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"Factory Boy with Locomotive" Paul Meltsner, 1930s Working WPA Portrait
"Factory Boy with Locomotive" Paul Meltsner, 1930s Working WPA Portrait

"Factory Boy with Locomotive" Paul Meltsner, 1930s Working WPA Portrait

By Paul Meltsner

Located in New York, NY

One of Meltsner's Graham portraits is housed in the National Portrait Gallery at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., another in the Wichita Art Museum in Wichita, Kansas...

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1930s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Portrait of a Black Woman, Maxine - Mid-Century  WPA

Portrait of a Black Woman, Maxine - Mid-Century WPA

By Fletcher Martin

Located in Miami, FL

A charming portrait of a Black woman with stylized hairstyle of the period - Midtown Galleries label on verso, Unframed Signed and dated upper right

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1940s Art Deco Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Masonite

Antique American Modernist WPA Female Portrait Interior Exhibited Oil Painting
Antique American Modernist WPA Female Portrait Interior Exhibited Oil Painting

Antique American Modernist WPA Female Portrait Interior Exhibited Oil Painting

By Anatol Shulkin

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American modernist interior portrait oil painting. Oil on board, circa 1930. Unsigned. Displayed in a period modernist frame. Exhibition provenance verso. Image size, 25"L ...

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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Clown, Modernist Oil Painting on Board WPA Artist
Clown, Modernist Oil Painting on Board WPA Artist

Clown, Modernist Oil Painting on Board WPA Artist

By Maurice Kish

Located in Surfside, FL

This portrait of a clown by Maurice Kish is part from a series of carnival figures, circus clowns and carousel horses and riders that he did in the 30s and 40s.

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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Jenne Magafan Deserted Street, 1946 WPA-Era American Modernist Oil Painting
Jenne Magafan Deserted Street, 1946 WPA-Era American Modernist Oil Painting

Jenne Magafan Deserted Street, 1946 WPA-Era American Modernist Oil Painting

By Jenne Magafan

Located in Denver, CO

Painted in 1946, Deserted Street is a compelling example of Jenne Magafan's mature American Modernist vision, created during the years following her nationally recognized WPA mural p...

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1940s American Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Samuel Brecher WPA Artist Mid Century Mod Modernist Oil Painting Circus Clowns
Samuel Brecher WPA Artist Mid Century Mod Modernist Oil Painting Circus Clowns

Samuel Brecher WPA Artist Mid Century Mod Modernist Oil Painting Circus Clowns

By Samuel Brecher

Located in Surfside, FL

American artist Samuel Brecher (New York, 1897-1982) Oil on Canvas, Hand signed "S.Brecher" lower right. Dimensions: Frame size: 24 X 30 image 17.5 X 23.5 Provenance: Marbella Ga...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Judaica Pastel Portrait Rabbi Painting WPA Era Artist, Social Realist
Judaica Pastel Portrait Rabbi Painting WPA Era Artist, Social Realist

Judaica Pastel Portrait Rabbi Painting WPA Era Artist, Social Realist

By Bernard Gussow

Located in Surfside, FL

Bernard Gussow 1881 -1957 Bernard Gussow was active/lived in New York, New Jersey / Russian Federation. Bernard Gussow is known for genre, landscape, figure, interior paintings. Ber...

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1940s American Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Pastel

Bernard Gussow Judaica Pastel Portrait Rabbi Painting WPA Era Social Realist
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Bernard Gussow Judaica Pastel Portrait Rabbi Painting WPA Era Social Realist

By Bernard Gussow

Located in Surfside, FL

Bernard Gussow (1881-1957) Judaica Pastel Portrait Rabbi WPA Era Artist Social Realist American Realist Oil Pastel New York Jewish Art Religious Portrait Framed Artwork Biography: B...

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1940s American Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Pastel

WPA Expressionist woodblock print. "The Worker"
WPA Expressionist woodblock print. "The Worker"

WPA Expressionist woodblock print. "The Worker"

By Albert Abramovitz

Located in Surfside, FL

Pencil signed original limited edition woodcut woodblock print great depression era. from the 1930s. Abramovitz, Albert 1879-1963 Born in Riga, Latvia, Abramovitz studied art at th...

