Old Retro Crock
'Old San Anselmo, California', Woman Post-Impressionist, Crocker Museum
By Muriel Backman
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Backman exhibited widely and with success from the 1930's through the 1950's, including at the Crocker Art
Category
1950s Modern Old Retro Crock
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
'In the Greenhouse Nursery', Gump's, San Francisco Bay Oil, Crocker Museum, UCSC
By Boyd Gavin
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
titled, verso, on old exhibition label, 'Painted Trunks'.
Exhibited:
Gump's Gallery, San Francisco, 1986
Category
1980s Modern Old Retro Crock
Materials
Oil, Canvas
H 33.25 in W 25 in D 0.75 in
Old Barn, Near Auburn
By Clifford Holmes
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Old Barn Near Auburn" c.1950 is an oil painting on canvas by noted California
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Old Retro Crock
Materials
Oil
The Old Farm, California
By Clifford Holmes
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "The Old Farm" c.1950 is an oil painting on canvas by noted California artist Clifford
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Old Retro Crock
Materials
Oil
'Cowboy Joe', Bay Area Abstraction Oil, Woman Artist, Smithsonian, SFAA, Western
By Lida Giambastiani
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Giambastiani's intuitive and painterly brushwork with the mythic iconography of the old West.
Born in Colma
Category
1970s Abstract Impressionist Old Retro Crock
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Monterey Pier', California Modernist, Woman Artist, Santa Cruz Art League
By Muriel Backman
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
-derived, mid-century view of the old Fisherman's Wharf in Monterey, California. A lyrical work by this
Category
1950s American Modern Old Retro Crock
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Handmade Paper
1990's Monotype Painting California Pop Art Abstract Expressionist Monoprint
Located in Surfside, FL
California, and the Crocker Art Museum.
The picture content can range from abstract to more recognizable
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Old Retro Crock
Materials
Monoprint, Monotype
'Roofs of Ravello', Mid-Century Abstract, Harvard Fogg Museum, SFAA, Carmel, AIC
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'.
Accompanied by old exhibition information, laid down on card.
A complex, cabinet-size abstract comprising
Category
1950s Abstract Geometric Old Retro Crock
Materials
Egg Tempera, Postcard, Pen
H 6.25 in W 19.25 in D 0.13 in
'State Street, Columbia', California, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, ASL
By Charles Frederick Surendorf
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
California theme.
Charles Surendorf's paintings and prints depict the rough-and-tumble life of the old
Category
1950s Old Retro Crock
Materials
Paper, Woodcut
'High Tide', Santa Cruz Art League, Exhibited Seascape, San Francisco Bay Area
By Ray Radliff
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Ray Radliff' (American, 1900-1974) and painted circa 1964. Bearing old
Category
1960s Impressionist Old Retro Crock
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract
By Arthur Okamura
Located in Missouri, MO
studio when he was fifteen years old. He worked there for twelve years and became the main layout artist
Category
1950s Abstract Old Retro Crock
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Breaking Waves, Laguna Beach' California Coast, Santa Barbara, LACMA, SFAA, CWS
By John August Dominique
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
. Titled, verso, 'Laguna Coast' and bearing old gallery labels. Photo courtesy of artist website. Framed
Category
1950s American Impressionist Old Retro Crock
Materials
Oil, Board
'Paris, Notre-Dame and Pont de l'Archevêché' CAC, ASL President, CWS President
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Dame and Pont de l'Archeveche' and dated 'May 11, 1961'. Old label verso.
Born in New York City
Category
1960s Impressionist Old Retro Crock
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
'Portrait of a Young Woman', Academie Chaumière, Paris, Chouinard, Art Center
By Leon Franks
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Leon Franks'; additionally signed and titled, 'Portrait of a Girl', on old
Category
1960s Impressionist Old Retro Crock
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Leon Franks'Portrait of a Young Woman', Academie Chaumière, Paris, Chouinard, Art Center, Circa 1965
H 16.13 in W 12.13 in D 0.88 in
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Crashing Waves - Big Sur Coastal Cove Original Oil on Masonite
By Stephen John Skerce
Located in Soquel, CA
Crashing Waves - Big Sur Coastal Cove Original Oil on Masonite
Dramatic small-scale, professionally framed seascape by Stephen John Skerce (American, 1926-2010). Waves crashing into ...
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1980s American Impressionist Old Retro Crock
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Stephen John SkerceCrashing Waves - Big Sur Coastal Cove Original Oil on Masonite, late 20th Century
H 14 in W 17 in D 0.75 in
Spring Collection: Pocket Daffodil [2024], Baroque Still Life, flower
By Dani Humberstone
Located in Deddington, GB
Spring Collection: Pocket Daffodil is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to ...
