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Early 20th Century California Industrial Scene Landscape
Early 20th Century California Industrial Scene Landscape

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

Pacific Pottery California Coffee / Tea Carafe
Pacific Pottery California Coffee / Tea Carafe

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

Winter in California 1927
Winter in California 1927

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

Arch Beach, California
Arch Beach, California

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

Mid Century California Laguna Country Landscape
Mid Century California Laguna Country Landscape

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
OASIS OF SEVEN PALMS CALIFORNIA

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

Golden Gate, San Francisco, California
Golden Gate, San Francisco, California

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

Early Art Deco California Pottery Ceramic Tropical Flamingo Flower Vase
Early Art Deco California Pottery Ceramic Tropical Flamingo Flower Vase

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

Bodega Bay, c 1906
Bodega Bay, c 1906

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

Brock & Company Tall Sterling Art Nouveau Flower Vase, California Poppy
Brock & Company Tall Sterling Art Nouveau Flower Vase, California Poppy

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
Pair of Bronze Monkey and Green Marble Bookends

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

Arroyo Seco, Near Pasadena, c 1900
Arroyo Seco, Near Pasadena, c 1900

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
Mr. Magoo Original Vintage Animation Cel Hand Drawing Painting

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

Mr. Magoo Original Vintage Animation Cel Hand Drawing Painting
Mr. Magoo Original Vintage Animation Cel Hand Drawing Painting

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 Pop Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Mixed Media

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Find the exact piece of early california art you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. In our selection of items, you can find Impressionist examples as well as a Modern version. Making the right choice when shopping for an item from our selection of early california art may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 18th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a choice in our collection of early california art to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of brown, gray, beige, blue and more. An object in our assortment of early california art from Earl Graham Douglas, John Budicin, Janice Haefner, Luigi Kasimir and Albert King — each of whom created distinctive versions of this kind of work — is worth considering. Artworks like these of any era or style can make for thoughtful decor in any space, but a selection from our variety of those made in paint, oil paint and fabric can add an especially memorable touch.

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