Anton Refregier was a painter and muralist active in Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project commissions, and in teaching art. He was a Russian immigrant to the United States. He is known, among other works, for his mural The History of California located in the Rincon Center, in downtown San Francisco, California. It depicts the state's history across 27 panels that he painted from 1940–48. The style of this historic mural had many of Refregier's key characteristics. The palette was composed of yellows, browns, and grays, punctuated by red in certain areas to evoke emotion. Earthy tones and the lack of bright colors remind viewers of the struggles and hardships he is depicting. Refregier also uses white to represent virtue in those inspired by a cause. His style is very flat and one-dimensional. Refregier uses solid blocks of color to denote shadows, along with depth and shade. His painting style appears to be very rudimentary and simple, but complex because of the way he uses color to evoke emotion and powerful images to tell a story. Refregier died in 1979 while in Moscow. Refregier was working on a mural for a medical center in his home city. The same year, his Rincon Mural was placed under the protection of the National Register of Historic Places.
$1,250
DISCOVERY OF GOLD - Very Large Serigraph - WPA Artist - California Murals
By Anton Refregier
Located in Santa Monica, CA
ANTON REFREGIER (1905 – 1979) DISCOVERY OF GOLD, 1949. Color serigraph. Signed and numbered in pencil, edition of 90. Image 23 ¼ x 21 ¾" Large sheet, 29 3/4 x 25 ¼”. Printed title...
Screen
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Untitled I (Symbolic Gesture, Dove, Floral, Butterfly, ~34% OFF MUST GO)
By Anton Refregier
Located in Kansas City, MO
Anton Refregier Untitled Color Lithograph Circa early 1970s Size: 17.8 x 23.8 inches (45.2 × 60.5 cm) Edition: 190 of 275 Signed and numbered in pencil Gallery-issued COA provided A...
Lithograph
original lithograph
By Anton Refregier
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. This lithograph is from the rare 1950 "Improvisations" portfolio, published by the Artists Equity Association of New York on the occasion of the 1950 Spr...
Lithograph
original lithograph
By Anton Refregier
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. This lithograph was printed in 1957 for the "Improvisations" portfolio, published by the Artists Equity Association of New York on the occasion of the 19...
Lithograph
Costume Drawing Mid-Century Modern American Scene Social Realism Russian Theatre
By Anton Refregier
Located in New York, NY
Costume Drawing Mid-Century Modern American Scene Social Realism Russian Theatre Anton Refregier (1905-1979 Costume, 1931 Pencil, crayon, and silver paint on paper 17 x 13 ¾ inches...
Pencil, Paint, Paper, Crayon
original lithograph
By Anton Refregier
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. This lithograph was printed for the inside back cover of the 1956 "Improvisations" portfolio, published by the Artists Equity Association of New York on ...
Lithograph
original lithograph
By Anton Refregier
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. This lithograph was printed in 1955 for the "Improvisations" portfolio, and published by the Artists Equity Association of New York in an edition of 2000...
Lithograph
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“Girl in the Grass”
By Anton Refregier
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil on canvas painting by Anton Refregier of a young girl resting in the grass. Signed upper right and dated 1962. Condition is very good. The painting is in its original oa...
Canvas, Oil
$15,000
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 (1905-1979) Mural Study, Untitled 7 ¾ x 22 inches (sight) Gouache, pencil, and charcoal on board, c. 1940s Unsigned Provenance: Estate of Seymour Fogel, noted verso Thomas McCormick Gallery...
Charcoal, Gouache, Board, Pencil
original lithograph
By Anton Refregier
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. This lithograph was printed in 1956 for the "Improvisations" portfolio, published by the Artists Equity Association of New York on the occasion of the 19...
Lithograph
original lithograph
By Anton Refregier
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. This lithograph is from the rare 1953 "Improvisations" portfolio, published by the Artists Equity Association of New York on the occasion of the 1953 Spr...
Lithograph
Picnic, Modern Figurative Oil Painting by Anton Refregier
By Anton Refregier
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Anton Refregier Title: Picnic Year: 1959 Medium: Oil on Masonite, signed and dated l.r. Size: 24 x 44 inches (61 x 112 cm) Frame: 31.5 x 51.5 inches
Oil
$165
H 16 in W 12 in D 0.13 in
A Stylish, Vintage 1940s Woman's Fashion Design Study, Marshall Field & Co.
