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WPA Woman Artist Modernist Abstract Watercolor of Houses
By Riva Helfond
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Modern Subject: Abstract Medium: Watercolor Surface: Paper Country: United States Dimensions
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

"Industrial Landscape, " WPA Mid-Century Modern Social Realist Watercolor
By Louis Wolchonok
Located in New York, NY
Louis Wolchonok (1898 - 1973) Industrial Landscape, 1925 Watercolor on paper 22 1/4 x 16 inches
Category

1920s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Laid Paper, Watercolor

Abstract Expressionist Rabbi Watercolor Painting Jewish American Modernist WPA
By Ben-Zion Weinman
Located in Surfside, FL
Watercolor painting of standing prophet or Rabbi, Judaica artwork Born in 1897, Ben-Zion Weinman
Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

1940's Americana WPA Modernist Watercolor Painting Catskill Mountains Bungalow
By Samuel Grunvald
Located in Surfside, FL
right Country Scene Samuel Grunvald was a Hungarian born American WPA artist known for abstract
Category

1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

"Manhattan Bridge" NYC American Scene Modernism Watercolor WPA Urban Realism
By Reginald Marsh
Located in New York, NY
Reginald Marsh "Manhattan Bridge" NYC American Scene Modernism Watercolor WPA Urban Realism, 20 x
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

Ben ZIon Expressionist Judaica Rabbi Watercolor Painting Jewish Modernist WPA
By Ben-Zion Weinman
Located in Surfside, FL
Frame measures 13.5 X 11.5 Paper measures 6.5 X 5 inches Hand signed lower right Watercolor
Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Ben ZIon Expressionist Judaica Rabbi Watercolor Painting Jewish Modernist WPA
By Ben-Zion Weinman
Located in Surfside, FL
Frame measures 13.5 X 11.5 Paper measures 6.5 X 4 inches Hand signed lower right Watercolor
Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

1940 American WPA Modernist New York City Watercolor Painting Pushcart Tenements
By Samuel Grunvald
Located in Surfside, FL
Samuel Grunvald was a Hungarian born American WPA artist known for abstract, landscape and seascape
Category

1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

"Park Street Church, Boston, " John Whorf Impressionist Watercolor WPA Cityscape
By John Whorf
Located in New York, NY
John Whorf (1903 - 1959) Park Street Church, Boston, circa 1930-45 Watercolor on paper 21 x 15
Category

1930s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

Abstract Drawing Watercolor Painting Totem Column Jewish American Modernist WPA
By Ben-Zion Weinman
Located in Surfside, FL
Miniature Abstract Totem. Signed with initials. Provenance: Virginia Field, Arts administrator; New York, N.Y. Assistant director for Asia House gallery. (she was friends with John v...
Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Reginald Marsh "Brooklyn Bridge" NYC Modernism WPA Mid-Century Watercolor Modern
By Reginald Marsh
Located in New York, NY
Reginald Marsh "Brooklyn Bridge" NYC Modernism WPA Mid-Century Watercolor Modern Reginald Marsh
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

NYC Watercolor Drawing American Modern 20th Century Modernism Mid-Century WPA
By David Fredenthal
Located in New York, NY
NYC Watercolor Drawing American Modern 20th Century Modernism Mid-Century WPA. David Fredenthal
Category

1940s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

1940's American WPA Modernist New York City Watercolor Painting Tenement Market
By Samuel Grunvald
Located in Surfside, FL
the WPA to Abstract Expressionist painting. He was a member of the American Watercolor Society and the
Category

1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Chaim Gross Judaica Jewish Watercolor Painting Rabbi Klezmer Music WPA Artist
By Chaim Gross
Located in Surfside, FL
Chaim Gross (American, 1904-1991) Watercolor with pencil painting Rabbi Klezmer music concert
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Rare Chaim Gross Watercolor Painting Manhattan Skyscrapers Train NYC WPA Artist
By Chaim Gross
Located in Surfside, FL
transitioned into the WPA (Works Progress Administration), which Gross worked for later in the 1930s. Under
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Watercolor Painting Road Signs, Load Limit, Aaron Bohrod WPA Artist Chicago Art
By Aaron Bohrod
Located in Surfside, FL
Aaron Bohrod (1907-1992) Listed Wisconsin WPA American Artist Original Watercolor Painting Hand
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

"The Knockout" Boxing Sports American Watercolor WPA Mid-Century Modern 30s/40s
By Robert Riggs
Located in New York, NY
"The Knockout" Boxing Sports American Watercolor WPA Mid-Century Modern 30s/40s. Known for his
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

1940's American WPA Modernist New York Watercolor Painting 59th st Central Park
By Samuel Grunvald
Located in Surfside, FL
Grunvald was a Hungarian born American WPA artist known for abstract, landscape and seascape paintings
Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

