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River Passage in the Levant
Located in San Francisco, CA
A flight of fancy, this work is a bit of a surprise for a 20th-century California painter. With its colorful dhows topped by lateen sails and attended by turbaned sailors, the artist Anthony Muscat...
Category

1950s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Sacrifice
Located in San Francisco, CA
Given the subject of this painting, you won't be surprised to learn that actor and artist Vincent Price was a patron of Noel Rockmore (1928-1995), this work's American artist. Additi...
Category

1950s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

An Elderly Couple
Located in San Francisco, CA
On offer is a timeless expression of social realism, in the style of the late American artist Ben Shahn. You sense the couple has shared a lifetime. Still standing close together, th...
Category

1960s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A Boy and His Rooster
Located in San Francisco, CA
The boy with a grown man’s expression. The dignified rooster, unfazed by his situation. This may have been painted from a 19th-century photograph, given the sepia tones of this paint...
Category

1980s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Timeless Allure of the “Javanese Dancer”
Located in San Francisco, CA
Unsurprisingly, she was much admired when exhibited by artist Luis Cutron at the noted Laguna Beach Art Association, today’s Laguna Art Museum in coastal Southern California. Exotic ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The First Lovers, an Art Nouveau "Adam and Eve"
Located in San Francisco, CA
Working in the Art Nouveau period style of Austrian Symbolist painter Gustav Klimt, artist Irina V. Karkabi has given form in this painting to the unimaginable, the moments whereby B...
Category

1990s Art Nouveau Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Jockeys at the Rail
Located in San Francisco, CA
There’s an instant in a competitive horse race—whether it’s at Churchill Downs, Del Mar, Santa Anita Park, Saratoga or Belmont—of the utmost ferocity. That’s when the riders are jamm...
Category

1960s Modern Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Early 20th-Century European Street Scene
Located in San Francisco, CA
The very ordinariness of this European street scene is a delight. With Armistice recently signed, all the depravations of the recent war are letting up, enough so that two women can ...
Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Romance Novel Cover Illustration
Located in San Francisco, CA
As the writing on the verso suggests, this may have been proposed cover artwork for one of author Danielle Steel's staggering count of 182 novels. Booksellers and publishers routinel...
Category

1960s Other Art Style Figurative Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

Venice, An Intimate View
Located in San Francisco, CA
It's the dream. One going back centuries. The glossy canals instead of streets reflecting the delicate hues of adjacent buildings, yes. But especially when these waterways are dotted...
Category

1960s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Caught it! Spearfishing a Wary Grouper
Located in San Francisco, CA
In the eternal man vs prey contest, spearfishing might be one of the most challenging sports. The fisherman must enter the alien watery realm to hunt, perhaps only equipped with snor...
Category

1950s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

The Madonna, After Fra Filippo Lippi’s Uffizi Masterwork
By Fra Filippo Lippi
Located in San Francisco, CA
The yellowed and peeling typewritten label on the verso reads “MADONNA, Uffizi, Florence, FRA FILIPPO LIPPI, c.1406-1469 Florentine School.” It pays tribute where tribute is due to L...
Category

1950s Renaissance Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Love" Boys With A Toy in Nigeria
Located in San Francisco, CA
Nigerian artist Akingbade Mayowa (born in 1988) titled this piece “Love.” Was he referring to the universal love of a father for his sons? Or perhaps ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

A Cubist Cuban Country Chico
Located in San Francisco, CA
You cannot pass this doleful young man without engaging. If you have traveled, you have met him in the streets of Latin America, of India, of Africa and even some parts of the U.S. H...
Category

Early 2000s Cubist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

After Jacobus Joseph Eeckhout, A Dutch Drinking Companion in Golds, Red & Cream
Located in San Francisco, CA
As the actual artist and date of this piece are unknown, perhaps this genre painting was done by a skilled student. But certainly, at this skill level, it could have served to provid...
Category

Mid-20th Century Dutch School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Metal

