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Large Scale Bay Area Figurative Inspired -- The Young Trumpet Player
Located in Soquel, CA
Figurative Movement (also known as the Bay Area Figurative School, Bay Area Figurative Art, Bay Area
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 49 in. W 40 in. D 1.5 in.
Bay Area Figurative Movement -- Impasto Berkeley Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
, Bay Area Figurative Art, Bay Area Figuration, and similar variations) was a mid-20th Century art
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Personaje, acrylic tall figurative on light background, sun at right
Located in San Diego, CA
studying with private mentors. Mike is inspired by the Bay Area Figurative Art movement and spends much
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
H 37.5 in. W 37.5 in. D 3 in.
Personaje, figurative acrylic painting of man standing facing left
Located in San Diego, CA
inspired by the Bay Area Figurative Art movement and spends much time painting figures of his imagination
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
H 20 in. W 16.25 in. D 2.5 in.
Personaje Abstracto, acrylic figurative standing facing left
Located in San Diego, CA
Bay Area Figurative Art movement and spends much time painting figures of his imagination in a most
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
H 29.5 in. W 23.5 in. D 2 in.
Margarita, figurative standing female on pink background
Located in San Diego, CA
Bay Area Figurative Art movement and spends much time painting figures of his imagination in a most
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Personaje, acrylic figurative painting of seated man
Located in San Diego, CA
inspired by the Bay Area Figurative Art movement and spends much time painting figures of his imagination
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Vintage Bay Area Figurative -- "Brilliance Dazzles"
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful large scale Bay Area Figurative School portrait titled "Jason's Brilliance Dazzles," 1996
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Cowboy Boots" - Bay Area Figurative Movement
By Patricia Gren-Haynes
Located in Soquel, CA
. Unframed. Size: 16"H x 20"W.
Bay Area Figurative / Bay Area Feminist Art Movement artist, Patricia Gren
Category
1980s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bay Area Figurative Movement Seated Nude
Located in Soquel, CA
San Francisco bay area artist (American, 20th Century). Unsigned. Unframed.
Category
1970s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Personaje, acrylic with pink line, figurative facing forward
Located in San Diego, CA
inspired by the Bay Area Figurative Art movement and spends much time painting figures of his imagination
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
H 21.5 in. W 17.25 in. D 2 in.
Bay Area Figurative School -- "Banker's Holiday"
By Patricia Gren Hayes
Located in Soquel, CA
Figurative / Bay Area Feminist Art Movement artist, Patricia Gren-Hayes, studied at Winnipeg Public Art
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bay Area Figurative Movement -- Cigarette Break
By Patricia Gren Hayes
Located in Soquel, CA
. Size: 30"H x 40"W.
Bay Area Figurative / Bay Area Feminist Art Movement artist, Patricia Gren-Hayes
Category
1960s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Personaje with Stool, standing figurative painting, orange and taupe
Located in San Diego, CA
inspired by the Bay Area Figurative Art movement and spends much time painting figures of his imagination
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
H 29.5 in. W 23.5 in. D 2 in.
Personaje Alfredo, yellow and red acrylic figurative painting forward facing
Located in San Diego, CA
Bay Area Figurative Art movement and spends much time painting figures of his imagination in a most
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
H 17.5 in. W 13.5 in. D 2 in.
Untitled, Figure on Red and Green
Located in San Diego, CA
, continuing to paint over time, and later studying with private mentors. Mike is inspired by the Bay Area
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Bay Area Figurative Movement Patricia Gren Hayes
By Patricia Gren Hayes
Located in Soquel, CA
. Size: 30"H x 40"W.
Bay Area Figurative / Bay Area Feminist Art Movement artist, Patricia Gren-Hayes
Category
1970s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Cyclists in Love, Bay Area Figurative Movement
By Patricia Gren Hayes
Located in Soquel, CA
Bay Area Figurative / Bay Area Feminist Art Movement artist who studied at Winnipeg Public Art School
Category
1980s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Fiberboard
Vintage Bay Area Figurative Movement -- "Napoleon's Ambition"
By Katherine Barieau
Located in Soquel, CA
Stunning abstract Bay Area Figurative Movement piece titled "Napoleon's Ambition" by Katherine
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 17 in. W 17 in. D 1.50 in.
"Looking out the Window" - Bay Area Figurative Landscape
By Patricia Gren Hayes
Located in Soquel, CA
verso. Image: 14"H x 18"W.
Bay Area Figurative / Bay Area Feminist Art Movement artist, Patricia Gren
Category
Early 2000s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Board
H 15.5 in. W 19.5 in. D .75 in.
Couple Dancing at Sunset - Bay Area Figurative School
By Allie William Skelton
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderfully expressive Bay Area Figurative School piece featuring a silhouette of a couple in a
Category
1970s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
H 51.5 in. W 51 in. D 0.63 in.
Mid-Century Modern Dancers Figurative Abstract, Bay Area Figurative School 1960s
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid-Century Modern Dancers Figurative Abstract, Bay Area Figurative School 1960s
A gorgeous and
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 25 in. W 29 in. D 3 in.
