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Mid Century California Gold Rush Landscape, Amador City
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful mid century California landscape of Gold Rush's Amador City with iconic stone building
Category

1950s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Wood, Oil

Gold Rush Town Columbia, California Landscape by Lillie Heebner
By L. Heebner
Located in Soquel, CA
Colorful figurative landscape watercolor painting of Columbia, California, showing two men in
Category

1970s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Laid Paper

Gold Rush Town Western Landscape
By Diane Baldwin
Located in Soquel, CA
Charming, vibrant watercolor painting of a small California gold rush town by Diane Baldwin
Category

1970s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Laid Paper, Watercolor

1908 Original Oil Painting Mendocino Coast, California Seascape
By Charles Dorman Robinson
Located in Soquel, CA
1908 Original Oil Painting Mendocino Coast, California Seascape A rare 1908 California plein air
Category

Early 1900s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Linen

Painting of San Francisco California Bay Bridge by Contemporary British Artist
By Angela Wakefield
Located in Preston, GB
bridge was conceived as early as the California Gold Rush days, with "Emperor" Joshua Norton famously
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Board

Henrietta Riddle Fish "Spring Time on Eel River, California" Painting c.1900
By Henrietta Riddle Fish
Located in San Francisco, CA
. "Harrie" Riddell's parents had come to California with the Gold Rush and settled in Benicia when it was
Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Original Paul Lauritz High Sierras Nine Lake Basin Early California Oil Painting
By Paul Lauritz
Located in Tustin, CA
, living for a time in Oregon before heading to Alaska in 1912 during the gold rush. Failing as a miner, he
Category

Vintage 1940s American Other Paintings

Materials

Masonite

Mount Konocti, Clear Lake - Mid Century California Landscape
By Margaret E. Rogers
Located in Soquel, CA
particularly strong in California landscape paintings from the 1850s to the 1880s; Gold Rush–era artwork and
Category

1940s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard, Canvas

“Seaside Cliffs, California”
Located in Southampton, NY
news of the California Gold Rush. After serving as an aide to Gen. Rufus Saxton during the Civil War
Category

1870s Hudson River School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Archival Paper

Early 20th Century Sierra Mountain's Mt. Raymond, California Landscape
By Margaret E. Rogers
Located in Soquel, CA
particularly strong in California landscape paintings from the 1850s to the 1880s; Gold Rush–era artwork and
Category

1920s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas, Cardboard

“Near Mount Shasta, California”
Located in Southampton, NY
news of the California Gold Rush. After serving as an aide to Gen. Rufus Saxton during the Civil War
Category

1870s Hudson River School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Archival Paper

“View of Mount Shasta, California”
Located in Southampton, NY
the California Gold Rush. After serving as an aide to Gen. Rufus Saxton during the Civil War
Category

1870s Hudson River School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Archival Paper

“View of Mount Shasta, California”
Located in Southampton, NY
news of the California Gold Rush. After serving as an aide to Gen. Rufus Saxton during the Civil War
Category

1870s Hudson River School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Paper, Pastel

State Capitol at Night, Sacramento, California
Located in San Francisco, CA
-covered rock formations, or a Gold Rush era brick façade, that reflect his youth spent in Placer and
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Autumn in Nevada City, Painting, Oil on MDF Panel
By Adam Wexelblatt
Located in Yardley, PA
historical gold rush-era city, and yet with its restaurants, breweries, and distinctive shops it is
Category

2010s Realist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Old Town Auburn, Vintage California Landscape Watercolor by Les Anderson
By Les Anderson
Located in Soquel, CA
, known for it's California gold rush history. Signed "Les Anderson" lower left. Titled "At Auburn
Category

1970s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Red Tool Shed" Maine Plein Air Oil Painting
By Jacobus Baas
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
A snowy oil painted on location in Maine by noted California artist Jacobus Baas, this plein air
Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Hangout To Dry" Maine Plein Air Oil Painting
By Jacobus Baas
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
A sunny oil painted on location in Maine by noted California artist Jacobus Baas, this plein air
Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Methodist Church in Old Bodie Ghost Town - California - Watercolor on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Rachel to the mining towns of California and Nevada. Her paintings of ruins left behind from the Gold
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Sacred Space - Original Oil Painting w/ Setting Sun Reflecting Romantic Colors
By Rose Freymuth-Frazier
Located in Chicago, IL
found each other in Nevada City, California, a small Gold Rush town flanked by a river and nestled in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Panel, Oil

