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Mid Century California Gold Rush Landscape, Amador City
Mid Century California Gold Rush Landscape, Amador City

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 and farm by John Britton Matthew (American, 1896 - 1980), circa 1960.

Category

1950s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Wood, Oil

CALIFORNIA 1850 GOLD RUSH CARICATURE
CALIFORNIA 1850 GOLD RUSH CARICATURE

CALIFORNIA 1850 GOLD RUSH CARICATURE

By Charles Amedee de Noe (CHAM)

Located in Santa Monica, CA

CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH CARICATURE Charles Amédée de Noé, aka CHAM (1819 -1879) CROQUIS CALIFORNIENS, ca. 1850 Lithograph image inc. text 10 ½ x 6, sheet 14 x 9 1/...

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1840s Barbizon School Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Gold Rush Town Western Landscape
Gold Rush Town Western Landscape

Diane BaldwinGold Rush Town Western Landscape, 1980

$348Sale Price|20% Off

H 22 in W 30 in D 0.1 in

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 (American, 20th Century), 1970.

Category

1970s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Laid Paper

CALIFORNIA GOLD DIGGERS
CALIFORNIA GOLD DIGGERS

Kelloggs & ThayerCALIFORNIA GOLD DIGGERS, c. 1849-50

$2,250

H 9.25 in W 12.375 in D 0.75 in

CALIFORNIA GOLD DIGGERS

Located in Santa Monica, CA

CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH - c. 1849 - Early CALIFORNIA GOLD DIGGERS - Mining Operations on the Western Shore of the Sacramento River, 1849 (Finley 111) Lithograph published by Kellogg & ...

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1840s Other Art Style Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

"California Gold Diggers": A 19th C. Hand-colored Woodcut Gold Rush Scene
"California Gold Diggers": A 19th C. Hand-colored Woodcut Gold Rush Scene

"California Gold Diggers": A 19th C. Hand-colored Woodcut Gold Rush Scene

By John Andrew

Located in Alamo, CA

This beautifully colored original engraving depicts a California Gold Rush mining and camp scene. On the left, three miners are taking a break beside their tent with their dog, anoth...

Category

Mid-19th Century Landscape Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Old Town Auburn, Vintage California Landscape Watercolor by Les Anderson
Old Town Auburn, Vintage California Landscape Watercolor by Les Anderson

Old Town Auburn, Vintage California Landscape Watercolor by Les Anderson

By Les Anderson

Located in Soquel, CA

This 1971 watercolor depicts the iconic landmarks of Auburn, known for it's California gold rush history. Signed "Les Anderson" lower left.

Category

1970s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Laid Paper

“Seaside Cliffs, California”
“Seaside Cliffs, California”

George Douglas Brewerton“Seaside Cliffs, California”, Circa 1880

$2,240Sale Price|20% Off

H 22 in W 9.25 in D 1 in

“Seaside Cliffs, California”

Located in Southampton, NY

In 1848, he underwent many adventures in Western deserts and mountains with Kit Carson, who crossed the country with news of the California Gold Rush. After serving as an aide to Gen.

Category

1870s Hudson River School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Archival Paper

“Near Mount Shasta, California”
“Near Mount Shasta, California”

George Douglas Brewerton“Near Mount Shasta, California”, 1876

$4,800Sale Price|20% Off

H 18.25 in W 28 in D 1 in

“Near Mount Shasta, California”

Located in Southampton, NY

In 1848, he underwent many adventures in Western deserts and mountains with Kit Carson, who crossed the country with news of the California Gold Rush. After serving as an aide to Gen.

Category

1870s Hudson River School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Archival Paper

“View of Mount Shasta, California”
“View of Mount Shasta, California”

“View of Mount Shasta, California”

Located in Southampton, NY

In 1848, he underwent many adventures in Western deserts and mountains with Kit Carson, who crossed the country with news of the California Gold Rush. After serving as an aide to Gen.

