painting WPA American Scene Denver Historical Art
By Eve Drewelowe
Located in New York, NY
recipient of a Masters of Painting degree at the University of Iowa in 1924. During nearly seven decades as
Category

1930s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Rare Polish American 1930s Oil Painting Painting WPA Russian Babushka Jewish Art
By Abram Tromka
Located in Surfside, FL
became interested in art. Fascinated by a woman who was painting, he decided that he wanted to become an
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Seated Man Portrait, Large Modernist Oil Painting WPA Artist
By Nahum Tschacbasov
Located in Surfside, FL
Tschacbasov's painting style changes from social criticism to themes that are personal and symbolic, leading to
Category

1940s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Paris City Scene, Portrait Oil Painting WPA Era 1940s
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
painted floral designs on vases. During the Depression, Kish became a WPA painter in the Federal Art
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

WPA Farmhouse Oil Painting, Manner of Thomas Hart Benton
By Thomas Hart Benton
Located in Miami, FL
WPA Farmhouse Oil Painting, Manner of Thomas Hart Benton Offered for sale is a vibrant WPA oil
Category

Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Linen, Wood, Paint

Girl Eating an Apple, Modernist Style, Agnes Mills WPA Artist
Located in New York, NY
right: Mills As one of the youngest and considered by many to be one of the most gifted WPA. Artists
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Pastel, Watercolor

Modernist American Judaica Painting Synagogue Interior Ladies Section WPA Era
By Ervin B. Nussbaum
Located in Surfside, FL
. During these early years, his paintings followed a somewhat whimsical figurative style and leaned towards
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

"Motion, " Victor Arnautoff, San Francisco Lighthouse, World's Fair WPA Painting
By Victor Michail Arnautoff
Located in New York, NY
and painting with several instructors. His wife and children joined him, and they all continued to
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1930s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Tempera, Oil, Canvas

American WPA Jewish New York Modernist Madonna Mother and Child painting
By Nahum Tschacbasov
Located in Norwich, GB
worked in a social realist style reminiscent of the work of Max Weber. So the painting presented here
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1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

1947 Expressionist Oil Painting Flute Player Musician Boris Deutsch WPA Artist
By Boris Deutsch
Located in Surfside, FL
painting of flute player. Boris Deutsch was a modernist figurative painter important in Southern
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1920s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Whimsical Judaica Shtetl Shadchan Matchmaker Oil Painting WPA Jewish Folk Artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
the Depression, Kish became a WPA painter in the Federal Art Project (FAP). FAP artists were given a
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Chicago Jewish Modernist Mixed Media Surrealist Painting WPA Artist Mosaic Tiles
By Alexander Raymond Katz
Located in Surfside, FL
. A WPA muralist, illustrator and modernist painter especially known for paintings with Jewish themes
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Alkyd, Board

American Modernist Oil Painting Expressionist Vase, Flowers WPA Artist Ben ZIon
By Ben-Zion Weinman
Located in Surfside, FL
Stephen Kayser, “Biblical Paintings,” The Jewish Museum Catalogue, 1952). Ben-Zion continued his style of
Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

American Modernist Oil Painting Gestural Landscape WPA Artist Group of 10
By Ben-Zion Weinman
Located in Surfside, FL
, 1952). Ben-Zion continued his style of representational painting based on the abstract, and is perhaps
Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Chicago Jewish Modernist Judaica Painting Simchat Torah WPA Artist Israeli Flags
By Alexander Raymond Katz
Located in Surfside, FL
mandate Palestine era early state of Israel. Genre: Modern Subject: Figurative (stained glass style
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

The Preacher Rabbi "Der Maggid" Judaica Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
the Depression, Kish became a WPA painter in the Federal Art Project (FAP). FAP artists were given a
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Organ Grinder with Parrot Modern Judaica Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
Manhattan glass factory where he painted floral designs on vases. During the Depression, Kish became a WPA
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Three Klezmer Musicians Modern Judaica Shtetl Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
the Depression, Kish became a WPA painter in the Federal Art Project (FAP). FAP artists were given a
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Proud Chimney Sweep Modern Judaica Shtetl Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
Manhattan glass factory where he painted floral designs on vases. During the Depression, Kish became a WPA
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

American Vivid Abstract Expressionist Art Oil Painting Norman Carton, WPA Artist
By Norman Carton
Located in Surfside, FL
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Carton was also awarded the Toppan Prize for figure painting as well as the
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

American Vivid Abstract Expressionist Art Oil Painting Norman Carton, WPA Artist
By Norman Carton
Located in Surfside, FL
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Carton was also awarded the Toppan Prize for figure painting as well as the
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

American Vivid Abstract Expressionist Art Oil Painting Norman Carton, WPA Artist
By Norman Carton
Located in Surfside, FL
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Carton was also awarded the Toppan Prize for figure painting as well as the
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

American Vivid Abstract Expressionist Art Oil Painting Norman Carton, WPA Artist
By Norman Carton
Located in Surfside, FL
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Carton was also awarded the Toppan Prize for figure painting as well as the
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Russian American Abstract Oil Painting Nahum Tschacbasov WPA Artist Group of Ten
By Nahum Tschacbasov
Located in Surfside, FL
Tschacbasov's painting style changes from social criticism to themes that are personal and symbolic, leading to
Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Acrylic

Modernist Beach Scene Painting, Playing Ball in Surf, WPA Jewish Woman Artist
By Ruth Gikow
Located in Surfside, FL
artist known primarily for her work as a genre painter. Her paintings often depict human figures
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1960s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paint, Paper

