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Job Hunters WPA Depression Era Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism
By William Gropper
Located in New York, NY
Job Hunters WPA Depression Era Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism. Signed lower left
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Job Hunters WPA Depression Era Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism
Job Hunters WPA Depression Era Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism

William Gropper
Job Hunters WPA Depression Era Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism, 1925/26

$2,000
Industrial Working Man WPA Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
Industrial Working Man WPA Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene Jo Cain (1904
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

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

Jo Cain
Industrial Working Man WPA Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene, c. 1930s

$4,000
Chemists American Scene Mid 20th Century Modern Social Realism WPA Science Mural
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
Chemists American Scene Mid 20th Century Modern Social Realism WPA Science Mural Jo Cain (1904
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Chemists American Scene Mid 20th Century Modern Social Realism WPA Science Mural
Chemists American Scene Mid 20th Century Modern Social Realism WPA Science Mural

Jo Cain
Chemists American Scene Mid 20th Century Modern Social Realism WPA Science Mural, c. 1930s

$7,500
"Painter" 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Working Man Modern WPA Era
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
"Painter" 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Working Man Modern WPA Era Jo Cain (1904
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

"Painter" 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Working Man Modern WPA Era
"Painter" 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Working Man Modern WPA Era

Jo Cain
"Painter" 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Working Man Modern WPA Era, c. 1930s

$5,000
"A Marro" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Modernism Ashcan
By Daniel Ralph Celentano
Located in New York, NY
"A Marro" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Modernism Ashcan. Signed lower right
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"A Marro" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Modernism Ashcan
"A Marro" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Modernism Ashcan

Daniel Ralph Celentano
"A Marro" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Modernism Ashcan, c. 1930s

$23,600
Surveyors WPA American Scene Mid 20th Century Modern Social Realism Men Working
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
Surveyors WPA American Scene Mid 20th Century Modern Social Realism Men Working Jo Cain (1904
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

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

Jo Cain
Surveyors WPA American Scene Mid 20th Century Modern Social Realism Men Working, c. 1930s

$5,000
WPA Bronx Post Office Mural Study American Scene Social Realism 20th Century
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
WPA Bronx Post Office Mural Study American Scene Social Realism 20th Century Jo Cain (1904 - 2003
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Mixed Media

WPA Bronx Post Office Mural Study American Scene Social Realism 20th Century
WPA Bronx Post Office Mural Study American Scene Social Realism 20th Century

Jo Cain
WPA Bronx Post Office Mural Study American Scene Social Realism 20th Century, 1930s

$12,500
WPA Mid 20th Century Modern Social Realism American Scene Men Working Industrial
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
WPA Mid 20th Century Modern Social Realism American Scene Men Working Industrial Jo Cain (1904
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Oil

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

Jo Cain
WPA Mid 20th Century Modern Social Realism American Scene Men Working Industrial, c. 1930s

$4,000
American Art Deco 20th Century Modernism Social Realism WPA Era Scene Pin-Up
Located in New York, NY
American Art Deco 20th Century Modernism Social Realism WPA Era Scene Pin-Up Arthur Rosenman Ross
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Board

American Art Deco 20th Century Modernism Social Realism WPA Era Scene Pin-Up
American Art Deco 20th Century Modernism Social Realism WPA Era Scene Pin-Up

Arthur Rosenman Ross
American Art Deco 20th Century Modernism Social Realism WPA Era Scene Pin-Up, 1933

$5,000
“Dime a Dance” American Art Deco 20th Century Modernism Pin-Up Social Realism
Located in New York, NY
“Dime a Dance” American Art Deco 20th Century Modernism Pin-Up Social Realism Arthur Rosenman Ross
Category

1930s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Board

“Dime a Dance” American Art Deco 20th Century Modernism Pin-Up Social Realism
“Dime a Dance” American Art Deco 20th Century Modernism Pin-Up Social Realism

Arthur (Rosenman) Ross
“Dime a Dance” American Art Deco 20th Century Modernism Pin-Up Social Realism, 1933

