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WPA Post Office Mural Study Native American Scene Regionalism Social Realism
By Louise Ronnebeck
Located in New York, NY
WPA Post Office Mural Study Native American Scene Regionalism Social Realism Louise Emerson
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Cardboard

WPA Post Office Mural Study Native American Scene Regionalism Social Realism
WPA Post Office Mural Study Native American Scene Regionalism Social Realism

Louise Ronnebeck
WPA Post Office Mural Study Native American Scene Regionalism Social Realism, 1937

$12,500
"Sock Hop" Mid-Century American Modernism WPA Female Artist 20th Century Realism
By Kyra Markham
Located in New York, NY
paintings and lithographs are primarily realist in style and run the gamut from poetic landscapes to Social
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Sock Hop" Mid-Century American Modernism WPA Female Artist 20th Century Realism
"Sock Hop" Mid-Century American Modernism WPA Female Artist 20th Century Realism

Kyra Markham
"Sock Hop" Mid-Century American Modernism WPA Female Artist 20th Century Realism, c. 1940s

$25,000
Still Life American Scene Social Realism 20th Century Woodstock Modern Dudensing
By Konrad Cramer
Located in New York, NY
Still Life American Scene Social Realism 20th Century Woodstock Modern Dudensing Konrad Cramer
Category

1920s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Still Life American Scene Social Realism 20th Century Woodstock Modern Dudensing
Still Life American Scene Social Realism 20th Century Woodstock Modern Dudensing

Konrad Cramer
Still Life American Scene Social Realism 20th Century Woodstock Modern Dudensing, 1928

$48,000
Reclining Man Ashcan Early 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Gay Nude
By Isidore Konti
Located in New York, NY
"Reclining Man" Ashcan Early 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Gay Nude Isadore Konti
Category

1910s American Realist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Reclining Man Ashcan Early 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Gay Nude
Reclining Man Ashcan Early 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Gay Nude

Isidore Konti
Reclining Man Ashcan Early 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Gay Nude, 1914

$2,800
Working Man WPA Social Realism Industrial Modernism 20th Century American Scene
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
Working Man WPA Social Realism Industrial Modernism 20th Century American Scene Jo Cain (1904
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Oil

Working Man WPA Social Realism Industrial Modernism 20th Century American Scene
Working Man WPA Social Realism Industrial Modernism 20th Century American Scene

Jo Cain
Working Man WPA Social Realism Industrial Modernism 20th Century American Scene, 1930

$5,000
Railroad Worker Industrial WPA American Scene Mid Century Modern Social Realism
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
Railroad Worker Industrial WPA American Scene Mid Century Modern Social Realism Jo Cain (1904
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Oil

Railroad Worker Industrial WPA American Scene Mid Century Modern Social Realism
Railroad Worker Industrial WPA American Scene Mid Century Modern Social Realism

Jo Cain
Railroad Worker Industrial WPA American Scene Mid Century Modern Social Realism, c. 1930s

$5,000
"High School Dance" WPA Mid-20th Century Modern American Scene Social Realism
Located in New York, NY
"High School Dance" WPA Mid-20th Century Modern American Scene Social Realism Heusing (20th
Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"High School Dance" WPA Mid-20th Century Modern American Scene Social Realism
"High School Dance" WPA Mid-20th Century Modern American Scene Social Realism

Heusing
"High School Dance" WPA Mid-20th Century Modern American Scene Social Realism, 1947

$4,900
American Scene Social Realism Mid-20th Century WPA Era Woman Artist Children
Located in New York, NY
American Scene Social Realism Mid-20th Century WPA Era Woman Artist Children Winnie Borne Sherman
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite, Board

American Scene Social Realism Mid-20th Century WPA Era Woman Artist Children
American Scene Social Realism Mid-20th Century WPA Era Woman Artist Children

Winnie Borne Sherman
American Scene Social Realism Mid-20th Century WPA Era Woman Artist Children, c. 1930s

$4,800
American WPA Jewish New York Modernist Madonna Mother and Child painting
By Nahum Tschacbasov
Located in Norwich, GB
worked in a social realist style reminiscent of the work of Max Weber. So the painting presented here
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