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2010s Realist Old Retro Crock
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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Edward McKnight Kauffer design for poster for ‘BP Ethyl for Snappy Engines’ 1934
By Edward McKnight Kauffer
Located in London, GB
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1930s Modern Old Retro Crock
Materials
Watercolor
Carmel California Fauvist Plein Air Landscape Painting Latin American Artist
By Juan Guzman-Maldonado
Located in Surfside, FL
A beautiful, luminous landscape, cityscape painting.
I believe this is oil paint. It might be acrylic.
17 X 13 with frame 16 x 12 sight.
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20th Century Fauvist Old Retro Crock
Materials
Oil, Board
Quiet Stream, Small-Scale Mid Century California Landscape, 1937
By Dalzell Hatfield
Located in Soquel, CA
Quiet Stream, Small-Scale Mid Century California Landscape, 1937
Plein air painting of a California landscape, quiet stream and hills, 1937. Attributed to California artist, art co...
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1930s American Impressionist Old Retro Crock
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Foam Board
H 7.13 in W 8.88 in D 0.38 in
"Land of My Heart"
By Claudia Hartley
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
"The comment I hear most often about my paintings is 'happy'". I've loved art all of my life and it warms my heart to know that I'm able to pass that love and joy on to others. I use...
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2010s Old Retro Crock
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Morning Mist Original Oil Painting by Michael Melander
By Michael Melander
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Acrylic on canvas; 22" x 35" - sight size 34" x 48." Exceptional framing. The artist is producing a limited edition of 1,000 Giclees of this original.
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Early 2000s American Old Retro Crock
Materials
Paint
Small Vintage Barn Cats Rustic Watercolor Painting
Located in Seguin, TX
Vintage watercolor on paper painting of a pair of barn cats. Signed Spencer lower right corner. Unframed, age toning.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Old Retro Crock
Materials
Paper
Watercolor Landscape by Byron Randall "Tacuba Series 1940"
By Byron Randall
Located in Pasadena, CA
Strong watercolor signed and dated by Randall Byron born in Tacoma, WA in 1918.
A predominantly figurative artist, Randall experimented with abstraction in the 1940s, and again in th...
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Old Retro Crock
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
H 28 in W 32 in D 1.5 in
Mid Century Bright Waters California Seascape
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous California seascape in uncommonly bright colors, depth and textures. Unsigned. Displayed in rustic wood frame. Image, 20"H x 24"L,. Framed size: 23"H x 28"W.
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1960s American Impressionist Old Retro Crock
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Antique French Impressionist Nicely Framed Signed Pear Fruit Still Life Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique French impressionist signed still life oil painting by Leon Detroy (1857/59 - 1955). Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Image size, 13L x 10H.
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1950s Impressionist Old Retro Crock
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th century California seascape paintings
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early 20th century California seascape painting. Oil on canvas board. Monogram lower left "C.M" 14 x 21 unframed, 18.5 x 25.5 framed.
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Early 20th Century Old Retro Crock
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Landscape" Minimalist Painting -Large Size Contemporary Art Made in italy
By Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape
mixed media on juta canvas
100x100 cm
2019
her painting tells of the relationship between man, nature and time, the landscape, the sign and the trace,
through the stripp...
Category
2010s Minimalist Old Retro Crock
Materials
Pastel, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Graphite
H 39.38 in W 39.38 in D 1.38 in
Helmut Gransow Landscape w/House & Barn "Springtime Reflections No. I"
Located in Detroit, MI
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“Springtown Reflections No. I” depicts the moment of change in the weather moving from harsh winter to the first warming days of spring melting the snow. The titl...
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1970s Modern Old Retro Crock
Materials
Oil, Linen
Mid Century Mountain Valley Farm Naïve Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Idyllic and charming naïve landscape of a red farmhouse on a country lane surrounded by mountains by an unknown artist named Cora (American, 20th Century). Unsigned and unframed. Fro...
