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Neighbors No. 2 / River painting
Neighbors No. 2 / River painting

Neighbors No. 2 / River painting

By Mary Robertson

Located in Burlingame, CA

Steeped in the Bay Area figurative movement, Mary Robertson’s oeuvre focuses on an area she knows intimately—Northern California's Russian River, where she has been painting for over...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Figurative Drawings and W...

Materials

Watercolor

Couple, Original Painting
Couple, Original Painting

Couple, Original Painting

By Gail Ragains

Located in San Francisco, CA

The artwork reminisces about the Bay Area figurative movement and introduces a freshness of its own.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Figure in Landscape, Original Painting
Figure in Landscape, Original Painting

Figure in Landscape, Original Painting

By Gail Ragains

Located in San Francisco, CA

The artwork reminisces about the Bay Area figurative movement and introduces a freshness of its own.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

No. 104 Abstract Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, Mid-20th Century, Framed
No. 104 Abstract Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, Mid-20th Century, Framed

No. 104 Abstract Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, Mid-20th Century, Framed

Located in Columbia, MO

Elmer Bischoff (American, 1916 - 1991) was a painter and teacher associated with the Bay Area Figurative Movement. Born in Berkeley, California, he studied at the University of Calif...

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Memorial to Mr. Morris / woman's head study -  drawing painting
Memorial to Mr. Morris / woman's head study -  drawing painting

Memorial to Mr. Morris / woman's head study - drawing painting

By Kim Frohsin

Located in Burlingame, CA

The young woman's head with auburn hair is strong and adorned with an organic headpiece reminiscent of a crown. A wonderful figurative drawing created with mixed media from Kim Frohs...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...

Materials

Mixed Media, Color Pencil, Watercolor, Ink

1960s "Red Landing" Gouache and Oil Pastel Abstract SF Female Artist
1960s "Red Landing" Gouache and Oil Pastel Abstract SF Female Artist

1960s "Red Landing" Gouache and Oil Pastel Abstract SF Female Artist

By Gloria Dudfield

Located in Arp, TX

She exhibited with many of the most notable painters of the Bay Area Figurative Movement, Elmer Bischoff, David Park, Frank Lobdell, James Weeks, etc.

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel, Gouache

Talia in Fruitvale / woman with hat -  red & gold - drawing painting

Talia in Fruitvale / woman with hat - red & gold - drawing painting

By Kim Frohsin

Located in Burlingame, CA

And is ready for framing. A wonderful figurative mixed media work from Kim Frohsin who is a master draftsman and associated with the Bay Area Figurative Movement — third generation.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...

Materials

Mixed Media, Charcoal, Color Pencil, Watercolor, Ink

Red Lashes / Head Study No. 56

Red Lashes / Head Study No. 56

By Kim Frohsin

Located in Burlingame, CA

And is ready for framing. A wonderful figurative mixed media work from Kim Frohsin who is a master draftsman and associated with the Bay Area Figurative Movement — third generation.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...

Materials

Ink, Color Pencil, Watercolor, Mixed Media, Charcoal

Blonde Young Man in Black Shirt / Head Study No. 54

Blonde Young Man in Black Shirt / Head Study No. 54

By Kim Frohsin

Located in Burlingame, CA

And is ready for framing. A wonderful figurative mixed media work from Kim Frohsin who is a master draftsman and associated with the Bay Area Figurative Movement — third generation.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...

Materials

Charcoal, Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Color Pencil

Figure no. 2, 2025
Figure no. 2, 2025

Figure no. 2, 2025

By John Goodman

Located in Burlingame, CA

John Goodman’s work is rooted in the traditions of early modernism and the Bay Area Figurative Movement. Renowned for his thick impasto and restrained palette, he creates painterly s...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Wood Panel, Oil

Figure no. 1, 2025
Figure no. 1, 2025

Figure no. 1, 2025

By John Goodman

Located in Burlingame, CA

John Goodman’s work is rooted in the traditions of early modernism and the Bay Area Figurative Movement. Renowned for his thick impasto and restrained palette, he creates painterly s...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Odd Fellows No 37
Odd Fellows No 37

Odd Fellows No 37

By Mary Robertson

Located in Burlingame, CA

Wayne Thiebaud Steeped in the Bay Area figurative movement, Mary Robertson’s oeuvre focuses on an area she knows intimately—Northern California's Russian River, where she has been...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Woman with Cel Phone
Woman with Cel Phone

Woman with Cel Phone

By Mary Robertson

Located in Burlingame, CA

Wayne Thiebaud. Steeped in the Bay Area figurative movement, Mary Robertson’s oeuvre focuses on Northern California's Russian River, where she has been painting for over 25 years.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pointillist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Portrait No. 13, 2008 Oil on Canvas, Contemporary, Signed, 54x42 in

Portrait No. 13, 2008 Oil on Canvas, Contemporary, Signed, 54x42 in

By John Goodman

Located in Burlingame, CA

Goodman’s work has been deeply influenced by the Bay Area Figurative Movement which grew out of the work of David Park, Richard Diebenkorn, Nathan Oliveira and others. 

