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

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

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

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

$18,000
Fighter Boxing Woodstock American Scene WPA Era Mid 20th Century Social Realism
Located in New York, NY
Fighter Boxing Woodstock American Scene WPA Era Mid 20th Century Social John Ruggles (1907-1991
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil, Board

Fighter Boxing Woodstock American Scene WPA Era Mid 20th Century Social Realism
Fighter Boxing Woodstock American Scene WPA Era Mid 20th Century Social Realism

John Ruggles
Fighter Boxing Woodstock American Scene WPA Era Mid 20th Century Social Realism, c. 1930s

$3,900
Machine Age Industrial WPA Era American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
Machine Age Industrial WPA Era American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Jo Cain (1904 - 2003
Category

1930s Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache, Board

Machine Age Industrial WPA Era American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century
Machine Age Industrial WPA Era American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century

Jo Cain
Machine Age Industrial WPA Era American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century, c. 1930s

$8,500
American Scene Social Realism Mid-20th Century WPA Era Woman Artist Children
Located in New York, NY
American Scene Social Realism Mid-20th Century WPA Era Woman Artist Children Winnie Borne Sherman
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite, Board

American Scene Social Realism Mid-20th Century WPA Era Woman Artist Children
American Scene Social Realism Mid-20th Century WPA Era Woman Artist Children

Winnie Borne Sherman
American Scene Social Realism Mid-20th Century WPA Era Woman Artist Children, c. 1930s

$4,800
Greenwich Village NYC WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Ashcan Modern Realism
Located in New York, NY
Greenwich Village NYC WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Ashcan Modern Realism Alfred Mira (1900
Category

1930s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil, Board

Greenwich Village NYC WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Ashcan Modern Realism
Greenwich Village NYC WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Ashcan Modern Realism

alfred mira
Greenwich Village NYC WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Ashcan Modern Realism, c. 1930s

$24,000
Bronx Post Office Mural Study WPA Horse Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
Bronx Post Office Mural Study WPA Horse Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Jo Cain (1904
Category

1930s American Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Gouache, Board

Bronx Post Office Mural Study WPA Horse Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern
Bronx Post Office Mural Study WPA Horse Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern

Jo Cain
Bronx Post Office Mural Study WPA Horse Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern, c. 1930s

$5,000
"Good Health Week" American Scene Modern Social Realism Mid 20th Century WPA Era
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
"Good Health Week" American Scene Modern Social Realism Mid- 20th Century WPA Era Jo Cain (1904
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

"Good Health Week" American Scene Modern Social Realism Mid 20th Century WPA Era
"Good Health Week" American Scene Modern Social Realism Mid 20th Century WPA Era

Jo Cain
"Good Health Week" American Scene Modern Social Realism Mid 20th Century WPA Era, c. 1930s

$5,000
"Men in Barracks" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Realism Gay Modernism WWII
By David Fredenthal
Located in New York, NY
"Men in Barracks" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Realism Gay Modernism WWII. 18 x 24 inches
Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Men in Barracks" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Realism Gay Modernism WWII
"Men in Barracks" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Realism Gay Modernism WWII

David Fredenthal
"Men in Barracks" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Realism Gay Modernism WWII, c. 1940a

$6,500
"NY Street Signs" Mid-20th Century WPA 1938 Modernist Abstract Realism Pop Art
By Stuart Davis
Located in New York, NY
"NY Street Signs" Mid-20th Century WPA 1938 Modernist Abstract Realism Pop Art Stuart Davis
Category

1930s American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache, Pencil

"NY Street Signs" Mid-20th Century WPA 1938 Modernist Abstract Realism Pop Art
"NY Street Signs" Mid-20th Century WPA 1938 Modernist Abstract Realism Pop Art

Stuart Davis
"NY Street Signs" Mid-20th Century WPA 1938 Modernist Abstract Realism Pop Art, 1938

$125,000
"Senator" William Gropper, Social Realism, WPA Political Art, Caricature
By William Gropper
Located in New York, NY
' publication, "New Masses." Gropper's painting, Youngstown Strike, has received much attention for its strong
Category

Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Senator" William Gropper, Social Realism, WPA Political Art, Caricature

William Gropper
"Senator" William Gropper, Social Realism, WPA Political Art, Caricature

$15,000
6th Avenue El at 8th St NYC Cityscape American Scene Social Realism Mid-Century
By Max Arthur Cohn
Located in New York, NY
6th Avenue El at 8th St NYC Cityscape American Scene Social Realism Mid-Century Max Arthur Cohn
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

6th Avenue El at 8th St NYC Cityscape American Scene Social Realism Mid-Century
6th Avenue El at 8th St NYC Cityscape American Scene Social Realism Mid-Century

Max Arthur Cohn
6th Avenue El at 8th St NYC Cityscape American Scene Social Realism Mid-Century, c. 1930

$5,500
"Tobacco Road" Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary
By David Fredenthal
Located in New York, NY
"Tobacco Road" Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary 19 1/4 x 11 1/2
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

"Tobacco Road" Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary
"Tobacco Road" Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary

David Fredenthal
"Tobacco Road" Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary

$18,500
Reproduction Vintage Realism Cockatoo by Jesse Arms Botke
By Jessie Arms Botke
Located in North Fort Myers, FL
Exceptional statement piece with a pair of white cockatoo birds in a realism tropical setting by
Category

Mid-20th Century American Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Reproduction Vintage Realism Cockatoo by Jesse Arms Botke
Reproduction Vintage Realism Cockatoo by Jesse Arms Botke

Reproduction Vintage Realism Cockatoo by Jesse Arms Botke

$725
TOBACCO ROAD Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary 2
By David Fredenthal
Located in New York, NY
TOBACCO ROAD Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary 2 10 1/2 x 6 (sight
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

TOBACCO ROAD Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary 2
TOBACCO ROAD Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary 2

TOBACCO ROAD Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary 2, 1939

$12,500
TOBACCO ROAD Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary 3
By David Fredenthal
Located in New York, NY
TOBACCO ROAD Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary 3 10 1/2 x 6 (sight
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

TOBACCO ROAD Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary 3
TOBACCO ROAD Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary 3

David Fredenthal
TOBACCO ROAD Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary 3, 1939

$12,500
Abstract Realism Town Scape by Noted NY Artist Ed Cowley D. 1969
Located in Peabody, MA
An abstract realism canvas entitled “Maple Avenue, Altamont, New York” by Ed Cowley (1925-2014
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

Abstract Realism Town Scape by Noted NY Artist Ed Cowley D. 1969
Abstract Realism Town Scape by Noted NY Artist Ed Cowley D. 1969

Abstract Realism Town Scape by Noted NY Artist Ed Cowley D. 1969

$2,795
Dishes, Mid Century figurative realism, oil on panel
Located in Burlingame, CA
of this process allows me to truly understand, embody, and absorb the image. Each painting is its own
Category

2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Dishes, Mid Century figurative realism, oil on panel
Dishes, Mid Century figurative realism, oil on panel

Philip Ludwig
Dishes, Mid Century figurative realism, oil on panel, 2018

$4,500
Rosemary - watercolor, portrait, infant, realism, Vienna, mid 20th century
Located in Wien, AT
for Viennese artists of the early 20th century, such as Egon Schiele, Gustav Klimt and Koloman Moser
Category

Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Rosemary - watercolor, portrait, infant, realism, Vienna, mid 20th century
Rosemary - watercolor, portrait, infant, realism, Vienna, mid 20th century

Silvia Koller
Rosemary - watercolor, portrait, infant, realism, Vienna, mid 20th century, Unknown

$2,966
Near Light, Mid Century Realism Los Angeles night scene, oil on panel, framed
Located in Burlingame, CA
1 1/2 deep Denny Holland creates paintings depicting objects with accuracy and detail. He strives
Category

2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Near Light, Mid Century Realism Los Angeles night scene, oil on panel, framed
Near Light, Mid Century Realism Los Angeles night scene, oil on panel, framed

Denny Holland
Near Light, Mid Century Realism Los Angeles night scene, oil on panel, framed, 2018

$3,800
Lion et Lionnes - Realism, Animal Drawing, Work on Paper, Mid 19th Century
By Rosa Bonheur
Located in London, GB
sculptor, known for her artistic realism. Bonheur was widely considered to be the most famous female
Category

Mid-19th Century Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Lion et Lionnes - Realism, Animal Drawing, Work on Paper, Mid 19th Century
Lion et Lionnes - Realism, Animal Drawing, Work on Paper, Mid 19th Century

Rosa Bonheur
Lion et Lionnes - Realism, Animal Drawing, Work on Paper, Mid 19th Century

$9,571
Summer Breeze Oil Painting 50s Mid-Century Abstract Realism Modernism Landscape
Located in New York, NY
Summer Breeze Oil Painting 50s Mid-Century Abstract Realism Modernism Landscape. James Daugherty
Category

1950s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Summer Breeze Oil Painting 50s Mid-Century Abstract Realism Modernism Landscape
Summer Breeze Oil Painting 50s Mid-Century Abstract Realism Modernism Landscape

James Daugherty
Summer Breeze Oil Painting 50s Mid-Century Abstract Realism Modernism Landscape, 1950s

$15,000
Jellyfish Life Magazine Illustration Published 1955 Realism Modern Mid Century
By Antonio Petruccelli
Located in New York, NY
Jellyfish Life Magazine Illustration Published 1955 American Modern Mid Century Realism Antonio
Category

1950s American Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

Jellyfish Life Magazine Illustration Published 1955 Realism Modern Mid Century
Jellyfish Life Magazine Illustration Published 1955 Realism Modern Mid Century

Antonio Petruccelli
Jellyfish Life Magazine Illustration Published 1955 Realism Modern Mid Century, 1955

$7,500
"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
"Doomsday Rhapsody" Contemporary Social Realism Mid 20th Century Political Large
By William Gropper
Located in New York, NY
"Doomsday Rhapsody" Contemporary Social Realism Mid 20th Century Political Large. 42 x 52 inches
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Doomsday Rhapsody" Contemporary Social Realism Mid 20th Century Political Large
"Doomsday Rhapsody" Contemporary Social Realism Mid 20th Century Political Large

