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Style: American Modern
Street Cleaners
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This painting is part of our exhibition America Coast to Coast: Artists of the 1930s Street Cleaners, c. 1940s, oil on canvas, signed lower right, 28 ¾ x 42 inches, Gallery Z...
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1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Street Cleaners

Edward Biberman
Street Cleaners, c. 1940s

$45,000
"Reclining Nude" Mercedes Matter, Abstracted Nude, Early American Modernism
By Mercedes Matter
Located in New York, NY
Mercedes Matter Reclining Nude, circa 1920 Signed "Mercedes Matter" on the overlap Oil on canvas 32 x 51 inches Born in New York in 1913 to famed Philadelphia Modernist, Arthur B. ...
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1920s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Reclining Nude" Mercedes Matter, Abstracted Nude, Early American Modernism
"Reclining Nude" Mercedes Matter, Abstracted Nude, Early American Modernism

Mercedes Matter
"Reclining Nude" Mercedes Matter, Abstracted Nude, Early American Modernism, circa 1920

$70,000
Wonderfully Stylized, 60s Mid-Century Modern Oil of Standing Male Ballet Dancers
Located in Chicago, IL
A Wonderfully Stylized, 60s Mid-Century Modern Oil Painting of Standing Male Ballet Dancers by Noted Chicago Artist, Rudolph T. Pen. Painted in the 1960s, this captivating dance stu...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Wonderfully Stylized, 60s Mid-Century Modern Oil of Standing Male Ballet Dancers
Wonderfully Stylized, 60s Mid-Century Modern Oil of Standing Male Ballet Dancers

Rudolph Pen
Wonderfully Stylized, 60s Mid-Century Modern Oil of Standing Male Ballet Dancers, circa 1960s

$1,200
Dichotomy, mid-century figural abstract green oil painting
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Dichotomy, 1962 Oil on paper Signed and dated upper left 20 x 25 inches Mid-century figural abstract green painting of woman swimming ...
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1960s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Dichotomy, mid-century figural abstract green oil painting
Dichotomy, mid-century figural abstract green oil painting

Clarence Holbrook Carter
Dichotomy, mid-century figural abstract green oil painting, 1962

$11,500
Neighbors
By Norman Barr
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Neighbors, 1939, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right, 22 x 26 inches Norman Barr was an American Scene painter and muralist known for his poignant depictions of working-clas...
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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Neighbors

Norman Barr
Neighbors, 1939

$3,250
Mid Century Modern Dancers Oil Painting; Listed Artist Albert Michini, ca 1970’s
Located in Baltimore, MD
If you have an association with dance, yoga or working out, this unusual modernist painting might be an interesting addition to your space. Artist Albert Michini used several models ...
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1970s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Mid Century Modern Dancers Oil Painting; Listed Artist Albert Michini, ca 1970’s
Mid Century Modern Dancers Oil Painting; Listed Artist Albert Michini, ca 1970’s

Albert Michini
Mid Century Modern Dancers Oil Painting; Listed Artist Albert Michini, ca 1970’s, Ca 1970’s

$795
Encounters II
By Robert McCauley
Located in Bozeman, MT
When I think of where McCauley fits into American art, as a contemporary painter, sculptor and naturalistic interpreter, I place him in the same philosophical tribe as Walton Ford, A...
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2010s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Wood Panel

Encounters II

Robert McCauley
Encounters II, 2023

$5,175
Over and Above: No. 6, Surreal Cat w/ Fish Bones, 20th Century Cleveland School
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904–2000) Over and Above: No. 6, 1963 Oil, sand & fish bones on canvas Signed and dated upper left 53 x 31 inches Clarence Holbrook Carter achie...
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1960s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Over and Above: No. 6, Surreal Cat w/ Fish Bones, 20th Century Cleveland School
Over and Above: No. 6, Surreal Cat w/ Fish Bones, 20th Century Cleveland School

Clarence Holbrook Carter
Over and Above: No. 6, Surreal Cat w/ Fish Bones, 20th Century Cleveland School, 1963

$38,500
Cityscape Mid-20th Century Modern Social Realism American Scene Regionalism WPA
Located in New York, NY
Cityscape Mid-20th Century Modern Social Realism American Scene Regionalism WPA Samuel Thal (1903 to 1964) "Cityscene" 12 x 16 inches Oil on board, c. 1940s Signed verso Framed: 19...
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1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Cityscape Mid-20th Century Modern Social Realism American Scene Regionalism WPA
Cityscape Mid-20th Century Modern Social Realism American Scene Regionalism WPA

Sam Thal
Cityscape Mid-20th Century Modern Social Realism American Scene Regionalism WPA, c. 1940s