Located in Chicago, IL
A stylish, vintage, 1940s fashion study featuring elegant designs for women's evening wear by Lilly Daché, Likely an illustration study for a print advertisement for the famed Chic...
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
$95
H 16 in W 12 in D 0.13 in
A Stylish, Vintage 1940s Woman's Fashion Study, Cover Design for Hattie Carnegie
Located in Chicago, IL
A stylish, vintage, 1940s woman's fashion study featuring an elegant graphic design for a portfolio cover featuring ladies resort clothes by Hattie Carnegie. Artwork size: 11 x 8...
Paper, Pencil, Color Pencil, Watercolor
$165
H 16 in W 12 in D 0.13 in
A Stylish Vintage 1940s Fashion Study, Designs for Women's Active Wear
Located in Chicago, IL
A stylish, vintage, 1940s fashion study featuring elegant designs for women's active wear by Hattie Carnegie. Inscription reads: Left - White jersey slack suit Red gaberdine jacke...
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
Un Vase de Fleurs (Flowers in a Vase)
By Frederic Menguy
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Un Vase de Fleurs (Flowers in a Vase)" c.1980, is an original colors lithograph on watermarked Arches paper by noted French artist Frederic Menguy, 1927-2007. It is han...
Lithograph
$165
H 16 in W 12 in D 0.13 in
A Stylish Vintage 1940s Fashion Study, Design for a Women's Dress, Lucien Lelong
Located in Chicago, IL
A stylish, vintage, 1940s fashion study featuring an elegant design for a woman's jacket dress; Lucien Lelong ”Indiscrete”. Artwork size: 11 x 8 1/2 inches. Archivally matted t...
Paper, Pencil, Color Pencil, Watercolor
$165
H 16 in W 12 in D 0.13 in
A Stylish Vintage 1940s Fashion Study, "Personal Choice of Gertrude Lawrence"
Located in Chicago, IL
A stylish, vintage, 1940s woman's fashion study featuring an elegant, colorful design titled "Personal Choice of Gertrude Lawrence, Star of Lady in the Dark". Gertrude Lawrence, fam...
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
$2,000
H 27.5 in W 20.5 in
The End of the Game Rare 1970s ICP print (Hand Signed, inscribed by Peter Beard)
By Peter Beard
Located in New York, NY
Peter Beard The End of the Game (Hand Signed by Peter Beard), 1977 Offset Lithograph Poster (hand signed by Peter Beard and inscribed with a heart) Han...
Lithograph, Offset
$1,250
H 12 in W 13.75 in
"Factory Along the River" Howard Daum, Modernist Factory Landscape, Industry
By Howard Daum
Located in New York, NY
Howard Daum Factory Along the River, 1937 Signed and dated lower right Watercolor and pencil on paper 12 x 13 3/4 inches Provenance The artist Ashby Gallery, New York Carl Ashby, Ne...
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
Harry Shokler, Island Harbor
By Harry Shokler
Located in New York, NY
Harry Shokler used serigraphy to great advantage in this landscape. It's colorful and detailed. It is signed in the image at the lower left. When printmakers began making serigraphs...
Screen
$619
H 29.5 in W 21.5 in D 0.3 in
Original 1973 Vail Village Colorado vintage travel and skiing poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original 1973 Vail Village, Colorado vintage travel and skiing poster. Preservation linen-mounted in A- condition, ready to frame. Discover Vintage Vail Magic! Take a trip back i...
Offset
$2,400
H 28 in W 20 in
Antique Dog Lithograph Taste of Alfred De Dreux, France ca. 1870 Saint Bernard A
By Alfred de Dreux
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Antique Dog Portrait Lithograph in the Taste of Alfred De Dreux Saint Bernard France, circa 1870 Lithography 25 5/8 x 19 5/8 (28 x 20 frame) inches Six lithographs of dog portrait...
Lithograph
$800
H 39 in W 21.25 in D 0.5 in
Broadway Costume Illustration by Designer Mabel E. Johnston
Located in New York, NY
Mabel E. Johnston Untitled, c. 1920s Watercolor and pencil on paper Sight: 18 x 12 1/2 in. Framed: 39 x 21 1/4 x 1/2 in. Signed lower right: Mabel E. Johnston The first tidbit I fou...