William Gropper
"Doomsday Rhapsody" Contemporary Social Realism Mid 20th Century Political Large, 1973

$38,000
WPA Period American Modernist Realism Oil Painting
By Samuel David Lev-Landau
Located in Surfside, FL
Painter, New York, N.Y. Samuel David Lev-Landau was born in Warsaw, Poland and emigrated to the United States. Trained at the Graphic Sketch Club, Philadelphia and studied with Sol W...
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
"Staten Island Ferry" WPA Modern NYC Cityscape Mid-Century Realism 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
mid 20th Century realistic oil painting was painted during the WPA era. Bernstein spent most of his
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Staten Island Ferry" WPA Modern NYC Cityscape Mid-Century Realism 20th Century
"Staten Island Ferry" WPA Modern NYC Cityscape Mid-Century Realism 20th Century

Gerald Bernstein
"Staten Island Ferry" WPA Modern NYC Cityscape Mid-Century Realism 20th Century, 1930s/40s

$4,900
"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
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
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
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
Factory Scene WPA Mid 20th Century American Realism Cubist Industrial Modernism
By Beni E. Kosh
Located in New York, NY
Factory Scene WPA Mid 20th Century American Realism Cubist Industrial Modernism Composition #492
Category

1950s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Factory Scene WPA Mid 20th Century American Realism Cubist Industrial Modernism
Factory Scene WPA Mid 20th Century American Realism Cubist Industrial Modernism

Beni E. Kosh
Factory Scene WPA Mid 20th Century American Realism Cubist Industrial Modernism, c. 1950s

$7,900
"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
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
Harry Gottlieb (1895 - 1993). Oil on board. Signed and dated 1930 lower right. Framed. Image size, 18 x 24 inches. Harry Gottlieb, painter, screenprinter, educator, and lithograph...
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
"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
"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
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
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
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
"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
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
Loggers WPA Depression Era Modern Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism
By William L Engle
Located in New York, NY
Loggers WPA Depression Era Modern Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Oil on board, 24
Category

1940s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

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

William L Engle
Loggers WPA Depression Era Modern Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism, 1940s

$8,500
WPA Period "Coastal Village" American Modernist Realism Oil Painting
By Samuel David Lev-Landau
Located in Surfside, FL
Signed and titled in Yiddish verso. Painter, New York, N.Y. Samuel David Lev-Landau was born in Warsaw, Poland and emigrated to the United States. Trained at the Graphic Sketch Clu...
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
"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
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
"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
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
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
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
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
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
Chris Nissen Oil Painting Mid-Century Street Scene of Intersection, Framed
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Realism Oil Painting Mid-Century Street Scene of Intersection Large and very realistic oil
Category

Late 20th Century American American Classical Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Chris Nissen Oil Painting Mid-Century Street Scene of Intersection, Framed
Chris Nissen Oil Painting Mid-Century Street Scene of Intersection, Framed

Chris Nissen Oil Painting Mid-Century Street Scene of Intersection, Framed

$1,850
Mid Century Modern Swedish Realism Still Life Oil Painting - Lemon Green Cup
Located in Bristol, GB
painted mid-century still life composition, executed in oil onto canvas. The painting presents a
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Mid Century Modern Swedish Realism Still Life Oil Painting - Lemon Green Cup
Mid Century Modern Swedish Realism Still Life Oil Painting - Lemon Green Cup

Mid Century Modern Swedish Realism Still Life Oil Painting - Lemon Green Cup, 1960s

$881
"Cruise Ship Rolls In" Mid 20th Century American Contemporary Modern Realism
Located in New York, NY
"Cruise Ship Rolls In" Mid 20th Century American Contemporary Modern Realism This is one
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Cruise Ship Rolls In" Mid 20th Century American Contemporary Modern Realism
"Cruise Ship Rolls In" Mid 20th Century American Contemporary Modern Realism

koehler
"Cruise Ship Rolls In" Mid 20th Century American Contemporary Modern Realism, c. 1950s

$3,900
WPA Period American Modernist Realism Oil Painting
By Samuel David Lev-Landau
Located in Surfside, FL
Painter, New York, N.Y. Samuel David Lev-Landau was born in Warsaw, Poland and emigrated to the United States. Trained at the Graphic Sketch Club, Philadelphia and studied with Sol W...
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
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You are likely to find exactly the realism painting mid century you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. There are many modern, Surrealist and Photorealist versions of these works for sale. You’re likely to find the perfect realism painting mid century among the distinctive items we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 18th Century as well as those made as recently as the 21st Century. When looking for the right realism painting mid century for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of brown, gray, black and blue. There have been many interesting realism painting mid century examples over the years, but those made by Max Arthur Cohn, William Gropper, Daniel Ralph Celentano, David Fredenthal and Samuel David Lev-Landau are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. Frequently made by artists working in paint, oil paint and canvas, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

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