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"By the Window, " Leon Kroll, oil, figurative art, nude, modernism
By Leon Kroll
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Leon Kroll was a painter, lithographer, art critic and teacher who was born in 1884 in New York City. Living his professional life in New York City and Chicago, he summered in Rockpo...
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

WPA American Scene Modernism 20th Century NYC Industrial "Cellar with Horseshoe"
By Joseph Solman
Located in New York, NY
"Cellar with Horseshoe" WPA American Scene Modernism 20th Century NYC Industrial Joseph Solman
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1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Concert" Early 20th Century WPA Modernism American City Landscape Scene Ashcan
By Michael Loew
Located in New York, NY
"Concert" Early 20th Century WPA Modernism American City Landscape Scene Ashcan The size of the
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1920s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The White Camel , Paris, Cairo, Danish Modernism, De Tretten, Group of Thirteen
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
White Camel, 1935', painting #31 in the catalog for Anton Hansen's 1951 solo exhibition. A detailed
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1930s Animal Paintings

Materials

Plywood, Oil

Boys Swimming Industrial Landscape WPA Mid 20th Century Social Realism Modernism
By Henry Ernst Schnakenberg
Located in New York, NY
Boys Swimming Industrial Landscape WPA Mid 20th Century Social Realism Modernism Henry
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1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"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
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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Old Shoemaker" Ashcan 20th Century Modernism 1924 California WPA Realism Worker
By Otis Oldfield
Located in New York, NY
"Old Shoemaker" Ashcan 20th Century Modernism 1924 California WPA Realism Worker. Signed “Otis
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1920s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Landscape American Hungarian European Modernism 1938 Realism Long Island WPA era
By Stephen Csoka
Located in New York, NY
Landscape American Hungarian European Modernism 1938 Realism Long Island WPA era. The canvas
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1930s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"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

Mural Study for "History of Water" American Scene Modernism Social Realism WPA
By Thomas Hart Benton
Located in New York, NY
Mural Study for "History of Water" American Scene Modernism Social Realism WPA Thomas Hart Benton
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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Egg Tempera, Board

"Abstraction I, " Rolph Scarlett, gouache, modernism, American art, ca 1940-50
By Rolph Scarlett
Located in Wiscasset, ME
lecturer, and eventually acquiring nearly sixty of his paintings and monoprints. An important painter and
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1940s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Buffalo, NY Steel Mill American Scene Modernism WPA Era Industrial 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Buffalo, NY Steel Mill American Scene Modernism WPA Era Industrial 20th Century Ruth A. Haven Gay
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1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Coney Island Fire Eaters American Scene Modernism WPA Social Realism Mid-Century
Located in New York, NY
Coney Island Fire Eaters American Scene Modernism WPA Social Realism Mid-Century Frederick "Fritz
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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

UN Poster Design American Scene Mid 20th Century Modernism WPA World Peace
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
UN Poster Design American Scene Mid 20th Century Modernism WPA World Peace Jo Cain (1904 – 2003
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1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Egg Tempera, Board

"Pear" Henry Schnakenberg, Realist Fruit Still Life, WPA Artist, Modernism
Located in New York, NY
Schnakenberg moved away from the city to Newtown, Connecticut. He spent many summers painting the bright
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1920s Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Sock Hop" Mid-Century American Modernism WPA Female Artist 20th Century Realism
By Kyra Markham
Located in New York, NY
"Sock Hop" Mid-Century American Modernism WPA Female Artist 20th Century Realism. 30 x 24 inches
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1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Berlin Wall in Gouache on Interview Magazine Back Page 1989 Modernism
Located in Soquel, CA
Artist in Gouache on Interview Magazine Back Page 1989 Modernism Portrait of a man and
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1980s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

beggars spanish modernism colored pencils
By Ricard Opisso Sala
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Ricard Opisso - Beggars - Colored pencils Measurements drawing 21x31cm. Frame measures 39x48 cm. Damaged paper at bottom. Anti-reflective glass. Son of Alfredo Opisso y Viñas, journ...
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1940s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Color Pencil

Hook Creek Hungarian American European Modernism WPA 1935 Long Island Canal Boat
By Stephen Csoka
Located in New York, NY
Hook Creek Hungarian American European Modernism WPA 1935 Long Island Canal Boat Oil on canvas
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1930s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Rockport Harbor — Mid-Century Modernism
By Louis Wolchonok
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Louis Wolchonok, 'Rockport Harbor', gouache, c. 1950. Signed in ink, lower right. A fine, modernist work, with fresh colors, on cream wove drawing paper, in excellent condition. Shee...
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1950s American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