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
Peace
By Anton Refregier
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Peace Woodcut printed in orange red ink on japanese paper Signed and titled in pencil lower right (see photo) Titled lower left (see photo) Created along with an illustrated book project Song of Peace, 1950-1959. Condition: Excellent Image: 10 1/2 x 4 7/8" Sheet: 16 1/8 x 7"; Anton Refregier (March 20, 1905 – October 10, 1979) was a painter and muralist active in Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project commissions, and in teaching art. He was a Russian immigrant to the United States. Among his best-known works is his mural series The History of San Francisco, located in the Rincon Center in downtown San Francisco, California. It depicts the city's history across twenty seven panels that he painted from 1940 to 1948. Life and early career Refregier was born in Moscow and emigrated to the United States in 1920. After working various odd jobs in New York City, he earned a scholarship to the Rhode Island School of Design in 1921. After finishing school, Refregier moved back to New York in 1925. To earn a living, Refregier worked for interior decorators, creating replicas of François Boucher and Jean-Honoré Fragonard paintings...
Woodcut
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H 37 in W 29 in D 2 in
"Hop Scotch" Mid 20th Century Social Realism WPA Modern American Scene 1950s SF
By Anton Refregier
Located in New York, NY
"Hop Scotch" Mid 20th Century Social Realism WPA Modern American Scene 1950s SF, .30 1/4 x 22 1/4 inches. Signed and dated 1951 lower right. Provenance: ACA Gallery label verso. BIO Anton Refregier was born March 20, 1905 in Moscow, Russia. He immigrated to the United States in 1920. He received his artistic training from the Rhode Island School of Design*, Providence, Rhode Island, 1921-1925; studied abroad with the sculptor Nicolai Vassilief in Paris in 1920; and with Hans Hofmann in Munich, 1927. From 1934 to 1940, Refregier, living in New York City, worked on various WPA Federal Art Projects* as a teacher, supervising artist, and mural supervisor. His most famous work is arguably the mural project at San Francisco's Rincon Center, the costliest and one of the most controversial of all the WPA commissions. It is a multi-scene panorama* that sparked national debate because of its inclusion of controversial events in California history. Refregier found inspiration in tragic events, which is reflected in his Depression Era-WPA work...
Masonite, Oil
SAN FRANCISCO '34 WATERFRONT STRIKE
By Anton Refregier
Located in Portland, ME
Refregier, Anton (American, born Russia, 1905-1979). SAN FRANCISCO '34 WATERFRONT STRIKE. Screenprint in colors, 1949. Edition of 75. Signed in ink and numbered 47/75, with the Title...
Screen
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H 15 in W 25 in D 1 in
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 “The Waterfront,” San Francisco Rincon Station Post Of...
Paper, Pencil
“Flowers and Radishes”
By Anton Refregier
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil pastel on archival paper drawing by Anton Refregier of flowers and radishes in a still life. Signed upper right. Circa 1965. Condition is good. Overall measurements fra...
Oil Pastel, Archival Paper
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H 27 in W 10 in D 2 in
LUMBERJACKS Hanging Sculpture Painting Ceramic Mid-Century Woodstock Men Working
By Anton Refregier
Located in New York, NY
LUMBERJACKS Hanging Sculpture Painting Ceramic Mid-Century Woodstock Men Working Anton Refregier (1905-1979) "Lumberjacks," Ceramic embedded plaster on masonite. 26 x 9 inches. Sign...
Ceramic, Plaster, Wood, Masonite
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H 10.38 in W 14.13 in
Deaths of Castillo and Calvo Sotelo (Spanish Civil War)
By Anton Refregier
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Anton Refregier, 'Deaths of Castillo and Calvo Sotelo' (Spanish Civil War), lithograph, c. 1936, edition 20. Numbered '17/20' in pencil. Signed 'REF.' ...
Lithograph
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H 42 in W 52 in D 2 in
"Coulee Dam Construction" WPA Precisionist Industrial Figurative American Scene
By Anton Refregier
Located in New York, NY
Anton Refregier painting "Coulee Dam Construction, " a WPA era industrial American Scene oil painting, The figurative work is signed on the upper right Born in Moscow, Refregier stu...
Canvas, Oil