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Old Retro Crock
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
Empowering - Colorful Figurative Modern Cultural Commentary Original Painting
By Fabio Coruzzi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian artist Fabio Coruzzi merges painting and photography into one imaginative image that offers a new outlook on an otherwise ordinary urban scene. His artworks represent an auth...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Old Retro Crock
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Color Pencil
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Lawrence Hunter Hand Wrought Brass and Walnut Punch Set c.1965
By Lawrence Hunter
Located in New York, NY
California Crafts series at the Crocker Art Gallery in Sacramento. Hunter led the San Diego State furniture
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Old Retro Crock
Materials
Brass
Aaron Bohrod and F. Carlton Ball Hand-Thrown Pottery "Eve" Vase
By F. Carlton Ball, Aaron Bohrod
Located in New York, NY
most profound influence on him was John Sloan, who taught him to value both the Old Masters and the
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Old Retro Crock
Materials
Stoneware
Michael McMillen "Flight to Mars" 11 Color Silkscreen Print LTD ED Signed
By Michael McMillen
Located in Van Nuys, CA
the Museum. If you look closely you can find the Old Crocker Building in Downtown Santa Monica as well
Category
1990s American Old Retro Crock
Materials
Paper
H 24.5 in W 24.5 in D 0.1 in
1990's Monotype Painting California Pop Art Abstract Expressionist Monoprint
Located in Surfside, FL
California, and the Crocker Art Museum.
The picture content can range from abstract to more recognizable
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Old Retro Crock
Materials
Monoprint, Monotype
"In the Shadows" Arthur Okamura, Japanese-American, Figurative Spooky Surrealist
By Arthur Okamura
Located in New York, NY
studio when he was fifteen years old. He worked there for twelve years and became the main layout artist
Category
1950s Surrealist Old Retro Crock
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Old Spanish Mission, California
By Clifford Holmes
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "The Old Spanish Mission, California" c.1950 is an oil painting on canvas by noted
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Old Retro Crock
Materials
Oil
'The Hills of Old Oakland', California Post-Impressionist woman artist
By Muriel Backman
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
success from the 1930's through the 1950's, including at the Crocker Art Museum, the Kingsley Art Club
Category
1950s American Modern Old Retro Crock
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Modernist Watercolor of Monterey Dock, 'Afternoon at Decker's' Woman Artist
By Muriel Backman
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A moody Monterey seascape showing a view of an old dock from a waterfront bar popular with local
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1950s Modern Old Retro Crock
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Graphite
Mother Lode Ranch with Windmill
By Lawrence Frederic Hosmer
Located in Soquel, CA
112-year-old building in Volcano (CA), he operated the Cobblestone Gallery there for many years
Category
1960s American Impressionist Old Retro Crock
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1990's Monotype Painting California Pop Art Abstract Expressionist Monoprint
Located in Surfside, FL
California, and the Crocker Art Museum.
The picture content can range from abstract to more recognizable
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Old Retro Crock
Materials
Monoprint, Monotype
Vintage Set of Five Bauer Multi-Color Ringware Nesting Mixing Bowls
By Bauer Pottery
Located in Topeka, KS
Kentucky….brown glazed, hand-thrown wares including crocks and jugs. With demand from the nursery trade
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Mid-20th Century American Mission Old Retro Crock
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Ceramic
"Buffet" - Portrait of a Clown with Food and Beer
Located in Soquel, CA
work he developed a love of the techniques of the Old Masters and made a study of their ways of working
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Late 20th Century Realist Old Retro Crock
Materials
Fiberboard, Oil
H 26.75 in W 22.75 in D 1.75 in
Nude on Rock, 1967
By Arthur Okamura
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
years old. He worked there for twelve years and became the main layout artist and stencil cutter.
Upon
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1960s Pop Art Old Retro Crock
Materials
Watercolor
Henry Villierme, "Toothbrush and Paste, " Oil on canvas
Located in West Hollywood, CA
alluding to Old Masters but remains true to artist's own Modernist dialogue.
HENRY
Category
1950s American Old Retro Crock
Materials
Canvas
Eucalyptus Grove on a Summer Day
By Douglas Ewell Parshall
Located in Graton, CA
studio in Alexander Harmer's old adobe. Parshall traveled extensively seeking subject matter in the
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Old Retro Crock
Materials
Oil
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Old Retro Crock For Sale on 1stDibs
Find the exact old retro crock you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. In our selection of items, you can find Impressionist examples as well as a modern version. If you’re looking for an old retro crock from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 20th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 20th Century. Adding an old retro crock to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of brown, gray, beige, black and more. Creating an old retro crock has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Clifford Holmes, Muriel Backman, John Dominique, Leon Franks and Lida Giambastiani are consistently popular. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, oil paint and paper.
How Much is an Old Retro Crock?
The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — an old retro crock in our inventory may begin at $345 and can go as high as $8,500, while the average can fetch as much as $1,875.
Questions About Old Retro Crock
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