"Cabaret" by Bud Grossman Philadelphia, Pa. 1955 Sold in 2014

We really loved this painting. It just screamed out mid-century "Mad Men" cocktail and conversation time. Well exhibited and a prize winner. We agree.

"Lad in Aviator Helmet" by Loraine Dury of Green Bay, Wisconsin ca. 1930. Nice WPA portrait.

We found this painting in Door County and fell in love with it immediately. The artist, a Loraine Dury, was supposedly an art teacher in Green Bay in the 1930's and 1940's. That makes sense with the strong WPA feel this portrait exudes.

It is oil on canvas and is 16" x 14". No in-painting or damage at all.  It is available for purchase here

Display including Amelia Earhart lamp, Young Lad Aviator painting and a rustic model float plane.

Rare Early Minnesota regionalism. Pair of paintings by mid-century Duluth artist Viola K. Hart (1914-1991)

Early Minnesota art is tough to find. These works by Viola Hart were exhibited at the Minnesota State Centennial Celebration in 1958 however they painted in the late 1940's. They are presented in 100% original condition in their amazing, artist-made folk art frames.

Duluth, Minnesota artist 1914-1991. Painter, teacher, gallerist, art theorist, philanthropist and arts organizer. Large painting, The Artists Studio, is 28 x 30 sight size, painted December 1949. Smaller piece exhibited at The Minnesota Centennial 1958. It is 28 x 24 and is titled "Minnesota". Scene is of iron ore work inland from Duluth. Both pieces include awesome folk art frames made by the artist. Early Minnesota art is hard to find. Available for purchase here

Rare and incredible WPA lithograph on period window screen.

These were printed by the Works Progress Administration to enable a grocer or shopkeeper to see out but not let people see in. It was a simple but effective security device. It also demonstrated that the shop was a WPA supporter.

Image size is 32 1/2 x 24 1/2. No holes or tears. It is available here

Bertram A. Goodman, American (1904-1988)

This is one of the nicest mid-century paintings we have had in a long time. It is signed and dated 1946 and is what I would call a transitional style. While retaining it's WPA/American scene charm it is, in fact, a very modern painting. It is large, powerful and extremely vivid in it's colorization. I dont buy many works on paper because they tend to be faded or monochromatic but this is a KILLER mid-century American watercolor. Image size is 20 x 24 and overall it is 28 x 32 in it's original frame.
He studied at the School of American Sculpture, and at the Art Students League of New York in 1925. He was a member of the Federal Art Project whose murals included, Evolution of the Book, at Theodore Roosevelt High School, and murals at Washington Avenue and Fordham Road in the Bronx. He was Director of the Artists Equity Association from 1955 to 1956. His work is in the Brooklyn Museum and Albright-Knox Art Gallery.

Available for purchase here