(Untitled) Filipina Woman with Pottery, in Beige, Black & Tan
Located in San Francisco, CA
Manilla-born painter Francisco “Paco” Gorospe (1939-2002) took a detour with this piece. Normally working with colors to rival any spring flower garden, h...
Category

Late 20th Century Cubist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

(Untitled) Little Girl Cradling Her Black Cat, in Greens and Chestnut
Located in San Francisco, CA
Poignancy. A little girl hugging her black kitty rendered in any realistic palette would be cloying. But not here. You look longer. Tight little patterns bubble over in the backgroun...
Category

1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

"Beagles" Early 19th C. Country People & Dogs. Rockefeller Provenance
By Thomas Rowlandson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Originally the property of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., this watercolor scene, depicting a group of ordinary, early 19th-century English folk and their dogs resting in the shade, p...
Category

Early 19th Century English School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

(Untitled) A Scandalous Tea with a Stranger in Leiderstein
Located in San Francisco, CA
In the depths of the Great Depression, American women sought escape from their worries. For 25¢,“Hearst’s International Cosmopolitan” magazine delivered. The magazine published ficti...
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid 20thC Painting, Ghost-like Figures Against Bronze Background
Located in San Francisco, CA
Subdued bronzes and saddle leather tones provide a rich background for a cluster of mysterious, ghostlike figures--"The Visitors" of the painting's title--imagined as weathered paint...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

19th-century Orientalist Reclining Odalisque Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Was she a gift to the Sultan, deliciously bejeweled and enrobed in the finest embroidered silks? By this time, resigned to her fate, the once Christian Circassian girl would have bee...
Category

1880s French School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Armando Villagran Original Painting
By Armando Villagran
Located in San Francisco, CA
Armando Villagran (Mexican, 1945-1995) Untitled (Figure with Animal), 1991 Oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right Canvas: 55"h x 43.5"w, overall (with frame): 56"h x 44"w Born ...
Category

1990s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Jamini Roy "Mother and Child" Original Painting
By Jamini Roy
Located in San Francisco, CA
Jamini Roy: 1887-1972. Extremely well listed and important Indian artist. He has auction prices over $573,000 which was just last month. His works are considered National Treasures a...
Category

Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Tempera

Jamini Roy "Mother and Child" Original Painting
By Jamini Roy
Located in San Francisco, CA
Jamini Roy: 1887-1972. Extremely well listed and important Indian artist. He has auction prices over $573,000 which was just last month. His works are c...
Category

Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Tempera

Reclining Figure Mid Century Modern Cubist Painting C.1950s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fantastic 1950's Cubist Oil Painting by Mystery Artist. Though undated, this is a classic 1950's painting. A reclining figure under the sun. Original cubist oil painting on masonit...
Category

1950s Cubist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Jesus Ortiz Tajonar (1919-1990) Boy W/Papier-Mâché Animal Warrior Mask
Located in San Francisco, CA
Jesus Ortiz Tajonar (1919-1990) Mexican Boy with Papier-Mâché Animal Warrior Mask c.1950s Fantastic mid century modern oil painting by listed Mexican artist Jesus Ortiz Tajonar. W...
Category

1950s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Style Of William Aiken Walker
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fabulous oil on canvas in the style of the famous William Aiken Walker. The details of this painting are amazing and is the same subject matter of most of Walker’s paintings. It is a...
Category

1970s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Pearl A Van Sciver New Hope Pennsylvania
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pearl A Van Sciver: 1895-1966. Well listed Philadelphia, Pennsylvania artist. She has had Auction results over $3900 She exhibited at the national Academy of design, Pafa and the Cor...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Dutch school 18th or 19th century The Scribe
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fantastic oil on panel possibly Dutch school. Looks to be at least 19 century possibly earlier. The scene looks like a very important gentleman or possibly royalty with a scribe taki...
Category

Early 19th Century Dutch School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid Century Expressionist Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fabulously colorful combination of abstract expressionist and outsider art. Most likely done in the 1950s or 60s signed lower right it appears to be a mixed medium on board. Very si...
Category

