Muriel Backman was born in 1902. She is well-listed in relevant art reference works, and her work is held in public and private collections, including the permanent collection of the San Francisco Public Library.
$1,850
'Golden Gate, San Francisco', Bay Area Woman Modernist, Crocker Art Museum
By Muriel Backman
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right "Muriel Backman" for Muriel Durgin Backman (American, 1902-1996) and titled verso "The Cool Gray City". An elegant mid-century view of the San Francisco skyline a...
Watercolor, Gouache, Handmade Paper
$1,500
'Lakeshore Drive, Chicago', Modernist Cityscape, Woman Artist, Crocker Museum
By Muriel Backman
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A mid-century, Modernist view of Chicago, seen in the evening with the lights of numerous buildings reflected in the still waters of Lake Michigan. Signed lower right "M. Backman" f...
Watercolor, Handmade Paper
$1,800
'Lighthouse at Point Pinos', Pacific Grove, California Woman Post Impressionist
By Muriel Backman
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'M. Backman' for Muriel Backman (American, 1902-1996); additionally signed verso, titled 'Pt. Pinos' and dated 1953. A bright and fresh watercolor showing a view...
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
$1,250
'Fort Bragg Lumber Mill', Woman Artist, California Post-Impressionist
By Muriel Backman
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left "M. Backman" for Muriel Durgin Backman. Titled verso "Union Lumber Co., Fort Bragg- Mendocino, Ca" and painted circa 1955. A moody, mid-century view of the lumber ...
Watercolor, Gouache, Handmade Paper
'View of the Mission, San Juan Bautista', Crocker Art Museum, Santa Cruz
By Muriel Backman
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Muriel Backman' (American, 1902-1996); additionally signed verso, titled 'Mission San Juan Bautista, Founded June 24, 1797' and painted circa 1960. This notable...
Paper, Watercolor
$1,450
'University Village, Berkeley' Carmel, California, Woman Post Impressionist
By Muriel Backman
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed verso, 'M. Backman' for Muriel Backman (American, 1902-1996), titled 'University Village', dated 1958 and with inscription verso, 'Demonstration painting- horizontal and verti...
Paper, Watercolor
'Old San Anselmo, California', Woman Post-Impressionist, Crocker Museum
By Muriel Backman
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Certification of Authenticity stamped verso; titled verso, 'San Anselmo' and dated 1956. Muriel Backman exhibited widely and with success from the 1930's through the 1950's, includi...
Paper, Watercolor
'Monterey Pier', California Modernist, Woman Artist, Santa Cruz Art League
By Muriel Backman
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left "Muriel Backman" for Muriel Durgin Backman and dated 1955. An elegant, Cubist-derived, mid-century view of the old Fisherman's Wharf in Monterey, California. A ly...
Watercolor, Gouache, Handmade Paper
'Grey Outpost, Fort Ross, California', Woman Artist, Modernist Park view
By Muriel Backman
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, "Muriel Backman", titled verso and dated 1960. Painted on Arches paper. This notable California woman artist exhibited widely and with success from the 1930's th...
Paper, Watercolor
'Corporation Yard', Woman Artist, Santa Cruz Art League, Crocker Art Museum
By Muriel Backman
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, "M. Backman"; additionally signed verso, titled 'Corporation Yard' and painted circa 1960. This notable California woman artist exhibited widely and with success...
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
$1,550
'Main Street, Port Costa', California Woman Post Impressionist, Crocker Museum
By Muriel Backman
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed twice, lower right, 'Muriel Backman' (American, 1902-1996); additionally signed verso, titled 'Main Street, Port Costa' and dated May, 1968. Muriel Backman exhibited widely a...
Paper, Watercolor
$2,750
'Fisherman's Wharf, Monterey', Modernist California Artist, Crocker Art Museum
By Muriel Backman
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, "M. Backman" for Muriel Backman (American, 1902-1996), titled verso and dated 1955. A vibrant Modernist work by this notable California woman artist who exhibit...
Watercolor, Illustration Board, Graphite
$2,450
H 17.375 in W 13.625 in
"Spring Spirit Garden, " Watercolor signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Spring Spirit Garden" is an original watercolor painting on Japanese rice paper by David Barnett. The artist signed the piece in the lower right. This piece utilizes the wet-on-wet ...