$6,500
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...
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1960s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mid-Century Modern Man - Portrait in Oil on Canvas
Mid-Century Modern Man - Portrait in Oil on Canvas

Joan Tidwell
Mid-Century Modern Man - Portrait in Oil on Canvas, 1960s

$2,500
A Large, Fabulous Mid-Century Modern Painting of a Chicago Night Club, Burlesque
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fabulous, Large and Dynamic Mid-Century Modern Painting of a Chicago Night Club by Notable Chicago Artist, Rudolph T. Pen (Am. 1918 - 1989). Painted circa 1948, this is a large, a...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A Large, Fabulous Mid-Century Modern Painting of a Chicago Night Club, Burlesque
A Large, Fabulous Mid-Century Modern Painting of a Chicago Night Club, Burlesque

Rudolph Pen
A Large, Fabulous Mid-Century Modern Painting of a Chicago Night Club, Burlesque, Circa 1948

$3,500
"Dahlias and Lustre" Mary Elizabeth Price, Floral Composition, Warm Colors
By Mary Elizabeth Price
Located in New York, NY
Mary Elizabeth Price Dahlias and Lustre, circa 1925 Signed within a cartouche lower right, titled verso Oil and gold leaf on Masonite Oval 16 1/4 x 22 inches Provenance The artist F...
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1920s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Gold Leaf

"Dahlias and Lustre" Mary Elizabeth Price, Floral Composition, Warm Colors
"Dahlias and Lustre" Mary Elizabeth Price, Floral Composition, Warm Colors

Mary Elizabeth Price
"Dahlias and Lustre" Mary Elizabeth Price, Floral Composition, Warm Colors, 1925

$23,000
Portrait of an Old Man with Cane, Important Chicago Modernist WPA Artist
By William S. Schwartz
Located in Surfside, FL
William Samuel Schwartz (American, 1896-1977) "Portrait of an Old Man with Cane" c. 1940 Gouache on board, 21" x 17" Hand signed lower left A beautiful painting of an old man sitti...
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1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Gouache, Board

Portrait of an Old Man with Cane, Important Chicago Modernist WPA Artist
Portrait of an Old Man with Cane, Important Chicago Modernist WPA Artist

William S. Schwartz
Portrait of an Old Man with Cane, Important Chicago Modernist WPA Artist, c. 1940

$6,500
“The Big City, 1948” Grand Central Station NYC Manhattan Female WPA Modernist
Located in Yardley, PA
“The Big City, 1948” by Anna Elkan Meltzer (American, 1896-1974) One of Meltzer’s finest works, this painting encapsulates the organized chaos of Grand Central Terminal in NYC in th...
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1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

“The Big City, 1948” Grand Central Station NYC Manhattan Female WPA Modernist
“The Big City, 1948” Grand Central Station NYC Manhattan Female WPA Modernist

Anna Elkan Meltzer
“The Big City, 1948” Grand Central Station NYC Manhattan Female WPA Modernist, 1948

$12,000
Late Afternoon - Modernist Mid-Century Midwest Oil Painting
Located in Marco Island, FL
A quintessential American Scene landscape painted by the Chicago Modernist, William Schwartz. Workers in tilled fields surrounding a farmstead under dramatic skies. Painted in 1935...
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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Late Afternoon - Modernist Mid-Century Midwest Oil Painting
Late Afternoon - Modernist Mid-Century Midwest Oil Painting

William Schwartz
Late Afternoon - Modernist Mid-Century Midwest Oil Painting, 1935

$36,000
A Large, Dynamic Mid-Century Modern Figurative Landscape Painting by Rudolph Pen
Located in Chicago, IL
A large, dynamic Mid-Century Modern summer landscape painting with standing female bathers by noted Chicago artist, Rudolph Pen. A wonderful example of the artist's uniquely express...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

A Large, Dynamic Mid-Century Modern Figurative Landscape Painting by Rudolph Pen
A Large, Dynamic Mid-Century Modern Figurative Landscape Painting by Rudolph Pen

Rudolph Pen
A Large, Dynamic Mid-Century Modern Figurative Landscape Painting by Rudolph Pen, circa 1960s

$2,800
Paul K. Smith New Mexico Adobe Church Oil Painting, American Modernist 1940s
By Paul Kauvar Smith
Located in Denver, CO
This evocative 1930s–1940s vintage oil painting by Denver modernist Paul K. Smith depicts a timeless New Mexico adobe church, likely inspired by the iconic San ...
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1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Paul K. Smith New Mexico Adobe Church Oil Painting, American Modernist 1940s
Paul K. Smith New Mexico Adobe Church Oil Painting, American Modernist 1940s

Paul K. Smith New Mexico Adobe Church Oil Painting, American Modernist 1940s, circa 1940

