Gerrit Albertus Beneker was born on January 26, 1882, at Grand Rapids, Michigan. He studied with John Vanderpoel, Frederick Richardson, F. V. DuMond, Henry Reuterdahl and Charles W. Hawthorne. He was a member of the Provincetown Art Association and the Beachcombers Club. Beneker exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts from 1913–32 and in the Scarab Club, Detroit, in 1916, the Cleveland Museum in 1919, the Corcoran Gallery from 1919–32 and the Detroit Institute of Art in 1930. He had worked in institutions like Provincetown Art Association, Butler Institute of American Art, Grand Rapids Art Gallery and Victory Liberty Loan poster. He also worked as a painter of magazine covers for Leslie's Weekly, The Reader, Scribner's Magazine, The Christian Herald and Harper's Weekly. In 1919, he was a painter in residence for The Hydraulic Steel Company in Cleveland, where for two years he painted the steelworkers of America. He died on October 23, 1934, at Truro, Massachusetts.
"Newark Industrial Exposition", Poster Design Celebrating the American Worker
By Gerrit Beneker
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly juxtaposing the silhouette of an factory worker, with his sledgehammer, against the backdrop of an industrial landscape in beautiful hues of purple, lemon yellow and tang...
"The Privateer Ship America on the High Seas" by James Brereton
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Oil on canvas, signed lower right. Dimensions listed include the frame. Featuring the Privateer ship "America" under full sail. Title and dated on the reverse. The dimensions liste...
Paint
$1,708
H 17.13 in W 12.17 in D 0.2 in
Art Deco Poster Design, Gouache on Paper, Man in Dressing Gown, 1920s
By Theodor Kindel
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco poster design man in dressing gown by Theodor Kindel. Gouache on paper laid on board. Unframed. Austria 1920/1940. Theodor Kindel was a well known graphic artist who worked ...
Paint
$2,750
H 31 in W 46 in D 1.5 in
Framed Untitled Oil/ Canvas (Shipyard Workers) Courtney Charles Allen, 1896-1969
Located in San Francisco, CA
This untitiled oil painting is thought to have been painted either before of after WWII, is an excellent example the painter's work at this time. Courtney Charles Allen (1896 - 1969) was born in Norfolk, Virginia, was a WWII Veteran in France and was active/lived in New York, and Massachusetts. Courtney Allen...
Canvas, Wood
$1,201
H 24.81 in W 32.68 in D 1.58 in
Mid Century Modern Industrial Oil Painting Bridge Workers, France 1950s
Located in Berlin, DE
This expressive mid-century modern oil painting depicts a dynamic industrial bridge construction scene, executed in Europe during the 1950s. The composition captures workers engaged ...
Canvas
$1,200
H 35.83 in W 47.64 in D 1.19 in
Emile, Haitian Artist, Naivist School, Oil on Canvas, 1970s, Local Workers
Located in København, Copenhagen
Emile, Haitian artist. Naivist school. Oil on canvas, 1970s. Local workers walking by the river. Signed. In very good condition. The canvas measure...
$5,890
H 47.25 in W 31.5 in D 1.19 in
Poster for the "Exposition Internationale Des Arts Décoratifs", France, 1925
By P. Roque
Located in Paris, FR
This poster was created by P. Roque for the famous 1925 Decorative Arts Show held in Paris (Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs - 1925). This show is most famous as it laun...
Paper
1995 Georgia O'Keeffe - The Newark Museum Original Vintage Poster
By Georgia O'Keeffe
Located in Winchester, GB
Gorgeous poster created in 1995 depicting her 1943 artwork "White Flower on Red Earth", this poster was created to promote works of the great Georgia O'Keeffe at the Newark Museum in...
Paper
$2,250
H 12.5 in W 26 in D 1 in
Well Executed Modern Industrialist Oil Painting Futuristic Factory Workers
By (after) Fernand Léger, Mark Kostabi
Located in Buffalo, NY
Well executed modern industrialist oil painting, futuristic factory workers. Amazing use of color, texture and space. Artist unknown. Mark Kostabi meets Fernand Leger.
Masonite, Paint
$7,000
H 31.25 in W 25 in D 1.5 in
Fred H. Buchholz "WPA" Framed Industrial Oil Painting "The Airplane Riveters"
Located in St. Louis, MO
Artist Frederick Hepner Buchholz (1901 - 1983) Connecticut. Oil on Canvas, WPA Modern Industrial American Scene of 1940s WWII Aircraft Factory Workers, titled "Aircraft Riveters". Fred is know for his vibrant tones to achieve dramatic contrast. In original gold tone frame, hand-painted by Buchholz. Canvas size is 24" x 18". Two labels, on verso : Essex Art Association, Inc. Title (Aircraft Riveters), Artist Frederick Buchholz...
Canvas, Wood
$1,502
H 27.17 in W 20.08 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage WWII Poster Great Americans Industrial War Work Military Design
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two home front propaganda poster - Great Americans don't take time off when our country needs so much so soon - featuring a man and a lady wearing goggles ...
Paper
American Industrial Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large painting on cardboard.
Wood, Cardboard
$760Sale Price|20% Off
H 25 in W 31.5 in D 1.25 in
Antique Seascape Print of “The America” Winner of the Cowes Club Cup C1851
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Seascape Print of “The America” Winner of the Cowes Club Cup by Oswald W. Brierly C1851 Measures - 25"H x 31.5"W x 1.25"D This antique seascape print depicts 'The America',...
Paper