$7,600
WPA Style Social Realism -- Working on a Tunnel 1920s
Located in Soquel, CA
WPA Style Social Realism -- Working on a Tunnel 1920s Wonderful WPA-style social realism painting
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

WPA Style Social Realism -- Working on a Tunnel 1920s
WPA Style Social Realism -- Working on a Tunnel 1920s

WPA Style Social Realism -- Working on a Tunnel 1920s, Circa 1930

$600
"Circus Setting Up at Night, " Atmospheric Social Realism Painting, 1930s
By Vermadel Griswold
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A superb example of 1930s Social Realism, full of nocturnal atmosphere, this painting by Vermadel
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

"Circus Setting Up at Night, " Atmospheric Social Realism Painting, 1930s
"Circus Setting Up at Night, " Atmospheric Social Realism Painting, 1930s

"Circus Setting Up at Night, " Atmospheric Social Realism Painting, 1930s

$4,500
"Lower Manhattan" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid-20th Century Modern
Located in New York, NY
"Lower Manhattan" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid-20th Century Modern NYC Syd J. Browne
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Lower Manhattan" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid-20th Century Modern
"Lower Manhattan" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid-20th Century Modern

Syd Browne
"Lower Manhattan" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid-20th Century Modern, c. 1930

$6,500
"Jobless Men" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid-20th Century Modern
Located in New York, NY
"Jobless Men" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid-20th Century Modern Syd J. Browne Jobless
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Jobless Men" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid-20th Century Modern
"Jobless Men" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid-20th Century Modern

Syd Browne
"Jobless Men" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid-20th Century Modern, c. 1930

$6,500
WPA Social Realism American Scene Political Cartoon Depression Era Mid-Century
By William Gropper
Located in New York, NY
WPA Social Realism American Scene Political Cartoon Depression Era Mid-Century. Signed lower left
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

WPA Social Realism American Scene Political Cartoon Depression Era Mid-Century
WPA Social Realism American Scene Political Cartoon Depression Era Mid-Century

William Gropper
WPA Social Realism American Scene Political Cartoon Depression Era Mid-Century, c. 1946

$2,700
"Subway Riders" NYC Drawing WPA Modern Modernism Social Realism 20th Century
By Bernard Gussow
Located in New York, NY
"Subway Riders" NYC Drawing WPA Modern Modernism Social Realism 20th Century. Bernard Gussow (1881
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pastel

"Subway Riders" NYC Drawing WPA Modern Modernism Social Realism 20th Century
"Subway Riders" NYC Drawing WPA Modern Modernism Social Realism 20th Century

Bernard Gussow
"Subway Riders" NYC Drawing WPA Modern Modernism Social Realism 20th Century, c. 1930s

$6,500
"Ice Skating" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid-20th Century Modern NYC
Located in New York, NY
"Ice Sakting" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid-20th Century Modern NYC Syd J. Browne Ice
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Ice Skating" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid-20th Century Modern NYC
"Ice Skating" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid-20th Century Modern NYC

Syd Browne
"Ice Skating" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid-20th Century Modern NYC, c. 1930

$6,500
Worker American Scene 20th Century Modern Social Realism WPA Industrial Mural
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
Worker American Scene 20th Century Modern Social Realism WPA Industrial Mural Jo Cain (1904 - 2003
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Worker American Scene 20th Century Modern Social Realism WPA Industrial Mural
Worker American Scene 20th Century Modern Social Realism WPA Industrial Mural

Jo Cain
Worker American Scene 20th Century Modern Social Realism WPA Industrial Mural, 1930s

$18,000
"NYC St. Corner" American Scene Social Realism Mid-20th Century Modern Cityscape
By Max Arthur Cohn
Located in New York, NY
"NYC St. Corner" American Scene Social Realism Mid-20th Century Modern Cityscape Max Arthur Cohn
Category

1930s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"NYC St. Corner" American Scene Social Realism Mid-20th Century Modern Cityscape
"NYC St. Corner" American Scene Social Realism Mid-20th Century Modern Cityscape

Max Arthur Cohn
"NYC St. Corner" American Scene Social Realism Mid-20th Century Modern Cityscape, c. 1934

