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

1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Cardboard

WPA Post Office Mural Study American Scene Regionalism Social Realism Modern Art
WPA Post Office Mural Study American Scene Regionalism Social Realism Modern Art

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

$18,000
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
"Daughters of Atreus" Broadway Play Set Design Drawing American Modernism WPA
By Jo Mielziner
Located in New York, NY
"Daughters of Atreus" Broadway Play Set Design Drawing American Modernism WPA. 8 x 10 ¾ inches
Category

1930s Performance Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Graphite

"Daughters of Atreus" Broadway Play Set Design Drawing American Modernism WPA
"Daughters of Atreus" Broadway Play Set Design Drawing American Modernism WPA

Jo Mielziner
"Daughters of Atreus" Broadway Play Set Design Drawing American Modernism WPA, 1936

$12,500
Serenade, 1932 Sevilla, Spain Sepia Drawing Ecole D Paris, WPA, Bezalel Artist
By Jacques (Jakub) Zucker
Located in Surfside, FL
Sanguine red chalk drawing of a 1930's guitar serenade in Sevilla, Spain. Jacques Zucker was a prolific artist whose works are exhibited in Museums and galleries around the world. B...
Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk

Serenade, 1932 Sevilla, Spain Sepia Drawing Ecole D Paris, WPA, Bezalel Artist
Serenade, 1932 Sevilla, Spain Sepia Drawing Ecole D Paris, WPA, Bezalel Artist

Jacques (Jakub) Zucker
Serenade, 1932 Sevilla, Spain Sepia Drawing Ecole D Paris, WPA, Bezalel Artist, 1932

$1,200
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
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

NYC Park Scene American Scene Social Realism WPA Woman Artist Ashcan Realism
NYC Park Scene American Scene Social Realism WPA Woman Artist Ashcan Realism

Isabel Bishop
NYC Park Scene American Scene Social Realism WPA Woman Artist Ashcan Realism, 1930s

$3,900
"Going to the Festival" WPA Ashcan 20th Century American Scene Modern Realism
By Daniel Ralph Celentano
Located in New York, NY
"Going to the Festival" WPA Ashcan 20th Century American Scene Modern Realism Daniel Celentano
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Going to the Festival" WPA Ashcan 20th Century American Scene Modern Realism
"Going to the Festival" WPA Ashcan 20th Century American Scene Modern Realism

Daniel Ralph Celentano
"Going to the Festival" WPA Ashcan 20th Century American Scene Modern Realism, c. 1930s

$12,500
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
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
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
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
42nd Street NYC 1923 Deco WPA Ashcan American Modern Cityscape Realism Broadway
By Louis Wolchonok
Located in New York, NY
42nd Street NYC 1923 Deco WPA Ashcan American Modern Cityscape Realism Broadway. 10 x 7 1/2
Category

1920s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pencil

42nd Street NYC 1923 Deco WPA Ashcan American Modern Cityscape Realism Broadway
42nd Street NYC 1923 Deco WPA Ashcan American Modern Cityscape Realism Broadway

Louis Wolchonok
42nd Street NYC 1923 Deco WPA Ashcan American Modern Cityscape Realism Broadway, 1923

$4,900
MODERNIST DRAWING New Hope Mid-Century WPA Abstract Non-Objective Jazz Modern
By Ramstonev (Ramsey/Stone/Evans co-operative)
Located in New York, NY
MODERNIST DRAWING New Hope Mid-Century WPA Abstract Non-Objective Jazz Modern. Signed with a
Category

1930s American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

MODERNIST DRAWING New Hope Mid-Century WPA Abstract Non-Objective Jazz Modern
MODERNIST DRAWING New Hope Mid-Century WPA Abstract Non-Objective Jazz Modern

Ramstonev (Ramsey/Stone/Evans co-operative)
MODERNIST DRAWING New Hope Mid-Century WPA Abstract Non-Objective Jazz Modern, 1937-39

$6,500
"Steel Factory" Cuban Mid 20th Century Modern Drawing WPA Latin Art Industrial
Located in New York, NY
"Steel Factory" Cuban Mid 20th Century Modern Drawing WPA Latin Art Industrial Ink on paper. 12 x
Category

