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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

Orange, 2021
Orange, 2021

Orange, 2021

By John Goodman

Located in Burlingame, CA

John Goodman draws inspiration from the early modernists and the Bay Area Figurative painters, such as David Park, Richard Diebenkorn, and Nathan Oliveira.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Book Cliffs Near Green River No 1
Book Cliffs Near Green River No 1

Book Cliffs Near Green River No 1

By Mary Robertson

Located in Burlingame, CA

Steeped in the Bay Area figurative movement, Mary Robertson's oeuvre focuses on Northern California's Russian River, and its beaches, umbrellas, floats and figures.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Modern Portrait of Young Girl "Cathy" Oil on Canvas
Modern Portrait of Young Girl "Cathy" Oil on Canvas

Modern Portrait of Young Girl "Cathy" Oil on Canvas

By Patricia Gren Hayes

Located in Soquel, CA

Patricia Gren Hayes (American, b. 1932) is a Bay Area Figurative & Feminist Art Movement artist who studied at Winnipeg Public Art School in 1950.

Category

1980s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Post War Bay Area Watercolor Redwoods in Style of Chiura Obata, Signed
Post War Bay Area Watercolor Redwoods in Style of Chiura Obata, Signed

Post War Bay Area Watercolor Redwoods in Style of Chiura Obata, Signed

By Omer Ferdi Sahingil

Located in Soquel, CA

Post War Bay Area Figurative - Original Watercolor Painting Three Horses on a Rolling Hill Vibrant watercolor of three redwoods in style of Chiura Obata artist Ömer Şahingil (Turkis...

Category

1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Tissue Paper

Nude Stepping from the Carpet
Nude Stepping from the Carpet

Nude Stepping from the Carpet

By Nathan Oliveira

Located in Palm Desert, CA

"Nude Stepping from the Carpet" is a contemporary painting, oil on canvas in a palette of reds, greens, and beiges by Bay Area figurative artist Nathan Oliveira. The artwork is signe...

Category

Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Three Mysteries" - Abstract Expressionist Composition in Oil on Canvas
"Three Mysteries" - Abstract Expressionist Composition in Oil on Canvas

"Three Mysteries" - Abstract Expressionist Composition in Oil on Canvas

By Kristin Cohen

Located in Soquel, CA

Canvas size: 30"H x 34"W California abstract expressionist artist, Cohen studied at Humbolt State University and with Micheal Dee Cookinham a bay area figurative and abstract expre...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Landscape no. 1, 2021
Landscape no. 1, 2021

Landscape no. 1, 2021

By John Goodman

Located in Burlingame, CA

John Goodman draws inspiration from the early modernists and the Bay Area Figurative painters, such as David Park, Richard Diebenkorn, and Nathan Oliveira.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Panel, Oil

Bay Area Abstract Expressionist - Nude Study Of A Woman
Bay Area Abstract Expressionist - Nude Study Of A Woman

Bay Area Abstract Expressionist - Nude Study Of A Woman

Located in Soquel, CA

Bay Area Abstract Expressionist - Nude Study of A Woman Abstract expressionist nude study of a brunette woman. The woman is posed, with one leg across the other, leaning on her righ...

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pastel

"In Front Of The Fire" - Original 1981 Modernist Oil on Canvas
"In Front Of The Fire" - Original 1981 Modernist Oil on Canvas

"In Front Of The Fire" - Original 1981 Modernist Oil on Canvas

By Patricia Gren Hayes

Located in Soquel, CA

Canvas size: 18"H x 20"W Patricia Gren Hayes (American, b. 1932) is a Bay Area Figurative & Feminist Art Movement artist who studied at Winnipeg Public Art School in 1950.

Category

1980s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Motherhood Ahead / portrait head drawing, ink, pencil, watercolor, monochrome
Motherhood Ahead / portrait head drawing, ink, pencil, watercolor, monochrome

Motherhood Ahead / portrait head drawing, ink, pencil, watercolor, monochrome

By Kim Frohsin

Located in Burlingame, CA

Kim Frohsin is a third generation Bay Area Figurative artist—from the movement that originated with David Park, Richard Diebenkorn, Rex Ashlock, Elmer Bischoff, Wayne Thiebaud, and J...