Category

1870s Hudson River School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Archival Paper

“View of Mount Shasta, California”
“View of Mount Shasta, California”

George Douglas Brewerton“View of Mount Shasta, California”, 1874

$4,800Sale Price|20% Off

H 18.25 in W 28 in D 1 in

“View of Mount Shasta, California”

Located in Southampton, NY

In 1848, he underwent many adventures in Western deserts and mountains with Kit Carson, who crossed the country with news of the California Gold Rush. After serving as an aide to Gen.

Category

1870s Hudson River School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Archival Paper

P.D. Armour by Carlo de Fornaro
P.D. Armour by Carlo de Fornaro

P.D. Armour by Carlo de Fornaro

Located in Bristol, CT

Born on a farm in upstate New York, he initially gained financial success when he made $8,000 during the California gold rush from 1852 to 1856. He later opened a wholesale soap busi...

Category

20th Century Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Gold Rush Town Columbia, California Landscape by Lillie Heebner
Gold Rush Town Columbia, California Landscape by Lillie Heebner

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 cowboy hats. By Lillie Eesther (Hillman) Heebner, a Monterey Bay area artist. Signed "L....

Category

1970s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Laid Paper

Horse in the Fields - 1930's Watercolor Figurative Landscape
Horse in the Fields - 1930's Watercolor Figurative Landscape

Horse in the Fields - 1930's Watercolor Figurative Landscape

By John Stellman

Located in Soquel, CA

His books include: Mate o'dreams and Other Poems Mother Lode; The Story of 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

Paper, Watercolor

Christos J. Palios - Gold Dust, Study I, Photography 2018, Printed After

Christos J. Palios - Gold Dust, Study I, Photography 2018, Printed After

By Christos J. Palios

Located in Stamford, CT

This mesmerizing, starry cosmos-like scene comprises 20.39 grams of gold dust panned during the mid 19th-century California Gold Rush.

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Christos J. Palios - Gold Dust, Study II, Photography 2018, Printed After

Christos J. Palios - Gold Dust, Study II, Photography 2018, Printed After

By Christos J. Palios

Located in Stamford, CT

This mesmerizing, starry cosmos-like scene comprises 20.39 grams of gold dust panned during the mid 19th-century California Gold Rush.

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Christos J. Palios - Gold Dust, Study V, Photography 2018, Printed After

Christos J. Palios - Gold Dust, Study V, Photography 2018, Printed After

By Christos J. Palios

Located in Stamford, CT

This mesmerizing, starry cosmos-like scene comprises 20.39 grams of gold dust panned during the mid 19th-century California Gold Rush.

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Christos J. Palios - Gold Dust, Study IV, Photography 2018, Printed After

Christos J. Palios - Gold Dust, Study IV, Photography 2018, Printed After

By Christos J. Palios

Located in Stamford, CT

This mesmerizing, starry cosmos-like scene comprises 20.39 grams of gold dust panned during the mid 19th-century California Gold Rush.

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Christos J. Palios - Gold Dust, Study VI, Photography 2018, Printed After

Christos J. Palios - Gold Dust, Study VI, Photography 2018, Printed After

By Christos J. Palios

Located in Stamford, CT

This mesmerizing, starry cosmos-like scene comprises 20.39 grams of gold dust panned during the mid 19th-century California Gold Rush.

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

"BLOOMING CALIFORNIA POPPIES" LANDSCAPE BRILLIANT YELLOW WILDFLOWERS.
"BLOOMING CALIFORNIA POPPIES" LANDSCAPE BRILLIANT YELLOW WILDFLOWERS.

"BLOOMING CALIFORNIA POPPIES" LANDSCAPE BRILLIANT YELLOW WILDFLOWERS.

By Ray Roberts

Located in San Antonio, TX

Ray and Peggi now live with their three children and assorted animals on a 20 acre ranch in Angel's Camp, an old California gold rush town, surrounded by the oak-studded hills which ...

Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Brig EPHRATAH of Port Madoc Entering Naples
Brig EPHRATAH of Port Madoc Entering Naples

Brig EPHRATAH of Port Madoc Entering Naples

Located in Costa Mesa, CA

When steamers came along in the late 1850's it was 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

"A Martinique Native in French Guyana, " Black Female Portrait, Female Artist
"A Martinique Native in French Guyana, " Black Female Portrait, Female Artist

"A Martinique Native in French Guyana, " Black Female Portrait, Female Artist

Located in New York, NY

Her father, John Mott-Smith went to the Kingdom of Hawaii (it did not become part of the United States until 1898) after the California Gold Rush and worked as one of the first denti...

Category

1920s Feminist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

View of the Meuse near Jupille
View of the Meuse near Jupille

View of the Meuse near Jupille

Located in Middletown, NY

Although Théodore Tscharner (1826 – 1906) spent several years in California during the Gold Rush (1850–1853) executing drawings of San Francisco and local indigenous peoples, his mat...

Category

Mid-19th Century French School Landscape Prints

Materials

Handmade Paper, Etching, Drypoint

Cave Dreams - Original Oil - Rose Freymuth-Frazier
Cave Dreams - Original Oil - Rose Freymuth-Frazier

Cave Dreams - Original Oil - Rose Freymuth-Frazier

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 river and nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Study for Love Seekers, Portrait with Roses & Butterflies, Framed, Oil on Panel
Study for Love Seekers, Portrait with Roses & Butterflies, Framed, Oil on Panel

Study for Love Seekers, Portrait with Roses & Butterflies, Framed, Oil on Panel

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 river and nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Sweet Surrender, Nude Portrait with Rose and Butterflies, Framed, Oil on Panel
Sweet Surrender, Nude Portrait with Rose and Butterflies, Framed, Oil on Panel

Sweet Surrender, Nude Portrait with Rose and Butterflies, Framed, Oil on Panel

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 river and nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Stimulus - Oil Painting of Scantily Clad Woman with Syringe, 50x53 in
Stimulus - Oil Painting of Scantily Clad Woman with Syringe, 50x53 in

Stimulus - Oil Painting of Scantily Clad Woman with Syringe, 50x53 in

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 river and nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

The Wise Ones - Three Rabbits Amongst a Broken Strand of Pearls, Original Oil
The Wise Ones - Three Rabbits Amongst a Broken Strand of Pearls, Original Oil

The Wise Ones - Three Rabbits Amongst a Broken Strand of Pearls, Original Oil

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 river and nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Pollinators - Two Figures in Flower Suits, Surrounded by Butterflies, Bright Sky
Pollinators - Two Figures in Flower Suits, Surrounded by Butterflies, Bright Sky

Pollinators - Two Figures in Flower Suits, Surrounded by Butterflies, Bright Sky

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 river and nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Deanna, Make-Up Artist - Portrait of a Woman w/Curly Hair & Huge Hoop Earrings
Deanna, Make-Up Artist - Portrait of a Woman w/Curly Hair & Huge Hoop Earrings

Deanna, Make-Up Artist - Portrait of a Woman w/Curly Hair & Huge Hoop Earrings

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 river and nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Peace Cadet - Large Scale Portrait of Woman in Space Suit Surrounded by Bunnies
Peace Cadet - Large Scale Portrait of Woman in Space Suit Surrounded by Bunnies

Peace Cadet - Large Scale Portrait of Woman in Space Suit Surrounded by Bunnies

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 river and nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Linen

Burning Desire - Sable Mare with Flower & Butterfly Mane & Amber-Rose Background
Burning Desire - Sable Mare with Flower & Butterfly Mane & Amber-Rose Background

Burning Desire - Sable Mare with Flower & Butterfly Mane & Amber-Rose Background

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 river and nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Come In Peace - Futuristic Woman in Space Suit Seated Next to a Bunny
Come In Peace - Futuristic Woman in Space Suit Seated Next to a Bunny

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 river and nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

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Two Children Feeding Ducks in a Pond
Two Children Feeding Ducks in a Pond

Two Children Feeding Ducks in a Pond

By Ernest Narjot

Located in Graton, CA

He received formal art training there but was distracted from that pursuit by his interest in gold mining, which lured him to America. He was part of the California Gold Rush of 184...

