The Trench
By James Allen
Located in Fairlawn, OH
James E. Allen’s etchings usually present glorified depictions of construction works building modern America.
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1930s American Realist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
James E Allen
The Bridge
By James Allen
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Condition: Excellent Image: 8 3/4 x 6 1/2" Sheet: 16 x 11 5/8"; James E. ALLEN "Author of approximately 100 prints, both lithographs, and etching, of which circa 10 have yet to be ...
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1930s Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
'Spiderboy' — American Realism, New York City
By James Allen
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
ABOUT THE ARTIST James E. Allen is acclaimed for his printmaking imagery focusing on American industry and the heroic workers of the 1930s and 40s.
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1930s American Realist Figurative Prints
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Etching
'Pipe and Brawn' — WPA Era American Realism
By James Allen
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Impressions of this work are held in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Princeton University Art Museum, and Stanford University. ABOUT THE ARTIST James E. ...
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1930s American Realist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
'The Connectors' — Vintage American Realism, New York City
By James Allen
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
James Allen, 'The Connectors', 1934, etching, edition not stated, Ryan 66.
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1930s American Realist Figurative Prints
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Etching
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James E AllenWPA Etching "Sky Riders" Industrial Steelworkers New York Skyscraper Signed, 1935
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H 21.25 in W 17 in D 1 in
WPA Etching "Sky Riders" Industrial Steelworkers New York Skyscraper Signed
Located in Portland, OR
David W. Keihl writes "James E. Allen valued the worth of hard work and personal ingenuity for survival.
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1930s American Realist Figurative Prints
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Etching
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'Dancers' — 1930s American Modernism
By Charles Turzak
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Charles Turzak, 'Dancers', 1939, wood engraving, edition 100. Signed, titled, and numbered 72/100 in pencil. A fine, richly-inked impression, on off-white Japan paper, with full marg...
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Dale Nichols'Partners' — Mid-Century Modernist Regionalism, Signed Lithograph, 1950
$880Sale Price|20% Off
H 9.44 in W 13.25 in
'Partners' — Mid-Century Modernist Regionalism, Signed Lithograph
By Dale Nichols
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Dale Nichols, 'Partners', lithograph, edition 250, 1950. Signed in pencil. A fine, richly-inked impression, on cream wove paper; the full sheet with margins (7/8 to 1 5/8 inches); tw...
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1950s American Modern Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
David Fredenthal"Men in Barracks" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Realism Gay Modernism WWII, c. 1940a
$6,500
H 26 in W 32 in
"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 Watercolor on paper. c. 1940s. Signed lower right. BIO David Fredenthal (1914 - 1958...
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1940s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Otis Oldfield"Old Shoemaker" Ashcan 20th Century Modernism 1924 California WPA Realism Worker, 1924
$18,500
H 20 in W 18 in
"Old Shoemaker" Ashcan 20th Century Modernism 1924 California WPA Realism Worker
By Otis Oldfield
Located in New York, NY
"Old Shoemaker" Ashcan 20th Century Modernism 1924 California WPA Realism Worker. Signed “Otis Oldfield” lower left. 14 x 12 inches. Exhibited: Galerie des Beaux Arts, San Francisco...
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1920s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Standing Male Model from Behind, " Beautiful Male Nude, Three-Quarters Size
$6,500
H 41.5 in W 18.75 in D 1.5 in
"Standing Male Model from Behind, " Beautiful Male Nude, Three-Quarters Size
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully and sensitively painted, this view of a young, nude male model, facing away from the viewer, places him in an artist's studio or atelier, with painters and their easels v...
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Arms Raised", Striking Portrait of Nude Male Youth by Jarl, Denmark
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A striking combination of realism and abstraction, this portrait of a nude male youth with his arms behind his neck -- Stanley Christensen -- is beautifully expressed in tones of cha...
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Vintage 1920s Danish Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
Bathers, Oil on Canvas, 1914
By Roger Grillon
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Oil on canvas by Roger GRILLON (1881-1938), France, 1914. "Bathers". With frame: 114x94 cm - 44.9x37 inches ; without frame: 92x73cm - 36.2x28.75 inches. 30F format. Signed lower lef...
