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Item Ships From: California
Ships at the Harbor - Nautical Seascape with Seagulls in Charcoal on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Ships at the Harbor - Nautical Seascape in Charcoal on Paper
Detailed and layered harbor scene by Maude Folmar Ramsey (American, 1908-1993). The viewer is looking out at the harbor, across the water from the docks, buildings, and ships. The pillars, buildings, and masts are jumbled together in a pleasing manner that is almost abstract. Despite the simplified shapes, this piece is full of detail. This piece is executed in a rectilinear style frequently seen in American mid-century modern compositions.
Signed in the lower right corner "Maude Folmar"
Presented in a wood frame with a double mat.
Frame size: 25.25"H x 29.25"W
Image size: 17"H x 21.5"W
Maude Love (Folmar) Ramsey (American, 1908-1993) studied at the School of Fine Arts at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. She was the director of the Laguna Gloria Art Museum from 1968-1972. Ramsey was one of the charter members of the “Waterloo...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
"Coastal Ti Tree" Gums NSW Drypoint Etching in Ink on Paper No. 30/100
Located in Soquel, CA
"Coastal Ti Tree" Drypoint Etching in Ink on Paper No. 30/100
Detailed etching attributed to Ernest Edwin Abbot (British, 1888-1973). Several trees grow along the coast at the edge of the water at Ti Tree, Australia. In the far distance, a mountain range can be seen on the opposite shore.
Titled and numbered "Coastal Ti Tree 30-100" in the left corner.
Signed "G. Cope" in the right corner.
Presented in a new black mat with foamcore backing.
Mat size: 11"H x 14"W
Paper size: 5.5"H x 10.25"W
According to The Centre for Australian Art: Prints + Printmaking, Abbot often produced work under the pseudonym "G. Cope"
Ernest Edwin Abbott was born in 1889 and grew up in Bideford United Kingdom, With his younger siblings Violet, Reginald, Olive and his parents Charles and Sarah Abbott, His Farther worked as a upholsterer.
Abbott decided in 1911 to migrate to Western Australia on the ship Tainui, Settled in Western Australia he then married his wife Florence Radcliffe Olde in 1913 whom also came to Australia in 1912 from Bideford. They had two sons, Reginald Douglas Abbott and Kenneth John Abbott. They moved to South Australia where he taught art at Stott’s for four years. Later in 1920 the family moved to the suburb of Kew in Melbourne Victoria, where he took a studio in Oxford Chambers at 475 Bourke Street. He also built a studio later at his home in Black Rock. In about 1920 or 1930 he took up dry-point etching, and gave up his city studio to concentrate on printmaking at his home. Abbott made his own engraving tools...
Category
Early 20th Century Naturalistic Landscape Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Drypoint
Staking a Tent, Modernist Landscape in Watercolor on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Staking a Tent, Modernist Landscape in Watercolor on Paper
A vibrant watercolor landscape with a person staking a tent amongst low coniferous trees with distant snow-capped mountains in the background, by California artist, Lucile Marie Johnston (1907-1994, American).
Signature, "L. Johnston" at the bottom right and "Lucile Johnston" on the back. Presented in a new soft grey mat with foam core backing.
Mat size: 20"H x 24"W
Paper size: 15.5"H x 22.75"W
Born in Santa Rosa, California on May 26, 1907, Lucile Johnston settled in Glendale 1930-1939, later moving to Carmel and then Pacific Grove in Monterey County, California where she remained. she managed Marsh's Oriental Antiques Shop...
Category
20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Courtyard with Fountain - Interior Landscape in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Courtyard with Fountain - Interior Landscape in Oil on Canvas
Moody interior scene by Muriel Kittock (American, 1919-1996). Against a far wall, there is an ornate bench...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Coastal Trees Landscape in Watercolor on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Coastal Trees Landscape in Watercolor on Paper
A vibrant watercolor landscape of towering coniferous trees against a bright blue and cloudy sky, by California artist, Lucile Marie Johnston (1907-1994, American).
Signature in bottom right corner. Presented in a new soft grey mat with foam core backing.
Paper size: 16.5"H x 21.5"W
Mat size: 20"H x 26"W
Born in Santa Rosa, California on May 26, 1907, Lucile Johnston settled in Glendale 1930-1939, later moving to Carmel and then Pacific Grove in Monterey County, California where she remained. she managed Marsh's Oriental Antiques Shop...
