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Mid 20th Century Oil - South American Townscape
Located in Corsham, GB
A bustling South American townscape with figures leaving Church. Unsigned. On canvas on stretchers.
Category

20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid 20th Century Oil - South American Townscape
Mid 20th Century Oil - South American Townscape

Mid 20th Century Oil - South American Townscape, 20th Century

$577
Ballantine Beer Ad. Mid-Century American Illustration
Located in Miami, FL
simultaneously represents the best of photography and painting. Cartier-Bresson could have captured the precise
Category

1950s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

Ballantine Beer Ad. Mid-Century American Illustration
Ballantine Beer Ad. Mid-Century American Illustration

Mike Ludlow
Ballantine Beer Ad. Mid-Century American Illustration, 1957

$9,000
Missouri American Modernist famous in Europe - abstracted mid century Venice
Located in Norwich, GB
which owes a lot to his acquaintances. In his painting, he lived a short period devoted to abstraction
Category

1950s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

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
"Paper Making" WPA Industrial Mid-Century American Scene Social Realism Workers
Located in New York, NY
"Paper Making" WPA Industrial Mid-Century American Scene Social Realism Workers Douglas Crockwell
Category

1930s American Modern Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Paper Making" WPA Industrial Mid-Century American Scene Social Realism Workers
"Paper Making" WPA Industrial Mid-Century American Scene Social Realism Workers

Douglas Crockwell
"Paper Making" WPA Industrial Mid-Century American Scene Social Realism Workers, c. 1936

$85,000
Warm and Inviting Mid-Century Oil Painting on Board
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Warm and inviting Mid-Century oil painting on board with a peaceful approach to what must have been
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Warm and Inviting Mid-Century Oil Painting on Board
Warm and Inviting Mid-Century Oil Painting on Board

Warm and Inviting Mid-Century Oil Painting on Board, 1960

$1,950
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
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

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
"Shattered" WPA Mid 20th Century Modernism American Scene Surrealism Figurative
By Leon Bibel
Located in New York, NY
"Shattered" WPA Mid 20th Century Modernism American Scene Surrealism Figurative Estate stamp on
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Shattered" WPA Mid 20th Century Modernism American Scene Surrealism Figurative
"Shattered" WPA Mid 20th Century Modernism American Scene Surrealism Figurative

Leon Bibel
"Shattered" WPA Mid 20th Century Modernism American Scene Surrealism Figurative, 1937

$16,500
American Impressionist Painting of Women Standing in an Open Field Landscape
By André Gisson
Located in Houston, TX
Early American Impressionist painting by New York born artist André Gisson. The work features a
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

American Impressionist Painting of Women Standing in an Open Field Landscape
American Impressionist Painting of Women Standing in an Open Field Landscape

André Gisson
American Impressionist Painting of Women Standing in an Open Field Landscape, Mid 20th Century

$3,000
Mid-20th Century Abstract Canvas Painting with Curved Lines
By Jean Xceron
Located in New York, NY
the European avant-garde and the American public. But he also did much artwork that aligned him with
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid-20th Century Abstract Canvas Painting with Curved Lines
Mid-20th Century Abstract Canvas Painting with Curved Lines

Jean Xceron
Mid-20th Century Abstract Canvas Painting with Curved Lines, 1963

$18,750
Devastation - Mid Century Figurative Illustration Grayscale Painting
Located in Soquel, CA
painting for the Western Sign Works. He studied at the Chicago Academy of Fine Art in 1916, the American
Category

1930s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Devastation - Mid Century Figurative Illustration Grayscale Painting
Devastation - Mid Century Figurative Illustration Grayscale Painting

Charles Kinghan
Devastation - Mid Century Figurative Illustration Grayscale Painting, c. 1930s

$2,120 Sale Price
20% Off
Afternoon - American Landscape Painting, 1846
By George Inness
Located in Palm Desert, CA
painting. Provenance: C. Gardinier, Fultonville, New York, 1846 Emerson McMillin, New York American Art
Category

Mid-19th Century Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Afternoon - American Landscape Painting, 1846
Afternoon - American Landscape Painting, 1846

George Inness
Afternoon - American Landscape Painting, 1846, 1846

$300,000
Henriette “Yetti” Stolz Mid-Century Abstract Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
This mid-20th-century abstract landscape by American modernist Henriette “Yetti” Stolz beautifully
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Ink, Oil