Category

1880s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Holy Land
The Holy Land

George A. TirrellThe Holy Land, 1862

Unavailable

H 24 in W 34 in

The Holy Land

By George A. Tirrell

Located in Graton, CA

Tirrell arrived in California with the Gold Rush. He worked in San Francisco in 1860 for Dr.

Category

Mid-19th Century American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Rare Set of 4 - DAUMIER'S only CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH Caricatures
Rare Set of 4 - DAUMIER'S only CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH Caricatures

Rare Set of 4 - DAUMIER'S only CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH Caricatures

By Honoré Daumier

Located in Santa Monica, CA

CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH HONORE DAUMIER (1808 - 1879) COMPLETE SET OF 4 DAUMIER LITHOGRAPHS ON THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH 1850 -52 (Delteil: #2028 ...

Category

1850s Barbizon School Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Rare Gold Rush Caricature - Crossing Panama to California
Rare Gold Rush Caricature - Crossing Panama to California

Rare Gold Rush Caricature - Crossing Panama to California

By Currier & Ives

Located in Santa Monica, CA

RARE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH / NATHANIEL CURRIER THE WAY THEY CROSS THE ISTHMUS, 1849 (Conn. 6576, Gale 7105) Lithograph, EXTREMELY RARE Gold Rush caricature.

Category

1840s Folk Art More Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Painting of San Francisco California Bay Bridge by Contemporary British Artist
Painting of San Francisco California Bay Bridge by Contemporary British Artist

Painting of San Francisco California Bay Bridge by Contemporary British Artist

By Angela Wakefield

Located in Preston, GB

The toll bridge was conceived as early as the California Gold Rush days, with "Emperor" Joshua Norton famously advocating for it, but construction did not begin until 1933.

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

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

Large Scale Reclining Black & White Cat on Sofa Painting by Letterman C.1970
Large Scale Reclining Black & White Cat on Sofa Painting by Letterman C.1970

Large Scale Reclining Black & White Cat on Sofa Painting by Letterman C.1970

By Letterman

Located in San Francisco, CA

The artwork on canvas measures 59" wide x 39" high The frame measures 60" wide x 40" high Very nice vintage condition Breuners Home Furnishings was a chain of furniture stores in ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

GOLD FIELDS
GOLD FIELDS

GOLD FIELDS

By Paul Landacre

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Provenance: Paul Landacre Estate. California, Deco, Modernism, Maps, Gold Rush, Western, Historical prints, Americana

Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Promise of Spring, Reflective Sky in Pink, Blue, and Gold Tones, Original Oil
Promise of Spring, Reflective Sky in Pink, Blue, and Gold Tones, Original Oil

Promise of Spring, Reflective Sky in Pink, Blue, and Gold Tones, Original Oil

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 river and nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Linen

Three Little Birds
Three Little Birds

Henrietta Riddle FishThree Little Birds, 1885

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H 11.88 in W 14.13 in D 0.63 in

Three Little Birds

By Henrietta Riddle Fish

Located in Soquel, CA

Henrietta's parents came to California during the Gold Rush in 1849, and remained to raise their family.

Category

Late 19th Century Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Paper

Lady Lying Down
Lady Lying Down

Lady Lying Down

Located in Madrid, ES

At the age of fourteen, he began his artistic training under the guidance of Leonardo Barbieri, an Italian-born artist and daguerreotypist who had worked as a portrait painter in Cal...