"War Brides, Wash Sq NYC" American Scene WWII Modernism WPA Mid-Century Oil
By Georgina Klitgaard
Located in New York, NY
"War Brides, Wash Sq NYC" American Scene WWII Modernism WPA Mid-Century Oil. 30 x 40 inches. Oil on
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1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Guy Pene du Bois WPA American Modernism Realism NYC Scene Oil Lawyers in Court
By Guy Pène Du Bois
Located in New York, NY
Guy Pene du Bois' "Two Figures in Courtroom" is a WPA era American scene oil painting created in a
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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil, Board

Charles Levier Modernist Artist Vase of Flowers in Bloom Window Paris Modernism
By Charles Levier
Located in Surfside, FL
paintings of Parisian beauties and boulevards are collected worldwide. Throughout the world his paintings
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Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Reclining Nude — Mid-Century Modernism, Renowned African American Artist
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Robert Blackburn, Untitled (Reclining Nude), brush and ink, c. 1948, unsigned. A fine, spontaneous work, on cream wove paper. Slight toning to the sheet edges; otherwise in excellen...
Category

1940s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink

Guy Pène du Bois (American, 1884-1958) "La Chapelle Des Pecheurs" WPA Modernism
Located in Atlanta, GA
This captivating oil on board painting, titled "La Chapelle Des Pêcheurs" (The Fishermen's Chapel
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Early 20th Century American French Provincial Paintings

Materials

Paint

Pacific Coast , California Post-Impressionist, Modernism, San Francisco
By Michel Kady
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Michel Kady' and dated 1948. A substantial watercolor on Arches paper showing a coastal scene with figures walking beside the Pacific Ocean beneath imposing cli...
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1940s Post-Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Dynamic Abstract , California San Francisco Bay Area Modernism, Thiebaud
By Robert George Gilberg
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
paintings insist on a curious magic... of turning the simple into the grand." Although not much given to
Category

1940s Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Pen

Unknown American Modernism School - Drawing of a Kitchen Interior
Located in New York, NY
Unknown American Modernism School Untitled (Kitchen), c. 1930 Pencil on paper Sight size: 10 x 12
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1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Seymour Fogel Woodland Eros Abstract Drawings Texas Modernism 1971
Located in Dallas, TX
Seymour Fogel Texas Artist From his New York Transcendental Period 1971 "Woodland Eros Drawing I" "Woodland Eros Drawing II" Conte Crayon on Illustration Board. Professionally c...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper

Deco Dancing Hungarian Expressionism European Drawing Modernism Figurative Dance
By Hugó Scheiber
Located in New York, NY
Deco Dancing Hungarian Expressionism European Drawing Modernism Figurative Dance. 22 1/2 x 16
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1920s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

"Offering, " Morris Graves, American Modernism, Owl, Bird, Gift, Present
By Morris Graves
Located in New York, NY
with 30 of his works. His painting, much influenced by Oriental art, has much symbolism* and elements
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1950s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gold Leaf

people on the bar terrace spanish modernism colored pencils
By Ricard Opisso Sala
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Ricard Opisso - Bar - Colored pencils Measurements drawing 11x13cm. Frame measures 35x37 cm. Son of Alfredo Opisso y Viñas, journalist, historian and critic, and of Antonia Sala y ...
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1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Color Pencil

Vestal Virgin , Danish Modernism, Art Deco Figural, Mythological, Neo-classical
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
figural painting of a young woman, shown naked and holding aloft an earthenware oil lamp while shielding
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1950s Art Deco Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Graphite

Navajo Family , Santa Fe, Modernism, Corcoran, Whitney, PAFA, AIC, WPA
By Eduard Buk Ulreich
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
York and worked as a WPA artist painting murals throughout the United States. His works include murals
Category

1940s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Illustration Board

"Sculpture Model" Abstract American Drawing Modernism Mid 20th Century Cubism
Located in New York, NY
"Sculpture Model" Abstract American Drawing Modernism Mid 20th Century Cubism Charles Biederman
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1930s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Study of a Woman , Copenhagen, Danish Modernism, Benezit, Thieme-Becker
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'de Sala' for Eugène de Sala (Danish, 1899-1987) and created circa 1955. (Brush name for Oswald Lykkeberg Salomonsen). A stunning, mid-century portrait of a youn...
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1950s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Abstract American Modernism Mid-Century WPA Era Drawing Woodstock 20th Century
By Konrad Cramer
Located in New York, NY
paintings. His post World War I style became a fusion of European modernism with imagery of American culture
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1930s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

