Maria Bertrán, a painter born in Venezuela who immigrated to the United States in the late 1960s, splits her time between her home in Laguna Beach, California, and her studio in Provence, France. She is a consummate observer — Bertrán finds interesting scenes in street markets, harbors, building facades in populous European villages and elsewhere — and her gestural brushstrokes and daring use of vibrant color bring life to her Impressionistic works as she endeavors to communicate her deep appreciation for her radiant surroundings in her work.
Bertrán infuses her landscape paintings with her heartfelt response to the beauty of the natural world and to her medium. “For me painting is my happy place, and it is technical but also emotional,” she has said. “It is color and joy, and I hope to share these feelings with as many people as possible through my art.”
Bertrán received her BFA from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, continuing her figurative drawing studies in Paris. In 1980, she settled in Laguna Beach. Pacific Edge Gallery, where a permanent exhibition of her work can be found, has represented the artist since 1987.
Bertrán has a deep love of working with natural light, and she is constantly seeking to capture its essence in her paintings. The artist has traveled extensively and has painted scenes from Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, the South Pacific and the United States.
Bertrán has had numerous solo exhibitions in locales such as Aspen, Key West, Provence, Stockbridge and New York City. Her work is held in the collection of the Laguna Art Museum in California.
Find original Maria Bertrán landscape paintings, still-life paintings and abstract paintings on 1stDibs.
"Woods Cove" Contemporary Impressionist Serigraph of Laguna Beach
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Woods Cove" is an beautiful 90 color hand pulled serigraph created from the oil painted on location in Laguna Beach, California by Maria Bertran. This Contemporary Impressionist pai...
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"The Colors of Spring" Contemporary Impressionist Floral Serigraph
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"The Colors of Spring" is an beautiful 94 color hand pulled serigraph created from the oil painted from life in the artists Laguna Beach studio by Maria Bertran. This Contemporary Im...
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"The Colors of Spring" Contemporary Impressionist Floral Serigraph
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"The Colors of Spring" is an beautiful 94 color hand pulled serigraph created from the oil painted from life in the artists Laguna Beach studio by Maria Bertran. This Contemporary Im...
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"Hayrolls In The Lavender Field" Modern Impressionist Serigraph of Provence
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Hayrolls In The Lavender Field" is an beautiful 95 color hand pulled serigraph created from the oil painted on location in Provence by Maria Bertran. This Contemporary Impressionist...
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"Doorway To The Garden" Contemporary Impressionist Serigraph of Provence
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Doorway To The Garden" is an beautiful hand pulled serigraph created from the oil painted on location in Provence by Maria Bertran. This Contemporary Impressionist painting captures...
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"Road To Sault" Contemporary Impressionist Serigraph of Provence, France
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Road To Sault" is an beautiful 95 color hand pulled serigraph created from the oil painted on location in Provence by Maria Bertran. This Contemporary I...
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"Moorea" Contemporary Impressionist Serigraph of Tahiti
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Moorea" is an beautiful hand pulled serigraph created from the oil painted on location in Tahiti by Maria Bertran. This Contemporary Impressionist painting captures a timeless scene...
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"Woods Cove" Contemporary Impressionist Serigraph of Laguna Beach
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Woods Cove" is an beautiful 90 color hand pulled serigraph created from the oil painted on location in Laguna Beach, California by Maria Bertran. This Contemporary Impressionist pai...
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"Vernazza" Contemporary Impressionist Serigraph of Cinque Terre, Italy
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Vernazza" is an beautiful hand pulled serigraph created from the oil painted on location in Cinque Terre, Italy by Maria Bertran. This Contemporary Impressionist painting captures a...
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"Road To Sault" Contemporary Impressionist Serigraph of Provence, France
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Road To Sault" is an beautiful 95 color hand pulled serigraph created from the oil painted on location in Provence by Maria Bertran. This Contemporary Impressionist painting capture...
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"Moorea" Contemporary Impressionist Serigraph of Tahiti
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Moorea" is an beautiful hand pulled serigraph created from the oil painted on location in Tahiti by Maria Bertran. This Contemporary Impressionist painting captures a timeless scene...
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"Road To Sault" Contemporary Impressionist Serigraph of Provence, France
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Road To Sault" is an beautiful 95 color hand pulled serigraph created from the oil painted on location in Provence by Maria Bertran. This Contemporary Impressionist painting capture...
