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Mid-20th Century Soviet Ukraine Three Generations Of Steel Worker Framed Drawing
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
astride anti-social realism, propaganda and political protest. Its geographical origin is Ukrainian or
Category
Mid-20th Century Futurist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
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
Canvas, Oil, Board
"Beside the Dying, " an Original Lithograph signed by Ben Shahn
By Ben Shahn
Located in Milwaukee, WI
photographer best known for his left-wing political leanings, works of social realism, and The Shape of Content
Category
1960s Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Side View Seated Female Nude
By Frank Duveneck
Located in Fairlawn, OH
-life persons. His styles included Realism, Social Realism, and Impressionism, and his work was ever
Category
1890s American Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
"Congregation" beach balls by the ocean cast shadow onto the sand behind them
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
.” - Philip Eliasoph
New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Side View Seated Female Nude
By Frank Duveneck
Located in Fairlawn, OH
-life persons. His styles included Realism, Social Realism, and Impressionism, and his work was ever
Category
1890s American Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Red to Black, 1954 Abstract Oil Mid-20th Century Modern Non-Objective. Published
By O. Louis Guglielmi
Located in New York, NY
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BIO
Painter O. Louis Guglielmi moved stylistically from a symbolic Social Realism, Precisionism, and
Category
1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of Old Woman 1893 by Famous Russian Master Oil Painting on Canvas Frame
Located in Stockholm, SE
one of the founders of Social Realism in Russia. From 1873 to 1883 he studied at the Moscow School of
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil
Mid Century Oil Painting Family on Fire Escape Frank Kleinholz WPA NYC Tenements
By Frank Kleinholz
Located in Surfside, FL
work spanned several art movements including Expressionism and Social Realism. His work was strongly
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"MV Ice" still life of iconic Marthas Vineyard Ice box in Edgartown
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
.” - Philip Eliasoph
New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Here Comes the Sun" lighthouse and station wagon on the beach by the ocean
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
.” - Philip Eliasoph
New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Aquinnah Fog" oil painting of red brick lighthouse in nature shining light
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
.” - Philip Eliasoph
New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Cape Pogue Light" painting of a white lighthouse in the nature with sunny skies
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
.” - Philip Eliasoph
New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Figurative Cubist Surrealist Abstraction Mid 20th Century American Modern Large
By O. Louis Guglielmi
Located in New York, NY
from a symbolic Social Realism, Precisionism, and Surrealism, ultimately to abstraction, but his
Category
1940s American Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Martin Wong drawing 1976
By Martin Wong
Located in NEW YORK, NY
years inaugurated a form of social semirealism that would continue for much of his career. But his
Category
1970s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Monday in Wick Haven
original linoleum cut print by Howard Thomas
By Howard Thomas
Located in Milwaukee, WI
nonetheless falls into the Social Realism that captivated most American artists during the Great Depression
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Linocut
Woman with Bicycle: Two Views
By Frank Duveneck
Located in Fairlawn, OH
the depiction of low-life persons. His styles included Realism, Social Realism, and Impressionism
Category
1890s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Vintage American Abstract Geometric Modernist Signed Mid Century Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
prevalent Social Realism espoused by Robert Henri and his Ash Can school of painters.
Sources include
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Businessman
By Honoré Daumier
Located in PARIS, FR
of the government.