Henriette “Yetti” Stolz Mid-Century Abstract Landscape Oil Painting
Henriette “Yetti” Stolz Mid-Century Abstract Landscape Oil Painting

Henriette "Yetti" Stolz
Henriette “Yetti” Stolz Mid-Century Abstract Landscape Oil Painting

$4,650
"Money Lender" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modern Mid 20th Century
By Mervin Jules
Located in New York, NY
"Money Lender" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modernism Mid Century Mervin M Jules (1912-1994
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Money Lender" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modern Mid 20th Century
"Money Lender" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modern Mid 20th Century

Mervin Jules
"Money Lender" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modern Mid 20th Century, 1940s

$11,500
Chimeras, mid-century figural abstract blue acrylic painting
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
Chimeras, 1974 Acrylic and pastel on textured paper Mid-century figural abstract blue acrylic
Category

1970s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Acrylic

Chimeras, mid-century figural abstract blue acrylic painting
Chimeras, mid-century figural abstract blue acrylic painting

Clarence Holbrook Carter
Chimeras, mid-century figural abstract blue acrylic painting, 1974

$8,500
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
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

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
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
Category

1960s American Modern Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

NYC Subway Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene Social Realism Contemporary
NYC Subway Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene Social Realism Contemporary

David Atkins
NYC Subway Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene Social Realism Contemporary, c. 1960s

$6,800
Industrial Railroad WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Rural Modern Realism
By Louis Bosa
Located in New York, NY
Industrial Railroad WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Rural Modern Realism Large oil on canvas
Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Industrial Railroad WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Rural Modern Realism
Industrial Railroad WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Rural Modern Realism

Louis Bosa
Industrial Railroad WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Rural Modern Realism, 1946

$11,500
Antique Hand Painted Framed Oil on Canvas Landscape Painting, Mid 19th Century
Located in Elkhart, IN
"A. Rolfe," attributed to listed artist, Alexander F. Rolfe England, Mid-19th Century Measures: 41
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English American Classical Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

Antique Hand Painted Framed Oil on Canvas Landscape Painting, Mid 19th Century
Antique Hand Painted Framed Oil on Canvas Landscape Painting, Mid 19th Century

Antique Hand Painted Framed Oil on Canvas Landscape Painting, Mid 19th Century

$8,995
Vintage American Erotic Nude Mid-Century Watercolor Original Painting
By Joseph Wolins
Located in Buffalo, NY
A rare nude watercolor and ink painting from noted WPA artist Joseph Wolins (1915-1999
Category

20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Paper

Vintage American Erotic Nude Mid-Century Watercolor Original Painting
Vintage American Erotic Nude Mid-Century Watercolor Original Painting

Joseph Wolins
Vintage American Erotic Nude Mid-Century Watercolor Original Painting, C. 1950

$995
Mid Century Modern Painting American interior table scape Framed Red Stripe B&W
Located in Buffalo, NY
palette evoke echoes of Pop Art and mid-century graphic design, yet the composition retains a painterly
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

Mid Century Modern Painting American interior table scape Framed Red Stripe B&W
Mid Century Modern Painting American interior table scape Framed Red Stripe B&W

Dorothy Rivo
Mid Century Modern Painting American interior table scape Framed Red Stripe B&W, 1950

$1,289
Shooting Gallery Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Abstract Realism Modern
Located in New York, NY
Shooting Gallery Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Abstract Realism Modern *William Kienbusch
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paint, Paper

Shooting Gallery Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Abstract Realism Modern
Shooting Gallery Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Abstract Realism Modern

William Kienbusch
Shooting Gallery Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Abstract Realism Modern, 1941

$15,000
Large Mid Century California Nocturnal Seascape (Double Sided Painting)
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful double-sided painting of a California nocturnal seascape on one side and a Sierra
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Masonite

Large Mid Century California Nocturnal Seascape (Double Sided Painting)
Large Mid Century California Nocturnal Seascape (Double Sided Painting)

William L. Hughes
Large Mid Century California Nocturnal Seascape (Double Sided Painting), 1960