1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

"Steel Factory" Cuban Mid 20th Century Modern Drawing WPA Latin Art Industrial
"Steel Factory" Cuban Mid 20th Century Modern Drawing WPA Latin Art Industrial

Marcello Pogolotti
"Steel Factory" Cuban Mid 20th Century Modern Drawing WPA Latin Art Industrial, 1935

$75,000
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
"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
Machine Age Industrial WPA Era American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
Machine Age Industrial WPA Era American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Jo Cain (1904 - 2003
Category

1930s Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache, Board

Machine Age Industrial WPA Era American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century
Machine Age Industrial WPA Era American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century

Jo Cain
Machine Age Industrial WPA Era American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century, c. 1930s

$8,500
Expressionist Color Drawing Cobalt Glass Vintage Frame Modernist Ben Zion WPA
By Ben-Zion Weinman
Located in Surfside, FL
, but when he began painting he dropped his last name and hyphenated his first, saying an artist needed
Category

1950s Expressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Oil Crayon, Pastel, Ink

Expressionist Color Drawing Cobalt Glass Vintage Frame Modernist Ben Zion WPA
Expressionist Color Drawing Cobalt Glass Vintage Frame Modernist Ben Zion WPA

Ben-Zion Weinman
Expressionist Color Drawing Cobalt Glass Vintage Frame Modernist Ben Zion WPA, 1958

$1,250
Greenwich Village NYC WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Ashcan Modern Realism
Located in New York, NY
Greenwich Village NYC WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Ashcan Modern Realism Alfred Mira (1900
Category

1930s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil, Board

Greenwich Village NYC WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Ashcan Modern Realism
Greenwich Village NYC WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Ashcan Modern Realism

alfred mira
Greenwich Village NYC WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Ashcan Modern Realism, c. 1930s

$24,000
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

WPA Era, Industrial Scene Steel Mill by Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon
WPA Era, Industrial Scene Steel Mill by Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon

Harold Haydon
WPA Era, Industrial Scene Steel Mill by Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon, circa 1935

$385
"Good Health Week" American Scene Modern Social Realism Double Sided WPA Era
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
"Good Health Week" American Scene Modern Social Realism Double Sided WPA Era Jo Cain (1904 - 2003
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Gouache

"Good Health Week" American Scene Modern Social Realism Double Sided WPA Era
"Good Health Week" American Scene Modern Social Realism Double Sided WPA Era

Jo Cain
"Good Health Week" American Scene Modern Social Realism Double Sided WPA Era, c. 1930s

$6,000
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

Expressionist Ink, Pastel, Crayon Drawing Jewish American Modernist Ben Zion WPA
Expressionist Ink, Pastel, Crayon Drawing Jewish American Modernist Ben Zion WPA

Ben-Zion Weinman
Expressionist Ink, Pastel, Crayon Drawing Jewish American Modernist Ben Zion WPA, c.1950 s

$1,200
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
WPA Era, Industrial Scene Steel Mill by Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon

Harold Haydon
WPA Era, Industrial Scene Steel Mill by Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon, circa 1935

$385
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
WPA Era, Industrial Scene Steel Mill by Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon

Harold Haydon
WPA Era, Industrial Scene Steel Mill by Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon, circa 1935

$385
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
WPA Era, Industrial Scene Steel Mill by Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon

Harold Haydon
WPA Era, Industrial Scene Steel Mill by Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon, circa. 1935

$385
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
WPA Era, Industrial Scene Steel Mill by Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon

Harold Haydon
WPA Era, Industrial Scene Steel Mill by Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon, circa. 1935

$385
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
WPA Era, Industrial Scene Steel Mill by Chicago Modern Artist Harold Haydon

Harold Haydon
WPA Era, Industrial Scene Steel Mill by Chicago Modern Artist Harold Haydon, circa 1935

$385
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

WPA Era, Industrial Scene Steel Mill by Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon
WPA Era, Industrial Scene Steel Mill by Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon

Harold Haydon
WPA Era, Industrial Scene Steel Mill by Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon, circa 1935

$385
Mural Studies, Palace of Fine Arts San Francisco WPA American Modernism 1930s
By Frank Van Sloun
Located in New York, NY
Mural Studies, Palace of Fine Arts San Francisco WPA American Modernism 1930s. 9 x 12 inches
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Egg Tempera

