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Mid Century Aptos California Market Watercolor
By Jon Blanchette
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful mid century watercolor of a little store in Aptos, California by listed artist Jon
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Cardboard, Watercolor

"Sacramento River", Mid Century California Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
A gorgeous mid century American Impressionist landscape of the Sacramento River flowing through the
Category

1960s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Near Watsonville, California, Mid Century Landscape Oil Painting House Trees
By Jon Blanchette
Located in Denver, CO
Mid 20th Century oil on artist board of a white house near Watsonville, California. 1950s landscape
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Van's Grocery, Aptos Village - Mid Century California Landscape
By Jon Blanchette
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful mid century watercolor of a little store in Aptos, California by listed artist Jon
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Permanent Marker, Watercolor, Cardboard

Laura Andreson Signed Glazed Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Bowl
By Laura Andreson
Located in Studio City, CA
Art Center, Ogden, Utah 1972 Bower Museum, Santa Ana, California 1973 Utah Museum of Fine Art, Salt
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware

Large Mid Century California Nocturnal Seascape (Double Sided Painting)
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful double-sided painting of a California nocturnal seascape on one side and a Sierra
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Masonite

Beatrice Wood Signed Mid-Century California Pottery Dark Lava Crater Glaze Vase
By Beatrice Wood
Located in Studio City, CA
addition to any Mid-Century Modern pottery collection or personal collectors of Beatrice's work - or make
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware

Polia Pillin Signed Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Yunomi Tea Cup
Located in Studio City, CA
County Art Institute in 1949, the Syracuse Museum of fine Art in 1950, and the California State Fair in
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Summer Seas, Mid-Century Asilomar California Seascape 1943
By William Clothier Watts
Located in Soquel, CA
Summer Seas, Mid-Century Asilomar California Seascape by William Clothier Watts A beautiful and
Category

1940s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Linen

Mid Century Adobe Home Near Tujunga, Southern California
By John Anthony Conner
Located in Soquel, CA
departments of movie studios including MGM. He was a resident of Eagle Rock, and as a fine art painter, did
Category

1950s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Laguna Beach, California Seascape -- "Wind and Wave"
By Mildred Ruth Finch Brown
Located in Soquel, CA
, California Art Club, American Institute of Fine Arts, and the Laguna Beach Art Association. Her paintings
Category

1950s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Polia Pillin Signed Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Yunomi Tea Cup
Located in Studio City, CA
County Art Institute in 1949, the Syracuse Museum of fine Art in 1950, and the California State Fair in
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Rupert Deese Signed Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Pedestal Bowl
By Rupert J. Deese
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeously crafted, beautifully yellow glazed, Mid-Century Modern pedestal bowl by California
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Glen Lukens Signed Mid-Century Modern Glazed Ceramic California Pottery Bowl
By Glen Lukens
Located in Studio City, CA
the first artists to raise the stature of Mid-Century Modern Studio Pottery within the art world
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware, Pottery

Rupert Deese Signed Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Ceramic Bowl
By Rupert J. Deese
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeously crafted, beautifully glazed, Mid-Century Modern curved bowl by California master
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Laura Andreson Signed Glazed Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Bowl
By Laura Andreson
Located in Studio City, CA
1972 Ogden Art Center, Ogden, Utah 1972 Bower Museum, Santa Ana, California 1973 Utah Museum of Fine
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware

Quaint Antique Barn, Mid Century California Landscape Watercolor
By Jon Blanchette
Located in Soquel, CA
abandoned commercial work and settled in Aptos (Seacliff Beach), California where he painted fine art and
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

Rupert Deese Signed Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Floral Bowl
By Rupert J. Deese
Located in Studio City, CA
the base. Would be a great addition to any Mid-Century Modern ceramics and pottery collection or a
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Beatrice Wood Signed Mid-Century Modern California Glazed Studio Ceramic Bowl
By Beatrice Wood
Located in Studio City, CA
Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Museum of Arts and
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Peter Voulkos Signed Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Plate Charger
By Peter Voulkos
Located in Studio City, CA
Gallery, Canberra, Australia Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, Maryland Banff Centre, School of Fine
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Shapes, Mid Century Modern Abstract Colored Woodcut, Geometric Fine Art Print
By Edward Marecak
Located in Denver, CO
Gallery, also in Denver. Museum Collections: Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center; Denver Art Museum
Category