Category

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

Materials

Mixed Media, Ink, Watercolor

Front Yard Abstract Expressionist Landscape
Front Yard Abstract Expressionist Landscape

Front Yard Abstract Expressionist Landscape

By Kristin Cohen

Located in Soquel, CA

Canvas size: 48"H x 36"W A California abstract expressionist artist, Kristin studied at Humbolt State University and with Micheal Dee Cookinham a bay area figurative and abstract ex...

Category

1990s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Chinese Dim Sum Feast in the San Francisco Bay Area
Chinese Dim Sum Feast in the San Francisco Bay Area

Chinese Dim Sum Feast in the San Francisco Bay Area

Located in San Francisco, CA

Created in the mid 1970s by California artist Raymond Howell (1927–2002), “Chinese Dim Sum Feast,” depicts diners being served in a Chinese restaurant, an example of his oeuvre of th...

Category

1970s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Red Head Madame- Original 1975 Acrylic on Canvas
Red Head Madame- Original 1975 Acrylic on Canvas

Red Head Madame- Original 1975 Acrylic on Canvas

By Patricia Gren Hayes

Located in Soquel, CA

Frame size: 31"H x 37"W Canvas size: 29.5"H x 35.5"W Patricia Gren Hayes (American, b. 1932) is a Bay Area Figurative & Feminist Art Movement artist who studied at Winnipeg Public A...

Category

1970s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Three Poses - Nude Figure Study by Patricia Gren Hayes
Three Poses - Nude Figure Study by Patricia Gren Hayes

Three Poses - Nude Figure Study by Patricia Gren Hayes

By Patricia Gren Hayes

Located in Soquel, CA

Patricia Gren Hayes (American, b. 1932) is a Bay Area Figurative & Feminist Art Movement artist who studied at Winnipeg Public Art School in 1950.

Category

1970s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Woman in the Morning Sun - Large Scale Portrait in Oil on Canvas
Woman in the Morning Sun - Large Scale Portrait in Oil on Canvas

Woman in the Morning Sun - Large Scale Portrait in Oil on Canvas

By Patricia Gren Hayes

Located in Soquel, CA

Frame size: 41.75"H x 31.75"W Canvas size: 40"H x 30"W Patricia Gren Hayes (American, b. 1932) is a Bay Area Figurative & Feminist Art Movement artist who studied at Winnipeg Public...

Category

1980s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Madam Suburbia #2" (Woman and Child, Sue & Casey) in Oil on Canvas
"Madam Suburbia #2" (Woman and Child, Sue & Casey) in Oil on Canvas

"Madam Suburbia #2" (Woman and Child, Sue & Casey) in Oil on Canvas

By Patricia Gren Hayes

Located in Soquel, CA

Canvas size: 39.75"H x 50"W Frame size: 40.5"H x 51"W Patricia Gren Hayes (American, b. 1932) is a Bay Area Figurative & Feminist Art Movement artist who studied at Winnipeg Public ...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Madam Suburbia" (Woman and Baby by the Yellow Window) in Oil on Canvas
"Madam Suburbia" (Woman and Baby by the Yellow Window) in Oil on Canvas

"Madam Suburbia" (Woman and Baby by the Yellow Window) in Oil on Canvas

By Patricia Gren Hayes

Located in Soquel, CA

Unframed Canvas size: 39.5"H x 50"W Patricia Gren Hayes (American, b. 1932) is a Bay Area Figurative & Feminist Art Movement artist who studied at Winnipeg Public Art School in 1950.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

No. 104
No. 104

No. 104

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

Marie Reaches

Marie Reaches

By Kim Frohsin

Located in Burlingame, CA

Kim Frohsin, Third generation Bay Area Figurative artist began exhibiting in the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 1990s, and in 1993 was included with Nathan Olivera, Manuel Neri...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper, Pencil

La Raccourcie

La Raccourcie

By Kim Frohsin

Located in Burlingame, CA

Kim Frohsin, Third generation Bay Area Figurative artist began exhibiting in the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 1990s, and in 1993 was included with Nathan Olivera, Manuel Neri...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper, Pencil

Sahar Silhouette

Sahar Silhouette

By Kim Frohsin

Located in Burlingame, CA

Kim Frohsin, Third generation Bay Area Figurative artist began exhibiting in the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 1990s, and in 1993 was included with Nathan Olivera, Manuel Neri...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper, Pencil

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

Untitled, Nude
Untitled, Nude

Untitled, Nude

By June Felter

Located in San Francisco, CA

Frame in fair condition This figurative watercolor is by June Felter (1919-2019), noted San Francisco Bay Area artist.