Bay Area Figurative Movement, "Waiting For Her Lover" Figurative Abstract
By Arthur Krakower
Located in Soquel, CA
Fantastic figurative abstract color field painting by Northern California artist Arthur Krakower
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 18 in. W 14 in. D 2 in.
1950s "Bent" Mid Century Figurative Nude Painting Bay Area Figurative
Located in Arp, TX
Francisco art community after World War II. Challenging accepted modes of painting, Abstract Expressionists
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Nude with Wineglass - Mid Century Bay Area Figurative
By Marjorie Cathcart
Located in Soquel, CA
Substantial period Berkeley School figurative study of a woman with a wineglass by listed Berkeley
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
H 42.88 in. W 35.88 in. D 1.38 in.
Mid Century Bay Area Figurative Movement Nude Study
By Honora Berg
Located in Soquel, CA
Francisco Art Institute with David Park, Elmer Bischoff, and James Budd Dixon. Berg's friend Edith Truesdell
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Portrait of Man San Francisco Bay Area Figurative Movement
By Peter Witwer
Located in Soquel, CA
California Painters’ Annual at the Oakland Art Museum, where the first exhibition of Bay Area Figurative
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 32.5 in. W 26.5 in. D 1.75 in.
Vintage Bay Area Modern Figurative -- Artist at His Easel
By Molly E. Brubaker
Located in Soquel, CA
Colorful modern Bay Area figurative of an artist at work on a painting within the painting by Molly
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 30 in. W 24 in. D 1 in.
Bay Area Poolside Figurative Abstract, S.S. Claremont Hotel
By Marc Foster Grant
Located in Soquel, CA
float behind the figure reads "The S.S. Claremont Hotel", a landmark historic Bay Area hotel in Berkeley
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
H 40.5 in. W 28.5 in. D 1 in.
Bay Area Figurative Scene, Oil Paint on Paper, 20th Century
By Jane Rades
Located in San Francisco, CA
Art Salon Collection comes from this period, characterized by the Bay Area Figurative Movement’s rich
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Woman in an Armchair, Modernist Bay Area Figurative with Primary Colors
By Kristin Cohen
Located in Soquel, CA
Woman in an Armchair, Modernist Bay Area Figurative with Primary Colors
Bold and expressive Bay
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 27.5 in. W 23.5 in. D 1 in.
Reclining Woman, Mid Century Bay Area Nude Figurative with Red Drape
By Marjorie Cathcart
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful mid century Bay Area figurative painting of a reclining nude by Berkeley artist Marjorie
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 31.5 in. W 41.5 in. D 2 in.
Mid Century Bay Area Figurative Movement -- Reclining Nude in Pastel Tints
By Warren Edgar Lamm
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful Bay Area Movement figurative of a reclining nude women in pastel tints by Warren Edgar
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 30 in. W 26 in. D 1.5 in.
Nude by the Window, San Francisco Bay Area Figurative Movement 1966
By Thomas L. Tribby
Located in Soquel, CA
Bay Area figurative painting of a nude woman looking over her shoulder by Thomas L. Tribby
Category
1960s Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 37.5 in. W 33.5 in. D 2 in.
1950s "Black Floor" Mid Century Bay Area Figurative Movement Gouache Painting
Located in Arp, TX
swept through the San Francisco art community after World War II. Challenging accepted modes of painting
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
'Mannequins in a Store Window', Bay Area Figurative, Student of Wayne Thiebaud
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
and Art Theory with Wayne Thiebaud and also studied under Manuel Neri. Bud Gordon has exhibited widely
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
'The Harmonica Player', Bay Area Modernism, San Francisco Art Institute, Harp
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Francisco. Under the G.I. Bill, he attended the San Francisco Art Institute and the Academy of Art, studying
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Casein, Board
H 14.75 in. W 6.25 in. D .13 in.
Bay Area Baseball
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Leroy Neiman
Title: Bay Area Baseball,
Year Produced: 1990
Medium: Serigraph
Edition: 306
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen
Bay Area Figurative Sketch in Graphite, Circa 1960
By Alysanne McGaffey
Located in San Francisco, CA
Area artist Alysanne McGaffey (1931-2018). McGaffey was part of the Bay Area Figurative Movement and
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
H 17 in. W 14 in. D .07 in.
1950s "Slit" Mid Century Painting Bay Area Artist
Located in Arp, TX
Francisco art community after World War II. Challenging accepted modes of painting, Abstract Expressionists
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Blue Catfish Vase
By Sasha Makovkin
Located in Soquel, CA
or eight years and taught in Mendicino during the summers.
While living in the Bay Area, he did a
Category
1990s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glaze, Ceramic
Bay Area Figurative Painting of Woman, Circa 1950s- 1960s
By Alysanne McGaffey
Located in San Francisco, CA
at SFAI with Bay Area Figurative pioneers Joan Brown, Nathan Oliveira, Jay DeFeo, Walter Kuhlman, and
Category
1960s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paint
H 11 in. W 8 in. D .07 in.
