Skip to main content

San Francisco Drawing

to
33
112
6
85
45
33
28
23
15
11
10
7
6
5
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
10
8
6
4
4
Drawing by Paul Wonner and William Theophilus Brown
Drawing by Paul Wonner and William Theophilus Brown

Drawing by Paul Wonner and William Theophilus Brown

By Theophilus Brown

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Titled 'Welcome to San Francisco'. Drawing is not framed. NOTE: We have another drawing by both of these artists titled 'Farewell to Belvedere'.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Drawings

Materials

Paper

"Ship Griffin, Boston — Lying at San Francisco" Pencil Drawing Circa 1850
"Ship Griffin, Boston — Lying at San Francisco" Pencil Drawing Circa 1850

"Ship Griffin, Boston — Lying at San Francisco" Pencil Drawing Circa 1850

Located in Atlanta, GA

The annotation on the log’s final page (visible in your images) notes voyages from Canton to Boston in the 1830s–50s, which corresponds to the likely timeframe of the drawing. San Fr...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century American American Colonial Drawings

Materials

Paper

Surreal San Francisco in a Pen and Ink Drawing
Surreal San Francisco in a Pen and Ink Drawing

Surreal San Francisco in a Pen and Ink Drawing

Located in San Francisco, CA

Educated at Chouinard School of Art and involved with the WPA, Murray moved to San Francisco in 1938, where he was a prolific painter, printmaker, and cartoonist known for his satiri...

Category

Mid-20th Century Surrealist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Pen

South San Francisco
South San Francisco

South San Francisco

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork "South San Francisco" 2003 Is a watercolor on paper by Filipino artist Ephraim Samson, b.1947.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Chinatown, San Francisco
Chinatown, San Francisco

Chinatown, San Francisco

By Sun Ying

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "Chinatown, San Francisco" c.1975 is a watercolor on paper by noted Chinese/American artist Sun Ying, 1919-2016. It is hand signed at the lower left corner by the...

Category

Late 20th Century Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Mid Century Abstracted San Francisco Bay Line Drawing Landscape
Mid Century Abstracted San Francisco Bay Line Drawing Landscape

Mid Century Abstracted San Francisco Bay Line Drawing Landscape

By Erle Loran

Located in Soquel, CA

Bold abstract geometric landscape, an expressive black and white line drawing done in pastel, by Erle Loran (American, 1905-1999). Unsigned, but was acquired from the artist's estate...

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pastel

Late 19th Century Boats at San Francisco Port Seascape Drawing
Late 19th Century Boats at San Francisco Port Seascape Drawing

Late 19th Century Boats at San Francisco Port Seascape Drawing

By Raymond Dabb Yelland

Located in Soquel, CA

San Francisco moorings, a late 19th century double-sided pencil sketch by Raymond Dabb Yelland (American, 1848 - 1900), 1987.

Category

1880s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Market Street, San Francisco
Market Street, San Francisco

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 California artist William Jack Laycox, 1921-1984.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

American modernist landscape drawing by a San Francisco Bay Area artist
American modernist landscape drawing by a San Francisco Bay Area artist

American modernist landscape drawing by a San Francisco Bay Area artist

By Erle Loran

Located in Colfax, CA

Loran exhibited at many prestigious venues including the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, the San Francisco Art Museum, the Golden Gate International Exposition of 1939, the Ca...

Category

1940s American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco

Golden Gate Park, San Francisco

By Henry Waltermar Doane

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork "Golden Gate Park, San Francisco" c.1960 is a watercolor on paper by noted California artist Henry Waltermar Doane, 1905-2002. It is signed by the artist at the lower ri...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco
Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco

Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco

By Lewis Suzuki

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist: Lewis Suzuki (Japanese/American, 1920/2016) Title: Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco Year: Circa 1970 Medium: Watercolor Paper: Watercolor paper Image size: 14.5 x 10.25 inc...

Category

1970s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Early California modernist drawing by a well-known San Francisco abstract artist
Early California modernist drawing by a well-known San Francisco abstract artist

Early California modernist drawing by a well-known San Francisco abstract artist

By Erle Loran

Located in Colfax, CA

This is an energetic, colorful modernist study of two female figures in an interior, presumably a beach house in the summer. Erle Loran, (1905-1999), was an American painter and edu...

Category

1940s American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Pastel

Colorful early modernist cityscape drawing by a San Francisco Bay Area artist
Colorful early modernist cityscape drawing by a San Francisco Bay Area artist

Colorful early modernist cityscape drawing by a San Francisco Bay Area artist

By Erle Loran

Located in Colfax, CA

A fun and brightly color abstract city view by Erle Loran. This work is an early one for the artist, and comes to us from the estate of the artist, through a chain of art dealers t...

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Pastel

Old Mission Station, San Francisco, California
Old Mission Station, San Francisco, California

Old Mission Station, San Francisco, California

By Dong Kingman

Located in Missouri, MO

Dong Kingman (American 1911-2000) "Old Mission Station" c. 1950 watercolor on paper Signed *Fully illustrated in the book "Dong Kingman, Portraits of Cities" Sheet Size: 22 x 30 in...

Category

1950s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

American modernist drawing of a nude woman by a San Francisco Bay Area artist
American modernist drawing of a nude woman by a San Francisco Bay Area artist

American modernist drawing of a nude woman by a San Francisco Bay Area artist

By Erle Loran

Located in Colfax, CA

Loran exhibited at many prestigious venues including the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, the San Francisco Art Museum, the Golden Gate International Exposition of 1939, the Ca...

Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

'Snowy Mountain Sunrise', San Francisco Bay Area, San Jose, Washington State
'Snowy Mountain Sunrise', San Francisco Bay Area, San Jose, Washington State

'Snowy Mountain Sunrise', San Francisco Bay Area, San Jose, Washington State

By Harold Booth

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Signed lower right, 'H. Booth' for Harold Booth (American, 1931-2007) and painted circa 1975. Harold Booth first studied art at the University of Missouri and obtained his M.A. degr...

