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Rare Milk Glass Carved Sculpture Panel Cowboy Indian WPA Artist Americana
By Abraham Harriton
Located in Surfside, FL
Harriton was a Romanian-born Jewish modernist artist and social realism painter in the United States.
Born
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Outside a Deli
By Jack Levine
Located in Sheffield, MA
developed a modern Social Realism while borrowing from the techniques of Rembrandt and El Greco, something
Category
1940s Ashcan School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
A Farm
By Jessica Rice
Located in Los Angeles, CA
gatherings, crowded restaurants, craftsmen and domestic scenes reveal a romanticized version of social
Category
1990s Cubist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper
$4,250
Le Concours de Violon - Large 19th Century Oil Painting Classical Music Concert
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
, and he achieved further acclaim as a sensitive painter of social realism.
Further reading: Spanish
Category
1880s Academic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Shotgun Wedding
By William Sanderson
Located in Denver, CO
, Social Realism, and Hard-Edge Abstraction. His work often depicts architecture, ships, nature, and the
Category
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled
By William Sanderson
Located in Denver, CO
styles, including Cubism, Social Realism, and Hard-Edge Abstraction. His work often depicts architecture
Category
20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings
Mid Century Gouache of a Sailboat in Port, School of L
Homme-Témoin.
By Bernard Buffet
Located in Cotignac, FR
Social Realism in opposition to the prevailing taste for abstraction. A manifesto drawn up for them by
Category
1960s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil
Untitled (Colorado Homestead)
By William Sanderson
Located in Denver, CO
Cubism, Social Realism, and Hard-Edge Abstraction. His work often depicts architecture, ships, nature
Category
20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
The Hombre
By William Sanderson
Located in Denver, CO
variety of styles, including Cubism, Social Realism, and Hard-Edge Abstraction. His work often depicts
Category
20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Untitled (February Morning)
By William Sanderson
Located in Denver, CO
styles, including Cubism, Social Realism, and Hard-Edge Abstraction. His work often depicts architecture
Category
1950s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Jewish Shtetl Mother-in-law Klezmer Wedding Dance Judaica Lithograph Yiddish WPA
By William Gropper
Located in Surfside, FL
Social-Realism style that depicts experiences of the worker and everyday societal life. Measuring at a
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Jewish Shtetl Mother-in-law Klezmer Wedding Dance Judaica Lithograph Yiddish WPA
By William Gropper
Located in Surfside, FL
Department of the Interior and represents the Social-Realism style that depicts experiences of the worker and
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Sephardic Jew Fez Hat Jewish Shtetl Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Art
By William Gropper
Located in Surfside, FL
Department of the Interior and represents the Social-Realism style that depicts experiences of the worker and
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Gefilte Fish Jewish Shtetl Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Art
By William Gropper
Located in Surfside, FL
Social-Realism style that depicts experiences of the worker and everyday societal life. Measuring at a
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Yenta Woman, Kitchen, Jewish Shtetl Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Art
By William Gropper
Located in Surfside, FL
Department of the Interior and represents the Social-Realism style that depicts experiences of the worker and
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Large Israeli Expressionist Orientalist Oil Painting Draped Child Kibbutz Art
By William Weintraub
Located in Surfside, FL
individuals from art history's past. However, styles like Social Realism and Dutch genre painting spotlighted
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Burning Woods
By Louis Ribak
Located in Austin, TX
can be largely delineated between two stylistic phases: social realism and abstraction, the former
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil, Board
Bowler - Lithograph by Giuseppe Migneco - Late 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
, and Vedova.
Migneco's art fits into the furrow of social realism, a realism characterized by the
Category
Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
John William North RWS, ARA (1842-1924) - 1872 Watercolour, Idyllic England
Located in Corsham, GB
his depictions of rural landscapes combined elements of social realism and idealism. With touches of
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
1930 Oil Painting Sea Side Sailboats American Modernist WPA Artist Morris Kantor
By Morris Kantor
Located in Surfside, FL
proponent of Social Realism, focused on issues of social, racial, and economic injustice and hardship
Category
1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Psychic Surgery: Triple Bypass
By Joanne Tod
Located in Toronto, Ontario
extensive trawling of library archives coexist with imagery of Chinoiserie, Chinese Social Realism, and even
Category
2010s Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1927 Oil Painting Eiffel Tower Paris American Modernist Wpa Artist Morris Kantor
By Morris Kantor
Located in Surfside, FL
was also a proponent of Social Realism, focused on issues of social, racial, and economic injustice
Category
1920s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Samba, Afterglow" photorealistic oil painting of green VW bus on beach, sunset
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social Realism back to the
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Dock Knots" still life oil painting of rope on a brown wood dock and blue water
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social Realism back to the
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ting Shao Kuang "Pensive Seated Woman"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
lessons were based on rules of Social Realism without freedom of expression and with the strict
Category
1980s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Ting Shao Kuang " Huntress"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
education. His painting lessons were based on rules of Social Realism without freedom of expression and with
Category
1990s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Doll in Mirror, " Aaron Bohrod, Trompe L
oeil Still Life, WPA Wisconsin Artist
By Aaron Bohrod
Located in New York, NY
resided there until the move to Wisconsin.
