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Antoni Costa Woman original figurative drawing painting
By A. Costa
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
been considered the best representative of social realism in Spain.
In his production we must
Category
1960s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Carbon Pencil
Shooting Gallery Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Abstract Realism Modern
Located in New York, NY
Shooting Gallery Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Abstract Realism Modern
*William Kienbusch
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
Antoni Costa Woman. original figurative academician drawing painting
By A. Costa
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
been considered the best representative of social realism in Spain.
In his production we must
Category
1960s Modern Nude Paintings
Materials
Paint, Rice Paper
Eunice Katz “Woman Preparing a Meal” – Mid-Century Modernist Figurative Art
Located in Denver, CO
aesthetic and timeless appeal.
Blending influences of American modernism and social realism, this piece
Category
20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Petit-Montroug, A La gloire à Paris, Marcel Gromaire
By Marcel Gromaire
Located in Southampton, NY
associated with Social Realism, but Gromaire can be said to have created an independent oeuvre distinct from
Category
1930s Modern Landscape Prints
Materials
Etching
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
The Red Hat oil on canvas by Moses Soyer
By Moses Soyer
Located in Hudson, NY
representations of everyday life and a focus on social realism. When many artists shifted to abstract
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1945 Pastel Drawing Girl with Flower American Modernist
By Frank Kleinholz
Located in Surfside, FL
several art movements including Expressionism and Social Realism. His early works were intensely personal
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
Donald Duck and Le Petit Ecolier, Early 20th Century Oil on Board.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Français) and was awarded their medal of honour in 1947.
Strongly rooted in European Social Realism
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$535 Sale Price
62% Off
SEATED WOMAN BLUE JEANS Signed Lithograph Young Woman White Shirt Long Dark Hair
By Raphael Soyer
Located in Union City, NJ
edition lithograph by the artist Raphael Soyer - Russian/American Social Realism Painter, 1899-1987
Category
1970s Realist Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Composition, Vers un monde volage, Marcel Gromaire
By Marcel Gromaire
Located in Southampton, NY
with Social Realism, but Gromaire can be said to have created an independent oeuvre distinct from
Category
1920s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
$1,436 Sale Price
20% Off
Composition, Vers un monde volage, Marcel Gromaire
By Marcel Gromaire
Located in Southampton, NY
with Social Realism, but Gromaire can be said to have created an independent oeuvre distinct from
Category
1920s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
$1,436 Sale Price
20% Off
Composition, Vers un monde volage, Marcel Gromaire
By Marcel Gromaire
Located in Southampton, NY
with Social Realism, but Gromaire can be said to have created an independent oeuvre distinct from
Category
1920s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
$1,436 Sale Price
20% Off
Composition, Vers un monde volage, Marcel Gromaire
By Marcel Gromaire
Located in Southampton, NY
with Social Realism, but Gromaire can be said to have created an independent oeuvre distinct from
Category
1920s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
$1,436 Sale Price
20% Off
Composition, Vers un monde volage, Marcel Gromaire
By Marcel Gromaire
Located in Southampton, NY
with Social Realism, but Gromaire can be said to have created an independent oeuvre distinct from
Category
1920s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
$1,436 Sale Price
20% Off
Composition, Vers un monde volage, Marcel Gromaire
By Marcel Gromaire
Located in Southampton, NY
with Social Realism, but Gromaire can be said to have created an independent oeuvre distinct from
Category
1920s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
$1,436 Sale Price
20% Off
Composition, Vers un monde volage, Marcel Gromaire
By Marcel Gromaire
Located in Southampton, NY
with Social Realism, but Gromaire can be said to have created an independent oeuvre distinct from
Category
1920s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
$1,436 Sale Price
20% Off
Composition, Vers un monde volage, Marcel Gromaire
By Marcel Gromaire
Located in Southampton, NY
with Social Realism, but Gromaire can be said to have created an independent oeuvre distinct from
Category
1920s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
$1,436 Sale Price
20% Off
Composition, Vers un monde volage, Marcel Gromaire
By Marcel Gromaire
Located in Southampton, NY
with Social Realism, but Gromaire can be said to have created an independent oeuvre distinct from
Category
1920s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
$1,436 Sale Price
20% Off
Composition, Vers un monde volage, Marcel Gromaire
By Marcel Gromaire
Located in Southampton, NY
with Social Realism, but Gromaire can be said to have created an independent oeuvre distinct from
Category
1920s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
$1,436 Sale Price
20% Off
Realist Portrait, Mid-Century Oil On Card, The Babushka. Oil.
Located in Cotignac, FR
. A sense of social realism, truth and a strong cultural grounding.