American WPA Jewish New York Modernist Madonna Mother and Child painting
American WPA Jewish New York Modernist Madonna Mother and Child painting

Nahum Tschacbasov
American WPA Jewish New York Modernist Madonna Mother and Child painting, 1943

$6,161
Fighter Boxing Woodstock American Scene WPA Era Mid 20th Century Social Realism
Located in New York, NY
Fighter Boxing Woodstock American Scene WPA Era Mid 20th Century Social John Ruggles (1907-1991
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil, Board

Fighter Boxing Woodstock American Scene WPA Era Mid 20th Century Social Realism
Fighter Boxing Woodstock American Scene WPA Era Mid 20th Century Social Realism

John Ruggles
Fighter Boxing Woodstock American Scene WPA Era Mid 20th Century Social Realism, c. 1930s

$3,900
"Summer Pier Fishing" American Scene Social Realism WPA Mid-20th Century Modern
Located in New York, NY
"Summer Pier Fishing" American Scene Social Realism WPA Mid-20th Century Modern Syd J. Browne
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Summer Pier Fishing" American Scene Social Realism WPA Mid-20th Century Modern
"Summer Pier Fishing" American Scene Social Realism WPA Mid-20th Century Modern

Syd Browne
"Summer Pier Fishing" American Scene Social Realism WPA Mid-20th Century Modern, c. 1930

$6,500
"Great Neck Landscape" American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA
By Philip Evergood
Located in New York, NY
"Great Neck Landscape" American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA PHILIP HOWARD
Category

1930s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Great Neck Landscape" American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA
"Great Neck Landscape" American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA

Philip Evergood
"Great Neck Landscape" American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA, c. 1935

$28,000
Knight’s Lodging
Located in Los Angeles, CA
of his Social Realist contemporaries, Butler's scene is not one of obvious want, as the plump
Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Knight’s Lodging
Knight’s Lodging

Joseph (Green) Butler III
Knight’s Lodging

$2,750
Moonlight Shanties
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1940s, American artists commonly employed expressionist conventions in their social realist works which
Category

1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Moonlight Shanties

Paul Lamar Joachim
Moonlight Shanties, c. 1940s

$4,500
Abstract and Fractured, Biomorphic and Geometric Forms
By Agnes Hart
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
splintered abstraction and her bespoke interpretation. Agnes Hart’s first began her career as a social
Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Abstract and Fractured, Biomorphic and Geometric Forms
Abstract and Fractured, Biomorphic and Geometric Forms

Agnes Hart
Abstract and Fractured, Biomorphic and Geometric Forms

$22,000
Brooklyn Bridge NYC American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA
By Cecil Crosley Bell
Located in New York, NY
Brooklyn Bridge NYC American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Cecil C. Bell
Category

1930s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Brooklyn Bridge NYC American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA
Brooklyn Bridge NYC American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA

Cecil Crosley Bell
Brooklyn Bridge NYC American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA, c. 1930s

$25,000
Street Riot Oil Painting Mounted Police WPA artist Social Justice Americana Art
By Arthur Smith
Located in Surfside, FL
paintings of sporting scenes, particularly boxing and baseball. Smith also had a keen sense of social
Category

Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Street Riot Oil Painting Mounted Police WPA artist Social Justice Americana Art
Street Riot Oil Painting Mounted Police WPA artist Social Justice Americana Art

Arthur Smith
Street Riot Oil Painting Mounted Police WPA artist Social Justice Americana Art

$1,200
Man Working Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Industrial WPA Modern
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
Man Working Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Industrial WPA Modern Jo Cain (1904
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Man Working Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Industrial WPA Modern
Man Working Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Industrial WPA Modern

Jo Cain
Man Working Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Industrial WPA Modern, c. 1930s

$5,000
Industrial Man Working Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Modern WPA
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
Industrial Man Working Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Modern WPA Jo Cain (1904
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Industrial Man Working Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Modern WPA
Industrial Man Working Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Modern WPA

Jo Cain
Industrial Man Working Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Modern WPA, c. 1930s

$18,000
"Good Health Week" American Scene Modern Social Realism Mid 20th Century WPA Era
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
"Good Health Week" American Scene Modern Social Realism Mid- 20th Century WPA Era Jo Cain (1904
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

