RFD #1 , 1937, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right, titled verso, 24 x 30 inches SOLD Iowa had Grant Wood. Missouri had Thomas Hart Benton. Kansas had John Steuart Curry. And, Nebraska had Dale Nichols. Although not as well known as the big three regionalists who captured America’s artistic attention during the 1930s, Dale Nichols was an important chronicler of his home state as well as the broader Midwest. Stylistically, Nichols is known for his spare, idealized port

The Woodshed or Woodshed, Woodstock," 1932 , oil on canvas, signed lower left, 19 x 25 inches, exhibited Downtown Gallery, New York, NY, likely as part of the solo exhibition Dorothy Varian: Recent Paintings , October 25 - November 13, 1932 (Downtown Gallery label verso), title, artist's name and "7" inscribed verso, stamped "Nov 2 1932" verso, label verso reads: "Varian, Dorothy - 'Woodshed, Woodstock' / Property of Mrs. Paula Moore", presented in the original restored fram

Indian Dance , 1935, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left, 30 x 24, label verso reads: “A Kutka / Indian Dance”, title and artist’s name inscribed verso together with number “121”; literature: Yoshiki-Kovinick, Marian and Kovinick, Phil, An Encyclopedia of Women Artists of the American West , University of Texas Press, Austin (1998), p. 179 (illustrated), provenance: the artist to Martin-Zambito Fine Art SOLD Anne Kutka McCosh painted Indian Dance  during her honeymoon.

Impending Shadow, 1941, oil on canvas board, signed and dated lower right, 24 x 30 inches, exhibited: 32nd Annual Exhibition of the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh , Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, February 12 – March 12, 1942 (label verso) SOLD Impending Shadow  is a remarkable depiction of wartime America. Likely painted around the time of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and within a few years of the outbreak of World War II in Europe, Dean depicts the view from an

The Gas Station , c. 1930s, oil on canvas, signed lower left, 25 x 20 inches; presented in newer frame SOLD The Gas Station  is a rare Southern California urban scene from the Great Depression. At a time when California art was recognized primarily for watercolors and bucolic plein air paintings of rural scenes, Gilbert’s canvases went in a different direction.  As Los Angeles Times  art critic Arthur Millier noted, “Gilbert is heavy but he looks outside himself for local cha

World War II Invades Central Park , 1943, oil on canvas, signed lower right, 30 x 36 inches, literature: Barton, Phyllis, Cecil C. Bell , McGrew Color Graphics (Kansas City, MO, 1976), pp. 78-79 (illustrated) $18,000 Bell's World War II Invades Central Park is among the artist's most significant works from the war years. Painted nine years after The Fleet's In , Bell takes on the same subject matter as Paul Cadmus' notorious painting from the inter-war period. In his evening

Goldmine, Central City, Colorado , c. 1936 - 38, oil on canvas, 28 x 36 inches, signed lower right; provenance includes Platt Fine Art, Chicago (label verso); likely original frame painted gold; included with this work are two studies illustrated below SOLD Joseph Meert’s painting, Goldmine, Central City, Colorado , depicts the short-lived resurrection of a once prominent city just outside Denver. Central City was founded in 1859 soon after John Gregory struck gold in the are

Hollywood , 1941, oil on board, 18 x 24 inches, signed and dated lower right, illegible writing verso $4,500 From a distance, Beckwith deftly captures the spectacle of a Hollywood premiere. But we have not been invited to the party. Our view is from the shadows of a less glamorous neighborhood with a shaggy, unkept palm tree and rundown buildings in the shadows. We look down through the darkness past a packed parking lot to the bright lights of two iconic Hollywood landmarks

Mother Elizabeth , c. 1930 - 40s, tempera on Masonite, signed and titled upper left, 22 5/8 x 16 inches, artist's name inscribed verso of original frame $2,250 Ernest W. Scanes was a Michigan based artist who was prominent in the Detroit area during the late 1930s through the 1950s. Scanes was born on November 6, 1909, in Lorain, Ohio. He received his early art education at Cass Technical High School (Detroit) under Marty Davis who was a prominent teacher, including of David

Revelation, 1943, oil and tempera on Masonite, signed and dated lower left, 24 ½ x 18 5/8 inches, titled verso SOLD William Ashby McCloy was an American artist, educator, and clinical psychologist known for his contributions to painting and printmaking. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, McCloy spent much of his childhood in China before returning to the United States at age 13. He pursued an education at the University of Iowa, earning a B.A. in Art in 1933 with highest distinctio

