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San Francisco Abstract Expressionism

Nell Sinton Abstract Expressionist Landscape San Francisco California Modernist
Nell Sinton Abstract Expressionist Landscape San Francisco California Modernist

Nell Sinton Abstract Expressionist Landscape San Francisco California Modernist

Located in Surfside, FL

She studied at the San Francisco Art Institute (then called the California School of Fine Arts) a decade before abstract expressionism emerged there, and, later, with Lucien Labaudt ...

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1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Abstract, Silver and Blue', San Francisco Bay Area, Taos, NEA Fellowship, SFAI
'Abstract, Silver and Blue', San Francisco Bay Area, Taos, NEA Fellowship, SFAI

'Abstract, Silver and Blue', San Francisco Bay Area, Taos, NEA Fellowship, SFAI

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

One of the youngest members of the San Francisco School of Abstract Expressionism, Charles Strong was a friend and colleague of vanguard artists such as Elmer Bischoff, Richard Diebe...

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1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Laid Paper, Monotype

1950s Abstract Expressionist painting by John Saccaro
1950s Abstract Expressionist painting by John Saccaro

1950s Abstract Expressionist painting by John Saccaro

By John Saccaro

Located in Colfax, CA

John Saccaro, (1913-1981), was an important member of the San Francisco school of abstract expressionism.

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1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media

Abstract Expression in Black
Abstract Expression in Black

Julius WassersteinAbstract Expression in Black, 1960

$3,960Sale Price|20% Off

H 30 in W 24 in D 1 in

Abstract Expression in Black

By Julius Wasserstein

Located in Soquel, CA

Public Collections: The Oakland Museum; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Literature: Susan Landauer, The San Francisco School of Abstract Expressionism; Thomas Albright, Art in t...

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1960s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Large Color California Abstract Expressionist Copolymer Vinyl Painting Ron Davis
Large Color California Abstract Expressionist Copolymer Vinyl Painting Ron Davis

Large Color California Abstract Expressionist Copolymer Vinyl Painting Ron Davis

By Ronald Davis

Located in Surfside, FL

In 1960–64 he attended the San Francisco Art Institute. Abstract expressionism, the prevailing artistic movement of the time, would have an influence on many of his future works.

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1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic Polymer

South Cascade
South Cascade

Tom IdeSouth Cascade, circa 1962

$4,500

H 31 in W 45 in D 1 in

South Cascade

Located in San Francisco, CA

Tom Ide is one of the artists in the important book about San Francisco Bay Area abstract expressionism titled, “San Francisco and the Second Wave”

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1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Untitled (Savant Series)
Untitled (Savant Series)

Untitled (Savant Series)

Located in Austin, TX

Provenance Iannetti Lanzone Gallery, San Francisco Private Collection, San Francisco Private Collection, Alameda, CA Charles Strong, who was born in Greeley, Colorado on Christmas D...

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1980s Post-War Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Dragon Boats Chinese New Year San Francisco Bay Area Original Oil on Canvas 1960
Dragon Boats Chinese New Year San Francisco Bay Area Original Oil on Canvas 1960

Dragon Boats Chinese New Year San Francisco Bay Area Original Oil on Canvas 1960

By Peter Lowe

Located in Soquel, CA

Lowe was an elected member of the San Francisco Art Association, 1946. Selected Exhibitions: 60th Annual Painting and Sculpture Exhibition of the San Francisco Art Association at th...

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1960s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil Crayon

Bolmes
Bolmes

Charles StrongBolmes, 1965

$12,000

H 46.5 in W 36 in

Bolmes

Located in Austin, TX

Charles Strong, who was born in Greeley, Colorado on Christmas Day in 1938, was one of the youngest artists of the San Francisco School of Abstract Expressionism.

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1960s Post-War Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

William T. Wiley - O.T.P.A.G. (On The Page Anything Goes) Hand Signed Monoprint
William T. Wiley - O.T.P.A.G. (On The Page Anything Goes) Hand Signed Monoprint

William T. Wiley - O.T.P.A.G. (On The Page Anything Goes) Hand Signed Monoprint

By William T. Wiley

Located in New York, NY

Themes of wayfaring and blue-collar Americana would emerge years later in Wiley’s work, but when he left Richland in 1956 to study at the California School of Fine Arts (now the San ...