Category

1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Along the Bay, Original Painting
Along the Bay, Original Painting

Along the Bay, Original Painting

By James Hartman

Located in San Francisco, CA

Deeply influenced by the Society of Six and Bay Area figurative painters, James spent over a decade painting outdoors with artists who had direct ties to that legacy.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist More Art

Materials

Encaustic

Woman at the Lake, Mid Century Bay Area Nude Figure Study
Woman at the Lake, Mid Century Bay Area Nude Figure Study

Woman at the Lake, Mid Century Bay Area Nude Figure Study

By Genevieve Rogers

Located in Soquel, CA

Mid century nude figure study of a woman seated on the shore of a lake by California artist Genevieve Rogers (American, 1904-1984). Unsigned, but acquired with a collection of her wo...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Laid Paper, Oil

Abstract Expressionist Composition on an Orange Field - Oil on Canvas
Abstract Expressionist Composition on an Orange Field - Oil on Canvas

Abstract Expressionist Composition on an Orange Field - Oil on Canvas

By Peter Witwer

Located in Soquel, CA

Reflecting the dynamic evolution of American Mid-Century painting from the Abstract Expressionism of the 1940s/50s into the Bay Area Figurative movement of the 1950s/60s Witwer’s wor...

Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Plaster, Oil

Mid Century Textural Color-Field Abstract in Royal Blue-Purple by Peter Witwer
Mid Century Textural Color-Field Abstract in Royal Blue-Purple by Peter Witwer

Mid Century Textural Color-Field Abstract in Royal Blue-Purple by Peter Witwer

By Peter Witwer

Located in Soquel, CA

Reflecting the dynamic evolution of American Mid-Century painting from the Abstract Expressionism of the 1940s/50s into the Bay Area Figurative movement of the 1950s/60s Witwer’s wor...

Category

1960s Color-Field Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil, Mixed Media

Pan with Flutes - Original Bay Area Woodblock Print
Pan with Flutes - Original Bay Area Woodblock Print

Pan with Flutes - Original Bay Area Woodblock Print

Located in Soquel, CA

Pan with Flutes - Original Bay Area Woodblock Print Bold and dynamic print of the mythological figure Pan playing double flutes by John S. Cheatham (American.) Pan stands in the cen...

Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Parchment Paper, Ink, Woodcut

"Uranus Devouring a Son" - Mythological Bay Area Etching
"Uranus Devouring a Son" - Mythological Bay Area Etching

"Uranus Devouring a Son" - Mythological Bay Area Etching

Located in Soquel, CA

Uranus Devouring a Son - Mythological Bay Area Etching Bold etching based on a mixture of stories from Greek Mythology by John S. Cheatham (American.) In standard Greek myth, outlin...

Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Printer's Ink, Etching

Ochre Hair

Ochre Hair

By Kim Frohsin

Located in Burlingame, CA

Kim Frohsin, Third generation Bay Area Figurative artist began exhibiting in the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 1990s, and in 1993 was included with Nathan Olivera, Manuel Neri...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper, Pencil

Tossed

Tossed

By Kim Frohsin

Located in Burlingame, CA

Kim Frohsin, Third generation Bay Area Figurative artist began exhibiting in the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 1990s, and in 1993 was included with Nathan Olivera, Manuel Neri...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper, Pencil

Coy One

Coy One

By Kim Frohsin

Located in Burlingame, CA

Kim Frohsin, Third generation Bay Area Figurative artist began exhibiting in the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 1990s, and in 1993 was included with Nathan Olivera, Manuel Neri...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper, Pencil

Joy Three

Joy Three

By Kim Frohsin

Located in Burlingame, CA

Kim Frohsin, Third generation Bay Area Figurative artist began exhibiting in the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 1990s, and in 1993 was included with Nathan Olivera, Manuel Neri...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper, Pencil

Selby with Hat

Selby with Hat

By Kim Frohsin

Located in Burlingame, CA

Kim Frohsin, Third generation Bay Area Figurative artist began exhibiting in the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 1990s, and in 1993 was included with Nathan Olivera, Manuel Neri...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper, Pencil

The Bend

The Bend

By Kim Frohsin

Located in Burlingame, CA

Kim Frohsin, Third generation Bay Area Figurative artist began exhibiting in the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 1990s, and in 1993 was included with Nathan Olivera, Manuel Neri...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper, Pencil