Daumier painted several paintings in a style close to the social realism of
Category
20th Century French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Martin Wong Eureka California 1978 (1970s Martin Wong mixed media)
By Martin Wong
Located in NEW YORK, NY
combine the leftist politics of social realism with a cosmic, transcendent symbology; brick walls and
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Mixed Media, Plastic, Paper, Ink
Untitled
By Leon Kelly
Located in Fairlawn, OH
contributions to American Surrealism, but his work also encompassed styles such as Cubism, Social Realism, and
Category
1920s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
$4,000
Untitled
By Leon Kelly
Located in Fairlawn, OH
encompassed styles such as Cubism, Social Realism, and Abstraction. Reclusive by nature, a character trait
Category
1920s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
$4,000
"Winter in St. Ives" Hayley Lever, Post-Impressionist, Thick Impasto Snowy Scene
By Hayley Lever
Located in New York, NY
hard times. He failed to find a niche in the 1930s, making no concessions either to social realism or
Category
Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
American Abstract Color Monotype Painting Tar Cart #2 Joseph Solman WPA Artist
By Joseph Solman
Located in Surfside, FL
still partial to Social Realism. But Solman never believed in abstraction for abstraction's sake. "I
Category
20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Monotype
"Floral Still Life with Two Apples" Hayley Lever, Modernist Still Life Painting
By Hayley Lever
Located in New York, NY
concessions either to social realism or to abstraction, and gradually drifted out of the mainstream of U.S
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Monotype Print Painting Garden Scene Table Chair Joseph Solman American Art WPA
By Joseph Solman
Located in Surfside, FL
, art historian Meyer Schapiro and critic Harold Rosenberg, were still partial to Social Realism. But
Category
20th Century Modern More Art
Materials
Monotype
1936 Woodblock Print Venus of 23rd St. Skid Row Woodcut NYC Great Depression WPA
By Joseph Solman
Located in Surfside, FL
still partial to Social Realism. But Solman never believed in abstraction for abstraction's sake. "I
Category
20th Century Modern More Art
Materials
Woodcut
"Summer Night" oil painting of a couple in a VW bus on the beach in moonlight
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
.” - Philip Eliasoph New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social Realism
Category
2010s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"FAITH" Vertical oil painting of 5 nautical Flags against a cobalt blue sky.
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
.” - Philip Eliasoph New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social Realism
Category
2010s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Late Afternoon Glow" oil painting of beach dunes and fence with yellow sky
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
.” - Philip Eliasoph New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social Realism
Category
2010s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Village Scene, Crickets in November, New Albany, Ohio
By Charles E. Burchfield
Located in Missouri, MO
fantasies and ended about 1918; the second from 1918 to 1943, is Social Realism including "grimy streets and
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Untitled
By Leon Kelly
Located in Fairlawn, OH
styles such as Cubism, Social Realism, and Abstraction. Reclusive by nature, a character trait that
Category
20th Century American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
$4,000
"The White Cloud, Salem" A Classic Watercolor from his Magic Year, 1917 Modern
Located in New York, NY
fantasies and ended about 1918; the second from 1918 to 1943, is Social Realism including "grimy streets and
Category
1910s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Landscape with Trees
By Leon Kelly
Located in Fairlawn, OH
contributions to American Surrealism, but his work also encompassed styles such as Cubism, Social Realism, and
Category
1920s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
"Pink Vase with Flowers"
By James Lechay
Located in Lambertville, NJ
joined the social realism movement for a brief time in the 1930s. He operated as the leader of the
Category
1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Concarneau, Brittany, France" Hayley Lever, American Impressionism
By Hayley Lever
Located in New York, NY
concessions either to social realism or to abstraction, and gradually drifted out of the mainstream of U.S
Category
Early 1900s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Rare Israeli Modernist Figurative Abstract Gouache Painting Yosl Bergner
By Yosl Bergner
Located in Surfside, FL
Contemporary Art'; participated in group, 'Social Realism'. Retrospective Exhibition: The Tel-Aviv Museum of
Category
20th Century Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
"City View"
By James Lechay
Located in Lambertville, NJ
joined the social realism movement for a brief time in the 1930s. He operated as the leader of the
Category
20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$7,450
"Bottle
Glasses"
By James Lechay
