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"Bricklayer at Rest," Monumental WPA Period Painting of Worker with Landscape

$25,000

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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 half-built brick wall to one side, is a Classic example of American social realism, epitomized by the many WPA murals from that period. The man's ruddy skin and tousled blond hair suggest that he has been at work in the sun for some time. His left-leaning political sympathies are discreetly indicated, too: a small Communist volume to his side with the Hammer and sickle on its cover. The slice of landscape to the left is itself a Classic example of 1930s painting, and the colors throughout are rich and vivid. The painter, Paul Ulen, was trained in England, in the 1920s, later returning to Ohio to win several prizes at the Cleveland Museum of Art in the 1920s and 1930s. The oil on canvas painting has recently been fully cleaned, restored and framed.

Details

Creator
Paul Ulen (Painter)
Dimensions
Height: 64 in. (162.56 cm)Width: 46 in. (116.84 cm)Depth: 1.5 in. (3.81 cm)
Style
Art Deco (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques
Paint,Painted
Place of Origin
United States
Period
1930-1939
Date of Manufacture
circa 1930s
Condition
Seller Location
Philadelphia, PA
Reference Number
1stDibs: LU865119794262
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