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Stuyvesant Park NYC American Scene Mid 20th Century WPA Realism Cityscape Modern
By Max Arthur Cohn
Located in New York, NY
Stuyvesant Park NYC American Scene Mid 20th Century WPA Realism Cityscape Modern. 25 x 20 inches
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Stuyvesant Park NYC American Scene Mid 20th Century WPA Realism Cityscape Modern

Max Arthur Cohn
Stuyvesant Park NYC American Scene Mid 20th Century WPA Realism Cityscape Modern, c. 1930s

$14,500
Colliers Magazine 1947 American Scene Social Realism Modern Families in the Snow
Located in New York, NY
Colliers Magazine 1947 American Scene Social Realism Modern Families in the Snow Katherine Wiggins
Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Egg Tempera

Colliers Magazine 1947 American Scene Social Realism Modern Families in the Snow
Colliers Magazine 1947 American Scene Social Realism Modern Families in the Snow

Katherine Wiggins
Colliers Magazine 1947 American Scene Social Realism Modern Families in the Snow, 1947

$3,900
42nd Street Library NYC American Scene Ashcan WPA Modern 20th Century Realism
By Bernard Gussow
Located in New York, NY
42nd Street Library NYC American Scene Ashcan WPA Modern 20th Century Realism Bernard Gussow (1881
Category

1920s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

42nd Street Library NYC American Scene Ashcan WPA Modern 20th Century Realism
42nd Street Library NYC American Scene Ashcan WPA Modern 20th Century Realism

Bernard Gussow
42nd Street Library NYC American Scene Ashcan WPA Modern 20th Century Realism, c. 1920s/30s

$11,500
"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
"Under the El" American Scene Modernism NYC WPA 20th Century Realism 1940s
Located in New York, NY
"Under the El" American Scene Modernism NYC WPA 20th Century Realism 1940s. 18 x 24 inches. Oil on
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Under the El" American Scene Modernism NYC WPA 20th Century Realism 1940s
"Under the El" American Scene Modernism NYC WPA 20th Century Realism 1940s

Cecil "Crosley" Bell
"Under the El" American Scene Modernism NYC WPA 20th Century Realism 1940s, 1943

$39,000
Poker Players NYC Mid 20th Century Modern WPA American Scene Social Realism
By Philip Reisman
Located in New York, NY
Poker Players NYC Mid 20th Century Modern WPA American Scene Social Realism Philip Reisman (1904
Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Poker Players NYC Mid 20th Century Modern WPA American Scene Social Realism
Poker Players NYC Mid 20th Century Modern WPA American Scene Social Realism

Philip Reisman
Poker Players NYC Mid 20th Century Modern WPA American Scene Social Realism, 1949

$7,500
"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
"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
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
"Loading Logs" WPA American Scene Men Working Social Realism Mid-Century 1930s
By Vincent Campanella 1
Located in New York, NY
, Toledo Museum, Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Universities of Nebraska, Tennessee and Wyoming
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
The thoughtful girl on the sofa, WPA American Modernism Realism 1920 drawing
By Guy Pène Du Bois
Located in Norwich, GB
on a sofa. It is an original drawing by Guy Pène du Bois, the American modernist master who probably
Category

1920s American Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Carbon Pencil

The thoughtful girl on the sofa, WPA American Modernism Realism 1920 drawing
The thoughtful girl on the sofa, WPA American Modernism Realism 1920 drawing

Guy Pène Du Bois
The thoughtful girl on the sofa, WPA American Modernism Realism 1920 drawing, 1920

$1,490
Yvonne Jacquette Chinatown I, San Francisco, 1983 Signed Pastel on Paper
By Yvonne Jacquette
Located in San Rafael, CA
Modern Art, San Francisco, California, "American Realism: Twentieth Century Drawings and Watercolors
Category

1980s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Pastel

Yvonne Jacquette Chinatown I, San Francisco, 1983 Signed Pastel on Paper
Yvonne Jacquette Chinatown I, San Francisco, 1983 Signed Pastel on Paper

Yvonne Jacquette
Yvonne Jacquette Chinatown I, San Francisco, 1983 Signed Pastel on Paper, 1983

