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WPA Art Deco Ceramic Mother and Child
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A ceramic mother and child figurine done in the WPA Art Deco style. Features a felt base. Not
Category
20th Century American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Machine Age Brooklyn New York WPA Plaque
Located in New York, NY
Substation #1, in Brooklyn, N.Y. Strong WPA styling, depicting the machinations of American industry
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Machine Age Architectural Elements
Materials
Resin
The Share Cropper, American WPA Style Oil Painting
Located in Rochester, NY
Portrait of African American woman. American WPA Style Painting. Oil on board. Unsigned, Mid 20th
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Paintings
Great WPA Painting Oil on Board "The Docks"
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Great WPA period painting, must have been done by talented hand. Looks to be a signature or
Category
Vintage 1920s American Paintings
Hawaiian Seascape Painting by WPA Artist Paul Rockwood
Located in San Francisco, CA
by the federal government through the WPA (Works Progress Administration).
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Masonite
WPA Cubist City Scene Oil Painting Outsider Art
Located in Washington, DC
Large unique and striking city scene oil painting from the 1930s. Painting combines many appealing urban scenes. Cubist in form with elements of outsider art. Artist initials in lo...
Category
Vintage 1930s North American Art Deco Paintings
"Behind the Circus" WPA Style Painting by Carl Schmuelling
By Carl Schmuelling
Located in Rochester, NY
"Behind the Circus" WPA style painting by Carl Schmuelling. Dated 1933.
Schmuelling, (American
Category
Early 20th Century American Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
"Lunch Hour, " Important WPA-Style Painting by Stull, 1944
By John Deforest Stull
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly evoking an era when laborers at work (or in this case, at ease) were the focus of so many painters and sculptors, "Lunch Hour" was painted by John De Forest Stull in 1944...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Paintings
Materials
Canvas
"Pink Dress, " Lovely WPA Period Portrait Overlooking Caribbean Harbor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Depicting a Caribbean woman full of light and intelligence, this gorgeous portrait shows its subject in a pink dress, flanked by a tropical flowering bush over one shoulder and a stu...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
"Nudes with Arched Bridge, " WPA Period Painting by Rodda, 1930s
By Larry Rodda
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Suffused with the rich, subdued colors of the WPA period, this painting by Maryland artist Larry
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
"Breakfast, New York Rowhouse, 1940s, " Brilliant WPA-Era Genre Scene
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A brilliant example of stylized Social Realism influenced by Art Deco and WPA painting, this scene
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
WPA Bronze Plaque by French Artist Evariste Jonchere, circa 1930
Located in Bernville, PA
WPA bronze plaque by French artist Evariste Jonchere, (1892-1956). Dimensions: 15 inches wide, 12
Category
20th Century American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
WPA Harvester
Foundry Worker Ceramic Sculptures by Rosario R. Fiore
Located in Savannah, GA
Rosario Russell Fiore
(American, 1908-1994)
WPA ceramic sculptures of a harvester and a foundry
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Jack Perlmutter Washington DC WPA Cityscape Painting on Canvas, 1940s
Located in Washington, DC
Early oil painting by Jack Perlmutter (1920-2006). Jack Perlmutter was a Washington DC painter and printmaker. In 1959, he went to Japan on a Fulbright scholarship to study printmaki...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Neat WPA NYC Scene "South Street Seaport" Gouache, circa 1930
By Francisco Cornejo
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Signed lower right Francisco Cornejo.
