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1970s Modern Blue Green Abstract Oil Painting California Art
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Mid Century Modern Abstract Oil on Canvas Board California Art Blue Green no information on artist
Category

1970s American Mid-Century Modern Retro California Art

Materials

Canvas, Paint

California Art Pottery Candlestick holder by Lynda Feman Circa 1999
Located in Van Nuys, CA
California Art Pottery Candlestick holder by Lynda Feman Circa 1999
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1990s American Retro California Art

Materials

Pottery

'Spring Still Life', Large American Post Impressionist, California Art League
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
and member of the California Fine Art League who has exhibited widely and with success and is the
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1990s Post-Impressionist Retro California Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

California Art Pottery Yellow Speckle Candlestick holder by Lynda Feman Circa 19
Located in Van Nuys, CA
California Art Pottery Yellow Speckle Candlestick Holder by Lynda Feman Circa 1998, United States
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1980s North American Mid-Century Modern Retro California Art

Materials

Metal

'Woman Wearing a Headscarf', Laguna Beach, California, Art Institute of Chicago
By Ruth Peabody
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
to Laguna Beach, California, in 1924, and became active in the local art scene. At their studio
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1950s Post-Impressionist Retro California Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Large Assemblage Collage Monotype California Art from Styria Studios
By Paul Sarkisian
Located in Surfside, FL
significant contributions during the growth of contemporary art in Los Angeles, then later gained
Category

1980s 85 New Wave Retro California Art

Materials

Glitter, Mixed Media, Archival Paper

Rupert Deese California Art Pottery 1960 Bowl
By Rupert J. Deese
Located in New York, NY
An original low art pottery ashtray low bowl by famed California craftsman, Rupert Deese. Signed.
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Retro California Art

Materials

Ceramic

Miriam Moss Art Pottery Horse Brooch Pin Mid-Century Modern California Art
Located in New York, NY
THIS IS A WONDERFUL RETRO MID-CENTURY MODERN ART POTTERY BROOCH BY THE CALIFORNIA MID-CENTURY
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Mid-20th Century American Modernist Retro California Art

Rare Edmund Ronaky Jaru California Art Pottery Sea Bird Vessels like Tackett
By Edmund Ronaky, Lagardo Tackett
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Early Edmund Ronaky for Jaru of Callfornia sea bird vessels, iconic midcentury Southern California
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Retro California Art

Materials

Ceramic

Rupert Deese California 60s Art Pottery Low Ashtray Bowl
By Rupert J. Deese
Located in New York, NY
An original California art pottery low bowl by famed ceramic artist, Rupert Deese. Signed.
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Retro California Art

Materials

Ceramic

'Monterey Pier', California Modernist, Woman Artist, Santa Cruz Art League
By Muriel Backman
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Exhibition Index, First through Twenty-seventh, 1928-1957 (Publications in California Art, No. 12)" Nancy
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1950s American Modern Retro California Art

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Handmade Paper

'Fisherman's Wharf, Monterey', Modernist California Artist, Crocker Art Museum
By Muriel Backman
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Index, First through Twenty-seventh, 1928-1957 (Publications in California Art, No. 12)" Nancy Dustin
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1950s Post-Impressionist Retro California Art

Materials

Watercolor, Illustration Board, Graphite

'Big Surf, Point Lobos' California Impressionism, Carmel Art Association, Taos
By Edward Norton Ward
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Society of American Impressionists; he is also a member of the California Art Club and has served as
Category

1960s American Impressionist Retro California Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Fort Bragg Lumber Mill', Woman Artist, California Post-Impressionist
By Muriel Backman
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
(Publications in California Art, No. 12)" Nancy Dustin Moure.
Category

1950s Modern Retro California Art

Materials

Gouache, Handmade Paper, Watercolor

'Gladioli by Moonlight', Laguna Beach Art Association, Pasadena Art Museum
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
the Festival of Arts, California Design 8, the Pasadena Art Museum and, regularly, at the Laguna Beach
Category

1970s Impressionist Retro California Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Old San Anselmo, California', Woman Post-Impressionist, Crocker Museum
By Muriel Backman
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Statewide Art Exhibition Index, First through Twenty-seventh, 1928-1957 (Publications in California Art, No
Category

1950s Modern Retro California Art

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

'Coastline', Expressionist California Landscape, San Francisco Woman Artist
By Alice Beamish
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Francisco, Oakland and Los Angeles County Museums. She served as president of the Central California Art
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1950s Expressionist Retro California Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Sunset Abstract Collage', Orange County Art Association, Moraga, Nancy Moure
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Art No. 11 , Index to California Art Exhibited at the Laguna Beach Art Association, 1918-1972; 2015
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1980s Abstract Retro California Art

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Laid Paper, Graphite

'Young Woman Seated'
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
California painter who exhibited at the Laguna Beach Art Association and received first prize for his
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1960s Retro California Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Grey Outpost, Fort Ross, California', Woman Artist, Modernist Park view
By Muriel Backman
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
in California Art, No. 12)" Nancy Dustin Moure.
Category

