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Margaret Peterson

Nude in Barn, 1940s Charcoal Drawing on Paper, Unframed, 19"x25"
Nude in Barn, 1940s Charcoal Drawing on Paper, Unframed, 19"x25"

Nude in Barn, 1940s Charcoal Drawing on Paper, Unframed, 19"x25"

By John Bowers

Located in Arp, TX

His collection included pieces by fellow student artists and professors at UC Berkeley including Fred Reichman, Margaret Peterson, Roland Petersen, Jay DeFeo, John Ayres.

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Early 20th Century Cubist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Draped Hair Charcoal Drawing, Cubist Style, 1940s, Unframed, 25x19"
Draped Hair Charcoal Drawing, Cubist Style, 1940s, Unframed, 25x19"

Draped Hair Charcoal Drawing, Cubist Style, 1940s, Unframed, 25x19"

By John Bowers

Located in Arp, TX

His collection included pieces by fellow student artists and professors at UC Berkeley including Fred Reichman, Margaret Peterson, Roland Petersen, Jay DeFeo, John Ayres.

Category

Early 20th Century Cubist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

1929 "Nude with Cubist Sculpture" Charcoal Female Nude Drawing UCBerkeley Artist
1929 "Nude with Cubist Sculpture" Charcoal Female Nude Drawing UCBerkeley Artist

1929 "Nude with Cubist Sculpture" Charcoal Female Nude Drawing UCBerkeley Artist

By John Bowers

Located in Arp, TX

His collection included pieces by fellow student artists and professors at UC Berkeley including Fred Reichman, Margaret Peterson, Roland Petersen, Jay DeFeo, John Ayres.

Category

Early 20th Century Cubist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Free More, Painting, ex Zabriskie Gallery & Reader's Digest Collection, Signed
Free More, Painting, ex Zabriskie Gallery & Reader's Digest Collection, Signed

Free More, Painting, ex Zabriskie Gallery & Reader's Digest Collection, Signed

By Pat Adams

Located in New York, NY

She studied painting at UC Berkeley from 1945–49, where she first encountered the ideas of Hans Hofmann as she studied under his former students—Worth Ryder and Margaret Peterson O’H...

Category

1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Varnish, Mixed Media, Encaustic, Acrylic, Pencil, Graphite

Extended Alike
Extended Alike

Extended Alike

By Pat Adams

Located in New York, NY

She studied painting at UC Berkeley from 1945–49, where she first encountered the ideas of Hans Hofmann as she studied under his former students—Worth Ryder and Margaret Peterson O’H...

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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Handmade Paper Collage Sculpture Art Assemblage with String Nancy Genn Modernist
Handmade Paper Collage Sculpture Art Assemblage with String Nancy Genn Modernist

Handmade Paper Collage Sculpture Art Assemblage with String Nancy Genn Modernist

By Nancy Genn

Located in Surfside, FL

Genn studied at San Francisco Art Institute (then California School of Fine Arts) with painter Hassel Smith, and at the Art Department at the University of California, Berkeley (1948...

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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Handmade Paper

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Margaret Peterson, Modernist Portrait of a Girl, circa 1940s
Margaret Peterson, Modernist Portrait of a Girl, circa 1940s

Margaret Peterson, Modernist Portrait of a Girl, circa 1940s

Located in Treasure Island, CA

Margaret Peterson Untitled Portrait of a girl circa 1945 tempera on panel 26 x 20 inches Exhibited M.H. de Young Museum Excelllent condition Margaret Peterson (1902-1997) wa...

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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Tempera, Wood

"HUNTING SCENE II" Lithograph by Ynez Johnston
"HUNTING SCENE II" Lithograph by Ynez Johnston

"HUNTING SCENE II" Lithograph by Ynez Johnston

By Ynez Johnston

Located in Pasadena, CA

Her instructors, Worth Ryder, Erle Loran, and Margaret Peterson, introduced her to the work of Picasso, Klee, Miro, and Braque.

Category

1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper

Handmade Paper Collage Sculpture Art Assemblage with String Nancy Genn Modernist
Handmade Paper Collage Sculpture Art Assemblage with String Nancy Genn Modernist

Handmade Paper Collage Sculpture Art Assemblage with String Nancy Genn Modernist

By Nancy Genn

Located in Surfside, FL

Genn studied at San Francisco Art Institute (then California School of Fine Arts) with painter Hassel Smith, and at the Art Department at the University of California, Berkeley (1948...

Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Handmade Paper

Untitled
Untitled

Ynez JohnstonUntitled, 1948

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H 21.25 in W 26.75 in D 0.75 in

Untitled

By Ynez Johnston

Located in Denver, CO

Her instructors Worth Ryder, Erle Lorain and Margaret Peterson introduced her to the work of Picasso, Klee, Miro and Braque which later influenced her creative output.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Erle Loran Modernist Abstract Colorful Gouache Painting California Artist
Erle Loran Modernist Abstract Colorful Gouache Painting California Artist

Erle Loran Modernist Abstract Colorful Gouache Painting California Artist

By Erle Loran

Located in Surfside, FL

Loran, together with his colleagues, Ryder, Margaret Peterson, and John Haley, were to lead the way out of a parochial attitude toward art into the modern era and to recognize the im...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Erle Loran Modernist Abstract Colorful Pastel Drawing California Artist
Erle Loran Modernist Abstract Colorful Pastel Drawing California Artist

Erle Loran Modernist Abstract Colorful Pastel Drawing California Artist

By Erle Loran

Located in Surfside, FL

Loran, together with his colleagues, Ryder, Margaret Peterson, and John Haley, were to lead the way out of a parochial attitude toward art into the modern era and to recognize the im...

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache

1940 Modernist Wall Construction by Important Female Artist
1940 Modernist Wall Construction by Important Female Artist

1940 Modernist Wall Construction by Important Female Artist

Located in Treasure Island, CA

Mixed media, modernist wall construction by Margaret Peterson, a heroic, pioneering west coast female modernist, who fled UC Berkeley where she taught, during the McCarthy era, for ...

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Vintage 1940s American Contemporary Art

Materials

Brass, Copper, Steel, Lead

Ynez Johnston 1956 Abstract
Ynez Johnston 1956 Abstract

Ynez Johnston 1956 Abstract

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H 40.5 in W 26.4 in D 1.75 in

Ynez Johnston 1956 Abstract

By Ynez Johnston

Located in San Francisco, CA

Studied at University of California at Berkeley with Erle Loran, Margaret Peterson and Worth Ryder. Unique style blends modern gestural abstraction with ancient forms gleaned from...

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Vintage 1950s American Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Canvas

Karl Kasten Abstract Oil on Canvas
Karl Kasten Abstract Oil on Canvas

Karl Kasten Abstract Oil on Canvas

By Karl Kasten

Located in San Francisco, CA

Detailed Dimensions: 31"ht 26.75"w 2"dp; image: 30"ht 26"w Biography Education: California School of Fine Arts (now the San Francisco Art Institute); College of Marin; Univers...

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Vintage 1950s American Paintings

Karl Kasten "Icon, " Abstract Oil on Canvas 1964
Karl Kasten "Icon, " Abstract Oil on Canvas 1964

Karl Kasten "Icon, " Abstract Oil on Canvas 1964

By Karl Kasten

Located in San Francisco, CA

Biography Education: California School of Fine Arts (now the San Francisco Art Institute); College of Marin; University of California at Berkeley, B.A.1938; M.A.1939; studied mod...

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Vintage 1960s Paintings

Materials

Canvas

1940s Surrealist Bedroom Scene by Margaret Peterson
1940s Surrealist Bedroom Scene by Margaret Peterson

1940s Surrealist Bedroom Scene by Margaret Peterson

Located in Treasure Island, CA

Margaret Peterson Bowen Island circa 1940 tempera on gessoed panel 18 x 18 inches Ex-collection Dorothy Grover, a california modernist painter Exhibited: San Francisco Museum o...

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Vintage 1930s American Paintings

1950s abstract painting
1950s abstract painting

1950s abstract painting

By Robert Kaess

Located in Oakland, CA

Robert Kaess studied at the University of California under Erle Loran, John Haley and Margaret Peterson, receiving his BFA in 1948, and his MFA in 1950.

Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

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1950s Vintage Charcoal Female Nude Study by Henry Woon
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1950s Vintage Charcoal Female Nude Study by Henry Woon

Located in Arp, TX

Henry Woon Charcoal Female Nude 2 c. 1950's Charcoal on Strathmore Charcoal Paper 25"x19 1/2"Unframed Signed in ink H Woon lower right His large portfolio of charcoal drawings was ...

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1950s Cubist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

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