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Mid Century Abstract Expressionist Painting -- San Francisco Shore Birds
By Honora Berg
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Abstract Expressionist Painting of San Francisco Bay Shorebirds at Surf's Edge 1950's
Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Rice Paper, Watercolor

Mid Century Bayside View, San Francisco
By Sally Kissinger Wilt
Located in Soquel, CA
studied in Austria with Oskar Kokoshka and then moved to San Francisco in 1962 to study with Richard
Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid Century San Francisco Bay Seascape Landscape
By Hartzell Harrison Ray
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous mid century San Francisco Bay seascape oil painting by California artist Hartzell Harrison
Category

1960s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Coit Tower, San Francisco - Mid Century Urban Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful mid century expressionist urban landscape of Coit Tower and skyline of San Francisco
Category

1950s Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Fishing Coyote Point San Francisco Bay
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful mid century oil painting of a lone fisherman on the levee at Coyote Point in San Mateo
Category

1950s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Mid Century Urban Landscape San Francisco Golden Gate Park
By Virginia Blight
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful urban landscape of a pathway through the trees in Golden Gate Park with the San Francisco
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Mid Century Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco by Garrett Price (American, 1896-1979). Signed "Garrett" lower
Category

1950s American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Mid Century Abstracted San Francisco Bay Line Drawing Landscape
By Erle Loran
Located in Soquel, CA
and geometric painting. Loran was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1905. He attended the University
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pastel

'Chariot', San Francisco Bay Area Abstraction, Mid-Century, Maxwell Gallery
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
studied at the Art Institute of Chicago (1951-1955) before moving to San Francisco in 1960, where he
Category

1960s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Diminutive Mid Century Seated Nude Study - San Francisco Figurative Movement
Located in Soquel, CA
right corner. Framing stamp on back from San Francisco. Presented in gilt-toned rustic wood frame under
Category

1950s Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

San Francisco, Golden Gate Bridge
By John Leonard Checkley
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "San Francisco, Golden Gate Bridge" c.1965 Is a oil painting and textured gesso
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid Century Modern Abstract Landscape - San Francisco Hills in the Fog
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Modern Abstract Landscape - San Francisco Hills in the Fog Beautiful mid-century
Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Canyon River', San Francisco Bay Area Abstraction, Mid-Century, Maxwell Gallery
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
: Maxwell Galleries, San Francisco, circa 1965. Ide studied at the Art Institute of Chicago (1951-1955) and
Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Portrait of a San Francisco Lady by Alfred Jonniaux
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful portrait of woman from San Francisco by European portrait artist Alfred Jonniaux (Belgian
Category

1960s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Linen

Mid Century American Abstract, possibly Fisherman's wharf San Francisco, Ca
By Mel Fowler
Located in Woodbury, CT
Midcentury oil on canvas , Wharf scene, possibly Fishermans Wharf in San Francisco. Mel Fowler
Category

1960s American Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

"San Francisco Bay" Abstract Impressionist City Landscape Oil Painting on Board
By Edna Marie Schmidt
Located in New York, NY
This piece depicts a unique impressionistic landscape of the San Francisco Bay depicting the Golden
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

'Bay Shanties, San Francisco', Marin, WPA, Mid-century California oil, Benezit
By Gordon Cope
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Oil landscape showing a view of several age-worn buildings near waters edge, with two sailboats making their way past, and gold and lavender hued hills in the background. Signed low...
Category

1950s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Lookout, San Francisco Figurative Abstract
By Sally Kissinger Wilt
Located in Soquel, CA
Francisco in 1962 to study with Richard Diebenkorn at the San Francisco Art Institute. She later taught art
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Island in the San Francisco Bay, Mid Century Landscape by Alexander Nepote
By Alexander Nepote
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Island in the San Francisco Bay Landscape by Alexander Nepote Lovely late 1930's
Category

1930s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

1970s Abstract Oil Painting by San Francisco Artist P. Ciment
By Phyllis Ciment
Located in San Francisco, CA
1970s Abstract Oil Painting by San Francisco Artist Phyllis Ciment Created with oils on paper over
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Archival Paper

'San Francisco', Mid-century California Modernist, SFMOMA, Whitney Museum
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A vibrant expressionist watercolor showing a view of San Francisco and the bay contrasted against a
Category

1950s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Market Street, San Francisco
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Market Street, San Francisco" c.1960 is a watercolor on paper by noted
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