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1930s Portrait Prints

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Woodcut

Charcoal Drawing "Waiting" Pensive Woman Americana WPA Artist
Charcoal Drawing "Waiting" Pensive Woman Americana WPA Artist

Charcoal Drawing "Waiting" Pensive Woman Americana WPA Artist

By William Gropper

Located in Surfside, FL

14x11.5 image size , 22.5x17.5 backing size The New-York born artist William Gropper was a painter and cartoonist who, with caricature style, focused on social concerns, and was ac...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal

Nude Portrait by Arthur Smith WPA Artist
Nude Portrait by Arthur Smith WPA Artist

Nude Portrait by Arthur Smith WPA Artist

By Arthur Smith

Located in New York, NY

Arthur Smith (American, 1897-1972) Untitled, 20th century Oil on wood panel 23 3/4 x 19 1/2 in. Framed: 29 x 25 x 1 1/4 in. Signed lower left: A Smith Arthur Smith is a listed Ameri...

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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Nude Portrait by WPA Artist Arthur Smith
Nude Portrait by WPA Artist Arthur Smith

Nude Portrait by WPA Artist Arthur Smith

By Arthur Smith

Located in New York, NY

Arthur Smith (American, 1897-1972) Untitled (Nude), 20th century Oil on board 11 1/8 x 14 in. Framed: 17 x 20 in. Signed lower right: A Smith Arthur Smith is a listed American pai...

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20th Century Modern Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Paris City Scene, Portrait Oil Painting WPA Era 1940s
Paris City Scene, Portrait Oil Painting WPA Era 1940s

Paris City Scene, Portrait Oil Painting WPA Era 1940s

By Maurice Kish

Located in Surfside, FL

Genre: Modern Subject: French Paris Scene Medium: Oil Surface: Canvas Hand signed lower right The imagery of Maurice Kish (1895-1987), whether factories or carousels, reliably subve...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

WPA Style Portrait Painting of a Gentleman, American, 1930s-1940s
WPA Style Portrait Painting of a Gentleman, American, 1930s-1940s

WPA Style Portrait Painting of a Gentleman, American, 1930s-1940s

Located in San Francisco, CA

Portrait painting of Walter Levin, oil on canvas, unframed. Signed Haughton College Bickerton in upper right corner, and having the original gallery label on the back. California Bay...

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Mid-20th Century American Paintings

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Canvas

Impressionist Portrait Painting of Circus Clown 1950
Impressionist Portrait Painting of Circus Clown 1950

Impressionist Portrait Painting of Circus Clown 1950

Located in Rochester, NY

period sculpted artist sculpture Egyptian gold collection collector american large carved paris rome new york salon important provenance historical fine not signed. museum origina...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

"Youth with Pipes and Valves, " Sensitive Portrait of Young Man, Dorothy Van Loan
"Youth with Pipes and Valves, " Sensitive Portrait of Young Man, Dorothy Van Loan

"Youth with Pipes and Valves, " Sensitive Portrait of Young Man, Dorothy Van Loan

By Dorothy Van Loan

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Beautifully and sensitively painted, this WPA-period portrait of a young man in an unusual setting -- perhaps a boiler room or plumbing closet -- was executed by Dorothy Van Loan, a ...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

THOMAS HART BENTON
THOMAS HART BENTON

THOMAS HART BENTON

By Harry Sternberg

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Image size: 18 3/4 x 12 1/4 inches. Americana, WPA, Artist Portraits, Regionalism

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1940s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

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Portrait of a Clown WPA
Portrait of a Clown WPA

Maurice KishPortrait of a Clown WPA

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H 20 in W 16 in D 0.25 in

Portrait of a Clown WPA

By Maurice Kish

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This portrait of a clown by Maurice Kish is part from a series of carnival figures, circus clowns and carousel horses and riders that he did in the 30s and 40s. The artist uses a vib...

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20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

WPA Painting of a Nubian Male

WPA Painting of a Nubian Male

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H 36 in W 33 in

WPA Painting of a Nubian Male

By WPA

Located in San Francisco, CA

Truly a great WPA style portrait of a Nubian male. In the original frame.

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Vintage 1930s American Paintings

WPA Man
WPA Man

WPA Man, 1933

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H 21 in W 15 in D 1 in

WPA Man

Located in Chicago, IL

WPA Water and Pastel

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20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

Oil Portrait of Woman and Child WPA
Oil Portrait of Woman and Child WPA

Tully FilmusOil Portrait of Woman and Child WPA

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H 16 in W 14 in D 0.75 in

Oil Portrait of Woman and Child WPA

By Tully Filmus

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This oil portrait of a woman and a child was painted by Tully Filmus (1903-1988), the noted Moldovan-born American realist painter and portraitist. The artist depicts the subject in ...

