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Looking Out Over the Vineyards, Early 20th Century Landscape Panorama
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant depiction of a view from a window by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). This sweeping landscape, composed in a horizontal panoramic view, depicts a distant vineyard ...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Landscape Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
California Lupines and Poppies, c. 1930
By Angel De Service Espoy
Located in Pasadena, CA
a favorite among collectors of early California art for their joyful color and enduring charm
Category
1930s Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Extraordinary modern art carving by a welll-known early California modernist
By Karoly Fulop
Located in Colfax, CA
lived his life in France, New York, and California.
He studied art in Budapest, Munich, and Paris and is
Category
1930s Art Deco Mixed Media
Materials
Wood Panel
Early 20th Century Bay Area California Landscape with Bridge
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful early 20th century Bay Area landscape attributed to California artist Florence Bugbee
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
$920 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 20th Century California Foothills Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful California landscape of foothills with stream, Birch and Oak trees. Unsigned. Unframed
Category
1930s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Early 20th Century California Industrial Scene Landscape
By Erle Loran
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant California modernist industrial landscape by Erle Loran (American, 1905-1999). Signed and
Category
1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
Early 20th Century Mission Carmel, California Watercolor.
Located in Soquel, CA
Catholic mission churches in California. Located at the mouth of Carmel Valley, California, it is on the
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper, Pencil
$920 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 20th Century California Sand Dunes Landscape
By Rowena R. Smith
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful California landscape painting of a path to the beach by listed Berkeley, California
Category
1930s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Early 20th Century Sierra Mountain Path California Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Vintage 1920's California landscape of a path through tall evergreen trees with the grand Sierra
Category
1920s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Cardboard
"EARLY SANTA BARBARA" CALIFORNIA ARTIST FRAMED 17.5 X 20.5
Located in San Antonio, TX
William Ballantine Dorsey
(1942-2019)
California Artist
Size: 11 x 14
Frame: 17.5 x 20.5
Medium
Category
20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Early 20th Century Original Southern California Landscape -- Eucalyptus Grove
Located in Soquel, CA
, murals, scenes of Norway and California. He was an honorary member of the Scandinavian American Art
Category
Early 1900s Hudson River School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
H. Wilson Smith Early California Abstract Painting. "Expansion-Contradiction"
By H. Wilson Smith
Located in Phoenix, AZ
H. Wilson Smith (1901-1981) California Artist $3000
Oil on masonite in the original frame
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Antique American California Sunset Landscape Impressionist Early Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American landscape oil painting by . Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Measuring 16 by 19 inches overall and 10 by 13.5 painting alone.
Category
1910s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pacific Pottery California Coffee / Tea Carafe
By California Pottery
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A handcrafted slip made art pottery piece referred to as California pottery hence produced in the
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Pottery
Materials
Pottery, Wood
Early Tonalist Landscape -- California Coastal Live Oaks William Schneider 1915
Located in Soquel, CA
Early Tonalist Landscape -- California Coastal Live Oaks William Schneider 1915
Beautiful early
Category
1910s Tonalist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Early 20th Century Los Altos, California Landscape "The Old Shed"
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful early 20th century impressionist landscape of Los Altos, California prior to Silicon
Category
Early 1900s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
"Home Corral" Very early Wieghorst California Western Painting awesome colors
By Olaf Wieghorst
Located in San Antonio, TX
collectible art of his done during his early days in the West. His primary output came after his return to
Category
1940s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
'Women with Flowers', Early Los Altos California Modernist, Floral Still Life
By Janice Haefner
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
.