"Good Health Week" American Scene Modern Social Realism Mid 20th Century WPA Era
"Good Health Week" American Scene Modern Social Realism Mid 20th Century WPA Era

Jo Cain
"Good Health Week" American Scene Modern Social Realism Mid 20th Century WPA Era, c. 1930s

$5,000
Portrait of a Lady Sewing - British 19th century art Newlyn School oil painting
By Walter Langley
Located in Hagley, England
the fishing community. Politically left wing for his era, he was noted for his social realist
Category

1890s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of a Lady Sewing - British 19th century art Newlyn School oil painting
Portrait of a Lady Sewing - British 19th century art Newlyn School oil painting

Portrait of a Lady Sewing - British 19th century art Newlyn School oil painting, Circa 1890

$24,582
WPA Mural Study 1940 American Scene Modern Social Realism Figurative Mid Century
By Michael Loew
Located in New York, NY
WPA Mural Study 1940 American Scene Modern Social Realism Figurative Mid Century Michael Loew
Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

WPA Mural Study 1940 American Scene Modern Social Realism Figurative Mid Century
WPA Mural Study 1940 American Scene Modern Social Realism Figurative Mid Century

Michael Loew
WPA Mural Study 1940 American Scene Modern Social Realism Figurative Mid Century, 1940

$12,500
Cowboys Horses Cattle WPA American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
Cowboys Horses Cattle WPA American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Jo Cain (1904
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Oil

Cowboys Horses Cattle WPA American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern
Cowboys Horses Cattle WPA American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern

Jo Cain
Cowboys Horses Cattle WPA American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern, 1930s

$5,000
NYC Subway Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern 1930s
By Daniel Ralph Celentano
Located in New York, NY
NYC Subway Riders Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern 1930s Daniel Celentano
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Gouache

NYC Subway Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern 1930s
NYC Subway Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern 1930s

Daniel Ralph Celentano
NYC Subway Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern 1930s

$5,500
Bronx Post Office Mural Study WPA Horse Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
Bronx Post Office Mural Study WPA Horse Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Jo Cain (1904
Category

1930s American Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Gouache, Board

Bronx Post Office Mural Study WPA Horse Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern
Bronx Post Office Mural Study WPA Horse Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern

Jo Cain
Bronx Post Office Mural Study WPA Horse Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern, c. 1930s

$5,000
Post Office WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Modern 20th Century
By Carlos Lopez
Located in New York, NY
Post Office WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Modern 20th Century Carlos Lopez (1910
Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Post Office WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Modern 20th Century
Post Office WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Modern 20th Century

Carlos Lopez
Post Office WPA Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Modern 20th Century, 1940

$15,000
Still Life Painting - Chinese Tray with Fruit
By Julius Bloch
Located in Phoenix, AZ
an unknown Philadelphia painter to a social realist with a national reputation. Bloch's
Category

Early 20th Century Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Still Life Painting - Chinese Tray with Fruit
Still Life Painting - Chinese Tray with Fruit

Julius Bloch
Still Life Painting - Chinese Tray with Fruit, 1924

$4,250
Answering the Door Early 20th Century w/c Fauvism Social Realism American Scene
By Stuart Davis
Located in New York, NY
Answering the Door Early 20th Century w/c Fauvism Social Realism American Scene Note: We have
Category

1910s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Answering the Door Early 20th Century w/c Fauvism Social Realism American Scene
Answering the Door Early 20th Century w/c Fauvism Social Realism American Scene

Stuart Davis
Answering the Door Early 20th Century w/c Fauvism Social Realism American Scene, 1911

$100,000
Bathers 1940s Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern Ashcan
Located in New York, NY
Bathers 1940s Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern Ashcan Marion Gilmore
Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Bathers 1940s Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern Ashcan
Bathers 1940s Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern Ashcan

Marion Gilmore
Bathers 1940s Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern Ashcan, 1940s

$3,900
"Snowy City Scene" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid-20th Century Modern
Located in New York, NY
"Snowy City Scene" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid-20th Century Modern Syd J. Browne
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Snowy City Scene" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid-20th Century Modern
"Snowy City Scene" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid-20th Century Modern

