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'Seated Woman', Académie de la Grande Chaumière, Musee d'Art Moderne, LACMA SFAA
'Seated Woman', Académie de la Grande Chaumière, Musee d'Art Moderne, LACMA SFAA

'Seated Woman', Académie de la Grande Chaumière, Musee d'Art Moderne, LACMA SFAA

By Janet Ament De La Roche

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Reference: Art & Artists: Carmel – Monterey – Pacific Grove – Big Sur – Carmel Valley, Third Edition, Lee Harbick, et al., Art & Artists of the Monterey Peninsula 1985, page 23; Emer...

Category

1960s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Wax Crayon, Watercolor

'Reclining Nude', Académie Grande Chaumière, Musee d'Art Moderne, LACMA SFAA
'Reclining Nude', Académie Grande Chaumière, Musee d'Art Moderne, LACMA SFAA

'Reclining Nude', Académie Grande Chaumière, Musee d'Art Moderne, LACMA SFAA

By Janet Ament De La Roche

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Reference: Art & Artists: Carmel – Monterey – Pacific Grove – Big Sur – Carmel Valley, Third Edition, Lee Harbick, et al., Art & Artists of the Monterey Peninsula 1985, page 23; Emer...

Category

1960s Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Graphite

Ecole des Beaux Arts de Paris
Ecole des Beaux Arts de Paris

Ecole des Beaux Arts de Paris

By Ludwig Favre

Located in New York, NY

Each location tells its own story, whether it's the rugged coastline of Big Sur, the urban sophistication of Los Angeles, or the tranquil vineyards of Napa Valley.

Category

2010s Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Endless Ride California
Endless Ride California

Endless Ride California

By Ludwig Favre

Located in New York, NY

Each location tells its own story, whether it's the rugged coastline of Big Sur, the urban sophistication of Los Angeles, or the tranquil vineyards of Napa Valley.

Category

2010s Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

California Botanica II
California Botanica II

California Botanica II

By Ludwig Favre

Located in New York, NY

Each location tells its own story, whether it's the rugged coastline of Big Sur, the urban sophistication of Los Angeles, or the tranquil vineyards of Napa Valley.

Category

2010s Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

California Botanica
California Botanica

California Botanica

By Ludwig Favre

Located in New York, NY

Each location tells its own story, whether it's the rugged coastline of Big Sur, the urban sophistication of Los Angeles, or the tranquil vineyards of Napa Valley.

Category

2010s Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

'Flowers in a Teapot', Paris, MoMA, LACMA, California Woman Post-Impressionist
'Flowers in a Teapot', Paris, MoMA, LACMA, California Woman Post-Impressionist

'Flowers in a Teapot', Paris, MoMA, LACMA, California Woman Post-Impressionist

By Janet Ament De La Roche

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Reference: Art & Artists: Carmel – Monterey – Pacific Grove – Big Sur – Carmel Valley, Third Edition, Lee Harbick, et al., Art & Artists of the Monterey Peninsula 1985, page 23; Emer...

Category

1950s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

"Untitled" Larry Calcagno, Trompe-l'œil Mixed-Media Minimalist Composition
"Untitled" Larry Calcagno, Trompe-l'œil Mixed-Media Minimalist Composition

"Untitled" Larry Calcagno, Trompe-l'œil Mixed-Media Minimalist Composition

By Larry Calcagno

Located in New York, NY

Calcagno was born in San Francisco in 1913 and grew up on his father’s ranch near Big Sur, California. As a child, he was interested in art and began drawing and painting, without an...

Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Spectacular America Hardcover Book, American Classical Style, 1994
Spectacular America Hardcover Book, American Classical Style, 1994

Spectacular America Hardcover Book, American Classical Style, 1994

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

More than 200 color photographs capture the country's regional variety - from the virgin timberlands of Alaska to the mangrove swamps of the Florida Everglades, from the bucolic hill...