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20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Beautiful WPA portrait wood social realist Michael Lenson 1932
Beautiful WPA portrait wood social realist Michael Lenson 1932

Beautiful WPA portrait wood social realist Michael Lenson 1932

Located in Palm Springs, CA

A beautiful WPA portrait of a pretty woman by the re-known social realist painter Michael Lenson.

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Vintage 1930s American Paintings

Materials

Wood

Judaica Rabbi Portrait Oil Painting American WPA Abstract Expressionist Artist
Judaica Rabbi Portrait Oil Painting American WPA Abstract Expressionist Artist

Judaica Rabbi Portrait Oil Painting American WPA Abstract Expressionist Artist

By Morris Shulman

Located in Surfside, FL

Born in Savannah, Georgia in 1912, abstract expressionist painter Morris Shulman studied at the National Academy of Design, Art Students League and Hans Hofmann School of Art in New ...

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1940s American Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Encaustic, Oil, Board

Itzhak Holtz (Judaica Master) Oil Painting Portrait John Sloan Ashcan Artist WPA
Itzhak Holtz (Judaica Master) Oil Painting Portrait John Sloan Ashcan Artist WPA

Itzhak Holtz (Judaica Master) Oil Painting Portrait John Sloan Ashcan Artist WPA

By Itshak Holtz

Located in Surfside, FL

Oil Painting Portrait of Ashcan Artist John Sloan. Signed I. Holtz. The youngest of four children, Holtz was born and spent his early childhood in Skierniewice, Poland, a small town ...

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1940s Realist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Itzhak Holtz (Judaica Master) Oil Painting Portrait John Sloan Ashcan Artist WPA
Itzhak Holtz (Judaica Master) Oil Painting Portrait John Sloan Ashcan Artist WPA

Itzhak Holtz (Judaica Master) Oil Painting Portrait John Sloan Ashcan Artist WPA

By Itshak Holtz

Located in Surfside, FL

Oil Painting Portrait of Ashcan Artist John Sloan. Signed I. Holtz. The youngest of four children, Holtz was born and spent his early childhood in Skierniewice, Poland, a small town ...

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1940s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Clown, Modernist Oil Painting on Board WPA Artist
Clown, Modernist Oil Painting on Board WPA Artist

Clown, Modernist Oil Painting on Board WPA Artist

By Maurice Kish

Located in Surfside, FL

This portrait of a clown by Maurice Kish is part from a series of carnival figures, circus clowns and carousel horses and riders that he did in the 30s and 40s.

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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Clown, Modernist Oil Painting on Board WPA Artist
Clown, Modernist Oil Painting on Board WPA Artist

Clown, Modernist Oil Painting on Board WPA Artist

By Maurice Kish

Located in Surfside, FL

This portrait of a clown by Maurice Kish is part from a series of carnival figures, circus clowns and carousel horses and riders that he did in the 30s and 40s.

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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Judaica Pastel Portrait Rabbi Painting WPA Era Artist, Social Realist
Judaica Pastel Portrait Rabbi Painting WPA Era Artist, Social Realist

Judaica Pastel Portrait Rabbi Painting WPA Era Artist, Social Realist

By Bernard Gussow

Located in Surfside, FL

Bernard Gussow 1881 -1957 Bernard Gussow was active/lived in New York, New Jersey / Russian Federation. Bernard Gussow is known for genre, landscape, figure, interior paintings. Ber...

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1940s American Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Pastel

Judaica Pastel Portrait Rabbi Painting WPA Era Artist, Social Realist
Judaica Pastel Portrait Rabbi Painting WPA Era Artist, Social Realist

Judaica Pastel Portrait Rabbi Painting WPA Era Artist, Social Realist

By Bernard Gussow

Located in Surfside, FL

Bernard Gussow 1881 -1957 Bernard Gussow was active/lived in New York, New Jersey / Russian Federation. Bernard Gussow is known for genre, landscape, figure, interior paintings. Ber...

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1940s American Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Pastel

WPA Expressionist woodblock print. "The Worker"
WPA Expressionist woodblock print. "The Worker"

WPA Expressionist woodblock print. "The Worker"

By Albert Abramovitz

Located in Surfside, FL

Pencil signed original limited edition woodcut woodblock print great depression era. from the 1930s. Abramovitz, Albert 1879-1963 Born in Riga, Latvia, Abramovitz studied art a...