Syd Browne
"Snowy City Scene" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid-20th Century Modern, c. 1930

$6,500
"3rd Avenue EL" NYC American Scene Ashcan WPA Modern 20th Century Social Realism
By Bernard Gussow
Located in New York, NY
"3rd Avenue EL" NYC American Scene Ashcan WPA Modern 20th Century Social Realism Bernard Gussow
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"3rd Avenue EL" NYC American Scene Ashcan WPA Modern 20th Century Social Realism
"3rd Avenue EL" NYC American Scene Ashcan WPA Modern 20th Century Social Realism

Bernard Gussow
"3rd Avenue EL" NYC American Scene Ashcan WPA Modern 20th Century Social Realism, c. 1930s

$16,000
Morning Beneath the EL NYC American Scene WPA Modern 20th Century Social Realism
By Bernard Gussow
Located in New York, NY
"Morning Beneath the EL" NYC American Scene Ashcan WPA Modern 20th Century Social Realism Bernard
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Morning Beneath the EL NYC American Scene WPA Modern 20th Century Social Realism
Morning Beneath the EL NYC American Scene WPA Modern 20th Century Social Realism

Bernard Gussow
Morning Beneath the EL NYC American Scene WPA Modern 20th Century Social Realism, c. 1930s

$16,000
Under the Viaduct American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid-20th Century Modern
Located in New York, NY
Under the Viaduct American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid-20th Century Modern Syd J. Browne
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Under the Viaduct American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid-20th Century Modern
Under the Viaduct American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid-20th Century Modern

Syd Browne
Under the Viaduct American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid-20th Century Modern, c. 1930

$6,500
"Pay Day" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid 20th Century Modern Workers
By Don Freeman
Located in New York, NY
"Pay Day" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid 20th Century Modern Workers Don Freeman (1908
Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Pay Day" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid 20th Century Modern Workers
"Pay Day" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid 20th Century Modern Workers

Don Freeman
"Pay Day" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid 20th Century Modern Workers, c. 1940s

$3,900
NYC EL American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Era Figurative
By Cecil Crosley Bell
Located in New York, NY
NYC EL American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Era Figurative Cecil Bell (1906
Category

1930s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

NYC EL American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Era Figurative
NYC EL American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Era Figurative

Cecil Crosley Bell
NYC EL American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Era Figurative, c. 1939

$25,000
St, Louis River Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century WPA
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
St, Louis River Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century WPA Jo Cain (1904-2003
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

St, Louis River Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century WPA
St, Louis River Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century WPA

Jo Cain
St, Louis River Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century WPA, c. 1930s

$15,000
Folk Art Mexican Girl, Circus Clown Juggler
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Surfside, FL
subjects. De Servin worked with the social-realist Jose Orozco on several large mural commissions in
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Burlap, Oil

Folk Art Mexican Girl, Circus Clown Juggler
Folk Art Mexican Girl, Circus Clown Juggler

Jose Maria de Servin
Folk Art Mexican Girl, Circus Clown Juggler

$2,000
Three Nudes in a Garden
By Aaron Bohrod
Located in Fairlawn, OH
won him widespread praise as an important social realist and regional painter and printmaker and his
Category

1920s American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

Three Nudes in a Garden
Three Nudes in a Garden

Aaron Bohrod
Three Nudes in a Garden, 1928-1933

$850
Modernist Oil Painting Still Life Tableaux with Lobster, Pineapple and Clock
By Paul Zimmerman
Located in Surfside, FL
Oil on artist's board, 20th century, signed P. Zimmerman Reminiscent of the Mid Century Social
Category

Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Modernist Oil Painting Still Life Tableaux with Lobster, Pineapple and Clock
Modernist Oil Painting Still Life Tableaux with Lobster, Pineapple and Clock

Paul Zimmerman
Modernist Oil Painting Still Life Tableaux with Lobster, Pineapple and Clock, c.1950s

$3,200
“Woman with Rose” Lily Harmon, Female American Modernism Mid-century
By Lily Harmon
Located in New York, NY
Colarossi in Paris and the Art Students' League in New York. By the early 1930's she was working in a Social
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Ink, Gouache, Board