$7,500
"11 AM", Figurative Acrylic Painting, Cars, Cityscape, Landscape
By Jessica Brilli
Located in Philadelphia, PA
American realism and 20th century graphic design aesthetics, Brilli’s paintings reveal the beauty in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"11 AM", Figurative Acrylic Painting, Cars, Cityscape, Landscape
"11 AM", Figurative Acrylic Painting, Cars, Cityscape, Landscape

Jessica Brilli
"11 AM", Figurative Acrylic Painting, Cars, Cityscape, Landscape, 2020

$1,250
"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
"Woman in New York City" Mid-20th Century American Scene WPA Modernism Realism
By Paul Meltsner
Located in New York, NY
"Woman in New York City" Mid-20th Century American Scene WPA Modernism Realism 22" x 28" oil on
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Woman in New York City" Mid-20th Century American Scene WPA Modernism Realism
"Woman in New York City" Mid-20th Century American Scene WPA Modernism Realism

Paul Meltsner
"Woman in New York City" Mid-20th Century American Scene WPA Modernism Realism, c. 1940s

$5,500
"At the Opera" WPA Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Theatre American Scene
Located in New York, NY
"At the Opera" WPA Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Theatre American Scene John Winters
Category

1940s American Modern Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"At the Opera" WPA Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Theatre American Scene
"At the Opera" WPA Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Theatre American Scene

John Winters
"At the Opera" WPA Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Theatre American Scene, 1943

$7,500
Evening Tide at Wilder / realist nature 36x24 in. oil on canvas nature painting
By Peter Loftus
Located in Burlingame, CA
number of group exhibitions. These include: American Realism: 20th Century Drawings and Watercolors (and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Evening Tide at Wilder / realist nature 36x24 in. oil on canvas nature painting
Evening Tide at Wilder / realist nature 36x24 in. oil on canvas nature painting

Peter Loftus
Evening Tide at Wilder / realist nature 36x24 in. oil on canvas nature painting, 2007

$7,500
NYC Subway Mid 20th Century American Modernism WPA Realism, Student of TH Benton
Located in New York, NY
NYC Subway Mid 20th Century American Modernism WPA Realism, Student of TH Benton Trew Hocker (1913
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

NYC Subway Mid 20th Century American Modernism WPA Realism, Student of TH Benton
NYC Subway Mid 20th Century American Modernism WPA Realism, Student of TH Benton

Trew Hocker
NYC Subway Mid 20th Century American Modernism WPA Realism, Student of TH Benton, 1947

$48,000
Family at the Beach WPA Modernism American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century
By William Gropper
Located in New York, NY
Family at the Beach WPA Modernism American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century William Gropper
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

Family at the Beach WPA Modernism American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century
Family at the Beach WPA Modernism American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century

William Gropper
Family at the Beach WPA Modernism American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century, c. 1940s

$5,500
The Bronx WPA Era American Modernism Mid-20th Century Work on Paper Realism NYC
Located in New York, NY
The Bronx WPA Era American Modernism Mid-20th Century Work on Paper Realism NYC. "Reservoir Oval
Category

1940s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

The Bronx WPA Era American Modernism Mid-20th Century Work on Paper Realism NYC
The Bronx WPA Era American Modernism Mid-20th Century Work on Paper Realism NYC

Goldie Lipson
The Bronx WPA Era American Modernism Mid-20th Century Work on Paper Realism NYC, 1948

$1,950
Old Shanghai — 1920s Realism
By Anton Schutz
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
etchings of New York and other American cities. He completed a series of illustrations for the magazine
Category

1920s American Realist Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

Old Shanghai — 1920s Realism
Old Shanghai — 1920s Realism

Anton Schutz
Old Shanghai — 1920s Realism, c. 1927

$275
"Shimmering Realism, " Oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Thane Gorek's (US based) "Shimmering Realism" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a
Category

2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Shimmering Realism, " Oil painting

Thane Gorek
"Shimmering Realism, " Oil painting, 2021

$240
Magic Realism Still Life
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 Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Magic Realism Still Life
Magic Realism Still Life

Virginia Cuthbert
Magic Realism Still Life, 1930 s

$12,000
Portrait of a Man #3
By Cornelis Ruhtenberg
Located in Los Angeles, CA
subjects. Virginia M. Mecklenburg Modern American Realism: The Sara Roby Foundation Collection (Washington
Category