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1930s Portrait Prints

Materials

Woodcut

WPA Expressionist woodblock print. "The Worker"
WPA Expressionist woodblock print. "The Worker"

WPA Expressionist woodblock print. "The Worker"

By Albert Abramovitz

Located in Surfside, FL

Pencil signed original limited edition woodcut woodblock print great depression era. from the 1930s. Abramovitz, Albert 1879-1963 Born in Riga, Latvia, Abramovitz studied art a...

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1930s Portrait Prints

Charcoal Drawing "Waiting" Pensive Woman Americana WPA Artist
Charcoal Drawing "Waiting" Pensive Woman Americana WPA Artist

Charcoal Drawing "Waiting" Pensive Woman Americana WPA Artist

By William Gropper

Located in Surfside, FL

14x11.5 image size , 22.5x17.5 backing size The New-York born artist William Gropper was a painter and cartoonist who, with caricature style, focused on social concerns, and was ac...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

Charcoal Drawing "Waiting" Pensive Woman Americana WPA Artist
Charcoal Drawing "Waiting" Pensive Woman Americana WPA Artist

Charcoal Drawing "Waiting" Pensive Woman Americana WPA Artist

By William Gropper

Located in Surfside, FL

14x11.5 image size , 22.5x17.5 backing size The New-York born artist William Gropper was a painter and cartoonist who, with caricature style, focused on social concerns, and was ac...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

Seated Man Portrait, Large Modernist Oil Painting WPA Artist
Seated Man Portrait, Large Modernist Oil Painting WPA Artist

Seated Man Portrait, Large Modernist Oil Painting WPA Artist

By Nahum Tschacbasov

Located in Surfside, FL

His savings exhausted, he returns to New York via Tunisia in the midst of the Depression. 1935 Living on Pineapple Street in Brooklyn Heights, Tschacbasov works on the WPA Federal Ar...

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1940s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Seated Man Portrait, Large Modernist Oil Painting WPA Artist
Seated Man Portrait, Large Modernist Oil Painting WPA Artist

Seated Man Portrait, Large Modernist Oil Painting WPA Artist

By Nahum Tschacbasov

Located in Surfside, FL

His savings exhausted, he returns to New York via Tunisia in the midst of the Depression. 1935 Living on Pineapple Street in Brooklyn Heights, Tschacbasov works on the WPA Federal Ar...

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1940s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Paris City Scene, Portrait Oil Painting WPA Era 1940s
Paris City Scene, Portrait Oil Painting WPA Era 1940s

Paris City Scene, Portrait Oil Painting WPA Era 1940s

By Maurice Kish

Located in Surfside, FL

Genre: Modern Subject: French Paris Scene Medium: Oil Surface: Canvas Country: United States The imagery of Maurice Kish (1895-1987), whether factories or carousels, reliably subver...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Paris City Scene, Portrait Oil Painting WPA Era 1940s
Paris City Scene, Portrait Oil Painting WPA Era 1940s

Paris City Scene, Portrait Oil Painting WPA Era 1940s

By Maurice Kish

Located in Surfside, FL

Genre: Modern Subject: French Paris Scene Medium: Oil Surface: Canvas Country: United States The imagery of Maurice Kish (1895-1987), whether factories or carousels, reliably subver...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

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Oil

WPA Artist Original Oil Painting 40s Portrait of a Handsome Man
WPA Artist Original Oil Painting 40s Portrait of a Handsome Man

WPA Artist Original Oil Painting 40s Portrait of a Handsome Man

By Edward Sewall

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Painted by Portland, Oregon WPA Artist, Edward Sewall (1905-2000) is this fine, 1940s oil on canvas of very handsome man. Original owner purchased directly from the artist before his...

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Vintage 1940s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Wood

American School WPA Modernist Surreal Large Interior Portrait Rare Oil Painting
American School WPA Modernist Surreal Large Interior Portrait Rare Oil Painting

American School WPA Modernist Surreal Large Interior Portrait Rare Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American modernist surreal interior scene painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1940. Signed on stretcher verso. Image size 46L x 36H. Housed in a period modern frame.