$2,760 Sale Price
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French Gouache Portrait Study of Navajo Hopi and Apache Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Gouache Portrait Study of Navajo Hopi and Apache Figures by Emile GALLOIS (1882-1965, French) Signed: Yes Medium: Original gouache painting on thick unframed paper, Siz...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Gouache

French Gouache Portrait Study of Navajo Hopi and Apache Figures
French Gouache Portrait Study of Navajo Hopi and Apache Figures

Emile GALLOIS (1882-1965)
French Gouache Portrait Study of Navajo Hopi and Apache Figures

$508 Sale Price
20% Off
A Dynamic Mid-Century Modern Landscape Painting w. Female Figures by Rudolph Pen
Located in Chicago, IL
A large, dynamic Mid-Century Modern summer landscape painting with female bathers by noted Chicago artist, Rudolph Pen. A wonderful example of the artist's uniquely expressive figur...
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1960s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A Dynamic Mid-Century Modern Landscape Painting w. Female Figures by Rudolph Pen
A Dynamic Mid-Century Modern Landscape Painting w. Female Figures by Rudolph Pen

Rudolph Pen
A Dynamic Mid-Century Modern Landscape Painting w. Female Figures by Rudolph Pen, circa 1960s

$1,800
An Introspective 1930s Modern Portrait, "Acolyte" by Noted Artist Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
An Introspective 1930s Modern Portrait, "Acolyte" by Noted Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Dry watercolor on board. Artwork size: 15 x 12 inches (Framed size: 18 ...
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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor, Board

An Introspective 1930s Modern Portrait, "Acolyte" by Noted Artist Francis Chapin
An Introspective 1930s Modern Portrait, "Acolyte" by Noted Artist Francis Chapin

Francis Chapin
An Introspective 1930s Modern Portrait, "Acolyte" by Noted Artist Francis Chapin, Circa 1930

$750
A Wonderful Mid-Century Boxing Scene of a Standing Prize Fighter by Rudolph Pen
Located in Chicago, IL
A Wonderful Mid-Century Boxing Scene of a Standing Prize Fighter by Noted Chicago Artist, Rudolph T. Pen. This energetic sporting scene, painted in the 1960s, exemplifies the abstra...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

A Wonderful Mid-Century Boxing Scene of a Standing Prize Fighter by Rudolph Pen
A Wonderful Mid-Century Boxing Scene of a Standing Prize Fighter by Rudolph Pen

Rudolph Pen
A Wonderful Mid-Century Boxing Scene of a Standing Prize Fighter by Rudolph Pen

$1,600
A Colorful 1950s Martha s Vineyard Harbor Scene by Noted Artist, Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A colorful harbor scene of Martha's Vineyard by notable Chicago Modern artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). A vibrant, blustery dockside view, with fishing and sailboats in the h...
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1950s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

A Colorful 1950s Martha s Vineyard Harbor Scene by Noted Artist, Francis Chapin
A Colorful 1950s Martha s Vineyard Harbor Scene by Noted Artist, Francis Chapin

Francis Chapin
A Colorful 1950s Martha s Vineyard Harbor Scene by Noted Artist, Francis Chapin, circa 1950

$2,500
Missouri American Modernist famous in Europe - abstracted mid century Venice
Located in Norwich, GB
Meet the genuinely exciting modernist William Einstein, who is probably better known in Europe, where numerous publications on his work have been written, than in his native US! Eins...
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1950s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Missouri American Modernist famous in Europe - abstracted mid century Venice
Missouri American Modernist famous in Europe - abstracted mid century Venice

William Einstein
Missouri American Modernist famous in Europe - abstracted mid century Venice, 1957

$1,300
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting American Modernist Landscape Pond Tree
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
Simka Simkhovitch (Russian/American 1893 - 1949) This came with a small grouping from the artist's family, some were hand signed some were not. These were studies for larger paintin...
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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting American Modernist Landscape Pond Tree
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting American Modernist Landscape Pond Tree

Simka Simkhovitch
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting American Modernist Landscape Pond Tree, c.1930 s

$1,200
Mid Century Fauvist Portrait of Red Headed Woman
By Sydney Helfman
Located in Soquel, CA
Striking Fauvist portrait with a vibrant, high voltage color palette, featuring a green woman with red hair by Sydney Helfman (American, 1926-2010). Aut...
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1960s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Mid Century Fauvist Portrait of Red Headed Woman
Mid Century Fauvist Portrait of Red Headed Woman

Sydney Helfman
Mid Century Fauvist Portrait of Red Headed Woman, 1967

$2,850
A Colorful, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Pool Hall Scene by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Vibrant, Colorful, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Pool Hall Scene by Notable Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin. Artwork size: 6 3/4" x 8 1/2", Oil on Masonite, Framed size: 11" x 12 1/2"....
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

