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Nude Figure Study Late 20th Century Woodblock Print in Emerald Green
Nude Figure Study Late 20th Century Woodblock Print in Emerald Green

Nude Figure Study Late 20th Century Woodblock Print in Emerald Green

By Anna Poole

Located in San Francisco, CA

-2012). Poole left Sweden to study at the SF Art Institute in the Bay Area Figurative style. She spent a

Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Nude Prints

Materials

Paper, Woodcut

San Francisco Cityscape in Ink, 1976
San Francisco Cityscape in Ink, 1976

San Francisco Cityscape in Ink, 1976

By Jack Freeman

Located in San Francisco, CA

. Freeman’s style varied between Abstract Expressionism, the Bay Area Figurative Movement, and plein air

Category

1970s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Monochromatic Ink Figures Mid-Late 20th Century
Monochromatic Ink Figures Mid-Late 20th Century

Monochromatic Ink Figures Mid-Late 20th Century

By Jane Rades

Located in San Francisco, CA

Francisco Art Institute from 1963-1965. She was influenced by the Bay Area Figurative Movement and Post

Category

Late 20th Century Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Female Nude with Blue Hair, Watercolor Figure, Circa 1960s
Female Nude with Blue Hair, Watercolor Figure, Circa 1960s

Female Nude with Blue Hair, Watercolor Figure, Circa 1960s

By Jack Freeman

Located in San Francisco, CA

. Freeman’s style varied between Abstract Expressionism, the Bay Area Figurative Movement, and plein air

Category

1960s American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Minimalist Figure Study in Ink, 1976
Minimalist Figure Study in Ink, 1976

Minimalist Figure Study in Ink, 1976

By Jack Freeman

Located in San Francisco, CA

. Freeman’s style varied between Abstract Expressionism, the Bay Area Figurative Movement, and plein air

Category

1970s Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Forest Landscape in Pastel on Handmade Paper, Late 20th Century

Forest Landscape in Pastel on Handmade Paper, Late 20th Century

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

Late 20th Century American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Handmade Paper

Winter #2
Winter #2

Winter #2

By Chris Gwaltney

Located in Newport Beach, CA

he generously slaps paint onto the canvas. Having studied Bay Area figurative painters - such as

Category

1990s Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Encaustic, Oil

Living Room Interior, Graphite on Paper Still Life, 1960s
Living Room Interior, Graphite on Paper Still Life, 1960s

Living Room Interior, Graphite on Paper Still Life, 1960s

By Jack Freeman

Located in San Francisco, CA

Area Figurative Movement, and plein air landscape painting. Estate stamped lower right.

Category

1960s Expressionist Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Seated Nude

Seated Nude

By Richard Diebenkorn

Located in Bethesda, MD

. His early work is associated with Abstract expressionism and the Bay Area Figurative Movement of the

Category

Abstract Expressionist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Female Figure Sketch in Graphite, Late 20th Century
Female Figure Sketch in Graphite, Late 20th Century

Female Figure Sketch in Graphite, Late 20th Century

By Anna Poole

Located in San Francisco, CA

. Poole is known for her Bay Area Figurative-inspired nudes, tropical and Bay Area landscapes, and bright

Category

Late 20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Abstract Floral Still LIfe 20th Century Charcoal

Abstract Floral Still LIfe 20th Century Charcoal

By Jack Freeman

Located in San Francisco, CA

Area Figurative Movement, and plein air landscape painting. Mid-Late 20th Century Charcoal on Paper

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal

Bold Seated Male Nude 20th Century Pastel

Bold Seated Male Nude 20th Century Pastel

By Jack Freeman

Located in San Francisco, CA

. Freeman's style varied between Abstract Expressionism, the Bay Area Figurative Movement, and plein air

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

Blue Softground
Blue Softground

Blue Softground

By Richard Diebenkorn

Located in Bethesda, MD

painter. His early work is associated with Abstract expressionism and the Bay Area Figurative Movement of

Category

Abstract Expressionist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching

Abstracted Figures Crossing the Street 20th Century Oil
Abstracted Figures Crossing the Street 20th Century Oil

Abstracted Figures Crossing the Street 20th Century Oil

By Jack Freeman

Located in San Francisco, CA

. Freeman's style varied between Abstract Expressionism, the Bay Area Figurative Movement, and plein air

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Quiet Afternoon Scene 20th Century Pastel

Quiet Afternoon Scene 20th Century Pastel

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

Late 20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

Nude Model Posing 1970s Lithograph

Nude Model Posing 1970s Lithograph

By Jack Freeman

Located in San Francisco, CA

in the late 1960s. Freeman's style varied between Abstract Expressionism, the Bay Area Figurative