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1930s Modern Interior Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Boris Deutsch 'American, 1892 - 1978' a Signed Modernist Portrait Oil on Canvas
Boris Deutsch 'American, 1892 - 1978' a Signed Modernist Portrait Oil on Canvas

Boris Deutsch 'American, 1892 - 1978' a Signed Modernist Portrait Oil on Canvas

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Boris Deutsch (American, 1892 - 1978) A signed WPA Modernist Female Portrait Oil on canvas painting.

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Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

Deco Era Portait
Deco Era Portait

Deco Era Portait

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Located in San Francisco, CA

WPA style portrait of a red haired woman. Oil on canvas, unframed and signed E.

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Vintage 1930s American Paintings

Richard Ayer Painting "Phyllis"
Richard Ayer Painting "Phyllis"

Richard Ayer Painting "Phyllis"

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H 24 in W 20 in D 4 in

Richard Ayer Painting "Phyllis"

Located in Oakland, CA

Late 30's Cubist painting by San Francisco WPA artist, Richard Ayer. A portrait of Ayers wife, titled Phyllis.

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20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Wood, Canvas

American School WPA Modernist Portrait
American School WPA Modernist Portrait

American School WPA Modernist Portrait

Located in Buffalo, NY

Modernist portrait of a female figure. Oil on board, circa 1930. Unsigned. Displayed in a giltwood frame. Image size, 15"L x 18"H, overall 21"L x 25"H.

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1930s Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

American WPA Era Woodcut Portrait
American WPA Era Woodcut Portrait

American WPA Era Woodcut Portrait

By Minnie Lois Murphy

Located in Houston, TX

Eye-catching female portrait woodcut by WPA-era American artist Minnie Lois Murphy (1901-1962) dated 1929.

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1920s Other Art Style Portrait Prints

Materials

Paper, Woodcut

Judaica Rabbi Portrait Oil Painting American WPA Abstract Expressionist Artist
Judaica Rabbi Portrait Oil Painting American WPA Abstract Expressionist Artist

Judaica Rabbi Portrait Oil Painting American WPA Abstract Expressionist Artist

By Morris Shulman

Located in Surfside, FL

Born in Savannah, Georgia in 1912, abstract expressionist painter Morris Shulman studied at the National Academy of Design, Art Students League and Hans Hofmann School of Art in New ...

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1940s American Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Encaustic, Oil, Board

Antique American School Ash Can WPA Social Realist Oil Painting Woman Portrait
Antique American School Ash Can WPA Social Realist Oil Painting Woman Portrait

Antique American School Ash Can WPA Social Realist Oil Painting Woman Portrait

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American modernist oil painting of a woman. Oil on board, circa 1930. Unsigned. Displayed in a modern frame. Image, 16"L x 20"H.

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1920s Modern Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Daydream (WPA Era Oil Painting on Canvas)
Daydream (WPA Era Oil Painting on Canvas)

Daydream (WPA Era Oil Painting on Canvas)

Located in New Orleans, LA

What is she dreaming about? Something in the book that is open in front of her? And who are the other characters in this moody, quiet, lovely scene? Not only a wonderful painting, bu...

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Early 20th Century American Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of a Man drawing WPA era
Portrait of a Man drawing WPA era

Portrait of a Man drawing WPA era

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Beautiful original drawing by American artist, Albert Sway (b.1913). Portrait of a young woman, ca. 1935. Signed lower right. Unframed. No damage or conservation. Birth place: Cinc...

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1930s American Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Portrait of a Young Woman drawing WPA era
Portrait of a Young Woman drawing WPA era

Portrait of a Young Woman drawing WPA era

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Beautiful original drawing by American artist, Albert Sway (b.1913). Portrait of a young woman, ca. 1935. Ink on paper measures, sheet measures 6.5 x 8 inches. Signed lower right. ...

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1930s American Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

The Clown Surrealist Oil Painting Maurice Kish WPA Artist American Modernist
The Clown Surrealist Oil Painting Maurice Kish WPA Artist American Modernist

The Clown Surrealist Oil Painting Maurice Kish WPA Artist American Modernist

By Maurice Kish

Located in Surfside, FL

The imagery of Maurice Kish (1895-1987), whether factories or carousels, reliably subverts expectations. His vision hovers just around the unraveling edge of things, where what is so...

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20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

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

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

By Raphael Soyer

Located in New Orleans, LA

He is classified as a Social Realist, and painted everyday people in New York City for most of his career. This is a stunning portrait with a classic Social Realist/WPA style he is n...