A Colorful, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Pool Hall Scene by Francis Chapin
A Colorful, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Pool Hall Scene by Francis Chapin

Francis Chapin
A Colorful, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Pool Hall Scene by Francis Chapin, ca. 1950

$950
A Stylish Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Seated Young Woman in a Pink Dress
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A stylish, colorful Mid-Century Modern portrait of a seated young woman in a pink dress by famed Chicago Modern artist, Francis Chapin. A fashionably dressed, young model is seated ...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

A Stylish Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Seated Young Woman in a Pink Dress
A Stylish Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Seated Young Woman in a Pink Dress

Francis Chapin
A Stylish Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Seated Young Woman in a Pink Dress, Circa 1940

$1,800
French Gouache Painting of Navajo Night Dance in New Mexico
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Gouache Painting of Navajo Night Dance in New Mexico by Emile GALLOIS (1882-1965, French) Signed: Yes Medium: Original gouache painting on thick unframed paper, Size: 1...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Gouache

French Gouache Painting of Navajo Night Dance in New Mexico
French Gouache Painting of Navajo Night Dance in New Mexico

Emile GALLOIS (1882-1965)
French Gouache Painting of Navajo Night Dance in New Mexico

$589 Sale Price
20% Off
Torso No. 3, Mid-Century Figural Abstract Acrylic Painting, Ohio artist
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Torso No. 3, 1967 Acrylic on paper Signed and dated lower right 13 x 9 inches 21 x 17 inches A mid-century figural abstract painting. Clarence Holbrook Carter achieved a level of national artistic success that was nearly unprecedented among Cleveland School artists of his day, with representation by major New York dealers...
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1960s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

Torso No. 3, Mid-Century Figural Abstract Acrylic Painting, Ohio artist
Torso No. 3, Mid-Century Figural Abstract Acrylic Painting, Ohio artist

Clarence Holbrook Carter
Torso No. 3, Mid-Century Figural Abstract Acrylic Painting, Ohio artist, 1967

$3,000
French Gouache Painting of Acoma Pueblo Corn Dance in New Mexico
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Gouache Painting of Acoma Pueblo Corn Dance in New Mexico by Emile GALLOIS (1882-1965, French) Signed: Yes Medium: Original gouache painting on thick unframed paper, Si...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

French Gouache Painting of Acoma Pueblo Corn Dance in New Mexico
French Gouache Painting of Acoma Pueblo Corn Dance in New Mexico

Emile GALLOIS (1882-1965)
French Gouache Painting of Acoma Pueblo Corn Dance in New Mexico

$573 Sale Price
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"New Hampshire Winter" Georgina Klitgaard, Female WPA, Northeastern Landscape
By Georgina Klitgaard
Located in New York, NY
Georgina Klitgaard New Hampshire Winter Signed lower right Oil on canvas 38 x 28 inches Georgina Klitgaard’s art has sometimes gotten lost in the critical propensity to assign arti...
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Early 20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"New Hampshire Winter" Georgina Klitgaard, Female WPA, Northeastern Landscape
"New Hampshire Winter" Georgina Klitgaard, Female WPA, Northeastern Landscape

Georgina Klitgaard
"New Hampshire Winter" Georgina Klitgaard, Female WPA, Northeastern Landscape, Early 20th Century

$4,500
A Fashionable 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait, "Young Woman in Yellow Sweater"
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fashionable, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait, "Young Woman in Yellow Sweater" by Noted Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Artwork size: 11 x 11 1/4 inches (Framed...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

A Fashionable 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait, "Young Woman in Yellow Sweater"
A Fashionable 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait, "Young Woman in Yellow Sweater"

Francis Chapin
A Fashionable 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait, "Young Woman in Yellow Sweater", Circa 1950

$850
An Exceptional Mid-Century Modern Oil Painting of a Reclining Nude Female Model
Located in Chicago, IL
An Exceptional Mid-Century Modern Oil Painting of a Reclining Nude Female Model by Noted Chicago Artist, Rudolph T. Pen. This alluring studio scene, painted in the 1960s, exemplifi...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

An Exceptional Mid-Century Modern Oil Painting of a Reclining Nude Female Model
An Exceptional Mid-Century Modern Oil Painting of a Reclining Nude Female Model

Rudolph Pen
An Exceptional Mid-Century Modern Oil Painting of a Reclining Nude Female Model, ca. 1960s

$1,600
An Elegant Modernist Portrait of a Young Woman in Red Dress by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
An Elegant 1940s Modernist Portrait of a Young Woman a Red Dress by Noted Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). A beautifully executed studio portrait, the painting is oil...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