Lonely Road (perhaps also known as The Road Home) , c. 1930s, oil on Masonite, signed lower right, 20 x 30 inches, label verso reads: “Painted CA. 1930s Oil City, PA Sister to Jo (Yvonne) Allmon,” likely exhibited New Year Show , Butler Art Institute, Youngstown, OH, 1948 (label verso), perhaps exhibited at the 47th Annual Exhibition of American Paintings & Sculpture , Art Institute of Chicago, October 22 – December 6, 1936 (Note: there is a second remnant of an exhibition la

High School Freshman , 1948, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right, 36 x 30 inches, exhibited 14th Annual New Year Show , Butler Art Institute, Youngstown, OH, January 1 to 30, 1949, no. 77 (listed in the catalog) (see also Watercolors Better in 1949 Show , The Binghamton Press , Binghamton, NY, January 7, 1949 (illustrated)) SOLD Martin J. Murray's High School Freshman captures an awkward, suspended moment of adolescence with a haunting mix of formality and vulnerabili

Neighbors , 1939, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right, 22 x 26 inches $3,250 Norman Barr was an American Scene painter and muralist known for his poignant depictions of working-class life and urban scenes, particularly in New York City during the 1930s and 40s. Born in 1908, Barr studied at the New York Academy of Art. In the late 1930s, he was one of six artists selected in a competition by ACA Galleries, where he exhibited until 1943, when he was inducted into the a

Downtown New York , c. 1930s, oil on canvas, signed lower right, 10 x 12 inches; label verso reads: "Harry Dix / Title Downtown New York / Medium Oil" $2,500 Harry Dix was a 20th-century painter best known for his depictions of the American Scene. He was equally comfortable depicting urban and rural environments and his style alternated between tightly controlled compositions influenced by Precisionist and Magic Realist aesthetics and more painterly and expressive depictions

John R Ballator (1909 – 1967) Industry and Commerce , 1936, tempera on panel, 16 ½ x 39 ½ inches, signed verso “John Ballator, Portland Ore.” provenance includes: J.C. Penney Company, represented by Russell Tether Fine Arts Assoc.; presented in a newer wood frame $12,000 Industry and Commerce is a prime example of WPA Era muralism. Like a Medieval altar, this mural study is filled with icons, but the images of saints and martyrs are replaced with symbols of America's gospel

Rooftop Bathers (Untitled), c. 1940s, oil on canvas, 22 x 32 inches, signed lower right $7,500 Betty Waldo Parish gives us a delightful slice of life in 1940s New York, as we see a couple relaxing on the rooftop “tar beach” of their lower East Side building. Initially quoting a New York Times article from 1936, Adam M. Thomas in his book From the Rooftops John Sloan and the Art of a New Urban Space notes: “Basking on roofs is becoming increasingly popular in New York. Coat

A Laborer Resting, 1930, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower center, 36 x 30 inches, inscribed verso “July – 1930 / Title – A Laborer Resting / Artist – Robert Gilbert / Price - $250.00” $8,500 A Laborer Resting is a rare Southern California urban scene from the Great Depression. At a time when California art was recognized primarily for watercolors and bucolic plein air paintings of rural scenes, Gilbert’s canvases went in a different direction.  As Los Angeles Times  art

Self-Portrait , c. 1940, oil and tempera on Masonite, artist’s name inscribed verso, 30 x 25 inches $28,000 William Ashby McCloy was an American artist, educator, and clinical psychologist. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, McCloy spent much of his childhood in China before returning to the United States at age 13. He pursued an education at the University of Iowa, earning a B.A. in Art in 1933 with highest distinction. He furthered his studies with a year at Yale School of Fine A

Coney Island , Fourth of July, c. 1940s, oil on canvas applied to Masonite, signed upper right, 26 x 21 1/2 inches, presented in its original frame $4,500 During the 1930s and 40s, Coney Island served as a vital escape from the hardships of life in Depression-Era New York City. For working-class families, it offered an affordable reprieve—sun, sand, and spectacle within reach of the subway. The boardwalk buzzed with energy, drawing millions each summer with attractions like L

Blacksmith (Untitled) , 1936, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right, 28 x 30 inches $5,500 Erle Loran was an influential American painter, art historian, and educator, renowned for his contributions to modernist art and his scholarly work on Paul Cézanne. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Loran briefly attended the University of Minnesota before enrolling at the Minneapolis School of Art (now the Minneapolis College of Art and Design), where he studied under Cameron Booth