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WPA Period American Modernist Realism Oil Painting
By Samuel David Lev-Landau
Located in Surfside, FL
Reisman. Worked primarily in oil and casein. Collections: Butler Institute of American Art Norfolk Museum
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

WPA Period American Modernist Realism Oil Painting
WPA Period American Modernist Realism Oil Painting

Samuel David Lev-Landau
WPA Period American Modernist Realism Oil Painting

$2,600
Embrace / oil on canvas - jeans
By Elizabeth Barlow
Located in Burlingame, CA
art, part traditional still life, and part American realism, she creates "portraits" of
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Embrace / oil on canvas - jeans
Embrace / oil on canvas - jeans

Elizabeth Barlow
Embrace / oil on canvas - jeans, 2015

$8,000
"Rehearsal" Mid 20th Century Modernism Theatre Broadway American Scene Realism
By Martin Zipin
Located in New York, NY
"Rehearsal" Mid 20th Century Modernism Theatre Broadway American Scene Realism Martin Zipin (1920
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Rehearsal" Mid 20th Century Modernism Theatre Broadway American Scene Realism
"Rehearsal" Mid 20th Century Modernism Theatre Broadway American Scene Realism

Martin Zipin
"Rehearsal" Mid 20th Century Modernism Theatre Broadway American Scene Realism, c. 1949

$3,900
The Little Sister / oil on canvas - surfing scene
By Peter Loftus
Located in Burlingame, CA
addition, Loftus has participated in a number of group exhibitions. These include: American Realism: 20th
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Little Sister / oil on canvas - surfing scene

Peter Loftus
The Little Sister / oil on canvas - surfing scene, 2006

$2,400
Courtship / oil on canvas - surfing scene
By Peter Loftus
Located in Burlingame, CA
addition, Loftus has participated in a number of group exhibitions. These include: American Realism: 20th
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Courtship / oil on canvas - surfing scene

Peter Loftus
Courtship / oil on canvas - surfing scene, 2006

$2,400
"Wave" Abstract Seascape American Modern Modernism 20th Century Social Realism
Located in New York, NY
"Wave" Abstract Seascape American Modern Modernism 20th Century Social Realism . Edward Biberman
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Wave" Abstract Seascape American Modern Modernism 20th Century Social Realism
"Wave" Abstract Seascape American Modern Modernism 20th Century Social Realism

Edward Biberman
"Wave" Abstract Seascape American Modern Modernism 20th Century Social Realism, c. 1930s

$8,500
Stillwater
By Brooks Anderson
Located in Burlingame, CA
book, Spirit of Place: Contemporary American Realism in the Landscape Tradition, by John Arthur. His
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Stillwater
Stillwater

Brooks Anderson
Stillwater, 2017

$2,000
Ad Astra no. 2
By Brooks Anderson
Located in Burlingame, CA
book, Spirit of Place: Contemporary American Realism in the Landscape Tradition, by John Arthur. His
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ad Astra no. 2
Ad Astra no. 2

Brooks Anderson
Ad Astra no. 2, 2023

$2,200
"Rag Pickers" NYC Depression Era WPA American Scene Modernism Figurative Realism
Located in New York, NY
in the American scene style, the modernist work shows figurative realism. Thomas Attardi was born in
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Rag Pickers" NYC Depression Era WPA American Scene Modernism Figurative Realism
"Rag Pickers" NYC Depression Era WPA American Scene Modernism Figurative Realism

Thomas Attardi
"Rag Pickers" NYC Depression Era WPA American Scene Modernism Figurative Realism, 1930s

$35,000
"Cubist Factory" American Scene WPA Social Realism Mid 20th Century Industrial
Located in New York, NY
"Cubist Factory" American Scene WPA Era Social Realism Mid 20th Century Industrial Herbert Heyel
Category

1930s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Cubist Factory" American Scene WPA Social Realism Mid 20th Century Industrial
"Cubist Factory" American Scene WPA Social Realism Mid 20th Century Industrial

Herbert Heyel
"Cubist Factory" American Scene WPA Social Realism Mid 20th Century Industrial, c. 1933