1930's American WPA Modernist New York City Watercolor Painting Harlem River Dr
By Samuel Grunvald
Located in Surfside, FL
the WPA to Abstract Expressionist painting. He was a member of the American Watercolor Society and the
Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Chaim Gross Mid Century Mod Judaica Jewish Watercolor Painting Rabbis WPA Artist
By Chaim Gross
Located in Surfside, FL
Chaim Gross (American, 1904-1991) Watercolor painting Rabbinical Talmudic Discussion Hand signed
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

WPA Era, Industrial Scene of a Steel Mill
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A tonal, watercolor of a steel mill by artist Harold Haydon. Harold Emerson Haydon was born in
Category

1930s American Modern Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

WPA Era, Industrial Scene of a Steel Mill
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A tonal, watercolor of a steel mill by artist Harold Haydon. Harold Emerson Haydon was born in
Category

1930s American Modern Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

WPA Era, Industrial Scene of a Steel Mill
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A tonal, watercolor of a steel mill by artist Harold Haydon. Harold Emerson Haydon was born in
Category

1930s American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

WPA Era, Industrial Scene of a Steel Mill
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A tonal, watercolor of a steel mill by artist Harold Haydon. Harold Emerson Haydon was born in
Category

1930s American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

WPA Era, Industrial Scene of a Steel Mill
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A tonal, watercolor of a steel mill by artist Harold Haydon. Harold Emerson Haydon was born in
Category

1930s American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

WPA Era, Industrial Scene of a Steel Mill
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A tonal, watercolor of a steel mill by artist Harold Haydon. Harold Emerson Haydon was born in
Category

1930s American Modern Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

WPA Era, Industrial Scene of a Steel Mill
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A tonal, watercolor of a steel mill by artist Harold Haydon. Harold Emerson Haydon was born in
Category

1930s American Modern Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

"Animated Discourse" WPA Mid-Century American Scene Modernism Realism Figurative
Located in New York, NY
"Animated Discourse" WPA Mid-Century American Scene Modernism Realism Figurative. Chris Ritter
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Cincinnati Ohio cityscape drawing WPA era
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful original drawing by American artist, Albert Sway (b.1913). Cincinnati Cityscape, ca. 1935. Ink on paper measures, image measures 7 x 9.5 inches on a sheet measuring 11 x 15...
Category

1930s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Paper

Cincinnati Ohio cityscape drawing WPA era
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful original drawing by American artist, Albert Sway (b.1913). Cincinnati Cityscape, ca. 1935. Ink on paper measures, sheet measures 11 x 17 inches. Signed lower right. No da...
Category

1930s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Paper

Cincinnati Ohio cityscape drawing WPA era
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful original drawing by American artist, Albert Sway (b.1913). Cincinnati Cityscape, ca. 1935. Ink on paper measures 11 x 17 inches. Signed lower right. Good condition with a 1...
Category

1930s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Paper

Cincinnati Ohio cityscape drawing WPA era
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful original drawing by American artist, Albert Sway (b.1913). Cincinnati Cityscape, ca. 1935. Ink on paper measures 11 x 17 inches. Signed lower right. Good condition with no ...
Category

1930s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Paper

Cincinnati Ohio cityscape drawing WPA era
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful original drawing by American artist, Albert Sway (b.1913). Cincinnati Cityscape, ca. 1935. Ink on paper measures 9.5 x 12 inches. Signed lower right. Good condition with no...
Category

1930s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Paper

Cincinnati Ohio cityscape drawing WPA era
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful original drawing by American artist, Albert Sway (b.1913). Cincinnati Cityscape, ca. 1935. Ink on paper measures 10 x 15 inches. Signed lower left. Good condition with no d...
Category

1930s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

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, Cardboard, Watercolor

WPA 1940s Framed Figurative Village Landscape with Figures Houses Mountains
By Charles Ragland Bunnell
Located in Denver, CO
Depression era watercolor painting by Charles Ragland Bunnell (1897-1968) titled "The Way War First
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Bridge Painter WPA American Modernism Mid 20th-Century Realism Industrial Worker
By Louis Wolchonok
Located in New York, NY
Bridge Painter WPA American Modernism Mid 20th-Century Realism Industrial Worker. Sight size: 18 x
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

Abstract American Modernism Mid-Century WPA Era Drawing Woodstock 20th Century
By Konrad Cramer
Located in New York, NY
Abstract American Modernism Mid-Century WPA Era Drawing Woodstock 20th Century, Sight size is 16 x
Category

1930s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

'Navajo Family', Santa Fe, Modernism, Corcoran, Whitney, PAFA, AIC, WPA
By Eduard Buk Ulreich
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
York and worked as a WPA artist painting murals throughout the United States. His works include murals
Category

1940s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache, Illustration Board, Watercolor

'Oregon Coast', Art Institute of Chicago, AIC, Works Project Association, WPA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
with title, 'Oregon Coast' and dated 1945. A vibrant watercolor landscape by this American Modernist
Category