Category

1970s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Japanese Garden, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
Japanese Garden, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco

Japanese Garden, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco

By Sun Ying

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "Japanese Garden, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco" c.1975 is a watercolor on paper by noted Chinese/American artist Sun Ying, 1919-2016. It is hand signed at the ...

Category

Late 20th Century Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

San Francisco Cathedral Landscape Watercolor -- Saint Ignatius Church
San Francisco Cathedral Landscape Watercolor -- Saint Ignatius Church

San Francisco Cathedral Landscape Watercolor -- Saint Ignatius Church

By Diane Baldwin

Located in Soquel, CA

A bold and colorful cityscape watercolor of an urban Basilica, the great Saint Ignatius Church of San Francisco, with its impressive architecture captured in great detail by Diane Ba...

Category

1970s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

China Town San Francisco 1896 - Watercolor on Paper
China Town San Francisco 1896 - Watercolor on Paper

China Town San Francisco 1896 - Watercolor on Paper

By Theodore Ernest Langguth

Located in Soquel, CA

China Town San Francisco 1896 - Watercolor on Paper A vintage watercolor by Theodore Ernest Langguth (German-American, 1861-1952). Presented in a rustic giltwood frame. Signed "T. L...

Category

1910s American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

San Francisco, Modern Acrylic on Paper by Biagio Civale
San Francisco, Modern Acrylic on Paper by Biagio Civale

San Francisco, Modern Acrylic on Paper by Biagio Civale

By Biagio Civale

Located in Long Island City, NY

Biagio Civale, Italian/American (1936 - ) - San Francisco, Medium: Acrylic on Paper, signed l.r., Size: 29 x 21.5 in. (73.66 x 54.61 cm)

Category

1980s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Acrylic

'Carmel Dunes', Monterey, California, San Francisco Art Association, Illinois
'Carmel Dunes', Monterey, California, San Francisco Art Association, Illinois

'Carmel Dunes', Monterey, California, San Francisco Art Association, Illinois

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Signed lower left, 'Sydney J. Yard' for Sydney Janis Yard (American, 1855 -1909) and painted circa 1905. Sydney Janis Yard was born 1855, in Rockford, Illinois where he first studie...

Category

1890s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Laid Paper

'Dynamic Abstract', California San Francisco Bay Area Modernism, Thiebaud
'Dynamic Abstract', California San Francisco Bay Area Modernism, Thiebaud

'Dynamic Abstract', California San Francisco Bay Area Modernism, Thiebaud

By Robert George Gilberg

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Signed upper left, 'Gilberg' for Robert George Gilberg (American, 1911-1970) and painted circa 1948. A substantial, mid-century watercolor abstract comprising interrelated geometric...

Category

1940s Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Pen

'Chinatown San Francisco at Twilight', French School (circa 1950s)
'Chinatown San Francisco at Twilight', French School (circa 1950s)

'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 1950s). This artwork was discovered in Paris, France. The unnamed artist skilfully...

Category

Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Gouache

'Yerba Buena from Telegraph Hill', San Francisco, Bay Bridge, California
'Yerba Buena from Telegraph Hill', San Francisco, Bay Bridge, California

'Yerba Buena from Telegraph Hill', San Francisco, Bay Bridge, California

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Signed lower right, 'Carl Niederer' (American, 1927-2019) and dated 1965; additionally titled, 'Yerba Buena from Telegraph Hill' verso. Carl Niederer first studied art at the Univer...

Category

1960s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Laid Paper

'San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge', Oakland Museum, SFAA
'San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge', Oakland Museum, SFAA

'San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge', Oakland Museum, SFAA

By Robert Kaess

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Inscribed lower right, 'R. Kaess' for Robert Kaess (American, 1923-1991) and dated ''64'. Robert Kaess studied at the University of California under Margaret Petersen and Erle Loran...

Category

1960s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache, Laid Paper

'Reclining Nude', Bay Area Figurative School, CSFA, San Francisco, California
'Reclining Nude', Bay Area Figurative School, CSFA, San Francisco, California

'Reclining Nude', Bay Area Figurative School, CSFA, San Francisco, California

By Elmer Nelson Bischoff

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

'Reclining Nude' by Elmer Bischoff, 1964. Bay Area Figurative School, California School of Fine Art, San Francisco, California ----- Signed lower left, 'E. Bischoff' for Elmer Nelso...

Category

1960s Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Pen

'Gold Country, California', San Francisco Bay Area, Hungarian, Foster City
'Gold Country, California', San Francisco Bay Area, Hungarian, Foster City

'Gold Country, California', San Francisco Bay Area, Hungarian, Foster City

By Michel Kady

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Signed lower left, 'Michel Kady' (Hungarian-American, 1901-1977) and painted circa 1965 A substantial watercolor landscape showing a view of a dirt road in California Gold Country l...

Category

1960s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Board

'Dog Park', California, University of California, San Francisco Bay Area
'Dog Park', California, University of California, San Francisco Bay Area

'Dog Park', California, University of California, San Francisco Bay Area

By Ted Fontaine

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Signed, verso, 'T. Fontaine' for Ted Fontaine (American, born 1952) and dated 2016. A substantial, expressionist landscape comprising complex, overlaid and interlaced lines of color...

Category

2010s Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Wax Crayon, Laid Paper

'Monterey Breakers', San Francisco, Pebble Beach, Carmel, Turner Art Academy
'Monterey Breakers', San Francisco, Pebble Beach, Carmel, Turner Art Academy

'Monterey Breakers', San Francisco, Pebble Beach, Carmel, Turner Art Academy

By James March Phillips

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Signed lower left, 'James March Phillips' (American, 1913-1981) and painted circa 1965. Born in California, James March Phillips first studied in San Francisco at the Turner Art Aca...