1960s Modern Retro California Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

'Main Street, Port Costa', California Woman Post Impressionist, Crocker Museum
By Muriel Backman
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Twenty-seventh, 1928-1957 (Publications in California Art, No. 12)" Nancy Dustin Moure; et al.
Category

1960s Post-Impressionist Retro California Art

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

'University Village, Berkeley' Carmel, California, Woman Post Impressionist
By Muriel Backman
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
-seventh, 1928-1957 (Publications in California Art, No. 12)" Nancy Dustin Moure; et al.
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1950s Post-Impressionist Retro California Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

“Bodega Bay, California”
Located in Southampton, NY
a contemporary sophistication. Paul Youngman is a member of the California Art Club and Signature
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1980s Contemporary Retro California Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Apples in Blue Bowl" 1990 Jack Hooper Pastel with Gouache Painting
By Jack Hooper
Located in Arp, TX
and dated in pencil lower right Jack Hooper, a prominent figure in the Southern California art scene
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Late 20th Century Abstract Retro California Art

Materials

Paper, Pastel, Gouache

1969 "Sacramento Valley, California" Attr. Chauncey Hare Photograph
Located in Arp, TX
: California Art 1974-1981The Geffen Contemporary at MOCALos Angeles, CAUnited States HerePier 24
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Late 20th Century American Realist Retro California Art

Materials

Paper, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

STEEL ROOM California Minimalist Abstract Sculpture
By Peter Lodato
Located in Surfside, FL
Los Angeles, California, has exhibited extensively and received significant acclaim throughout his art
Category

1980s Minimalist Retro California Art

Materials

Steel

Abstracted Spring Has Sprung on the Farm Landscape
By Eleanor Perry
Located in Soquel, CA
, California artist Eleanor Perry (American, 1928-2014). Eleanor was a member and exhibited at the California
Category

1970s Abstract Expressionist Retro California Art

Materials

Masonite, Oil

'Provincetown, Dusk', Evening Seascape, Massachusetts Harbor Lights
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
County, Pasadena Museum of California Art, and the Pasadena Museum of History. His work has been the
Category

1990s Impressionist Retro California Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Lighthouse at Point Pinos', Pacific Grove, California Woman Post Impressionist
By Muriel Backman
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
through Twenty-seventh, 1928-1957 (Publications in California Art, No. 12)" Nancy Dustin Moure; et al.
Category

1950s Post-Impressionist Retro California Art

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Paper

Like a Comet - Abstract Landscape
By Eleanor Perry
Located in Soquel, CA
"H x 33"W. Eleanor exhibited in and a member of the California Art Club 1955; listed in Artists in
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Retro California Art

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Hancock Park
By Jay Phillips
Located in Long Island City, NY
early Southern California art making, which remained a strong influence even after moving to New York
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1980s Abstract Geometric Retro California Art

Materials

Aluminum, Enamel

Hancock Park
Hancock Park
H 40.5 in W 46.5 in D 5 in
Mid Century Celestial Reflection Landscape
By Eleanor Perry
Located in Soquel, CA
Eleanor Perry (American, 1928-2014). Eleanor was a member and exhibited at the California Art Club in 1955
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Retro California Art

Materials

Masonite, 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
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1950s American Impressionist Retro California Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Golden Gate, San Francisco', Bay Area Woman Modernist, Crocker Art Museum
By Muriel Backman
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
(Publications in California Art, No. 12)" Nancy Dustin Moure.
Category

1950s Modern Retro California Art

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Handmade Paper

Red Pepper and Garlic Still Life
By Eleanor Perry
Located in Soquel, CA
). Exhibited California Art Club; listed in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes. Signed "E. Perry
Category

1960s Impressionist Retro California Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

'Corporation Yard', Woman Artist, Santa Cruz Art League, Crocker Art Museum
By Muriel Backman
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
-seventh, 1928-1957 (Publications in California Art, No. 12)" Nancy Dustin Moure.
Category

1960s Modern Retro California Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Ink

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 Retro California Art

Materials

Paint

Vintage Maple Tree Lane Landscape
By Eleanor Perry
Located in Soquel, CA
, Exhibited California Art Club; listed in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes. Graduated from the
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1970s American Impressionist Retro California Art

Materials

Burlap, Masonite, Acrylic

Achillea Moonshine Floral
By Eleanor Perry
Located in Soquel, CA
, Exhibited California Art Club; listed in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes. Graduated from the
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1970s American Impressionist Retro California Art

Materials

Masonite, Acrylic

Modern Abstract Blue Rose, Vintage Abstracted Minimalist Floral by Eleanor Perry
By Eleanor Perry
Located in Soquel, CA
and Monterey Artist. Exhibited California Art Club; listed in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan
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1970s Modern Retro California Art

