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

Indolent Interlude , 1936, oil on board, signed and dated lower middle, 12 x 16 inches, signed verso and inscribed with title and date, exhibited Uncommissioned Portrait Exhibition, American Federation of Arts, traveling show, 1941-42, venues included the California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, CA (label verso) and Rembrandt Hall, Pomona College, Pomona, CA (see Portraits Showing At College Collection of Uncommissioned , The Pomona Progress Bulletin , 1942 -

Landscape , 1940, oil on canvas, signed, dated and titled verso: “Marcel Cailliet ’40 – S.C.” and “Marcel Cailliet Landscape” 20 x 24 inches, likely exhibited at the annual juried students' exhibition of paintings at the Fine Arts Gallery of the United States Department of the Interior, Washington, DC., January/February, 1941, organized under the auspices of the United States Office of Education; literature: Students’ Paintings Shown in Washington, The Los Angeles Times , Feb

Rabbit Hunters , egg tempera on Masonite, 9 x 12 inches, 1947, signed and dated lower left, signed, titled and dated verso “Rabbit Hunters Egg Tempera Roger Medearis 1947,” exhibited at Medearis' solo show at Kende Galleries, New York, in 1949 (Medearis’ record book, a copy of which is held by Vose Galleries in Boston, MA, indicates this is painting “No. 23” and that is was completed in 1947 and sold via Kende Galleries (at Gimbel Brothers) in New York in November, 1949, to a

Traffic Post, 14th Street, oil on Masonite, 1952, signed and dated lower right, 48 x 12 inches, exhibited: Reginald Marsh , Whitney Museum of American Art (New York), September 21 to November 6, 1955, #42, The Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, November 27 to December 25, 1955, The Detroit Institute of Arts, January 13, to February 12, 1956, The City Museum of St. Louis March 2 to April 1, 1956, The Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, April 15 to May 20, 1956, The Los Angeles county Muse

Subway Construction, c. 1928, oil on board, 19 x 15 ¾ inches, signed upper left, artist and title verso; exhibited: 1) 12th Annual Exhibition of the Society of Independent Artists , The Waldorf Astoria, New York NY, from March 9 to April 1, 1928, no. 864 (original price $250) (see Death Prevailing Theme of Artists in Weird Exhibits , The Gazette (Montreal, Quebec, Canada), March 8, 1928); 2) Boston Tercentenary Exhibition Fine Arts and Crafts Exhibition , Horticultural Hall,

East River (Untitled) , c. 1940s, oil on canvas signed lower right, 18 x 24 inches $3,250 Isabella Markell was a painter, etcher, and sculptor, who is best known for her New York City scenes, such as East River (Untitled).   Markell's brushy style draws on Expressionist, Post-Impressionist and even Ashcan conventions to present a spare, almost sketchy modernist image of a quintessentially American landscape. A native of Superior, Wisconsin, Markell spent most of her adult lif

Self Portrait , c. 1940s, oil on canvas, signed lower right and verso, 35 x 20 inches $9,500 Chief Carl Terry Saul, known as Chief Terry Saul or Tabaksi (which means “Ember of Fire”), was a celebrated and award-winning Native American artist of Choctaw and Chickasaw heritage. “Chief” was his given name and not a title or indication of rank or status. Born in Sardis, Oklahoma, and raised in Bartlesville, he demonstrated early artistic talent in high school and college at Bacon

Landscape with Bridge (Untitled) , c. 1940s, oil on canvas, signed lower right, 19 x 26 ¼ inches $7,500 Chief Carl Terry Saul, known as Chief Terry Saul or Tabaksi (which means “Ember of Fire”), was a celebrated and award-winning Native American artist of Choctaw and Chickasaw heritage. “Chief” was his given name and not a title or indication of rank or status. Born in Sardis, Oklahoma, and raised in Bartlesville, he demonstrated early artistic talent in high school and colle

Portrait of Anna Laura Peterson Saul (the artist’s wife) , c. 1940s, oil on canvas, signed lower left, signed “C Terry Saul” verso, 26 ½ x 20 inches $9,500 Chief Carl Terry Saul, known as Chief Terry Saul or Tabaksi (which means “Ember of Fire”), was a celebrated and award-winning Native American artist of Choctaw and Chickasaw heritage. “Chief” was his given name and not a title or indication of rank or status. Born in Sardis, Oklahoma, and raised in Bartlesville, he demonst

Landscape with Mailbox (Untitled) , c. 1940s, oil on canvas, signed lower right, 19 x 28 inches $7,500 Chief Carl Terry Saul, known as Chief Terry Saul or Tabaksi (which means “Ember of Fire”), was a celebrated and award-winning Native American artist of Choctaw and Chickasaw heritage. “Chief” was his given name and not a title or indication of rank or status. Born in Sardis, Oklahoma, and raised in Bartlesville, he demonstrated early artistic talent in high school and colleg

Edna Reindel (1894 - 1990) Magnolia, c. 1946, oil on canvas, signed lower left, 22 3/4 x 25 3/4 inches Conventional wisdom suggests...

Excavation , c. 1930, oil on canvas, signed lower left, 22 x 26 inches, literature: Achieving Recognition, American Fine Art Magazine ,...

Still Life (Untitled),  c. 1935 – 1940, oil on canvas, signed lower left, magazine cover has a 1934 date, 32 x 26 inches, remnant of...

Summer in Town , 1943, oil on board, signed and dated lower right, 13 ¾ x 22 inches, titled and dated verso, exhibited: 1) 139th Annual...

Rites of Winter, by 1939, oil on canvas, 32 x 40 inches, exhibited: 134th Annual Exhibition of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts , Philadelphia, PA, January 29 – March 5, 1939, no. 80 (illustrated in catalog), literature: Achieving Recognition, American Fine Art Magazine , March/April, 2025, p. 74 (illustrated) $18,000 During the 1920s and 30s, Georgina Klitgaard, a native New Yorker, became one of the most accomplished female artists working in the United States. Her uni

Judy and Rita on Porch at Afton , c. 1936, oil on canvas, 24 x 30 inches, title inscribed on tacking margin; “Judy” and “Rita” inscribed...