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Portrait no. 17, 2008
Portrait no. 17, 2008

Portrait no. 17, 2008

By John Goodman

Located in Burlingame, CA

Goodman’s work has been deeply influenced by the Bay Area Figurative Movement which grew out of the work of David Park, Richard Diebenkorn, Nathan Oliveira and others. 

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Portrait no. 15, 2008

Portrait no. 15, 2008

By John Goodman

Located in Burlingame, CA

Goodman’s work has been deeply influenced by the Bay Area Figurative Movement which grew out of the work of David Park, Richard Diebenkorn, Nathan Oliveira and others. 

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Wood Panel, Oil

Landscape #12, 2020, 2021

Landscape #12, 2020, 2021

By John Goodman

Located in Burlingame, CA

Goodman’s work has been deeply influenced by the Bay Area Figurative Movement which grew out of the work of David Park, Richard Diebenkorn, Nathan Oliveira and others. 

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Head No. 13, 2010

Head No. 13, 2010

By John Goodman

Located in Burlingame, CA

Goodman’s work has been deeply influenced by the Bay Area Figurative Movement which grew out of the work of David Park, Richard Diebenkorn, Nathan Oliveira and others. 

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Head No. 6 Tami, 2018 - oil on wood panel

Head No. 6 Tami, 2018 - oil on wood panel

By John Goodman

Located in Burlingame, CA

Goodman’s work has been deeply influenced by the Bay Area Figurative Movement which grew out of the work of David Park, Richard Diebenkorn, Nathan Oliveira and others. 

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

For Nicolai / Head Study No. 88

For Nicolai / Head Study No. 88

By Kim Frohsin

Located in Burlingame, CA

And is ready for framing. A wonderful figurative mixed media work from Kim Frohsin who is a master draftsman and associated with the Bay Area Figurative Movement — third generation.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...

Materials

Charcoal, Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Color Pencil, Gouache

Untitled, Nude
Untitled, Nude

Untitled, Nude

By June Felter

Located in San Francisco, CA

Felter was influenced by artists of the Bay Area figurative movement, especially Richard Diebenkorn, Elmer Bischoff, and David Park.

Category

1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Figure no. 10, 2020
Figure no. 10, 2020

Figure no. 10, 2020

By John Goodman

Located in Burlingame, CA

Goodman’s work has been deeply influenced by the Bay Area Figurative Movement which grew out of the work of David Park, Richard Diebenkorn, Nathan Oliveira and others. 

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Wood Panel, Oil

Head No. 11, 2018

Head No. 11, 2018

By John Goodman

Located in Burlingame, CA

Goodman’s work has been deeply influenced by the Bay Area Figurative Movement which grew out of the work of David Park, Richard Diebenkorn, Nathan Oliveira and others. 

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Horse No. 1, 2002

Horse No. 1, 2002

By John Goodman

Located in Burlingame, CA

Goodman’s work has been deeply influenced by the Bay Area Figurative Movement which grew out of the work of David Park, Richard Diebenkorn, Nathan Oliveira and others. 

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Abstract No. 5, 2015

Abstract No. 5, 2015

By John Goodman

Located in Burlingame, CA

Goodman’s work has been deeply influenced by the Bay Area Figurative Movement which grew out of the work of David Park, Richard Diebenkorn, Nathan Oliveira and others. 

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paint...

Materials

Ink, Ballpoint Pen

Abstract No. 4, 2015

Abstract No. 4, 2015

By John Goodman

Located in Burlingame, CA

Goodman’s work has been deeply influenced by the Bay Area Figurative Movement which grew out of the work of David Park, Richard Diebenkorn, Nathan Oliveira and others. 

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paint...

Materials

Ink, Ballpoint Pen

'Reclining Nude', Bay Area Figurative School, CSFA, San Francisco, California
'Reclining Nude', Bay Area Figurative School, CSFA, San Francisco, California

'Reclining Nude', Bay Area Figurative School, CSFA, San Francisco, California

By Elmer Nelson Bischoff

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

A key figure in the California Bay Area abstract and figurative movement following World War II, Elmer Bischoff graduated in 1939 from the University of California.