1940s Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Charcoal

Portrait of a Man #3

Cornelis Ruhtenberg
Portrait of a Man #3, 1949

$875
Portrait of a Man
By Cornelis Ruhtenberg
Located in Los Angeles, CA
subjects. Virginia M. Mecklenburg Modern American Realism: The Sara Roby Foundation Collection (Washington
Category

1940s Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal

Portrait of a Man

Cornelis Ruhtenberg
Portrait of a Man, 1949

$875
PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN
By Cornelis Ruhtenberg
Located in Los Angeles, CA
subjects. Virginia M. Mecklenburg Modern American Realism: The Sara Roby Foundation Collection (Washington
Category

1950s Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal

PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN

Cornelis Ruhtenberg
PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN, 1950

$875
PORTRAIT OF A MAN #1
By Cornelis Ruhtenberg
Located in Los Angeles, CA
subjects. Virginia M. Mecklenburg Modern American Realism: The Sara Roby Foundation Collection (Washington
Category

1940s Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal

PORTRAIT OF A MAN #1

Cornelis Ruhtenberg
PORTRAIT OF A MAN #1, 1949

$875
Portrait of a Woman #2
By Cornelis Ruhtenberg
Located in Los Angeles, CA
subjects. Virginia M. Mecklenburg Modern American Realism: The Sara Roby Foundation Collection (Washington
Category

1940s Expressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal

Portrait of a Woman #2

Cornelis Ruhtenberg
Portrait of a Woman #2, 1949

$875
Portrait of a Man #2
By Cornelis Ruhtenberg
Located in Los Angeles, CA
subjects. Virginia M. Mecklenburg Modern American Realism: The Sara Roby Foundation Collection (Washington
Category

1940s Expressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal

Portrait of a Man #2

Cornelis Ruhtenberg
Portrait of a Man #2, 1948

$875
Portrait of a Man
By Cornelis Ruhtenberg
Located in Los Angeles, CA
psychological insight nor the appearance of her subjects. Virginia M. Mecklenburg Modern American Realism: The
Category

1940s Expressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Carbon Pencil

Portrait of a Man

Cornelis Ruhtenberg
Portrait of a Man, 1949

$650
Clouds and Sun near Cloverdale/ realist nature 44 x66 in. oil on canvas painting
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

Clouds and Sun near Cloverdale/ realist nature 44 x66 in. oil on canvas painting

Peter Loftus
Clouds and Sun near Cloverdale/ realist nature 44 x66 in. oil on canvas painting, 2010

$17,500
Sunshafts II / realist nature 52x80 in. oil on canvas painting
By Peter Loftus
Located in Burlingame, CA
in a number of group exhibitions. These include: American Realism: 20th Century Drawings and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sunshafts II / realist nature 52x80 in. oil on canvas painting
Sunshafts II / realist nature 52x80 in. oil on canvas painting

Peter Loftus
Sunshafts II / realist nature 52x80 in. oil on canvas painting, 2005

$22,500
Path beside Round Lake / 52x80 in. oil on canvas
By Peter Loftus
Located in Burlingame, CA
in a number of group exhibitions. These include: American Realism: 20th Century Drawings and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Path beside Round Lake / 52x80 in. oil on canvas

Peter Loftus
Path beside Round Lake / 52x80 in. oil on canvas, 2006

$22,500
English Garden in Fontainebleau (Park Scene) by William Charles Palmer
Located in Hudson, NY
sketch every single day. by Virginia M. Mecklenburg from Modern American Realism: The Sara Roby
Category

Early 20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

English Garden in Fontainebleau (Park Scene) by William Charles Palmer
English Garden in Fontainebleau (Park Scene) by William Charles Palmer

William Charles Palmer
English Garden in Fontainebleau (Park Scene) by William Charles Palmer, 1927

$6,800
"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
Philadelphia, Broad Street — 1920s Realism
By Anton Schutz
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
by The New York Times to make etchings of New York and other American cities. He completed a series
Category

1920s American Realist Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

Philadelphia, Broad Street — 1920s Realism
Philadelphia, Broad Street — 1920s Realism

