Convict Lake, High Sierra
By Earl Graham Douglas
Located in San Francisco, CA
Art Club and the LA Art League. The work of Earl Graham Douglas is held in numerous private collections in California and nationwide.
Oil
Misty Day
By Earl Graham Douglas
Located in San Francisco, CA
It is in very good condition. About the artist. Earl Graham Douglas was a Painter and sculptor born in Terre Haute, IN on Feb. 5, 1879.
Oil
California Landscape Trees
By Earl Graham Douglas
Located in San Francisco, CA
It is in very good condition. About the artist. Earl Graham Douglas was a Painter and sculptor born in Terre Haute, IN on Feb. 5, 1879.
Oil
California Landscape with Houses
By Earl Graham Douglas
Located in San Francisco, CA
Art Club and the LA Art League. The work of Earl Graham Douglas is held in numerous private collections in California and nationwide.
Oil
California Landscape
By Earl Graham Douglas
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork, "California Landscape" c.1910 is an oil painting on canvas by noted California artist Earl Graham Douglas, 1879-1954. It is signed at the lower right corner by the arti...
Oil
California Landscape with Lake
By Earl Graham Douglas
Located in San Francisco, CA
Art Club and the LA Art League. The work of Earl Graham Douglas is held in numerous private collections in California and nationwide.
Oil
$1,012Sale Price|25% Off
H 15 in W 17.75 in D 1.5 in
Mid Century Yosemite Mountain Peak Landscape
By Helen Enoch Gleiforst
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful mid-century landscape of upper Young Lake and Ragged Peak in Yosemite National Park by Helen Enoch Gleiforst (American, 1903-1997). The artist uses textural impasto in a pa...
Masonite, Oil
Mid Century Tuolumne Meadows Yosemite Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century landscape of a Yosemite's beautiful Tuolomne Meadows stream by Elsie Leona Staben (Trowbridge) (American, 1898-1963).Presented in a wood frame. Signed "Elsie L. Staben" a...
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
Mid Century Wyoming Teton Mountain Range Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Expansive landscape painting of the Teton Range in Wyoming reflecting in a nearby lake by Alma McGovern (American, 20th century). Signed and dated "Alma '61" lower right. Titled and ...
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
$2,650
H 15.5 in W 18.5 in D 1.25 in
Clarence Durham Jenny Lake Estes Park Colorado Rocky Mountain Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
A serene mid-century oil landscape by Clarence Durham depicting Jenny Lake in Estes Park, Colorado, set against the dramatic backdrop of the Rocky Mountains. The composition captures...
Oil
$4,750
H 25.5 in W 29.5 in D 2 in
“Sierra Heights” by Paul Grimm Sierra Nevada Mountains California Landscape Oil
By Paul Grimm
Located in Yardley, PA
About this work: “Sierra Heights, 1971” by Paul Grimm (1892-1974). A beautiful view of the Sierra Nevada mountains by Grimm, one of the most beloved painters of the California lands...
Oil, Board
Pacific Northwest Landscape of Lake Louise in Banff National Park
Located in Soquel, CA
Sweeping Pacific Northwest landscape of a beautiful Oregon lake, snow-capped mountains and redwoods by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). Signed with initials "B.M." lower r...
Masonite, Oil
$1,950Sale Price|40% Off
H 27.25 in W 33.75 in D 1.75 in
Mid Century Mt. Rose Landscape Painting, Oil on Canvas, Signed, 1968
By Nancy Coe
Located in Soquel, CA
Bold mid century impasto landscape of Mt. Rose in oil by Nancy Coe (American, 1932-1998), c.1968. This piece has evocative, heavy textures from the artist's use of a palette knife. S...
Oil, Canvas
Sierra Mountains Reflecting on Tahoe Lake
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant landscape of reflections of Sierra Mountains reflecting on Tahoe Lake by J. Conover (American, 20th Century). Oil on artist board landscape painting. Signed "J. Conover" lowe...
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
Mid Century Landscape California Mountain Lakeside
Located in Soquel, CA
Idyllic landscape of a scenic lake view with an evergreen forest and picturesque purple mountains in the background by an unknown artist. Unsigned. Displayed in a period rustic wood ...
Masonite, Oil
$14,500
H 22.5 in W 26.5 in D 1.25 in
Morning Light, Mt. Shasta, California, c. 1932
Located in Pasadena, CA
Consigned to the gallery By Decent H&N Fine Art, Newport Beach, CA; From Katherine A. Norris Legacy Collection, Newport Beach, California; Rick Hill, San Diego, California by des...
Oil, Panel, Masonite
$1,250
H 19 in W 23 in D 1 in
"Mountain Lake in Autumn" American Mid Century Oil Painting on Canvas Landscape
By Marie Berger
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful depiction of mountain lake landscape in the country side. For this beautiful depiction of the mountains, we find distinct elements that are unique to the earlier works of...
Oil, Canvas
Serene Sierra Mountain Lake Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful and vivid California mountain lake landscape. Circa 1970. Signed lower right "C. Sokolovsky." Displayed in rustic giltwood frame. Image, 20"H x 24"W.
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
$2,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 25 in W 34 in D 3 in
Mid Century Sierra Mountain Lake Landscape in Oil on Canvas, Signed
By Lillian Jackson Heath
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Sierra Mountain Lake Landscape Sweeping mid-century landscape of a lake and snow-capped mountains by Lillian Josephine Heath (American, 1864-1961). A gigantic, snow-cove...
Canvas, Oil
$35,000
H 9.75 in W 13.5 in
Sierra Nevada Mountains - Oil on Canvas Landscape Painting, c. 1930
By Edgar Payne
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Sierra Nevada Mountains” is an oil on canvas painting by American Impressionist painter, Edgar Alwin Payne. Best known for his Western mountain views, especially the Sierra Nevada, ...
Canvas, Oil
$4,400Sale Price|20% Off
H 39.5 in W 34.75 in D 2.5 in
Mid Century Original Oil Painting of High Sierras Mountains and Lake
By Joseph Frey
Located in Soquel, CA
Robert Azensky is pleased to offer vivid mid century Original Oil painting of High Sierra Lake and Mountains A beautiful California landscape of the High Sierra mountains by Joseph ...
Oil, Stretcher Bars, Linen
Mount Shasta in Spring
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork Titled "Mount Shasta in Spring" c.1970 is an oil painting on canvas by California artist Robert Wagner. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The canvas ...
Oil
Figurative art, as opposed to abstract art, retains features from the observable world in its representational depictions of subject matter. Most commonly, figurative paintings reference and explore the human body, but they can also include landscapes, architecture, plants and animals — all portrayed with realism.
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