$2,040 Sale Price
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Mystery American Expressionism Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Bit of a mystery painting. Both in who the very talented artist was and what exactly is going on in
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mystery American Expressionism Painting
Mystery American Expressionism Painting

Mystery American Expressionism Painting

$750
"Tailor" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modernism Mid Century Modern Fashion
By Mervin Jules
Located in New York, NY
"Tailor" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modernism Mid Century Modern Fashion Mervin Jules (1912
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Tailor" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modernism Mid Century Modern Fashion
"Tailor" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modernism Mid Century Modern Fashion

Mervin Jules
"Tailor" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modernism Mid Century Modern Fashion, 1930s

$15,000
1950s "Purple Sky Landscape" Mid Century Abstract Landscape Painting
By Donald Stacy
Located in Arp, TX
Bearnice Fisher "Purple Sky Landscape" 1978 Gouache on paper 30" x 22.5" unframed Signed and dated lower right in pencil Bearnice Fisher lived and worked in NYC
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

1950s "Purple Sky Landscape" Mid Century Abstract Landscape Painting
1950s "Purple Sky Landscape" Mid Century Abstract Landscape Painting

Donald Stacy
1950s "Purple Sky Landscape" Mid Century Abstract Landscape Painting, 1978

$1,800
American School Mid 19th Century Oil - Portrait of a Quaker
Located in Corsham, GB
This striking mid-19th century portrait depicts an elderly Quaker gentleman with a solemn
Category

Mid-19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

American School Mid 19th Century Oil - Portrait of a Quaker
American School Mid 19th Century Oil - Portrait of a Quaker

American School Mid 19th Century Oil - Portrait of a Quaker, Unknown

$810
Dichotomy, mid-century figural abstract green oil painting
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
left 20 x 25 inches Mid-century figural abstract green painting of woman swimming into the mouth of a
Category

1960s American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

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
Glassblowers WPA American Scene Mid- 20th Century Modern Figurative Workers 1932
By Harry Gottlieb
Located in New York, NY
Glassblowers WPA American Scene Mid- 20th Century Modern Figurative Workers. Dated and signed "32
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Glassblowers WPA American Scene Mid- 20th Century Modern Figurative Workers 1932
Glassblowers WPA American Scene Mid- 20th Century Modern Figurative Workers 1932

Harry Gottlieb
Glassblowers WPA American Scene Mid- 20th Century Modern Figurative Workers 1932, 1932

$4,400
1950s "Pink Towel 2" Mid Century Nude Gouache Painting
Located in Arp, TX
Francisco art community after World War II. Challenging accepted modes of painting, Abstract Expressionists
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

1950s "Pink Towel 2" Mid Century Nude Gouache Painting
1950s "Pink Towel 2" Mid Century Nude Gouache Painting

1950s "Pink Towel 2" Mid Century Nude Gouache Painting, c. 1950

$500
"Parade" Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene WPA Regionalism
By Gerrit Sinclair
Located in New York, NY
"Parade" Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene WPA Regionalism Gerrit Van Sinclair
Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Parade" Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene WPA Regionalism
"Parade" Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene WPA Regionalism

Gerrit Sinclair
"Parade" Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene WPA Regionalism, c. 1940s

$16,500
NYC Cityscape American Scene WPA Modern Realism Mid 20th Century Architectural
By Ernest Fiene
Located in New York, NY
NYC Cityscape American Scene WPA Modern Realism Mid 20th Century Architectural Ernest Fiene (1894
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

NYC Cityscape American Scene WPA Modern Realism Mid 20th Century Architectural
NYC Cityscape American Scene WPA Modern Realism Mid 20th Century Architectural

Ernest Fiene
NYC Cityscape American Scene WPA Modern Realism Mid 20th Century Architectural, 1930

$39,000
American Scene Industrial Modern Lamp Magazine Illustration Mid-Century c. 1930s
By Antonio Petruccelli
Located in New York, NY
American Scene Industrial Modern Lamp Magazine Illustration Mid-Century Antonio Petruccelli (1907
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

American Scene Industrial Modern Lamp Magazine Illustration Mid-Century c. 1930s
American Scene Industrial Modern Lamp Magazine Illustration Mid-Century c. 1930s

Antonio Petruccelli
American Scene Industrial Modern Lamp Magazine Illustration Mid-Century c. 1930s, c. 1930s