Anton Schutz
Philadelphia, Broad Street — 1920s Realism, c. 1927

$350
"The Attack", John Berry, Native American Indians, Realism, Oil/Canvas, 30x40 in
Located in Dallas, TX
career, he discovered Edward Curtis's photographs of Native Americans and became awestruck by the
Category

1990s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"The Attack", John Berry, Native American Indians, Realism, Oil/Canvas, 30x40 in
"The Attack", John Berry, Native American Indians, Realism, Oil/Canvas, 30x40 in

John Berry
"The Attack", John Berry, Native American Indians, Realism, Oil/Canvas, 30x40 in, 1995

$9,500
Antique American WPA Social Realism Portrait Return From War Signed Oil Painting
By Leon Kroll
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American social realist portrait oil painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1940. Signed
Category

1940s Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American WPA Social Realism Portrait Return From War Signed Oil Painting
Antique American WPA Social Realism Portrait Return From War Signed Oil Painting

Leon Kroll
Antique American WPA Social Realism Portrait Return From War Signed Oil Painting, 1940

$2,250
Diving Lesson
By Jessica Brilli
Located in New York, NY
. Working in a style that encompasses American realism and 20th century graphic design aesthetics, Brilli’s
Category

2010s Figurative Prints

Materials

Photographic Paper

Diving Lesson
Diving Lesson

Jessica Brilli
Diving Lesson

$625
Diving Lesson
By Jessica Brilli
Located in New York, NY
. Working in a style that encompasses American realism and 20th century graphic design aesthetics, Brilli’s
Category

2010s Figurative Prints

Materials

Photographic Paper

Diving Lesson
Diving Lesson

Jessica Brilli
Diving Lesson

$625
Diving Lesson
By Jessica Brilli
Located in New York, NY
. Working in a style that encompasses American realism and 20th century graphic design aesthetics, Brilli’s
Category

2010s Figurative Prints

Materials

Photographic Paper

Diving Lesson
Diving Lesson

Jessica Brilli
Diving Lesson

$575
Alan Feltus Figurative Nude Woman Painting, 1974
By Alan Feltus
Located in Washington, DC
seemingly impossible to fully comprehend” are most fascinating. Virginia M. Mecklenburg Modern American
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Alan Feltus Figurative Nude Woman Painting, 1974
Alan Feltus Figurative Nude Woman Painting, 1974

Alan Feltus
Alan Feltus Figurative Nude Woman Painting, 1974, 1974

$7,500
Vintage Colorful Baltimore Harbor Shipping Oil Painting, by listed artist, 1954
Located in Baltimore, MD
the Fells Point neighborhood, adjacent to the waterfront. His style is American realism with a good
Category

1950s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vintage Colorful Baltimore Harbor Shipping Oil Painting, by listed artist, 1954
Vintage Colorful Baltimore Harbor Shipping Oil Painting, by listed artist, 1954

Thaddeus Haduch
Vintage Colorful Baltimore Harbor Shipping Oil Painting, by listed artist, 1954, 1954

$895
Interloper - Contemporary Realism - Still Life - Fruit - Figs
By Marc Chatov
Located in Atlanta, GA
top eight portrait artists in America. He is featured in private collections across the world and has
Category

2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Interloper - Contemporary Realism - Still Life - Fruit - Figs
Interloper - Contemporary Realism - Still Life - Fruit - Figs

Marc Chatov
Interloper - Contemporary Realism - Still Life - Fruit - Figs, 2022

$1,800
Watchtowers (New York City), Jon Carsman
By Jon Carsman
Located in Fairfield, CT
paintings reflect the resurgence of American realism in art while drawing upon American modernism including
Category

1960s Pop Art Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Watchtowers (New York City), Jon Carsman
Watchtowers (New York City), Jon Carsman

Jon Carsman
Watchtowers (New York City), Jon Carsman, 1967

$3,500
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
Parking Lot
By Jessica Brilli
Located in Philadelphia, PA
drawing and painting since her childhood. Working in a style that encompasses American realism and 20th
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Parking Lot
Parking Lot

Jessica Brilli
Parking Lot, 2017

$1,800
Inglewood
By Jessica Brilli
Located in New York, NY
childhood. Working in a style that encompasses American realism and 20th century graphic design aesthetics
Category