Category

1960s Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Pen

Labyrinth no. 3
Labyrinth no. 3

Labyrinth no. 3

By John Goodman

Located in Burlingame, CA

Goodman’s work has been deeply influenced by the Bay Area Figurative Movement which grew out of the work of David Park, Richard Diebenkorn, Nathan Oliveira and others. 

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Fireboat with Flag
Fireboat with Flag

Fireboat with Flag

By Kim Frohsin

Located in Burlingame, CA

A rare and very early oil and wax medium painting from American artist, Kim Frohisn, who is generally associated with the West Coast's Bay Area Figurative movement, started by Elmer ...

Category

20th Century American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Wax

Crossing California Orchards Acrylic Painting, Contemporary 21st Century Art

Crossing California Orchards Acrylic Painting, Contemporary 21st Century Art

By Timothy Mulligan

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

Inspired by the Bay Area Figurative Movement, Mulligan blurs the line between abstraction and realism, transforming everyday scenes into wondrous plays of color, line and form.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Stacked Tubes
Stacked Tubes

Stacked Tubes

By Mary Robertson

Located in Burlingame, CA

Stacked river tube graphite drawing from Mary Robertson who is steeped in the Bay Area figurative movement. Her Mary oeuvre focuses on Northern California's Russian River, where she ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Water...

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Gaza: Contemporary Figurative Painting in Oil and Alkyd on Linen
Gaza: Contemporary Figurative Painting in Oil and Alkyd on Linen

Gaza: Contemporary Figurative Painting in Oil and Alkyd on Linen

By Roy Borrone

Located in Burlingame, CA

Roy Borrone, who is associated with the California Bay Area figurative movement. Rich in color, with the haunting elegance that is always associated with his work, ‘Gaza’ is painted ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Linen, Wax, Oil, Alkyd, Wood Panel

Blast

Blast

By Kim Frohsin

Located in Burlingame, CA

Kim Frohsin, who is often associated with the Bay Area Figurative movement, began exhibiting in the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 1990s, and in 1993 was included with Nathan Ol...

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Masonite

Untold Story no. 32
Untold Story no. 32

Untold Story no. 32

By John Goodman

Located in Burlingame, CA

He is an American Postwar and Contemporary painter who draws inspiration from the early modernists and the Bay Area Figurative Movement. Using his signature thick impasto paint and a...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Untold Story no. 8
Untold Story no. 8

Untold Story no. 8

By John Goodman

Located in Burlingame, CA

He is an American Postwar and Contemporary painter who draws inspiration from the early modernists and the Bay Area Figurative Movement. Using his signature thick impasto paint and a...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untold Story No. 6, Contemporary Oil Painting on Canvas, Signed, 2022
Untold Story No. 6, Contemporary Oil Painting on Canvas, Signed, 2022

Untold Story No. 6, Contemporary Oil Painting on Canvas, Signed, 2022

By John Goodman

Located in Burlingame, CA

He is an American Postwar and Contemporary painter who draws inspiration from the early modernists and the Bay Area Figurative Movement. Using his signature thick impasto paint and a...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Figure no. 2
Figure no. 2

Figure no. 2

By John Goodman

Located in Burlingame, CA

He is an American Postwar and Contemporary painter who draws inspiration from the early modernists and the Bay Area Figurative Movement. Using his signature thick impasto paint and a...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untold Story no. 17
Untold Story no. 17

Untold Story no. 17

By John Goodman

Located in Burlingame, CA

He is an American Postwar and Contemporary painter who draws inspiration from the early modernists and the Bay Area Figurative Movement. Using his signature thick impasto paint and a...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Candies: Blackground
Candies: Blackground

Candies: Blackground

By Kim Frohsin

Located in Burlingame, CA

Artist signed front by Kim Frohsin, who is often associated with the Bay Area Figurative movement, began exhibiting in the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 1990s, and in 1993 was ...

Category

1990s Pop Art Still-life Prints

Materials

Monotype

Last One Standing

Last One Standing

By Kim Frohsin

Located in Burlingame, CA

Kim Frohsin, who is associated with the Bay Area Figurative movement, began exhibiting in the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 1990s, and in 1993 was included with Nathan Olivera,...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Prints

Materials

Ink, Monotype, Paper, Pencil

Sucker No 1
Sucker No 1

Sucker No 1

By Kim Frohsin

Located in Burlingame, CA

An early, wonderful oil on panel, still life Sucker in a wrapper, in green, orange and red, from Kim Frohsin, who is often associated with the Bay Area Figurative movement, began exh...

Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Neighbors No 3
Neighbors No 3

Neighbors No 3

By Mary Robertson

Located in Burlingame, CA

Steeped in the Bay Area figurative movement, Mary Robertson’s oeuvre focuses on an area she knows intimately—Northern California's Russian River, where she has been painting for over...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Waterc...