Mural Studies, Palace of Fine Arts San Francisco WPA American Modernism 1930s
Mural Studies, Palace of Fine Arts San Francisco WPA American Modernism 1930s

Frank Van Sloun
Mural Studies, Palace of Fine Arts San Francisco WPA American Modernism 1930s, c. 1936

$2,500
"Men in Barracks" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Realism Gay Modernism WWII
By David Fredenthal
Located in New York, NY
"Men in Barracks" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Realism Gay Modernism WWII. 18 x 24 inches
Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Men in Barracks" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Realism Gay Modernism WWII
"Men in Barracks" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Realism Gay Modernism WWII

David Fredenthal
"Men in Barracks" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Realism Gay Modernism WWII, c. 1940a

$6,500
Oil Painting Puerto Rican Outsider Latin American Art "Horsemen of Apocalypse"
By Juan De Prey
Located in Portland, OR
that also came to influence the artists of the WPA style. The painting is signed lower left "Juan De
Category

1930s Outsider Art Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Oil Painting Puerto Rican Outsider Latin American Art "Horsemen of Apocalypse"
Oil Painting Puerto Rican Outsider Latin American Art "Horsemen of Apocalypse"

Juan De Prey
Oil Painting Puerto Rican Outsider Latin American Art "Horsemen of Apocalypse", 1932

$5,800
"NY Street Signs" Mid-20th Century WPA 1938 Modernist Abstract Realism Pop Art
By Stuart Davis
Located in New York, NY
"NY Street Signs" Mid-20th Century WPA 1938 Modernist Abstract Realism Pop Art Stuart Davis
Category

1930s American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache, Pencil

"NY Street Signs" Mid-20th Century WPA 1938 Modernist Abstract Realism Pop Art
"NY Street Signs" Mid-20th Century WPA 1938 Modernist Abstract Realism Pop Art

Stuart Davis
"NY Street Signs" Mid-20th Century WPA 1938 Modernist Abstract Realism Pop Art, 1938

$125,000
"Tobacco Road" Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary
By David Fredenthal
Located in New York, NY
"Tobacco Road" Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary 19 1/4 x 11 1/2
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

"Tobacco Road" Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary
"Tobacco Road" Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary

David Fredenthal
"Tobacco Road" Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary

$18,500
Trees in a Landscape (New Orleans, Southern States Art League, WPA, b. 1905)
By Louis Raynaud
Located in New Orleans, LA
This fine pastel was one of two we acquired together, one signed, this one unsigned, but undoubtedly by New Orleans artist Louis Raynaud, not only obvious from the style but also bec...
Category

Early 20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

Trees in a Landscape (New Orleans, Southern States Art League, WPA, b. 1905)
Trees in a Landscape (New Orleans, Southern States Art League, WPA, b. 1905)

Louis Raynaud
Trees in a Landscape (New Orleans, Southern States Art League, WPA, b. 1905)

$975
Street Cleaners
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Museum of American Art and Art for the People WPA Paintings from the Dijkstra Collection (2023) at the
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Street Cleaners

Edward Biberman
Street Cleaners, c. 1940s

$45,000
TOBACCO ROAD Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary 2
By David Fredenthal
Located in New York, NY
TOBACCO ROAD Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary 2 10 1/2 x 6 (sight
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

TOBACCO ROAD Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary 2
TOBACCO ROAD Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary 2

TOBACCO ROAD Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary 2, 1939

$12,500
"Delaware Water Gap"
By Lloyd Raymond Ney
Located in Lambertville, NJ
the Depression, Ney worked for the Works Progress Administration (WPA), painting murals and teaching
Category

1940s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Graphite

"Delaware Water Gap"
"Delaware Water Gap"

Lloyd Raymond Ney
"Delaware Water Gap", 1946

$7,450
"Labrynth"
By Lloyd Raymond Ney
Located in Lambertville, NJ
the Depression, Ney worked for the Works Progress Administration (WPA), painting murals and teaching
Category

1950s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Labrynth"
"Labrynth"