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1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Aquatint

Large-Scale Abstract Expressionist Figurative Couple
Large-Scale Abstract Expressionist Figurative Couple

Large-Scale Abstract Expressionist Figurative Couple

By Julius Wasserstein

Located in Soquel, CA

Public Collections: The Oakland Museum; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Literature: Susan Landauer, The San Francisco School of Abstract Expressionism; Thomas Albright, Art in t...

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1980s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

Low Fog
Low Fog

Ruth ArmerLow Fog, 1939

$1,200

H 24 in W 20 in D 0.1 in

Low Fog

By Ruth Armer

Located in San Francisco, CA

The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists 2004 Landauer, Susan. San Francisco and Second Wave: The Blair Collection of Bay Area Abstract Expressionism 2002 Hughes, Edan Milt...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Collage Watercolor Painting David Gilhooly California Funk Surrealism MixedMedia
Collage Watercolor Painting David Gilhooly California Funk Surrealism MixedMedia

Collage Watercolor Painting David Gilhooly California Funk Surrealism MixedMedia

By David Gilhooly

Located in Surfside, FL

Gilhooly, together with Robert Arneson, Peter Vandenberge, Chris Unterseher, and Margaret Dodd, working together in TB-9 (temporary building 9) were what was later to be called, The ...

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2010s Surrealist Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Collage, Assemblage Cardstock Painting David Gilhooly California Funk Surrealism
Collage, Assemblage Cardstock Painting David Gilhooly California Funk Surrealism

Collage, Assemblage Cardstock Painting David Gilhooly California Funk Surrealism

By David Gilhooly

Located in Surfside, FL

Gilhooly, together with Robert Arneson, Peter Vandenberge, Chris Unterseher, and Margaret Dodd, working together in TB-9 (temporary building 9) were what was later to be called, The ...

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2010s Surrealist Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Collage, Assemblage Cardstock Painting David Gilhooly California Funk Surrealism
Collage, Assemblage Cardstock Painting David Gilhooly California Funk Surrealism

Collage, Assemblage Cardstock Painting David Gilhooly California Funk Surrealism

By David Gilhooly

Located in Surfside, FL

Gilhooly, together with Robert Arneson, Peter Vandenberge, Chris Unterseher, and Margaret Dodd, working together in TB-9 (temporary building 9) were what was later to be called, The ...

Category

2010s Surrealist Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Collage Watercolor Painting David Gilhooly California Funk Surrealism MixedMedia
Collage Watercolor Painting David Gilhooly California Funk Surrealism MixedMedia

Collage Watercolor Painting David Gilhooly California Funk Surrealism MixedMedia

By David Gilhooly

Located in Surfside, FL

Gilhooly, together with Robert Arneson, Peter Vandenberge, Chris Unterseher, and Margaret Dodd, working together in TB-9 (temporary building 9) were what was later to be called, The ...

Category

2010s Surrealist Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Kaleidoscope VI, Pop Art Screenprint by John Grillo
Kaleidoscope VI, Pop Art Screenprint by John Grillo

Kaleidoscope VI, Pop Art Screenprint by John Grillo

By John Grillo

Located in Long Island City, NY

One of the most influential of the San Francisco school of Abstract Expressionism, John Grillo's golden toned canvasses evoke the power of light and sunshine.

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1980s Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Screen

Kaleidoscope IX, Screenprint by John Grillo

Kaleidoscope IX, Screenprint by John Grillo

By John Grillo

Located in Long Island City, NY

One of the most influential of the San Francisco school of Abstract Expressionism, John Grillo's golden toned canvasses evoke the power of light and sunshine.

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1980s Contemporary Interior Prints

Materials

Screen

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Untitled
Untitled

John SaccaroUntitled, 1977

Unavailable

H 36 in W 36 in D 1 in

Untitled

By John Saccaro

Located in Carmel Valley, CA

Saccaro made a name for himself as a major contributor to the famed San Francisco School of Abstract Expressionism.

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1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Untitled
Untitled

John SaccaroUntitled, 1976-1977

Unavailable

H 15 in W 21 in D 1 in

Untitled

By John Saccaro

Located in Carmel Valley, CA

Saccaro made a name for himself as a major contributor to the famed San Francisco School of Abstract Expressionism.

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1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Nell Sinton Abstract Expressionist Landscape San Francisco California Modernist
Nell Sinton Abstract Expressionist Landscape San Francisco California Modernist

Nell Sinton Abstract Expressionist Landscape San Francisco California Modernist

Located in Surfside, FL

She studied at the San Francisco Art Institute (then called the California School of Fine Arts) a decade before abstract expressionism emerged there, and, later, with Lucien Labaudt ...

Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Intimate Landscape II" John Grillo, Bright Abstract Expressionist Landscape
"Intimate Landscape II" John Grillo, Bright Abstract Expressionist Landscape

"Intimate Landscape II" John Grillo, Bright Abstract Expressionist Landscape

By John Grillo

Located in New York, NY

In "Art in the San Francisco Bay Area," Thomas Albright described Grillo as "Perhaps the first and purest 'action painter' on the West Coast and one of the most influential painters ...

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1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Air Plane" Blue and Black Abstract Contemporary Colorfield Painting
"Air Plane" Blue and Black Abstract Contemporary Colorfield Painting

"Air Plane" Blue and Black Abstract Contemporary Colorfield Painting

By Cheryl Kelley

Located in Houston, TX

Currently, I am represented by Anthony Brunelli Fine Arts in New York, and Scott Richards Contemporary art in San Francisco. In 2004 my abstract expressionism morphed into photoreali...

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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large Color California Abstract Expressionist Copolymer Vinyl Painting Ron Davis
Large Color California Abstract Expressionist Copolymer Vinyl Painting Ron Davis

Large Color California Abstract Expressionist Copolymer Vinyl Painting Ron Davis

By Ronald Davis

Located in Surfside, FL

In 1960–64 he attended the San Francisco Art Institute. Abstract expressionism, the prevailing artistic movement of the time, would have an influence on many of his future works.

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic Polymer

Abstract Oil on Panel, John Sacarro (1913-1981)
Abstract Oil on Panel, John Sacarro (1913-1981)

Abstract Oil on Panel, John Sacarro (1913-1981)

By John Saccaro

Located in Palm Desert, CA

He was a major contributor to the San Francisco School of Abstract Expressionism, and his works are seen in the book of the same name by Susan Landauer published by UC Press in 1996.

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1980s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wood

Abstract Oil on Panel, John Sacarro (1913-1981)
Abstract Oil on Panel, John Sacarro (1913-1981)

Abstract Oil on Panel, John Sacarro (1913-1981)

By John Saccaro

Located in Palm Desert, CA

He was a major contributor to the San Francisco School of Abstract Expressionism, and his works are seen in the book of the same name by Susan Landauer published by UC Press in 1996.

Category

1980s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Notre Dame de Paris
Notre Dame de Paris

Hayward KingNotre Dame de Paris, 1956

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H 21 in W 18 in D 0.07 in

Notre Dame de Paris

By Hayward King

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

The San Francisco School of Abstract Expressionism 1985 Albright, Thomas.

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1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Paper, Printer's Ink

Moon Lighting

Moon Lighting

By Zev Daniel Harris

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Louis Art Museum Salon du Mai, Museum of Modern Art, Paris Sources include: Susan Landauer, The San Francisco School of Abstract Expressionism David J Carlson, Carlson Gallery, C...

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1960s Cubist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Collage Watercolor Painting David Gilhooly California Funk Surrealism MixedMedia
Collage Watercolor Painting David Gilhooly California Funk Surrealism MixedMedia

Collage Watercolor Painting David Gilhooly California Funk Surrealism MixedMedia

By David Gilhooly

Located in Surfside, FL

Gilhooly, together with Robert Arneson, Peter Vandenberge, Chris Unterseher, and Margaret Dodd, working together in TB-9 (temporary building 9) were what was later to be called, The ...

Category

2010s Surrealist Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Collage, Assemblage Cardstock Painting David Gilhooly California Funk Surrealism
Collage, Assemblage Cardstock Painting David Gilhooly California Funk Surrealism

Collage, Assemblage Cardstock Painting David Gilhooly California Funk Surrealism

By David Gilhooly

Located in Surfside, FL

Gilhooly, together with Robert Arneson, Peter Vandenberge, Chris Unterseher, and Margaret Dodd, working together in TB-9 (temporary building 9) were what was later to be called, The ...

Category

2010s Surrealist Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Collage, Assemblage Cardstock Painting David Gilhooly California Funk Surrealism
Collage, Assemblage Cardstock Painting David Gilhooly California Funk Surrealism

Collage, Assemblage Cardstock Painting David Gilhooly California Funk Surrealism

By David Gilhooly

Located in Surfside, FL

Gilhooly, together with Robert Arneson, Peter Vandenberge, Chris Unterseher, and Margaret Dodd, working together in TB-9 (temporary building 9) were what was later to be called, The ...