Category
20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Mid Century Floral Still Life in Oil on Masonite
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Floral Still Life in Oil on Masonite
Bold still life with flowers and foliage by unknown artist "Rishard" (Richard) (20th Century). Yellow, red, teal, and purple flowers are arranged in a large grey pot...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Bold San Francisco Abstracted Still Life Composition in Oil on Board
By Frank Koci
Located in Soquel, CA
Bold San Francisco Abstracted Still Life Composition in Oil on Board
Bold still life composition by Frank Koci (Czech-American, 1904-1983). A table is set with a jug of wine and a bowl of fruit and a landscape in the background. It is composed of several layers of paint, with bold outlines. In some areas, paint has been scraped away to create additional texture. In broad terms, you can describe Koci’s paintings as a series of “people-scapes,” wherein people are shown having relationships (some fleeting, some enduring) with fellow humans. A better term is probably “preludes” — wherein each painting sets the stage for something momentous that will occur in the very next frame. In the best Kocis, the tension is palpable.
Signed in the lower right corner "Koci".
Presented in a wood frame.
Board size: 13"H x 30"W x .5"D
Born in 1904 in Pilsen Czechoslovakia to a widowed mother. Koci grew up in poverty. Leaving Pilsen at 17 he was already too sophisticated about arts and literature, drama, and polished...
Category
1960s Outsider Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Plywood, Oil
Purple Clouds Above Cornfields on the Farm - Landscape in Oil on Masonite
Located in Soquel, CA
Purple Clouds Above the Farm - Landscape in Oil on Masonite
Serene landscape by an unknown artist (20th Century). A detailed, textured field stretches out into the distance, meeting...
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Carnival Abstract in Blue, Magenta, and Yellow - Oil and Collage on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Carnival Abstract in Blue, Magenta, and Yellow - Oil and Collage on Paper
Bright and colorful abstract by Jennie T. Rafton (American, b. 1925). Shapes are scattered across the page, implying motion and movement. Cutouts have been layered with paint to create a variety of textures, finishes, and colors.
Signed and dated on verso.
Presented in a new light grey mat.
Mat size: 24"H x 18" W
Paper size: 16.25"H x 11.25"W
Jennie T. Rafton (American, b. 1925) is a well-known California artist, primarily for her abstract compositions. She and her husband Michael were ardent supporters of the arts, especially the Oakland Symphony Guild.
Exh: 1982 - Magnin Gallery (solo), Walnut Creek...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper, Magazine Paper
Large Scale Ocean Seascape Abstract Monoprint - Acrylic and Pastel on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Large Scale Ocean Seascape Abstract Monoprint - Acrylic and Pastel on Paper
A dynamic large-scale vintage abstracted seascape Monoprint by Dennis Frings...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Paper
Skyscapes Series - Large Scale Landscape in Pastel on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Skyscapes Series - Large Scale Landscape in Pastel on Paper
Brightly colored Dry Pastel abstract landscape by Aleah Koury (American, b. 1959). ...
Category
1980s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Kimono with Peacock Feathers Lithograph
By Patricia A. Pearce
Located in Soquel, CA
Collagraph layered with mulberry paper by Patricia A. Pearce (American, b. 1948).
Numbered, dated, titled, and signed along the bottom edge, "1/5 Stage 1 Kimono 3 Patricia A Pearce" (images altered for better viewing).
Presented in a new off-white mat with foam core backing.
Mat size: 30"H x 25"W
Paper size: 27"H x 22"W
Patricia Pearce (American, b. 1948) is a California artist who attended San Francisco State and UC Irvine and was the Adjunct Professor of Fine Art at the College of San Mateo. Her early work on paper explored images of garments using various printmaking techniques. Later, she began to work mainly in collagraph and monotype prints creating singular images of kimonos and ribbons in her subtle shifting, subdued pieces are constructed in a three-step process. Awards include Grade Prize, 3rd Biennial Exhibition of Prints, Wakayama Japan; Grant, Peninsula Community Foundation. Collections: Nieman Marcus, San Francisco; Wells Fargo, San Francisco Exhibitions...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Mulberry Paper, Lithograph
"State 12" Blue Abstract Geometric Lithograph by Patricia Pearce
By Patricia A. Pearce
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract geometric lithograph by Patricia A. Pearce (American, b. 1948). This piece is unsigned, but was acquired with a collection of other Pearce work.