"Bathers" American Scene Social Realism 20th Century Modernism Ashcan Fauvism
By Charles Demuth
Located in New York, NY
"Bathers" American Scene Social Realism 20th Century Modernism Ashcan Fauvism Charles Demuth (1883
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1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Bridge Painter WPA American Modernism Mid 20th-Century Realism Industrial Worker
By Louis Wolchonok
Located in New York, NY
Bridge Painter WPA American Modernism Mid 20th-Century Realism Industrial Worker Louis Wolchonok
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1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Manhattan Bridge" NYC American Scene Modernism Watercolor WPA Urban Realism
By Reginald Marsh
Located in New York, NY
Reginald Marsh "Manhattan Bridge" NYC American Scene Modernism Watercolor WPA Urban Realism, 20 x
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1930s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

George Grosz NYC City Scene Modernism Watercolor German Expressionism Weimar
By George Grosz
Located in New York, NY
George Grosz NYC City Scene Modernism Watercolor German Expressionism Weimar George Grosz
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1930s Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Woman in Red , California Modernist, San Francisco Bay Area Modernism, Thiebaud
By Robert George Gilberg
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'Woman in Red' by Robert George Gilberg. California Modernist, San Francisco Bay Area Modernism
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1950s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel

"Animated Discourse" WPA Mid-Century American Scene Modernism Realism Figurative
Located in New York, NY
"Animated Discourse" WPA Mid-Century American Scene Modernism Realism Figurative. Chris Ritter
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Yiddish Theatre Cubist Costume Design 1924 Deco Color Field Modernism Broadway
Located in New York, NY
Yiddish Theatre Cubist Costume Design 1924 Deco Color Field Modernism Broadway. Boris Aronson
Category

1920s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Charles Levier Modernist Artist Vase of Flowers by the Sea Paris Modernism
By Charles Levier
Located in Surfside, FL
Jansem, Jean Dufy, Claude Venard, Bernard Buffet, Yvonne Canu and others. His paintings of Parisian
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Times Square" Mid 20th Century 1937 Modernism Broadway Drawing NYC Cityscape
Located in New York, NY
"Times Square" Mid 20th Century 1937 Modernism Broadway Drawing NYC Cityscape Philip Goodwin (20th
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1930s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Reginald Marsh "Brooklyn Bridge" NYC Modernism WPA Mid-Century Watercolor Modern
By Reginald Marsh
Located in New York, NY
Reginald Marsh "Brooklyn Bridge" NYC Modernism WPA Mid-Century Watercolor Modern Reginald Marsh
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1940s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Working Man WPA Social Realism Industrial Modernism 20th Century American Scene
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
Working Man WPA Social Realism Industrial Modernism 20th Century American Scene Jo Cain (1904
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1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Oil

Abstract Work on Paper Mid-Century Modernism Greek American Gouache Drawing
By Jean Xceron
Located in New York, NY
Abstract Work on Paper Mid-Century Modernism Greek American Gouache Drawing. A modernist artist
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1940s American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Autumn Painting, Bold Landscape Artwork, Original Oil Painting, Abstract Art
By Miles Cole
Located in Deddington, GB
in the tradition of British and European post-war Modernism particularly abstract painting, drawing
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Emergence, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Howard Danelowitz
Located in Yardley, PA
geometric shapes . The artwork is sophisticated and engaging and will bring a touch of luxury and modernism
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

NYC Watercolor Drawing American Modern 20th Century Modernism Mid-Century WPA
By David Fredenthal
Located in New York, NY
NYC Watercolor Drawing American Modern 20th Century Modernism Mid-Century WPA. David Fredenthal
Category

1940s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Daughters of Atreus" Broadway Play Set Design Drawing American Modernism WPA
By Jo Mielziner
Located in New York, NY
"Daughters of Atreus" Broadway Play Set Design Drawing American Modernism WPA. 8 x 10 ¾ inches
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1930s Performance Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Composed, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Howard Danelowitz
Located in Yardley, PA
artwork is sophisticated in style and will bring a touch of luxury and modernism to any interior. The
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Marquise Grid, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Howard Danelowitz
Located in Yardley, PA
, sophistication and modernism to any interior. The painting surface is a high grade Belgian linen
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Marquise Rhythm, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Howard Danelowitz
Located in Yardley, PA
the senses and would bring an elevated touch of luxury and modernism to any home. The painting
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Marquise Cadence, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Howard Danelowitz
Located in Yardley, PA
artwork. The painting is sophisticated, and elegant and will bring a nice touch of luxury and modernism to
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

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