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"The Colors of Spring" Contemporary Impressionist Floral Serigraph
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"The Colors of Spring" is an beautiful 94 color hand pulled serigraph created from the oil painted from life in the artists Laguna Beach studio by Maria Bertran. This Contemporary Im...
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"Vernazza" Contemporary Impressionist Serigraph of Cinque Terre, Italy
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Vernazza" is an beautiful hand pulled serigraph created from the oil painted on location in Cinque Terre, Italy by Maria Bertran. This Contemporary Impressionist painting captures a...
Screen
$695
H 17 in W 17 in
Henri Matisse Color Lithograph, 1958, Framed, "Lierre"
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Henri Matisse (after) Medium: Original lithograph Title: Lierre Portfolio: The Last Works of Henri Matisse Year: 1958 Edition: 2000 Framed Size: 17" x 17" Sheet Size: 14" x 1...
Lithograph
$2,200
H 9.88 in W 10.25 in
Decheance de al Buveuse d'Eau(Downfall of a Lady Teetotaler)
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
“My eyes were made to erase all that is ugly”. -Raoul Dufy Raoul Dufy’s depictions for an instant charmer of a "medical book" illustrates the myriad benefits of wine, while being sp...
Lithograph
$1,200
H 11.5 in W 16.5 in
'Marine La Soir', Musee Moderne, Paris, Salon d'Automne, NY MOMA, LACMA
By Marcel Mouly
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, "M. Mouly" for Marcel Mouly (French, 1918-2008). Inscribed lower left with number and limitation, '120/300'. Previously with: South West Gallery, Southfield, Mich...
Paper, Lithograph
Paysage
By Maurice de Vlaminck
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Maurice de Vlaminck (French, 1876-1958) Title: Paysage Year: 1952 Medium: Original color lithograph Edition: Numbered 66/75 in pencil Paper: Arches Image size: 14.5 x ...
Lithograph
Action de Vin sur Le Moral (How Wine Affects the Morale)
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
“My eyes were made to erase all that is ugly”. -Raoul Dufy Raoul Dufy’s depictions for an instant charmer of a "medical book" illustrates the myriad benefits of wine, while being sp...
Lithograph
$7,500
H 18 in W 22 in
The Rhone River, Post-Impressionist Lithograph After Vincent van Gogh
By Vincent van Gogh
Located in Long Island City, NY
A lithograph from the "Vincent Van Gogh" portfolio with text by Oskar Hagen published by Marees-Gesellschaft in Munich 1919. The portfolio consisted of 15 lithographic reproductions of drawings and watercolors. The artwork is accompanied by a copy of the colophon. Artist: Vincent van Gogh (After) Title: The Rhone River...
Lithograph
$400
H 10.75 in W 7.13 in
La Balustrade (The Railing) /// Impressionist Henri Le Sidaner Landscape Garden
By Henri Le Sidaner
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Henri Le Sidaner (French, 1862-1939) Title: "La Balustrade (The Railing)" Portfolio: Gazette des Beaux-Arts *Issued unsigned, though signed by Sidaner in the plate (printed s...
Lithograph
$730
H 39.4 in W 55.2 in
Serene Cove Ripples, Mediterranean Seascape Diptych in Blue & White, Cyanotype
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype. "Serene Cove Ripples" is a gorgeous original cyanotype diptych showing calming sea ripples in a Mediterranean cove. Details: + Title: Serene Cove Ripples + Year: 2022 + Edition Size: 100 + Medium: Handmade Cyanotype Print on Watercolor Paper + Stamped and Certificate of Authenticity provided + Measurements : 100x140 cm (40 x 55.2 in.) Each paper measures 70x100 cm (28x 40 in.) each, a standard frame size + All cyanotype prints are made on high-quality Italian watercolor paper WHAT IS A CYANOTYPE? The cyanotype (a.k.a. sun-print) process is one of the oldest in the history of photography, dating back to the 1840's. Cyanotypes were then made famous by Anna Atkins...
Watercolor, Lithograph, Paper
Fete Champetre
By Jean Dufy
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Fete Champetre" c.1950 is an original colors lithograph by renown artist Jean Dufy, 1888-1964. It is hand signed and numbered 80/220 in pencil by the artist. The...
Lithograph
$695
H 16 in W 20 in D 0.25 in
"Pueblos" - Hand-Augmented Fauvist Landscape in Ink and Pastel on Paper
By Margie Dickson
Located in Soquel, CA
"Pueblos" - Hand-Augmented Fauvist Landscape in Ink and Pastel on Paper Bold and saturated depiction of pueblo buildings by Margie Dickson (American, b. 1938). These buildings are h...