$7,500
Jon Blanchette “Barns in Soquel” – Mid-Century California Landscape Painting
By Jon Blanchette
Located in Denver, CO
Barns in Soquel is a charming original mid-century oil painting by noted California artist Jon
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Jon Blanchette “Barns in Soquel” – Mid-Century California Landscape Painting
Jon Blanchette “Barns in Soquel” – Mid-Century California Landscape Painting

Jon Blanchette
Jon Blanchette “Barns in Soquel” – Mid-Century California Landscape Painting, circa 1950

$975
1950s "Pink Lady" Mid Century Gouache Female Nude Painting
Located in Arp, TX
From the estate of Jerry Opper & Ruth Friedman Opper Pink Lady c. 1940-1950's Gouache on Paper 15" x 18", Unframed $1000 *Custom framing available for additional charge. Please expec...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

1950s "Pink Lady" Mid Century Gouache Female Nude Painting
1950s "Pink Lady" Mid Century Gouache Female Nude Painting

1950s "Pink Lady" Mid Century Gouache Female Nude Painting, 1950s

$800
Mid Century American Abstract, possibly Fisherman s wharf San Francisco, Ca
By Mel Fowler
Located in Woodbury, CT
Midcentury oil on canvas , Wharf scene, possibly Fishermans Wharf in San Francisco. Signed lower
Category

1960s American Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid Century American Abstract, possibly Fisherman s wharf San Francisco, Ca
Mid Century American Abstract, possibly Fisherman s wharf San Francisco, Ca

Mel Fowler
Mid Century American Abstract, possibly Fisherman s wharf San Francisco, Ca, Circa 1965

$4,950
1950s "Cube Head" Mid Century Figurative Ink Wash Painting
By Donald Stacy
Located in Arp, TX
Donald Stacy "Cube Head" c.1950s Ink wash on Arches 15" x 20" unframed Came from artist's estate *Custom framing available for additional charge. Please expect framing time between 4...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink

1950s "Cube Head" Mid Century Figurative Ink Wash Painting
1950s "Cube Head" Mid Century Figurative Ink Wash Painting

Donald Stacy
1950s "Cube Head" Mid Century Figurative Ink Wash Painting, c. 1950s

$800
1950s "Pink Floor" Mid Century Female Nude Figurative Painting
By Donald Stacy
Located in Arp, TX
Donald Stacy "Pink Floor" c.1950s Gouache paint on paper 17.25" x 17.25" unframed Signed in pencil lower right Came from artist's estate *Custom framing available for additional cha...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

1950s "Pink Floor" Mid Century Female Nude Figurative Painting
1950s "Pink Floor" Mid Century Female Nude Figurative Painting

Donald Stacy
1950s "Pink Floor" Mid Century Female Nude Figurative Painting, c. 1950s

$500
"Hialeah Park Race Track, Florida" Beatrix Sherman, American, Mid 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
by American Artists at the same venue from May to June. The subject of one of her silhouettes was
Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

"Hialeah Park Race Track, Florida" Beatrix Sherman, American, Mid 20th Century
"Hialeah Park Race Track, Florida" Beatrix Sherman, American, Mid 20th Century

Beatrix Sherman
"Hialeah Park Race Track, Florida" Beatrix Sherman, American, Mid 20th Century, 1947

$8,500
"High School Dance" WPA Mid-20th Century Modern American Scene Social Realism
Located in New York, NY
"High School Dance" WPA Mid-20th Century Modern American Scene Social Realism Heusing (20th
Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"High School Dance" WPA Mid-20th Century Modern American Scene Social Realism
"High School Dance" WPA Mid-20th Century Modern American Scene Social Realism

Heusing
"High School Dance" WPA Mid-20th Century Modern American Scene Social Realism, 1947

$4,900
"Drama Teacher" 1938 WPA Mid 20th Century American Theatre Surrealism Modernism
By Leon Bibel
Located in New York, NY
"Drama Teacher" 1938 WPA Mid 20th Century American Theatre Surrealism Modernism. 30 x 24 inches
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Drama Teacher" 1938 WPA Mid 20th Century American Theatre Surrealism Modernism
"Drama Teacher" 1938 WPA Mid 20th Century American Theatre Surrealism Modernism

