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Bay Area Abstract Expressionism

'Canyon River', San Francisco Bay Area Abstraction, Mid-Century, Maxwell Gallery
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
moved to San Francisco in 1960, where he became a notable exponent of Bay Area abstract expressionism
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Abstract Expressionist Bay Area Hills Landscape
By Honora Berg
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract Expressionist painting of Bay Area Hills by Honora Berg Berkeley San Francisco Bay Area
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Archival Paper, Gouache

Abstract Expressionist Bay Area Hills Landscape
Abstract Expressionist Bay Area Hills Landscape
$920 Sale Price
20% Off
H 15.5 in W 20.5 in D 0.01 in
South Cascade
Located in San Francisco, CA
one of the artists in the important book about San Francisco Bay Area abstract expressionism titled
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

South Cascade
South Cascade
$4,500
H 31 in W 45 in D 1 in
Bay Area 6, neutral green, abstract, expressionism water
By Juanita Bellavance
Located in Cumming, GA
“Bay Area 6” 24 x 24 inches is a one-of-a-kind original, modern seascape impressionist painting by
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Robert McChesney Watercolor Titled "Investigators"
By Robert McChesney 1
Located in Phoenix, AZ
one of the "progenitors of Bay Area abstract expressionism", he had influence far beyond his home town
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paint

Dragon Boats Chinese New Year San Francisco Bay Area Original Oil on Canvas 1960
By Peter Lowe
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract Expressionism and San Francisco and The Second Wave - The Blair Collection of Bay Area Abstract
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1960s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil Crayon

Rare Op Art Mid Century Modern Geometric Abstraction 1969 silkscreen Signed 6/9
By John Grillo
Located in New York, NY
. It is in very good condition with deckled edges John Grillo Biography A leading exponent of Bay Area
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Screen

Believe, Abstract Painting
By Gena Brodie Robbins
Located in San Francisco, CA
: abstract, figure, bay area figurative painting, german expressionism, abstract, people, non
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Low Fog
By Ruth Armer
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artists 2004 Landauer, Susan. San Francisco and Second Wave: The Blair Collection of Bay Area Abstract
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Low Fog
Low Fog
$1,200
H 24 in W 20 in D 0.1 in
Collage Watercolor Painting David Gilhooly California Funk Surrealism MixedMedia
By David Gilhooly
Located in Surfside, FL
to be called, The Funk Ceramic Movement of the San Francisco Bay Area. Inspired by Abstract
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2010s Surrealist Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Collage, Assemblage Cardstock Painting David Gilhooly California Funk Surrealism
By David Gilhooly
Located in Surfside, FL
Ceramic Movement of the San Francisco Bay Area. Inspired by Abstract Expressionism and the sculptures of
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2010s Surrealist Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Collage, Assemblage Cardstock Painting David Gilhooly California Funk Surrealism
By David Gilhooly
Located in Surfside, FL
Area. Inspired by Abstract Expressionism and the sculptures of Claes Oldenburg, Gilhooly produced
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2010s Surrealist Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Collage Watercolor Painting David Gilhooly California Funk Surrealism MixedMedia
By David Gilhooly
Located in Surfside, FL
, The Funk Ceramic Movement of the San Francisco Bay Area. Inspired by Abstract Expressionism and the
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2010s Surrealist Mixed Media

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

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Untitled
By Ernest Briggs
Located in New York, NY
Collections: -San Jose Museum, San Jose, CA -Blair Collection of Bay Area Abstract Expressionism
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Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled
By Ernest Briggs
Located in New York, NY
Collections: -San Jose Museum, San Jose, CA -Blair Collection of Bay Area Abstract Expressionism
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Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled
By Ernest Briggs
Located in New York, NY
Collections: -San Jose Museum, San Jose, CA -Blair Collection of Bay Area Abstract Expressionism
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Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled
By Ernest Briggs
Located in New York, NY
Collections: -San Jose Museum, San Jose, CA -Blair Collection of Bay Area Abstract Expressionism
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled, Diptych
By Ernest Briggs
Located in New York, NY
Collection of Bay Area Abstract Expressionism -Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA -Ciba-Geigy Corporation
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Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled
By Ernest Briggs
Located in New York, NY
Collections: -San Jose Museum, San Jose, CA -Blair Collection of Bay Area Abstract Expressionism
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Abstract Expressionist Paintings

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Oil

Untitled
By Ernest Briggs
Located in New York, NY
Acrylic on paper Collections: -San Jose Museum, San Jose, CA -Blair Collection of Bay Area
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Abstract Expressionist Paintings

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Acrylic

Untitled
By Ernest Briggs
Located in New York, NY
Collections: -San Jose Museum, San Jose, CA -Blair Collection of Bay Area Abstract Expressionism
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Abstract Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Untitled
By Ernest Briggs
Located in New York, NY
Collections: -San Jose Museum, San Jose, CA -Blair Collection of Bay Area Abstract Expressionism
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Abstract Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Untitled
By Ernest Briggs
Located in New York, NY
Collections: -San Jose Museum, San Jose, CA -Blair Collection of Bay Area Abstract Expressionism
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Abstract Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Untitled
By Ernest Briggs
Located in New York, NY
Collections: -San Jose Museum, San Jose, CA -Blair Collection of Bay Area Abstract Expressionism
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Abstract Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mask
By Ernest Briggs
Located in New York, NY
SELECTED COLLECTIONS San Jose Museum, San Jose, CA (2007) Blair Collection of Bay Area Abstract
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Abstract Expressionist Paintings