An Elegant Modernist Portrait of a Young Woman in Red Dress by Francis Chapin
An Elegant Modernist Portrait of a Young Woman in Red Dress by Francis Chapin

Francis Chapin
An Elegant Modernist Portrait of a Young Woman in Red Dress by Francis Chapin, Circa 1940s

$850
"Woodstock Landscape" Albert Heckman, WPA, Modernist, Farm, Barn, Rural Scene
By Albert Heckman
Located in New York, NY
Albert Heckman Woodstock Landscape Oil on board 12 x 16 inches Albert Heckman was born in Meadville, Western Pennsylvania, 1893. He went to New York City to try his hand at the art...
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1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

"Woodstock Landscape" Albert Heckman, WPA, Modernist, Farm, Barn, Rural Scene

Albert Heckman
"Woodstock Landscape" Albert Heckman, WPA, Modernist, Farm, Barn, Rural Scene, circa 1940s

$4,000
A Fabulous 1960s Mid-Century Modern Painting of an Embracing Couple, Lovers
Located in Chicago, IL
A Fabulous 1960s Mid-Century Modern Painting of an Embracing Couple, Lovers, by noted Chicago Artist, Rudolph Pen. A wonderful example of the artist's uniquely expressive, abstract...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

A Fabulous 1960s Mid-Century Modern Painting of an Embracing Couple, Lovers
A Fabulous 1960s Mid-Century Modern Painting of an Embracing Couple, Lovers

Rudolph Pen
A Fabulous 1960s Mid-Century Modern Painting of an Embracing Couple, Lovers, circa 1960s

$850
A Cheerful 1950s Modern Portrait of a Young Woman by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Cheerful, 1950s Modern Portrait of a Young Woman with Blonde Hair by Notable Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Artwork size: 7 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches, oil on Masonite (...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

A Cheerful 1950s Modern Portrait of a Young Woman by Francis Chapin
A Cheerful 1950s Modern Portrait of a Young Woman by Francis Chapin

Francis Chapin
A Cheerful 1950s Modern Portrait of a Young Woman by Francis Chapin, Circa 1950

$850
Naughty
Located in Pine Plains, NY
Trained at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, Cockrill's approach addresses imagery from Golden children's books with a sense of contemporary irony and humor. Published in "The A...
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Early 2000s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Paint

Naughty
Naughty

Mike Cockrill
Naughty, 2005

$28,000
Summer Afternoon Stroll Watercolor Lower Eastside - Urban Modernist 1936 Signed
By Bernard Von Eichman
Located in Soquel, CA
Summer Afternoon Stroll Watercolor Lower Eastside - Urban Modernist 1936 Signed Stunning New York City urban modernist watercolor titled "Summer Afternoon Stroll" by Society of Six...
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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Archival Paper, Watercolor

Summer Afternoon Stroll Watercolor Lower Eastside - Urban Modernist 1936 Signed
Summer Afternoon Stroll Watercolor Lower Eastside - Urban Modernist 1936 Signed

Bernard Von Eichman
Summer Afternoon Stroll Watercolor Lower Eastside - Urban Modernist 1936 Signed, 1936

$6,076 Sale Price
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"Morning" Nude Couple in Bed - Figurative Composition in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Delicate and expressive depiction of a nude couple by Byron Richard Rodarmel (American, 1932-2007). A couple is intertwined on a bed, rendered in a soft palette of peach, yellow, pin...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Morning" Nude Couple in Bed - Figurative Composition in Oil on Canvas
"Morning" Nude Couple in Bed - Figurative Composition in Oil on Canvas

Byron Richard Rodarmel
"Morning" Nude Couple in Bed - Figurative Composition in Oil on Canvas, 1974-1976

$2,000 Sale Price
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"Winter" American Modernism WPA Regionalism Landscape Mid-Century Magic Realism
By Dale Nichols
Located in New York, NY
"Winter" American Modernism WPA Regionalism Landscape Mid-Century Magic Realism. 30 x 40 inches. Oil on canvas, c. 1960s, Signed lower right. As we list the painting now, the work is currently being cleaned, restored and a hand carved frame is being built. Additional photos will be uploaded as soon as possible. Our gallery, Helicline Fine Art, just launched our new digital exhibition: American Art: The WPA and Beyond. Three dozen paintings, works on paper and sculptures which are available here on 1stDibs. In person viewings can be arranged by appointment at our midtown Manhattan gallery. Provenance: "Winter" was originally purchased by Stanley Byer. Mr. Byer owned homes in Key West, New York City, and Washington, D.C. He purchased the painting from Dunning Auction in 1984 in Elgin, Illinois. Mr. Byer was related to Abraham Weiss from Florida. Saul Babbin, now deceased was a cousin of Mr. Weiss. I purchased the painting from Joy Babbin, Mr. Babbin's wife, now living in from New Mexico. Dale Nichols (1905 – 1995) Artist, printmaker, illustrator, watercolorist, designer, writer and lecturer, Nichols did paintings that reflected his rural background of Nebraska where he was born in David City, a small town. Although he did much sketching outdoors, most of his paintings were completed in his studio and often included "numerology, magic squares...
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1960s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Winter" American Modernism WPA Regionalism Landscape Mid-Century Magic Realism
"Winter" American Modernism WPA Regionalism Landscape Mid-Century Magic Realism

