Walter Burt Adams was an American painter who was involved in the Chicago Modern Art community. He was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in 1903 and spent his childhood in Fargo, North Dakota. Then in 1922 he enrolled and attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He attended it with artists such as George Oberteuffer, Frederick V. Poole, Charles Wilimovsky, Elmer G. Fosberg and William Owen, Jr. Paintings by Walter Burt Adams were exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago 15 times between 1930–42. Adams’s work was also exhibited at The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Evanston Women’s Club and the Evanston Public Library. Adams moved to Belen, New Mexico in 1977 and died there in 1990.
$975
A Striking Modern Studio Portrait of a Seated African American Male Model
By Walter Burt Adams
Located in Chicago, IL
A Striking, Colorful Mid-Century Studio Portrait of an African American Male Model by Notable Chicago Modern Artist, Walter Burt Adams (Am. 1903-1990). Titled "Three Hours", the pai...
Oil, Canvas
$1,600
A Striking 1920s Modern Portrait of a Young Woman, Art Institute Exhibited
By Walter Burt Adams
Located in Chicago, IL
A Large, Striking 1920s Modern Portrait of a Young Woman, Irene Bianucci, AIC Exhibited by Notable Chicago Artist, Walter Burt Adams (Am. 1903-1990). A well executed, early student ...
Canvas, Oil
A Large, Striking 1940s Modern Portrait of a Seated Young Woman in Green Blouse
By Walter Burt Adams
Located in Chicago, IL
A Striking 1940s Modern Portrait of a Young Woman by Notable Chicago Artist, Walter Burt Adams (Am. 1903-1990). A large, well executed, figurative work by the artist, depicting a yo...
Canvas, Oil
$950
A Striking Mid-Century Modern Studio Portrait of a Seated Young Woman
By Walter Burt Adams
Located in Chicago, IL
A Striking Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Woman by Notable Chicago Artist, Walter Burt Adams (Am. 1903-1990). A well executed figurative work by the artist, depicting a youn...
Canvas, Oil
A Charming 1920's Painting of Mother & Child, Illustration after Norman Rockwell
By Walter Burt Adams
Located in Chicago, IL
A Charming 1920s American Illustration Study Based on the Artwork of Norman Rockwell by Notable Chicago Modern Artist, Walter Burt Adams (Am. 1903-1990). A well executed early figur...
Canvas, Oil
$25,000
H 34 in W 28 in D 2 in
"Sock Hop" Mid-Century American Modernism WPA Female Artist 20th Century Realism
By Kyra Markham
Located in New York, NY
"Sock Hop" Mid-Century American Modernism WPA Female Artist 20th Century Realism. 30 x 24 inches. Oil on canvas. Signed on stretcher, c. 1940s. Frame is likely original to the painting. Realist painter-printmaker Kyra Markham...
Canvas, Oil
$4,500
H 37.5 in W 32.5 in D 3 in
Portrait of Franklin Atwood Park, VP of Singer Mfg. Co.
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of Franklin Atwood Park, VP of Singer Mfg. Co. Stately portrait of Franklin Atwood Park by Arthur Trevethin Nowell (British, 1862-1940). Park is sitting for a classical portrait, wearing a suit with a blue bowtie against a dark background. Of particular note are his glasses and moustache, both rendered with expert detail. Park was the VP and Chairman of the Board for Singer Manufacturing Company and Manager of the Singer Division in Scotland when the portrait was commissioned. We show a digital image of a photographic portrait of Franklin. Signed and dated "A T Nowell. 1922" Includes paper with biographical information on the sitter. Frame size: 37.5"H x 32.5"W Canvas size: 30"H x 25"W Arthur Nowell (British, 1862-1940) was born at Garndiffath, near Pontypool, and was the youngest of six children born to the Rev. John Nowell and his wife Mary...
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
$6,800
H 31 in W 37 in
NYC Subway Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene Social Realism Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
NYC Subway Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene Social Realism Contemporary David Atkins (1910 – 2012) Subway Train Departure 24 x 30 inches Oil on can...
