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Whimsical Drawing By Michael Dormer
Located in Pasadena, CA
Californian artist. Highly influential in California surf culture and design aesthetic, Dormer is also known
Category

1970s Abstract Expressionist California Surf Vintage

Materials

Wax Crayon, Paper

Waimea Bay, Hawaii 1964 Vintage Surfing Poster Mike Doyle champion surfer
Located in London, GB
Californian surf photographer Leroy Grannis (1917-2011). Born in California in 1941, Doyle was first
Category

1970s Realist California Surf Vintage

Materials

Lithograph

Black Oceanic Highboy Brutalist Armoire By Witco Pulaski
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Pulaski Furniture Corporation, circa 1965 which perfectly encapsulates the California surf mentality of
Category

Mid-20th Century California Surf Vintage

Materials

Wood

"Surf Culture" Vintage Movie Poster Triptych by John Severson "Big Wednesday"
By John Severson Productions
Located in San Diego, CA
the internationally acclaimed SURFER Magazine, grew up surfing off the beaches of Southern California
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Late 20th Century American California Surf Vintage

Materials

Paper

"Surf Culture" Vintage "Big Wednesday" Movie Poster Signed by John Severson
By John Severson Productions
Located in San Diego, CA
relating to the Hawaii-California surf culture. Since then he has provided a steady output of oil paintings
Category

Late 20th Century American California Surf Vintage

Materials

Paper

'Pacific Surf', California Plein Air Woman Artist, Santa Cruz, Carmel
By Jane McCullough
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
. Jane McCullough was an avid California plein air painter, exhibiting and took art classes at the Fresno
Category

1980s Post-Impressionist California Surf Vintage

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Big Surf, Point Lobos' California Impressionism, Carmel Art Association, Taos
By Edward Norton Ward
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
breakers rolling in towards the the rocky coast near Point Lobos, California. This plein-air Impressionist
Category

1960s American Impressionist California Surf Vintage

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Spectacular America Hardcover Book 1994
Located in North Hollywood, CA
land meets the sun-drenched California surf. Featuring six foldouts opening to nearly four feet, the
Category

1990s American American Classical California Surf Vintage

Materials

Paper

Vintage Spectacular America Hardcover Book 1994
Spectacular America Hardcover Book 1994
H 12.25 in W 16.25 in D 1 in
Evening Surf
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Evening Surf" c.1980, is an oil painting on canvas by noted California artist
Category

Late 20th Century American Impressionist California Surf Vintage

Materials

Oil

Vintage Evening Surf
Evening Surf
H 23.75 in W 27.85 in D 1.5 in
Shore Break, Zuma Beach, California, U.S.A. – Anthony Friedkin, Ocean, Surfing
By Anthony Friedkin
Located in Zurich, CH
Anthony FRIEDKIN (*1949, America) Shore Break, Zuma Beach, California, U.S.A. 1994 Silver Gelatin
Category

1990s Contemporary California Surf Vintage

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Oceanic Sculpted Walnut Wall Mirror by Pulaski Furniture Co., circa 1969
By Pulaski Furniture Corporation
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, circa 1969 which perfectly encapsulates the California surf mentality of the 1960s and 1970s, making
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern California Surf Vintage

Materials

Mirror, Walnut

Oceanic Sculpted Walnut Highboy Dresser by Pulaski Furniture Co., circa 1969
By Pulaski Furniture Corporation
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Corporation, circa 1969 which perfectly encapsulates the California surf mentality of the 1960s and 1970s
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern California Surf Vintage

Materials

Formica, Walnut

Oceanic Sculpted Walnut Highboy Dresser by Pulaski Furniture Co., circa 1969
By Pulaski Furniture Corporation
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Corporation, circa 1969 which perfectly encapsulates the California surf mentality of the 1960s and 1970s
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern California Surf Vintage

Materials

Formica, Walnut

Oceanic Sculpted Walnut Headboard by Pulaski Furniture Co., circa 1969
By Pulaski Furniture Corporation
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, circa 1969 which perfectly encapsulates the California surf mentality of the 1960s and 1970s, making
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern California Surf Vintage

Materials

Formica, Walnut

Mid Century 'Oceanic' Sculpted Walnut Dresser by Pulaski Furniture Corp, c1960s
By Pulaski Furniture Corporation
Located in Chino Hills, CA
Immerse yourself in the nostalgic allure of the Californian surf culture with this exquisite
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern California Surf Vintage