Watercolor, Rice Paper
$7,500
H 30 in W 72 in D 1.25 in
Triptych I (Dates, Persimmons, Squash) Ink and Gouache on Rice Paper
Located in Chicago, IL
In this triptych, Amy Lowry Poole transforms dates, persimmons, and squash into three distinct studies of growth, abundance, and organic movement. Working in ink and gouache on handm...
Canvas, Ink, Gouache, Rice Paper
Three watercolors, views of Lee, North Devon
Located in Middletown, NY
Each a watercolor and graphite on watercolor paper, each adhered to a sketchbook page matrix, sheet measures 14 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches (362 x 260 mm). The top painting is initialed in p...
Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Pencil
Vicarage Garden
Located in Middletown, NY
Watercolor with graphite on watercolor paper adhered to a sketchbook page, 5 x 9 inches (127 x 228 mm), the full sheet. Initialed, dated and titled in pencil in the lower right recto...
Watercolor, Handmade Paper
Cliff Edge, Lee, from our cottage
Located in Middletown, NY
Watercolor and graphite on watercolor paper adhered to a sketchbook page, sheet measures 14 3/8 x 10 1/4 inches (365 x 261 mm). Titled and dated in pencil in the lower right recto an...
Watercolor, Handmade Paper
The Road to Studland
Located in Middletown, NY
Watercolor and graphite on watercolor paper adhered to a sketchbook page, sheet measures 10 1/4 x 14 1/4 inches (260 x 362 mm). Initialed and dated in pencil in the lower right recto...
Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Graphite
$450
H 4.73 in W 10.63 in
Dorset Landscape Watercolor on Handmade Paper, Late 19th Century
Located in Middletown, NY
Watercolor with graphite on watercolor paper 4 3/4 x 10 5/8 inches (120 x 270 mm), the full sheet. Initialed and dated in pencil in the lower right recto. In very good condition with...
Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Graphite
Lundy Island
Located in Middletown, NY
Watercolor and graphite on watercolor paper adhered to a sketchbook page, sheet measures 10 1/4 x 14 1/4 inches (260 x 362 mm). Initialed and dated in pencil in the lower left recto,...
Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Graphite
Rowboat on a lake
Located in Middletown, NY
Watercolor and graphite on watercolor paper adhered to a sketchbook page, 5 5/8 x 7 7/8 inches (143 x 200 mm), the full sheet. In very good condition with minor toning. Ellen Brooke...
Watercolor, Handmade Paper
Lee, Devon
Located in Middletown, NY
Watercolor and graphite on watercolor paper adhered to a sketchbook page, sheet measures 10 1/4 x 14 1/4 inches (260 x 362 mm). Initialed, dated and titled in brown ink in the lower ...
Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Graphite
$300Sale Price|20% Off
H 15 in W 21 in D 1 in
Vintage Sunset Seascape Watercolor Point Lobos, Carmel
By Les Anderson
Located in Soquel, CA
Scenic watercolor seascape of the Point Lobos, Carmel coast at sunset by California artist Les (Leslie Luverne) Anderson (American, 1928-2009). From...
Watercolor, Laid Paper
$987
H 19.69 in W 27.56 in D 0.4 in
Welcome to “Madam Felle” . Original gouache painting on paper. Framed
By Nadezda Stupina
Located in Oslo, NO
A vibrant street scene unfolds with bold energy. Gabled houses stand side by side in a rhythmic row. Warm yellows and deep reds dominate the architecture. The light suggests a cool t...
Gouache, Bamboo Paper
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H 14.5 in W 21.75 in
'The Hills of Old Oakland', California Post-Impressionist woman artist
By Muriel Backman
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'M. Backman' for Muriel Backman (American, 1902-1996) and painted circa 1955; additionally titled verso, 'Rooftop Pattern'. This notable California woman artist e...
Paper, Watercolor
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H 15 in W 19 in
Modernist Watercolor of Monterey Dock, 'Afternoon at Decker's' Woman Artist
By Muriel Backman
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A moody Monterey seascape showing a view of an old dock from a waterfront bar popular with local fishermen during the 1950's through the 1970's. Painted by this notable California Mo...
Paper, Watercolor, Graphite
Lake Merrett, Oakland, Circa 1955
By Muriel Backman
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped verso with certification of authenticity, titled "Lake Merrett" and painted circa 1955. A bright and breezy mid-century view of Oaklands Lake Merrett shoreline at sunset...
Gouache, Handmade Paper, Watercolor