Materials

Canvas, Masonite, Acrylic

Kansas City Cityscape, Mid Century Modern Primary Colors Urban Landscape
By Eleanor Perry
Located in Soquel, CA
Perry '69" on lower right corner. Unframed. Size: 20"H x 16"W. Perry exhibited California Art Club
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1960s American Impressionist Retro California Art

Materials

Oil, Masonite

Mid Century High Mountain Road Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
California Art Association and a charter member of the Fresno Chapter of the Society of Western Artists
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1950s American Impressionist Retro California Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Breaking Waves, Laguna Beach' California Coast, Santa Barbara, LACMA, SFAA, CWS
By John August Dominique
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
associations including the California Art Club, the California Watercolor Society, the Laguna Beach Artists
Category

1950s American Impressionist Retro California Art

Materials

Oil, Board

California Abstract Expressionist Linocut Lithograph Ronald Reagan Political Art
By Hans Burkhardt
Located in Surfside, FL
California, Los Angeles 1957: Pasadena Art Museum, California: Ten Year Retrospective, June 14 – July 14
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Retro California Art

Materials

Lithograph, Linocut

Botanical Abstract, Vintage 1970s Modern Floral
By Eleanor Perry
Located in Soquel, CA
size: 22"H x 28"L. Eleanor Perry exhibited with the California Art Club; listed in Artists in
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1970s Modern Retro California Art

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Mid Century Gardener's Still Life
By Eleanor Perry
Located in Soquel, CA
artist, Exhibited California Art Club; listed in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes
Category

1970s Realist Retro California Art

Materials

Masonite, Acrylic

'Portrait of a Young Woman', Academie Chaumière, Paris, Chouinard, Art Center
By Leon Franks
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
juried awards and honors, including at the Palm Desert Art Center in Palm Springs, California; the
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1960s Impressionist Retro California Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Abstracted Figural', Carmel Art Association, San Francisco Art Institute
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
California Art, the Lytton Corporation, and the Fisher-Price Collection. He has exhibited widely and with
Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Retro California Art

Materials

Illustration Board, Resin, Paper, India Ink, Magazine Paper

'Abigail, by the Light of the Pool', San Diego Artist, Psychological Portraiture
By Daniel Camp
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
, San Diego, 1986. Reference: Nancy Dustin Moure: Publications in California Art No. 11, Index to
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1980s Modern Retro California Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

'California Coastal Diptych', Berkeley, Bay Area Woman Artist, Smithsonian, CCAC
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Association, the San Francisco League of Women Artists and the Central California Art league, of which she was
Category

1970s Impressionist Retro California Art

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Board, Laid Paper, Varnish

"Morning" Nude Couple in Bed - Figurative Composition in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Masters of Fine Arts, Source: Nancy Dustin Moure, "Publications in California Art No. 11 , Index to
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Retro California Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Shenandoah Valley" - Rural California Landscape in Watercolor on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
: Founding member, Gallery 10. Central California Art League Member, Northern California Arts. Member
Category

1960s American Impressionist Retro California Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Melrose, Geometric Enamel on Plexiglass Painting by Jay Phillips
By Jay Phillips
Located in Long Island City, NY
early Southern California art making, which remained a strong influence even after moving to New York
Category

1980s Abstract Retro California Art

Materials

Aluminum, Enamel

Magnus Engstrom Signed Swedish California Artist Mid-Century Modern Oil Painting
By Magnus Engstrom 1
Located in Studio City, CA
Engstrom. Would be a great addition to any Mid-Century Modern or California art painting collection or
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Retro California Art

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Set of Two Studio Art Pottery by Ahlstrom, California, 1960s
By Ahlstrom California
Located in Berlin, DE
Mint set of of two ceramic vases by Ahsltrom. Very nice glaziers. The size is the bigger green striped one.
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Retro California Art

Materials

Ceramic

Patch of Cyan, Vintage Electric Blue Geometric Abstract by Eleanor Perry
By Eleanor Perry
Located in Soquel, CA
, Exhibited California Art Club; listed in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes. Graduated from the
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Retro California Art

Materials

Masonite, Acrylic

'View of the Mission, San Juan Bautista', Crocker Art Museum, Santa Cruz
By Muriel Backman
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Statewide Art Exhibition Index, First through Twenty-seventh, 1928-1957 (Publications in California Art, No
Category

1960s Post-Impressionist Retro California Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Lovers - Nude Couple in Bed - Figurative Composition in Acrylic on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Masters of Fine Arts, Source: Nancy Dustin Moure, "Publications in California Art No. 11 , Index to
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Retro California Art

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

Mayan Warrior
By Peter Brooke
Located in Pasadena, CA
locks in ponytails. Exhibitions California Art Club's nonprofit booth at LA Art Show at LA Convention
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1990s Realist Retro California Art

Materials

Bronze

Mayan Warrior
Mayan Warrior
H 13 in W 11 in D 9 in
'Jade', Sir John Cass, Otis Art Institute, California
By Pearl Took
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
immigrating to California in 1957, Took commenced her active career as a fine artist, also becoming an art
Category

1970s Modern Retro California Art

Materials

Board, Oil

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