$3,500
Island of the Blue Dolphins
By Brooks Anderson
Located in Burlingame, CA
book, Spirit of Place: Contemporary American Realism in the Landscape Tradition, by John Arthur. His
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Island of the Blue Dolphins
Island of the Blue Dolphins

Brooks Anderson
Island of the Blue Dolphins, 2021

$6,000
Terminus no. 3
By Brooks Anderson
Located in Burlingame, CA
: Contemporary American Realism in the Landscape Tradition, by John Arthur. His work was purchased by this museum
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Terminus no. 3

Brooks Anderson
Terminus no. 3, 2017

$1,000
"NYC Subway" American Modernism Scene WPA Mid-Century Realism Cityscape Transit
By Max Arthur Cohn
Located in New York, NY
"NYC Subway" American Modernism Scene WPA Mid-Century Realism Cityscape Transit. Max Arthur Cohn
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"NYC Subway" American Modernism Scene WPA Mid-Century Realism Cityscape Transit
"NYC Subway" American Modernism Scene WPA Mid-Century Realism Cityscape Transit

Max Arthur Cohn
"NYC Subway" American Modernism Scene WPA Mid-Century Realism Cityscape Transit, 1940s

$18,000
"Diner" NYC New Yorker Illustration Mid-Century Modernism Realism American Scene
Located in New York, NY
"Diner" NYC New Yorker Illustration Mid-Century Modernism Realism American Scene Arthur Getz (1913
Category

1940s American Realist Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Casein

"Diner" NYC New Yorker Illustration Mid-Century Modernism Realism American Scene
"Diner" NYC New Yorker Illustration Mid-Century Modernism Realism American Scene

Arthur Getz
"Diner" NYC New Yorker Illustration Mid-Century Modernism Realism American Scene, c. 1940s

$8,900
SILOS American Scene WPA Depression industrial Mid Century Modern Social Realism
By Vincent Campanella 1
Located in New York, NY
SILOS American Scene WPA Depression industrial Mid Century Modern Social Realism Vincent
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

SILOS American Scene WPA Depression industrial Mid Century Modern Social Realism
SILOS American Scene WPA Depression industrial Mid Century Modern Social Realism

Vincent Campanella 1
SILOS American Scene WPA Depression industrial Mid Century Modern Social Realism, 1937

$6,500
"Third Balcony" WPA American Scene Realism Mid 20th Century Modernism Concert
By David Fredenthal
Located in New York, NY
"Third Balcony" WPA American Scene Realism Mid 20th Century Modernism Concert David Fredenthal
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Third Balcony" WPA American Scene Realism Mid 20th Century Modernism Concert
"Third Balcony" WPA American Scene Realism Mid 20th Century Modernism Concert

David Fredenthal
"Third Balcony" WPA American Scene Realism Mid 20th Century Modernism Concert, 1937

$7,500
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
Lower Manhattan American Modernism NYC Cityscape Social Realism WPA 20th Century
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
Lower Manhattan American Modernism NYC Cityscape Social Realism WPA 20th Century Jo Cain (1904
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Lower Manhattan American Modernism NYC Cityscape Social Realism WPA 20th Century
Lower Manhattan American Modernism NYC Cityscape Social Realism WPA 20th Century

Jo Cain
Lower Manhattan American Modernism NYC Cityscape Social Realism WPA 20th Century, c. 1930s

$33,000
GLACIER PARK 1940s WPA Mid-Century Realism to Abstraction American Modernism
By Vincent Campanella 1
Located in New York, NY
GLACIER PARK 1940s WPA Mid-Century Realism to Abstraction American Modernism This is a special
Category

1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

GLACIER PARK 1940s WPA Mid-Century Realism to Abstraction American Modernism
GLACIER PARK 1940s WPA Mid-Century Realism to Abstraction American Modernism

Vincent Campanella 1
GLACIER PARK 1940s WPA Mid-Century Realism to Abstraction American Modernism, c. 1949

$1,760
American Scene Mid Century Modern Social Realism Men Working Industrial Waterway
By Iver Rose
Located in New York, NY
American Scene Mid Century Modern Social Realism Men Working Industrial Waterway Iver Rose 1899
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

American Scene Mid Century Modern Social Realism Men Working Industrial Waterway
American Scene Mid Century Modern Social Realism Men Working Industrial Waterway

