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'After the Bacchanal', Contemporary Bay Area figural
By Vanessa Stafford
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Vanessa Stafford' (American, born 1954) and dated 1982.
Vanessa Stafford received her Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design from San Jose State University. She ...
Category
1980s Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pen
'Standing Nude', Figural, Iranian, Teheran, San Francisco Bay Area, SFAI
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
, she made San Francisco her home, becoming an active member of the Bay Area art scene as artist
Category
1990s Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Graphite, Masonite, Oil, Watercolor
H 16 in W 8.25 in D 0.13 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
Watercolor, Paper
H 16.75 in W 20.75 in D 0.75 in
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
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Laid Paper, Oil
H 22 in W 26 in D 0.25 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
Lithograph, Paper
H 8.5 in W 11.5 in D 0.01 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
Oil, Canvas
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
Laid Paper, Watercolor
H 17.75 in W 21.75 in D 1.25 in
"The Gate Keeper", Bay Area Figurative Abstract
By John Hoft
Located in Soquel, CA
border.
Image size: 35"H x 23"W.
A Bay Area Figurative artist known for abstract figural works, John
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
'Geometric II', Bay Area Abstraction, San Francisco Art Institute, Woman Artist
By Renee Harwin
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
1973. Harwin has exhibited with success in the California Bay Area, including at University of
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, 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 0.13 in
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 1.5 in
Bay Area Figurative Nude Study - Oil On Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Bay Area Figurative Nude Study - Oil On Canvas
Bay area figurative male nude study by unknown
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Seated Man Bay Area Figurative School Abstract Expressionist
Located in Soquel, CA
Seated Man Bay Area Figurative School Abstract Expressionist
Seated man, a abstract portrait by
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
H 18 in W 15 in D 0.07 in
Seated Nude Woman Bay Area Figurative School Abstract Expressionist
Located in Soquel, CA
Seated Nude Woman Bay Area Figurative School Abstract Expressionist
Seated wearing a hat by Santa
Category
Early 2000s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
H 30.25 in W 22.25 in D 0.07 in
Two Reclining Figures - Bay Area Figurative School Abstract Expressionist
Located in Soquel, CA
Two Reclining Figures - Bay Area Figurative School Abstract Expressionist
Abstracted figurative
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
H 22.25 in W 30.25 in D 0.03 in
Seated Nude Woman Bay Area Figurative School Abstract Expressionist
Located in Soquel, CA
Seated Nude Woman Bay Area Figurative School Abstract Expressionist
Seated Woman, a abstract
Category
Early 2000s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
H 30.25 in W 22.25 in D 0.07 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
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
'Jazz Figures', San Francisco Bay Area Woman Artist, Post-Impressionist
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
of the Art Ensemble of Chicago.
This San Francisco Bay area painter and poet specializes in
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas, Paper
H 24 in W 18 in D 0.75 in
'Concert', San Francisco Bay Area Expressionist Oil, National Academy, Guitarist
By Martin Snipper
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
of the San Francisco Bay Area art movement of the 1960's and 1970's.
Snipper remains a legendary
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 0.75 in
'Still Life', Bay Area Abstraction, Metropolitan Museum, SFMOMA, LACMA, Abstract
By Douglas Mcclellan
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
of California Santa Cruz, Douglas McClellan was an active figure in Bay Area abstraction. Over the
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic Polymer, Oil, Board
Portrait of a Woman Reading - Bay Area Figurative School Abstract Expressionist
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of a Woman Reading - Bay Area Figurative School Abstract Expressionist
Abstracted
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Foam Board
H 24 in W 18 in D 0.25 in
Mid Century Gouache and Oil Pastel Figurative Painting 1960s Bay Area Female Art
By Gloria Dudfield
Located in Arp, TX
Area.
Gloria had a Master of Arts degree from the Art Institute of San Francisco. She also earned a
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Paper, Gouache
Large John Hultberg SF Bay Area Artist Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
By John Hultberg
Located in Surfside, FL
abandoned non-objective painting in favor of working with the figure. Among these First Generation Bay Area
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Large Bay Area Abstract', Smithsonian, San Francisco, CCAC, SFAI, MoMA, Milan
By Bruce Lauritzen
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, among others.