Ju Black Wig

Ju Black Wig

By Kim Frohsin

Located in Burlingame, CA

Kim Frohsin, Third generation Bay Area Figurative artist began exhibiting in the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 1990s, and in 1993 was included with Nathan Olivera, Manuel Neri...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper, Pencil

Lisa Day Night

Lisa Day Night

By Kim Frohsin

Located in Burlingame, CA

Kim Frohsin, Third generation Bay Area Figurative artist began exhibiting in the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 1990s, and in 1993 was included with Nathan Olivera, Manuel Neri...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper, Pencil, Acrylic, Gouache

Jenna Starter

Jenna Starter

By Kim Frohsin

Located in Burlingame, CA

Kim Frohsin, Third generation Bay Area Figurative artist began exhibiting in the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 1990s, and in 1993 was included with Nathan Olivera, Manuel Neri...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper, Pencil

Signe Best

Signe Best

By Kim Frohsin

Located in Burlingame, CA

Kim Frohsin, Third generation Bay Area Figurative artist began exhibiting in the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 1990s, and in 1993 was included with Nathan Olivera, Manuel Neri...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper, Pencil

Back Cover

Back Cover

By Kim Frohsin

Located in Burlingame, CA

Kim Frohsin, Third generation Bay Area Figurative artist began exhibiting in the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 1990s, and in 1993 was included with Nathan Olivera, Manuel Neri...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper, Pencil

Sonia B. Ochre

Sonia B. Ochre

By Kim Frohsin

Located in Burlingame, CA

Kim Frohsin, Third generation Bay Area Figurative artist began exhibiting in the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 1990s, and in 1993 was included with Nathan Olivera, Manuel Neri...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper, Pencil

For Jeannette's Mother

For Jeannette's Mother

By Kim Frohsin

Located in Burlingame, CA

Kim Frohsin, Third generation Bay Area Figurative artist began exhibiting in the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 1990s, and in 1993 was included with Nathan Olivera, Manuel Neri...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper, Pencil

Magic Marij

Magic Marij

By Kim Frohsin

Located in Burlingame, CA

Kim Frohsin, Third generation Bay Area Figurative artist began exhibiting in the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 1990s, and in 1993 was included with Nathan Olivera, Manuel Neri...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper, Pencil, Gouache

Marya Disrobes

Marya Disrobes

By Kim Frohsin

Located in Burlingame, CA

Kim Frohsin, Third generation Bay Area Figurative artist began exhibiting in the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 1990s, and in 1993 was included with Nathan Olivera, Manuel Neri...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper, Pencil

Wartime / Head Study No. 76

Wartime / Head Study No. 76

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 Portrait Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Charcoal, Crayon, Mixed Media, Gouache, Color Pencil

Bright Lashes / Head Study No. 93

Bright Lashes / Head Study No. 93

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 Portrait Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Charcoal, Crayon, Mixed Media, Gouache, Color Pencil

Big Baloo / Head Study No. 86

Big Baloo / Head Study No. 86

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 Portrait Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Charcoal, Mixed Media, Gouache, Color Pencil, Crayon

Dragon Boats Chinese New Year San Francisco Bay Area Original Oil on Canvas 1960
Dragon Boats Chinese New Year San Francisco Bay Area Original Oil on Canvas 1960

Dragon Boats Chinese New Year San Francisco Bay Area Original Oil on Canvas 1960

By Peter Lowe

Located in Soquel, CA

Dragon Boats Chinese New Year San Francisco Bay Area Original Oil on Canvas 1960s A seminal abstract expressionist work by Peter Lowe (American, 1916-1922). A fun and heavy impasto p...

Category

1960s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil Crayon

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Bay Area Figurative For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate bay area figurative for your needs in our varied inventory. In our selection of items, you can find Modern examples as well as a Abstract version. If you’re looking for a bay area figurative 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 21st Century. When looking for the right bay area figurative for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of gray, brown, beige and orange. Creating a bay area figurative has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Alysanne McGaffey, Jack Freeman, Patricia Gren Hayes, Jerry Opper and Gloria Dudfield are consistently popular. Artworks like these of any era or style can make for thoughtful decor in any space, but a selection from our variety of those made in paint, paper and oil paint can add an especially memorable touch. A large bay area figurative can prove too dominant for some spaces — a smaller bay area figurative, measuring 11 high and 8 wide, may better suit your needs.

How Much is a Bay Area Figurative?

The price for a bay area figurative in our collection starts at $245 and tops out at $75,000 with the average selling for $1,250.