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"Summertime"
By Nicolai Cikovsky
Located in Southampton, NY
that reflects his earlier exposure to modern European art. During the 1930s and 1940s, he was linked
Category

1940s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Doll in Mirror, " Aaron Bohrod, Trompe L oeil Still Life, WPA Wisconsin Artist
By Aaron Bohrod
Located in New York, NY
subject matter and style. In the late 1920's, Bohrod studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and then
Category

1960s Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Pencil Drawing of a Female Portrait of Aligi Sassu from the 1970s
By Aligi Sassu
Located in Milano, MI
expressionism, social realism, and primitivism, consistently reflecting his deep engagement with human struggles
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Drawings

Materials

Paper

Abstract by Maurice Golubov
By Maurice Golubov 1
Located in Sheffield, MA
significantly different from the other abstract artists during the 1930s and 1940s. Undated, autobiographical
Category

Vintage 1950s Paintings

"Loading Logs" WPA American Scene Men Working Social Realism Mid-Century 1930s
By Vincent Campanella 1
Located in New York, NY
Vincent Campanella (1915 – 2001) “Loading Logs,” 15 ¾ x 22 ½ inch, gouache on paper, circa 1930's
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

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

American Modernist Social Realist Seamstress Portrait Painting
By Gershon Benjamin
Located in Surfside, FL
whatever was in vogue at the time. In the 1940s, his generic subject matter was overlooked by the social
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Ben-Zion (Ukraine, 1897-1987) circa 1930 s "Floral Still with White Vase"
By Ben-Zion
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Floral Still Life Ben-Zion (Ukraine, 1897-1987) Circa 1930's Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. 17 3/4 x
Category

1930s Abstract Expressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Americana Farmer and Wife, Gouache Painting WPA Art William Gropper Woodchopper
By William Gropper
Located in Surfside, FL
, his concern with European politics and U.S. social causes didn't slow down his artistic career, and by
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

Americana, Lawyer in Court, Politician, Gouache Painting WPA Art William Gropper
By William Gropper
Located in Surfside, FL
, and social injustice was central in his work. After publishing the graphic novel Alley Oop in 1930
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles, Limited Edition Panza Collection poster
By Mark Rothko
Located in New York, NY
dominance of American realism at the Art Students League, at the galleries, and at the Whitney Studio Club
Category

1980s Color-Field Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Scientist original screenprint figure and constellations signed by Ben Shahn
By Ben Shahn
Located in Milwaukee, WI
the 1930s. His art was influenced by photographer Walker Evans, with whom he shared quarters. In
Category

1950s American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Pigment, Screen

"Black Youth" Young Black Male, Harmonica, Deep Earth Tones, African American
Located in Detroit, MI
during the 1920s or 1930s. He has his musical instrument, a harmonica, to play and entertain passersby. A
Category

Mid-20th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Self Portrait
By Daniel Ralph Celentano
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1930s and 1940s. After the United States entered World War II he took a job in the art department of
Category

1940s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

“Fish Mongers”
By Nicolai Cikovsky
Located in Southampton, NY
that reflects his earlier exposure to modern European art. During the 1930s and 1940s, he was linked
Category

1950s Post-Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Graphite

"Flight, " Expressionist Landscape with Birds Poster by Milton Avery
By Milton Avery
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Matisse. Early in Avery's career, when Social Realism and American Scene painting were the prevailing
Category

1980s Expressionist Landscape Prints

Materials

Other Medium

Two Girls in the Wind
By Reginald Marsh
Located in San Francisco, CA
of the 1930s Marsh began to express himself fully in his art. As late as 1944, Marsh wrote, "I still
Category

1930s Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Etching

Redheaded Boy, Young Male Portrait w/ Rose and Butterflies, Framed, Oil on Panel
By Rose Freymuth-Frazier
Located in Chicago, IL
Hitler's Germany in the late 1930's. After being refused entry to the United States, they were welcomed
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Henry Botkin Fauvist Expressionist Portrait Old Man Oil Painting WPA Artist
By Henry Botkin
Located in Surfside, FL
, landscapes, and low-country blacks in a romantic manner that some criticized for lacking social realism. By
Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Blond Boy
By Rose Freymuth-Frazier
Located in Chicago, IL
maternal Grandparents fled Hitler's Germany in the late 1930's. After being refused entry to the United
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Paper, Color Pencil