2010s Landscape Prints

Materials

Photographic Paper

Inglewood
Inglewood

Jessica Brilli
Inglewood

$575
"Summer Solstice" - rose painting, still life, botanical realism, orange
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting featuring hues of orange, green and blue. Jim Wise is inspired by the works of Georgia O'Keeffe, Rene Magritte, James Rosenquist, Ed Ruscha and 17th century Dutch stil...
Category

2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Summer Solstice" - rose painting, still life, botanical realism, orange
"Summer Solstice" - rose painting, still life, botanical realism, orange

Jim Wise
"Summer Solstice" - rose painting, still life, botanical realism, orange, 2024

$3,200
Eggshells
By Catherine Koenig
Located in Buffalo, NY
portraiture throughout her career. Her art work evolved from American realism in the forties and fifties to
Category

1980s Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Archival Paper, Egg Tempera

Eggshells
Eggshells

Catherine Koenig
Eggshells, 1985

$700
Large Industrial Landscape Mid-Century National Geographic WPA Realism Drawing
By Thornton Oakley
Located in New York, NY
Large Industrial Landscape Mid-Century National Geographic WPA Realism Drawing. The drawing measure
Category

1940s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pastel, Gouache

Large Industrial Landscape Mid-Century National Geographic WPA Realism Drawing
Large Industrial Landscape Mid-Century National Geographic WPA Realism Drawing

Thornton Oakley
Large Industrial Landscape Mid-Century National Geographic WPA Realism Drawing, c. 1940s

$15,900
"Mandala for Creativity" - floral painting, stripes, realism - Georgia O Keeffe
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Mandala for Creativity" is an oil painting featuring hues of orange, pink, yellow, black and grey. Jim Wise is inspired by the works of Georgia O'Keeffe, Rene Magritte, James Rosen...
Category

2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Mandala for Creativity" - floral painting, stripes, realism - Georgia O Keeffe
"Mandala for Creativity" - floral painting, stripes, realism - Georgia O Keeffe

Jim Wise
"Mandala for Creativity" - floral painting, stripes, realism - Georgia O Keeffe, 2021

$3,200
Grazing, Realism, Light/ Shadow, Sheep, Southwest Art, Oil Painting, Landscape,
By Luke Autrey
Located in Houston, TX
, American Impressionist James Scoppettone. Luke's current series is inspired by his upbringing on a farm in
Category

2010s American Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Grazing, Realism, Light/ Shadow, Sheep, Southwest Art, Oil Painting, Landscape,
Grazing, Realism, Light/ Shadow, Sheep, Southwest Art, Oil Painting, Landscape,

Luke Autrey
Grazing, Realism, Light/ Shadow, Sheep, Southwest Art, Oil Painting, Landscape,, 2022

$2,600
"Vernal Equinox" - rose painting, still life, botanical realism, sky, vessel
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting featuring hues of green, blue and white. Jim Wise is inspired by the works of Georgia O'Keeffe, Rene Magritte, James Rosenquist, Ed Ruscha and 17th century Dutch still...
Category

2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Vernal Equinox" - rose painting, still life, botanical realism, sky, vessel
"Vernal Equinox" - rose painting, still life, botanical realism, sky, vessel

Jim Wise
"Vernal Equinox" - rose painting, still life, botanical realism, sky, vessel, 2024

$3,200
"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
Canyon Lands , Landscape oil painting, in the Realism style, Texas artist
By Garrett Middaugh
Located in Houston, TX
Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody Law Firm, Austin, Texas Weingarten Realty, Houston, Texas Omni American
Category

2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Canyon Lands , Landscape oil painting, in the Realism style, Texas artist
Canyon Lands , Landscape oil painting, in the Realism style, Texas artist

Garrett Middaugh
Canyon Lands , Landscape oil painting, in the Realism style, Texas artist, 2019

$2,280
"Ballerinas" Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Dance Realism Performing Arts Ballet
Located in New York, NY
"Ballerinas" Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Dance Realism Performing Arts Ballet. 16 x 20 inches. Oil
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Ballerinas" Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Dance Realism Performing Arts Ballet
"Ballerinas" Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Dance Realism Performing Arts Ballet

Ruth Falkin
"Ballerinas" Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Dance Realism Performing Arts Ballet, c 1949

$1,200
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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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