Category

1990s American American Classical Books

Materials

Paper

Original Modern Abstact Painting by Lawrence Calcagno
Original Modern Abstact Painting by Lawrence Calcagno

Original Modern Abstact Painting by Lawrence Calcagno

Located in San Diego, CA

Calcagno was born in San Francisco in 1913 and grew up on his father’s ranch near Big Sur, California. As a child, he was interested in art and began drawing and painting, without an...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper

"Drawbridge", Modernist Bay Area California Abstracted Landscape with Boats
"Drawbridge", Modernist Bay Area California Abstracted Landscape with Boats

"Drawbridge", Modernist Bay Area California Abstracted Landscape with Boats

By David Fleming

Located in Soquel, CA

David Flemings paintings have been exhibited in many galleries and exhibitions, including: Los Robles Gallery in Palo Alto, the Union and the Luggage Store Galleries in San Francisco...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Cross shaped Mirror UTOPIA
Cross shaped Mirror UTOPIA

Cross shaped Mirror UTOPIA

By American Duplex

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Diptych - Tar on Canvas “Untitiled”: (No Trace - 2009 -2010 ) is an work by John Colao inspired and created during the Big Sur basin fire in 2009.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Wall Mirrors

Materials

Fur

Cross shaped Mirror UTOPIA
Cross shaped Mirror UTOPIA

Cross shaped Mirror UTOPIA

By American Duplex

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Diptych - Tar on Canvas “Untitiled”: (No Trace - 2009 -2010 ) is an work by John Colao inspired and created during the Big Sur basin fire in 2009.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Wall Mirrors

Materials

Fur

'Roofs of Ravello', Mid-Century Abstract, Harvard Fogg Museum, SFAA, Carmel, AIC
'Roofs of Ravello', Mid-Century Abstract, Harvard Fogg Museum, SFAA, Carmel, AIC

'Roofs of Ravello', Mid-Century Abstract, Harvard Fogg Museum, SFAA, Carmel, AIC

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

A lifelong resident of California, she married architect Nathaniel Owings in 1952 and settled on the coast in Big Sur. A member of the Carmel Art Association and the San Francisco Ar...

Category

1950s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Egg Tempera, Pen, Paper

Loet Vanderveen large seated cheetah bronze sculpture
Loet Vanderveen large seated cheetah bronze sculpture

Loet Vanderveen large seated cheetah bronze sculpture

By Loet Vanderveen

Located in Walnut Creek, CA

Vanderveen left New York and built a studio along California's Big Sur Coastline. Here his creativity exploded.

Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Carmel Beach, Oil Painting
Carmel Beach, Oil Painting

Carmel Beach, Oil Painting

By Lisa Elley

Located in San Francisco, CA

Words that describe this painting: nature, flowers, beach, coast, California, plein air, Pacific, waves, Carmel, Monterey Bay, Santa Cruz, Big Sur, ocean, coastal, lupins, palette kn...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist More Art

Materials

Oil

Waterfall #2
Waterfall #2

Waterfall #2

By Howard Bradford

Located in San Francisco, CA

Howard and Dorothy settled in Big Sur and became a part of the thriving art scene in the late 1950's and '60's.

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

Untitled #1
Untitled #1

Untitled #1

By Howard Bradford

Located in San Francisco, CA

Howard and Dorothy settled in Big Sur and became a part of the thriving art scene in the late 1950's and '60's.

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

Yosemite
Yosemite

Yosemite

By Howard Bradford

Located in San Francisco, CA

Howard and Dorothy settled in Big Sur and became a part of the thriving art scene in the late 1950's and '60's.

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

Love
Love

Love

By Howard Bradford

Located in San Francisco, CA

Howard and Dorothy settled in Big Sur and became a part of the thriving art scene in the late 1950's and '60's.

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

Desert Approach
Desert Approach

Desert Approach

By Howard Bradford

Located in San Francisco, CA

Howard and Dorothy settled in Big Sur and became a part of the thriving art scene in the late 1950's and '60's.

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

Red Rock
Red Rock

Red Rock

By Howard Bradford

Located in San Francisco, CA

Howard and Dorothy settled in Big Sur and became a part of the thriving art scene in the late 1950's and '60's.

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

Red Rock #4
Red Rock #4

Red Rock #4

By Howard Bradford

Located in San Francisco, CA

Howard and Dorothy settled in Big Sur and became a part of the thriving art scene in the late 1950's and '60's.

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

Red Boats #2
Red Boats #2

Red Boats #2

By Howard Bradford

Located in San Francisco, CA

Howard and Dorothy settled in Big Sur and became a part of the thriving art scene in the late 1950's and '60's.