Lloyd Raymond Ney
"Labrynth", 1955

$11,200
"Rain"
By Lloyd Raymond Ney
Located in Lambertville, NJ
the Depression, Ney worked for the Works Progress Administration (WPA), painting murals and teaching
Category

1950s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Rain"
"Rain"

Lloyd Raymond Ney
"Rain", 1955

$11,200
"Energy"
By Lloyd Raymond Ney
Located in Lambertville, NJ
the Depression, Ney worked for the Works Progress Administration (WPA), painting murals and teaching
Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Energy"
"Energy"

Lloyd Raymond Ney
"Energy", c.1960 s

$3,700
"Green Colorfield"
By Lloyd Raymond Ney
Located in Lambertville, NJ
the Depression, Ney worked for the Works Progress Administration (WPA), painting murals and teaching
Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Green Colorfield"
"Green Colorfield"

Lloyd Raymond Ney
"Green Colorfield", 1962

$3,700
"Wind"
By Lloyd Raymond Ney
Located in Lambertville, NJ
the Depression, Ney worked for the Works Progress Administration (WPA), painting murals and teaching
Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Wind"
"Wind"

Lloyd Raymond Ney
"Wind", c. 1960 s

$3,700
"Machinery"
By Lloyd Raymond Ney
Located in Lambertville, NJ
the Depression, Ney worked for the Works Progress Administration (WPA), painting murals and teaching
Category

1940s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Graphite

"Machinery"
"Machinery"

Lloyd Raymond Ney
"Machinery", 1945

$7,450
"Blue Black Green"
By Lloyd Raymond Ney
Located in Lambertville, NJ
the Depression, Ney worked for the Works Progress Administration (WPA), painting murals and teaching
Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Blue Black Green"
"Blue Black Green"

Lloyd Raymond Ney
"Blue Black Green", 1961

$3,700
TOBACCO ROAD Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary 3
By David Fredenthal
Located in New York, NY
TOBACCO ROAD Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary 3 10 1/2 x 6 (sight
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

TOBACCO ROAD Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary 3
TOBACCO ROAD Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary 3

David Fredenthal
TOBACCO ROAD Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary 3, 1939

$12,500
"Red Galaxy"
By Lloyd Raymond Ney
Located in Lambertville, NJ
the Depression, Ney worked for the Works Progress Administration (WPA), painting murals and teaching
Category

20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

"Red Galaxy"
"Red Galaxy"

Lloyd Raymond Ney
"Red Galaxy"

$11,200
"Delaware Water Gap #2"
By Lloyd Raymond Ney
Located in Lambertville, NJ
the Depression, Ney worked for the Works Progress Administration (WPA), painting murals and teaching
Category

1940s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Graphite

"Delaware Water Gap #2"
"Delaware Water Gap #2"

Lloyd Raymond Ney
"Delaware Water Gap #2", 1946

$7,450
Still Life of Fruit , Denver Art Museum, WPA, Santa Barbara Museum, Who Was Who
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed, faintly, lower left, 'Donald Bear' (American, 1905-1952) and painted circa 1945. A dynamic, modernist still-life of fruit in gouache, watercolor, crayon and india-ink. Dona...
Category

1940s Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk, Crayon, Ink

Still Life of Fruit , Denver Art Museum, WPA, Santa Barbara Museum, Who Was Who
Still Life of Fruit , Denver Art Museum, WPA, Santa Barbara Museum, Who Was Who

Donald Bear
Still Life of Fruit , Denver Art Museum, WPA, Santa Barbara Museum, Who Was Who, Circa 1945

$1,312 Sale Price
25% Off
San Pedro Post Office: History of Writing Mural South, Preliminary Mural Study
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Painting Even before the creation of the WPA and the Treasury Department Section of Fine Arts, Biberman was
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

San Pedro Post Office: History of Writing Mural South, Preliminary Mural Study
San Pedro Post Office: History of Writing Mural South, Preliminary Mural Study

Edward Biberman
San Pedro Post Office: History of Writing Mural South, Preliminary Mural Study, c. 1936-7

$27,500
Church in Leadville, Colorado, 1930s Framed Landscape Watercolor Ink Painting
By Jenne Magafan
Located in Denver, CO
This rare, original WPA-era painting, Church in Leadville (1938), was created by renowned Colorado
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Archival Ink, Watercolor