Category

1890s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Renaissance

Renaissance

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 river and nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Daybreak
Daybreak

Daybreak

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 river and nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil, Linocut

One Bad Apple

One Bad Apple

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 river and nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Cocooned - Oil on Panel Painting of a Young Man
Cocooned - Oil on Panel Painting of a Young Man

Cocooned - Oil on Panel Painting of a Young Man

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 river and nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

In Memory of Unicorns

In Memory of Unicorns

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 river and nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Midlife Madonna, Female in Teal and Red Silk Holding a Persian Cat, Oil Painting
Midlife Madonna, Female in Teal and Red Silk Holding a Persian Cat, Oil Painting

Midlife Madonna, Female in Teal and Red Silk Holding a Persian Cat, 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 river and nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Night Vision - Platinum Blond Woman, Black Cat, Roses, Butterflies, Oil Painting
Night Vision - Platinum Blond Woman, Black Cat, Roses, Butterflies, Oil Painting

Night Vision - Platinum Blond Woman, Black Cat, Roses, Butterflies, 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 river and nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Willful Oblivion- Oil Painting, Woman Wearing Rose Sunglasses with Chihuahua Dog
Willful Oblivion- Oil Painting, Woman Wearing Rose Sunglasses with Chihuahua Dog

Willful Oblivion- Oil Painting, Woman Wearing Rose Sunglasses with Chihuahua Dog

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 river and nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Unbroken, Grey Mare with Flower and Butterfly Mane, Framed Oil Painting
Unbroken, Grey Mare with Flower and Butterfly Mane, Framed Oil Painting

Unbroken, Grey Mare with Flower and Butterfly Mane, Framed 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 river and nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Safe Space, Woman On Teal Couch with a Persian Cat and Butterflies, Oil Painting
Safe Space, Woman On Teal Couch with a Persian Cat and Butterflies, Oil Painting

Safe Space, Woman On Teal Couch with a Persian Cat and Butterflies, 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 river and nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Self-Made,  Woman Lounging on Teal Couch with Persian Cat, Original Oil Painting
Self-Made,  Woman Lounging on Teal Couch with Persian Cat, Original Oil Painting

Self-Made, Woman Lounging on Teal Couch with Persian Cat, Original 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 river and nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Sisters of Fate, Daughters of Night

Sisters of Fate, Daughters of Night

By Michael Pajon

Located in New Orleans, LA

Later, they struck out toward the Rockies and then onward to California and Alaska during the gold rush. Some people settled in places solely for promise of fortune, others to work f...

Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Tears of Blood to Strengthen the Weak

Tears of Blood to Strengthen the Weak

By Michael Pajon

Located in New Orleans, LA

Later, they struck out toward the Rockies and then onward to California and Alaska during the gold rush. Some people settled in places solely for promise of fortune, others to work f...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Animal of Tragedy

Animal of Tragedy

By Michael Pajon

Located in New Orleans, LA

Later, they struck out toward the Rockies and then onward to California and Alaska during the gold rush. Some people settled in places solely for promise of fortune, others to work f...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

They Sang of Ancient Heroes and Dying Stars

They Sang of Ancient Heroes and Dying Stars

By Michael Pajon

Located in New Orleans, LA

Later, they struck out toward the Rockies and then onward to California and Alaska during the gold rush. Some people settled in places solely for promise of fortune, others to work f...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

She Smites Her Enemies with a Hiss and a Glance

She Smites Her Enemies with a Hiss and a Glance

By Michael Pajon

Located in New Orleans, LA

Later, they struck out toward the Rockies and then onward to California and Alaska during the gold rush. Some people settled in places solely for promise of fortune, others to work f...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

A Seed Under the Tongue and a Song Upon the Air

A Seed Under the Tongue and a Song Upon the Air

By Michael Pajon

Located in New Orleans, LA

Later, they struck out toward the Rockies and then onward to California and Alaska during the gold rush. Some people settled in places solely for promise of fortune, others to work f...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Blood Moon  - Original Oil Painting with Soft Light Reflecting Romantic Colors
Blood Moon  - Original Oil Painting with Soft Light Reflecting Romantic Colors

