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"Barber Shop" Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modernism NYC
By Harry Sternberg
Located in New York, NY
"Barber Shop" Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modernism NYC. 24 x 29 ½ inches
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Barber Shop" Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modernism NYC
"Barber Shop" Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modernism NYC

Harry Sternberg
"Barber Shop" Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modernism NYC, c. 1940s

$39,000
Depression Era Mid 20th Century Social Realism Modern WPA American Scene NYC
Located in New York, NY
Depression Era Mid 20th Century Social Realism Modern WPA American Scene NYC Saul Kovner (1904
Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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

Saul Kovner
Depression Era Mid 20th Century Social Realism Modern WPA American Scene NYC, 1945

$18,000
"Snowy City Street" American Scene Social Realism WPA Mid-20th Century Modern
Located in New York, NY
"Snowy City Street" American Scene Social Realism WPA Mid-20th Century Modern Syd J. Browne (1907
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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

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

$6,500
Long Beach WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Modernism Ashcan
By Daniel Ralph Celentano
Located in New York, NY
Long Beach WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Modernism Ashcan Daniel Ralph
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Long Beach WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Modernism Ashcan
Long Beach WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Modernism Ashcan

Daniel Ralph Celentano
Long Beach WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Modernism Ashcan, c. 1930s

$29,500
"A Marro" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Modernism Ashcan
By Daniel Ralph Celentano
Located in New York, NY
"A Marro" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Modernism Ashcan. Signed lower right
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"A Marro" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Modernism Ashcan
"A Marro" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Modernism Ashcan

Daniel Ralph Celentano
"A Marro" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Modernism Ashcan, c. 1930s

$23,600
Art Deco Movie Set 20th Century American Modernism Hollywood WPA Social Realism
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco Movie Set 20th Century American Modernism Hollywood WPA Social Realism Arthur Rosenman
Category

1930s Art Deco Interior Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

Art Deco Movie Set 20th Century American Modernism Hollywood WPA Social Realism
Art Deco Movie Set 20th Century American Modernism Hollywood WPA Social Realism

Arthur (Rosenman) Ross
Art Deco Movie Set 20th Century American Modernism Hollywood WPA Social Realism, 1937

$16,000
Loggers WPA Depression Era Modern Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism
By William L Engle
Located in New York, NY
Loggers WPA Depression Era Modern Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Oil on board, 24
Category

1940s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Loggers WPA Depression Era Modern Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism
Loggers WPA Depression Era Modern Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism

William L Engle
Loggers WPA Depression Era Modern Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism, 1940s

$8,500
"Hop Scotch" Mid 20th Century Social Realism WPA Modern American Scene 1950s SF
By Anton Refregier
Located in New York, NY
"Hop Scotch" Mid 20th Century Social Realism WPA Modern American Scene 1950s SF, .30 1/4 x 22 1/4
Category

1950s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

"Hop Scotch" Mid 20th Century Social Realism WPA Modern American Scene 1950s SF
"Hop Scotch" Mid 20th Century Social Realism WPA Modern American Scene 1950s SF

Anton Refregier
"Hop Scotch" Mid 20th Century Social Realism WPA Modern American Scene 1950s SF, 1951

$8,000
New York Street Scene Mid 20th Century Modern WPA American Scene Social Realism
By Philip Reisman
Located in New York, NY
New York Street Scene Mid 20th Century Modern WPA American Scene Social Realism Philip Reisman
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

New York Street Scene Mid 20th Century Modern WPA American Scene Social Realism
New York Street Scene Mid 20th Century Modern WPA American Scene Social Realism

Philip Reisman
New York Street Scene Mid 20th Century Modern WPA American Scene Social Realism, 1944

$15,000
"Cubist Factory" American Scene WPA Social Realism Mid 20th Century Industrial
Located in New York, NY
"Cubist Factory" American Scene WPA Era Social Realism Mid 20th Century Industrial Herbert Heyel
Category