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Early 20th Century American Realist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

1947 Nahum Tschacbasov Aquatint Judaica Etching Prophet Modernist WPA Artist
1947 Nahum Tschacbasov Aquatint Judaica Etching Prophet Modernist WPA Artist

1947 Nahum Tschacbasov Aquatint Judaica Etching Prophet Modernist WPA Artist

By Nahum Tschacbasov

Located in Surfside, FL

His savings exhausted, he returns to New York via Tunisia in the midst of the Depression. 1935 Living on Pineapple Street in Brooklyn Heights, Tschacbasov works on the WPA Federal Ar...

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1940s Modern Portrait Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Hudson Valley Street (This impression was created as part of WPA Project)
Hudson Valley Street (This impression was created as part of WPA Project)

Hudson Valley Street (This impression was created as part of WPA Project)

Located in New Orleans, LA

This lithograph was created for the WPA in 1937. An edition of just 30, it is signed and titled by the artist. Arnold was an influential artist and peached in the famed art colony a...

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1930s American Modern Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

Lower East Side Merry Christmas NY Seymour Rosenthal Watercolor Painting WPA Era
Lower East Side Merry Christmas NY Seymour Rosenthal Watercolor Painting WPA Era

Lower East Side Merry Christmas NY Seymour Rosenthal Watercolor Painting WPA Era

By Seymour Rosenthal

Located in Surfside, FL

Dear Mom, Merry Christmas Watercolor Painting Christmas Tree 1974 Dimensions: 20.5 X 14.5 Seymour Joseph Rosenthal was born and raised in the Bronx part of New York City in 1921. H...

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Mid-20th Century Portrait Prints

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Offset

The thoughtful girl on the sofa, WPA American Modernism Realism 1920 drawing
The thoughtful girl on the sofa, WPA American Modernism Realism 1920 drawing

The thoughtful girl on the sofa, WPA American Modernism Realism 1920 drawing

By Guy Pène Du Bois

Located in Norwich, GB

A gorgeous rendition of a stylish yet thoughtful young woman with a typical 20s Bob haircut, seated on a sofa. It is an original drawing by Guy Pène du Bois, the American modernist m...

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1920s American Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Carbon Pencil

"Pink Dress, " Lovely WPA Period Portrait Overlooking Caribbean Harbor
"Pink Dress, " Lovely WPA Period Portrait Overlooking Caribbean Harbor

"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...

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Henry Botkin Fauvist Expressionist Portrait Old Man Oil Painting WPA Artist
Henry Botkin Fauvist Expressionist Portrait Old Man Oil Painting WPA Artist

Henry Botkin Fauvist Expressionist Portrait Old Man Oil Painting WPA Artist

By Henry Botkin

Located in Surfside, FL

Henry Botkin (American 1896 - 1993) Abstract oil painting on canvas mounted to board Portrait of Old Man in Period Frame. Hand signed by the artist. Frame measure 31 inches x 24 in...

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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

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Canvas, Oil

Mid-20th Century French Signed Oil Portrait of a Woman
Mid-20th Century French Signed Oil Portrait of a Woman

Mid-20th Century French Signed Oil Portrait of a Woman

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Portrait of a Young Woman French artist, mid 20th century signed oil on board, frames Framed: 29 x 23 inches Board : 22 x 15 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition:...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

American Modernist Elegant Young Woman Portrait Framed Oil Painting
American Modernist Elegant Young Woman Portrait Framed Oil Painting

American Modernist Elegant Young Woman Portrait Framed Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

American modernist portrait of an elegant young woman. Oil on board, framed. Overall dimensions: 21 x 25 inches. Artwork alone: 12 x 16 inches.

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1940s Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Jacob Binder Signed 1937 Signed American Realist Handsome Male Portrait Painting
Jacob Binder Signed 1937 Signed American Realist Handsome Male Portrait Painting

Jacob Binder Signed 1937 Signed American Realist Handsome Male Portrait Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage American realist portrait oil painting by Jacob Binder (1887 - 1984). Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 47 by 41 inches overall, and 42 by 35 painting alone. Excell...

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1930s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid 20th Century Stylish Portrait of a Young Lady French oil painting
Mid 20th Century Stylish Portrait of a Young Lady French oil painting

Mid 20th Century Stylish Portrait of a Young Lady French oil painting

By Maurice Delavier

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Portrait of a Lady by Maurice Delavier (French 1902-1986) stamped verso with the artists studio mark oil on board, unframed board: 7.75 x 9.5 inches provenance: private collection, F...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

20th-Century Oil-on-Canvas Portrait of a French Woman, Signed and Dated 1979
20th-Century Oil-on-Canvas Portrait of a French Woman, Signed and Dated 1979

20th-Century Oil-on-Canvas Portrait of a French Woman, Signed and Dated 1979

Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont

French painting dated 1979. Oil on canvas, mounted on Masonite, a high-quality artwork depicting a portrait of a woman holding a letter. This small painting is framed in a beautiful ...