Dale Nichols
"Winter" American Modernism WPA Regionalism Landscape Mid-Century Magic Realism, c. 1960s

$95,000
A Serene 1940s, Modern Western Landscape Painting with Horses by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A serene, 1940s Modern Western landscape painting with horses by famed Chicago artist, Francis Chapin. Accompanied with a handsome walnut brown stained wooden frame. Canvas size: 22 x 28 inches. Framed size: 25 x 31 inches. Estate stamped on reverse. Provenance: Estate of the artist. Francis Chapin, affectionately called the “Dean of Chicago Painters” by his colleagues, was one of the city’s most popular and celebrated painters in his day. Born at the dawn of the 20th Century in Bristolville, Ohio, Chapin graduated from Washington and Jefferson College near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania before enrolling at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1922. He would set down deep roots at the Art Institute of Chicago, exhibiting there over 31 times between 1926 and 1951. In 1927 Chapin won the prestigious Bryan Lathrop Fellowship from the Art Institute – a prize that funded the artist’s yearlong study trip to Europe. Upon his return to the United States, Chapin decided to remain in Chicago, noting the freedom Chicago artists have in developing independently of the pressure to conform to pre-existing molds (as was experienced by artists in New York, for example). Chapin became a popular instructor at the Art Institute, teaching there from 1929 to 1947 and at the Art Institute’s summer art school in Saugatuck, Michigan (now called Oxbow) between 1934 – 1938 (he was the director of the school from 1941-1945). Chapin’s contemporaries among Chicago’s artists included such luminaries as Ivan Le Lorraine Albright...
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1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

A Serene 1940s, Modern Western Landscape Painting with Horses by Francis Chapin
A Serene 1940s, Modern Western Landscape Painting with Horses by Francis Chapin

Francis Chapin
A Serene 1940s, Modern Western Landscape Painting with Horses by Francis Chapin, circa 1940

$2,800
Summer Resort in Michigan -Modernist Mid-Century Saugatuck Oil Painting
Located in Marco Island, FL
Summer Resort in Michigan is an exceptional work painted by the Chicago Modernist, William Schwartz. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago shortly ...
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1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Summer Resort in Michigan -Modernist Mid-Century Saugatuck Oil Painting
Summer Resort in Michigan -Modernist Mid-Century Saugatuck Oil Painting

William Schwartz
Summer Resort in Michigan -Modernist Mid-Century Saugatuck Oil Painting, 1946

$68,000
"New York Skyline" Adelaide Lawson Gaylor, Modernist Landscape, Female Artist
Located in New York, NY
Adelaide Lawson Gaylor New York Skyline, circa 1925 Oil on canvas 48 x 45 inches Modernist artist Adelaide Jaffrey Lawson Gaylor was born in New York City and studied at the Art St...
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1920s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"New York Skyline" Adelaide Lawson Gaylor, Modernist Landscape, Female Artist
"New York Skyline" Adelaide Lawson Gaylor, Modernist Landscape, Female Artist

Adelaide Lawson Gaylor
"New York Skyline" Adelaide Lawson Gaylor, Modernist Landscape, Female Artist, circa 1925

$18,000
Industrial Mid-20th Century WPA Modern Men Working American Scene Social Realism
Located in New York, NY
Industrial Mid-20th Century WPA Modern Men Working American Scene Social Realism George Pearse Ennis (American, 1884-1936) "Forging a Gun Tube #1...
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1910s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Industrial Mid-20th Century WPA Modern Men Working American Scene Social Realism
Industrial Mid-20th Century WPA Modern Men Working American Scene Social Realism

George Pearse Ennis
Industrial Mid-20th Century WPA Modern Men Working American Scene Social Realism, 1918