Materials

Formica, Walnut

Sky & Surf - Abstracted Watercolor Landscape with Birds
By Les Anderson
Located in Soquel, CA
Expressive watercolor landscape of an abstracted crashing surf swirling into a dreamy sky
Category

1980s American Impressionist California Surf Vintage

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

George Barris, "Feeling the Surf, " hand signed
By George Barris
Located in Chatsworth, CA
Taken at the beach in Santa Monica, California 2 1/2 weeks before her death, this photograph is
Category

Mid-20th Century Photorealist California Surf Vintage

Materials

Photographic Paper

Deep Surf, Laguna Beach - Mid Century Seascape
By Raphael G. Wolff
Located in Soquel, CA
Dynamic, beautiful seascape of deep surf on the rocks by Raphael G. Wolff (American, 1908-1972
Category

1940s American Impressionist California Surf Vintage

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Crashing Surf on Rocks Seascape
By Margaret Esther Rogers
Located in Soquel, CA
Classic mid-century California seascape watercolor of the crashing surf on the rocky coast by Santa
Category

1950s American Impressionist California Surf Vintage

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"THE SURFER" 1973 Reprint of the Original 1960 Surfer Magazine by John Severson
By John Severson Productions
Located in San Diego, CA
up surfing off the beaches of Southern California. He began his career as a painter, selling his
Category

Mid-20th Century American California Surf Vintage

Materials

Paper

Forgotten Island of Santosha original vintage surfing movie poster
Located in Spokane, WA
on the streets of Laguna Beach and Southern California. This original surfing poster is archival
Category

1970s Surrealist California Surf Vintage

Materials

Offset

Sascha Brastoff "Surf Ballet" Footed Bowl Aqua Blue and Silver
By Sascha Brastoff
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Sascha Brastoff "Surf Ballet" footed bowl aqua blue and silver. Gorgeous Vintage Sasha Brastoff
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern California Surf Vintage

Materials

Ceramic

'Pacific Surf, San Diego', Worcester Art Museum School, San Bernadino College
By Richard Gabriel Chase
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
serving in the Army during WWII, he moved to southern California where he continued to paint, exhibit and
Category

1960s American Impressionist California Surf Vintage

Materials

Gouache, Board, Graphite

The artists eye, The Gorge, California.
By Dorothy Marootian
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
surf, sea, desert, canyon, and sky, which are infused with grace, humor, and vitality. Born in
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1990s Abstract Expressionist California Surf Vintage

Materials

Acrylic

'Surf and Rocks at Sunset', Oakland College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland Museum
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
, verso, on old artist's tape, 'Surf and Rocks'. Carol Sideman received her Bachelor of Arts degree from
Category

1970s Post-Impressionist California Surf Vintage

Materials

Masonite, Acrylic, Tissue Paper, Oil

'Pacific Surf at Sunset', Oakland Museum, Women Painters of the West, SWA, GGE
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
California woman artist first studied with Frank Heath and, later, with Lorenzo Latimer and Alexander Bower
Category

1950s Impressionist California Surf Vintage

Materials

Canvas, Oil

From Whence We Came, Santa Monica, California, U.S.A. – Anthony Friedkin, Ocean
By Anthony Friedkin
Located in Zurich, CH
Anthony FRIEDKIN (*1949, America) From Whence We Came, Santa Monica, California, U.S.A., 1979
Category

1970s Contemporary California Surf Vintage

Materials

Silver Gelatin

1990s Vintage Dale Velzy balsawood longboard
By Dale Velzy
Located in Haleiwa, HI
promotional techniques now considered a standard in the surfing world. This includes being the very first
Category

1990s American California Surf Vintage

Materials

Fiberglass, Hardwood, Softwood

Vintage Danish Mid Century Modern Teak "Minerva" Coffee Table by Peter Hvidt
By France & Søn
Located in San Marcos, CA
, recently imported from Europe to California before its refinishing, features a surf shaped top in solid
Category

1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern California Surf Vintage

Materials

Teak

Mid Century Abstract Expressionist Painting -- San Francisco Shore Birds
By Honora Berg
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Abstract Expressionist Painting of San Francisco Bay Shorebirds at Surf's Edge 1950's
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1950s Abstract Expressionist California Surf Vintage

Materials

Oil, Rice Paper, Watercolor

'Expressionist Seascape', San Francisco Bay Area Abstraction, Woman Artist, Oil
By Barbara Polach
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A substantial, semi-abstract, oil seascape showing a view of a tidepool and surf pounding on
Category

