Muriel Backman Art

American, 1902-1996

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.

Muriel Backman'Lakeshore Drive, Chicago', Modernist Cityscape, Woman Artist, Crocker Museum, 1965

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'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...

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1960s Muriel Backman Art

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Watercolor, Handmade Paper

Muriel Backman'Golden Gate, San Francisco', Bay Area Woman Modernist, Crocker Art Museum, Circa 1955

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'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...

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1950s Muriel Backman Art

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Watercolor, Gouache, Handmade Paper

Muriel Backman'Lighthouse at Point Pinos', Pacific Grove, California Woman Post Impressionist, 1953

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'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...

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1950s Muriel Backman Art

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Muriel Backman'Fort Bragg Lumber Mill', Woman Artist, California Post-Impressionist, Circa 1955

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'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 ...

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1950s Muriel Backman Art

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Watercolor, Gouache, Handmade Paper

Muriel Backman'View of the Mission, San Juan Bautista', Crocker Art Museum, Santa Cruz

$1,480Sale Price|20% Off

'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...

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1960s Muriel Backman Art

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Paper, Watercolor

Muriel Backman'University Village, Berkeley' Carmel, California, Woman Post Impressionist, 1958

$1,160Sale Price|20% Off

'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...

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1950s Muriel Backman Art

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Paper, Watercolor

Muriel Backman'Old San Anselmo, California', Woman Post-Impressionist, Crocker Museum, 1956

$1,320Sale Price|20% Off

'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...

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1950s Muriel Backman Art

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Paper, Watercolor

Muriel Backman'Monterey Pier', California Modernist, Woman Artist, Santa Cruz Art League

$1,320Sale Price|20% Off

'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...

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1950s Muriel Backman Art

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Watercolor, Gouache, Handmade Paper

Muriel Backman'Fisherman's Wharf, Monterey', Modernist California Artist, Crocker Art Museum, 1955

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'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...

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1950s Muriel Backman Art

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Watercolor, Illustration Board, Graphite

Muriel Backman'Grey Outpost, Fort Ross, California', Woman Artist, Modernist Park view, 1960

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'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...

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1960s Muriel Backman Art

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Paper, Watercolor

Muriel Backman'Corporation Yard', Woman Artist, Santa Cruz Art League, Crocker Art Museum

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'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...

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1960s Muriel Backman Art

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Muriel Backman'Main Street, Port Costa', California Woman Post Impressionist, Crocker Museum, 1968

$1,240Sale Price|20% Off

'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...

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1960s Muriel Backman Art

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Paper, Watercolor

Edensor ChatsworthAntique Watercolor Landscape - Derbyshire, England, 1868

$330

H 12 in W 16 in D 0.1 in

Antique Watercolor Landscape - Derbyshire, England

By Edensor Chatsworth

Located in Houston, TX

Dreamy antique watercolor landscape of a picturesque scene of a church steeple rising from the foliage as a female figure rests under the shade of...

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19th Century Muriel Backman Art

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Paper, Watercolor

Ellen Brooker BealeGarden, Bedford, 1876

$350

H 4.53 in W 6.5 in

Garden, Bedford

Located in Middletown, NY

Watercolor with graphite on watercolor paper, 4 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches (115 x 165 mm), the full sheet. Initialed, dated and titled in pencil in the lower right recto. In very good condit...

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Late 19th Century English School Muriel Backman Art

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Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Graphite

Charles BurchfieldWatercolor and Gouache on Paper, by Charles Burchfield, circa 1925

$125,000

H 20 in W 14 in D 2 in

Watercolor and Gouache on Paper, by Charles Burchfield, circa 1925

By Charles Burchfield

Located in New York, NY

Charles Burchfield, 1893-1967 Wallpaper Design No.2, 1922-28 Watercolor and gouache on paper

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1920s Muriel Backman Art

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Ellen Brooker BealeVicarage Garden, 1876

$450

H 5.01 in W 8.98 in

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...