“Woman with Rose” Lily Harmon, Female American Modernism Mid-century
“Woman with Rose” Lily Harmon, Female American Modernism Mid-century

Lily Harmon
“Woman with Rose” Lily Harmon, Female American Modernism Mid-century

$3,500
FIESTA ITALIANO
By Gregorio Prestopino
Located in Portland, ME
Philip Evergood, one of the best known of the social realist painters. He won a major award in 1946 from
Category

Mid-20th Century Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

FIESTA ITALIANO

Gregorio Prestopino
FIESTA ITALIANO

$1,200
Framed En Grisaille Self Portrait Three-Quarter Nude Torso Heroic Pose Ca 1925
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
. Martin’s art is often described as social-realist portraiture. He painted the working class - miners
Category

Early 20th Century Expressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Framed En Grisaille Self Portrait Three-Quarter Nude Torso Heroic Pose Ca 1925
Framed En Grisaille Self Portrait Three-Quarter Nude Torso Heroic Pose Ca 1925

Alexandre-Louis Martin
Framed En Grisaille Self Portrait Three-Quarter Nude Torso Heroic Pose Ca 1925

$3,680
Jones Island original woodcut engraving by Gerrit Sinclair
By Gerrit Sinclair
Located in Milwaukee, WI
and buildings looking distraught and dirty, though the image nonetheless falls into the Social Realist
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Engraving, Woodcut

Jones Island original woodcut engraving by Gerrit Sinclair
Jones Island original woodcut engraving by Gerrit Sinclair

Gerrit Sinclair
Jones Island original woodcut engraving by Gerrit Sinclair, 1936

$1,300
Mexican Boy with Bird
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Surfside, FL
subjects. De Servin worked with the social-realist Jose Orozco on several large mural commissions in
Category

20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Burlap, Oil

Mexican Boy with Bird
Mexican Boy with Bird

Jose Maria de Servin
Mexican Boy with Bird

$2,500
Two Men on a Street Early 20th Century w/c Fauvism Social Realism American Scene
By Stuart Davis
Located in New York, NY
Two Men on a Street Early 20th Century w/c Fauvism Social Realism American Scene Note: We have
Category

Early 1900s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Two Men on a Street Early 20th Century w/c Fauvism Social Realism American Scene
Two Men on a Street Early 20th Century w/c Fauvism Social Realism American Scene

Stuart Davis
Two Men on a Street Early 20th Century w/c Fauvism Social Realism American Scene, 1911

$100,000
The Right of Way
By Frederick Walker
Located in London, GB
social realist painter and illustrator, Frederick Walker, was hailed by Sir John Everett Millais as the
Category

19th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

The Right of Way
The Right of Way

Frederick Walker
The Right of Way

$2,934
Sketch for Post Office Mural in Short Hills, New Jersey
By Ernest Lawson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
The Eight, an influential group of social realists concerned with painting urban motifs. However
Category

1930s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Sketch for Post Office Mural in Short Hills, New Jersey
Sketch for Post Office Mural in Short Hills, New Jersey

Ernest Lawson
Sketch for Post Office Mural in Short Hills, New Jersey, 1939

$12,500
Sephardic Jew Fez Hat Jewish Shtetl Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Art
By William Gropper
Located in Surfside, FL
organizer and Social Realist activist, Gropper continued to bring attention to his radical reputation with
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Sephardic Jew Fez Hat Jewish Shtetl Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Art
Sephardic Jew Fez Hat Jewish Shtetl Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Art

William Gropper
Sephardic Jew Fez Hat Jewish Shtetl Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Yiddish Art

$500
Folk Art Mexican Girl "Emborrachate" Oil Painting on Burlap
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Surfside, FL
subjects. De Servin worked with the social-realist Jose Orozco on several large mural commissions in
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Burlap, Oil

Folk Art Mexican Girl "Emborrachate" Oil Painting on Burlap
Folk Art Mexican Girl "Emborrachate" Oil Painting on Burlap

Jose Maria de Servin
Folk Art Mexican Girl "Emborrachate" Oil Painting on Burlap

$2,000
Folk Art Mexican Girl with Watermelon Oil Painting on Burlap
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Surfside, FL
subjects. De Servin worked with the social-realist Jose Orozco on several large mural commissions in
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Burlap, Oil

