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Morro Bay

Harbor Haze; Morro Bay
Harbor Haze; Morro Bay

Harbor Haze; Morro Bay

By John Cosby

Located in Pasadena, CA

Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist UNFRAMED: 12" x 16" FRAMED: 17.25" x 21.25" x 1.75" Signed on lower right Artist Statement "This is Morro Bay on the Central Coas...

Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Morro Bay Boats

Morro Bay Boats

By Anne Schlueter

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Painting

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paint...

Materials

India Ink

Dunes at Morro Bay /  44 x 66 in. oil on canvas nature painting
Dunes at Morro Bay /  44 x 66 in. oil on canvas nature painting

Dunes at Morro Bay / 44 x 66 in. oil on canvas nature painting

By Peter Loftus

Located in Burlingame, CA

Invigorating and exciting painting 'Dunes at Morro Bay' features ocean blue water and sand dunes and coastal vegetation at sunset's evening tide at California's Morro Bay, by Americ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

(Untitled) Little Girl Cradling Her Black Cat, in Greens and Chestnut
(Untitled) Little Girl Cradling Her Black Cat, in Greens and Chestnut

(Untitled) Little Girl Cradling Her Black Cat, in Greens and Chestnut

Located in San Francisco, CA

They’re California artist Dorothy Cutter’s signature motif, an approach she may have embraced during her studies at the Maryland Institute College of Art, the Corcoran School of the ...

Category

1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Beau Simmons - Last Days Of Summer-B&W Version, Photography 2025, Printed After
Beau Simmons - Last Days Of Summer-B&W Version, Photography 2025, Printed After

Beau Simmons - Last Days Of Summer-B&W Version, Photography 2025, Printed After

By Beau Simmons

Located in Greenwich, CT

Once I gathered a couple of cowboys to haul horses down to Morro Bay, I was fortunate enough to find two classic vehicles that captured the essence of the 1970s-80s era.

Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Beau Simmons - Last Days Of Summer, Photography 2025, Printed After
Beau Simmons - Last Days Of Summer, Photography 2025, Printed After

Beau Simmons - Last Days Of Summer, Photography 2025, Printed After

By Beau Simmons

Located in Greenwich, CT

Once I gathered a couple of cowboys to haul horses down to Morro Bay, I was fortunate enough to find two classic vehicles that captured the essence of the 1970s-80s era.

Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

"Islands In The Sun  Harbor With Brilliant Water Reflections
"Islands In The Sun  Harbor With Brilliant Water Reflections

"Islands In The Sun Harbor With Brilliant Water Reflections

By Tom Swimm

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

"Islands In The Sun," with rippling water reflections below the iconic Morro Bay harbor is a quintessential example of Tom Swimm's enhanced realism.

Category

2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Beau Simmons - The Cowboy Surfer, Photography 2025, Printed After
Beau Simmons - The Cowboy Surfer, Photography 2025, Printed After

Beau Simmons - The Cowboy Surfer, Photography 2025, Printed After

By Beau Simmons

Located in Greenwich, CT

Fortunately for me, I met just the perfect cowboy who rodeos at Cal Poly, not far from Morro Bay and Pismo Beach, who also surfs the miles of surfline alongside Highway 1 in Californ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

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Schooner Sunset, Morro Bay

Val CarsonSchooner Sunset, Morro Bay, 2016

Unavailable

H 10 in W 8 in D 1 in

Schooner Sunset, Morro Bay

By Val Carson

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

Oil on Linen, Painted en Plein Air

Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Orange Cone on a Dock, Morro Bay

Orange Cone on a Dock, Morro Bay

By Timothy Mulligan

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

depiction of a sailboat in the bay with a focus of an orange cone on a pier

Category

2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

St. Mary, Morro bay, California
St. Mary, Morro bay, California

St. Mary, Morro bay, California

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "St Mary, Morro Bay, California" c.1940 is a watercolor on paper by California artist Cecil Wray Goodchild, 1901-1983.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

"Morro Bay Landing, "   Oil of Boat and shimmering water by Realist Tom Swimm

"Morro Bay Landing, " Oil of Boat and shimmering water by Realist Tom Swimm

By Tom Swimm

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

"Morro Bay Landing" features a unique perspective of a tranquil subject that exhibits the bold colors and strong composition that Swimm is known for.