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
$779 Sale Price
45% Off
Martin Wong Big Heat skateboard deck (Martin Wong Supreme), 2019
By Martin Wong
Located in NEW YORK, NY
social realism with a cosmic, transcendent symbology; brick walls and constellations are frequent motifs
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Mixed Media
Materials
Wood
The Pipe
s of Pan - British Watercolour by Hubert von Herkomer
By Sir Hubert Von Herkomer R.A. RWS.
Located in London, GB
becoming a highly successful painting of social realism, portraits, landscapes and historical subjects
Category
1870s Romantic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
SEATED SEAMSTRESS Signed Lithograph Young Woman, Dress Form, Rust, Lime Yellow
By Raphael Soyer
Located in Union City, NJ
lithograph by the artist Raphael Soyer - Russian/American Social Realism Painter, 1899-1987. Printed in
Category
1970s Realist Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
YOUNG WOMAN, STRIPED TEE SHIRT Signed Lithograph, Realist Portrait, Casual
By Raphael Soyer
Located in Union City, NJ
) limited edition lithograph by the artist Raphael Soyer - Russian/American Social Realism Painter, 1899
Category
1970s Realist Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Signed Autograph Postcard
By Renato Guttuso
Located in Roma, IT
Social Realism like in “La Spiaggia” (1955) and “Carretti in Bagheria” (1956). One year after this
Category
1930s Modern More Art
Materials
Postcard
Martin Wong Supreme skateboard deck (Martin Wong Supreme), 2019
By Supreme
Located in NEW YORK, NY
haunting paintings combine the leftist politics of social realism with a cosmic, transcendent symbology
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Mixed Media
Materials
Wood, Screen
Young Woman With Long Hair, Signed Lithograph, Girl Braiding Her Hair Blue Skirt
By Raphael Soyer
Located in Union City, NJ
edition lithograph by the artist Raphael Soyer - Russian/American Social Realism Painter, 1899-1987
Category
1970s Realist Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
YOUNG WOMAN, STRIPED TEE SHIRT Signed Lithograph, Realist Portrait, Rust, Peach
By Raphael Soyer
Located in Union City, NJ
) limited edition lithograph by the artist Raphael Soyer - Russian/American Social Realism Painter, 1899
Category
1970s Realist Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Jerome Paul Within Figurative "The Three Men Each at Their Windows Light"
Located in Detroit, MI
painter whose work mixes elements of the old masters, social realism and Abstract Expressionism
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Junkman
s Serenade oil painting by Gregorio Prestopino
By Gregorio Prestopino
Located in Hudson, NY
This work epitomizes Prestopino's interest in social realism which captures a quiet interlude in
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
NURSING MOTHER, Signed Lithograph, Realist Drawing, Seated Woman Breastfeeding
By Raphael Soyer
Located in Union City, NJ
edition lithograph by the artist Raphael Soyer - Russian/American Social Realism Painter, 1899-1987
Category
1970s Realist Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Latin American Figurative Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media Monoprint Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
of Basquiat in some of his pieces and social realism.
The Chicano Art Movement represents attempts
Category
20th Century Neo-Expressionist Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Martin Wong Semaphore East gallery New York 1985 (announcement)
By Martin Wong
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Wong’s haunting paintings combine the leftist politics of social realism with a cosmic, transcendent
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art More Art
Materials
Paper, Offset
Untitled Mid-Century Painting - Group of Men
Located in Soquel, CA
social realism to denounce political repression and express emotional depth. In Mexico, he collaborated
Category
1960s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Stretcher Bars, Linen
RUSSELL
S WAY
By Al Held
Located in Three Oaks, MI
style inspired by Social Realism—and at the Académie de la Grand Chaumière in Paris, Held embraced the
Category
1880s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Materials
Archival Paper, Etching, Aquatint
"Two Women"
By James Lechay
Located in Lambertville, NJ
." In his own oils and watercolors, Lechay eschewed fashionable styles such as Social Realism and
Category
20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$12,000
Edward Burra original watercolour
Costume design for two young women in Carmen
By Edward Burra
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
. Trained at the Chelsea School of Art, his work defied easy categorisation, blending social realism with
Category
20th Century Surrealist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
Abstract Expressionist Symphony in Blue, Follower of Clyfford Still
Located in Cotignac, FR
1950s, a shift from the American social realism of the 1930s influenced by the Great Depression and
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Board, Gouache
$361 Sale Price
20% Off
AFTER THE BATH Signed Lithograph, Interior Scene, Nude Woman, Realist Drawing
By Raphael Soyer
Located in Union City, NJ
lithograph by the artist Raphael Soyer - Russian/American Social Realism Painter, 1899-1987. Printed using
Category
1970s Realist Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Charcoal Drawing "Waiting" Pensive Woman Americana WPA Artist
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 Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
2006 Larry Dinkin, Painting to Silkscreen: An Interpretive Process
By Larry Dinkin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