Category

1960s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Laid Paper

'Woodland Stream in Spring', San Francisco Bay Area, Monterey, California
'Woodland Stream in Spring', San Francisco Bay Area, Monterey, California

'Woodland Stream in Spring', San Francisco Bay Area, Monterey, California

By James March Phillips

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Signed lower right, "Phillips" for James March Phillips (American, 1913-1981) and painted circa 1965. A profusion of autumn-tinged, California flora is shown growing beside the lush...

Category

1960s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

"Chimneys at Dusk",  Small Pastel San Francisco Abstract Urban Landscape
"Chimneys at Dusk",  Small Pastel San Francisco Abstract Urban Landscape

"Chimneys at Dusk", Small Pastel San Francisco Abstract Urban Landscape

Located in Soquel, CA

Abstracted Bay Area skyline against a pink sunset creates beautiful and soft geometries in this small pastel urban landscape by San Francisco artist Chris Cacciotti (American, 20th C...

Category

1990s Abstract Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pastel, Watercolor

California Figurative School Berkeley San Francisco Nude Figure by Omer Sahingil
California Figurative School Berkeley San Francisco Nude Figure by Omer Sahingil

California Figurative School Berkeley San Francisco Nude Figure by Omer Sahingil

Located in Soquel, CA

A monochrome charcoal Nude Study by Turkish-American artist Ömer Şahingil (Turkish/American, 1915-1976) This striking, mid-century intaglio print beautifully demonstrates Omer Ferdi ...

Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Laid Paper

California Figurative School Berkeley San Francisco Two Figures by Omer Sahingil
California Figurative School Berkeley San Francisco Two Figures by Omer Sahingil

California Figurative School Berkeley San Francisco Two Figures by Omer Sahingil

Located in Soquel, CA

A commanding monochrome charcoal work, Turkish-American artist Ömer Şahingil (Turkish/American, 1915-1976) delivers a rigorous study of the human physique, cultural identity, and arc...

Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Laid Paper

'Nude with Green Hat', Impressionist Figural, San Francisco, Legion of Honor
'Nude with Green Hat', Impressionist Figural, San Francisco, Legion of Honor

'Nude with Green Hat', Impressionist Figural, San Francisco, Legion of Honor

By Marvin Mund

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Signed lower right, 'Mund' for Marvin Mund (American, 20th century) and painted circa 1975. Accompanied by an old exhibition label bearing title, 'Seated Nude with Hat', and by the a...

Category

1970s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

'Woman in Red', California Modernist, San Francisco Bay Area Modernism, Thiebaud
'Woman in Red', California Modernist, San Francisco Bay Area Modernism, Thiebaud

'Woman in Red', California Modernist, San Francisco Bay Area Modernism, Thiebaud

By Robert George Gilberg

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

'Woman in Red' by Robert George Gilberg. California Modernist, San Francisco Bay Area Modernism, Thiebaud ----- Signed lower right, 'Gilberg' for Robert George Gilberg (1911-1970) a...

Category

1950s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel

'Elves, Christmas Village on a Starry Night' San Francisco Post-Impressionist
'Elves, Christmas Village on a Starry Night' San Francisco Post-Impressionist

'Elves, Christmas Village on a Starry Night' San Francisco Post-Impressionist

By James March Phillips

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Signed lower left, 'James March Phillips' (American, 1913-1981) and painted circa 1965. Born in California, James March Phillips first studied in San Francisco at the Jean Turner Ar...

Category

1960s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache, Laid Paper

'The Thief from François Villon's Christmas', San Francisco Bay Area Illustrator
'The Thief from François Villon's Christmas', San Francisco Bay Area Illustrator

'The Thief from François Villon's Christmas', San Francisco Bay Area Illustrator

By James March Phillips

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Signed lower right, 'James March Phillips' (American, 1913-1981) and painted circa 1965. Displayed in an original card mat decorated by the artist. Signed lower right, in pencil, 'J....

Category

1960s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache, Illustration Board

'Preparing for the Recital', Woman Artist, Michoacán, Mexico City, San Francisco
'Preparing for the Recital', Woman Artist, Michoacán, Mexico City, San Francisco

'Preparing for the Recital', Woman Artist, Michoacán, Mexico City, San Francisco

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Signed lower left, 'Patricia Torres' (Mexican, born 1963) and dated 1987. Previously with: Robert Dana Gallery from accompanying label and titled 'Duo'. Patricia Torres was born in...

Category

1980s Surrealist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

"Showers Today" San Francisco's Chinatown on an Overcast Day Original Watercolor
"Showers Today" San Francisco's Chinatown on an Overcast Day Original Watercolor

"Showers Today" San Francisco's Chinatown on an Overcast Day Original Watercolor

Located in Soquel, CA

"Showers Today" San Francisco's Chinatown on an Overcast Day Original Watercolor A two sided watercolor on Arches paper by San Francisco and Maryland artist Harolod Gretzner (America...

Category

1970s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Laid Paper

'San Francisco from Marin', Seattle, SAM, Frye Museum, Golden Gate, Sausalito
'San Francisco from Marin', Seattle, SAM, Frye Museum, Golden Gate, Sausalito

'San Francisco from Marin', Seattle, SAM, Frye Museum, Golden Gate, Sausalito

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Signed lower right, 'Jess Cauthorn' (American, 1923-2005), painted circa 1960. A respected fine artist art teacher who transformed the art-school scene in Seattle, Jess Cauthorn's ...

Category

1960s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Illustration Board

'Evening Landscape' Bay Area Abstraction, San Francisco Museum of Fine Arts, CWS
'Evening Landscape' Bay Area Abstraction, San Francisco Museum of Fine Arts, CWS

'Evening Landscape' Bay Area Abstraction, San Francisco Museum of Fine Arts, CWS

By Robert George Gilberg

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

'Evening Landscape' by Robert George Gilberg. Bay Area Abstraction, San Francisco Museum of Fine Arts, California Watercolor Society ----- Signed lower right, 'Gilberg' for Robert G...

