Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting American Modernist Landscape w Tower
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
Simka Simkhovitch (Russian/American 1893 - 1949) This came with a small grouping from the artist's family, some were hand signed some were not. These were studies for larger paintin...
Oil, Board
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting American Modernist Landscape Pond Tree
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
Simka Simkhovitch (Russian/American 1893 - 1949) This came with a small grouping from the artist's family, some were hand signed some were not. These were studies for larger paintin...
Oil, Board
Early Modernist River Landscape with Trees and Mountains WPA artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
During the Depression, Kish became a WPA painter in the Federal Art Project (FAP). FAP artists were given a mandate to create works that celebrated labor.
Canvas, Oil
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting Gouache American Modernist Powerline
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
Simka Simkhovitch (Russian/American 1893 - 1949) This came with a small grouping from the artist's family, some were hand signed some were not. These were studies for larger paintin...
Oil, Gouache, Board
$7,500
Synagogue Jerusalem Israel French Judaica Oil Painting Bezalel School WPA Artist
By Jacques Zucker
Located in Surfside, FL
He was a notably famous Jewish American artist mostly known for his expressionist figure paintings.
Canvas, Oil
American Vivid Abstract Expressionist Art Oil Painting Norman Carton, WPA Artist
By Norman Carton
Located in Surfside, FL
From 1939 to 1942, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) Federal Art Project employed Carton as a muralist and easel artist.
Canvas, Oil
American Vivid Abstract Expressionist Art Oil Painting Norman Carton, WPA Artist
By Norman Carton
Located in Surfside, FL
From 1939 to 1942, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) Federal Art Project employed Carton as a muralist and easel artist.
Canvas, Oil
American Vivid Abstract Expressionist Art Oil Painting Norman Carton, WPA Artist
By Norman Carton
Located in Surfside, FL
From 1939 to 1942, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) Federal Art Project employed Carton as a muralist and easel artist.
Canvas, Oil
American Vivid Abstract Expressionist Art Oil Painting Norman Carton, WPA Artist
By Norman Carton
Located in Surfside, FL
From 1939 to 1942, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) Federal Art Project employed Carton as a muralist and easel artist.
Canvas, Oil
American Vivid Abstract Expressionist Art Oil Painting Norman Carton, WPA Artist
By Norman Carton
Located in Surfside, FL
From 1939 to 1942, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) Federal Art Project employed Carton as a muralist and easel artist.
Canvas, Oil
$6,500
1930 Oil Painting Sea Side Sailboats American Modernist WPA Artist Morris Kantor
By Morris Kantor
Located in Surfside, FL
During its eight years of operation, the WPA would include within its ranks such iconic artists as Adolph Gottlieb, William Gropper, Philip Guston, Morris Kantor, Lee Krasner, Louise...
Canvas, Oil
$18,000
1927 Oil Painting Eiffel Tower Paris American Modernist Wpa Artist Morris Kantor
By Morris Kantor
Located in Surfside, FL
During its eight years of operation, the WPA would include within its ranks such iconic artists as Adolph Gottlieb, William Gropper, Philip Guston, Morris Kantor, Lee Krasner, Louise...
Canvas, Oil
Back Fence with Bird. - Mid-Century - WPA Artist
By Jenne Magafan
Located in Miami, FL
The Mid-Century mindset As expected, 65 years ago.. people looked at art/painting a little differently. Back then, many artists were concerned with depicting simple and beautiful t...
Masonite, Oil
$6,500
Parisian Street Scene, Oil on Canvas Ecole D'Paris, WPA, Bezalel Artist
By Jacques Zucker
Located in Surfside, FL
He was a notably famous Jewish American artist mostly known for his expressionist figure paintings.
Canvas, Oil
American Modernist Oil Painting Gestural Landscape WPA Artist Group of 10
By Ben-Zion Weinman
Located in Surfside, FL
Born in 1897, Ben-Zion Weinman celebrated his European Jewish heritage in his visual works as a sculptor, painter, and printmaker. Influenced by Spinoza, Knut Hamsun, and Wladyslaw R...
Oil, Wood Panel
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 Chicago Modern artist, Harold Haydon. A wonderful example of the artwork from the e...
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 Chicago Modern artist, Harold Haydon. A wonderful example of early Twentieth Cent...
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 Chicago Modern artist, Harold Haydon. A wonderful example of early Twentieth Cent...
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 Chicago Modern artist, Harold Haydon. A wonderful example of early Twentieth Cent...
