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Barbara Polach
'Expressionist Seascape', San Francisco Bay Area Abstraction, Woman Artist, Oil

Circa 1965

$1,800
£1,359.17
€1,576.91
CA$2,529.57
A$2,818.29
CHF 1,471.28
MX$34,217.83
NOK 18,493.06
SEK 17,480.43
DKK 11,771.46

About the Item

A substantial, semi-abstract, oil seascape showing a view of a tidepool and surf pounding on coastal rocks. Signed lower left, 'B. Polach' for Barbara Polach (American, 1926-2009), a California Bay Area artist, and painted circa 1965; additionally signed verso. Bay Area painter, Barbara Polach trained in San Francisco where she combined plein-air tradition with a modernist sensibility. Based in Marin County, she collaborated with naturalist Elizabeth Terwilliger and produced the illustrations for her book 'Sights and Sounds of the Seasons', uniting art and environmental education.
  • Creator:
    Barbara Polach (1926 - 2009)
  • Creation Year:
    Circa 1965
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 26 in (66.04 cm)Width: 32.25 in (81.92 cm)Depth: 0.75 in (1.91 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    minor losses, minor restoration, unevenly stretched; unframed; shows well.
  • Gallery Location:
    Santa Cruz, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU34416839282

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