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Vintage 1970s French Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Masonite

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

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), Signed David Fredenthal lower right. Framed by Lowy. Offered here is one of sev...

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1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

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

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 - 2003) Telephone Pole Worker 38 1/4 x 18 1/2 inches Oil on paper c. 1930s Signed lowe...

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1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Portrait of a Black Woman - Mid 20th Century French Oil on Board Painting
Portrait of a Black Woman - Mid 20th Century French Oil on Board Painting

Portrait of a Black Woman - Mid 20th Century French Oil on Board Painting

Located in Sevenoaks, GB

* No US duty or taxes to pay on works of art * A beautiful mid 20th century French oil on board portrait of a black woman. The work is presented in a very good quality wooden frame....

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique French Fauvist 1920's Signed Oil Painting Portrait of Fashionable Lady
Antique French Fauvist 1920's Signed Oil Painting Portrait of Fashionable Lady

Antique French Fauvist 1920's Signed Oil Painting Portrait of Fashionable Lady

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Portrait of a Lady French School, fauvist style indistinctly signed circa 1920's period oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 22 x 18 inches provenance: private collection condition: very ...

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Early 20th Century Fauvist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

A Striking 1930s American Modern, Art Deco Era Portrait of a Stylish Young Woman
A Striking 1930s American Modern, Art Deco Era Portrait of a Stylish Young Woman

A Striking 1930s American Modern, Art Deco Era Portrait of a Stylish Young Woman

By Walter Burt Adams

Located in Chicago, IL

A striking 1930s American Modern, Art Deco era drawing, portrait of a young woman by notable Chicago artist, Walter Burt Adams (Am. 1903-1990). A wonderful, early example of Adams'...

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1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

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$52,500

H 11 in W 9 in

Portrait of a Man

Located in New York, NY

Provenance: with Leo Blumenreich and Julius Böhler, Munich, 1924 Dr. Frederic Goldstein Oppenheimer (1881-1963), San Antonio, Texas; by whom given to: Abraham M. Adler, New York, un...

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16th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Large Art Deco Period Portrait Painting of an Elegant Young Woman, 1937
Large Art Deco Period Portrait Painting of an Elegant Young Woman, 1937

Large Art Deco Period Portrait Painting of an Elegant Young Woman, 1937

Located in San Francisco, CA

A very large Art Deco style full length portrait of an elegantly dressed beautiful young woman. The woman in this painting is Millie Stokes. Oil on canvas in original silver gilt woo...

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Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Glimpse of Something That Seemed All Potential - Nude Original Oil Painting
Glimpse of Something That Seemed All Potential - Nude Original Oil Painting

Glimpse of Something That Seemed All Potential - Nude Original Oil Painting

By Rick Sindt

Located in Chicago, IL

Using pornography as a vehicle for understanding, Rick Sindt's work explores the discovery and development of queer attraction. Sindt transforms pornographic stills, repurposing them...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Spanish school. Secretary of Pope Pius V, abbot of Husillos, bishop of Córdoba.
Spanish school. Secretary of Pope Pius V, abbot of Husillos, bishop of Córdoba.

Spanish school. Secretary of Pope Pius V, abbot of Husillos, bishop of Córdoba.

Located in Firenze, IT

Portrait of Francisco de Reynoso y Baeza.   Secretary of Pope Pius V, abbot of Husillos and bishop of Córdoba. Francisci de Reynoso. Early 17th century. Small-format portrait from ...

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17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Parchment Paper, Oil, Wood Panel

Large Painting by Rogelio de Egusquiza, A Reverie During The Ball
Large Painting by Rogelio de Egusquiza, A Reverie During The Ball

Large Painting by Rogelio de Egusquiza, A Reverie During The Ball

By Rogelio de Egusquiza y Barrena

Located in Madrid, ES

ROGELIO DE EGUSQUIZA Spanish, 1845 - 1915 A REVERIE DURING THE BALL signed and dated "Rog. Egusquiza 1879" (lower right) oil on canvas 21-3/4 x 33-5/8 inches (55 x 85 cm.) framed: 28...