Influenced strongly by the Social Realism of John Sloan, whom
Category
1960s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"West Chop" photorealist oil painting of Martha
s Vineyard lighthouse as sunset
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social Realism back to the
Category
2010s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Sunset Samba" photorealistic oil painting of vintage VW bus on the beach
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social Realism back to the
Category
2010s Photorealist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Waiting for an Answer
By Oleg Zhivetin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
academic focus of Dutch, Flemish, Renaissance Old Masters, and Soviet social-realism to develop a much more
Category
Early 2000s Modern Figurative Paintings
Large Jerusalem Hills Landscape Modernist Israeli Oil Painting
By Oded Feingersh
Located in Surfside, FL
social realism, naturalism, pop-art and surrealism. As a vagabond-artist, he draw endless influences from
Category
20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Autumn Samba" photo-realistic oil painting of a volkswagen bus with pink clouds
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social Realism back to the forefront. Born in
Category
2010s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Late Boat" photorealistic oil painting of a ferry boat to Martha
s Vineyard
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social Realism back to the
Category
2010s Photorealist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Post Soviet Avant Garde RABBI, EXPRESSIONIST BLUE BACKGROUND, Yellow Star
By Yuri Brusovany
Located in Surfside, FL
the decedents. Being a fierce antagonist to social realism, which was an official art theme in Soviet
Category
1990s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Post Soviet Avant Garde Judaica Rabbi Playing Violin (the Klezmer Fiddler)
By Yuri Brusovany
Located in Surfside, FL
the decedents. Being a fierce antagonist to social realism, which was an official art theme in Soviet
Category
1990s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Woman in Agony or Ecstasy, Modernist Israeli Etching
By Oded Feingersh
Located in Surfside, FL
social realism, naturalism, pop-art and surrealism. As a vagabond-artist, he draw endless influences from
Category
20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Etching
1970 Silencio, Direccion Unica, One Way Spanish Political Etching Pop Art Print
By Juan Genoves
Located in Surfside, FL
late Franco Regime. Recognized for an aesthetic style rooted in Social Realism and Pop art, The
Category
1970s Pop Art Figurative Prints
"Call Me Bill, " New York City Subway Rider on Racing Form
By Joseph Solman
Located in New York, NY
Rosenberg, were still partial to Social Realism. But Solman never believed in abstraction for abstraction's
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Newsprint
"Bridge in Sag Harbor"
By Nicolai Cikovsky
Located in Southampton, NY
European art. During the 1930s and 1940s, he was linked with American Scene painting and Social Realism in
Category
1960s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
“The Kiss”
By Nicolai Cikovsky
Located in Southampton, NY
explore Social Realism, a thematic interest that reflected his growing belief that “the future of American
Category
1930s Post-War Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
“Gay Youngsters”
By Nicolai Cikovsky
Located in Southampton, NY
linked with American Scene painting and Social Realism in New York, creating works of art that were
Category
1950s Post-Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Graphite
“Carousel in Central Park”
By Nicolai Cikovsky
Located in Southampton, NY
with American Scene painting and Social Realism in New York, creating works of art that were acclaimed
Category
1950s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Jewish Family Interior Scene (The Shadchan) Rare Judaica Oil Painting WPA artist
By Albert Abramovitz
Located in Surfside, FL
Northwestern," captured urban life.
Abstract and Surrealist Contributors
While Social Realism dominated, some
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil, Canvas
Mid-Century Watercolor Painting Over Lithograph WPA Artist NYC Frank Kleinholz
By Frank Kleinholz
Located in Surfside, FL
several art movements including Expressionism and Social Realism. His work was strongly influenced by Max
Category
20th Century Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Lithograph
"Beach Ball" oil painting of a beachball laying in the sand with blue sky behind
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social Realism back to the
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Samba at Sunset" oil painting of surfboard leaning up against an orange VW bus
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social Realism back to the
Category
2010s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
""Skiffs" oil painting of colorful row boats lined up at a dock in the water
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social Realism back to the
Category
2010s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Two Days of Childhood That are Still Unexplained, " Litho signed by Ben Shahn
By Ben Shahn
Located in Milwaukee, WI
, lithographer, and photographer best known for his left-wing political leanings, works of social realism, and
Category
1960s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
1970
s American Abstract Expressionist Color Stain Aquatint Etching WPA Artist
By Jacob Kainen
Located in Surfside, FL
and ferocity of social realism during the 1930s. In 1934 he rents a studio in Greenwich Village, meets
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
"Still Waters at Dawn" small boats rest against the dock at sunrise
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
.” - Philip Eliasoph
New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social
Category
2010s Pop Art Mixed Media
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Surfboard Samba" photorealistic oil painting of vintage blue Volkswagen bus
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
.” - Philip Eliasoph
New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Dawn Patrol" photorealist oil painting of a yellow Volkswagen Bus with sunset
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
.” - Philip Eliasoph
New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Beach Day
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
.” - Philip Eliasoph
New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social
Category
2010s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$8,000
Ice In The Shadows
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
.” - Philip Eliasoph
New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social
Category
2010s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Seaside Samba
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
.” - Philip Eliasoph
New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social
Category
2010s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Beach Path
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
.” - Philip Eliasoph
New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social
Category
2010s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Lifeguard Chair
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
.” - Philip Eliasoph
New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social
Category
2010s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
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- Why is Social Realism important?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 15, 2024Social Realism is important because it was a major art movement of the 20th century that elevated everyday people as subjects and appealed to the larger public beyond elite cultural circles. While art that fits this description dates back to the 18th century with artists like William Hogarth in the UK, it became especially prominent in the 20th century between the two World Wars. Artists such as Diego Rivera, Elizabeth Catlett and José Clemente Orozco depicted the lives of laborers and working class people, drawing attention to social issues and oppressive social systems. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of Social Realist art.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 15, 2024In his artwork, Jacob Lawrence used Social Realism to portray the everyday lived experiences of Black Americans. His most famous work is The Migration Series, a narrative piece of 60 18-by-12-inch hardboard panels focused on the Great Migration of Black Americans from the agricultural South to the industrial North between 1910 and 1940. On 1stDibs, shop a diverse assortment of Jacob Lawrence art.
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