$33,000
Modern Nude Study of Red Haired Woman Seated in Chair
By Patricia Gren Hayes
Located in Soquel, CA
Modern nude study of woman seated in chair by American painter, Patricia Gren Hayes (b. 1932). Red haired women with side view of same woman with asymmetrical composition circa 1970. Unsigned. Provenance: Purchased as part of larger collection of artist's work Unframed. Canvas size: 29"H x 29"W Patricia Gren Hayes (American, b. 1932) is a Bay Area Figurative & Feminist Art Movement artist who studied at Winnipeg Public Art School in 1950. She received early recognition in Museum and Gallery competitions and exhibitions and was awarded a Special Education in Art recognition by the Winnipeg Museum of Fine Art, and was awarded a scholarship to the Banff College of Fine Art. Further studies were at The University of Manitoba. She was a Member of Winnipeg Free Press Sketch Club and was a Cartoonist and paste-up for a French-English bi-weekly, in Eastern Canada; She studied outdoor impressionism in New York in 1960; in 1962, attended The California College of Arts and Crafts, and in 1976 B.A., U.C. Berkeley where she studied under Elmer Bischoff, David Simpson, Joan Brown, Felix Ruvolo, Yolanda Lopez and Vincent Perez. She started a freelance commercial art business in 1963; copyrighted a National Cartoon, 1976, and served as Exhibition Director for San Francisco Woman Artists Gallery and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1976-1978. She was a workshop instructor at the San Francisco Woman Artists Gallery, 1977-1985; and was Manager/Owner Stanton Art Gallery, Alameda, CA, 1976-1982. Solo Exhibitions: Berkeley Marina, 1974; Oakland Center for The Visual Arts, "Images of Women", 1979 Group Exhibitions: Oakland's Dept of Education, 1963, Studio One; Alameda County Fair, 1975, 1976, 1978; San Francisco Art Festival, 1969, 1970, 1976, 1977, 1978; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1976, 1977, 1978; San Francisco Women Artists Gallery Exhibition, award winner - 1970, 1977, 1978; Hayward Bay Fair Art Festival, award winner - 1971; Capricorn Assunder Gallery, 1973; Oakland Art Festival, 1973, 1974; Alameda Art Association, 1978; El Cerrito...
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1970s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Modern Nude Study of Red Haired Woman Seated in Chair
Modern Nude Study of Red Haired Woman Seated in Chair

Patricia Gren Hayes
Modern Nude Study of Red Haired Woman Seated in Chair, 1970

$1,850
A Delightful Mid-Century Modern Painting of Mother and Child by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Delightful Mid-Century Modern Painting of Mother and Child by Noted Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Artwork size: 5 3/4 x 4 Inches (Framed size: 9 3/4 x 8 1/2 inc...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

A Delightful Mid-Century Modern Painting of Mother and Child by Francis Chapin
A Delightful Mid-Century Modern Painting of Mother and Child by Francis Chapin

Francis Chapin
A Delightful Mid-Century Modern Painting of Mother and Child by Francis Chapin, Circa 1950

$750
A Large, Sensational Mid-Century Modern Painting of a Showgirl, Burlesque Dancer
Located in Chicago, IL
A Large, Sensational Mid-Century Modern Painting of a Chicago Night Club Showgirl. Painted in the 1950s, this is a large, vertical, abstracted portrayal of a standing Burlesque danc...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

A Large, Sensational Mid-Century Modern Painting of a Showgirl, Burlesque Dancer
A Large, Sensational Mid-Century Modern Painting of a Showgirl, Burlesque Dancer

Rudolph Pen
A Large, Sensational Mid-Century Modern Painting of a Showgirl, Burlesque Dancer, circa 1950s

$1,800
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...
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1920s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Portrait of Franklin Atwood Park, VP of Singer Mfg. Co.
Portrait of Franklin Atwood Park, VP of Singer Mfg. Co.

Arthur Trevethin Nowell
Portrait of Franklin Atwood Park, VP of Singer Mfg. Co., 1922

$4,500
A 1940s Painting of a Seated Female Nude in Summer Landscape, Ox-Bow School
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A beautiful 1940s painting of a seated female nude in a summer landscape by renowned Chicago artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Painted at the Oxbow School in Saugatuck, Michig...
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1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

A 1940s Painting of a Seated Female Nude in Summer Landscape, Ox-Bow School
A 1940s Painting of a Seated Female Nude in Summer Landscape, Ox-Bow School

Francis Chapin
A 1940s Painting of a Seated Female Nude in Summer Landscape, Ox-Bow School

$1,800
"Greylock from Hairpin Turn" Lucy Doane, Atmospheric, Fluid Blue Mountains
By Lucy Doane
Located in New York, NY
Lucy Doane Greylock from Hairpin Turn Signed and Inscribed titled verso Oil on board 16 x 20 inches Lucy Doane was an established artist, illustrator and teacher whose regionalist ...
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1980s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