San Francisco Skyline at Night Original Oil Painting by Conger c.1950
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid Century San Francisco Skyline at Night Original Oil Painting by Conger c.1950 Original oil on
Category

Mid-20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Tram in the Streets of San Francisco Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Pasadena, CA
bustling streets of San Francisco. On the left, a vintage blue-green tram glides towards the foreground
Category

Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas

San Francisco 1970's Cubist Abstract City Skyline Oil Painting, signed & framed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"San Francisco" Continental School, signed Vogel circa 1970's oil painting on canvas, framed framed
Category

Mid-20th Century Cubist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Downtown San Francisco" Cityscape Acrylic Abstract by Charles Hamilton
By Charles Hamilton
Located in Pasadena, CA
In this painting by Charles Jupiter Hamilton's "Downtown San Francisco," the pulsating heartbeat of
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Calle San Francisco, Antiqua, Guatemala, Landscape, Cape Ann Artist
By Anthony Thieme
Located in Rockport, MA
Wonderful color and condition on this Anthony Thieme painting! Original Newcomb Macklin frame
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Looking for new experiences - mw4mw - 2925 (San Francisco)
By Carlton Scott Sturgill
Located in New Orleans, LA
the bedroom communities of Mid-America, my work examines the conflict between our behavior in our most
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

San Francisco Bay Area Seascape with Ships in Oil on Cardboard
By Honora Berg
Located in Soquel, CA
San Francisco Bay Area Seascape with Ships in Oil on Cardboard Seascape with large ships by Honora
Category

1950s American Impressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Cardboard, Oil

Hot Couple Looking for Sexy Third - mw4w - 2429 (San Francisco)
By Carlton Scott Sturgill
Located in New Orleans, LA
currently lives and works in New Orleans, Louisiana. Inspired by the bedroom communities of Mid-America
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

'Abstract, Ebony & Rust', San Francisco Bay Area Abstraction, Large Oil
By Eral Leek
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
, mid-century oil abstract comprising bold, overlapping rectangular compositional elements in shades of
Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Betty Guy San Francisco Skyline Watercolor c.1950
By Betty Guy
Located in San Francisco, CA
Betty Guy San Francisco Skyline Watercolor c.1950 Dimensions 25" wide x 18" high. Frame 25.5
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

Portrait of Man San Francisco Bay Area Figurative Movement Peter Witwer
By Peter Witwer
Located in Soquel, CA
the dynamic evolution of American Mid-Century painting from the Abstract Expressionism of the 1940s
Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Golden Gate, San Francisco', Bay Area Woman Modernist, Crocker Art Museum
By Muriel Backman
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
verso "The Cool Gray City". An elegant mid-century view of the San Francisco skyline and the bay with
Category

1950s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Handmade Paper

'Surreal Cityscape', National Academy of Design, San Francisco Museum of Art
By Daniel Albert Harris
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
dramatic, Mid-century cityscape showing numerous figures, both concealed and partially-revealed, dispersed
Category

1950s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"LANTERN PEDDLER. SAN FRANCISCO, 1905" CHINESE, MERCHANTS 64 x 54 framed
By Mian Situ
Located in San Antonio, TX
Circa 2000 "The Lantern Peddler. San Francisco, 1905" depicting Chinatown in that period Biography Mian
Category

Early 2000s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Pair of Signed Benjamin Jorj Harris Airbrush San Francisco Cable Car Artworks
Located in Pasadena, TX
Illustration-watercolor Features: 1940s day masonry frame Airbrush watercolor Scene from San
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper

'View of San Francisco with Coit Tower', Bay Area, California, Pointillist Oil
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A substantial mid-century, pointillist oil cityscape showing a view of San Francisco with Coit
Category

1950s Pointillist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Old Carmel Village', 1950's Woman Artist, San Francisco Bay Area, SFAA
By Dora Masters
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
1950s and '60s, including at the San Francisco Art Association and the Carmel Art Association. We are
Category

1960s Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Laid Paper

'Chinatown San Francisco at Twilight', French School (circa 1950s)
Located in London, GB
'Chinatown San Francisco at Twilight', ink and gouache, diptych on card stock, French School (circa
Category

Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Gouache

"San Sebastian" Awesome Larger Mid Century Austin Texas piece.
By Kelly Fearing
Located in San Antonio, TX
of Painting and Sculpture 1949-1950, circulated: Witte Museum, San Antonio; Museum of Fine Arts
Category