1940s Post-Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Magazine Cover Illustration Mid 20th Century Modern Theatre Broadway Realism WPA
By Ernest Hamlin Baker
Located in New York, NY
Magazine Cover Illustration Mid 20th Century Modern Theatre Broadway Realism WPA Ernest Hamlin
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache, Paper, Watercolor, Ink

'South-Western Landscape', Art Institute of Chicago, Whitney Museum, WPA, Odessa
By Todros Geller
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
. During the the 1930's, Geller was an active participant in the Federal Art Project (WPA) in Illinois and
Category

1930s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Illustration Board

"Going to the Festival" WPA Ashcan 20th Century American Scene Modern Realism
By Daniel Ralph Celentano
Located in New York, NY
"Going to the Festival" WPA Ashcan 20th Century American Scene Modern Realism Daniel Celentano
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Brick Layers" WPA American Scene Mid 20th Century Modern Drawing Men Working
By David Fredenthal
Located in New York, NY
"Brick Layers" WPA American Scene Mid 20th Century Modern Drawing Men Working. 21 x 15 inches
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Handmade Paper

Portrait of a Man drawing WPA era
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful original drawing by American artist, Albert Sway (b.1913). Portrait of a young woman, ca. 1935. Signed lower right. Unframed. No damage or conservation. Birth place: Cinc...
Category

1930s American Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Paper

"Men in Barracks" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Realism Gay Modernism WWII
By David Fredenthal
Located in New York, NY
"Men in Barracks" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Realism Gay Modernism WWII. 18 x 24 inches
Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

MODERNIST DRAWING New Hope Mid-Century WPA Abstract Non-Objective Jazz Modern
By Ramstonev (Ramsey/Stone/Evans co-operative)
Located in New York, NY
MODERNIST DRAWING New Hope Mid-Century WPA Abstract Non-Objective Jazz Modern. Signed with a
Category

1930s American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Pastel, Ink Drawing Rocks And Cloud Landscape Jewish American Modernist WPA
By Ben-Zion Weinman
Located in Surfside, FL
Miniature Landscape Provenance: Virginia Field, Arts administrator; New York, N.Y. Assistant director for Asia House gallery. (she was friends with John von Wicht and Andy Warhol) B...
Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Ink, Watercolor

Charcoal Drawing "Waiting" Pensive Woman Americana WPA Artist
By William Gropper
Located in Surfside, FL
14x11.5 image size , 22.5x17.5 backing size The New-York born artist William Gropper was a painter and cartoonist who, with caricature style, focused on social concerns, and was ac...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal

RARE WPA ARTIST ISAAC FRIEDLANDER Judaica Drawing 1946
By Isaac Friedlander
Located in Surfside, FL
urban spectacle of New York during the Depression and the horror of the Holocaust. WPA Artist. Best
Category

20th Century American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Pencil

Family at the Beach WPA Modernism American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century
By William Gropper
Located in New York, NY
Family at the Beach WPA Modernism American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century William Gropper
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache, Watercolor, Ink, Paper

Cincinnati Ohio Ida Street cityscape drawing WPA era
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful original drawing by American artist, Albert Sway (b.1913). Cincinnati Cityscape, ca. 1935. Ink on paper measures 8 x 10 inches. Signed lower right. No damage or conservati...
Category

1930s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Paper

"Tobacco Road" Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary
By David Fredenthal
Located in New York, NY
"Tobacco Road" Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary 19 1/4 x 11 1/2
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

'Within, ' by Lisa Miceli, Watercolor Painting
By Lisa Miceli
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This 10" x 11" watercolor on paper painting by Lisa Miceli depicts an imaginative abstracted
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

Dust Bowl, monotype, black and white, wpa style
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Dramatic imagery from FILM NOIR series of black and white monotypes, blending surrealistic mindscapes with stark realism About Tom Bennett: With quick brushstrokes, Tom Bennett crea...
Category

2010s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Monotype, Archival Paper

Fortune Magazine cover Depression-Era Illustration, WPA industrial Modernist
By Ernest Hamlin Baker
Located in New York, NY
Fortune Magazine cover, Depression-Era Illustration, WPA industrial Modernist. Signed lower left
Category

1930s American Modern Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Gouache, Board

TOBACCO ROAD Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary 2
By David Fredenthal
Located in New York, NY
TOBACCO ROAD Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary 2 10 1/2 x 6 (sight
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

TOBACCO ROAD Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary 3
By David Fredenthal
Located in New York, NY
TOBACCO ROAD Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary 3 10 1/2 x 6 (sight
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Chicago Modernist Line Drawing Reclining Nude WPA Artist. Exhibited Work
By William S. Schwartz
Located in Surfside, FL
, Schwartz became an artist on the Federal Art Project (WPA) payroll painting murals. He was one of the seven
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

'The Hearth, ' by Lisa Miceli, Watercolor Painting
By Lisa Miceli
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This 10" x 11" watercolor on paper painting by Lisa Miceli depicts an imaginative abstracted
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

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