Materials

Watercolor

Many Tubes / oil on canvas
Many Tubes / oil on canvas

Many Tubes / oil on canvas

By Mary Robertson

Located in Burlingame, CA

Wayne Thiebaud. Steeped in the Bay Area figurative movement, Mary Robertson’s oeuvre focuses on an area she knows intimately—Northern California's Russian River, where she has been ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Two Boats and a Can

Two Boats and a Can

By Mary Robertson

Located in Burlingame, CA

Wayne Thiebaud. Steeped in the Bay Area figurative movement, Mary Robertson’s oeuvre focuses on an area she knows intimately—Northern California's Russian River, where she has been ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bread no. 4
Bread no. 4

Bread no. 4

By Kim Frohsin

Located in Burlingame, CA

A wonderful original work of art by Kim Frohsin, who is often associated with the Bay Area Figurative movement. Frohsin began exhibiting in the San Francisco Bay Area in the early ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Acrylic, Board

Bread no. 3
Bread no. 3

Bread no. 3

By Kim Frohsin

Located in Burlingame, CA

A wonderful original work of art by Kim Frohsin, who is often associated with the Bay Area Figurative movement. Frohsin began exhibiting in the San Francisco Bay Area in the early ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Acrylic, Board

Self Portrait No. 2
Self Portrait No. 2

Self Portrait No. 2

By Kim Frohsin

Located in Burlingame, CA

Kim Frohsin, who is often associated with the Bay Area Figurative movement, began exhibiting in the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 1990s, and in 1993 was included with Nathan Ol...

Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Masonite

Boxstrip Monument
Boxstrip Monument

Boxstrip Monument

By Kim Frohsin

Located in Burlingame, CA

Kim Frohsin, who is often associated with the Bay Area Figurative movement, began exhibiting in the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 1990s, and in 1993 was included with Nathan Ol...

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Landscape Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil, Acrylic

Untold Story no. 22
Untold Story no. 22

Untold Story no. 22

By John Goodman

Located in Burlingame, CA

He is an American Postwar and Contemporary painter who draws inspiration from the early modernists and the Bay Area Figurative Movement. Using his signature thick impasto paint and a...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

California Dreamin' Number 57 - important painting contemporary pop
California Dreamin' Number 57 - important painting contemporary pop

California Dreamin' Number 57 - important painting contemporary pop

By Kim Frohsin

Located in Burlingame, CA

Kim Frohsin, who is strongly associated with the Bay Area Figurative movement, began exhibiting in the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 1990s, and in 1993 was included with Nathan...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Noonan Hall Chair No. 1
Noonan Hall Chair No. 1

Noonan Hall Chair No. 1

By Kim Frohsin

Located in Burlingame, CA

Kim Frohsin, who is associated with the Bay Area Figurative movement, began exhibiting in the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 1990s, and in 1993 was included with Nathan Olivera,...

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Silver Bonded
Silver Bonded

Silver Bonded

By Kim Frohsin

Located in Burlingame, CA

Kim Frohsin, who is associated with the Bay Area Figurative movement, began exhibiting in the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 1990s, and in 1993 was included with Nathan Olivera,...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Prints

Materials

Color Pencil, Ink, Mixed Media, Monotype, Paper, Pigment

Souliers No 2
Souliers No 2

Souliers No 2

By Kim Frohsin

Located in Burlingame, CA

Signed front in pencil by Kim Frohsin, who is strongly associated with the Bay Area Figurative movement — founded by Richard Diebenkorn, Elmer Bischoff and David Park — began exhibit...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Prints

Materials

Monotype

Bicks Drops
Bicks Drops

Bicks Drops

By Kim Frohsin

Located in Burlingame, CA

Kim Frohsin, who is strongly associated with the Bay Area Figurative movement, began exhibiting in the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 1990s, and in 1993 was included with Nathan...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Prints

Materials

Monotype

Pink Umbrella. Green Chair
Pink Umbrella. Green Chair

Pink Umbrella. Green Chair

By Mary Robertson

Located in Burlingame, CA

Wayne Thiebaud. Steeped in the Bay Area figurative movement, Mary Robertson’s oeuvre focuses on an area she knows intimately—Northern California's Russian River, where she has bee...

Category

2010s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

October Gloves
October Gloves

October Gloves

By Kim Frohsin

Located in Burlingame, CA

Signed front in pencil by Kim Frohsin, who is associated with the Bay Area Figurative movement — founded by Richard Diebenkorn, Elmer Bischoff and David Park — began exhibiting in th...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Prints

Materials

Monotype, Monoprint

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