Leon Bibel
"Drama Teacher" 1938 WPA Mid 20th Century American Theatre Surrealism Modernism, 1938

$14,500
"Summer Pier Fishing" American Scene Social Realism WPA Mid-20th Century Modern
Located in New York, NY
"Summer Pier Fishing" American Scene Social Realism WPA Mid-20th Century Modern Syd J. Browne
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Summer Pier Fishing" American Scene Social Realism WPA Mid-20th Century Modern
"Summer Pier Fishing" American Scene Social Realism WPA Mid-20th Century Modern

Syd Browne
"Summer Pier Fishing" American Scene Social Realism WPA Mid-20th Century Modern, c. 1930

$6,500
American Industrial Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large painting on cardboard.
Category

Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Wood, Cardboard

American Industrial Painting
American Industrial Painting

American Industrial Painting

$2,500
20th Century Impressionist Baseball Player Painting titled "America s Pastime"
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
golden age of mid-century American sports illustration. With its vivid color harmony and skillful
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

20th Century Impressionist Baseball Player Painting titled "America s Pastime"
20th Century Impressionist Baseball Player Painting titled "America s Pastime"

Pierce Rice
20th Century Impressionist Baseball Player Painting titled "America s Pastime", c. 1950s

$6,300
"Union Square" NYC American Scene Social Realism Modernism WPA Mid-20th Century
By Agnes Hart
Located in New York, NY
"Union Square" NYC American Scene Social Realism Modernism WPA Mid-20th Century Agnes Hart
Category

1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

"Union Square" NYC American Scene Social Realism Modernism WPA Mid-20th Century
"Union Square" NYC American Scene Social Realism Modernism WPA Mid-20th Century

Agnes Hart
"Union Square" NYC American Scene Social Realism Modernism WPA Mid-20th Century, 1940

$18,000
Torso No. 5, Mid-Century Figural Abstract Acrylic Painting
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
upper right 25 x 20 inches A mid-century figural abstract painting. Clarence Holbrook Carter achieved
Category

1960s American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Torso No. 5, Mid-Century Figural Abstract Acrylic Painting
Torso No. 5, Mid-Century Figural Abstract Acrylic Painting

Clarence Holbrook Carter
Torso No. 5, Mid-Century Figural Abstract Acrylic Painting, 1967

$8,250
"Glassblowers" American Scene Social Realism Mid-20th Century New York City WPA
By Ernest Fiene
Located in New York, NY
"Glassblowers" American Scene Social Realism Mid-20th Century New York City WPA Ernest Fiene (1894
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Glassblowers" American Scene Social Realism Mid-20th Century New York City WPA
"Glassblowers" American Scene Social Realism Mid-20th Century New York City WPA

Ernest Fiene
"Glassblowers" American Scene Social Realism Mid-20th Century New York City WPA, 1944

$25,000
Brooklyn Bridge NYC American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA
By Cecil Crosley Bell
Located in New York, NY
Brooklyn Bridge NYC American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Cecil C. Bell
Category

1930s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Brooklyn Bridge NYC American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA
Brooklyn Bridge NYC American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA

Cecil Crosley Bell
Brooklyn Bridge NYC American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA, c. 1930s

$25,000
Mid Century Autumnal Oil Painting with Heavy Impasto
Located in Soquel, CA
On An Autumn Day - Original Impasto Oil Painting Original oil landscape painting depicting a small
Category

1950s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Illustration Board, Laid Paper

Mid Century Autumnal Oil Painting with Heavy Impasto
Mid Century Autumnal Oil Painting with Heavy Impasto

Mid Century Autumnal Oil Painting with Heavy Impasto, 1950s

$600
Medieval Heads, mid-century figural surrealist acrylic painting
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
Technology until 1944. Carter’s American Scene paintings of the ’30s and ’40s, which launched his artistic
Category

1960s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Medieval Heads, mid-century figural surrealist acrylic painting
Medieval Heads, mid-century figural surrealist acrylic painting

Clarence Holbrook Carter
Medieval Heads, mid-century figural surrealist acrylic painting, 1966

$27,000
Girls on Stone Wall by T.R. Dibble, 1954, Mid-Century American Folk Art Painting
By Lawrence Lebduska
Located in Morristown, NJ
Circulating Library of Paintings — a rare mid-century initiative that promoted original American art through
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Metal