Blood Moon - Original Oil Painting with Soft Light Reflecting Romantic Colors

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 river and nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Blue Mountains  - Original Oil Painting with Soft Light and Romantic Colors
Blue Mountains  - Original Oil Painting with Soft Light and Romantic Colors

Blue Mountains - Original Oil Painting with Soft Light and Romantic Colors

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 river and nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Burning Desire - Original Oil Painting, Soft Light Reflecting Romantic Colors
Burning Desire - Original Oil Painting, Soft Light Reflecting Romantic Colors

Burning Desire - Original Oil Painting, Soft Light Reflecting Romantic Colors

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 river and nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Afterglow - Original Oil Painting with Setting Sun Reflecting Romantic Colors
Afterglow - Original Oil Painting with Setting Sun Reflecting Romantic Colors

Afterglow - Original Oil Painting with Setting Sun Reflecting Romantic Colors

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 river and nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Painting of San Francisco California Bay Bridge by Contemporary British Artist
Painting of San Francisco California Bay Bridge by Contemporary British Artist

Painting of San Francisco California Bay Bridge by Contemporary British Artist

By Angela Wakefield

Located in Preston, GB

The toll bridge was conceived as early as the California Gold Rush days, with "Emperor" Joshua Norton famously advocating for it, but construction did not begin until 1933.

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

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

"Dubrovnik (Ragusa) Harbor Scene, Croatia, " May Mott Smith, Female Artist Travel
"Dubrovnik (Ragusa) Harbor Scene, Croatia, " May Mott Smith, Female Artist Travel

"Dubrovnik (Ragusa) Harbor Scene, Croatia, " May Mott Smith, Female Artist Travel

Located in New York, NY

Her father, John Mott-Smith went to the Kingdom of Hawaii (it did not become part of the United States until 1898) after the California Gold Rush and worked as one of the first denti...

Category

1930s Feminist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Peace
Peace

Peace

By Anton Refregier

Located in Fairlawn, OH

The mural also depicted: the California Gold Rush; the 1860s building by Union Pacific of the western First transcontinental railroad; the disastrous 1906 San Francisco earthquake an...

Category

1950s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Mt Shasta Spring Stroll on the River Beneath the Mountain Original Oil on Linen
Mt Shasta Spring Stroll on the River Beneath the Mountain Original Oil on Linen

Mt Shasta Spring Stroll on the River Beneath the Mountain Original Oil on Linen

Located in Soquel, CA

His career started during the California Art Boom, a period when "the wealth generated (in California) by the Gold Rush, the Railroad, the Comstock Lode, banking, and commerce, creat...

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Late 19th Century Hudson River School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

A Peacock Fan Celebration New York City Chinatown 1903 Original Lithograph
A Peacock Fan Celebration New York City Chinatown 1903 Original Lithograph

A Peacock Fan Celebration New York City Chinatown 1903 Original Lithograph

Located in Soquel, CA

Beginning in the mid nineteenth century, Chinese arrived in significant numbers, lured to the Pacific coast of the United States by the stories of "Gold Mountain" California during t...

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Early 1900s Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Laid Paper, Lithograph

Vernal Falls - Yosemite Waterfall Landscape by John Englehart
Vernal Falls - Yosemite Waterfall Landscape by John Englehart

Vernal Falls - Yosemite Waterfall Landscape by John Englehart

Located in Soquel, CA

His career started during the California Art Boom, a period when "the wealth generated (in California) by the Gold Rush, the Railroad, the Comstock Lode, banking, and commerce, creat...

Category

Early 20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Illustration Board

Mt Shasta and Sacramento River Oil Painting 1900
Mt Shasta and Sacramento River Oil Painting 1900

Mt Shasta and Sacramento River Oil Painting 1900

Located in Soquel, CA

His career started during the California Art Boom, a period when "the wealth generated (in California) by the Gold Rush, the Railroad, the Comstock Lode, banking, and commerce, creat...

