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
$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
'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
$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
$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
'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
'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
'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
$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
$450
H 9.93 in W 13.67 in
The Temple of Concordia, Agrigento - English School drawing, 19th Century
Located in Middletown, NY
A lovely grand tour image of the Doric architectural masterpiece dedicated to Castor and Pollux. Dated 1863. Watercolor and graphite on lightweight card stock, 10 x 13 3/4 inches (2...
Watercolor, Cardboard, Graphite
$7,500
H 24 in W 31 in
"Temple Emanuel (Fifth Avenue, New York)" Hayley Lever, American Impressionism
By Hayley Lever
Located in New York, NY
Hayley Lever Temple Emanuel (Fifth Avenue, New York), 1935 Signed and dated lower left Watercolor on paper Sight 13 3/4 x 21 1/4 inches Provenance Kennedy Galleries, Inc., New York ...
Paper, Watercolor
$1,440Sale Price|20% Off
H 32.5 in W 26.5 in D 0.75 in
Mid Century Horse in Winter Landscape
By William Ernest Smyth
Located in Soquel, CA
Charming mid century watercolor painting of a horse in winter with a barn in the background by Ernest Smythe (American/England 1881-1950). Signed "ERNEST SMYTHE" in lower left corner. Presented in a tan mat with a wood frame and glass. Image size: 25"H x 19.75"W As William Ernest Smyth, he was born at 13 Commercial Road, Ipswich on 9 April 1874 but was not baptised at St Michael's, Ipswich until 23 October 1885, when his birth date is given as 17 February 1874, youngest son of artist Thomas Smythe...
Watercolor, Illustration Board
$4,933
H 25.99 in W 40.16 in D 1.97 in
Demonstration #1 Hélène Duclos, 21st Century, Contemporary figurative art blue
By Hélène Duclos
Located in Paris, FR
Gouache, coloured pencil and graphite on paper Signed lower right Unique work 1 / Hélène DUCLOS, 2016 – Artist Statement “Questioning the human condition and the position of being ...
Paper, Gouache
$1,150
H 17 in W 14 in D 1 in
The Redwoods of the Northern California Coast - Watercolor by Lillian Dake Heath
Located in Soquel, CA
The Redwoods of the Northern California Coast - Watercolor by Lillian Dake Heath The Redwoods and a country road in Davenport California a Watercolor by Lillian Dake Heath (American,...
Watercolor, Illustration Board, Laid Paper
$750
H 22.25 in W 28.13 in D 0.75 in
"Morning Bay" - Mixed Media Monochromatic Abstract Landscape on Handmade Paper
By Grace Eichholz
Located in Soquel, CA
Mixed media abstracted landscape composition on handmade paper of a town on the edge of a lake, in monochromatic orange tones with white accents, by Grace Eichholz (American, b. 1927...
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Gouache, Handmade Paper
$986
H 15.75 in W 11.82 in D 0.08 in
Original contemporary french gouache "Glowing sky over the plane trees"
By Linda Clerget Studio
Located in JOINVILLE-LE-PONT, FR
This gouache depicts the road leading to the artist's family home in the countryside. It depicts the road through several seasons and times of day. It represents a symbol of nature, ...
Paper, Gouache, Handmade Paper
$28,000
H 27 in W 33 in
"Orchard in Blossom" Jane Peterson, Impressionist Spring Garden, Tree in Bloom
By Jane Peterson
Located in New York, NY
Jane Peterson Orchard in Blossom, circa 1918 Signed lower left Watercolor and gouache on paper 18 x 24 inches Exhibited New York, National Arts Club, American Watercolor Society - A...
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
$1,200
H 40 in W 55.3 in
Pastel Coral Reef in Pink, Large Diptych, Marine Life Forest Abstraction, Paper
Located in Barcelona, ES
This beautiful diptych captures the vibrant intricacy of coral reef ecosystems through layered textures and flowing organic forms. Bold strokes of pink, violet, ochre, and coral oran...
Handmade Paper, Gouache
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$3,500
H 26 in W 33.125 in D 1.125 in
Charles Levier [Les Voiles au Repos] c. 1970 Hand Signed Watercolor Harbor Scene
By Charles Levier
Located in Miami, FL
CHARLES LEVIER – [LES VOILES AU REPOS] ⚜ Watercolor on paper ⚜ Hand signed lower right ⚜ Custom frame HARBORFRONT CALM WITH DOCKED SAILS Levier captures a quiet quay where fishing b...
Paper, Mixed Media, Watercolor
$1,127Sale Price|20% Off
H 26.78 in W 32.09 in D 0.4 in
Pair of Impressionist Mediterranean Garden Views. Gouache & Watercolor on Paper
Located in Cotignac, FR
Pair of early 20th Century French watercolours of a Mediterranean garden. The paintings are signed bottom right, Songa, and are presented under a hand coloured custom mount in a plain wood frame under glass. A pair of charming representations of a garden in spring and early summer. The first shows a line of majestic Cyprus trees...
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
$1,290
H 40 in W 55.3 in
Vivid Coral Beings, Abstract Organic Forms, Marine Diptych, Textural Abstraction
Located in Barcelona, ES
This work presents an abstract composition inspired by coral formations, rendered through layered textures and vibrant yet balanced color relationships. Organic shapes interlock acro...
Gouache, Handmade 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