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

SIerra Country #2
SIerra Country #2

SIerra Country #2

By Howard Bradford

Located in San Francisco, CA

Howard and Dorothy settled in Big Sur and became a part of the thriving art scene in the late 1950's and '60's.

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

Ship Y Reef
Ship Y Reef

Ship Y Reef

By Howard Bradford

Located in San Francisco, CA

Howard and Dorothy settled in Big Sur and became a part of the thriving art scene in the late 1950's and '60's.

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

"Beaver-Downed Cottonwood", Black & White Landscape
"Beaver-Downed Cottonwood", Black & White Landscape

"Beaver-Downed Cottonwood", Black & White Landscape

By Jeff Nixon

Located in Soquel, CA

Jeff Nixon is well known for his striking black and white photographs of Yosemite, Big Sur, the Monterey area, Death Valley, and a multitude of other locations, wherever his 4x5 came...

Category

1980s Realist Black and White Photography

Materials

Paper, Silver Gelatin

"Yeow! Point, Death Valley" - Abstracted Black & White Landscape Photograph
"Yeow! Point, Death Valley" - Abstracted Black & White Landscape Photograph

"Yeow! Point, Death Valley" - Abstracted Black & White Landscape Photograph

By Jeff Nixon

Located in Soquel, CA

Jeff Nixon is well known for his striking black and white photographs of Yosemite, Big Sur, the Monterey area, Death Valley, and a multitude of other locations, wherever his 4x5 came...

Category

1980s Photorealist Black and White Photography

Materials

Paper, Silver Gelatin

Loet Vanderveen Bronze Sculpture of a Gazelle Signed Numbered Limited Ed.
Loet Vanderveen Bronze Sculpture of a Gazelle Signed Numbered Limited Ed.

Loet Vanderveen Bronze Sculpture of a Gazelle Signed Numbered Limited Ed.

By Loet Vanderveen

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Living in a remote area in Big Sur California where there was an abundance of wildlife, coupled with his love for animals, led Loet to create ceramic animal forms.

Category

Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Yosemite" - Black & White Landscape Photograph AP
"Yosemite" - Black & White Landscape Photograph AP

"Yosemite" - Black & White Landscape Photograph AP

By Jeff Nixon

Located in Soquel, CA

Nixon is well known for his striking black and white photographs of Yosemite, Big Sur, the Monterey area, Death Valley, and a multitude of other locations, wherever his 4x5 cameras c...

Category

1980s Realist Black and White Photography

Materials

Paper, Silver Gelatin

Don Quixote de La Mancha: Signed Limited Edition Woodcut Portrait by De Groat
Don Quixote de La Mancha: Signed Limited Edition Woodcut Portrait by De Groat

Don Quixote de La Mancha: Signed Limited Edition Woodcut Portrait by De Groat

Located in Alamo, CA

From 1964, he maintained a studio in Big Sur. In 1976 he was Artist-In-Residence at the Monterey Peninsula Museum of Art and Director of the Museum’s Extended Education Program.

Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Ohlone Mother and Child Walking Through the Santa Cruz Redwoods - Landscape 1930
Ohlone Mother and Child Walking Through the Santa Cruz Redwoods - Landscape 1930

Ohlone Mother and Child Walking Through the Santa Cruz Redwoods - Landscape 1930

Located in Soquel, CA

In the mid-1700s, before European contact, the Ohlone numbered some 10,000 people inhabiting a vast swath of land stretching from San Francisco south to Big Sur and extending roughly...

Category

Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Linen

Mid Century Portrait of a Gentleman
Mid Century Portrait of a Gentleman

Mid Century Portrait of a Gentleman

By William Clothier Watts

Located in Soquel, CA

He did extensive work in the Carmel and Big Sur areas, Arizona, New Mexico and other Southwest and East Coast regions.

Category

1950s Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Laid Paper

Half Dome in Yosemite - Black & White Landscape Photograph
Half Dome in Yosemite - Black & White Landscape Photograph

Half Dome in Yosemite - Black & White Landscape Photograph

By Jeff Nixon

Located in Soquel, CA

Nixon is well known for his striking black and white photographs of Yosemite, Big Sur, the Monterey area, Death Valley, and a multitude of other locations, wherever his 4x5 cameras c...

Category

Late 20th Century Realist Black and White Photography

Materials

Paper, Silver Gelatin

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