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Portrait Painting by California Artist John Bond Francisco, Early 20th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
-d.1931) an American California artist.
John Bond Francisco was born in Cincinnati, OH on Dec. 14
Category
Early 20th Century American Paintings
Materials
Canvas
H 32 in W 27.5 in D 1 in
'Making Empanadas', California Watercolor Society, San Diego Museum of Art
By Ivan Messenger
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
, gouache and oil. We are pleased to offer an intuitive and vibrant work by this notable early California
Category
1930s Post-Impressionist Interior Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Looking Out Over the Vineyards, Early 20th Century Landscape Panorama
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant depiction of a view from a window by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). This
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Landscape Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 14 in W 20.5 in D 0.88 in
Landscape Oil Painting California Artist Meyer Straus
Located in Toledo, OH
Mountainous landscape with stream by California artist Meyer Straus 1831- 1905. Straus was bon in
Category
Antique Early 19th Century North American High Victorian Paintings
Materials
Paint
'San Francisco and the Bay', Early California Woman Artist, Palo Alto Art Club
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
work, "Artists in California, 1786-1940".
Category
1970s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
'Water's Edge', California Woman Artist, CWS, SWA
By Marjorie Stevens
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
:
Artists in California 1786-1940, Hughes,Third Edition, vol. 2, p. 1063; Davenport’s Art Reference, 2009
Category
1960s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Graphite
H 14.5 in W 19.25 in D 0.01 in
Early 20th Century Bay Area California Landscape with Bridge
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful early 20th century Bay Area landscape attributed to California artist Florence Bugbee
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Cardboard
H 13 in W 21 in D 1 in
'Peaches in a Woven Basket', California Woman Artist
By Leah Schwartz
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
this well-listed and exhibited Marin, California artist.
Accompanied by a first edition copy of 'Leah
Category
1960s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Handmade Paper
Modern Figurative Surrealism Watercolor Painting, Drawing California Artist
By Gary Hansmann
Located in Surfside, FL
the Army in the early 1960s.
Gary Hansmann, San Diego artist, teacher and gallery owner, was known
Category
1980s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, India Ink, Watercolor
Large Landscape Painting by California San Francisco Artist Peter Ilyin
Located in San Francisco, CA
Large nocturnal winter landscape painting by California artist Peter ILYIN.
Framed oil on canvas
Category
Early 20th Century Mexican Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Early 20th Century California Industrial Scene Landscape
By Erle Loran
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant California modernist industrial landscape by Erle Loran (American, 1905-1999). Signed and
Category
1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Archival Paper, Watercolor
Early 20th Century California Sand Dunes Landscape
By Rowena R. Smith
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful California landscape painting of a path to the beach by listed Berkeley, California
Category
1930s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Rainbow Dancer, Native American Indian Lithograph California Woman Artist
By Alice Asmar
Located in Surfside, FL
American contemporary artist of Lebanese and Greek descent, Alice Asmar's art is often inspired by
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Artists Sketching, California, 1940s Large Modernist Gouache Landscape Painting
By Frederick Shane
Located in Denver, CO
"Artists Sketching (California)" is an American Modernist scene of three artists working with
Category
1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Frederick ShaneArtists Sketching, California, 1940s Large Modernist Gouache Landscape Painting, 1949
H 25.5 in W 37.5 in D 1.5 in
Early 20th Century Sierra Mountain Path California Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Vintage 1920's California landscape of a path through tall evergreen trees with the grand Sierra
Category
1920s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard, Linen
H 24 in W 18 in D 0.2 in
Early Watercolor Painting of Redwood Forest in California
Located in Houston, TX
Watercolor painting of the Redwood forest located in California. Painting is mainly red and blue
Category
20th Century Naturalistic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Charles Arnoldi California Artist Signed Limited Edition Abstract Art Lithograph
By Charles Arnoldi
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful geometric, abstract offset lithograph by American/California Los Angeles artist Charles
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Prints
Materials
Paper
H 27.25 in W 27.25 in D 1 in
Early 20th Century California Pasture with Cow & Eucalyptus Trees Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Early 20th Century California Pasture with Cow & Eucalyptus Trees Landscape
A small-scale, idyllic
Category
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Illustration Board
H 13.25 in W 15.25 in D 2.25 in
Doug Ayers Signed California Artist Organic Natural Wood Turned Weed Vase Vessel
By Doug Ayers
Located in Studio City, CA
A very beautifully made and sculpted wood-turned weed vase by famed American (Mendocino, California
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Walnut
H 5.25 in W 5 in D 3 in
Doug Ayers Signed California Artist Organic Natural Wood Turned Weed Vase Vessel
By Doug Ayers
Located in Studio City, CA
A very beautifully made and sculpted wood-turned weed pot vase by famed American/California
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Wood, Walnut
H 9 in W 6.25 in D 3.25 in
'Attic Series, Yellow', California Woman Post-Impressionist Artist, Sonoma State
By Jill Davenport
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Davenport moved to California in 1963. A lifelong artist and art enthusiast, she raised a family before
Category
1980s American Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Doug Ayers Signed California Artist Organic Natural Wood Turned Weed Vase Vessel
By Doug Ayers
Located in Studio City, CA
A very beautifully made and sculpted wood-turned weed vase by famed American (Mendocino, CA) artist
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Vases
Materials
Wood
H 6.5 in W 3.9 in D 2.75 in
Carmel California Fauvist Plein Air Landscape Painting Latin American Artist
By Juan Guzman-Maldonado
Located in Surfside, FL
, "Artists in California". He began painting with his fingers and realized that objects performed better than
Category
20th Century Fauvist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
'Paris Opera House', California Artist, Chouinard Art Institute, Crocker Museum
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
(Santa Ana, CA) and the Crocker Art Museum (Sacramento), among others.