1930s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Cubist Factory" American Scene WPA Social Realism Mid 20th Century Industrial
"Cubist Factory" American Scene WPA Social Realism Mid 20th Century Industrial

Herbert Heyel
"Cubist Factory" American Scene WPA Social Realism Mid 20th Century Industrial, c. 1933

$3,500
SILOS American Scene WPA Depression industrial Mid Century Modern Social Realism
By Vincent Campanella 1
Located in New York, NY
SILOS American Scene WPA Depression industrial Mid Century Modern Social Realism Vincent
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

SILOS American Scene WPA Depression industrial Mid Century Modern Social Realism
SILOS American Scene WPA Depression industrial Mid Century Modern Social Realism

Vincent Campanella 1
SILOS American Scene WPA Depression industrial Mid Century Modern Social Realism, 1937

$6,500
"Bus Stop" Latin Art Social Realism Europe WPA Figurative Transportation Modern
Located in New York, NY
Signed and dated "1942" lower right Born Joseph Carl Meffert in Germany, he befriended Käthe Kollwitz and Otto Nagel in Berlin in the 1930s. Thanks to their support, Meffert produce...
Category

1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache, Board

"Bus Stop" Latin Art Social Realism Europe WPA Figurative Transportation Modern
"Bus Stop" Latin Art Social Realism Europe WPA Figurative Transportation Modern

Clement Moreau
"Bus Stop" Latin Art Social Realism Europe WPA Figurative Transportation Modern, 1942

$5,500
"Gas Pumps" American Scene WPA Era Social Realism Early 20th Century Industrial
Located in New York, NY
"Gas Pumps" American Scene WPA Era Social Realism Early 20th Century Industrial Herbert Heyel
Category

1920s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Gas Pumps" American Scene WPA Era Social Realism Early 20th Century Industrial
"Gas Pumps" American Scene WPA Era Social Realism Early 20th Century Industrial

Herbert Heyel
"Gas Pumps" American Scene WPA Era Social Realism Early 20th Century Industrial, c. 1922

$3,500
Job Hunters WPA Depression Era Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism
By William Gropper
Located in New York, NY
Job Hunters WPA Depression Era Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism. Signed lower left
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Job Hunters WPA Depression Era Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism
Job Hunters WPA Depression Era Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism

William Gropper
Job Hunters WPA Depression Era Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism, 1925/26

$2,000
Chemists American Scene Mid 20th Century Modern Social Realism WPA Science Mural
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
Chemists American Scene Mid 20th Century Modern Social Realism WPA Science Mural Jo Cain (1904
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Chemists American Scene Mid 20th Century Modern Social Realism WPA Science Mural
Chemists American Scene Mid 20th Century Modern Social Realism WPA Science Mural

Jo Cain
Chemists American Scene Mid 20th Century Modern Social Realism WPA Science Mural, c. 1930s

$7,500
Industrial Working Man WPA Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
Industrial Working Man WPA Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene Jo Cain (1904
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

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

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

$4,000
"Painter" 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Working Man Modern WPA Era
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
"Painter" 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Working Man Modern WPA Era Jo Cain (1904
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

"Painter" 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Working Man Modern WPA Era
"Painter" 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Working Man Modern WPA Era

Jo Cain
"Painter" 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Working Man Modern WPA Era, c. 1930s

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

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Oil

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

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

$4,000
Surveyors WPA American Scene Mid 20th Century Modern Social Realism Men Working
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
Surveyors WPA American Scene Mid 20th Century Modern Social Realism Men Working Jo Cain (1904
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Surveyors WPA American Scene Mid 20th Century Modern Social Realism Men Working
Surveyors WPA American Scene Mid 20th Century Modern Social Realism Men Working

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

$5,000
WPA Bronx Post Office Mural Study American Scene Social Realism 20th Century
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
WPA Bronx Post Office Mural Study American Scene Social Realism 20th Century Jo Cain (1904 - 2003
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Mixed Media