Category

Early 20th Century Naturalistic Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Late 19th Century Original Lake Tahoe Indian Encampment Landscape
Late 19th Century Original Lake Tahoe Indian Encampment Landscape

Late 19th Century Original Lake Tahoe Indian Encampment Landscape

Located in Soquel, CA

His career started during the California Art Boom, a period when "the wealth generated (in California) by the Gold Rush, the Railroad, the Comstock Lode, banking, and commerce, creat...

Category

1910s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Three Sisters in the Cascade Range, Oregon Lake with Birds Migrating
Three Sisters in the Cascade Range, Oregon Lake with Birds Migrating

Three Sisters in the Cascade Range, Oregon Lake with Birds Migrating

Located in Soquel, CA

His career started during the California Art Boom, a period when "the wealth generated (in California) by the Gold Rush, the Railroad, the Comstock Lode, banking, and commerce, creat...

Category

Late 19th Century Tonalist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Linen

Gone Wild,  Woman Lounging on Teal Couch with Persian Cat, Original Oil Painting

Gone Wild, Woman Lounging on Teal Couch with Persian Cat, Original Oil Painting

By Rose Freymuth-Frazier

Located in Chicago, IL

My family roots are far flung but I was born and raised in a small gold rush town in Northern California and like so many first generation Americans, I didn't exactly fit in.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Divine Intervention, White Persian Cat Standing on a Trump Doll, Oil Painting
Divine Intervention, White Persian Cat Standing on a Trump Doll, Oil Painting

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 river and nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Linen

Ruby Throated Lover

Ruby Throated Lover

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 river and nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Horsemen of the Metropolis - Original Oil Painting Allegory of the Four Horsemen
Horsemen of the Metropolis - Original Oil Painting Allegory of the Four Horsemen

Horsemen of the Metropolis - Original Oil Painting Allegory of the Four Horsemen

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 river and nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Golden Boy
Golden Boy

Golden Boy

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 river and nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Blond Boy
Blond Boy

Blond Boy

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 river and nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Category

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

Materials

Paper, Color Pencil

Redheaded Boy, Young Male Portrait w/ Rose and Butterflies, Framed, Oil on Panel
Redheaded Boy, Young Male Portrait w/ Rose and Butterflies, Framed, Oil on Panel

Redheaded Boy, Young Male Portrait w/ Rose and Butterflies, Framed, Oil on Panel

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 river and nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Tangerine Sky  - Original Oil Painting Soft Light Reflecting Romantic Colors
Tangerine Sky  - Original Oil Painting Soft Light Reflecting Romantic Colors

Tangerine Sky - Original Oil Painting Soft Light Reflecting Romantic Colors

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 river and nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Satin Skies  - Original Oil Painting with Soft Light Reflecting Romantic Colors
Satin Skies  - Original Oil Painting with Soft Light Reflecting Romantic Colors

Satin Skies - Original Oil Painting with Soft Light Reflecting Romantic Colors

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 river and nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Cloud Cover - Early Spring Landscape with Pastel Flowering Trees, Original Oil
Cloud Cover - Early Spring Landscape with Pastel Flowering Trees, Original Oil

Cloud Cover - Early Spring Landscape with Pastel Flowering Trees, Original Oil

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 river and nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

19th C. Marine Watercolor Painting of an American Clipper Ship by Jurgen F. Huge
19th C. Marine Watercolor Painting of an American Clipper Ship by Jurgen F. Huge

19th C. Marine Watercolor Painting of an American Clipper Ship by Jurgen F. Huge

By Jurgen Frederick Huge

Located in Gallatin, TN

Clippers sailed all over the world, primarily on the trade routes between the United Kingdom and its colonies in the east, in trans-Atlantic trade, and on the New York-to-San Francis...

Category

19th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

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Lithograph

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