1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

'Forms in Blue & Gray', Bay Area Abstraction, San Francisco Museum of Fine Arts
By Robert George Gilberg
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
substantial, mid-century gouache abstract comprising pendant geometric forms in pastel tones of sage, ivory
Category

1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

Pascal Cucaro Oil Canvas Mid-Century Painting
By Pascal Cucaro, 1915-2003
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic Mid-Century Modern oil on canvas painting by Pascal Cucaro titled "Festival". The
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Silver Leaf

Mid Century San Diego Impressionist Seascape by Georgia Crittenden Bemis, 1939
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous mid century impressionist seascape of Southern California coastal rocks and waves by
Category

1930s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Linen

'Dynamic Abstract', California San Francisco Bay Area Modernism, Thiebaud
By Robert George Gilberg
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A substantial, mid-century watercolor abstract comprising interrelated geometric and biomorphic
Category

1940s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Pen

1950s "Rectangle" Mid Century Abstract Gouache Painting
Located in Arp, TX
Francisco Abstract Expression A free-spirited wave of creative energy swept through the San Francisco art
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

1950s "Yellow" Mid Century Nude Gouache Painting
Located in Arp, TX
Friedmann. San Francisco Abstract Expression A free-spirited wave of creative energy swept through the San
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Paper

Mid Century Abstract Painting by California Artist Martin Snipper
By Martin Snipper
Located in San Francisco, CA
Francisco/Bay Area artist and patron of the arts. American, mid 20th century.
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Large Vintage Mid Century Modern Abstract Painting
Located in Bradenton, FL
A powerful, well-executed vintage mid century abstract painting fresh from a high-end mid century
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

1950s "Orange Nude" Mid Century Nude Gouache Painting
Located in Arp, TX
swept through the San Francisco art community after World War II. Challenging accepted modes of painting
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Pascal Cucaro Mid-Century Impressionist Painting of Figures
By Pascal Cucaro, 1915-2003
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Mid-Century Modern painting of a busy impressionist scene with interesting colorful figures by
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Linen, Wood, Paint

1950s "Short Hair" Mid Century Nude Gouache Painting
Located in Arp, TX
Bauhaus artist, Gustav Friedmann. San Francisco Abstract Expression A free-spirited wave of creative
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Paper

1950s "Too Much" Mid Century Nude Gouache Painting
Located in Arp, TX
& Jerry Opper. Ruth was the daughter of Bauhaus artist, Gustav Friedmann. San Francisco Abstract
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Paper

1950s "Slit" Mid Century Painting Bay Area Artist
Located in Arp, TX
Friedmann. San Francisco Abstract Expression A free-spirited wave of creative energy swept through the San
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Paper

1950s "Backside" Mid Century Figurative Nude Gouache Painting
Located in Arp, TX
Friedmann. San Francisco Abstract Expression A free-spirited wave of creative energy swept through the San
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Cliff House, San Francisco
By Fanch (Francois Ledan)
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Cliff House, San Francisco" c.1980 is a original colors lithograph on paper
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Mid-Century Modern Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
By Toma Yovanovich
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original mid century modern abstract expressionist painting by American artist Toma Yovanovich
Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

1950s "Pink Towel 2" Mid Century Nude Gouache Painting
Located in Arp, TX
Friedmann. San Francisco Abstract Expression A free-spirited wave of creative energy swept through the San
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Paper

Mid-Century Modern Abstract Oil Painting "Window"
By Toma Yovanovich
Located in Buffalo, NY
College of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA Vatican Library, Rome, Italy Kyoto University Museum of Art
Category

1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid-Century Abstract Painting by California Artist Robert Gilberg
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid-20th century abstract painting by San Francisco Bay Area artist Robert Gilberg (b.1911-d.1970
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

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Find a variety of mid century san francisco paintings available on 1stDibs. Browse a selection of Impressionist, Abstract or Contemporary versions of these works for sale today — there are 18 Impressionist, 17 Abstract, 13 Modern, 4 Expressionist and 1 Contemporary examples available. These items have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. You can search the mid century san francisco paintings that we have for sale on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of gray, brown, beige and blue. These artworks have been a part of the life’s work for many artists, but the versions made by Gustav Friedmann, John Leonard Checkley, Sally Kissinger Wilt, Virginia Blight and Jack Freeman are consistently popular. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in paint, oil paint and fabric — can elevate any room of your home.

How Much are Mid Century San Francisco Paintings?

Prices for art of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — mid century san francisco paintings in our inventory begin at $135 and can go as high as $38,500, while the average can fetch as much as $1,180.