20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Oak Barrels in the Wine Cellar, Saratoga, California Mid Century Interior Scene
Located in Soquel, CA
Detailed mid century depiction of a wine cellar with large oak barrels by Zoe Thompson (American, b
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard, Canvas

Sausalito, California
By Carl Thorp
Located in San Francisco, CA
Academy of Fine Art in San Diego with Maurice Braun and Alfred Mitchell. He was a member of the Society
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Sausalito, California
Sausalito, California
H 26.5 in W 30.5 in D 1.75 in
Street Scene WPA American Scene Mid-20th Century Modern Coin Tower California SF
By Victor Michail Arnautoff
Located in New York, NY
Street Scene WPA American Scene Mid-20th Century Modern Coin Tower California SF Victor Arnautofff
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

'San Francisco', Mid-century California Modernist, SFMOMA, Whitney Museum
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
furthered his art studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence and in Paris. He later studied at the Hans
Category

1950s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Mount Tamalpais, Marin County, California
Located in San Francisco, CA
of 10 she studied art with a Mrs. Fletcher, an artist in residence at the 1916 California Exposition
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

William Norris Dakin California School of Fine Art Painting
By William Norris Dakin
Located in Fulton, CA
1950s painting depicting the California School of Fine Art in San Francisco in 1953. Dakin was a
Category

Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

Mid Century Modern Nautical Landscape - Sailboats by the Wharf
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Modern Nautica Landscape of Boats and Wharf in Acrylic on Paper Vibrant mid century
Category

Mid-20th Century Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Laid Paper

Beatrice Wood Signed Pink Lava Glaze Midcentury California Studio Pottery Bowl
By Beatrice Wood
Located in Studio City, CA
Famed California Mid-Century Modern artist Beatrice Wood signed bowl featuring a unique pink lava
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware

Beatrice Wood Signed Iridescent Luster Glaze California Studio Pottery Face Vase
By Beatrice Wood
Located in Studio City, CA
. Truly a special piece and one of our personal favorites. Would be an amazing addition to any Mid-Century
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware

Mid Century Portrait of Woman
By Jon Blanchette
Located in Soquel, CA
Fox Studios. In 1948, he settled in Aptos, California where he painted fine art and taught privately
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Masonite

Mid Century Modern Vertical Landscape with Fence in Acrylic on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Modern Vertical Landscape with Fence in Acrylic on Paper Vibrant landscape by
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Crescent Bridge, California
By Joseph Weisman
Located in San Francisco, CA
continued to produce fine art. During WWII he was a technical illustrator for Douglas Aircraft Corporation
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Mid Century Mod Gas
By Kathleen Keifer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
second-generation artist. Her mother, also a fine artist, exposed Keifer to the world of art and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Mid-Century Mod PSP
By Kathleen Keifer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, also a fine artist, exposed Keifer to the world of art and supervised her training from a very early
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Mid Century Daffodil Abstract
By James Coughlin
Located in Soquel, CA
, Philadelphia, PA., Corcoran Gallery, Washington D.C., Philadelphia Art Festival, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine
Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media

Materials

Magazine Paper, Newsprint, Acrylic

Mid-Century Paleolithic Hunt Scene
By Nan Street Fowler
Located in Soquel, CA
and later, after high school, studied at the California School of Fine Art in San Francisco. She moved
Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Ocean Wave, Mid Century Modern Abstracted Seascape
By Jon Blanchette
Located in Soquel, CA
Ocean Wave, Mid Century Modern Abstracted Seascape Beautiful abstracted seascape, a mid century
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Mid Century Mt. Rose Landscape
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
Category

Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Beatrice Wood Signed Rare Mid-Century Luster Lava Glazed Minature Small Vase
By Beatrice Wood
Located in Studio City, CA
Beatrice's work and/or an amazing addition to any Mid-Century Modern/California Studio pottery collection. A
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware

Mid Century Portrait -- Freckled Red Head Boy
By Jon Blanchette
Located in Soquel, CA
, California where he painted fine art and taught privately. During the summers of 1965-75 he held workshops in
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

1950s "Rectangle" Mid Century Abstract Gouache Painting
Located in Arp, TX
MacAgy and Clyfford Still, the California School of Fine Arts became the undisputed center of vanguard
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

1950s "Yellow" Mid Century Nude Gouache Painting
Located in Arp, TX
. Under Douglas MacAgy and Clyfford Still, the California School of Fine Arts became the undisputed center
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Mid Century Yosemite Park in Winter Landscape
By Vladimir Shkurkin
Located in Soquel, CA
School of Fine Art in Kiev (1917-22). Upon immigrating to America in 1925, he moved to Seattle where he
Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Sierra Mountaintops Landscape
By Ralph Edward Joosten
Located in Soquel, CA
the California School of Fine Art and was one of the second year students to take the new courses in
Category

1960s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Low Tide - Mid Century Seascape
By Margaret Esther Rogers
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful mid century seascape of the waves spilling over the rocks into the tide pool by Margaret
Category

1940s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

1950s "Orange Nude" Mid Century Nude Gouache Painting
Located in Arp, TX
spiritual contacts with Asia. Under Douglas MacAgy and Clyfford Still, the California School of Fine Arts
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Pair of Mid Century Blocking Portrait Study, Mid Century Portrait of a Woman
By Gordon Cook
Located in Soquel, CA
Art Institute*. His etchings where exhibited in a one-man exhibition at the Fine Arts Museums of San
Category

1960s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Shops in Aptos Village on Soquel Drive, Aptos, California - Watercolor
By Jon Blanchette
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful mid century watercolor of stores in Aptos, California by listed artist Jon Blanchette
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Postcard, Watercolor, Permanent Marker

Nude with Wineglass - Mid Century Bay Area Figurative
By Marjorie Cathcart
Located in Soquel, CA
Marjorie Cathcart held a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the University of California, Berkeley 1943, Studied with
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Mid Century Portrait of Woman in Red Hat
By Jon Blanchette
Located in Soquel, CA
settled in Aptos, California where he painted fine art and taught privately. During the summers of 1965-75
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Fiberboard

1950s "Short Hair" Mid Century Nude Gouache Painting
Located in Arp, TX
spiritual contacts with Asia. Under Douglas MacAgy and Clyfford Still, the California School of Fine Arts
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Paper

1950s "Too Much" Mid Century Nude Gouache Painting
Located in Arp, TX
MacAgy and Clyfford Still, the California School of Fine Arts became the undisputed center of vanguard
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Paper

1950s "Slit" Mid Century Painting Bay Area Artist
Located in Arp, TX
. Under Douglas MacAgy and Clyfford Still, the California School of Fine Arts became the undisputed center
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

1950s "Backside" Mid Century Figurative Nude Gouache Painting
Located in Arp, TX
. Under Douglas MacAgy and Clyfford Still, the California School of Fine Arts became the undisputed center
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Mid Century Bayside View, San Francisco
By Sally Kissinger Wilt
Located in Soquel, CA
the California School of Fine Art. Leading artists were David Park, Richard Diebenkorn, Joan Brown
Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Beatrice Wood Signed Midcentury California Studio Pottery Cat Charger Plate
By Beatrice Wood
Located in Studio City, CA
amazing addition to any collection of Beatrice's work or Mid-Century Modern pottery or a fabulous, eye
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware

Mid Century French Street Scene Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
, 16"H x 20.75"L. Impressionist painter from Los Altos, California. Studied fine art at San Jose
Category

1960s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

"STILL LIFE FRUIT" MID CENTURY
By Michael Frary
Located in San Antonio, TX
American Art. We carry Vintage, Mid Century & Contemporary
Category

1960s American Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid Century Abstract Expressionist Grey Figurative
By Louis Nadalini
Located in Soquel, CA
Painting and Sculpture 1966; Richmond Art Center & University of California; Pelican Bay Art Gallery
Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Cardboard, Canvas, Oil

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