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

Jo Cain
WPA Bronx Post Office Mural Study American Scene Social Realism 20th Century, 1930s

$12,500
American Art Deco 20th Century Modernism Social Realism WPA Era Scene Pin-Up
Located in New York, NY
American Art Deco 20th Century Modernism Social Realism WPA Era Scene Pin-Up Arthur Rosenman Ross
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Board

American Art Deco 20th Century Modernism Social Realism WPA Era Scene Pin-Up
American Art Deco 20th Century Modernism Social Realism WPA Era Scene Pin-Up

Arthur Rosenman Ross
American Art Deco 20th Century Modernism Social Realism WPA Era Scene Pin-Up, 1933

$5,000
WPA Style Social Realism -- Working on a Tunnel 1920s
Located in Soquel, CA
WPA Style Social Realism -- Working on a Tunnel 1920s Wonderful WPA-style social realism painting
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

WPA Style Social Realism -- Working on a Tunnel 1920s
WPA Style Social Realism -- Working on a Tunnel 1920s

WPA Style Social Realism -- Working on a Tunnel 1920s, Circa 1930

$600
Antique American WPA Social Realism Portrait Return From War Signed Oil Painting
By Leon Kroll
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American social realist portrait oil painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1940. Signed
Category

1940s Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American WPA Social Realism Portrait Return From War Signed Oil Painting
Antique American WPA Social Realism Portrait Return From War Signed Oil Painting

Leon Kroll
Antique American WPA Social Realism Portrait Return From War Signed Oil Painting, 1940

$2,250
"Lower Manhattan" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid-20th Century Modern
Located in New York, NY
"Lower Manhattan" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid-20th Century Modern NYC Syd J. Browne
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Lower Manhattan" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid-20th Century Modern
"Lower Manhattan" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid-20th Century Modern

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

$6,500
"Jobless Men" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid-20th Century Modern
Located in New York, NY
"Jobless Men" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid-20th Century Modern Syd J. Browne Jobless
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Jobless Men" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid-20th Century Modern
"Jobless Men" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid-20th Century Modern

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

$6,500
Poker Players NYC Mid 20th Century Modern WPA American Scene Social Realism
By Philip Reisman
Located in New York, NY
Poker Players NYC Mid 20th Century Modern WPA American Scene Social Realism Philip Reisman (1904
Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Poker Players NYC Mid 20th Century Modern WPA American Scene Social Realism
Poker Players NYC Mid 20th Century Modern WPA American Scene Social Realism

Philip Reisman
Poker Players NYC Mid 20th Century Modern WPA American Scene Social Realism, 1949

$7,500
"A Dancer s Fantasy" WPA American Scene Mid 20th Century Social Realism Modern
Located in New York, NY
"A Dancer's Fantasy" WPA American Scene Mid 20th Century Social Realism Modern Agnes Mills (1915
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Egg Tempera

"A Dancer s Fantasy" WPA American Scene Mid 20th Century Social Realism Modern
"A Dancer s Fantasy" WPA American Scene Mid 20th Century Social Realism Modern

Agnes Mills
"A Dancer s Fantasy" WPA American Scene Mid 20th Century Social Realism Modern, c. 1930s

$16,500
"Loading Logs" WPA American Scene Men Working Social Realism Mid-Century 1930s
By Vincent Campanella 1
Located in New York, NY
catalog. A copy of the catalogue will accompany this painting. Born in New York in 1915, Campanella
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

"Loading Logs" WPA American Scene Men Working Social Realism Mid-Century 1930s
"Loading Logs" WPA American Scene Men Working Social Realism Mid-Century 1930s

Vincent Campanella 1
"Loading Logs" WPA American Scene Men Working Social Realism Mid-Century 1930s, 1930s