A painter and archaeologist, Francisco Cornejo was born in La Paz, Mexico in 1892. Cornejo moved to Los Angeles in 1911 where he executed sever...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Paintings
Mule Deer in Ferns Illustration WPA Poster Silkscreen Artist Proof Unknown
By Charley Harper
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Unknown origin, unknown artist. Amazing piece of work. Possibly a WPA Poster, Artist Proof
Category
Vintage 1930s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
"The First Requisite, " Important Art Deco-WPA Mural Study Depicting Laborers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
the 1930s, evidently for a project that was never completed. The painting depicts in classic WPA
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Ironworker, " Important WPA-Era Depiction of Industrial Worker by John Garth
By John Garth
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This important and stunning example of WPA-era idealization of the American worker, glowing from
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
Set of Three WPA Style Circus Drawings by Austin Hogan
By Austin S. Hogan
Located in Rochester, NY
The artist has created works that truly capture the the beauty and the grit of the carnival world. Done in graphite on brown paper. In the original period frames. Austin S. Hogan is...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Decorative Art
"Eagle Owl, " Art Deco Bas Relief Sculpture by WPA Artist, 1933
By Don Griffith
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Eagle Owl, looking downward toward his next prey, perhaps, was carved by Don Griffith, a WPA artist in
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"Industry" and "Commerce, " Pair of Fabulous WPA Allegorical Panels with Nudes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the finest pair of WPA bas relief panels we have ever offered, these allegorical sculptures
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
"Livestock Farm Scene, " WPA Mural Study with Farmhands Handling Hay and Feed
By Rollin Crampton 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This classic example of Social Realist art was painted by Rollin Crampton as a study for a WPA
Category
Vintage 1930s North American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"A Moment
s Rest, " Painting of Shirtless Male Worker, Schnakenberg, WPA Muralist
By Henry Schnakenberg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
His skin ruddy from his work in the outdoors, his blond hair glinting in the sun, this beautiful portrait of a young male worker resting from his labors in the garden or field, is a ...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Taming Wild Horses, " WPA-Style, Early Social Realist Work by Paul Zimmerman
By Paul Zimmerman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Full of energy and high contrasts a superb example of WPA-period painting -- this scene of two
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Ship Building, " 1930s Era WPA Mural Study with Sailors by Allyn COX
By Allyn Cox
Located in Philadelphia, PA
and doorway of a lobby space, very much like countless WPA murals painted in the 1930s. COX signed the
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Drawings
Materials
Paper
WPA-Era Cast Iron Ornamental Plaque from NYC West Side Highway
Located in Peekskill, NY
1970s. It's an impressive well-documented WPA-era plaque that features the official seal of the city of
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Historical Memorabilia
"POOL, " Quintessential Art Deco/WPA Print with Male Nudes by Riggs, 1933
By Robert Riggs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This classic and rare print, made at a time when men and boys were much less self-conscious of their nudity at the bath or the pool, depicts a teeming crowd of male youth in and arou...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Prints
Materials
Paper
WPA-Era Cast Iron Ornamental Plaque from NYC West Side Highway -#2
Located in Peekskill, NY
was torn down during the 1970s. It's an impressive well-documented WPA-era plaque that features the
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Architectural Elements
"Male Nude with Hand on Hip, " Fine Drawing by Dunbar Beck, WPA Muralist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
painted an important WPA mural for the post office in Danvers, Massachusetts as well as decorations for a
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings
Picnic by the River, WPA-Era Mural Study with Sailboats and Kite, Detroit Artist
By Edgar Yaeger
Located in Philadelphia, PA
artists in Michigan's WPA program, depicts a series of figures along a rivers cape, boating, flying a kite
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
"Release of the Sun, " Extremely Rare Art Deco Sculpture by Lantz, WPA Artist
By Michael Lantz
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An extraordinary find, this dynamic allegorical sculpture of the sun being released by the hand of God was made by Michael Lantz, renowned for his powerful sculptures for the Federal...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco WPA Mural Study of Man in Front of Giant Cog by Frank Reilly
By Frank J. Reilly
Located in New York, NY
This pencil and charcoal by Frank Reilly (an American painter, illustrator and teacher. He taught drawing and painting at the Grand Central school of Art and Illustration at Pratt In...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings
Leo Russell Drawings, 1946
By Leo Russell
Located in Philadelphia, PA
his Death in 1986. Art Director, Furniture Maker, WPA Artist! Through the years he always kept
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Drawings
Materials
Paper
WPA Carved Wood Relief, circa 1935
By WPA
Located in Alhambra, CA
Very rare carved wood panel relief of African-American miner. Excellent condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
WPA Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
WPA inspired painting, a very nice piece with a somewhat naive technique. Oil on canvas, signed N
Category
20th Century American Paintings
Materials
Canvas
$1,200
WPA Plaster Head
Located in High Point, NC
Large plaster head on a plaster base from WPA era
Category
Vintage 1940s American Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
$1,400
WPA Mural Study
Located in San Francisco, CA
A 10" x 25" oil on canvas WPA mural study. The work is unsigned and framed in black wood.