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 Chicago Modern artist, Harold Haydon. A wonderful example of early Twentieth Cent...
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 Chicago Modern artist, Harold Haydon. A wonderful example of early Twentieth Century ar...
Watercolor, Paper
Unavailable
H 33.75 in W 38.75 in D 2 in
American 1940’s WPA Surrealist Style Landscape French Female Artist Cecile Belle
Located in Atlanta, GA
An American circa 1940’s WPA / surrealist style landscape painting by French American female artist Cecile Belle.
Canvas, Wood, Paint
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H 6 in W 9 in
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting American Modernist Landscape w Tower
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
Simka Simkhovitch (Russian/American 1893 - 1949) This came with a small grouping from the artist's family, some were hand signed some were not. These were studies for larger paintin...
Oil, Board
Sold
H 7.75 in W 6 in
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting American Modernist Landscape Pond Tree
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
Simka Simkhovitch (Russian/American 1893 - 1949) This came with a small grouping from the artist's family, some were hand signed some were not. These were studies for larger paintin...
Oil, Board
Sold
H 23 in W 30.25 in
Early Modernist River Landscape with Trees and Mountains WPA artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
During the Depression, Kish became a WPA painter in the Federal Art Project (FAP). FAP artists were given a mandate to create works that celebrated labor.
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 23 in W 30.25 in
Early Modernist River Landscape with Trees and Mountains WPA artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
During the Depression, Kish became a WPA painter in the Federal Art Project (FAP). FAP artists were given a mandate to create works that celebrated labor.
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 6 in W 8 in
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting Gouache American Modernist Powerline
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
Simka Simkhovitch (Russian/American 1893 - 1949) This came with a small grouping from the artist's family, some were hand signed some were not. These were studies for larger paintin...
Oil, Board, Gouache
Sold
H 24 in W 20 in
Synagogue Jerusalem Israel French Judaica Oil Painting Bezalel School WPA Artist
By Jacques Zucker
Located in Surfside, FL
He was a notably famous Jewish American artist mostly known for his expressionist figure paintings.
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 7 in W 12 in
American Vivid Abstract Expressionist Art Oil Painting Norman Carton, WPA Artist
By Norman Carton
Located in Surfside, FL
From 1939 to 1942, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) Federal Art Project employed Carton as a muralist and easel artist.
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 8 in W 10 in
American Vivid Abstract Expressionist Art Oil Painting Norman Carton, WPA Artist
By Norman Carton
Located in Surfside, FL
From 1939 to 1942, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) Federal Art Project employed Carton as a muralist and easel artist.
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 7 in W 11 in
American Vivid Abstract Expressionist Art Oil Painting Norman Carton, WPA Artist
By Norman Carton
Located in Surfside, FL
From 1939 to 1942, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) Federal Art Project employed Carton as a muralist and easel artist.
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 9.5 in W 6 in
American Vivid Abstract Expressionist Art Oil Painting Norman Carton, WPA Artist
By Norman Carton
Located in Surfside, FL
From 1939 to 1942, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) Federal Art Project employed Carton as a muralist and easel artist.
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 28.75 in W 36 in
1927 Oil Painting Eiffel Tower Paris American Modernist Wpa Artist Morris Kantor
By Morris Kantor
Located in Surfside, FL
During its eight years of operation, the WPA would include within its ranks such iconic artists as Adolph Gottlieb, William Gropper, Philip Guston, Morris Kantor, Lee Krasner, Louise...
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 24.5 in W 21 in
1930 Oil Painting Sea Side Sailboats American Modernist WPA Artist Morris Kantor
By Morris Kantor
Located in Surfside, FL
During its eight years of operation, the WPA would include within its ranks such iconic artists as Adolph Gottlieb, William Gropper, Philip Guston, Morris Kantor, Lee Krasner, Louise...
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 20 in W 24 in
Parisian Street Scene, Oil on Canvas Ecole D'Paris, WPA, Bezalel Artist
By Jacques Zucker
Located in Surfside, FL
He was a notably famous Jewish American artist mostly known for his expressionist figure paintings.
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 20 in W 24 in
Parisian Street Scene, Oil on Canvas Ecole D'Paris, WPA, Bezalel Artist
By Jacques Zucker
Located in Surfside, FL
He was a notably famous Jewish American artist mostly known for his expressionist figure paintings.
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 14 in W 6 in
American Modernist Oil Painting Gestural Landscape WPA Artist Group of 10
By Ben-Zion Weinman
Located in Surfside, FL
Born in 1897, Ben-Zion Weinman celebrated his European Jewish heritage in his visual works as a sculptor, painter, and printmaker. Influenced by Spinoza, Knut Hamsun, and Wladyslaw R...