Presented in a new off-white mat with foam core backing.
Mat size: 24"H x 30"W
Paper size: 18.75"H x 25.75"W
Patricia Pearce (American, b. 1948) is a California artist who attended San Francisco State and UC Irvine and is the adjunct Professor of Fine Art at the College of San Mateo. Her early work on paper explored images of garments using various printmaking techniques. Later, she began to work mainly in collagraph and monotype prints creating singular images of kimonos and ribbons in her subtle shifting, subdued pieces are constructed in a three-step process. Awards include Grade Prize, 3rd Biennial Exhibition of Prints, Wakayama Japan; Grant, Peninsula Community Foundation. Collections: Nieman Marcus, San Francisco; Wells Fargo...
Category
1980s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Altered Illusions 1 Collograph
By Patricia A. Pearce
Located in Soquel, CA
Dramatic embossed collagraph titled "Altered Illusions 1" by Patricia A. Pearce (American, b. 1948). Titled and signed along the bottom edge (image altered for better viewing).
Presented in a new off-white mat with foam core backing.
Mat size: 32"H x 27"W
Paper size: 28"H x 22.25"W
Patricia Pearce (American, b. 1948) is a California artist who attended San Francisco State and UC Irvine and was the Adjunct Professor of Fine Art at the College of San Mateo. Her early work on paper explored images of garments using various printmaking techniques. Later, she began to work mainly in collagraph and monotype prints creating singular images of kimonos and ribbons in her subtle shifting, subdued pieces are constructed in a three-step process. Awards include Grade Prize, 3rd Biennial Exhibition of Prints, Wakayama Japan; Grant, Peninsula Community Foundation. Collections: Nieman Marcus, San Francisco; Wells Fargo...
Category
1980s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Lithograph
1930s Vibrant Floral Still Life with Petunias and Candle Stick
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderfully vibrant floral still life of petunias in bowl with brass candle stick by Jennie Thatcher Crawford (American, 1890 - 1958), circa 1930. Signed lower left corner. Condition: good; missing paint professionally repaired and inpainted. Unframed. Image size: 24.25"H x 30"W.
Born in St Louis, MO on Jan. 25, 1890. Crawford studied at the St Louis School of Fine Arts from 1907-20. Moved to Los Angeles, California 1921. She was active as a lecturer and demonstrator until 1958. Her specialty was floral still lifes.
Jennie Crawford, a painter of floral still lifes, was born in St. Louis, Missouri and studied at the ST. Louis School of Fine Arts from 1907 to 1920. She moved to Los Angeles, California in 1921, becoming a Resident of El Monte in 1931.
She was a member of Women Painters of the West and exhibited at Palos Verdes Art...
Category
1930s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Still Life with Pink and Yellow Flowers in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Still Life with Pink and Yellow Flowers in Oil on Canvas
Still life with heavy impasto by unknown artist "Sergio" (20th Century). Flowers and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Samurai Genta Kajiwara - Japanese Woodblock Diptych in Ink on Paper
By Utagawa Yoshitora
Located in Soquel, CA
The Samurai Genta Kajiwara - Japanese Woodblock Diptych in Ink on Paper
Boldly colored woodblock by Utagawa Yoshitora (Japanese, active c.1840-1880)...
Category
1860s Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Woodcut
Two Cooked Fish with Garnish - Still Life in Oil on Artist's Board
Located in Soquel, CA
Two Cooked Fish with Garnish - Still Life in Oil on Artist's Board
Still life of two fish by an unknown artist (20th Century). This piece is executed in a classical, painterly style...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Plaster, Oil, Illustration Board
Apartment Interior #2 - Watercolor and Pen on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Apartment Interior #2 - Watercolor and Pen on Paper
Detailed interior scene by Doris Lyons Hoover (American, 1927-2014). The apartment is furnished with several chairs, one of which is wicker, with a bookshelf behind them. The room is decorated in shades of green, brown, and blue-grey. There are two light green carpets on the floor.
Signed "Doris Hoover" in the lower right corner.
Location information in lower left corner.
Presented in a wood frame.
Frame size: 17"H x 21"W
Image size: 9.75"H x 13.5"W
Doris Lyons Hoover (American, 1927-2014) was born in Fort Payne, Alabama, on Oct. 8, 1927, on her grandparents' farm. She was raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and attended college at the University of Chattanooga, (now UTC) where she received honors in ar. At U.C. she met her husband Jack Hoover, and the couple moved to Palo Alto in 1954.