Iver Rose
American Scene Mid Century Modern Social Realism Men Working Industrial Waterway, c. 1940s

$7,500
"Bearsville NY" Landscape Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene
By Georgina Klitgaard
Located in New York, NY
"Bearsville NY" Landscape Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene Georgina Klitgaard
Category

1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Bearsville NY" Landscape Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene

Georgina Klitgaard
"Bearsville NY" Landscape Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene, c. 1940s

$8,500
ON LINE Depression Era WPA American Scene Modernism Realism Drawing Watercolor
By Louis Bouché
Located in New York, NY
ON LINE Depression Era WPA American Scene Modernism Realism Drawing Watercolor. Louis Bouche (1986
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Graphite

ON LINE Depression Era WPA American Scene Modernism Realism Drawing Watercolor
ON LINE Depression Era WPA American Scene Modernism Realism Drawing Watercolor

Louis Bouché
ON LINE Depression Era WPA American Scene Modernism Realism Drawing Watercolor, c. 1933

$3,900
Welliver West Slope
By Neil Welliver
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Welliver was a leading figure in postwar American realism. His works are known for their rigorous
Category

1980s Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Offset

Welliver West Slope
Welliver West Slope

Welliver West Slope, 1989

$150
MILITARY MUNITIONS American Modernism WPA World War II Modern Realism Historical
By Howard Norton Cook
Located in New York, NY
MILITARY MUNITIONS American Modernism WPA World War II Modern Realism Historical. Howard Norton
Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

MILITARY MUNITIONS American Modernism WPA World War II Modern Realism Historical
MILITARY MUNITIONS American Modernism WPA World War II Modern Realism Historical

Howard Norton Cook
MILITARY MUNITIONS American Modernism WPA World War II Modern Realism Historical, c. 1940s

Television #2, WPA Figurative American Modernism Realism Mid-Century Color Field
By Harry Sternberg
Located in New York, NY
Television #2, WPA Figurative American Modernism Realism Mid-Century Color Field Harry Sternberg
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Television #2, WPA Figurative American Modernism Realism Mid-Century Color Field
Television #2, WPA Figurative American Modernism Realism Mid-Century Color Field

Harry Sternberg
Television #2, WPA Figurative American Modernism Realism Mid-Century Color Field, 1949

$15,000
WPA Workers Mid 20th Century Realism American Scene Figurative Modern 1930
By Harry Gottlieb
Located in New York, NY
Bucharest, Rumania. He emigrated to America in 1907, and his family settled in Minneapolis. From 1915 to
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

WPA Workers Mid 20th Century Realism American Scene Figurative Modern 1930
WPA Workers Mid 20th Century Realism American Scene Figurative Modern 1930

Harry Gottlieb
WPA Workers Mid 20th Century Realism American Scene Figurative Modern 1930, 1930

$3,900
Pathway to Enchantment / oil painting celebrating yellow fall leaves
By Peter Loftus
Located in Burlingame, CA
Art, New Horizons in American Realism: Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, MI. Loftus is also included in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pathway to Enchantment / oil painting celebrating yellow fall leaves
Pathway to Enchantment / oil painting celebrating yellow fall leaves

Peter Loftus
Pathway to Enchantment / oil painting celebrating yellow fall leaves, 2017

$15,000
Bougainvillea at Honaunau No. 3
By Peter Loftus
Located in Burlingame, CA
, Loftus has participated in a number of group exhibitions. These include: American Realism: 20th Century
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bougainvillea at Honaunau No. 3
Bougainvillea at Honaunau No. 3

Peter Loftus
Bougainvillea at Honaunau No. 3, 2023

$5,500
Spawning Shallows / oil on canvas river oil painting - 40 x 60 inches
By Peter Loftus
Located in Burlingame, CA
Art, New Horizons in American Realism: Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, MI. Loftus is also included in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Spawning Shallows / oil on canvas river oil painting - 40 x 60 inches

Peter Loftus
Spawning Shallows / oil on canvas river oil painting - 40 x 60 inches, 2018

$15,000
"Gas Pumps" American Scene WPA Era Social Realism Early 20th Century Industrial
Located in New York, NY
"Gas Pumps" American Scene WPA Era Social Realism Early 20th Century Industrial Herbert Heyel
Category