Category

2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Pier Fishing" California Plein Air Oil Painting by Jacobus Baas

"Pier Fishing" California Plein Air Oil Painting by Jacobus Baas

By Jacobus Baas

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

An atmospheric oil painted on location on the Central Coast at Morro Bay by noted California artist Jacobus Baas, this plein air painting "Pier Fishing," exhibits the subtle touch an...

Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Toward Morro Bay
Toward Morro Bay

Toward Morro Bay

By Bruce Everett

Located in Fairfield, CT

Bruce Everett's medium to large scale landscape paintings of Southern California and the Central Coast are characterized by dramatic light with raking shadows, unusual vantage points...

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

California Seascape -- Mid Morning Overcast
California Seascape -- Mid Morning Overcast

California Seascape -- Mid Morning Overcast

Located in Soquel, CA

Jean had a gallery with her husband in Morro Bay, California. A Southern California artist she exhibited In Los Angeles, Morrow Bay, Lincoln.

Category

1970s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Boats of Morro Bay

Boats of Morro Bay

By Timothy Mulligan

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

Boats of Morro Bay 2022 60" x 48" acrylic on canvas (framed) I have always felt that painting is what I was meant to do; to create these peculiar visions of the world that seem to c...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Morro Bay, 2017, Mixed-Media Abstract on Canvas

Morro Bay, 2017, Mixed-Media Abstract on Canvas

By Krista Harris

Located in Stowe, VT

Inspired by a sense of place and travels far beyond her Colorado-based studio, Krista Harris creates richly layered, gestural abstract paintings that seek to reinterpret the world we...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Plaster, Glaze, Oil Crayon, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Colorful Waterway, Morro Bay

Colorful Waterway, Morro Bay

By Timothy Mulligan

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

Colorful Waterway 2021 40" x 30" acrylic on canvas (framed) I have always felt that painting is what I was meant to do; to create these peculiar visions of the world that seem to ca...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Harbor Light, Morrow Bay

Harbor Light, Morrow Bay

By Timothy Mulligan

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

Harbor Light, Morro Bay 2021 48" x 36" acrylic on canvas (framed) I have always felt that painting is what I was meant to do; to create these peculiar visions of the world that seem...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

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By Jeroen Allart

Located in New York, NY

This beautiful painting by Jeroen Allart is part of his minimalist landscape and animal painting he did in his home country the Netherlands. 'A farm stands before you on the horizon....

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Eventide at Hole-in-the Wall /  44 x 66 in. oil on canvas nature painting
Eventide at Hole-in-the Wall /  44 x 66 in. oil on canvas nature painting

Eventide at Hole-in-the Wall / 44 x 66 in. oil on canvas nature painting

By Peter Loftus

Located in Burlingame, CA

Invigorating and exciting painting 'Eventide at Hole-in-the-Wall' features swirling ocean blue water and big rocks at sunset's evening tide at Northern California's Santa Cruz Bluf...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Overlooking Sardine Lake / realist nature 44 x66 in. oil on canvas painting
Overlooking Sardine Lake / realist nature 44 x66 in. oil on canvas painting

Overlooking Sardine Lake / realist nature 44 x66 in. oil on canvas painting

By Peter Loftus

Located in Burlingame, CA

‘Overlooking Sardine Lake’ oil painting by American Realist artist Peter Loftus, who is known for captivating breathtaking color-rich nature scenes through shadow and light in his oi...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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Morro Bay For Sale on 1stDibs

You are likely to find exactly the morro bay you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. You can easily find an example made in the Impressionist style, while we also have 2 Impressionist versions to choose from as well. If you’re looking for a morro bay from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 20th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. On 1stDibs, the right morro bay is waiting for you and the choices span a range of colors that includes blue, gray, black and yellow. Creating a morro bay has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Timothy Mulligan, Tom Swimm, Val Carson, Krista Harris and Peter Loftus are consistently popular. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, acrylic paint and canvas. A large morro bay can be an attractive addition to some spaces, while smaller examples are available — approximately spanning 10 high and 8 wide — and may be better suited to a more modest living area.

How Much is a Morro Bay?

The average selling price for a morro bay we offer is $1,725, while they’re typically $900 on the low end and $17,500 for the highest priced.