Girls on Stone Wall by T.R. Dibble, 1954, Mid-Century American Folk Art Painting
Girls on Stone Wall by T.R. Dibble, 1954, Mid-Century American Folk Art Painting

Girls on Stone Wall by T.R. Dibble, 1954, Mid-Century American Folk Art Painting

$2,880
Mid Century Brownie Blond Girl Scout - 4th of July Salute with American Flag
By Ellen Barbara Segner
Located in Miami, FL
This poster-like mid-century illustration of Little Miss Sunbeam in her Brownie uniform depicts her
Category

1950s American Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Illustration Board, Pencil

Mid Century Brownie Blond Girl Scout - 4th of July Salute with American Flag
Mid Century Brownie Blond Girl Scout - 4th of July Salute with American Flag

Ellen Barbara Segner
Mid Century Brownie Blond Girl Scout - 4th of July Salute with American Flag, 1949

$7,500
Antique American Abstract Cubist Mid Century Framed Composition Signed Feist
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist abstract composition signed Feist. Oil on board, circa 1964. Signed lower right. Displayed in a wood frame. Excellent ready to hang condition.
Category

Mid-20th Century Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American Abstract Cubist Mid Century Framed Composition Signed Feist
Antique American Abstract Cubist Mid Century Framed Composition Signed Feist

Antique American Abstract Cubist Mid Century Framed Composition Signed Feist, 1964

$1,295
Woman in a Blue Chair, Mid Century Nude Figure Painting
By Genevieve Rogers
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid century nude figure study of a woman in a blue chair by California artist Genevieve Rogers
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Laid Paper

Woman in a Blue Chair, Mid Century Nude Figure Painting
Woman in a Blue Chair, Mid Century Nude Figure Painting

Genevieve Rogers
Woman in a Blue Chair, Mid Century Nude Figure Painting, 1960

$465
Mid-Century Portrait of a Man
Located in Soquel, CA
artist (American, 20th Century). Textured paper. Signed and dated by the artist lower right, "Butcher '56
Category

1950s Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pastel

Mid-Century Portrait of a Man
Mid-Century Portrait of a Man

Butcher American
Mid-Century Portrait of a Man, 1956

$799
Large Mid-Century Yellow Mandala, Ovoid Figural Abstract Painting
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
Institute of Technology until 1944. Carter’s American Scene paintings of the ’30s and ’40s, which launched
Category

1970s American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Large Mid-Century Yellow Mandala, Ovoid Figural Abstract Painting
Large Mid-Century Yellow Mandala, Ovoid Figural Abstract Painting

Clarence Holbrook Carter
Large Mid-Century Yellow Mandala, Ovoid Figural Abstract Painting, c. 1970s

$15,000
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
Category

1910s American Modern Interior Paintings

Materials

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
American School Mid 20th Century Oil - Musical Instruments
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking cubist work, executed in a vibrant palette of oils. Indistinctly signed to the lower right. Inscribed to the reverse On canvas board.
Category

20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

American School Mid 20th Century Oil - Musical Instruments
American School Mid 20th Century Oil - Musical Instruments

American School Mid 20th Century Oil - Musical Instruments, 20th Century

$484
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  • Who is the artist associated with Urban Realism and American Scene painting?
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    1stDibs ExpertOctober 15, 2024
    The artist associated with Urban Realism and American Scene painting is Edward Hopper. Throughout the early 20th century, he created paintings of New York City that captured the feelings of isolation associated with urban life. His best-known works include Nighthawks, Automat, Chop Suey and Office at Night. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of Edward Hopper art.
  • Which American artist is famous for laying the canvas on the floor and dripping the paint from a bucket using a stick?
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    1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025
    Jackson Pollock is the American artist famous for laying the canvas on the floor and dripping the paint from a bucket using a stick. He called this innovative technique "drip painting." Pollock stood at the forefront of Abstract Expressionism to the point that his name has become nearly synonymous with the movement. He was deeply respected by his contemporaries, and Pollock’s paintings, prints and other art — as well as his commitment to the work — influenced artists worldwide. Explore a collection of Jackson Pollock art on 1stDibs.

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