American Abstract Color Monotype Painting Tar Cart #2 Joseph Solman WPA Artist
By Joseph Solman
Located in Surfside, FL
, presented an urban, abstract, formal style. A champion of modernism, Solman was elected an editor of Art
Category

20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Monotype

Mid Century Mothers, Children Oil Painting Frank Kleinholz WPA Era NYC Tenements
By Frank Kleinholz
Located in Surfside, FL
paintings as well as depictions of peace demonstrations. His style is marked by vivid color, energetic
Category

20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Modernist Judaica Jewish Ink Drawing Painting "New Immigrant" Off the Boat WPA
By Ben-Zion Weinman
Located in Surfside, FL
, 1952). Ben-Zion continued his style of representational painting based on the abstract, and is perhaps
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

Tree Lined Park Path Oil Painting Ecole D'Paris WPA Bezalel Artist
By Jacques Zucker
Located in Surfside, FL
mostly known for his expressionist figure paintings. In his young years he traveled to Palestine to study
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1930 Oil Painting Sea Side Sailboats American Modernist WPA Artist Morris Kantor
By Morris Kantor
Located in Surfside, FL
1974. He produced a prolific and diverse body of work, much of it in the form of paintings, which is
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1927 Oil Painting Eiffel Tower Paris American Modernist Wpa Artist Morris Kantor
By Morris Kantor
Located in Surfside, FL
) Oil painting on canvas Hand Signed lower left. Provenance: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
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1920s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pastel Painting Woman in Interior Polish Ecole D'Paris, WPA, Bezalel Artist
By Jacques (Jakub) Zucker
Located in Surfside, FL
mostly known for his expressionist figure paintings. In his young years he traveled to Palestine to study
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Pastel

Rare Self Portrait Oil Painting Polish, Ecole D'Paris, WPA, Bezalel School
By Jacques (Jakub) Zucker
Located in Surfside, FL
Jewish American artist mostly known for his expressionist figure paintings. In his young years he
Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Paper

American Abstract Expressionist Flowers Oil Painting Norman Carton WPA Artist
By Norman Carton
Located in Surfside, FL
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Carton was also awarded the Toppan Prize for figure painting as well as the
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Itzhak Holtz (Judaica Master) Oil Painting Portrait John Sloan Ashcan Artist WPA
By Itshak Holtz
Located in Surfside, FL
Oil Painting Portrait of Ashcan Artist John Sloan. Signed I. Holtz. The youngest of four children
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1940s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Fiddler on the Roof Modern Judaica Shtetl Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
Manhattan glass factory where he painted floral designs on vases. During the Depression, Kish became a WPA
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Around East River, NYC Bridge, City Scene Oil Painting WPA Era 1940s
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
Manhattan glass factory where he painted floral designs on vases. During the Depression, Kish became a WPA
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

41st & 10th: Abstract WPA Style Cityscape, New York City Rooftops & Water Tower
By Ricardo Mulero
Located in Hudson, NY
Cityscape painting on muslin of iconic New York City water towers against an abstract maroon
Category

2010s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Wood Panel, Oil, Gesso

Rare 1930s New York Tenement Market Scene Gouache Painting (WPA Era) Jewish Art
By Abram Tromka
Located in Surfside, FL
became interested in art. Fascinated by a woman who was painting, he decided that he wanted to become an
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Woman in Salon French Interior Oil Painting Ecole D'Paris, WPA, Bezalel Artist
By Jacques Zucker
Located in Surfside, FL
mostly known for his expressionist figure paintings. In his young years he traveled to Palestine to study
Category

20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Oil Painting Interior Scene Chair w Chinese Rug Joseph Solman American Art WPA
By Joseph Solman
Located in Surfside, FL
Jewish New Yorkers with an interest in European Expressionism, presented an urban, abstract, formal style
Category

20th Century Modern Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

American Modernist Oil Painting Nude Male on Beach WPA Artist Group of 10
By Ben-Zion Weinman
Located in Surfside, FL
, 1952). Ben-Zion continued his style of representational painting based on the abstract, and is perhaps
Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Modernist Family Outing with Dog (Picnic in the Park) Ben Benn Oil Painting WPA
By Ben Benn
Located in Surfside, FL
, Holland, which houses the finest Van Gogh paintings.” He was a member of the WPA. During its eight years
Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Artist George Samerjan WPA Style Watercolor "Roller at Van Nuys Blvd" 1941
By George Samerjan
Located in St. Louis, MO
Artist George Samerjan's (1915-2005) WPA style watercolor titled "Roller at Van Nuys" 1941, in its
Category

Vintage 1940s American Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paper

Dance of the In laws Wedding Scene Judaica Shtetl Oil Painting WPA Jewish Artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
Manhattan glass factory where he painted floral designs on vases. During the Depression, Kish became a WPA
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Dust Bowl, monotype, black and white, wpa style
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
limited scale of monotypes, however, he switched to painting on slick-surfaced plastic.
Category

2010s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Monotype, Archival Paper

"Nude, " Arnold Blanch, Woodstock School, WPA, Figurative
By Arnold Blanch
Located in New York, NY
painter of scenes of social-realist American life with mystical overtones and a child-like seeming style
Category

1930s Realist Nude Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

"Two Figures, " Louis Stone, Abstract, American WPA Modernism
By Louis Stone
Located in New York, NY
and New York. He worked for the WPA easel project (from approximately 1935-1938), painting canvases
Category

1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

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