1920s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Gas Pumps" American Scene WPA Era Social Realism Early 20th Century Industrial
"Gas Pumps" American Scene WPA Era Social Realism Early 20th Century Industrial

Herbert Heyel
"Gas Pumps" American Scene WPA Era Social Realism Early 20th Century Industrial, c. 1922

$3,500
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
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
"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
Long Beach WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Modernism Ashcan
By Daniel Ralph Celentano
Located in New York, NY
Long Beach WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Modernism Ashcan Daniel Ralph
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Long Beach WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Modernism Ashcan
Long Beach WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Modernism Ashcan

Daniel Ralph Celentano
Long Beach WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Modernism Ashcan, c. 1930s

$29,500
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
"Snowy City Street" American Scene Social Realism WPA Mid-20th Century Modern
Located in New York, NY
"Snowy City Street" American Scene Social Realism WPA Mid-20th Century Modern Syd J. Browne (1907
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Snowy City Street" American Scene Social Realism WPA Mid-20th Century Modern
"Snowy City Street" American Scene Social Realism WPA Mid-20th Century Modern

Syd Browne
"Snowy City Street" American Scene Social Realism WPA Mid-20th Century Modern, c. 1930

$6,500
Vintage WPA Work Program Poster Mid-20th Century Social Realism American Scene
Located in New York, NY
Vintage WPA Work Program Poster Mid-20th Century Social Realism American Scene USA Work Program
Category

1930s American Realist More Prints

Materials

Paper, Ink, Lithograph

Vintage WPA Work Program Poster Mid-20th Century Social Realism American Scene
Vintage WPA Work Program Poster Mid-20th Century Social Realism American Scene

Anonymous
Vintage WPA Work Program Poster Mid-20th Century Social Realism American Scene, 1936

$8,500
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
"Barber Shop" Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modernism NYC
By Harry Sternberg
Located in New York, NY
"Barber Shop" Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modernism NYC. 24 x 29 ½ inches
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Barber Shop" Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modernism NYC
"Barber Shop" Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modernism NYC

Harry Sternberg
"Barber Shop" Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modernism NYC, c. 1940s

$39,000
Depression Era Mid 20th Century Social Realism Modern WPA American Scene NYC
Located in New York, NY
Depression Era Mid 20th Century Social Realism Modern WPA American Scene NYC Saul Kovner (1904
Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Depression Era Mid 20th Century Social Realism Modern WPA American Scene NYC
Depression Era Mid 20th Century Social Realism Modern WPA American Scene NYC

Saul Kovner
Depression Era Mid 20th Century Social Realism Modern WPA American Scene NYC, 1945

$18,000
"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
Men Working Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
Men Working Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Jo Cain (1904
Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Men Working Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern
Men Working Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern

Jo Cain
Men Working Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern, c. 1940s

$12,500
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
Reflections Egg Tempera Realism American Artist 8.5" x 12.5"
By Mark Thompson
Located in Houston, TX
Reflections Egg Tempera Realism Framed 8.5" x 12.5" Reflections Egg Tempera Realism Framed
Category

2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Egg Tempera, Panel

Reflections Egg Tempera Realism American Artist 8.5" x 12.5"
Reflections Egg Tempera Realism American Artist 8.5" x 12.5"

Mark Thompson
Reflections Egg Tempera Realism American Artist 8.5" x 12.5", 2025

$4,850
Daffodils, Realism, Oil Painting, Realism, Floral Paintings , Gary Hernandez
Located in Houston, TX
Daffodils is a oil painting done in the style of Realism. It is a still-life oil painting done
Category

2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Daffodils, Realism, Oil Painting, Realism, Floral Paintings , Gary Hernandez
Daffodils, Realism, Oil Painting, Realism, Floral Paintings , Gary Hernandez

Gary Hernandez
Daffodils, Realism, Oil Painting, Realism, Floral Paintings , Gary Hernandez, 2018

$800
Jackson Square, NYC WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Ashcan Modernism Realism
Located in New York, NY
Jackson Square, NYC WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Ashcan Modernism Realism. 24 1/2 x 30
Category

1930s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Jackson Square, NYC WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Ashcan Modernism Realism
Jackson Square, NYC WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Ashcan Modernism Realism