$5,500
"Nude Musicians" WPA Mid 20th Century American Modernism LGBT Social Realism Gay
Located in New York, NY
Carl Gustaf Simon Nelson, American (1898-1988) "Nude Musicians," 30 x 35 inches, oil on canvas Signed and dated 1938 signature lower right. Provenance: Collection of Seymour Stein B...
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Nude Musicians" WPA Mid 20th Century American Modernism LGBT Social Realism Gay
"Nude Musicians" WPA Mid 20th Century American Modernism LGBT Social Realism Gay

Carl Gustaf Simon Nelson
"Nude Musicians" WPA Mid 20th Century American Modernism LGBT Social Realism Gay, 1938

$3,900
"At the Opera" WPA Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Theatre American Scene
Located in New York, NY
"At the Opera" WPA Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Theatre American Scene John Winters
Category

1940s American Modern Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"At the Opera" WPA Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Theatre American Scene
"At the Opera" WPA Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Theatre American Scene

John Winters
"At the Opera" WPA Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Theatre American Scene, 1943

$7,500
"Ice Skating" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid-20th Century Modern NYC
Located in New York, NY
"Ice Sakting" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid-20th Century Modern NYC Syd J. Browne Ice
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Ice Skating" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid-20th Century Modern NYC
"Ice Skating" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid-20th Century Modern NYC

Syd Browne
"Ice Skating" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid-20th Century Modern NYC, c. 1930

$6,500
Lady in a Red Dress - renowned New York artist Raphael Soyer, Social Realism/WPA
By Raphael Soyer
Located in New Orleans, LA
a classic Social Realist/WPA style he is now famous for. One look at it and you know who painted it
Category

Early 20th Century American Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Lady in a Red Dress - renowned New York artist Raphael Soyer, Social Realism/WPA
Lady in a Red Dress - renowned New York artist Raphael Soyer, Social Realism/WPA

Raphael Soyer
Lady in a Red Dress - renowned New York artist Raphael Soyer, Social Realism/WPA

$4,800
"Subway Riders" NYC Drawing WPA Modern Modernism Social Realism 20th Century
By Bernard Gussow
Located in New York, NY
"Subway Riders" NYC Drawing WPA Modern Modernism Social Realism 20th Century. Bernard Gussow (1881
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pastel

"Subway Riders" NYC Drawing WPA Modern Modernism Social Realism 20th Century
"Subway Riders" NYC Drawing WPA Modern Modernism Social Realism 20th Century

Bernard Gussow
"Subway Riders" NYC Drawing WPA Modern Modernism Social Realism 20th Century, c. 1930s

$6,500
WPA Social Realism American Scene Political Cartoon Depression Era Mid-Century
By William Gropper
Located in New York, NY
WPA Social Realism American Scene Political Cartoon Depression Era Mid-Century. Signed lower left
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

WPA Social Realism American Scene Political Cartoon Depression Era Mid-Century
WPA Social Realism American Scene Political Cartoon Depression Era Mid-Century

William Gropper
WPA Social Realism American Scene Political Cartoon Depression Era Mid-Century, c. 1946

$2,700
Worker American Scene 20th Century Modern Social Realism WPA Industrial Mural
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
Worker American Scene 20th Century Modern Social Realism WPA Industrial Mural Jo Cain (1904 - 2003
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Worker American Scene 20th Century Modern Social Realism WPA Industrial Mural
Worker American Scene 20th Century Modern Social Realism WPA Industrial Mural

Jo Cain
Worker American Scene 20th Century Modern Social Realism WPA Industrial Mural, 1930s

$18,000
Family at the Beach WPA Modernism American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century
By William Gropper
Located in New York, NY
Family at the Beach WPA Modernism American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century William Gropper
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

Family at the Beach WPA Modernism American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century
Family at the Beach WPA Modernism American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century

William Gropper
Family at the Beach WPA Modernism American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century, c. 1940s

$5,500
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