Category

1960s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

'Reclining Nude', Bay Area Abstraction, San Francisco Museum of Fine Arts, CWS
'Reclining Nude', Bay Area Abstraction, San Francisco Museum of Fine Arts, CWS

'Reclining Nude', Bay Area Abstraction, San Francisco Museum of Fine Arts, CWS

By Robert George Gilberg

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Stamped, verso, with certification of authenticity for Robert George Gilberg (American, 1911-1970) and painted circa 1965. Born in Oakland, Robert George Gilberg first studied at t...

Category

1960s American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

The Illustrator's Workroom at The San Francisco Call, Late 19th C. Illustration
The Illustrator's Workroom at The San Francisco Call, Late 19th C. Illustration

The Illustrator's Workroom at The San Francisco Call, Late 19th C. Illustration

By Adolph Methfessel

Located in Soquel, CA

His many publications also include the New York Journal 1897, San Francisco Examiner 1898-1911 and The Call 1898-1911, and the Famous Hale magazine San Francisco of one Christmas edi...

Category

Early 1900s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, India Ink

Mural Studies, Palace of Fine Arts San Francisco WPA American Modernism 1930s
Mural Studies, Palace of Fine Arts San Francisco WPA American Modernism 1930s

Mural Studies, Palace of Fine Arts San Francisco WPA American Modernism 1930s

By Frank Van Sloun

Located in New York, NY

He taught drawing, illustration and composition at the California School of the Fine Arts in 1917, and exhibited his work at the San Francisco Art Association's Fifty-Fifth Annual Ex...

Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Egg Tempera

'Patio', San Francisco Academy of Art, Williamsburg, Virginia, Long Island, NY
'Patio', San Francisco Academy of Art, Williamsburg, Virginia, Long Island, NY

'Patio', San Francisco Academy of Art, Williamsburg, Virginia, Long Island, NY

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Signed lower left, 'Elizabeth Greaf' (American, 20th Century) and dated 1990. A complex study of reflected light and images by this Virginia artist and teacher who studied at the Ar...

Category

1990s Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Laid Paper

'San Francisco and the Bay', Early California Woman Artist, Palo Alto Art Club
'San Francisco and the Bay', Early California Woman Artist, Palo Alto Art Club

'San Francisco and the Bay', Early California Woman Artist, Palo Alto Art Club

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Signed lower right, 'Elva Senter' (American, 1891-1973) and painted circa 1975; additionally inscribed verso. Born in Callao, Missouri, Elva Senter moved to Oklahoma with her famil...

Category

1970s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Non-Objective abstract work on paper by well-known San Francisco Bay Area artist
Non-Objective abstract work on paper by well-known San Francisco Bay Area artist

Non-Objective abstract work on paper by well-known San Francisco Bay Area artist

By Erle Loran

Located in Colfax, CA

A great, and early, non-objective ab-ex study by Erle Loran, most likely created in the 1940s, Erle Loran, (1905-1999), was an American painter and educator who painted for the enti...

Category

1940s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Portrait of a Woman in a Green Shirt -San Francisco Bay Area Figurative Movement
Portrait of a Woman in a Green Shirt -San Francisco Bay Area Figurative Movement

Portrait of a Woman in a Green Shirt -San Francisco Bay Area Figurative Movement

Located in Soquel, CA

Study of a woman in profile by San Francisco artist William Kirchner (20th Century). Signed and dated "W. Kirchner 67" in the lower right corner. Presented in a new charcoal grey mat...

Category

1960s American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pastel

'Still Life, Jade and Gold', Woman Artist, Berkeley, San Francisco Museum of Art
'Still Life, Jade and Gold', Woman Artist, Berkeley, San Francisco Museum of Art

'Still Life, Jade and Gold', Woman Artist, Berkeley, San Francisco Museum of Art

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Signed lower right, 'Millicent Tomkins' for Millicent Hanson Tomkins (American, 1930-2021) and dated 1957. Millicent Tomkins began painting at a young age and, as a child, was award...

Category

1950s Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

1970s San Francisco Queer Art Muscle Man Abstract Expressionist Drawing
1970s San Francisco Queer Art Muscle Man Abstract Expressionist Drawing

1970s San Francisco Queer Art Muscle Man Abstract Expressionist Drawing

By Allie William Skelton

Located in Soquel, CA

Vintage 1977 queer art San Francisco Muscle Man abstract expressionist drawing by Allie William “Bill” Skelton (American, 1942-1986) "Star" hovers above a colorful queer muscle man c...

Category

1970s Abstract Expressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Laid Paper, Felt Pen

Vintage David Hockney Poster San Francisco Opera 1982, whimsical color drawings
Vintage David Hockney Poster San Francisco Opera 1982, whimsical color drawings

Vintage David Hockney Poster San Francisco Opera 1982, whimsical color drawings

By David Hockney

Located in New York, NY

Vintage poster for the 1982 Summer Festival season of the San Francisco Opera. David Hockney designed the whimsical sets and costumes for the San Francisco Opera's production of Igor...

Category

1980s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Large Abstract Landscape Pastel Drawing Painting San Francisco Artist, Megan #10
Large Abstract Landscape Pastel Drawing Painting San Francisco Artist, Megan #10

Large Abstract Landscape Pastel Drawing Painting San Francisco Artist, Megan #10

By Dennis Leon

Located in Surfside, FL

After coming to the Bay Area, he held his first local one-man show of sculpture in 1973, at the James Willis Gallery in San Francisco. His body of work includes site-specific install...

Category

20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Oil Crayon, Oil Pastel, Archival Paper

Large Abstract Landscape Pastel Drawing Painting San Francisco Artist, Megan #6
Large Abstract Landscape Pastel Drawing Painting San Francisco Artist, Megan #6

Large Abstract Landscape Pastel Drawing Painting San Francisco Artist, Megan #6

By Dennis Leon

Located in Surfside, FL

It is signed and titled. Large format drawing or painting in pastel or crayon. Dennis Leon, was a San Francisco Bay Area sculptor and art instructor Mr.