1960s Abstract California Surf Vintage

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage 1960s Hansen 360 Model Surfboard
Located in Haleiwa, HI
California Hansen surfboards label. ?Dan Hansen founded Hansen surfboards in 1961. The demand for Hansen
Category

1960s American California Surf Vintage

Materials

Fiberglass, Foam, Softwood

Vintage 1960s Hansen 360 Model Surfboard
Vintage 1960s Hansen 360 Model Surfboard
H 93.75 in W 21.5 in D 2.75 in
Original Palm Springs Desert Oasis psychedelic vintage poster
Located in Spokane, WA
trees and desert mountains in the background. Created by the 'Godfather of Surf Art". Bill Ogden has
Category

1960s American Modern California Surf Vintage

Materials

Offset

The Perfect Day, 40 Years of Surfer Magazine
Located in North Hollywood, CA
perfect wave, to be alone with the surf and his thoughts." The editorial signoff to Surfer magazine's very
Category

Late 20th Century Modern California Surf Vintage

Materials

Paper

David Kimball Anderson Large Oil Stick Pastel Abstract Flowers Drawing
By David Kimball Anderson
Located in Surfside, FL
San Francisco Art Institute Lives and works in Santa Cruz, California Selected Awards and Grants 1994
Category

1970s Contemporary California Surf Vintage

Materials

Paper, Oil Crayon, Oil Pastel

1990s Vintage Dale Velzy Shaped Balsawood Longboard
By Dale Velzy
Located in Haleiwa, HI
credited with conceptualizing many of the promotional techniques now considered a standard in the surfing
Category

1990s American California Surf Vintage

Materials

Fiberglass, Hardwood, Softwood

Original Seascape Watercolor Painting by Harry Russell Ballinger
Located in San Diego, CA
the University of California, San Francisco; the Art Students League with Harvey Dunn; and the Academy
Category

Mid-20th Century American California Surf Vintage

Materials

Paint, Wood

'Laguna Beach Surfer' Slim Aarons 20th century color landscape photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Laguna Beach Surfer' Slim Aarons Estate Edition A surfer in the sea at Laguna Beach, California
Category

1960s Modern California Surf Vintage

Materials

C Print

Daniel Douke (American, b. 1943) Romeo & Juliet Cigar Box Acrylic Painting C.
By Daniel Douke
Located in New York, NY
in Fallbrook, CA EDUCATION 1971 California State University, Los Angeles, CA, B.A.; M.A. SELECTED
Category

20th Century North American California Surf Vintage

Materials

Acrylic

Mid-Century Art Deco Figurine w. Dogs & Lilies Still Life by Nell Walker Warner
By Nell Walker Warner
Located in Soquel, CA
, Colorado and graduated from the Lexington College in Missouri in 1910. She moved to California in 1916
Category

1940s American Impressionist California Surf Vintage

Materials

Oil, Linen

David Kimball Anderson Sculpture Flowers in a Vase
By David Kimball Anderson
Located in Surfside, FL
-1971 San Francisco Art Institute Lives and works in Santa Cruz, California Selected Awards and Grants
Category

1980s Contemporary California Surf Vintage

Materials

Bronze, Enamel, Steel

1930s Pacific System Homes Wooden Surfboard
Located in Haleiwa, HI
relic of surfing history has been held in the same Long Beach, CA family since new, handed down through
Category

1930s American California Surf Vintage

Materials

Hardwood, Softwood

Table and Vase, Large (Life Size) Sculpture
By David Kimball Anderson
Located in Surfside, FL
Francisco Art Institute Currently lives and works in Santa Cruz, California. SELECTED AWARDS AND GRANTS
Category

1990s Contemporary California Surf Vintage

Materials

Bronze

Landscape
By Richard Peterson
Located in San Francisco, CA
California during the years of the 1960s. While he came of age riding the waves of famed surfing spots like
Category

Late 20th Century Realist California Surf Vintage

Materials

Oil

Landscape
Landscape
H 32 in W 37 in D 3 in
Clown with Balloons
Located in San Francisco, CA
December 18, 1935 in Los Angeles, California, he graduated from Montebello High School. He was a jeweler
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist California Surf Vintage

Materials

Oil

Clown with Balloons
Clown with Balloons
H 40.75 in W 25.75 in D 2.65 in
Watercolor Landscape by Byron Randall "Tacuba Series 1940"
By Byron Randall
Located in Pasadena, CA
celebrates both male and female nudity, and the hedonistic satisfactions of leisure: surfing, drinking
Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist California Surf Vintage

