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Early Abstract Expressionist Gouache Painting WPA Jewish Artist
By Louis Wolchonok
Located in Surfside, FL
, muralist, and graphic artist. Wolchonok was a social realist artist who worked in watercolors, oils, and
Category

20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Woman Artist in Studio Pastel Drawing Polish Ecole D Paris, WPA, Bezalel Artist
By Jacques (Jakub) Zucker
Located in Surfside, FL
Jacques Zucker was born in 1900 in Radom, Poland. He was a notably famous Jewish American artist
Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Pastel

Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Modern Monoprint WPA Jewish Artist
By Louis Wolchonok
Located in Surfside, FL
, muralist, and graphic artist. Wolchonok was a social realist artist who worked in watercolors, oils, and
Category

20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

de Young Mansion – San Francisco — California WPA, Woman Artist
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
, otherwise in excellent condition. Created for the California WPA. Scarce. Matted to museum standards
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Irving Guyer, Roll Them Bones, Depression-era African-American men at craps
By Irving Guyer
Located in New York, NY
from the exhibition Schomburg Collects WPA Artists, December 1, 2013 to January 4, 2014.
Category

1930s Ashcan School Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

American Impressionist California OLD SANTA CRUZ Street Scene Railroad Painting
By Herman Rose
Located in New York, NY
a great American Artist who studied at the National Academy and under important WPA artist earlier
Category

1980s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Chorus Line , Cooper Union, WPA, MoMA, Metropolitan, Smithsonian, Woman Artist
By Ruth Gikow
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
York, Kennedy Gallery gallery label bearing artist information and dated 1974. Photo of the artist
Category

1970s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mexican Siesta Pastel Drawing Ecole D Paris, WPA, Bezalel Artist
By Jacques (Jakub) Zucker
Located in Surfside, FL
Jacques Zucker was born in 1900 in Radom, Poland. He was a notably famous Jewish American artist
Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Pastel

Portrait Drawing Bearded Man Ecole D Paris, WPA, Bezalel Artist
By Jacques (Jakub) Zucker
Located in Surfside, FL
Jacques Zucker was born in 1900 in Radom, Poland. He was a notably famous Jewish American artist
Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Pastel

Expressionist Miniature Drawing Wheat Stalks American Modernist Ben Zion WPA
By Ben-Zion Weinman
Located in Surfside, FL
of etchings, each composed of Ben-Zion’s biblical themes. He worked as a WPA artist. Ben-Zion’s work
Category

1950s Expressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Modern Pastel Monoprint WPA Jewish Artist
By Louis Wolchonok
Located in Surfside, FL
, muralist, and graphic artist. Wolchonok was a social realist artist who worked in watercolors, oils, and
Category

20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Modern Pastel Monoprint WPA Jewish Artist
By Louis Wolchonok
Located in Surfside, FL
, muralist, and graphic artist. Wolchonok was a social realist artist who worked in watercolors, oils, and
Category

20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

Blue and Green Tablescape (WPA abstract still life painting c. 1960)
By Lionel Gilbert
Located in Hudson, NY
Painter and WPA artist, Lionel Gilbert Mid century modern, abstracted still life painting, c. 1960 oil on
Category

1960s Post-War Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bathers 1940s Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern Ashcan
Located in New York, NY
. After moving to Chicago, she attended the Art Institute and the American Academy. This WPA artist
Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Women, Dishes, Shtetl Americana Judaica Lithograph WPA Social Realist Artist
By William Gropper
Located in Surfside, FL
born artist William Gropper was a painter and cartoonist who, with caricature style, focused on social
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Judaica Pastel Portrait Rabbi Painting WPA Era Artist, Social Realist
By Bernard Gussow
Located in Surfside, FL
; He became friends with fellow artist Jacob Epstein and in 1902 their artworks were included in a book
Category

1940s American Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Pastel

Expressionist Color Drawing Cobalt Glass Vintage Frame Modernist Ben Zion WPA
By Ben-Zion Weinman
Located in Surfside, FL
. He worked as a WPA artist. Ben-Zion’s work is represented in many museums throughout the country
Category

1950s Expressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Oil Crayon, Pastel, Ink

Expressionist Ink, Pastel, Crayon Drawing Jewish American Modernist Ben Zion WPA
By Ben-Zion Weinman
Located in Surfside, FL
began painting he dropped his last name and hyphenated his first, saying an artist needed only one name
Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Oil Crayon, Pastel, Ink