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Acrylic

Mask
H 22.5 in W 20 in
Untitled
By Ernest Briggs
Located in New York, NY
Gouache on Paper Collections: -San Jose Museum, San Jose, CA -Blair Collection of Bay Area
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Gouache

Monochromatic Hillside Landscape 20th Century Graphite
By Jack Freeman
Located in San Francisco, CA
Institute in the late 1960s. Freeman's style varied between Abstract Expressionism, the Bay Area Figurative
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1970s Abstract Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite

Outing
By Ian Kimmerly
Located in San Francisco, CA
the tensions generated between nonobjective and illusory space, notes of Abstract Expressionism, Bay
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Paintings

'Cloudscape Mandala' Seoul, Korea, San Francisco Bay Area Abstract Expressionism
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
thinking in adopting abstract expressionism.” In the 1950’s, the Pacific coast area of San Francisco Bay
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1960s Bay Area Abstract Expressionism Female Artist Pastel and Paint on Paper
By Gloria Dudfield
Located in Arp, TX
Francisco Bay Area. Gloria had a Master of Arts degree from the Art Institute of San Francisco. She also
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Oil Pastel, Gouache

'Chariot', San Francisco Bay Area Abstraction, Mid-Century, Maxwell Gallery
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
became a notable exponent of Bay Area Abstract Expressionism. He exhibited with success including at
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1960s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Mid-Century painting by Tom Ide
Located in San Francisco, CA
the important book about San Francisco Bay Area abstract expressionism titled, “San Francisco and the
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Ocean Landscape (Small, Abstract Expressionism, Bay Area, San Francisco)
By Walter Kuhlman
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Francisco and the Second Wave: The Blair Collection of Bay Area Abstract Expressionism, Scott A. Shields
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache

John Grillo 1947 Surrealist Gouache, Ink and Pencil Abstract
By John Grillo
Located in Arp, TX
dated in ink lower left John Grillo 1917–2014 A leading exponent of Bay Area Abstract Expressionism
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Mixed Media

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Paper, Ink, Gouache, Pencil

Hesperides
Located in San Francisco, CA
and the Second Wave: The Blair Collection of Bay Area of Abstract Expressionism writes that Kasten was
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints

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Aquatint

Hesperides
Hesperides
H 25.25 in W 21.5 in D 1.25 in
Collage, Assemblage Cardstock Painting David Gilhooly California Funk Surrealism
By David Gilhooly
Located in Surfside, FL
Francisco Bay Area. Inspired by Abstract Expressionism and the sculptures of Claes Oldenburg, Gilhooly
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2010s Surrealist Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Display
By Ian Kimmerly
Located in San Francisco, CA
the tensions generated between nonobjective and illusory space, notes of Abstract Expressionism, Bay
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Oil, Acrylic, Canvas

Display
H 60 in W 72 in D 2 in
A Good Strong Wind Will Keep You Honest
By Ian Kimmerly
Located in San Francisco, CA
the tensions generated between nonobjective and illusory space, notes of Abstract Expressionism, Bay
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic Polymer, Canvas, Oil

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1980s Modern Nude Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Mid Century Abstracted Figurative -- Downtown Couple Art Exhibit
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Vibrant mid century modern abstracted figurative in orange, red and black by Bay Area artist Paul Sheppard. Dated 1959 and signed "Sheppard." Presented in rustic painted wood frame o...
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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By Sunol Alvar
Located in San Francisco, CA
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Woman with Birds
$1,200
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Abstract Geometric Terracotta Jugs, Mid Century Modern Abstracted Still Life
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Dining Table and Set of Six Chairs by Umberto Mascagni, 1950s
By Umberto Mascagni
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Vintage 1950s Italian Dining Room Tables

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Antique American Period Cubist Abstract Signed Framed Rare Artist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare early American modernist cubist abstract by Anita F. Plumb. Framed. Pastel and gouache on paper. Signed. Image size, 20H by 26L.
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1940s Cubist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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By Marguerite Blasingame
Located in Soquel, CA
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1940s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Mid Century Modern Pacific Northwest Rain Forest, Earthtone Abstract Landscape
By Hilda Davidson Kaster
Located in Soquel, CA
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Custom Cane Dining Chair, Black/Natural
Located in NEW YORK, NY
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Custom Cane Dining Chair, Black/Natural
Custom Cane Dining Chair, Black/Natural
$1,375 / item
H 33.08 in W 23.23 in D 23.63 in
Charak Marble Top Coffee Table On Wood Base
Located in Tarrytown, NY
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Vintage 1950s Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Charak Marble Top Coffee Table On Wood Base
Charak Marble Top Coffee Table On Wood Base
$2,000
H 17 in W 47 in D 23 in
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By Edward Curtis
Located in Soquel, CA
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1970s Abstract Seascape Acrylic Stencil Painting "Seascape"
By Edith Isaac-Rose
Located in Arp, TX
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1970s Abstract Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Leaving the Garden
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Leaving the Garden
$2,981 Sale Price
25% Off
H 32 in W 48 in D 4 in
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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