Paper, Pastel, Screen
$139
H 7.49 in W 5.52 in
Paris : Notre Dame during Summer - Original Lithograph Handsigned and Numbered
By Urbain Huchet
Located in Paris, IDF
Urbain HUCHET Paris : Notre Dame during Summer, c. 1980 Original lithograph Handsigned in pencil by the artist Numbered / 350 copies On Arches velllum 19 x 14 cm (c. 7 x 6 in) Exce...
Lithograph
$337,500
H 14.75 in W 11 in
Toulouse Lautrec Original Lithograph Famous Political 1800s Collection Signed
By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Lautrec Book: From Au Pied du Sinai written by Georges Clemenceau" lithographs created by the legendary Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. This book, Au Pied...
Lithograph, Mulberry Paper
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H 35 in W 26 in D 1 in
"Doorway To The Garden" Contemporary Impressionist Serigraph of Provence
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Doorway To The Garden" is an beautiful hand pulled serigraph created from the oil painted on location in Provence by Maria Bertran. This Contemporary Impressionist painting captures...
Screen
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H 25 in W 40 in D 1 in
"Hayrolls In The Lavender Field" Modern Impressionist Serigraph of Provence
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Hayrolls In The Lavender Field" is an beautiful 95 color hand pulled serigraph created from the oil painted on location in Provence by Maria Bertran. This Contemporary Impressionist...
Screen
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H 29.5 in W 33 in D 1 in
"The Colors of Spring" Contemporary Impressionist Floral Serigraph
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"The Colors of Spring" is an beautiful 94 color hand pulled serigraph created from the oil painted from life in the artists Laguna Beach studio by Maria Bertran. This Contemporary Im...
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H 28 in W 36 in D 1 in
"Laguna Vista" Contemporary Impressionist Serigraph of Laguna Beach
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Laguna Vista" is an beautiful hand pulled serigraph created from the oil painted on location in Laguna Beach, California by Maria Bertran. This Contemporary Impressionist painting c...
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H 25 in W 40 in D 1 in
"Hayrolls In The Lavender Field" Modern Impressionist Serigraph of Provence
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Hayrolls In The Lavender Field" is an beautiful 95 color hand pulled serigraph created from the oil painted on location in Provence by Maria Bertran. This Contemporary Impressionist...
Screen
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H 28 in W 36 in D 1 in
"Laguna Vista" Contemporary Impressionist Serigraph of Laguna Beach
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Laguna Vista" is an beautiful hand pulled serigraph created from the oil painted on location in Laguna Beach, California by Maria Bertran. This Contemporary Impressionist painting c...
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H 40 in W 30 in D 1 in
"Woods Cove" Contemporary Impressionist Serigraph of Laguna Beach
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Woods Cove" is an beautiful 90 color hand pulled serigraph created from the oil painted on location in Laguna Beach, California by Maria Bertran. This Contemporary Impressionist pai...
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H 28 in W 36 in D 1 in
"Laguna Vista" Contemporary Impressionist Serigraph of Laguna Beach
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Laguna Vista" is an beautiful hand pulled serigraph created from the oil painted on location in Laguna Beach, California by Maria Bertran. This Contemporary Impressionist painting c...
Screen
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H 35 in W 26 in D 1 in
"Doorway To The Garden" Contemporary Impressionist Serigraph of Provence
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Doorway To The Garden" is an beautiful hand pulled serigraph created from the oil painted on location in Provence by Maria Bertran. This Contemporary Impressionist painting captures...
Screen
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H 27 in W 36 in D 1 in
"Road To Sault" Contemporary Impressionist Serigraph of Provence, France
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Road To Sault" is an beautiful 95 color hand pulled serigraph created from the oil painted on location in Provence by Maria Bertran. This Contemporary I...
Screen
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H 28 in W 36 in D 1 in
"Laguna Vista" Contemporary Impressionist Serigraph of Laguna Beach
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Laguna Vista" is an beautiful hand pulled serigraph created from the oil painted on location in Laguna Beach, California by Maria Bertran. This Contemporary Impressionist painting c...
Screen
Sold
H 27 in W 36 in D 1 in
"Road To Sault" Contemporary Impressionist Serigraph of Provence, France
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Road To Sault" is an beautiful 95 color hand pulled serigraph created from the oil painted on location in Provence by Maria Bertran. This Contemporary I...
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