This life-time member of the Pacific Art League lived in Palo Alto and Carmel where she painted and
Category
1960s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'San Francisco and the Bay', Early California Woman Artist, Palo Alto Art Club
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
. Elva Senter was a member of the Palo Alto Art Club and is listed in Edan Hughes definitive reference
Category
1970s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Glen Lukens Signed Early Midcentury Glazed California Pottery Weed Pot Vase
By Glen Lukens
Located in Studio City, CA
, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA
Category
Vintage 1920s American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
Early 20th Century California Landscape - Sunrise On Tin Mountain, Death Valley
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous California landscape titled, "Sunrise on Tin Mountain, Death Valley" with Oak in
Category
1920s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Old 17 Mile Drive, Carmel California Landscape Early 1900s Oil on Linen
Located in Soquel, CA
Old 17 Mile Drive, Carmel California Landscape Early 1900s Oil on Linen
Gorgeous early 20th century
Category
Early 1900s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Winter in California 1927
Located in Pasadena, CA
Consigned to the gallery by H&N Fine Art as part of the Katherine A. Norris Legacy Collection
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
California Landscape, c. 1940's
Located in Pasadena, CA
, San Carlos, and Oceanside, California; acquired from Antiquarian Art Co., Palo Alto, California
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Arch Beach, California
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Arch Beach, California" c.1910 is an original etching on Wove paper by
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Prints
Materials
Etching
'Late Sunset, California', LACMA, Laguna Beach Art Association, PAFA, CWS
By Karl Yens
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
awards, including at the 1919 California Art Club, Laguna Beach Art Association (1921, 1922, 1924, 1925
Category
Early 20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Mid Century California Laguna Country Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
: California Art Club; Painters & Sculptors of Los Angeles. Exhibited: California Art Club, 1936; Society for
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil, Linen
OASIS OF SEVEN PALMS CALIFORNIA
By George Elbert Burr
Located in Portland, ME
Burr, George Elbert. OASIS OF SEVEN PALMS CALIFORNIA. Gouache on paper, not dated, but before 1921
Category
Early 20th Century Landscape Prints
Materials
Gouache
Early Art Deco California Pottery Ceramic Tropical Flamingo Flower Vase
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Early Art Deco California Pottery pink, yellow, and green ceramic flamingo California pottery
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Early California modernist drawing by a well-known San Francisco abstract artist
By Erle Loran
Located in Colfax, CA
professor of art at University of California, Berkeley where he influenced many young Bay Area artists. He
Category
1940s American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel
'Carmel Dunes', Monterey, California, San Francisco Art Association, Illinois
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'Artists in California'.
We are pleased to offer a delicate coastal view by this early California artist
Category
1890s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Laid Paper, Watercolor
California Landscape Oil Painting. Impressionist Green Winding Road Landscape.
By William Wendt
Located in Marco Island, FL
remote locations for silence and contemplation. Wendt was the founder of the California Art Club, an
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"California Mountains, " Orrin White, Impressionism, Southwest Desert Landscape
By Orrin A. White
Located in New York, NY
Hanover, Illinois. He was artistically inclined at an early age but did not pursue an art career until he
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Valley of Dreams, San Gabriel Valley, Los Angeles, California
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
. 11, 1871. He was a self-taught painter and spent his early career in Chicago. He visited California
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
“Impressionist Landscape, c. 1915-1920” California Forest American Impressionist
By Francis Stillwell Dixon
Located in Yardley, PA
serenity of the landscape. It was likely inspired by Dixon’s travels in California from 1915-1917.
The
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Golden Gate, San Francisco, California
By Luigi Kasimir
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Golden Gate, San Francisco, California" c.1930 is a color etching on
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
California Lake Landscape Original Watercolor on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
1914.
In the early 1920's she moved to Los Angeles where she taught at the Otis Art Institute. She
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper
"Early [Newspaper] Edition" Original Pop Art Painting by Linnea Pergola, Framed
By Linnea Pergola
Located in Encino, CA
"Early [Newspaper] Edition," an original mixed media on canvas by Linnea Pergola, is a piece for
Category
1980s Pop Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Canvas
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California Landscape Oil Painting by John Budicin Scottsdale Bulldog Canyon
By John Budicin
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
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I have been in the art business as an artist and dealer since the early 80's. Almost 40
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cows in Summer Landscape (California Coastal Ranch, Carmel Valley), c. 1914
By Angel De Service Espoy
Located in Pasadena, CA
, California; Acquired by Katherine A. Norris, Newport Beach, California; From John Moran Auction, Altadena
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Masonite, Oil, Panel
Rocky California Seascape in Watercolor on Paper
By Paul Dougherty
Located in Soquel, CA
Rocky California Seascape in Watercolor on Paper
Dramatic coastal landscape by notable artist Paul
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Waterco...