Category

1970s Modern Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Tree Overlooking the Neighborhood 20th Century Pastel

Tree Overlooking the Neighborhood 20th Century Pastel

By Jack Freeman

Located in San Francisco, CA

in the late 1960s. Freeman's style varied between Abstract Expressionism, the Bay Area Figurative

Category

Mid-20th Century Fauvist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

Quiet San Francisco Street Scene 20th Century Graphite

Quiet San Francisco Street Scene 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

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

Organic Colorful Abstract 1960's Gouache, Pastel and Charcoal

Organic Colorful Abstract 1960's Gouache, Pastel and Charcoal

By Jack Freeman

Located in San Francisco, CA

Institute in the late 1960s. Freeman's style varied between Abstract Expressionism, the Bay Area Figurative

Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, Pastel, Gouache

Abstracted Waterside View 20th Century Pastel
Abstracted Waterside View 20th Century Pastel

Abstracted Waterside View 20th Century Pastel

By Jack Freeman

Located in San Francisco, CA

in the late 1960s. Freeman's style varied between Abstract Expressionism, the Bay Area Figurative

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

Far Away

Neil NagyFar Away, 2013

Unavailable|$9,800

Far Away

By Neil Nagy

Located in Palm Desert, CA

for an important “Bay Area Figurative” Exhibition where he showed alongside Diebenkorn, Park, Oliveira

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Beach Party"
"Beach Party"

"Beach Party"

By Jerome Carlin

Located in Berkeley, CA

This early work by the Berkeley artist Jerome Carlin epitomizes the "Bay Area Figurative" style. It

Category

1970s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Model on Box

Model on Box

By Joan Brown

Located in San Francisco, CA

a member of the "second generation" of the Bay Area Figurative Movement. In the 1970s Brown produced

Category

1970s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Graphite, Ink, Oil, Paper, Pastel

Model

Model

By Joan Brown

Located in San Francisco, CA

a member of the "second generation" of the Bay Area Figurative Movement. In the 1970s Brown produced

Category

1950s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink, Paper

Summer Solstice

Summer Solstice

By Joan Brown

Located in San Francisco, CA

a member of the "second generation" of the Bay Area Figurative Movement. In the 1970s Brown produced

Category

1980s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Enamel

Adventures of a Woman #2

Adventures of a Woman #2

By Joan Brown

Located in San Francisco, CA

a member of the "second generation" of the Bay Area Figurative Movement. In the 1970s Brown produced

Category

1970s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Enamel

Woman and Dog

Woman and Dog

By Joan Brown

Located in San Francisco, CA

a member of the "second generation" of the Bay Area Figurative Movement. In the 1970s Brown produced

Category

1950s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink, Paper

Mary Julia #44

Mary Julia #44

By Joan Brown

Located in San Francisco, CA

a member of the "second generation" of the Bay Area Figurative Movement. In the 1970s Brown produced

Category

1970s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Paper

Archive Site
Archive Site

Archive Site

By Nathan Oliveira

Located in Berkeley, CA

artist born in Oakland CA, and is known for being a part of the Bay Area Figurative movement and was a

Category

1970s Abstract Impressionist Landscape Prints

Materials

Aquatint, Archival Paper, Etching

Untitled 93-17

Henry JacksonUntitled 93-17

Unavailable|$15,000

Untitled 93-17

By Henry Jackson

Located in Tulsa, OK

In Henry Jackson’s work, there is a strong lineage to well known Bay Area figurative artist

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Encaustic, Oil, Panel

Portrait of a Man 2001 Oil
Portrait of a Man 2001 Oil

Portrait of a Man 2001 Oil

By Jack Freeman

Located in San Francisco, CA

1960s. Freeman's style varied between Abstract Expressionism, the Bay Area Figurative Movement, and

Category

Early 2000s Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Back Study 2
Back Study 2

Neil NagyBack Study 2

Unavailable|$4,900

Back Study 2

By Neil Nagy

Located in Palm Desert, CA

for an important “Bay Area Figurative” Exhibition where he showed alongside Diebenkorn, Park, Oliveira

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

"Onion" 1969 Still Life Botanic Ink Drawing
"Onion" 1969 Still Life Botanic Ink Drawing

"Onion" 1969 Still Life Botanic Ink Drawing

By Alysanne McGaffey

Located in San Francisco, CA

This 1969 botanical ink drawing on paper of an onion is by Bay Area artist Alysanne McGaffey (1931