'Concert', San Francisco Bay Area Expressionist Oil, National Academy, Guitarist
By Martin Snipper
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
.
This Expressionist and Bay Area Figurative painter, mixed media artist, and sculptor was born in New
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Martin Snipper'Concert', San Francisco Bay Area Expressionist Oil, National Academy, Guitarist, 1952
H 17 in. W 24 in. D .75 in.
Mid Century Gouache and Oil Pastel Figurative Painting 1960s Bay Area Female Art
By Gloria Dudfield
Located in Arp, TX
exhibited with many of the most notable painters of the Bay Area Figurative Movement, Elmer Bischoff, David
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Gouache
H 36 in. W 28 in. D 0.5 in.
'Market Scene', Sausalito, North Beach, San Francisco Bay Area Expressionist Oil
By Pascal Cucaro, 1915-2003
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
the Butler Institute of Art in 1958. A hard-cover, first-edition copy of Cucaro (Sentinel Art Books
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Encaustic, Board, Oil
1970's Bay Area Figurative Drawing in Ink and Charcoal
By Jack Freeman
Located in San Francisco, CA
Art Institute in the late 1960s. Freeman’s style varied between Abstract Expressionism, the Bay Area
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
H 23.5 in. W 17.75 in. D .07 in.
1960s "Leaning Over" Gouache & Oil Pastel Bay Area Figurative Movement
By Gloria Dudfield
Located in Arp, TX
many of the most notable painters of the Bay Area Figurative Movement, Elmer Bischoff, David Park
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Paper, Oil Pastel
H 25.25 in. W 19.25 in. D 0.5 in.
'Reclining Nude', Bay Area Figurative School, CSFA, San Francisco, California
By Elmer Nelson Bischoff
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
California Press, 2001.
A key figure in the California Bay Area abstract and figurative movement following
Category
1960s Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pen
Woman at the Lake, Mid Century Bay Area Nude Figure Study
By Genevieve Rogers
Located in Soquel, CA
and figurative works, until her death in 1984.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Laid Paper
H 22 in. W 26 in. D 0.25 in.
'Two Women', San Francisco Bay Area Expressionism, Woman Artist, Large Oil
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A substantial oil painting of two women shown adjacent and seated and painted in bravura Expressionist style with a subtle and complex palette by an intuitive, bravura hand.
Signed...
Category
1960s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 53.75 in. W 38 in. D .75 in.
Turquoise Bay, Sailing Painting, Ocean Art, Beach House Art, Blue Art, Cornwall
By Gordon Hunt
Located in Deddington, GB
Turquoise bay is an original painting in acrylic by Gordon Hunt. Two yachts sailing away from a
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 36.23 in. W 36.23 in. D 1.58 in.
'Words to the Wise', African American Memento Mori, Skeletons, Bay Area, Black
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
interest in art was encouraged in grade school and, after moving to California as a teenager, he was able
Category
1970s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
H 24 in. W 20 in. D .13 in.
Bay Area Figurative Nude
Located in Soquel, CA
. Bay Area Figurative painting began with teachers at the California School of Fine Art. Leading
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Reclining Nude - Mid Century Bay Area Figurative Movement Female Figure Study
By Hubert Buel
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid century watercolor figure study, a lively depiction of a reclining nude woman by Bay Area
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper
H 17.75 in. W 21.75 in. D 1.25 in.
Bay Area Figurative Seated Nude Painting with Black & Peach, Circa 1950s- 1960s
By Alysanne McGaffey
Located in San Francisco, CA
to study at SFAI with Bay Area Figurative pioneers Joan Brown, Nathan Oliveira, Jay DeFeo, Walter
Category
1960s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paint, Paper
H 23.5 in. W 18 in. D .07 in.
Mid Century Abstracted Figurative -- Downtown Couple Art Exhibit
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant mid century modern abstracted figurative in orange, red and black by Bay Area artist Paul
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 36 in. W 24 in. D 2 in.
'Commedia Dell'arte Dancers', Bay Area Modernist Figural, SFMOMA, Oakland Museum
By Liz Maxwell
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Francisco, CA
2008 “Bay Area Annual,” Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA
2008 “Original Drawings
Category
1980s Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
H 8.5 in. W 11.5 in. D .01 in.
Portrait of a Woman in a Green Shirt -San Francisco Bay Area Figurative Movement
Located in Soquel, CA
Asunder Gallery 1974, Nevada City, 1967. William was an active member of the San Francisco art scene in
Category
1960s American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
H 24 in. W 16 in. D 0.25 in.
Art Class on the Beach, Vintage Bay Area Coast Figural Landscape Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
A charming and colorful vintage coastal figurative landscape watercolor by Bay Area artist Sewall
Category
1970s American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
H 16.75 in. W 20.75 in. D .75 in.
Teal Figurative Abstract
By Daniel David Fuentes
Located in Soquel, CA
Dynamic teal figurative abstract by San Jose, California area artist Daniel David Fuentes (American
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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