Mid-20th Century Outsider Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Arrigo Ghedini Don Quixote and Sancho Panza
Located in San Francisco, CA
Arrigo Ghedini: 1905-1997. Listed Italian, American artist who is highly collected. His paintings rarely become available on the open market as collectors hold onto them. He just had...
Category

1970s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Enamel

Ken Gore Nude in a Landscape
By Ken Gore
Located in San Francisco, CA
Ken Gore: 1911-1990. Well listed American artist with Auction records over $3500, but sells for more in galleries. Is best known for his paintings around Glou...
Category

1960s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mother and child painting by Muller
Located in San Francisco, CA
Charming painting of a mother and child. Very interesting early to mid 20th century oil on board. It is signed Muller. It could be a listed artist, but frankly there are too many Mu...
Category

1940s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Abstract Expressionist Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Very powerful and colorful abstract, expressionist painting. Seems to be a mixed media of oil and gouache. The painting measures 15 inches high by 12 inches wide. The frame measures...
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Dennis Ainsley French Market
Located in San Francisco, CA
Dennis Ainsley: 1880-1952. He was born in Illinois but spent a lot of time painting in France. This fabulous oil on canvas measures 36 inches wide by 24 inches high.. The beautiful f...
Category

1940s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid Century Modern "Jazz Club" Original Oil Painting by Sandra Thaw
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid Century Modern "Jazz Club" Original Oil Painting by Sandra Thaw Bright, bold and colorful oil painting of a Jazz Club c.1950s. Signed in the lower right corner "Sandra Thaw". ...
Category

1950s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Daybreak" Original 20th Century Oil Painting After Parrish
By Maxfield Parrish
Located in San Francisco, CA
"Daybreak" Original 20th Century Oil Painting after Parrish A fine original copy of one of the most famous paintings by Parrish. No visible signat...
Category

1930s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

19th Century Oil Painting "The Naughty Child" After Sir Edwin Landseer
By Sir Edwin Landseer
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th Century Oil Painting "The Naughty Child" After Sir Edwin Landseer Delightful antique oil painting of "The Naughty Child" by a mystery artist. The original painting was done by ...
Category

Late 19th Century English School Paintings

Materials

Oil

Pair of 19 century Italian school paintings
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of 19 century oil on board paintings. Most likely Italian school or possibly Spanish. These charming paintings measure 7 inches wide by 5 1/2 inches high each one. What looks li...
Category

19th Century Italian School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Kofi Sarfo (Ghana, West Africa) "Helping Hand" Original Acrylic on Canvas C.2014
Located in San Francisco, CA
Kofi Sarfo (Ghana, West Africa) "Helping Hand" Original Acrylic on Canvas c.2014 Beautiful coastal Ghana landscape with figures on the beach by listed African artist Kofi Sarfa (Gha...
Category

2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Franz Quaglio Stall in Verona
Located in San Francisco, CA
Franz Quaglio: 1844-1920. Well listed 19th century German painter. He has Auction prices over $30,000.. This fabulous oil on canvas of a ho...
Category

1890s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Xavier Cugat (1900-1990, Spanish) "Monkey Business"
By Xavier Cugat
Located in San Francisco, CA
Xavier Cugat (1900-1990, Spanish) "Monkey Business" Serigraph on Canvas Board 7.5" x 9.5" unframed 13.25" x 15.25" framed
Category

20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Board

19th century American silhouette of man Ink and Watercolor Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century American silhouette of man Ink and Watercolor Painting 6.26" x 10" unframed 11.5" x 15.5" framed
Category

19th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Woman at a Loom Oil Painting, Signed Campigli, 1943
Located in San Francisco, CA
Woman at a Loom Oil on canvas Signed Campigli, 1943 24" x 36" 31" x 43"
Category

Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pair of 19th C Continental Oil Paintings on Copper
By (After) Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of 19th C Continental Oil Paintings on Copper After Bartolome Esteban Murillo "The Little Fruit Seller" After Gerrit Dou "Kitchen Maid at the Window" 6.5" x 8" 9.5" 10.5"
Category