Origin Story - Original Oil Painting w/ Setting Sun Reflecting Romantic Colors
By Rose Freymuth-Frazier
Located in Chicago, IL
, California, a small Gold Rush town flanked by a river and nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Panel, Oil

Divine Intervention, White Persian Cat Standing on a Trump Doll, Oil Painting
By Rose Freymuth-Frazier
Located in Chicago, IL
. My eventual parents found each other in Nevada City, California, a small Gold Rush town flanked by a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Linen

Midlife Madonna, Female in Teal and Red Silk Holding a Persian Cat, Oil Painting
By Rose Freymuth-Frazier
Located in Chicago, IL
, California, a small Gold Rush town flanked by a river and nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Brig EPHRATAH of Port Madoc Entering Naples
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
perfect timing for FROLIC to switch to the busy California trade, fueled by the new California Gold Rush
Category

1870s Other Art Style Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Woman seated on Balcony
By Harold von Schmidt
Located in Fort Washington, PA
the Gold Rush of 1849 were hung in the Governor’s office in Sacramento, California; five Civil War
Category

1920s Romantic Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Under the Pine Tree
By Harold von Schmidt
Located in Fort Washington, PA
and the Old West throughout his painting career. A native Californian, von Schmidt was orphaned at
Category

1940s Other Art Style Paintings

Materials

Paint

Sugarfoot
By Harold von Schmidt
Located in Fort Washington, PA
of Operations. Twelve of his paintings depicting the westward trek and the Gold Rush of 1849 were
Category

1940s Other Art Style Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

An Illustration from "Tugboat Annie"
By Harold von Schmidt
Located in Fort Washington, PA
kinship with them and the Old West throughout his painting career. A native Californian, von Schmidt was
Category

20th Century Other Art Style Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Son of Israel'
By Harold von Schmidt
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Pacific Theatre of Operations. Twelve of his paintings depicting the westward trek and the Gold Rush of
Category

1930s Other Art Style Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Northern India, Near Himalaya Range
Located in San Francisco, CA
streams, winter’s bold snow-covered rock formations, or a Gold Rush era brick façade, that reflect his
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Late 19th Century Original Lake Tahoe Indian Encampment Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
California Art Boom, a period when "the wealth generated (in California) by the Gold Rush, the Railroad, the
Category

1910s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Three Sisters in the Cascade Range, Oregon Lake with Birds Migrating
Located in Soquel, CA
wealth generated (in California) by the Gold Rush, the Railroad, the Comstock Lode, banking, and commerce
Category

Late 19th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Burning Desire - Sable Mare with Flower & Butterfly Mane & Amber-Rose Background
By Rose Freymuth-Frazier
Located in Chicago, IL
found each other in Nevada City, California, a small Gold Rush town flanked by a river and nestled in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Linen

Pollinators - Two Figures in Flower Suits, Surrounded by Butterflies, Bright Sky
By Rose Freymuth-Frazier
Located in Chicago, IL
, California, a small Gold Rush town flanked by a river and nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Vernal Falls - Yosemite Waterfall Landscape by John Englehart
Located in Soquel, CA
Gold Rush, the Railroad, the Comstock Lode, banking, and commerce, created a very favorable climate for
Category

Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Illustration Board, Oil

Beautiful Woman Arranging Flowers in Atrium Conservatory Greenhouse PARIS 1884
By Christian Henri Roullier
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
arrived in gold-rush San Francisco. After much difficulty, Roullier senior found employment at the White
Category

1880s French School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

The Wise Ones - Three Rabbits Amongst a Broken Strand of Pearls, Original Oil
By Rose Freymuth-Frazier
Located in Chicago, IL
found each other in Nevada City, California, a small Gold Rush town flanked by a river and nestled in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Linen

Sunburst, Rising Sun - Reflective Golden Clouds, Marshy Landscape, Original Oil
By Rose Freymuth-Frazier
Located in Chicago, IL
, California, a small Gold Rush town flanked by a river and nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Panel, Oil

The Warning - Mid Century Western Cowboy Figurative Landscape
By Charles Cochrane
Located in Soquel, CA
. Image size: 22"H x 27.5"W. In the Gold Rush days a visitor could be a friend or foe, which is the
Category