Feeding the Birds, Colourful 20th Century Oil Painting, Female Artist
By Lena Gurr
Located in London, GB
colleagues - many of them WPA artists - were Mary Cecil Allen, Mary Ascher, Dorothy Block, Jean Antoine
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil, Board

"Factory Boy with Locomotive" Paul Meltsner, 1930s Working WPA Portrait
By Paul Meltsner
Located in New York, NY
represented the social realism that was popular with WPA artists of the time. His oil paintings portrayed
Category

1930s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Beach Scene Pastel Drawing Polish Ecole D Paris, WPA, Bezalel Artist
By Jacques (Jakub) Zucker
Located in Surfside, FL
Jacques Zucker was born in 1900 in Radom, Poland. He was a notably famous Jewish American artist
Category

20th Century Modern Landscape Photography

Materials

Pastel

Large-scale WPA Style Painting by Chicago Artist Amelia Helper with Locomotive
Located in Miami, FL
Large-scale WPA Style Painting by Chicago Artist Amelia Helper Offered for sale is a very large
Category

Late 20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

American WPA Oil painting High Desert Landscape Pacific Northwest Oregon
Located in Portland, OR
Northwest WPA artist Arthur Runquist (1891-1971), circa 1942. Arthur Runquist was at the forefront of
Category

1940s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Large Mahogany Relief of Prometheus, The Giver of Fire in Style of Peterpaul Ott
Located in Soquel, CA
Large Scale Mahogany Wood Relief Sculpture of Prometheus, The Giver of Fire In the Style of WPA
Category

1950s Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Mahogany

Ethel Magafan “Corralled Horse” 1940s WPA-Era Modernist Etching, Artist’s Proof
By Ethel Magafan
Located in Denver, CO
Corralled Horse is a rare WPA-era modernist etching by acclaimed American artist Ethel Magafan
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Abstract Expressionist Color Gouache Painting Mid Century Mod WPA Jewish Artist
By Louis Wolchonok
Located in Surfside, FL
artist. Wolchonok was a social realist artist who worked in watercolors, oils, and prints. Many well
Category

20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pastel

Abstract Expressionist Blue Pastel Drawing Mid Century Modern WPA Jewish Artist
By Louis Wolchonok
Located in Surfside, FL
painting, muralist, and graphic silkscreen artist. Wolchonok was a social realist artist who worked in
Category

20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pastel

Abstract Expressionist Color Gouache Painting Mid Century Mod WPA Jewish Artist
By Louis Wolchonok
Located in Surfside, FL
silkscreen artist. Wolchonok was a social realist artist who worked in watercolors, oils, and prints. Many
Category

20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pastel

Abstract Expressionist Color Gouache Painting Mid Century Mod WPA Jewish Artist
By Louis Wolchonok
Located in Surfside, FL
silkscreen artist. Wolchonok was a social realist artist who worked in watercolors, oils, and prints. Many
Category

20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pastel

Bronze Female Nude Sculpture Modernist, WPA, New York Chelsea Hotel Artist
By Eugenie Gershoy
Located in Surfside, FL
fellow artists, including Arnold Blanch, Lucile Blanch, Raphael Soyer, William Zorach, Concetta
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Nude Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Artist s Model, " Rare and Important WPA Era Sculpture of Male Nude
By Raymond Turner
Located in Philadelphia, PA
lovely glow, this piece is a superb example of WPA-era sculpture. The artist, Raymond Turner, was a
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Mahogany

Whimsical Judaica Shtetl Shadchan Matchmaker Oil Painting WPA Jewish Folk Artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
the Depression, Kish became a WPA painter in the Federal Art Project (FAP). FAP artists were given a
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Vintage Artist’s Self Portrait Oil Painting - Urban vs Rural Social Commentary
Located in Baltimore, MD
Baltimore-born Thaddeus Haduch was mainly known as a landscape artist. He was born to Polish
Category