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$1,480 Sale Price
20% Off
Bodega Bay, c 1906
By Jessie Arms Botke
Located in Pasadena, CA
recognized as one of the most important women artists in the early California art movement.
Location
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
California Ranch Original Watercolor Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
California Ranch Original Watercolor Landscape
A beautiful Ranch-style, single-story home with
Category
Early 20th Century Post-Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Plein Air Old Laguna Beach Cabin & Eucalyptus Trees California Landscape 1930s
By Andrew Lund
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Laguna Beach, California.
Oil on canvas
Signed lower left
Dimensions: 30 x 36 inches
Framed dimensions
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lovely California Landscape Painting by listed artist John Thomas Nolf, ca 1920s
Located in Baltimore, MD
Art Institute. He exhibited often at the Institute, the Pennsylvania Academy , the San Francisco
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Monterey Cypress - Carmel by the Sea California Seascape in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Monterey Cypress - California Seascape in Oil on Canvas
Vibrant California coastal seascape by
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
California Desert Landscape w/ Sand Verbena by Elizabeth Hewlett Watkins c.1940s
Located in San Francisco, CA
California Desert Landscape w/ Sand Verbena by Elizabeth Hewlett Watkins c.1940s
Beautiful vintage
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Aromas California Pink and Gold Hills Landscape by Cor de Gavere Jolly Daubers
By Cor de Gavere
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant California landscape consisting of pink and gold rolling hills, oak trees, and a body of
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper
California, Northern Part. USA Century Atlas state antique vintage map
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'The Century Atlas. California, Northern Part'
Inset maps of 'Yosemite Valley' and 'San Francisco
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian More Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Brock & Company Tall Sterling Art Nouveau Flower Vase, California Poppy
By Brock & Company
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Brock & Company Sterling Art Nouveau vase - 17 ½ inches tall.
Beautiful poppy flower design
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Pair of Bronze Monkey and Green Marble Bookends
By California Art Bronze Foundry, LA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These fun and funky bookends have monkeys on each bookend with hats on and mounted on green marble bases. The condition is very good.
Category
Early 20th Century American Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$476 Sale Price / set
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Ponderosa, Sugar and White Pine (Tree Study), c. 1915
Located in Pasadena, CA
Francisco (1863–1931) was a pivotal figure in the early Southern California art scene, known for his
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Seal Rock at Cliff House, San Francisco, 1886
By Peter Petersen Toft
Located in Pasadena, CA
period photographs and art.
* Toft, who immigrated from Denmark and became part of California's early art
Category
1880s Realist Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Arroyo Seco, Near Pasadena, c 1900
Located in Pasadena, CA
a central figure in the early development of California art and arts education. As the founding dean
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Mr. Magoo Original Vintage Animation Cel Hand Drawing Painting
By Jules Engel
Located in Surfside, FL
has to do with movement; animation is about movement.” Acknowledged as an early California Modernist
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Twin Calves, San Rafael looking to Mt. Tamalpais -Turn of the Century Landscape
By Gordon Coutts
Located in Soquel, CA
example of early California Pioneer art.
Signed lower right corner.
Unframed.
Image size: 14"H x 22.5
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hancock Park, Geometric Abstract Composition in Enamel on Metal by Jay Phillips
By Jay Phillips
Located in Long Island City, NY
early Southern California art making, which remained a strong influence even after moving to New York
Category
1980s Abstract Geometric Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum, Enamel
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