1960s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Linen

Deanna, Make-Up Artist - Portrait of a Woman w/Curly Hair & Huge Hoop Earrings
By Rose Freymuth-Frazier
Located in Chicago, IL
found each other in Nevada City, California, a small Gold Rush town flanked by a river and nestled in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Morning Tide, original 39X47 realistic marine landscape
By David F. Henderson
Located in Spring Lake, NJ
traditional or transitional. The frame, custom made in California, has a hand applied finish in burnished gold
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Far Away Thoughts", 19th Century Oil on Canvas by Daniel Hernández
Located in Madrid, ES
had worked as a portrait painter in California during the Gold Rush. After Barbieri's departure from
Category

Early 1900s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Eve of Destruction - Modern Interpretation of the Garden of Eden, Original Oil
By Rose Freymuth-Frazier
Located in Chicago, IL
, California, a small Gold Rush town flanked by a river and nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Linen

Peace Cadet - Large Scale Portrait of Woman in Space Suit Surrounded by Bunnies
By Rose Freymuth-Frazier
Located in Chicago, IL
: my father. My eventual parents found each other in Nevada City, California, a small Gold Rush town
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Linen

Quiet Evening - Setting Sun and Rising Moon, Reflective and Romantic Colors
By Rose Freymuth-Frazier
Located in Chicago, IL
found each other in Nevada City, California, a small Gold Rush town flanked by a river and nestled in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Come In Peace - Futuristic Woman in Space Suit Seated Next to a Bunny
By Rose Freymuth-Frazier
Located in Chicago, IL
. My eventual parents found each other in Nevada City, California, a small Gold Rush town flanked by a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Darkness (portrait of a young woman)
By Fletcher Martin
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
. Illustrator: Tales of the Gold Rush, 1944; Mutiny on the Bounty, 1947; The Sea Wolf, 1961; The Jungle, 1965
Category

Mid-20th Century American Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Ed Sketching at Red Rocks, Vintage 1940s Original Mountain Landscape, Colorado
By Vance Kirkland
Located in Denver, CO
Original vintage 1940s Modernist Landscape painting of Red Rocks Park, Colorado by Vance Kirkland
Category

1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Mid Century Sierra Mountain Lake Landscape
By Lillian Jackson Heath
Located in Soquel, CA
Creek. There he had constructed a painting platform with a perfect view of the rushing waters, and it
Category

1940s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Raimundo de Madrazo Y Garreta Palatial Oil on Canvas
By Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta
Located in Los Angeles, CA
. Isabelle McCreery was a member of the noted Gold Rush pioneer McCreery family of Irish background who
Category

Antique 1880s Spanish Rococo Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

The Triumphal Arch, Leningrad
Located in San Francisco, CA
-covered rock formations, or a Gold Rush era brick façade, that reflect his youth spent in Placer and
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Nude Reading
Located in San Francisco, CA
streams, winter’s bold snow-covered rock formations, or a Gold Rush era brick façade, that reflect his
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Saint Isaac's Cathedral, Leningrad
Located in San Francisco, CA
-covered rock formations, or a Gold Rush era brick façade, that reflect his youth spent in Placer and
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Market Street, San Francisco
Located in San Francisco, CA
-covered rock formations, or a Gold Rush era brick façade, that reflect his youth spent in Placer and
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

"The Old Carriage" Large watercolor
Located in San Francisco, CA
streams, winter’s bold snow-covered rock formations, or a Gold Rush era brick façade, that reflect his
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Landscape with House
Located in San Francisco, CA
Rachel to the mining towns of California and Nevada. Her paintings of ruins left behind from the Gold
Category

Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Landscape with House
Landscape with House
H 30.5 in W 24.5 in D 0.8 in
"A Martinique Native in French Guyana, " Black Female Portrait, Female Artist
Located in New York, NY
part of the United States until 1898) after the California Gold Rush and worked as one of the first
Category

1920s Feminist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Bulldog, Drawing Study of a Brown and White Bulldog, Matted and Framed
By Rose Freymuth-Frazier
Located in Chicago, IL
, California, a small Gold Rush town flanked by a river and nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Archival Paper, Color Pencil

Horse in the Fields - 1930's Watercolor Figurative Landscape
By John Stellman
Located in Soquel, CA
California's Gold Rush Port O' Gold A History-Romance of the San Francisco Argonauts Said the Observer Sam
Category

1930s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

Aspen River, Oil Painting
By Lisa Elley
Located in San Francisco, CA
banks of a rushing river. "In the Eastern mountains of California, past the Yosemite National Park
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist More Art

Materials

Oil

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