Church in Leadville, Colorado, 1930s Framed Landscape Watercolor Ink Painting
Church in Leadville, Colorado, 1930s Framed Landscape Watercolor Ink Painting

Jenne Magafan
Church in Leadville, Colorado, 1930s Framed Landscape Watercolor Ink Painting, 1938

$5,500
Park Spring (Impressionistic Figurative Painting of Figures in a Park Landscape)
By William Clutz
Located in Hudson, NY
City 1955-1996 Education Painting: Thomas Danaher(WPA artist) 1944-51 Mercersburg Academy, PA 1947-51
Category

1990s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Linen

Park Spring (Impressionistic Figurative Painting of Figures in a Park Landscape)
Park Spring (Impressionistic Figurative Painting of Figures in a Park Landscape)

William Clutz
Park Spring (Impressionistic Figurative Painting of Figures in a Park Landscape), 1996

$15,000
Tompkins Square (Abstract Figurative Urban Landscape Painting of New York City)
By William Clutz
Located in Hudson, NY
: Gettysburg, PA 1933 Mercersburg, PA 1933-1951 New York City 1955-1996 Education Painting: Thomas Danaher(WPA
Category

1960s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Tompkins Square (Abstract Figurative Urban Landscape Painting of New York City)
Tompkins Square (Abstract Figurative Urban Landscape Painting of New York City)

William Clutz
Tompkins Square (Abstract Figurative Urban Landscape Painting of New York City), 1960

$7,200
Selection of Mid-Century Jazz Themed Paintings
Located in Atlanta, GA
" H x 28" W. 3) WPA era jazz age painting, unsigned, American, circa 1930s. It measures 27.5" H x 21.5
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paper

Selection of Mid-Century Jazz Themed Paintings
Selection of Mid-Century Jazz Themed Paintings

Selection of Mid-Century Jazz Themed Paintings

$650 / item
Lotan Lotan Surreal Painting Signed and Dated 1974, Artist on Top of the World
By Lotan Lotan
Located in Phoenix, AZ
resident of Cook County, Illinois. Several WPA era paintings signed Lotan Welshans are also known to exist
Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paint

Lotan Lotan Surreal Painting Signed and Dated 1974, Artist on Top of the World
Lotan Lotan Surreal Painting Signed and Dated 1974, Artist on Top of the World

Lotan Lotan
Lotan Lotan Surreal Painting Signed and Dated 1974, Artist on Top of the World, 1974

$1,800
"Legacy, " Original Painting by Ivan Bartlett, Mid-Century Fabric Designer
By Ivan Bartlett
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In his early years, artist Ivan Bartlett was known for his WPA mural painting, such as for the Ada
Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Gouache

"Legacy, " Original Painting by Ivan Bartlett, Mid-Century Fabric Designer
"Legacy, " Original Painting by Ivan Bartlett, Mid-Century Fabric Designer

"Legacy, " Original Painting by Ivan Bartlett, Mid-Century Fabric Designer

$3,200
"Night Skaters, " Large Genre Painting of Ice Skating in 1940s Chicago
Located in Philadelphia, PA
scene in the 1930s and 1940s, and was the administrator for the WPA Illinois Art Project for several
Category

Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Night Skaters, " Large Genre Painting of Ice Skating in 1940s Chicago
"Night Skaters, " Large Genre Painting of Ice Skating in 1940s Chicago

"Night Skaters, " Large Genre Painting of Ice Skating in 1940s Chicago

$7,840 Sale Price
20% Off
"Circus Scene, " 1930s Painting with Barker in Orange Green, American Flags
By Iver Rose
Located in Philadelphia, PA
of Boston, Rose worked under the auspices of the WPA in the 1930s, painting in Chicago and later
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Circus Scene, " 1930s Painting with Barker in Orange Green, American Flags
"Circus Scene, " 1930s Painting with Barker in Orange Green, American Flags

"Circus Scene, " 1930s Painting with Barker in Orange Green, American Flags

$7,800
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How Much is a Wpa Painting?

The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — a wpa painting in our inventory may begin at $300 and can go as high as $95,000, while the average can fetch as much as $3,020.

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