Category

20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Oil Crayon, Oil Pastel, Archival Paper

Large Abstract Landscape Pastel Drawing Painting San Francisco Artist, Megan #13
Large Abstract Landscape Pastel Drawing Painting San Francisco Artist, Megan #13

Large Abstract Landscape Pastel Drawing Painting San Francisco Artist, Megan #13

By Dennis Leon

Located in Surfside, FL

After coming to the Bay Area, he held his first local one-man show of sculpture in 1973, at the James Willis Gallery in San Francisco. His body of work includes site-specific install...

Category

20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Oil Crayon, Oil Pastel, Archival Paper

Pair of Abstract Dimensional India Ink Drawings in Black and Red
Pair of Abstract Dimensional India Ink Drawings in Black and Red

Pair of Abstract Dimensional India Ink Drawings in Black and Red

By Louis Nadalini

Located in Soquel, CA

Substantial and period Abstract expressionist pair of India ink drawings by San Francisco artist Louis E. Nadalini (American, 1927-1995).

Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

India Ink, Laid Paper

  • 1

Recent Sales

Chinatown, San Francisco
Chinatown, San Francisco

Chinatown, San Francisco

By Augusta Payne Briggs Rathbone

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Marked by strong colors and a modern feel, Augusta Rathbone’s “Chinatown, San Francisco” (circa 1940) imparts a sense of creative freedom and the hand of an extremely confident artis...

Category

20th Century American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Vellum

San Francisco Neighborhood - North Beach

San Francisco Neighborhood - North Beach

By Lordy Rodriguez

Located in San Francisco, CA

Lordy Rodriguez's works explore the human urge to locate/define oneself by charting the environment in precise detail. Using the language of cartography, he makes drawings that go be...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...

Materials

Ink, Paper

San Francisco Cityscape in Ink, 1976
San Francisco Cityscape in Ink, 1976

Jack FreemanSan Francisco Cityscape in Ink, 1976, 1976

Unavailable

H 14 in W 17 in D 0.07 in

San Francisco Cityscape in Ink, 1976

By Jack Freeman

Located in San Francisco, CA

Freeman studied at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, landscape and figure drawing with Oskar Kokoschka’s School of Vision in Austria, and received his MFA from the San Francisco Art...

Category

1970s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

San Francisco Skyline in Ink, 1960s
San Francisco Skyline in Ink, 1960s

San Francisco Skyline in Ink, 1960s

By Jack Freeman

Located in San Francisco, CA

This circa 1960s ink on paper cityscape is by San Francisco painter Jack Freeman (1938-2014). Freeman studied at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, with Oskar Kokoschka’s School of ...

Category

1960s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

San Francisco Building in Graphite, Circa 1939
San Francisco Building in Graphite, Circa 1939

San Francisco Building in Graphite, Circa 1939

By Clyde Follett Seavey

Located in San Francisco, CA

This 1938-1940 graphite on paper drawing is by San Francisco artist Clyde Follett Seavey (1920-1991).

Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Trois Pinups Avec San Francisco Facade Rouge

Trois Pinups Avec San Francisco Facade Rouge

By Simone Gad

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Trois Pinups Avec San Francisco Facade Rouge, 2005 Acrylic, ink, and collage on paper. 11 × 15 in 27.9 × 38.1 cm Simone Gad is a self-taught artist who was born in Brussels, Belgium...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Feminist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Pastel

Quiet San Francisco Street Scene 20th Century Graphite

Quiet San Francisco Street Scene 20th Century Graphite

By Jack Freeman

Located in San Francisco, CA

Freeman studied at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, landscape and figure drawing with Oskar Kokoschka’s School of Vision in Austria, and received his MFA from the San Francisco Art...

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

San Francisco City Scene in Graphite, Circa 1960s

San Francisco City Scene in Graphite, Circa 1960s

By Jack Freeman

Located in San Francisco, CA

This circa 1960s graphite on paper San Francisco scene, featuring downtown, the financial district, and the Transamerica Pyramid, is by San Francisco painter Jack Freeman (1938-2014)...

Category

1960s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Facade San Francisco Victorian Avec Pinup Contact Sheet Elmer Batters

Facade San Francisco Victorian Avec Pinup Contact Sheet Elmer Batters

By Simone Gad

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Facade San Francisco Victorian Avec Pinup Contact Sheet Elmer Batters, 2005 Acrylic, ink, and collage on paper. 12 × 18 in 30.5 × 45.7 cm Simone Gad is a self-taught artist who was ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Feminist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Pastel

Pinup Blondes Avec Facade San Francisco Victorian Rose/Brun/Blanc

Pinup Blondes Avec Facade San Francisco Victorian Rose/Brun/Blanc

By Simone Gad

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Pinup Blondes Avec Facade San Francisco Victorian Rose/Brun/Blanc, 2005 Acrylic, ink, and collage on paper. 11 × 19 1/2 in 27.9 × 49.5 cm Simone Gad is a self-taught artist who was ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Pastel

Victorian San Francisco Sapphire Avec Pinup Elmer Batters Et Thomas Eakins Colla

Victorian San Francisco Sapphire Avec Pinup Elmer Batters Et Thomas Eakins Colla

By Simone Gad

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Victorian San Francisco Sapphire Avec Pinup Elmer Batters Et Thomas Eakins Collage Sur Papier, 2005 Acrylic, ink, and collage on paper. 11 × 17 1/2 in 27.9 × 44.5 cm Simone Gad is a...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Pastel

Facade San Francisco Victorian Jaune Avec Pinup Contact Sheet 1960/70s Elmer Bat

Facade San Francisco Victorian Jaune Avec Pinup Contact Sheet 1960/70s Elmer Bat

By Simone Gad

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Facade San Francisco Victorian Jaune Avec Pinup Contact Sheet 1960/70s Elmer Batters, 2005 Acrylic, ink, and collage on paper. 12 × 18 in 30.5 × 45.7 cm Simone Gad is a self-taught ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Pastel

San Francisco.
San Francisco.

Charles MeryonSan Francisco., 1856

Unavailable

H 9.45 in W 39.77 in

San Francisco.