Modernist Mexican landscape "Taxco Corner"
By Harry Gottlieb
Located in Surfside, FL
, Gottlieb's art was allied much more closely to the tradition of social realism in the vein of Sloan, Marsh
Category

1950s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Gorge Figures 1967
By Louis Ribak
Located in Santa Fe, NM
New Masses. Ribak's work during the 1930s and early 1940s is dominated by social realism. His painting
Category

20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

India Ink, Watercolor, Handmade Paper

Grand Central Station NYC Modernism WPA Industrial Transportation Depression Era
By George Biddle
Located in New York, NY
is a hybrid of modernism and social realism. Throughout the 1930s and 1940s, Biddle was
Category

1930s American Modern Mixed Media

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Rag Paper

"The Kiosk, Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago" Aaron Bohrod, WPA Midwestern Regionalism
By Aaron Bohrod
Located in New York, NY
1930 and resided there until the move to Wisconsin. Influenced strongly by the Social Realism of John
Category

1930s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Cloud Cover - Early Spring Landscape with Pastel Flowering Trees, Original Oil
By Rose Freymuth-Frazier
Located in Chicago, IL
Hitler's Germany in the late 1930's. After being refused entry to the United States, they were welcomed
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Tangerine Sky - Original Oil Painting Soft Light Reflecting Romantic Colors
By Rose Freymuth-Frazier
Located in Chicago, IL
maternal Grandparents fled Hitler's Germany in the late 1930's. After being refused entry to the United
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Satin Skies - Original Oil Painting with Soft Light Reflecting Romantic Colors
By Rose Freymuth-Frazier
Located in Chicago, IL
Hitler's Germany in the late 1930's. After being refused entry to the United States, they were welcomed
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Golden Boy
By Rose Freymuth-Frazier
Located in Chicago, IL
Hitler's Germany in the late 1930's. After being refused entry to the United States, they were welcomed
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Horsemen of the Metropolis - Original Oil Painting Allegory of the Four Horsemen
By Rose Freymuth-Frazier
Located in Chicago, IL
Hitler's Germany in the late 1930's. After being refused entry to the United States, they were welcomed
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Ruby Throated Lover
By Rose Freymuth-Frazier
Located in Chicago, IL
Hitler's Germany in the late 1930's. After being refused entry to the United States, they were welcomed
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Divine Intervention, White Persian Cat Standing on a Trump Doll, Oil Painting
By Rose Freymuth-Frazier
Located in Chicago, IL
the late 1930's. After being refused entry to the United States, they were welcomed into the Dominican
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Linen

Gone Wild, Woman Lounging on Teal Couch with Persian Cat, Original Oil Painting
By Rose Freymuth-Frazier
Located in Chicago, IL
the late 1930's. After being refused entry to the United States, they were welcomed into the Dominican
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Goldmine, Central City, Colorado
By Joseph Meert
Located in Los Angeles, CA
social realism, as neither Meert nor Mullen could ignore the plight of so many during the Great
Category

1930s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1939 Mexican Farm Worker WPA Artist Adolf Dehn American Modern Gouache Painting
By Adolf Dehn
Located in Surfside, FL
American art, including regionalism, social realism, and caricature. A two-time recipient of the Guggenheim
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Still Life Pink Green, Lemons, Limes in Basket Modernist Picnic Painting
By Andrée Ruellan
Located in Surfside, FL
realism of the 1930s, but, following a trip to France, her art became increasingly abstract. At about that
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Falling Reflections Original Oil Painting, Soft Light Reflecting Romantic Colors
Located in Chicago, IL
Art Show - Copro Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, 2016 American Realism: Past to Present - Cavalier
Category

2010s Paintings

Materials

Paint

Wetlands, Reflective Marsh on a Spring Sky, Soft Romantic Colors, Original Oil
Located in Chicago, IL
City, 2018 Realism: Then and Now - Cavalier Galleries, New York City, 2018 Art on Paper Fair
Category

2010s Paintings

Materials

Paint

Abandoned Coal Mine
By Aaron Bohrod
Located in Concord, MA
. In the late 1920’s, Bohrod studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and then went to New York City to
Category

1930s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Paper

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