George Samerjan was an American artist whose career started in Hollywood, California, before continuing in New York after the Second World War. Capturing natural beauty and historical moments through his artwork, George's paintings include landscapes of the Pacific Northwest, scenes from the Great Depression, his travels to Europe and Alaska during the Second World War and familiar pastimes spent with family. His works have been shown in the National Academy Galleries in New York City, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and other major galleries and museums throughout the country. His work resides in many major collections.
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 original artist selected and hand painted frame, but re-fra...
Wood, Paper
$18,500
H 31.25 in W 23 in D 1 in
"Marian Anderson at Lincoln Memorial", Important WPA-Period Painting by Smeltzer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Extraordinary artistically and historically, this oil painting by WPA muralist Sterling Smeltzer captures the dramatic moment when Marian Anderson sang before an enormous crowd in fr...
Paint
$20,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 64 in W 46 in D 1.5 in
"Bricklayer at Rest, " Monumental WPA Period Painting of Worker with Landscape
By Paul Ulen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the finest depictions of an American worker from the 1930s that we have seen, this monumental painting of a shirtless bricklayer, resting against a curved brick niche, with a ...
Paint
"Female Nude with Deer, " Arresting Art Deco Painting by WPA Artist
By Frederick Massa
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An early and important work of Frederick Massa, who is best known for his murals for the Fort Ticonderoga Post Office and the Pacific Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library, this fair...
Gouache
$4,800
H 42 in W 66 in D 1.5 in
Large-scale WPA Style Painting by Chicago Artist Amelia Helper with Locomotive
Located in Miami, FL
Large-scale WPA Style Painting by Chicago Artist Amelia Helper Offered for sale is a very large and dramatic painting created in the WPA style. This overscale work is monochromatic ...
Canvas, Wood, Paint
$9,500
H 23.5 in W 27.5 in D 1 in
"Vision of Angels, " Important Night-Time Scene, WPA Era, African American Artist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although not signed, this brilliant scene of a nude black male figure, marvelling at a vision of angels in the heaven from his position on the ground...
Paint
$4,500
H 12 in W 10 in D 0.25 in
"Male Youth at Sunset, " Vivid Art Deco Painting by Dunbar Beck, WPA Muralist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Stunningly executed in deep tones of cobalt blue, burnt sienna, oxblood and jet black, this depiction of a partially nude male youth standing at an open window at sunset was painted ...
$1,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 25.625 in W 35.5 in D 2 in
WPA Style Industrial Landscape Oil on Board, Signed By Artist
Located in Atlanta, GA
Industrial Landscape in WPA Style by Isaacson, Mid-20th Century. Oil on Board, Measures: 35.5" w x 25.625" h. This WPA style landscape signed Isaacson, is a striking example of the...
Paint
$710 / set
H 2.5 in W 3.1 in D 0.5 in
Willard Morse Mitchell Minature Watercolor Paintings, C. 1941- Set of 2
Located in Ross, CA
Set of two collectible Canadian folk art paintings by Willard Morse Mitchell (1789-1955). Mitchell made and painted the frames himself as well. ...
Birch, Paint
$6,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 22.5 in W 31 in D 1.5 in
"Under the El", WPA-Era Painting of Philadelphia Market by Van Loan
By Dorothy Van Loan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly painted in a palette of canary yellow, orange-red, browns and blues, this WPA-period painting of an open-air market under the Market-Frankford elevated train line ("the El") in Philadelphia was executed by Dorothy Van Loan...
Paint
Fine, WPA-style Oil Painting, 1935, by Dorothy Van Loan
By Dorothy Van Loan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Executed in gorgeous shades of coral, dove gray and olive, this scene of two nude women perched on folding chairs was painted by Dorothy Van Loan, a c...
Canvas
Iranian Artist Yervand Nahapetian 1958 Watercolor
By Yervand Nahapetian 1
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A nice watercolor by the Iranian Master Yrvand Yervand Nahapetian from 1958. We just had it beautifully framed under Museum acrylic for uv protection. The painting depicts a Camel a...
Paint
Monumental WPA Style Painting by Chicago Artist Amelia Helper
Located in Miami, FL
Monumental WPA Style Painting by Chicago Artist Amelia Helper Offered for sale is a monumental and dramatic painting created in the WPA style. This overscale work is monochromatic a...
Canvas