Reference:
Artists in California
Category
1940s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Oleta's Hat', Carmel Art Association Exhibit, California Woman Artist, SFMA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
.
Exhibited: Carmel Art Association, 1983 (on original backing).
This early California Woman Modernist was
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite, Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
'Tahitian Dancer with Drummers', California Artist, Honolulu, Mexico, San Diego
By Hal Steward Wilcox
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Diego, CA on April 13, 1982.
Reference:
Artists in California 1786-1940, Third Edition, vol. 2, p
Category
1940s Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Woodcut
Lovely California Landscape Painting by listed artist John Thomas Nolf, ca 1920s
Located in Baltimore, MD
1920’s and is a beautifully rendered scene that is almost certainly Southern California or nearby area
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Shtetl Village Doodka Player Judaica Jewish California Modernist Artist Etching
By Boris Deutsch
Located in Surfside, FL
center l.A. 1966. Chagall calls him the greatest jewish artist of our time 1955. The legacy of boris
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Mixed Media, Watercolor
Early 20th Century Sierra Mountain's Mt. Raymond, California Landscape
By Margaret E. Rogers
Located in Soquel, CA
early 1800s to the present that are by California artists and that represent significant subject matter
Category
1920s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Cardboard
H 24.75 in W 30.75 in D 1.5 in
Painting of San Francisco California Bay Bridge by Contemporary British Artist
By Angela Wakefield
Located in Preston, GB
Original Painting of San Francisco California Bay Bridge by Contemporary British Artist, Angela
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Board
Angela WakefieldPainting of San Francisco California Bay Bridge by Contemporary British Artist, 2019
No Reserve
H 13 in W 18 in D 1.75 in
Street Art Mixed Media Painting "Bang" Graffiti Style California Latino Artist
By Aldo Valdez
Located in Surfside, FL
Aldo Valdez is a San Francisco California based artist. He worked as Head Preparator at Paul
Category
Early 2000s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Screen
Street Art Mixed Media Painting "Bang" Graffiti Style California Latino Artist
By Aldo Valdez
Located in Surfside, FL
Aldo Valdez is a San Francisco California based artist. He worked as Head Preparator at Paul
Category
Early 2000s Street Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Screen
'In the Sycamore', Large Figural Oil, Carmel, California Woman Artist, Muralist
By Helen Rayburn Caswell
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
1955.
A substantial, mid-century figural oil by this listed California woman artist who showed her
Category
1950s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Carmel Mission', California Impressionism, Woman Artist, New York School of Art
By Edda Maxwell Heath
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
and located closest of any mission to the Pacific ocean. Painted by an early California woman artist
Category
1920s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
Figurative Nude Painting by Jules Pages 1867 - 1946 American, California, artist
By Jules Pages
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
frame.
Born in San Francisco, California on May 16, 1867, to parents with French ancestry. He was raised
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
'Fishing Boat in Dry Dock', AWS, CWS Artist, California Tonalist view
By Ritchie A. Benson
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
characteristic early work by this noted California watercolorist.