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Late 19th Century English School Muriel Backman Art

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Watercolor, Handmade Paper

Ellen Brooker BealeLundy Island, 1875

$500

H 10.24 in W 14.26 in

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,...

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Late 19th Century English School Muriel Backman Art

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Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Graphite

Ellen Brooker BealeRowboat on a lake, 1875

$350

H 5.63 in W 7.88 in

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...

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Late 19th Century English School Muriel Backman Art

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Watercolor, Handmade Paper

M. KesslerVintage French Watercolor Landscape - Côte d'Azur, 1938

$325

H 16 in W 20 in D 0.1 in

Vintage French Watercolor Landscape - Côte d'Azur

By M. Kessler

Located in Houston, TX

Serene French watercolor along the banks of the Côte d'Azur by artist M. Kesseler, 1938. Signed and dated lower left. Original vintage one-of-a-kind artwork on paper displayed on a ...

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1930s Muriel Backman Art

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Paper, Watercolor

Ellen Brooker BealeCliff Edge, Lee, from our cottage, 1875

$600

H 14.38 in W 10.28 in

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...

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Late 19th Century English School Muriel Backman Art

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Watercolor, Handmade Paper

Amy Lowry PooleTriptych I (Dates, Persimmons, Squash) Ink and Gouache on Rice Paper, 2000

$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...

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Early 2000s Contemporary Muriel Backman Art

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Canvas, Ink, Gouache, Rice Paper

Ellen Brooker BealeTwo watercolors; View of Daul and English Church, 1874

$450

H 14.77 in W 10.28 in

Two watercolors; View of Daul and English Church

Located in Middletown, NY

Each a watercolor with pencil on watercolor paper adhered to a single sketchbook page, sheet measures 10 1/4 x 14 3/8 inches (261 x 365 mm). The top painting is titled and dated in p...

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Late 19th Century English School Muriel Backman Art

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Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Pencil

Ellen Brooker BealeTwo views, Near Seaview, Isle of Wight, 1875

$600

H 10.28 in W 14.77 in

Two views, Near Seaview, Isle of Wight

Located in Middletown, NY

Each a watercolor with graphite on watercolor paper adhered to a single sketchbook page, sheet measures 10 1/4 x 14 3/8 inches (261 x 365 mm). The top painting is initialed and dated...

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Late 19th Century English School Muriel Backman Art

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Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Graphite

Vases grecs (Greek Vases) – English School, Early 20th Century, circa 1910

$400

H 9.26 in W 5.99 in

Vases grecs (Greek Vases) – English School, Early 20th Century

Located in Middletown, NY

A wonderful study of Grecian vases at the Louvre. English School, early 20th century c1910. Watercolor and ink light wove paper, 9 1/4 x 6 inches (235 x 152 mm), the full sheet. In v...

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Early 20th Century English School Muriel Backman Art

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Handmade Paper, Graphite, Watercolor

Previously Available Items

Muriel Backman'The Hills of Old Oakland', California Post-Impressionist woman artist, Circa 1955

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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...

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1950s American Modern Muriel Backman Art

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Paper, Watercolor

Muriel BackmanModernist Watercolor of Monterey Dock, 'Afternoon at Decker's' Woman Artist, 1954

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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...

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1950s Modern Muriel Backman Art

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Paper, Watercolor, Graphite

Muriel BackmanLake Merrett, Oakland, Circa 1955

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H 15 in W 21 in

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...

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1950s Muriel Backman Art

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Gouache, Handmade Paper, Watercolor

Muriel Backman art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Muriel Backman art available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Muriel Backman in paint, watercolor, paper and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the modern style. Not every interior allows for large Muriel Backman art, so small editions measuring 20 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of John Cuthbert Hare, Karen Druker, and Janet Ament De La Roche. Muriel Backman art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $760 and tops out at $2,750, while the average work can sell for $2,125.