Category
Vintage 1940s American Paintings
Materials
Canvas
"Pittsburgh", WPA era
Located in San Francisco, CA
From the estate of Ben Harper comes this richly detailed WPA era industrial landscape depicting the
Category
Vintage 1930s American Paintings
Materials
Board
1940s WPA Scene
Located in San Francisco, CA
details and price listed here apply to the primary painting of the 1940s WPA Scene only. Please contact us
Category
Vintage 1940s Paintings
$755
Amazing WPA mural
Located in Treasure Island, CA
This mural depicts the "culture" theme. It was done by Marion Simpson, and originally hung in the Alameda/Contra Costa Pavillion at the 1939 Golden Gate Exhibition on Treasure Island.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Paintings
Materials
Linen
$12,000
WPA Period "Waterfront"
Located in San Francisco, CA
A vivid tempera on board painting by Marie M. Piralle entitled "Waterfront".
Category
Vintage 1940s American Contemporary Art
1940
s WPA Painting
Located in New York, NY
WPA 1940'S painting with original frame. Its signed but not legible.
Category
Vintage 1940s American Paintings
Materials
Canvas
$2,400
WPA Figure Water Color
Located in San Francisco, CA
WPA era watercolor, used to motive workers in having an active voice in the workplace.
Category
20th Century American Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
WPA California Landscape Mural
Located in Treasure Island, CA
painter of his day, exhibited in galleries and museums, worked for the WPA.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Paintings
Materials
Canvas
1929 Rare WPA Poster
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Offering a very rare 1929 WPA poster, "Who Said Can't"?, that is framed in a lucite box type frame
Category
Early 20th Century American Posters
Materials
Paper, Ink
$4,500
Large Scale WPA Painting
Located in Treasure Island, CA
at the Los Angeles chapter of the WPA with her husband, renowned modernist painter, Lorser Feitelson
Category
Vintage 1930s American Paintings
Materials
Canvas
$6,500
WPA Style Trade Sign
Located in 3 Oaks, MI
WPA style trade sign for Detroit bank, designed by industrial designer B. Knoll for the Bank of the
Category
Vintage 1950s American Architectural Elements
$3,250
WPA style workers mural
Located in Pasadena, CA
Circa 1930's this oversize painting is on canvas and stretched . Shows nice palette in excellent condition.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Paintings
Materials
Canvas
$3,300
Large WPA Painted Sign
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Rare Large Painted Wood USA Works Progress Administration Sign
Category
Vintage 1930s American Signs
Materials
Wood
Amazing WPA era mural
Located in Treasure Island, CA
This mural depicts the history of Califonia. It was done by Marion Simpson, and originally hung in the Alameda/Contra Costa Pavillion at the 1939 Golden Gate Exhibition on Treasure ...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Paintings
Materials
Linen
$12,000
WPA Project Painted Wood Sign
Located in North Hollywood, CA
governments' project to help employment through the Great Depression. The WPA was set up to employ all levels
Category
Vintage 1930s American Decorative Objects
"Air Tactics" WPA Wood Carving
Located in San Francisco, CA
Dyamic WPA period wood carving.
Category
Vintage 1940s American Sculptures
Materials
Wood
WPA Carved Wooden Waiter Sculpture
Located in North Hollywood, CA
During the Great Depression, the government created the WPA to keep the masses working. As well as
Category
Vintage 1930s American Sculptures
WPA Era Carved Wooden Sculpture
Located in Waltham, MA
Contemplative muscular sculpture in the manner of WPA and Social Realism. This piece is hand carved
Category
Vintage 1940s American Sculptures
Materials
Wood
WPA Period Afro American Sculpture
Located in North Hollywood, CA
This wonderful study came from a recent estate with a focus on WPA art. The painted plaster bust is
Category
Vintage 1930s American Sculptures
Kisa Beeck WPA Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
WPA painting by artist Kisa Beeck, she attended CSFA ( California School of Fine Arts) now called
Category
20th Century American Paintings
Materials
Canvas
1930
s WPA Lifesize Nude
Located in Treasure Island, CA
WPA during the 1930's. Lifesize approx.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Statues
Materials
Plaster, Burlap
$4,000
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