Reference:
“California Watercolors 1850-1970
Category
1950s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Illustration Board
'Hopi Girl with Kachina Doll', California Woman artist, Pasadena Art Association
By Katharine Buzzell Benepe
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
study by this early California woman artist. Benepe captures the essential sensitivity of her subject as
Category
1930s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Blue Pierrot', Large Figural Oil, California Modernist, Woman Artist, Los Altos
By Janice Haefner
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
artist, specifically of the famously alienated artist, and caustic observer, of the nineteenth and early
Category
1960s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Early Tonalist Landscape -- California Coastal Live Oaks William Schneider 1915
Located in Soquel, CA
Early Tonalist Landscape -- California Coastal Live Oaks William Schneider 1915
Beautiful early
Category
1910s Tonalist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
H 15.33 in W 17.33 in D 1.75 in
Early 20th Century Los Altos, California Landscape "The Old Shed"
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful early 20th century impressionist landscape of Los Altos, California prior to Silicon
Category
Early 1900s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
California
By Nemo Jantzen
Located in New York, NY
, the Dutch artist Nemo Jantzen is combining skills obtained in the earlier years of his career as a
Category
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Textile, Thread, Plexiglass, Mixed Media, Wood Panel
Robin Harker Large Blue-Green Abstract Oil on Canvas California Artist, 2023
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Robin Harker Large Blue-Green Abstract Oil on Canvas California Artist 2023.
Framed in natural
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint, Canvas, Wood
H 48.5 in W 48.5 in D 1.63 in
"Home Corral" Very early Wieghorst California Western Painting awesome colors
By Olaf Wieghorst
Located in San Antonio, TX
Olaf Wieghorst
(1899 - 1988)
California, New York, New Mexico, Arizona, Texas Artist
Image Size
Category
1940s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Harrison Mcintosh Signed Early Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Vase
By Harrison McIntosh
Located in Studio City, CA
, Pomona, California
Signed on the base with his early "McIntosh" signature (circa 1957).
A unique and
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
Glen Lukens Signed Early Midcentury Glazed California Pottery Weed Pot Vase
By Glen Lukens
Located in Studio City, CA
A very rare early work featuring a dark chocolate brown glaze by master Mid-Century Modern ceramist
Category
Vintage 1920s American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
H 3.5 in W 4.5 in D 4.5 in
"Nude Among Flowers, " Deep, Wide Art Deco Bowl by California Artist, 1930s
By Mary Erckenbrack
Located in Philadelphia, PA
brilliant yellow aureole. The artist was Mary Erckenbrack, who lived a cosmopolitan existence in her early
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Arch Beach, California
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Arch Beach, California" c.1910 is an original etching on Wove paper by
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Prints
Materials
Etching
Princeton, California
By Clifford Holmes
Located in San Francisco, CA
artist. The artist is a descendent of early California pioneer families and is a former member of the Art
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Tolumne, California
By Clifford Holmes
Located in San Francisco, CA
California artist. The artist is a descendent of early California pioneer families and is a former member of
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
California Landscape
By William Wendt
Located in Palm Desert, CA
of Southern California artists,” he became known for his ability to scout locations for ideal
Category
1910s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ponderosa, California
By Clifford Holmes
Located in San Francisco, CA
artist. The artist is a descendent of early California pioneer families and is a former member of the Art
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
'Dawn, Fishermen on Hermosa Beach' Los Angeles, Early California Modernist Oil
By Thomas Nash
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
.
Reference:
Artists in California 1786-1940, Edan Hughes, Vol.2, p. 804; et al.
Category
1910s Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
H 22 in W 35.88 in D 0.25 in
Hollywood, California
By Ernst Haas
Located in Toronto, Ontario
.
Haas is best known for his early innovation with color photography, making his name synonymous with the
Category
1960s American Modern Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Early 20th Century California Landscape - Sunrise On Tin Mountain, Death Valley
Located in Soquel, CA
California and a member of the Board of Governors of Artland, an artists’ club of Los Angeles. Research
Category
1920s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Old 17 Mile Drive, Carmel California Landscape Early 1900s Oil on Linen
Located in Soquel, CA
Old 17 Mile Drive, Carmel California Landscape Early 1900s Oil on Linen
Gorgeous early 20th century
Category
Early 1900s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
H 22.5 in W 30.25 in D 2.5 in
Winter in California 1927
Located in Pasadena, CA
, Newport Beach, California; 2006 Katherine A Norris, Newport Beach, CA; 2006 James D. Julia, Inc
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Original Paul Lauritz High Sierras Nine Lake Basin Early California Oil Painting
By Paul Lauritz
Located in Tustin, CA
impressionistic style by Norwegian born, well known California artist Paul Lauritz. Signed in the lower right
Category
Vintage 1940s American Other Paintings
Materials
Masonite
H 33.25 in W 38 in D 1.25 in
California Landscape #I
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Landscape" c.1980, is an oil painting on canvas by noted California artist Bill
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Palomares Creek, California
By Clifford Holmes
Located in San Francisco, CA
Holmes, noted California artist. The artist is a descendent of early California pioneer families and is a
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mt. Shasta, California
Located in Missouri, MO
into a necklace, which can be seen in early photographs of the artist. In 1888 she was again
Category
Late 19th Century Land Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
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