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1910s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Charles Ragland BunnellCharles Bunnell 1940s WPA Watercolor Golden Cycle Mill Colorado, circa 1940
$1,268Sale Price|57% Off
H 18 in W 19.5 in D 1.5 in
Charles Bunnell 1940s WPA Watercolor Golden Cycle Mill Colorado
By Charles Ragland Bunnell
Located in Denver, CO
A rare and historically significant original 1940s watercolor by Charles Ragland Bunnell, this striking composition depicts the iconic Golden Cycle Mill in Colorado Springs through a...
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1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Jo CainUNION SQUARE Depression Era Oil Painting WPA Realism American Scene Realism NYC, c. 1940
$33,000
H 31 in W 43 in D 2 in
UNION SQUARE Depression Era Oil Painting WPA Realism American Scene Realism NYC
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
UNION SQUARE Depression Era Oil Painting WPA Realism American Scene Realism NYC Jo Cain (1904 – 2003) "Union Square" 24 x 36 inches Oil on canvas, c.1940s Signed lower center. A ...
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1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
The Bathers by Eric John Youngquist, c. 1920s
Located in Chicago, IL
This monumental 1920s oil on canvas, The Bathers, reinterprets William-Adolphe Bouguereau’s renowned 1884 masterpiece through the distinctive vision of Swedish-born artist Eric John ...
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Cecil Crosley BellNYC EL American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Era Figurative, c. 1939
$25,000
H 30 in W 38 in
NYC EL American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Era Figurative
By Cecil Crosley Bell
Located in New York, NY
NYC EL American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Era Figurative Cecil Bell (1906 – 1970) Street Life Under the EL 22 x 30 inches Oil on canvas, c. 1930s Signed upper...
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1930s American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Howard Norton Cook'Financial District', New York City — American Modernism, 1931
$12,000
H 13.32 in W 10.38 in
'Financial District', New York City — American Modernism
By Howard Norton Cook
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Howard Cook, 'Financial District', lithograph, 1931, edition 75, Duffy 155. A fine, richly-inked impression, on cream wove paper, the full sheet with wide margins (2 3/4 to 5 5/8 in...
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1930s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Michael Loew"Concert" Early 20th Century WPA Modernism American City Landscape Scene Ashcan, 1928
$7,500
H 29 in W 43 in
"Concert" Early 20th Century WPA Modernism American City Landscape Scene Ashcan
By Michael Loew
Located in New York, NY
"Concert" Early 20th Century WPA Modernism American City Landscape Scene Ashcan The size of the canvas 28 3/4 x 43 1/4 inches. The painting comes directly from the artist's estate. ...
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1920s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Martin LewisBuilding a Babylon, Tudor City, NY., 1929
$11,000Sale Price|26% Off
H 24.5 in W 20 in D 1 in
Building a Babylon, Tudor City, NY.
By Martin Lewis
Located in Plano, TX
McCarron 76. 12 7/8 x 7 7/8 (sheet 16 5/8 x 12 1/4). 6th trial proof (McCarron records 84 impressions including 4 trial proofs). Illustrated L'Amérique de la Dépression: Artistes En...
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Early 20th Century American Modern Landscape Prints
Materials
Drypoint, Etching
STORM LINED - Large Format Gearhart
By Frances H. Gearhart
Located in Santa Monica, CA
FRANCES H. GEARHART (1869-1958) STORM LINED c.1936 Color block print, signed and titled in pencil 13 ¼ x 10 1/8, full sheet 14 3/8 x 11 ¼” with deckle edge on her typical fibrous Ja...
Category
1930s Abstract Impressionist Landscape Prints
Materials
Color, Woodcut
'Locomotives Watering' — Ashcan School Social Realism
By Reginald Marsh
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Reginald Marsh, 'Erie R.R. Locos Watering (Locomotives Watering)', etching, 1934, edition 100 (Whitney, 1969), Sasowsky 155. Unsigned as published; numbered '68/100' in pencil. A su...
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1930s Ashcan School Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
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