"Greylock from Hairpin Turn" Lucy Doane, Atmospheric, Fluid Blue Mountains
"Greylock from Hairpin Turn" Lucy Doane, Atmospheric, Fluid Blue Mountains

Lucy Doane
"Greylock from Hairpin Turn" Lucy Doane, Atmospheric, Fluid Blue Mountains, circa 1980s

$7,500
"Woodstock Landscape" Albert Heckman, Modernist, Rich Green Vegetation, WPA
By Albert Heckman
Located in New York, NY
Albert Heckman Woodstock Landscape Oil on board 8 x 10 inches Albert Heckman was born in Meadville, Western Pennsylvania, 1893. He went to New York City to try his hand at the art ...
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1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

"Woodstock Landscape" Albert Heckman, Modernist, Rich Green Vegetation, WPA

Albert Heckman
"Woodstock Landscape" Albert Heckman, Modernist, Rich Green Vegetation, WPA, circa 1940s

$3,000
"Cubist Landscape" Albert Heckman, American Modernism, Woodstock, Earth Tones
By Albert Heckman
Located in New York, NY
Albert Heckman Cubist Landscape Oil on canvas 16 x 20 inches Albert Heckman was born in Meadville, Western Pennsylvania, 1893. He went to New York City to try his hand at the art w...
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1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Cubist Landscape" Albert Heckman, American Modernism, Woodstock, Earth Tones

Albert Heckman
"Cubist Landscape" Albert Heckman, American Modernism, Woodstock, Earth Tones, circa 1940s

$6,000
A Charming 1950s Modern Portrait of a Young Woman by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Charming, 1950s Modern Portrait of a Young Woman in a Red Sweater by Famed Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Artwork size: 8 x 6 inches, oil on Masonite (Framed siz...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

A Charming 1950s Modern Portrait of a Young Woman by Francis Chapin
A Charming 1950s Modern Portrait of a Young Woman by Francis Chapin

Francis Chapin
A Charming 1950s Modern Portrait of a Young Woman by Francis Chapin, Circa 1950

$850
Simka Simkhovitch WPA W/C Painting Gouache American Modernist Beach Scene Nude
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
Simka Simkhovitch (Russian/American 1893 - 1949) This came with a small grouping from the artist's family, some were hand signed some were not. These were studies for larger paintin...
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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache, Board

Simka Simkhovitch WPA W/C Painting Gouache American Modernist Beach Scene Nude
Simka Simkhovitch WPA W/C Painting Gouache American Modernist Beach Scene Nude

Simka Simkhovitch
Simka Simkhovitch WPA W/C Painting Gouache American Modernist Beach Scene Nude, c.1930 s

$1,000
WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Workers
By Seymour Fogel
Located in New York, NY
WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Workers Seymour Fogel (1911-1984) Mural Study, untitled 11 x 49 1/4 inches (sight) Tempera on board Provenance:...
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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Egg Tempera, Board

WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Workers
WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Workers

Seymour Fogel
WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Workers, c. 1930s/40s

$35,000
Nude
By Arthur Beecher Carles
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Provenance The artist; Collection of Walter Stuempfig, Philadelphia; Private collection, Massachusetts until 2022 The Philadelphia modernist Arthur B. Carles was a brilliant coloris...
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Early 20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Nude
Nude

Arthur Beecher Carles
Nude

$50,000 Sale Price
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America impressionist portrait young boy 1937 Modern Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
A fantastic modern portrait of a young boy. This work is signed what appears to be Paul Sellers and dated 1937, but we have not found information on the artist. The work dated 1936...
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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

America impressionist portrait young boy 1937 Modern Figurative Oil Painting
America impressionist portrait young boy 1937 Modern Figurative Oil Painting

America impressionist portrait young boy 1937 Modern Figurative Oil Painting, 1936

$489
French Gouache Study of Hopi Kachina Mask and Taos Pueblo Textile
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Gouache Study of Hopi Kachina Mask and Taos Pueblo Textile by Emile GALLOIS (1882-1965, French) Signed: Yes Medium: Original gouache painting on thick unframed paper, ...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Gouache

French Gouache Study of Hopi Kachina Mask and Taos Pueblo Textile
French Gouache Study of Hopi Kachina Mask and Taos Pueblo Textile

Emile GALLOIS (1882-1965)
French Gouache Study of Hopi Kachina Mask and Taos Pueblo Textile

$529 Sale Price
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A Laborer Resting
By Robert Gilbert
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Laborer Resting, 1930, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower center, 36 x 30 inches, inscribed verso “July – 1930 / Title – A Laborer Resting / Artist – Robert Gilbert / Price - $2...
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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A Laborer Resting

Robert Gilbert
A Laborer Resting, 1930

$8,500

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