figures, draws inspiration from German Expressionism and social realism. His paintings often explore
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Prints and Multiples
Materials
Offset
$100 Sale Price
20% Off
English Mid century oil of a cafe or Pub interior, people seated and drinking
Located in Woodbury, CT
British social realism in the 1940s and ’50s, when artists such as Ruskin Spear, Carel Weight, and Harry
Category
1930s Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Tilted Plates
By Carl Morris
Located in Palm Desert, CA
, Morris began his career making figurative paintings; he was interested in social realism in the Works
Category
1990s Post-War Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
AFTER THE BATH Signed Lithograph, Pencil Drawing Nude Portrait, Woman Dressing
By Raphael Soyer
Located in Union City, NJ
lithograph by the artist Raphael Soyer - Russian/American Social Realism Painter, 1899-1987. Printed using
Category
1970s Realist Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"Turnip"
By Giacomo Ceruti
Located in Edinburgh, GB
collectors of Old Masters and social realism in art. His paintings reside in prestigious collections
Category
18th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$50,000
SEATED WOMAN NEAR A BED Signed Lithograph, Realist Portrait, Plum Top Blue Skirt
By Raphael Soyer
Located in Union City, NJ
edition lithograph by the artist Raphael Soyer - Russian/American Social Realism Painter, 1899-1987
Category
1970s Realist Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
STANDING SEAMSTRESS Signed Color Lithograph, Young Woman, Dress Form, Sewing
By Raphael Soyer
Located in Union City, NJ
lithograph by the artist Raphael Soyer - Russian/American Social Realism Painter, 1899-1987. Printed in
Category
1970s Realist Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
STANDING SEAMSTRESS, Signed Lithograph Female Portrait Sewing Machine Dress Form
By Raphael Soyer
Located in Union City, NJ
lithograph by the artist Raphael Soyer - Russian/American Social Realism Painter, 1899-1987. STANDING
Category
1970s Realist Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Crowd #2
By Misha Gordin
Located in Phoenix, AZ
special effects. At this time social realism was an official culture of the country and having little
Category
1980s Surrealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Untitled (Women)
Located in Cliffside Park, NJ
abstract art at a time when the Whitney Museum was shifting its emphasis to social realism. They argued
Category
1930s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Martin Wong Supreme set of 2 skateboard decks (Martin Wong Supreme)
By Supreme
Located in NEW YORK, NY
directly from Supreme New York.
Martin Wong’s haunting paintings combine the leftist politics of social
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Mixed Media
Materials
Wood, Screen
$400 Sale Price
20% Off
White Field
By MORRIS, CARL
Located in Palm Desert, CA
making figurative paintings; he was interested in social realism in the Works Progress Administration
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-War Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Untitled
By MORRIS, CARL
Located in Palm Desert, CA
paintings; he was interested in social realism in the Works Progress Administration (WPA) spirit. His
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-War Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
$28,000
Untitled
By MORRIS, CARL
Located in Palm Desert, CA
paintings; he was interested in social realism in the Works Progress Administration (WPA) spirit. His
Category
Late 20th Century Post-War Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
$22,000
Goat Herder
s Wife
By George Biddle
Located in New York, NY
Haiti in the late ’20’s; later his work was caught up in the social realism of the ’30’s.
Category
1920s Realist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Portrait Sketch by Philadelphia artist Julius Bloch
By Julius Bloch
Located in Philadelphia, PA
issues, Bloch became one of the main proponents of Social Realism in America. He was accepted to the
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Crayon
Profile Portrait by Philadelphia Artist Julius Bloch
By Julius Bloch
Located in Philadelphia, PA
issues, Bloch became one of the main proponents of Social Realism in America. He was accepted to the
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Crayon
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Social Realism For Sale on 1stDibs
Find the exact social realism you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. You can easily find an example made in the Expressionist style, while we also have 1 Expressionist versions to choose from as well. If you’re looking for a social realism from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 20th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. When looking for the right social realism for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of gray, black, brown and blue. Finding an appealing social realism — no matter the origin — is easy, but Raphael Soyer, William Gropper, Aaron Bohrod, Daniel Ralph Celentano and Ron Croci each produced popular versions that are worth a look. Artworks like these — often created in paint, lithograph and oil paint — can elevate any room of your home. A large social realism can prove too dominant for some spaces — a smaller social realism, measuring 5 high and 3.44 wide, may better suit your needs.
How Much is a Social Realism?
A social realism can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $3,000, while the lowest priced sells for $465 and the highest can go for as much as $45,000.
Questions About Social Realism
- 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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