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Rich Thomson, Indio
By Mel Roberts
Located in New York, NY
Pacific. After the war, Roberts moved to California. Like many, he wanted to work in Hollywood. He studied
Category

1960s Other Art Style California Surf Vintage

Materials

C Print

The Shaman (The Girl...) - Polaroid, Contemporary, 21st Century, Color, Photo
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
who catches crab in Alaska when he’s not surfing in Southern California. Neither of the two had ever
Category

1990s Contemporary California Surf Vintage

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Original Oil Painting by Violet Parkhurst
Located in Baltimore, MD
passed away Sunday January 13, 2008 in San Pedro, California. Violet Parkhurst was born in Derby Line, VT
Category

1990s American California Surf Vintage

Materials

Canvas

"Crashing Waves" Impasto Oil Painting GALVESTON TEXAS SEASCAPE OIL ON CANVAS
By Paul Schumann
Located in San Antonio, TX
and around Fredericksburg as well as New Mexico. Painting career Gulf Surf at Galveston, Texas
Category

1930s Impressionist California Surf Vintage

Materials

Oil

Once in a Blue Moon - Polaroid, Contemporary, 21st Century, Color, Photo
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Alaska when he’s not surfing in Southern California. Neither of the two had ever acted before, and never
Category

1990s Contemporary California Surf Vintage

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid, Wood

Malibu Surfing Association Collectable California Surf Display Set, 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Malibu Surfing Association Collectable California Surf Display Set, 1960s This rare presentation
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern California Surf Vintage

Materials

Fabric, Plexiglass, Wood, Paper

California Coastal, Crashing Surf at Sunset, Alexander Dzigurski
By Alexander Dzigurski
Located in Pasadena, CA
This dramatic view of the California coast by Alexander Dzigurski (1911-1995) attests to the
Category

20th Century American California Surf Vintage

Materials

Canvas

Vintage Italian Surfboard Floor Lamp Goffredo Reggiani, circa 1970
By Goffredo Reggiani
Located in Houston, TX
Reggiani lamp showcases the international fascination with California surf culture that swept the world
Category

1970s Italian Modern California Surf Vintage

Materials

Marble

Surf, Low Tide
By Frederick S. Wight
Located in West Hollywood, CA
and director of the campus gallery at the University of California, Los Angeles. The gallery has since
Category

1980s California Surf Vintage

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Surf Party, Unframed Poster, 1964
Located in London, GB
Surf Party, Unframed Poster, 1964 Original One Sheet (27 x 41 inches). A young girl travels to
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20th Century American California Surf Vintage

Materials

Paper

Surf Party, Unframed Poster, 1964
Surf Party, Unframed Poster, 1964
H 41 in W 27 in D 0.1 in
"Surf Scoters, " intaglio/serigraph print by Janet Turner, 1971
Located in Abilene, TX
in a metallic frame. Janet Turner (American, 1914-1988) Surf Scoters, 1971 Two plate intaglio
Category

1970s American Modern California Surf Vintage

Materials

Paper, Intaglio

Duke Kahanamoku, Father of Modern Day Surfing, Collectible Skateboard Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
super rare piece of surf and skate culture that will surely add to the home of a surf-shacks enthusiast
Category

1990s American Modern California Surf Vintage

Materials

Bamboo, Plexiglass, Wood

John Comer Original Oil Painting On Board Signed California Landscape Seascape
Located in Bloomington, MN
desired images are intricate portraits of the wonderful California Coastline. Like the one here, "Shelter
Category

1990s Post-Impressionist California Surf Vintage

Materials

Oil, Board

George Greenough Spoon Surfboard Mold 1970s Original Authenticated Collectible
By George Greenough
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chrystal Voyager and inspired a wave of surf craft innovation. An American born in Montecito, California
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1970s Australian Mid-Century Modern California Surf Vintage

Materials

Fiberglass, Wood

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California Surf Vintage For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal california surf vintage for your home. Each california surf vintage for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using plastic, wood and fiberglass. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect california surf vintage — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each california surf vintage bearing mid-century modern, modern or neoclassical hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one california surf vintage that is appealing in its simplicity, but Bing Surfboards, Duke Kahanamoku and Hobie produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a California Surf Vintage?

A california surf vintage can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,695, while the lowest priced sells for $95 and the highest can go for as much as $49,000.