Folk Art Mexican Girl with Watermelon Oil Painting on Burlap
Folk Art Mexican Girl with Watermelon Oil Painting on Burlap

Jose Maria de Servin
Folk Art Mexican Girl with Watermelon Oil Painting on Burlap

$2,000
Frolic Club IV - New York City in the 1960 s - Strip Club Gritty Social Realism
By Philip Reisman
Located in Miami, FL
Philip Reisman paints the raw street life of New York City. Whether he's painting a barmaid or a street hobo, Reisman is a people painter. He studied at the Art Students League with ...
Category

1960s American Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

Frolic Club IV - New York City in the 1960 s - Strip Club Gritty Social Realism
Frolic Club IV - New York City in the 1960 s - Strip Club Gritty Social Realism

Philip Reisman
Frolic Club IV - New York City in the 1960 s - Strip Club Gritty Social Realism, 1969

$12,000
Mexican Whimsical Folk Art Lion Painting Animalia
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Surfside, FL
grotesquerie as it celebrates the simplicity of its subjects. De Servin worked with the social-realist Jose
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Burlap, Oil

Mexican Whimsical Folk Art Lion Painting Animalia
Mexican Whimsical Folk Art Lion Painting Animalia

Jose Maria de Servin
Mexican Whimsical Folk Art Lion Painting Animalia

$2,000
The Clown Surrealist Oil Painting Maurice Kish WPA Artist American Modernist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
and rolling clouds, reveals the influence of Social Realists like Thomas Hart Benton. Apparent, too
Category

20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

The Clown Surrealist Oil Painting Maurice Kish WPA Artist American Modernist
The Clown Surrealist Oil Painting Maurice Kish WPA Artist American Modernist

Maurice Kish
The Clown Surrealist Oil Painting Maurice Kish WPA Artist American Modernist, c.1940

$2,000
The Happy Inlaw, Oil Painting
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
and rolling clouds, reveals the influence of Social Realists like Thomas Hart Benton. Apparent, too
Category

20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

The Happy Inlaw, Oil Painting
The Happy Inlaw, Oil Painting

Maurice Kish
The Happy Inlaw, Oil Painting, 1975

$2,200
Mexican Modernist Painting Boy with Watermelon
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Surfside, FL
as it celebrates the simplicity of its subjects. De Servin worked with the social-realist Jose
Category

20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Mexican Modernist Painting Boy with Watermelon
Mexican Modernist Painting Boy with Watermelon

Jose Maria de Servin
Mexican Modernist Painting Boy with Watermelon

$1,600
“Seated Model in Red Bra”
By Raphael Soyer
Located in Southampton, NY
, Russia in 1899, Raphael Soyer is identified as a Social Realist* painter because of his interest in the
Category

1950s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Paper, Color Pencil, Graphite

“Seated Model in Red Bra”
“Seated Model in Red Bra”

Raphael Soyer
“Seated Model in Red Bra”, Circa 1950

$950 Sale Price
40% Off
Whimsical Judaica Shtetl Shadchan Matchmaker Oil Painting WPA Jewish Folk Artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
of Social Realists like Thomas Hart Benton. Apparent, too, is Kish's interest in the urban
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Whimsical Judaica Shtetl Shadchan Matchmaker Oil Painting WPA Jewish Folk Artist
Whimsical Judaica Shtetl Shadchan Matchmaker Oil Painting WPA Jewish Folk Artist

Maurice Kish
Whimsical Judaica Shtetl Shadchan Matchmaker Oil Painting WPA Jewish Folk Artist, 20th.c

$3,300
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Social Realist For Sale on 1stDibs

You are likely to find exactly the social realist you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. There are many Modern, Abstract and Surrealist versions of these works for sale. If you’re looking for a social realist 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 realist for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of gray, brown, black and gold. Creating a social realist has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by William Gropper, Raphael Soyer, Paul Zimmerman, Slim Aarons and Gershon Benjamin are consistently popular. Frequently made by artists working in lithograph, paint and oil paint, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much is a Social Realist?

The average selling price for a social realist we offer is $800, while they’re typically $250 on the low end and $12,500 for the highest priced.

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