Mid-20th Century Paintings

Herring Sheds - A vibrant and dramatic oil on canvas painting by Liverpool Artist CAZIER (Ron Baker). An unusual size with a long narrow panoramic view, a decorative piece with an i...

Renato Borsato 1960 seated lady portrait, a signed and dated oil on canvas mid-20th century Venetian painting depicting a deeply dark, undefined Industrial suburb background, a quiet unreal landscape, with a single tree on the left and a calm seated girl sketched...

Signed 1940s WPA style Industrial oil painting of Allegheny Ludlum Corporation of Pennsylvania steel refinery blast furnace, architectural rendering depicting the interior layout with workers, cranes, molten steel, fire, conveyor belts, flat train cars and furnace. Executed by Robert Esler, an unlisted but, skilled and confident artist. Allegheny and Ludlum prior to merging, manufactured steel for the Chrysler Building and Empire State Building in New York City. Allegheny Steel also had produced stainless steel bright work for the Model A Ford...

An important and historic preliminary sketch painting for the 55 foot tall polished marble mosaics at the Science Hall Building at CCSF. Titled "The Interaction of Science" commissioned by Timothy Pflueger, architect for CCSF, circa 1939-1940. Various scratches and wear to canvas. Herman Roderick Volz. A painter, muralist, lithographer, set designer and ceramist. Formal training at the Art und Gewerbescule in Zurich and the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna. Immigrated from Zurich to the U.S. in 1933, settling in the San Francisco Bay Area and became a citizen in 1938. During the Depression Volz was appointed supervisor in the Northern California Arts Project and supervisor for the Federal Building mural project at the G.G.I.E. Two of these large mosaic panels were later installed at the San Francisco City College among a panel created by Diego Rivera. Volz designed sets for MGM and Paramount Studios. He was politically active, vocal and often made social statements through his imagery. Excerpt from The History of CCSF by Professor Austin White: Because Pflueger was absolutely dedicated to the integration of art with architecture, he ensured that the college would have significant works of art available for some of its buildings. As Vice Chairman of Fine Arts at the 1939-1940 Golden Gate International Exposition on Treasure Island, Pflueger was able to have transferred to the college at no cost several of the culturally significant projects created by artists during the Fair—the 75 by 22 foot Diego Rivera mural entitled Pan American Unity; two sculptures carved by Fredrick Olmsted—the 7 foot high, 4 foot square, 9 ton granite heads...

Wonderful WPA painting that captures the industrial realism of the 1930s. Oil on canvas, signed in the lower right. Found in Ohio.

A very well executed industrial steel mill painting with great light and shadowing depicting the pouring of molten metal with background details of...

Charming and highly graphic two-car road safety sign from France, circa 1930. Hand-painted on metal with black, red and white paint. Has a hole at the top and bottom from which it ca...

Signed Harry Gottlieb gouache and pastel on paper. Signed lower right framed and matted. Circa 1930-40. The piece has never been viewed out of the frame, but looks to be in very good...

USA, circa 1930s. Vintage Industrial colorful hand-painted steel lift or elevator sign. Fair vintage condition, showing oxidation on far right. Ready to ...

Men at work triangular road safety sign from France, circa 1930. Hand-painted on metal with red, black and white paint.

Graphic two car road safety sign from France, circa 1930. Hand-painted on metal with black, red and white paint.

A post-impressionist rendering of a Mediterranean coast. The oil on board painting is signed, "D.S. 45".