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

The Elements Rule

The Elements Rule

By Doug Smith

Located in Palm Desert, CA

vibrant colors evoke the traditions of Richard Diebenkorn and Wayne Thiebaud of the early Bay Area

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Dancing Female Nude 20th Century Watercolor

Dancing Female Nude 20th Century Watercolor

By Alysanne McGaffey

Located in San Francisco, CA

Seattle, McGaffey moved to San Francisco in the mid 1950s to study at SFAI with Bay Area Figurative

Category

20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Nude Figures Embracing 1950-60s Charcoal & Graphite
Nude Figures Embracing 1950-60s Charcoal & Graphite

Nude Figures Embracing 1950-60s Charcoal & Graphite

By Alysanne McGaffey

Located in San Francisco, CA

This 1950-60s charcoal & graphite on paper figure drawing is by Bay Area artist Alysanne McGaffey

Category

1950s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal

Equus 24

Jylian GustlinEquus 24, 2017

Unavailable|$13,375

Equus 24

By Jylian Gustlin

Located in Park City, UT

of the Bay Area Figurative artists. This piece is of Gustlin's dancer series, featuring ballerinas

Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paper, Oil Pastel, Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Fibonacci 361

Fibonacci 361

By Jylian Gustlin

Located in Park City, UT

of the Bay Area Figurative artists. This piece is of Gustlin's dancer series, featuring ballerinas

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Resin, Epoxy Resin, Wood, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Monochromatic Hillside Landscape 20th Century Graphite
Monochromatic Hillside Landscape 20th Century Graphite

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

Category

1970s Abstract Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

Beach Series #10

Beach Series #10

By Marshall Crossman

Located in Quogue, NY

became immersed in the Bay Area figurative tradition. She has been producing art in her San Francisco

Category

Early 2000s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Beach Series #4

Beach Series #4

By Marshall Crossman

Located in Quogue, NY

became immersed in the Bay Area figurative tradition. She has been producing art in her San Francisco

Category

Early 2000s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Beach Series #159

Beach Series #159

By Marshall Crossman

Located in Quogue, NY

, and soon became immersed in the Bay Area figurative tradition. She has been producing art in her San

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Beach Series #174

Beach Series #174

By Marshall Crossman

Located in Quogue, NY

, and soon became immersed in the Bay Area figurative tradition. She has been producing art in her San

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Beach Series #2

Beach Series #2

By Marshall Crossman

Located in Quogue, NY

became immersed in the Bay Area figurative tradition. She has been producing art in her San Francisco

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Beach Series #150

Beach Series #150

By Marshall Crossman

Located in Quogue, NY

, and soon became immersed in the Bay Area figurative tradition. She has been producing art in her San

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Beach Series #92

Beach Series #92

By Marshall Crossman

Located in Quogue, NY

, and soon became immersed in the Bay Area figurative tradition. She has been producing art in her San

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Series #170

Series #170

By Marshall Crossman

Located in Quogue, NY

autumn of 1977, and soon became immersed in the Bay Area figurative tradition. She has been producing art

Category

Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pacifica 13

Pacifica 13

By Marshall Crossman

Located in Quogue, NY

autumn of 1977, and soon became immersed in the Bay Area figurative tradition. She has been producing art

Category

Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pacifica 15

Pacifica 15

By Marshall Crossman

Located in Quogue, NY

Francisco in the autumn of 1977, and soon became immersed in the Bay Area figurative tradition. She has been

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pacifica 2

Pacifica 2

By Marshall Crossman

Located in Quogue, NY

autumn of 1977, and soon became immersed in the Bay Area figurative tradition. She has been producing art

Category

Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Beach Series #180

Beach Series #180

By Marshall Crossman

Located in Quogue, NY

autumn of 1977, and soon became immersed in the Bay Area figurative tradition. She has been producing art

Category

Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pacifica #20

Pacifica #20

By Marshall Crossman

Located in Quogue, NY

, and soon became immersed in the Bay Area figurative tradition. She has been producing art in her San

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pacifica #19

Pacifica #19

By Marshall Crossman

Located in Quogue, NY

, and soon became immersed in the Bay Area figurative tradition. She has been producing art in her San

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Class Photo Series #128

Class Photo Series #128

By Marshall Crossman

Located in Quogue, NY

became immersed in the Bay Area figurative tradition. She has been producing art in her San Francisco

Category

Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Class Photo Series #122
Class Photo Series #122

Class Photo Series #122

By Marshall Crossman

Located in Quogue, NY

became immersed in the Bay Area figurative tradition. She has been producing art in her San Francisco

Category

Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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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.