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"NYC Trolley" American Modernism WPA Mid-Century Transit Scene Realism Cityscape
By Gregorio Prestopino
Located in New York, NY
"NYC Trolley" American Modernism WPA Mid-Century Transit Scene Realism Cityscape. 39 x 26 inches
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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

Gregorio Prestopino
"NYC Trolley" American Modernism WPA Mid-Century Transit Scene Realism Cityscape, .c 1940s

$18,000
"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
"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
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
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
"Loading Logs" WPA American Scene Men Working Social Realism Mid-Century 1930s
By Vincent Campanella 1
Located in New York, NY
catalog. A copy of the catalogue will accompany this painting. Born in New York in 1915, Campanella
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
"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 Signed and dated 1938 signature lower right. Provenance: Collection of Seymour Stein B...
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
"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
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
Kingfisher, 20th Century Magical Realism Landscape w/ Birds Driftwood
By Paul Riba
Located in Beachwood, OH
43.5 inches, framed Paul Riba was a painter of Magic Realism. He explored the unreal juxtaposition of
Category

Mid-20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Kingfisher, 20th Century Magical Realism Landscape w/ Birds Driftwood
Kingfisher, 20th Century Magical Realism Landscape w/ Birds Driftwood

Paul Riba
Kingfisher, 20th Century Magical Realism Landscape w/ Birds Driftwood

$4,200
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
Framed Realism Blue Beige Seashell Pencil Painting, Fine Art Brushed Chrome
Located in Miami, FL
Nautical Seashell Pencil Painting in Beige on blue Paper. Brushed Chrome Frame for secure hanging
Category

Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Chrome

Framed Realism Blue Beige Seashell Pencil Painting, Fine Art Brushed Chrome
Framed Realism Blue Beige Seashell Pencil Painting, Fine Art Brushed Chrome

Framed Realism Blue Beige Seashell Pencil Painting, Fine Art Brushed Chrome

$525
Framed Realism Enamel Painting on Copper by T. Kooper Three Circus Clowns
Located in Miami, FL
Framed colorful realism enamel painting on copper by T. Kooper Three Circus Clowns. Signed by
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Framed Realism Enamel Painting on Copper by T. Kooper Three Circus Clowns
Framed Realism Enamel Painting on Copper by T. Kooper Three Circus Clowns

Framed Realism Enamel Painting on Copper by T. Kooper Three Circus Clowns

$399
New Yorker Illustration Mid-Century Modern Realism American Scene "Antique Shop"
Located in New York, NY
New Yorker Illustration Mid-Century Modern Realism American Scene "Antique Shop" Arthur Getz (1913
Category

1950s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

New Yorker Illustration Mid-Century Modern Realism American Scene "Antique Shop"
New Yorker Illustration Mid-Century Modern Realism American Scene "Antique Shop"

Arthur Getz
New Yorker Illustration Mid-Century Modern Realism American Scene "Antique Shop", c. 1950s

$6,900
INDUSTRY American Scene Modernism WPA Mural Study Industrial Mid-Century Realism
By John Costigan
Located in New York, NY
INDUSTRY American Scene Modernism WPA Mural Study Industrial Mid-Century Realism. John Edward
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

INDUSTRY American Scene Modernism WPA Mural Study Industrial Mid-Century Realism
INDUSTRY American Scene Modernism WPA Mural Study Industrial Mid-Century Realism

John Costigan
INDUSTRY American Scene Modernism WPA Mural Study Industrial Mid-Century Realism, 1942

$44,000
WPA Social Realism American Scene Political Cartoon Depression Era Mid-Century
By William Gropper
Located in New York, NY
WPA Social Realism American Scene Political Cartoon Depression Era Mid-Century. Signed lower left
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

WPA Social Realism American Scene Political Cartoon Depression Era Mid-Century
WPA Social Realism American Scene Political Cartoon Depression Era Mid-Century

William Gropper
WPA Social Realism American Scene Political Cartoon Depression Era Mid-Century, c. 1946

$2,700
"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
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
Leah Giberson "Palm Springs Poodle Cut" Realism Olive Tree Mid-Century Modern
By Leah Giberson
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Leah Giberson "Palm Springs Poodle Cut" Realism Olive Tree Mid-Century Modern From Leah Giberson
Category

2010s Photorealist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board

Leah Giberson "Palm Springs Poodle Cut" Realism Olive Tree Mid-Century Modern
Leah Giberson "Palm Springs Poodle Cut" Realism Olive Tree Mid-Century Modern

Leah Giberson
Leah Giberson "Palm Springs Poodle Cut" Realism Olive Tree Mid-Century Modern, 2019

$1,900
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The average selling price for a realism painting mid century we offer is $2,450, while they’re typically $75 on the low end and $1,785,000 for the highest priced.
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