Category

2010s Surrealist Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Collage Watercolor Painting David Gilhooly California Funk Surrealism MixedMedia
Collage Watercolor Painting David Gilhooly California Funk Surrealism MixedMedia

Collage Watercolor Painting David Gilhooly California Funk Surrealism MixedMedia

By David Gilhooly

Located in Surfside, FL

Gilhooly, together with Robert Arneson, Peter Vandenberge, Chris Unterseher, and Margaret Dodd, working together in TB-9 (temporary building 9) were what was later to be called, The ...

Category

2010s Surrealist Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Abstract Expressionism -- Berkeley towards San Francisco
Abstract Expressionism -- Berkeley towards San Francisco

Abstract Expressionism -- Berkeley towards San Francisco

Located in Soquel, CA

Berkeley Hills looking to San Francisco, a bold abstract expressionist oil painting by an unknown California and Bay area abstract Expressionist named Brockman (American, 20th Centur...

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1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

'Cloudscape Mandala' Seoul, Korea, San Francisco Bay Area Abstract Expressionism
'Cloudscape Mandala' Seoul, Korea, San Francisco Bay Area Abstract Expressionism

'Cloudscape Mandala' Seoul, Korea, San Francisco Bay Area Abstract Expressionism

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Reference: Kim Hoo-ran, The Korea Herald, 'A treasure trove of Korean art unveiled twice a year', 6.10.2011; 'Sung Woo Chun', Rehistoricizing Abstract Expressionism in the San Franci...

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1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ocean Landscape  (Small, Abstract Expressionism, Bay Area, San Francisco)
Ocean Landscape  (Small, Abstract Expressionism, Bay Area, San Francisco)

Ocean Landscape (Small, Abstract Expressionism, Bay Area, San Francisco)

By Walter Kuhlman

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

A Period of Exploration: San Francisco 1945-1950; 1973; San Francisco Museum of Art, Painting and Sculpture in California: The Modern Era 1976; Laguna Art Museum & San Francisco Muse...

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1980s Abstract Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Untitled (Abstract Expressionist Painting)
Untitled (Abstract Expressionist Painting)

Untitled (Abstract Expressionist Painting)

By Hayward King

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Museums and Exhibitions 1955 The Six Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1959 San Francisco Museum of Art. 78th Annual Painting and Sculpture Exhibition of the San Francisco Art Association...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Mixed Media

Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Mid-Century painting by Tom Ide
Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Mid-Century painting by Tom Ide

Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Mid-Century painting by Tom Ide

Located in San Francisco, CA

Tom Ide is one of the artists in the important book about San Francisco Bay Area abstract expressionism titled, “San Francisco and the Second Wave”

Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Goya-Style Aquelarre Abstract
Goya-Style Aquelarre Abstract

Goya-Style Aquelarre Abstract, 1959

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H 30 in W 24 in D 1 in

Goya-Style Aquelarre Abstract

Located in Soquel, CA

Bold and arresting. San Francisco School of abstract expressionism painting titled "Aquelarre" after Goya's "Witches' Sabbath.

Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Kaleidoscope IX

Kaleidoscope IX

By John Grillo

Located in Long Island City, NY

One of the most influential of the San Francisco school of Abstract Expressionism, John Grillo's golden toned canvasses evoke the power of light and sunshine.

Category

1980s Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Screen

Collage, Assemblage Cardstock Painting David Gilhooly California Funk Surrealism
Collage, Assemblage Cardstock Painting David Gilhooly California Funk Surrealism

Collage, Assemblage Cardstock Painting David Gilhooly California Funk Surrealism

By David Gilhooly

Located in Surfside, FL

Gilhooly, together with Robert Arneson, Peter Vandenberge, Chris Unterseher, and Margaret Dodd, working together in TB-9 (temporary building 9) were what was later to be called, The ...

Category

2010s Surrealist Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Mid-Century San Francisco Abstract Expressionism
Mid-Century San Francisco Abstract Expressionism

Mid-Century San Francisco Abstract Expressionism

By Gustav Friedmann

Located in San Francisco, CA

This 1940s-50s paint on masonite abstract with blue, orange, and yellow is by Vienna and San Francisco/Bay Area artist, Gustav Friedmann (1897-1982). Friedmann was educated at the Ge...

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1940s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Paint

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