$5,500
"A Dancer s Fantasy" WPA American Scene Mid 20th Century Social Realism Modern
Located in New York, NY
"A Dancer's Fantasy" WPA American Scene Mid 20th Century Social Realism Modern Agnes Mills (1915
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Egg Tempera

"A Dancer s Fantasy" WPA American Scene Mid 20th Century Social Realism Modern
"A Dancer s Fantasy" WPA American Scene Mid 20th Century Social Realism Modern

Agnes Mills
"A Dancer s Fantasy" WPA American Scene Mid 20th Century Social Realism Modern, c. 1930s

$16,500
"Loading Logs" WPA American Scene Men Working Social Realism Mid-Century 1930s
By Vincent Campanella 1
Located in New York, NY
Vincent Campanella (1915 – 2001) “Loading Logs,” 15 ¾ x 22 ½ inch, gouache on paper, circa 1930's
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

"Loading Logs" WPA American Scene Men Working Social Realism Mid-Century 1930s
"Loading Logs" WPA American Scene Men Working Social Realism Mid-Century 1930s

Vincent Campanella 1
"Loading Logs" WPA American Scene Men Working Social Realism Mid-Century 1930s, 1930s

$5,500
"Nude Musicians" WPA Mid 20th Century American Modernism LGBT Social Realism Gay
Located in New York, NY
Carl Gustaf Simon Nelson, American (1898-1988) "Nude Musicians," 30 x 35 inches, oil on canvas Signed and dated 1938 signature lower right. Provenance: Collection of Seymour Stein B...
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Nude Musicians" WPA Mid 20th Century American Modernism LGBT Social Realism Gay
"Nude Musicians" WPA Mid 20th Century American Modernism LGBT Social Realism Gay

Carl Gustaf Simon Nelson
"Nude Musicians" WPA Mid 20th Century American Modernism LGBT Social Realism Gay, 1938

$3,900
Chicago Convention, 1968 by Rodney G. Landsman ‘American, 1930-2016’
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chicago Convention, 1968 Rodney G. Landsman (American, 1930-2016) American abstract / social
Category

20th Century American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Chicago Convention, 1968 by Rodney G. Landsman ‘American, 1930-2016’
Chicago Convention, 1968 by Rodney G. Landsman ‘American, 1930-2016’

Chicago Convention, 1968 by Rodney G. Landsman ‘American, 1930-2016’

$1,895
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Find the exact 1930 social realism you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. Finding the perfect 1930 social realism may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 20th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 20th Century. If you’re looking to add a 1930 social realism to create new energy in an otherwise neutral space in your home, you can find a work on 1stDibs that features elements of black, gray, beige, brown and more. A 1930 social realism from Daniel Ralph Celentano, Philip Evergood, Isaac Friedlander and Bernard Gussow — each of whom created distinctive versions of this kind of work — is worth considering. Frequently made by artists working in paint, oil paint and canvas, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much is a 1930 Social Realism?

The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — a 1930 social realism in our inventory may begin at $850 and can go as high as $45,000, while the average can fetch as much as $5,600.
Questions About 1930 Social Realism
  • Why is Social Realism important?
    1 Answer
    1stDibs ExpertOctober 15, 2024
    Social Realism is important because it was a major art movement of the 20th century that elevated everyday people as subjects and appealed to the larger public beyond elite cultural circles. While art that fits this description dates back to the 18th century with artists like William Hogarth in the UK, it became especially prominent in the 20th century between the two World Wars. Artists such as Diego Rivera, Elizabeth Catlett and José Clemente Orozco depicted the lives of laborers and working class people, drawing attention to social issues and oppressive social systems. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of Social Realist art.
  • How did Jacob Lawrence use Social Realism in his artwork?
    1 Answer
    1stDibs ExpertOctober 15, 2024
    In his artwork, Jacob Lawrence used Social Realism to portray the everyday lived experiences of Black Americans. His most famous work is The Migration Series, a narrative piece of 60 18-by-12-inch hardboard panels focused on the Great Migration of Black Americans from the agricultural South to the industrial North between 1910 and 1940. On 1stDibs, shop a diverse assortment of Jacob Lawrence art.

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