19th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Copper

18th C. Italian School Biblical Scene Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
18th C. Italian School Biblical Scene Painting Oil on Canvas Painting has been beautifully realigned and restored 9" x 14"
Category

18th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Charles Levier (1920-2003) "Les Parisiennes" Oil Painting on Canvas
By Charles Levier
Located in San Francisco, CA
Charles Levier (1920-2003) "Les Parisiennes" Oil Painting on Canvas Signed Lower Right and Verso with Title 24.25" x 36.25 unframed 33.25 x 45.75" framed
Category

Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Primitive Folk Art Painting After Jefferson Gauntt "Two Children"
Located in San Francisco, CA
Primitive Folk Art Painting After Jefferson Gauntt "Two Children" Oil on canvas 19.75" x 24.75" 23.75" x 28.75" Framed
Category

20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Adolf Dehn 1940s Kresge's at Christmas Time
By Adolf Arthur Dehn
Located in San Francisco, CA
Adolf Dehn: 1895-1968. Well listed American artist with a high auction record of $20,000 which was achieved this year. He was born in Minnesota and studied at Minneapolis School of F...
Category

1940s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

19th Century Scottish Family
Located in San Francisco, CA
Although this painting has a plaque stating Duncan Cameron, I don’t believe it is by that artist. This charming 19 century painting of a Scottish f...
Category

19th Century English School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Pair of 19th Century "Gambling" Oil Paintings After Adriaen van Ostade
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of 19th Century "Gambling" Oil Paintings After Adriaen van Ostade Each painting shows men gambling in a cellar Original oil on canvas Dimensions 10" wide x 12" high The orna...
Category

Mid-19th Century Dutch School Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique Tibetan School Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fabulous antique original Tibetan school painting. Painting is either oil and or gouache. It measures 32 inches wide by 17 inches high. The frame is 33 1/2“ x 18 1/2“.
Category

Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Harry Roseland “Silent Treatment”
By Harry Herman Roseland
Located in San Francisco, CA
Harry Roseland: 1866-1950. Well listed American artist with auction results over $250,000. This fabulous incredibly detailed oil on board measures 11 inches wide by 8 inches high. Th...
Category

Early 20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

"La Rose Rouge" After Rene Gruau Portrait painting of woman
By René Gruau
Located in San Francisco, CA
"La Rose Rouge" After Rene Gruau Portrait painting of woman wearing hat covered in roses Signed "ARF " Oil on canvas 30 x 36 unframed, 34.5 x 40.5 framed
Category

20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Oil, Board

G.H. Ackermann "Wayside Gossip" Early 20th Century Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
G.H. Ackermann "Wayside Gossip" early 20th century painting Oil on canvas 10.5" x 15.75" unframed 17" x 22" framed
Category

20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

R. Schuenke 1950's Portrait
Located in San Francisco, CA
1950's portrait painting signed Schuenke Oil on canvas We believe the artist is Robert Schuenke, but this is not confirmed.
Category

20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19th Century Torch Bearing Cherub Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century painting depicting a torch bearing cherub, symbolizing enlightenment and a path to truth and freedom. Oil on canvas Initialed "L.K." on back of canvas 23" x 29" .
Category

19th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Raymond Howell, Chinese Dim Sum Feast, 1979, Oil Painting on Masonite
Located in San Francisco, CA
Raymond Howell, Chinese Dim Sum Feast, 1979 Oil on masonite 28" x 36" unframed, 35.5" x 43. 75" framed Biography from Raymond Howell website: Raymon...
Category

20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

P Clment 1968 Partially Nude Figure Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
P Clment 1968 Partially Nude Figure Oil Painting Oil on canvas 32 x 36 unframed
Category

1960s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

John Henries, N.Y. '09, Playful Young Boys and Older Tradesman With Horse
Located in San Francisco, CA
John Henries N.Y. '09 Playful Young Boys and Older Tradesman With Horse Oil on canvas 24.5 x 31.5 unframed
Category

Early 1900s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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