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1870s Symbolist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Still Life
Still Life

John White AlexanderStill Life, 1883

$65,000

H 10.13 in W 14.25 in

Still Life

By John White Alexander

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

John White Alexander's graceful depictions of beautiful women earned him critical acclaim both in Europe and America. However, his career did not get off to an easy start—Alexander b...

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1880s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

20th Century Pair of Italian Triton Garden Statues - Antique Marble Sculptures
20th Century Pair of Italian Triton Garden Statues - Antique Marble Sculptures

20th Century Pair of Italian Triton Garden Statues - Antique Marble Sculptures

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Circa 20th Century, a pair of large antique garden statues hand carved in natural stone named Biancone d’Istria Marble. These antique natural stone statues or garden ornaments were p...

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Early 20th Century Italian Statues

Materials

Marble

"Bricklayer at Rest, " Monumental WPA Period Painting of Worker with Landscape
"Bricklayer at Rest, " Monumental WPA Period Painting of Worker with Landscape

"Bricklayer at Rest, " Monumental WPA Period Painting of Worker with Landscape

By Paul Ulen

Located in Philadelphia, PA

One of the finest depictions of an American worker from the 1930s that we have seen, this monumental painting of a shirtless bricklayer, resting against a curved brick niche, with a ...

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

Fine Edwardian Portrait of a Lady 1900's British Oil Painting on Canvas

Fine Edwardian Portrait of a Lady 1900's British Oil Painting on Canvas

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Portrait of a Lady British School, early 1900's Circle of Samuel Luke Fildes (1843-1927) British. Bust Portrait of a Lady, Oil on canvas, 24" x 20" (61 x 50.8cm) condition: overal...

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Early 1900s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Nobleman, French School 17th Century
Portrait of a Nobleman, French School 17th Century

Portrait of a Nobleman, French School 17th Century

Located in New York, NY

French portrait of a nobleman, 17th Century, great condition. With a beautiful carved wooden frame.

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17th Century Baroque Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Young Mother Contemplating Two Embracing Children by William-Adolphe Bouguereau
Young Mother Contemplating Two Embracing Children by William-Adolphe Bouguereau

Young Mother Contemplating Two Embracing Children by William-Adolphe Bouguereau

By William-Adolphe Bouguereau

Located in New Orleans, LA

William-Adolphe Bouguereau 1825-1905 French Jeune mère contemplant deux enfants qui s'embrassent (Young Mother Contemplating Two Embracing Children) Signed “W-Bouguereau” (bottom ...

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19th Century Academic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American Framed Original Vintage Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Antique American Framed Original Vintage Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting

Antique American Framed Original Vintage Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American abstract expressionist painting. OIl on canvas. Framed. Finely painted with wonderful color palette.

Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait Duchess Woman 17th Century Paint Van Gelder Oil on canvas Old master
Portrait Duchess Woman 17th Century Paint Van Gelder Oil on canvas Old master

Portrait Duchess Woman 17th Century Paint Van Gelder Oil on canvas Old master

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

Jan van Gelder, Italianised as Giovanni Vangheldri (Antwerp 1621 – Modena 1685) Portrait of the Duchess Vittoria Farnese d'Este (Parma, 1618 – Modena, 1649) wife of Francesco I d'E...

Category

17th Century Old Masters Paintings

Materials

Oil

Murano Sputnik Spherical Green Glass and Brass Chandelier
Murano Sputnik Spherical Green Glass and Brass Chandelier

Murano Sputnik Spherical Green Glass and Brass Chandelier

Located in Roma, Lazio

A fantastic emerald green sputnik, with a surprising design and for its very low height, which allows it to fit in both high and low ceilings. Very elegant, it will furnish and decor...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and...

Materials

Brass

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Find the exact wpa portrait you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. If you’re looking for a wpa portrait from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 20th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 20th Century. Adding a wpa portrait to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of brown, gray, black, blue and more. There have been many interesting wpa portrait examples over the years, but those made by Maurice Kish, Nahum Tschacbasov, Jacques (Jakub) Zucker, Albert Abramovitz and Guy Pène Du Bois are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. Artworks like these — often created in paint, oil paint and canvas — can elevate any room of your home.

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The average selling price for a wpa portrait we offer is $1,825, while they’re typically $225 on the low end and $8,500 for the highest priced.