Located in Lambertville, NJ
joined the social realism movement for a brief time in the 1930s. He operated as the leader of the
Category
20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$15,625
20th century lithograph black and white landscape print trees lake signed
By Adolf Dehn
Located in Milwaukee, WI
, Social Realism, and caricature. He was known for both his technical skills and his high-spirited, droll
Category
1940s Realist Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Landscape with buildings and trees
By Leon Kelly
Located in Fairlawn, OH
styles such as Cubism, Social Realism, and Abstraction. Reclusive by nature, a character trait that
Category
1930s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Untitled
By Leon Kelly
Located in Fairlawn, OH
, Social Realism, and Abstraction. Reclusive by nature, a character trait that became more exaggerated in
Category
1920s Cubist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Watercolor, Gouache
$20,000
Untitled
By Leon Kelly
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Cubism, Social Realism, and Abstraction. Reclusive by nature, a character trait that became more
Category
1920s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
$2,500
Untitled
By Leon Kelly
Located in Fairlawn, OH
encompassed styles such as Cubism, Social Realism, and Abstraction. Reclusive by nature, a character trait
Category
1920s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
$4,000
Israeli Expressionist Yosl Bergner Modernist Lithograph
By Yosl Bergner
Located in Surfside, FL
Australia in framework of 'Association of Contemporary Art'; participated in group, 'Social Realism
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Israeli Expressionist Yosl Bergner Modernist Lithograph
By Yosl Bergner
Located in Surfside, FL
Australia in framework of 'Association of Contemporary Art'; participated in group, 'Social Realism
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Israeli Expressionist Yosl Bergner Modernist Lithograph
By Yosl Bergner
Located in Surfside, FL
Australia in framework of 'Association of Contemporary Art'; participated in group, 'Social Realism
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
“5 O’Clock”
By Adolf Arthur Dehn
Located in Southampton, NY
helped define some important movements in American art including Regionalism, Social Realism, and
Category
1920s Post-War Figurative Prints
Materials
Archival Paper, Lithograph
$1,280 Sale Price
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Israeli Yosl Bergner Modernist Watercolor Painting Drawing Pots, Pans
By Yosl Bergner
Located in Surfside, FL
among the first social realist pictures done in Australia. This came from an important collection that
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Ink, Watercolor
1959 Israeli Yosl Bergner Modernist Color Woodcut Woodblock Print
By Yosl Bergner
Located in Surfside, FL
Contemporary Art'; participated in group, 'Social Realism'. Retrospective Exhibition: The Tel-Aviv Museum of
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Screen
‘Concert’ A
Located in West Sussex, GB
Social Realism. Like many artists in the Soviet regime, Feigin made his living doing State work, but in
Category
Early 2000s Cubist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
To Marseille, Oil, Impressionist, Contemporary Figurative Original Andre Kohn
By Andre Kohn
Located in Maricopa, AZ
chosen to apprentice in the studios of Moscow's most esteemed Impressionist and Social Realism artists
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Oil Painting Interior Scene Chair w Chinese Rug Joseph Solman American Art WPA
By Joseph Solman
Located in Surfside, FL
, art historian Meyer Schapiro and critic Harold Rosenberg, were still partial to Social Realism. But
Category
20th Century Modern Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Art Deco Expressionist Bronze Judaica Rabbi Sculpture Los Angeles Modernist
By Peter Krasnow
Located in Surfside, FL
, are accomplished examples of social realism and Art Deco. In 1934, after a three-year stay in France
Category
1930s Expressionist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Charles Burchfield Preparatory Sketch, Early 20th Century
By Charles E. Burchfield
Located in New York, NY
second from 1918 to 1943, is Social Realism including "grimy streets and rundown buildings of the eastern
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Israeli Expressionist Oil Painting Yosl Bergner Modernist Abstract Composition
By Yosl Bergner
Located in Surfside, FL
, 'Social Realism'. Retrospective Exhibition: The Tel-Aviv Museum of Art April-August 2001. Prizes
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Contemporary mixed media oil/ writing with layered texture, photographs
wax
By Andre Kohn
Located in Maricopa, AZ
he was chosen to apprentice in the studios of Moscow's most esteemed Impressionist and Social Realism
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Mixed Media
Materials
Wax, Oil, Archival Paper, Pen
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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.
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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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