By Charles Meryon

Located in PARIS, FR

Around september 1856, in a letter without date, Meryon desribe all the pain this work gave to him at his father: « I have already told you about it: it is a large view of San Franci...

Category

1850s More Art

Materials

Copper, Steel

Whaley Eye

Wayne ZebzdaWhaley Eye, 2016

Unavailable

H 23 in W 16.5 in

Whaley Eye

By Wayne Zebzda

Located in Koloa, HI

This multimedia sculptor began in the early 80’s by making street art installations in San Francisco. He continues to use drawings, sound, light, performance, video and found objects...

Category

2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Crayon, Etching

"Someone Had Made a Mistake" Ink on Paper Illustration, 1946
"Someone Had Made a Mistake" Ink on Paper Illustration, 1946

"Someone Had Made a Mistake" Ink on Paper Illustration, 1946

By Clyde Follett Seavey

Located in San Francisco, CA

He was a commercial artist for magazines such as The American Weekly and had many shows in San Francisco during the 1960s. This drawing was part of a notebook of cartoon illustratio...

Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

x-ray man

x-ray man

By Wayne Zebzda

Located in Koloa, HI

This multimedia sculptor began in the early 80’s by making street art installations in San Francisco. He continues to use drawings, sound, light, performance, video and found objects...

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

BONDAGE HO

Josephine TaylorBONDAGE HO, 2016

Unavailable

H 71.5 in W 63.5 in

BONDAGE HO

By Josephine Taylor

Located in San Francisco, CA

Inspired by everyday scenes near a public San Francisco high school, these drawings explore the physical proximity, sense of place, and intrinsic beauty of groups of teenagers

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Paper, Graphite

Shae, 5/13

Josephine TaylorShae, 5/13, 2016

Unavailable

H 16 in W 12 in

Shae, 5/13

By Josephine Taylor

Located in San Francisco, CA

Inspired by everyday scenes near a public San Francisco high school, these drawings explore the physical proximity, sense of place, and intrinsic beauty of groups of teenagers

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Paper, Wood Panel

HUMBUG

Josephine TaylorHUMBUG, 2016

Unavailable

H 44.5 in W 65 in

HUMBUG

By Josephine Taylor

Located in San Francisco, CA

Inspired by everyday scenes near a public San Francisco high school, these drawings explore the physical proximity, sense of place, and intrinsic beauty of groups of teenagers

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Paper, Pigment

BAD

Josephine TaylorBAD, 2016

Unavailable

H 63.5 in W 124 in

BAD

By Josephine Taylor

Located in San Francisco, CA

Inspired by everyday scenes near a public San Francisco high school, these drawings explore the physical proximity, sense of place, and intrinsic beauty of groups of teenagers

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Paper, Graphite

Drunk Kiss
Drunk Kiss

Josephine TaylorDrunk Kiss, 2016

Unavailable

H 30 in W 24 in

Drunk Kiss

By Josephine Taylor

Located in San Francisco, CA

Inspired by everyday scenes near a public San Francisco high school, these drawings explore the physical proximity, sense of place, and intrinsic beauty of groups of teenagers

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Paper, Pigment, Wood Panel

OKDOPE

OKDOPE

By Josephine Taylor

Located in San Francisco, CA

Inspired by everyday scenes near a public San Francisco high school, these drawings explore the physical proximity, sense of place, and intrinsic beauty of groups of teenagers

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Paper

Don't Trust Sluts

Josephine TaylorDon't Trust Sluts, 2016

Unavailable

H 69.5 in W 164 in

Don't Trust Sluts

By Josephine Taylor

Located in San Francisco, CA

Inspired by everyday scenes near a public San Francisco high school, these drawings explore the physical proximity, sense of place, and intrinsic beauty of groups of teenagers

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Paper, Graphite, Pigment

Park Kiss

Josephine TaylorPark Kiss, 2016

Unavailable

H 30 in W 24 in

Park Kiss

By Josephine Taylor

Located in San Francisco, CA

Inspired by everyday scenes near a public San Francisco high school, these drawings explore the physical proximity, sense of place, and intrinsic beauty of groups of teenagers

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Paper, Pigment, Wood Panel

OH it was right there on the tip of my tongue

OH it was right there on the tip of my tongue

By Wayne Zebzda

Located in Koloa, HI

This multimedia sculptor began in the early 80’s by making street art installations in San Francisco. He continues to use drawings, sound, light, performance, video and found objects...

Category

2010s Contemporary More Art

Materials

Cut Steel

If you can think of something better to say just let me know

If you can think of something better to say just let me know

By Wayne Zebzda

Located in Koloa, HI

This multimedia sculptor began in the early 80’s by making street art installations in San Francisco. He continues to use drawings, sound, light, performance, video and found objects...

Category

2010s Contemporary More Art

Materials

Cut Steel

Honestly, I am at a total loss for words
Honestly, I am at a total loss for words

Honestly, I am at a total loss for words

By Wayne Zebzda

Located in Koloa, HI

This multimedia sculptor began in the early 80’s by making street art installations in San Francisco. He continues to use drawings, sound, light, performance, video and found objects...

Category

2010s Contemporary More Art

Materials

Cut Steel

King Me

Wayne ZebzdaKing Me

Unavailable

H 12 in W 8.5 in D 10 in

King Me

By Wayne Zebzda

Located in Koloa, HI

This multimedia sculptor began in the early 80’s by making street art installations in San Francisco. He continues to use drawings, sound, light, performance, video and found objects...

Category

Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Cut Steel

2 Hr King

Wayne Zebzda2 Hr King

Unavailable

H 24 in W 30 in

2 Hr King

By Wayne Zebzda

Located in Koloa, HI

This multimedia sculptor began in the early 80’s by making street art installations in San Francisco. He continues to use drawings, sound, light, performance, video and found objects...

