The Artists of the WPA: Auction Highlights February 2021 Paintings, Prints, Photographs, Posters, Books & Related Ephemera by Artists Whose Careers Were Sustained by the WPA At Auction February 4, 2021 Browse Catalogue Lot 154: Walker Evans, Country store near Moundville, Alabama, Summer, silver print, 1936, printed 1960s. Estimate $6,000 to $9,000. We’re pleased to present this curated auction of WPA-era artwork, photographs, and related material. In the aftermath of the Great Depression, president Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal and its related agencies represented an unprecedented investment in art and artists, setting the scene for the twentieth century’s art movements, and establishing the careers of diverse creatives, including women, Black artists, photographers, and muralists. Prints Further Reading: Etched in History: Printmakers of the Federal Art Project Lot 103: Norman Lewis, Comrades, lithograph, 1943. Estimate $5,000 to $7,500. Lot 82: Howard Cook, Lower Manhattan, lithograph, 1930. Estimate $7,000 to $10,000. Paintings Lot 26: Leon Bibel, The Flood, oil on canvas, circa 1939. Estimate $4,000 to $6,000. Lot 216: Albert Pels, New Years Celebration, oil on canvas. Estimate $2,000 to $3,000. Mural Studies Lot 185: James Daugherty, Horseless Carriage, Study for Mural, charcoal and white chalk, 1937. Estimate $2,000 to $3,000. Lot 184: Edward Millman, Fresco Detail, St. Louis, MO Post Office, tempera on masonite, 1942. Estimate $3,000 to $5,000. Vintage Posters Further Reading: Favorite WPA Posters from a Vintage Posters Specialist Lot 14: Lester Beall, A Better Home / Rural Electrification Administration, partial silkscreen poster, 1947. Estimate $10,000 to $15,000. Lot 163: Joseph Binder, New York World’s Fair, poster, 1939. Estimate $2,000 to $3,000. Works on Paper Lot 220: Louise Emerson Ronnebeck, Singers, tempera and color pencils, circa 1937. Estimate $5,000 to $8,000. Photographs Related Reading: The Social Document: Dorothea Lange’s ‘Migrant Mother’ Beyond Migrant Mother: Five FSA Photographers to Know Lot 22: Pare Lorentz, The River, group of 30 production stills, silver prints, 1938. Estimate $8,000 to $12,000. Lot 42: Dorothea Lange, Sugar beet lifter in older settler’s field, Oregon, ferrotyped silver print, 1939. Estimate $4,000 to $6,000. What You Need to Know on Auction Day This auction will be held live and conducted remotely. There will not be bidding in the room, though we accept order bids, and interested buyers will be able to participate live via the Swann Galleries App. The app is available in the App Store and on Google Play, which can also be accessed on a desktop at live.swanngalleries.com. Please note: phone bidding registrations will close the day before the sale at 4pm. At this time, our exhibition and auction location at 104 East 25th Street is closed to the public. Private viewings are available by appointment only, and must be arranged in advance. To make an appointment please contact the specialist. Lead Specialist Harold Porcher Director, Modern & Post-War Art hporcher@swanngalleries.com (212) 254-4710 ext. 67 Sign up for Auction Updates to get email notifications about new catalogues, or download our Live Bidding App and enable push alerts. How to Bid at Auction Share Facebook Twitter January 11, 2021Author: Swann CommunicationsCategory: Swann Tags: Artists of the WPA Dorothea Lange FSA Photography Howard Cook Lester beall walker evans Winter 2021 Auctions WPA WPA Posters Previous Harold Porcher’s Debrief on the First Modern & Post-War Art Auction At Swann Next An Interview with Dick McDonough — Collector & Connoisseur of Golf Illustrations Recommended Posts Harold Porcher Explores Mexican Muralists & Their Impact on the WPA The Artists of the WPA February 1, 2021 Fall 2019: 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings Prints & Drawings August 2, 2019 Mural Projects of the New Deal The Artists of the WPA February 7, 2023