Canvas, Oil
$3,950
H 20 in W 18 in D 2 in
"Georgia Moonshiner, c. 1935" by Athos Menaboni (1895-1990) American WPA Era Oil
Located in Yardley, PA
A fantastic WPA-era painting of a Georgia moonshiner by famed Italian-American artist Athos Menaboni (1895-1990). This work depicts an older man sporting a brown hat, brown jacket, ...
Masonite, Oil
$2,840Sale Price|20% Off
H 48 in W 48 in D 0.75 in
The Artist's Apartment - Mid-Century Fauvist Interior Scene, Oil on Canvas 48x48
Located in Soquel, CA
The Artist's Apartment Mid-Century Fauvist Interior Scene Original Oil on Canvas Vibrant interior scene by Santa Cruz California artist Frances Rinaldo (American, b. 1943). A bright...
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
$1,550Sale Price|51% Off
H 35.25 in W 29.25 in D 1.75 in
1945 WPA-Era American Modern Portrait, Hayes Lyon Mid-Century Oil Painting
By Hayes Lyon
Located in Denver, CO
An intimate 1945 portrait by American Modern painter Hayes Lyon depicting the artist’s wife, Bessy Lyon. Executed in oil on canvas, the composition captures a quiet domestic moment w...
Canvas, Oil
$2,500
H 22 in W 30 in D 0.75 in
Mid-Century Modern Man - Portrait in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Subtle and moody portrait of a Pensive man by Joan Tidwell (American, 1930-2002). The sitter in the portrait is a middle-aged man looking slightly downwards, wearing a collared shirt. This piece is completed in a tan and green palette, creating a somber feeling. Of particular note are the confident, thick brushstrokes - each one is well-placed in the modernist style. Similar in some ways to Picasso's portraits. Signed "Joan Tidwell" on verso Unframed. Canvas size: 30"H x 22"W oan Gay Tidwell (American, 1930-2002) was born and raised in Hollywood, CA, where she had some success as a child actor. Later, she graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Washington with a Master's Degree in English Literature and Drama. Tidwell moved to the Bay...
Canvas, Oil
Crying Clown Portrait in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Crying Clown Portrait in Oil on Canvas Portrait of a sad clown by San Francisco artist John Peers (American, 1922-2009). This portrait is closely fra...
Canvas, Oil
Blacksmith (Untitled)
By Erle Loran
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Blacksmith (Untitled), 1936, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right, 28 x 30 inches Erle Loran was an influential American painter, art historian, and educator, renowned for h...
Canvas, Oil
$3,000
H 25 in W 21 in D 3 in
Neon Lighting WPA Mid 20th Century Social Realism American Scene Modern Figures
By Maurice Becker
Located in New York, NY
Neon Lighting WPA Mid 20th Century Social Realism American Scene Modern Figures MAURICE BECKER (1889-1975) 'Neon Lighting 17 1/4 x 13 3/4 inches Oil on masonite Signed, dated 1936 and titled on verso BIO Maurice Becker, painter, political cartoonist and social reformer, was born in 1889 either in Gorky or Niznij Novgorod, in Russia. His family came to the United States in 1892, to New York City. After high school, Becker worked in a clothing factory. He studied with Ash Can School artist Robert Henri in 1908, and exhibited in the famous 1913 Armory Show in New York City when he was only twenty-four years of age. At the Armory show, Becker showed a drawing of a dog's head...
Masonite, Oil
$22,000
H 31 in W 37 in D 2 in
Get Change Here - American Modernism Scene WPA Mid-Century Realism NYC Cityscape
By Max Arthur Cohn
Located in New York, NY
Get Change Here - American Modernism Scene WPA Mid-Century Realism NYC Cityscape Max Arthur Cohn (1903-1988) "Get Change Here" 20 x 25 inches Oil on canvas, c. 1930s Signed lower le...
Canvas, Oil
$6,500
H 40.25 in W 48 in D 2 in
“Daguerreotype Dandies, c. 1937” Tressa Benson Regionalist American Maine Oil
Located in Yardley, PA
About this work: “Daguerreotype Dandies, c. 1937” by Tressa Benson (American, 1896-1987). Painted with the charm of a rediscovered family photo, this wonderfully eccentric work by B...
Canvas, Oil