1950s American Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Preacher Rabbi "Der Maggid" Judaica Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
the Depression, Kish became a WPA painter in the Federal Art Project (FAP). FAP artists were given a
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Organ Grinder with Parrot Modern Judaica Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Modern Subject: Organ grinder with parrot Medium: Oil Surface: Board, size includes artist
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Proud Chimney Sweep Modern Judaica Shtetl Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Modern Subject: Klezmer Musicians Medium: Oil Surface: Board, size includes artist decorated
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Three Klezmer Musicians Modern Judaica Shtetl Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
the Depression, Kish became a WPA painter in the Federal Art Project (FAP). FAP artists were given a
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique American School Signed WPA Black Artist Studio Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American signed modernist artist studio oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed
Category

1930s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Andrene Kauffman Circus or Zoo Abstract Oil Painting Chicago WPA Woman Artist
Located in Surfside, FL
the post office mural in Ida Grove, Iowa. Many great Chicago artists worked for the WPA including
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Pastel Painting Woman in Interior Polish Ecole D Paris, WPA, Bezalel Artist
By Jacques (Jakub) Zucker
Located in Surfside, FL
Jacques Zucker was born in 1900 in Radom, Poland. He was a notably famous Jewish American artist
Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Pastel

Serenade, 1932 Sevilla, Spain Sepia Drawing Ecole D Paris, WPA, Bezalel Artist
By Jacques (Jakub) Zucker
Located in Surfside, FL
prolific artist whose works are exhibited in Museums and galleries around the world. Being heavily
Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk

Forging a Crankshaft
By Dean Cornwell
Located in Marco Island, FL
America was a popular subject of Cornwell's mural work and also of other WPA artists. Here, he expertly
Category

Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Jewish Rabbi Student Judaica Watercolor Gouache Painting WPA Art William Gropper
By William Gropper
Located in Surfside, FL
matter for this social realist, WPA artist. The New-York born artist William Gropper was a painter and
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

"The Faces We Wore" WPA Family American Scene Figurative Abstract Woman Artist
Located in New York, NY
"The Faces We Wore" WPA Family American Scene Figurative Abstract Woman Artist Juanita Guccione
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

NYC Park Scene American Scene Social Realism WPA Woman Artist Ashcan Realism
By Isabel Bishop
Located in New York, NY
NYC Park Scene American Scene Social Realism WPA Woman Artist Ashcan Realism Isabel Bishop
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pencil

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

WPA Era, Industrial Scene Steel Mill by Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A dynamic 1930s, WPA era industrial scene watercolor of steel mill and factory workers by notable
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

Modernist Beach Scene Painting, Playing Ball in Surf, WPA Jewish Woman Artist
By Ruth Gikow
Located in Surfside, FL
artist known primarily for her work as a genre painter. Her paintings often depict human figures
Category

1960s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paint, Paper

WPA Era, Industrial Scene Steel Mill by Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A dynamic 1930s, WPA era industrial scene watercolor of a steel mill and factory workers by notable
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

WPA Era, Industrial Scene Steel Mill by Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A dynamic 1930s, WPA era industrial scene watercolor of a steel mill and factory workers by notable
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

WPA Era, Industrial Scene Steel Mill by Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A dynamic 1930s, WPA era industrial scene watercolor of a steel mill and factory workers by notable
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

WPA Era, Industrial Scene Steel Mill by Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A dynamic 1930s, WPA era industrial scene watercolor of a steel mill and factory workers by notable
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

WPA Era, Industrial Scene Steel Mill by Chicago Modern Artist Harold Haydon
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A dynamic 1930s, WPA era industrial scene watercolor of a steel mill factory worker by notable
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

WPA Era, Industrial Scene Steel Mill by Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A dynamic 1930s, WPA era industrial scene watercolor of steel mill factory workers by notable
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

Large Oil Painting Klezmer Wedding Rabbis Judaica WPA Jewish Art William Gropper
By William Gropper
Located in Surfside, FL
, Rare Judaica subject matter for this social realist, WPA artist. The New-York born artist William
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Artist George Samerjan WPA Style Watercolor "Roller at Van Nuys Blvd" 1941
By George Samerjan
Located in St. Louis, MO
Artist George Samerjan's (1915-2005) WPA style watercolor titled "Roller at Van Nuys" 1941, in its
Category

Vintage 1940s American Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paper

Parisian Street Scene, Oil on Canvas Ecole D Paris, WPA, Bezalel Artist
By Jacques Zucker
Located in Surfside, FL
Jacques Zucker was born in 1900 in Radom, Poland. He was a notably famous Jewish American artist
Category

20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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