Alfred S. Mira
Jackson Square, NYC WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Ashcan Modernism Realism, c. 1930s

$44,500
WPA Period "Coastal Village" American Modernist Realism Oil Painting
By Samuel David Lev-Landau
Located in Surfside, FL
Institute of American Art Norfolk Museum of Arts and Sciences (VA) Tel Aviv Museum of Art Exhibitions
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

WPA Period "Coastal Village" American Modernist Realism Oil Painting
WPA Period "Coastal Village" American Modernist Realism Oil Painting

Samuel David Lev-Landau
WPA Period "Coastal Village" American Modernist Realism Oil Painting

$2,600
Magic Realism Cityscape
By Virginia Cuthbert
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original modern oil on canvas Magic Realist painting by American female regionalist Virginia
Category

1930s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Magic Realism Cityscape
Magic Realism Cityscape

Virginia Cuthbert
Magic Realism Cityscape, 1930 s

$20,000
"Man on a Stair" American Scene Social Realism WPA Mid 20th Century Modern
By Robert Cronbach
Located in New York, NY
"Man on a Stair" American Scene Social Realism WPA Mid 20th Century Modern Robert M. Cronbach
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Man on a Stair" American Scene Social Realism WPA Mid 20th Century Modern
"Man on a Stair" American Scene Social Realism WPA Mid 20th Century Modern

Robert Cronbach
"Man on a Stair" American Scene Social Realism WPA Mid 20th Century Modern, 1940

$6,000
A Toast to Us / oil on linen
By Elizabeth Barlow
Located in Burlingame, CA
fashion come into play in her paintings that bridge Pop Art with American Realism, in her unique still
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

A Toast to Us / oil on linen
A Toast to Us / oil on linen

Elizabeth Barlow
A Toast to Us / oil on linen, 2014

$2,000
New York Street Scene Mid 20th Century Modern WPA American Scene Social Realism
By Philip Reisman
Located in New York, NY
New York Street Scene Mid 20th Century Modern WPA American Scene Social Realism Philip Reisman
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

New York Street Scene Mid 20th Century Modern WPA American Scene Social Realism
New York Street Scene Mid 20th Century Modern WPA American Scene Social Realism

Philip Reisman
New York Street Scene Mid 20th Century Modern WPA American Scene Social Realism, 1944

$15,000
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
"Hop Scotch" Mid 20th Century Social Realism WPA Modern American Scene 1950s SF
By Anton Refregier
Located in New York, NY
"Hop Scotch" Mid 20th Century Social Realism WPA Modern American Scene 1950s SF, .30 1/4 x 22 1/4
Category

1950s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

"Hop Scotch" Mid 20th Century Social Realism WPA Modern American Scene 1950s SF
"Hop Scotch" Mid 20th Century Social Realism WPA Modern American Scene 1950s SF

Anton Refregier
"Hop Scotch" Mid 20th Century Social Realism WPA Modern American Scene 1950s SF, 1951

$8,000
Coldwater Spectators with Boats / colorful surf, sail, bike scene
By Peter Loftus
Located in Burlingame, CA
addition, Loftus has participated in a number of group exhibitions. These include: American Realism: 20th
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Coldwater Spectators with Boats / colorful surf, sail, bike scene

Peter Loftus
Coldwater Spectators with Boats / colorful surf, sail, bike scene, 2012

$4,000
Seaworld: Mendocino / oil on canvas painting - 40 x 60 inches
By Peter Loftus
Located in Burlingame, CA
Art, New Horizons in American Realism: Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, MI. Loftus is also included in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Seaworld: Mendocino / oil on canvas painting - 40 x 60 inches
Seaworld: Mendocino / oil on canvas painting - 40 x 60 inches

Peter Loftus
Seaworld: Mendocino / oil on canvas painting - 40 x 60 inches, 2018

$15,000
Memento Vivere (Remember to Live)
By Brooks Anderson
Located in Burlingame, CA
Philbrook Museum in Tulsa, and are featured in the seminal book, Spirit of Place: Contemporary American
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Memento Vivere (Remember to Live)
Memento Vivere (Remember to Live)

Brooks Anderson
Memento Vivere (Remember to Live), 2021

$5,000
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    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.

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