At the age of eight. Bruce Lauritzen was
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Acrylic
H 45.75 in W 45.75 in D 1.75 in
Punch as Bosch Boy - Funk Art drawing by San Francisco Bay Area artist
By William T. Wiley
Located in San Francisco, CA
of well-known Bay Area artist William Wiley (1937-2021) The figure, I believe, is a recurring one in
Category
Early 2000s Post-Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Crayon, Graphite
H 17.5 in W 14.25 in D 1.5 in
Portrait of a Woman in Red - Bay Area Figurative School Abstract Expressionist
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of a Woman in Red - Bay Area Figurative School Abstract Expressionist
Abstracted portrait
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Heather SpeckPortrait of a Woman in Red - Bay Area Figurative School Abstract Expressionist, c. 2000
H 18 in W 13.75 in D 0.03 in
'Words to the Wise', African American Memento Mori, Skeletons, Bay Area, Black
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
dramatic figural oil showing the artist flanked by two whispering skeletons, one of which is grasping him
Category
1970s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
'Evening Encounter', San Francisco Bay Area Modernist, Atelier 63 Woman Artist
By Jane Voitle Mellin
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
medium by this North Carolina and San Francisco Bay Area artist who received her Bachelor of Fine Arts
Category
1970s Surrealist Interior Prints
Materials
Paper, Aquatint
'Surreal Boudoir', San Francisco Bay Area Modernist, Atelier 63 Woman Artist
By Jane Voitle Mellin
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
North Carolina and San Francisco Bay Area artist who received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the
Category
1970s Surrealist Interior Prints
Materials
Paper, Aquatint
'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
Central Ave Bay Window
By Chris Gwaltney
Located in Park City, UT
CHRIS GWALTNEY is a painter from Southern California. He paints in a lush style, combining areas
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Conceptual Pop Art Color Oil Monotype Painting Abstract Figure Robin Winters
By Robin Winters
Located in Surfside, FL
relocated to San Francisco. At this time Winters became friends with the Bay Area conceptual artists Terry
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Monoprint, Monotype
Conceptual Pop Art Color Oil Monotype Painting Abstract Figure Robin Winters
By Robin Winters
Located in Surfside, FL
relocated to San Francisco. At this time Winters became friends with the Bay Area conceptual artists Terry
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Monoprint, Monotype
Mid Century Landscape Figure Painting Art Institute of SF Green, Red, Blue
By Gloria Dudfield
Located in Arp, TX
a portfolio of her work in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Gloria had a Master of Arts degree from the
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Paper
Abstract Figure Woman Emerging
By R Navarro
Located in Soquel, CA
Francisco bay area find by undiscovered artist. Image, 30"H x 20"W.
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Figure no. 10, 2020
By John Goodman
Located in Burlingame, CA
ideas — seemingly long lost.
Goodman’s work has been deeply influenced by the Bay Area Figurative
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil
Figure no. 8, 2020
By John Goodman
Located in Burlingame, CA
ideas — seemingly long lost.
Goodman’s work has been deeply influenced by the Bay Area Figurative
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Oil
Figure no. 5, 2020
By John Goodman
Located in Burlingame, CA
ideas — seemingly long lost.
Goodman’s work has been deeply influenced by the Bay Area Figurative
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Oil
Figure no. 1, 2020
By John Goodman
Located in Burlingame, CA
ideas — seemingly long lost.
Goodman’s work has been deeply influenced by the Bay Area Figurative
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil
Figure no. 7, 2020
By John Goodman
Located in Burlingame, CA
ideas — seemingly long lost.
Goodman’s work has been deeply influenced by the Bay Area Figurative
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil
Figure in Purple Abstract
By Daniel David Fuentes
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract figure in purple by San Jose, California area artist Daniel David Fuentes (AKA, Xavier
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Flendon" Abstract Expressionist Figuration
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
modernist art is the thing that I keep returning to.” - Michael Pauker
Bay Area artist and art educator
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Figure with Blue Eyes
By Nathan Oliveira
Located in Palm Desert, CA
exhibition “Contemporary Bay Area Figurative Painting.” All came to figuration by initiating a sophisticated
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Figure No. 8, 2012
By John Goodman
Located in Burlingame, CA
ideas — seemingly long lost.
Goodman’s work has been deeply influenced by the Bay Area Figurative
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Figure No. 46, 2011
By John Goodman
Located in Burlingame, CA
— seemingly long lost.
Goodman’s work has been deeply influenced by the Bay Area Figurative Movement which
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Figure no. 17, 2017
By John Goodman
Located in Burlingame, CA
ideas — seemingly long lost.
Goodman’s work has been deeply influenced by the Bay Area Figurative
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Figure no. 4, 2017
By John Goodman
Located in Burlingame, CA
ideas — seemingly long lost.
Goodman’s work has been deeply influenced by the Bay Area Figurative
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Figure no. 8, 2017
By John Goodman
Located in Burlingame, CA
ideas — seemingly long lost.
Goodman’s work has been deeply influenced by the Bay Area Figurative
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Figure No. 9, 2016
By John Goodman
Located in Burlingame, CA
ideas — seemingly long lost.
Goodman’s work has been deeply influenced by the Bay Area Figurative
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil
Figure No. 2, 2016
By John Goodman
Located in Burlingame, CA
ideas — seemingly long lost.
Goodman’s work has been deeply influenced by the Bay Area Figurative
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil
Figure No. 12, 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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil
Figure No. 5, 2017
By John Goodman
Located in Burlingame, CA
— seemingly long lost.
Goodman’s work has been deeply influenced by the Bay Area Figurative Movement which
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil
Fauvist Figure with Flowers
Located in Soquel, CA
space, by an unknown Bay Area artist (American, 20th Century). Unsigned. Presented in a rustic wooden
Category
1980s Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bold Abstract Expressionist Figure
By Daniel David Fuentes
Located in Soquel, CA
Fuentes was a San Francisco Bay Area abstract expressionist and landscape artist during the 1990s - 2000
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
Untitled Standing Figure No. 3
By Manuel Neri
Located in Palm Desert, CA
sculpture for which Manuel Neri is known. A member of the “second generation” of Bay Area Figurative
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Abstract Expressionism -- Pink Figural
By Daniel David Fuentes
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract figure in pink by by San Francisco, California area artist Daniel David Fuentes (American
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Cardboard
Bowing Figure No. 2. 2016
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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Figure No. 2, 2007-2019
By John Goodman
Located in Burlingame, CA
— memories or ideas — seemingly long lost.
Goodman’s work has been deeply influenced by the Bay Area
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Reading Figure No. 1, 2014
By John Goodman
Located in Burlingame, CA
— memories or ideas — seemingly long lost.
Goodman’s work has been deeply influenced by the Bay Area
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil
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