Category

Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Found Objects

Whaley McWhale Face
Whaley McWhale Face

Wayne ZebzdaWhaley McWhale Face, 2016

Unavailable

H 36 in W 9 in D 9 in

Whaley McWhale Face

By Wayne Zebzda

Located in Koloa, HI

This multimedia sculptor began in the early 80’s by making street art installations in San Francisco. He continues to use drawings, sound, light, performance, video and found objects...

Category

2010s Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects

The Old Man and the Sea
The Old Man and the Sea

Wayne ZebzdaThe Old Man and the Sea

Unavailable

H 48 in W 36 in D 0.5 in

The Old Man and the Sea

By Wayne Zebzda

Located in Koloa, HI

This multimedia sculptor began in the early 80’s by making street art installations in San Francisco. He continues to use drawings, sound, light, performance, video and found objects...

Materials

Cut Steel

Blingman

Blingman

By Wayne Zebzda

Located in Koloa, HI

This multimedia sculptor began in the early 80’s by making street art installations in San Francisco. He continues to use drawings, sound, light, performance, video and found objects...

Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

San Francisco Art Institute Mural Preliminary Drawing
San Francisco Art Institute Mural Preliminary Drawing

San Francisco Art Institute Mural Preliminary Drawing

By Diego Rivera

Located in Santa Monica, CA

DIEGO RIVERA (1886 – 1957) (Inv. list NY 10) MURAL STUDY FOR THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL of FINE ARTS (SF ART INSTITUTE) ca.1930-31 Important early study of one of Rivera’s first w...

Category

1930s Realist Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

Early Modern Black and White Landscape Ink Drawing of Buildings in San Francisco
Early Modern Black and White Landscape Ink Drawing of Buildings in San Francisco

Early Modern Black and White Landscape Ink Drawing of Buildings in San Francisco

Located in Houston, TX

Modern early black and white city landscape scene by Houston artist Edsel Cramer. The work features an abstracted view of the buildings of downtown San Francisco. Currently hung in a...

Category

1940s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Early Modern Watercolor Landscape of Buildings in Downtown San Francisco
Early Modern Watercolor Landscape of Buildings in Downtown San Francisco

Early Modern Watercolor Landscape of Buildings in Downtown San Francisco

Located in Houston, TX

Modern early colorful city landscape scene by Houston artist Edsel Cramer. The work features an abstracted elevated view of the buildings of downtown San Francisco. Currently hung in...

Category

1940s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Early Modern Colorful Watercolor Landscape Painting of Downtown San Francisco
Early Modern Colorful Watercolor Landscape Painting of Downtown San Francisco

Early Modern Colorful Watercolor Landscape Painting of Downtown San Francisco

Located in Houston, TX

Modern early colorful city landscape scene by Houston artist Edsel Cramer. The work features an elevated view of downtown San Francisco as a yellow car passes by. Currently hung in a...

Category

1940s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

WPA Mural Study American Scene Modernism San Francisco Post Office 20th Century
WPA Mural Study American Scene Modernism San Francisco Post Office 20th Century

WPA Mural Study American Scene Modernism San Francisco Post Office 20th Century

By Anton Refregier

Located in New York, NY

WPA Mural Study American Scene Modernism San Francisco Post Office 20th Century Mural Study for “The Waterfront,” San Francisco Rincon Station Post Office, 6 ¾ x 15 ¾ inches. Pencil...

Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Large Abstract Landscape Pastel Drawing Painting San Francisco Artist, Megan #13
Large Abstract Landscape Pastel Drawing Painting San Francisco Artist, Megan #13

Large Abstract Landscape Pastel Drawing Painting San Francisco Artist, Megan #13

By Dennis Leon

Located in Surfside, FL

After coming to the Bay Area, he held his first local one-man show of sculpture in 1973, at the James Willis Gallery in San Francisco. His body of work includes site-specific install...

Category

20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Oil Crayon, Oil Pastel, Archival Paper

Large Abstract Landscape Pastel Drawing Painting San Francisco Artist, Megan #10
Large Abstract Landscape Pastel Drawing Painting San Francisco Artist, Megan #10

Large Abstract Landscape Pastel Drawing Painting San Francisco Artist, Megan #10

By Dennis Leon

Located in Surfside, FL

After coming to the Bay Area, he held his first local one-man show of sculpture in 1973, at the James Willis Gallery in San Francisco. His body of work includes site-specific install...

Category

20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Oil Crayon, Oil Pastel, Archival Paper

Large Abstract Landscape Pastel Drawing Painting San Francisco Artist, Megan #6
Large Abstract Landscape Pastel Drawing Painting San Francisco Artist, Megan #6

Large Abstract Landscape Pastel Drawing Painting San Francisco Artist, Megan #6

By Dennis Leon

Located in Surfside, FL

It is signed and titled. Large format drawing or painting in pastel or crayon. Dennis Leon, was a San Francisco Bay Area sculptor and art instructor Mr.

Category

20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Oil Crayon, Oil Pastel, Archival Paper

"Black Rest" Charcoal Cross-Hatch Drawing on Canvas 1977
"Black Rest" Charcoal Cross-Hatch Drawing on Canvas 1977

"Black Rest" Charcoal Cross-Hatch Drawing on Canvas 1977

Located in Arp, TX

JACK SCOTT (1953-) Education: MFA San Francisco Art Institute (1978) BA San Francisco State University (1976) College of Marin (1971-1974) Exhibitions Include: Los Angeles Institut...

Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal

1980 "#8" Minimalist Cross-Hatch Abstract Charcoal Drawing Modern Art
1980 "#8" Minimalist Cross-Hatch Abstract Charcoal Drawing Modern Art

1980 "#8" Minimalist Cross-Hatch Abstract Charcoal Drawing Modern Art

Located in Arp, TX

JACK SCOTT (1953-) Education: MFA San Francisco Art Institute (1978) BA San Francisco State University (1976) College of Marin (1971-1974) Exhibitions Include: Los Angeles Institut...