Oil, Wood Panel
Sold
H 11 in W 14 in
'Burlingame, San Mateo', Post-Impressionist California oil landscape, WPA artist
By Galen Russell Wolf
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Painted by Galen Russell Wolf (American, 1889-1974), circa 1955, and stamped, verso, with certification of authenticity. A bright and fresh, California landscape showing an old wood...
Oil, Board
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H 17.5 in W 23 in
Early Modernist River Landscape with Trees and Mountains WPA artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
During the Depression, Kish became a WPA painter in the Federal Art Project (FAP). FAP artists were given a mandate to create works that celebrated labor.
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 22.5 in W 26 in
1946 WPA Ohio Artist Russel Limbach American Colonial Home Oil Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Painting, Architectural study. Colonial style house with green shutters. Signed lower left "R. Limbach 1946". 22 1/2" high, 26" wide, sight 18 1/2" high, 22" wide. Artist informati...
Oil, Board
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H 8.5 in W 10.5 in
American Vivid Abstract Expressionist Art Oil Painting Norman Carton, WPA Artist
By Norman Carton
Located in Surfside, FL
From 1939 to 1942, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) Federal Art Project employed Carton as a muralist and easel artist.
Oil, Canvas
Sold
H 24 in W 29 in
The Storm, Modern Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist (War Allegory, Refugees)
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Modern Subject: ship on a stormy sea Medium: Oil Surface: Canvas Country: United States The imagery of Maurice Kish (1895-1987), whether factories or carousels, reliably subv...
Oil
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H 45 in W 32 in D 2 in
"Backyards" WPA New York Modernism Female Artist Mid-Century 20th Century Modern
By Georgina Klitgaard
Located in New York, NY
"Backyards" WPA New York Modernism Female Artist Mid-Century 20th Century Modern. Georgina Klitgaard (1893-1976), Backyards (11th st. NYC) c. 1940, 38x26 inches, oil on canvas, Sign...
Canvas, Oil
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H 20 in W 24 in
Lower Manhattan Cityscape American Artist WPA Era NY School c. 1930 Henry Ensol
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original modern 1930's oil painting by WPA era American artist Henry Ensol. This work comes in a period frame likely original to the piece.
Canvas, Oil
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H 14 in W 18 in D 0.13 in
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 Chicago Modern artist, Harold Haydon. A wonderful example of early Twentieth Century a...
Watercolor, Paper
WPA Style Industrial Landscape Oil on Board, Signed By Artist
Located in Atlanta, GA
Industrial Landscape in WPA Style by Isaacson, Mid-20th Century.
Paint
It could be argued that cave walls were the canvases for the world’s first landscape paintings, which depict and elevate natural scenery through art, but there is a richer history to consider.
The Netherlands was home to landscapes as a major theme in painting as early as the 1500s, and ink-on-silk paintings in China featured mountains and large bodies of water as far back as the third century. Greeks created vast wall paintings that depicted landscapes and grandiose garden scenes, while in the late 15th century and early 16th century, landscapes were increasingly the subject of watercolor works by the likes of Leonardo da Vinci and Fra Bartolomeo.
The popularity of religious paintings eventually declined altogether, and by the early 19th century, painters of classical landscapes took to painting out-of-doors (plein-air painting). Paintings of natural scenery were increasingly realistic but romanticized too. Into the 20th century, landscapes remained a major theme for many artists, and while the term “landscape painting” may call to mind images of lush, grassy fields and open seascapes, the genre is characterized by more variety, colors and diverse styles than you may think. Painters working in the photorealist style of landscape painting, for example, seek to create works so lifelike that you may confuse their paint for camera pixels. But if you’re shopping for art to outfit an important room, the work needs to be something with a bit of gravitas (and the right frame is important, too).
Adding a landscape painting to your home can introduce peace and serenity within the confines of your own space. (Some may think of it as an aspirational window of sorts rather than a canvas.) Abstract landscape paintings by the likes of Korean painter Seungyoon Choi or Georgia-based artist Katherine Sandoz, on the other hand, bring pops of color and movement into a room. These landscapes refuse to serve as a background. Elsewhere, Adam Straus’s technology-inspired paintings highlight how our extreme involvement with our devices has removed us from the glory of the world around us. Influenced by modern life and steeped in social commentary, Straus’s landscape paintings make us see our surroundings anew.
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