Category

1980s Minimalist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

1980 "#28" Minimalist Cross-Hatch Abstract Charcoal Drawing Modern Art
1980 "#28" Minimalist Cross-Hatch Abstract Charcoal Drawing Modern Art

1980 "#28" Minimalist Cross-Hatch Abstract Charcoal Drawing Modern Art

Located in Arp, TX

JACK SCOTT (1953-) Education: MFA San Francisco Art Institute (1978) BA San Francisco State University (1976) College of Marin (1971-1974) Exhibitions Include: Los Angeles Institut...

Category

1980s Minimalist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

John Dickinson Unique Crate Coffee Table from the Firehouse, San Francisco 1970
John Dickinson Unique Crate Coffee Table from the Firehouse, San Francisco 1970

John Dickinson Unique Crate Coffee Table from the Firehouse, San Francisco 1970

By John Dickinson

Located in Chicago, IL

Materials: waxed Pine Wood Dimensions: 18× 41.50 × 18 in (H × W × D) A rare and exceptional example of John Dickinson’s early work, this unique crate-form coffee table was designed f...

Category

Vintage 1970s American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Pine

Dawn, Semi-Abstract Mountain Landscape, Multi-colored Watercolor Painting
Dawn, Semi-Abstract Mountain Landscape, Multi-colored Watercolor Painting

Dawn, Semi-Abstract Mountain Landscape, Multi-colored Watercolor Painting

By Ethel Magafan

Located in Denver, CO

Ethel did many sketches and drawings of places she found which had special meaning for her.

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Trust" (2022) Oil Painting by Calvin Lai Featuring Two Acrobats
"Trust" (2022) Oil Painting by Calvin Lai Featuring Two Acrobats

"Trust" (2022) Oil Painting by Calvin Lai Featuring Two Acrobats

By Calvin Lai

Located in Denver, CO

Eventually he moved from where he grew up in Los Angeles to San Francisco. There he studied drawing and printmaking at San Francisco State University.

Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

"Koi Social", (2023) Original Oil Painting by Calvin Lai, Koi Fish
"Koi Social", (2023) Original Oil Painting by Calvin Lai, Koi Fish

"Koi Social", (2023) Original Oil Painting by Calvin Lai, Koi Fish

By Calvin Lai

Located in Denver, CO

Eventually he moved from where he grew up in Los Angeles to San Francisco. There he studied drawing and printmaking at San Francisco State University.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Wood Panel

"Being Koi", (2023) Original Oil Painting by Calvin Lai, Koi Fish
"Being Koi", (2023) Original Oil Painting by Calvin Lai, Koi Fish

"Being Koi", (2023) Original Oil Painting by Calvin Lai, Koi Fish

By Calvin Lai

Located in Denver, CO

Eventually he moved from where he grew up in Los Angeles to San Francisco. There he studied drawing and printmaking at San Francisco State University.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Wood Panel

"Tipping the Scale", (2022) Original Oil Painting by Calvin Lai, Female Nude
"Tipping the Scale", (2022) Original Oil Painting by Calvin Lai, Female Nude

"Tipping the Scale", (2022) Original Oil Painting by Calvin Lai, Female Nude

By Calvin Lai

Located in Denver, CO

Eventually he moved from where he grew up in Los Angeles to San Francisco. There he studied drawing and printmaking at San Francisco State University.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Wood Panel

"Repose" Oil Painting
"Repose" Oil Painting

"Repose" Oil Painting

By Calvin Lai

Located in Denver, CO

Eventually he moved from where he grew up in Los Angeles to San Francisco. There he studied drawing and printmaking at San Francisco State University.

Category

2010s American Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

"Cityscape Study 2", (2023) Original Oil Painting by Calvin Lai
"Cityscape Study 2", (2023) Original Oil Painting by Calvin Lai

"Cityscape Study 2", (2023) Original Oil Painting by Calvin Lai

By Calvin Lai

Located in Denver, CO

Eventually he moved from where he grew up in Los Angeles to San Francisco. There he studied drawing and printmaking at San Francisco State University.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Wood Panel

"Anything for Me?" (2024) By Calvin Lai, Original Oil Painting on Panel
"Anything for Me?" (2024) By Calvin Lai, Original Oil Painting on Panel

"Anything for Me?" (2024) By Calvin Lai, Original Oil Painting on Panel

By Calvin Lai

Located in Denver, CO

Eventually he moved from where he grew up in Los Angeles to San Francisco. There he studied drawing and printmaking at San Francisco State University.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

"Forward Motion" Oil Painting

"Forward Motion" Oil Painting

By Calvin Lai

Located in Denver, CO

Eventually he moved from where he grew up in Los Angeles to San Francisco. There he studied drawing and printmaking at San Francisco State University.

Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Predator and Prey" Oil Painting

"Predator and Prey" Oil Painting

By Calvin Lai

Located in Denver, CO

Eventually he moved from where he grew up in Los Angeles to San Francisco. There he studied drawing and printmaking at San Francisco State University.

Category

2010s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

"To Be Vulnerable" Oil Painting
"To Be Vulnerable" Oil Painting

"To Be Vulnerable" Oil Painting

By Calvin Lai

Located in Denver, CO

Eventually he moved from where he grew up in Los Angeles to San Francisco. There he studied drawing and printmaking at San Francisco State University.

Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Get Updated with New Arrivals
Save "San Francisco Drawing", and we’ll notify you when there are new listings in this category.

San Francisco Drawing For Sale on 1stDibs

Find the exact san francisco drawing you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. Find Impressionist versions now, or shop for Impressionist creations for a more modern example of these cherished works. You’re likely to find the perfect san francisco drawing among the distinctive items we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 19th Century as well as those made as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a san francisco drawing to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of gray, beige, brown, blue and more. A san francisco drawing from Jack Freeman, Harry Emerson Lewis, Clyde F. Seavey Sr., Robert George Gilberg and John Nicolini — each of whom created distinctive versions of this kind of work — is worth considering. Frequently made by artists working in paper, paint and watercolour, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much is a San Francisco Drawing?

The price for a san francisco drawing in our collection starts at $225 and tops out at $16,000 with the average selling for $1,000.