Doris Hoover became a nationally known fabric artist, teacher, lecturer and co-founder of the Peninsula Stitchery Guild, a leading organization in the Bay Area Crafts Movement of the 1970s. Her beautiful, often playful quilts, soft sculptures and creative stitchings grace...
Category
1940s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Laid Paper
"Haarlem" Aquatint Etching on Paper
By Johnny Friedlaender
Located in Soquel, CA
Bold abstract aquatint by Johnny Friedlaender (Polish-French, 1912-1992). Comprised of two main sections, this piece is full of detail and texture. The upper layer is a reddish tan, whereas the bottom layer is a rich brown. Geometrical shapes are arranged such that they almost form mirror images of each other, but vary enough to create interest and a sense of movement.
Signed in the lower right corner.
Numbered 56/350 in the lower left corner.
Includes original certificate of authenticity.
Presented in a new cream mat with foamcore backing.
Mat size: 42"H x 32"W
Paper size: 33.75"H x 24.5"W
Johnny Friedlaender was a leading 20th century artist, whose works have been exhibited in Germany, France, Netherlands, Italy, Japan and the United States. He has been influential upon other notable artists, who were students in his Paris gallery. His preferred medium of aquatint etching is a technically difficult artistic process, of which Friedlaender has been a pioneer.
Johnny Gotthard Friedlaender was born in Pless (Silesia) and his early studies were in Breslau under Otto Mueller. In 1936 Friedlaender journeyed to Czechoslovakia, Switzerland, Austria, France and Belgium. At the Hague he held a successful exhibition of etchings and watercolours. He fled to Paris in 1937 as a political refugee of the Nazi regime with his young wife, who was an actress. In that year he held an exhibition of his etchings which included the works: L 'Equipe and Matieres et Formes. From 1939 to 1943 he was interned in a series of concentration camps, but survived against poor odds.
After freedom in 1944 Friedlaender began a series of twelve etchings entitled Images du Malheur with Sagile as his publisher. In the same year he received a commission to illustrate four books by Freres Tharaud of the French Academy. In 1945 he performed work for several newspapers including Cavalcade and Carrefour. In the year 1947, he produced the work Reves Cosmiques, and in that same year he became a member of the Salon de Mai, which position he held until 1969. In the year 1948 he began a friendship with the painter Nicolas de Stael and held his first exhibition in Copenhagen at Galerie Birch. The following year he showed for the first time in Galerie La Hune in Paris. After living in Paris for 13 years, Friedlaender became a French citizen in 1950.
Friedlaender expanded his geographic scope in 1951, and exhibited in Tokyo in a modern art show. In the same year he was a participant in the XI Trienale in Milan, Italy. By 1953 he had produced works for a one-man show at the Museum of Neuchâtel and exhibited at the Galerie Moers in Amsterdam, the II Camino Gallery in Rome, in São Paulo, Brazil and in Paris. He was a participant of the French Italian Art Conference in Turin, Italy that same year.
Friedlaender accepted an international art award in 1957, becoming the recipient of the Biennial Kakamura Prize in Tokyo. In 1959 he received a teaching post awarded by UNESCO at the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro. By 1968, Friedlaender was travelling to Puerto Rico, New York and Washington, D.C. to hold exhibitions. That year he also purchased a home in the Burgundy region of France. 1971 was another year of diverse international travel including shows in Bern, Milan, Paris, Krefeld and again New York. In the latter city he exhibited paintings at the Far Gallery, a venue becoming well known for its patronage of important twentieth century artists.
From his atelier in Paris Friedlaender instructed younger artists who themselves went on to become noteworthy, among them Arthur Luiz Piza, Brigitte Coudrain, Rene Carcan...
Category
1970s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints
Materials
Paper, Etching, Aquatint
Chester Cathedral - Drypoint Etching in Ink on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Chester Cathedral - Drypoint Etching in Ink on Paper
Dramatic drypoint etching by J. Alphege Brewer (British, 1881-1946). This composition shows the interior of Chester Cathedral in Brewer's characteristic style - highly detailed and with strong contrast. The scene encompasses the cathedral from floor to ceiling, capturing the immense size of the building. There are several people in the scene which contribute to the sense of scale.
Signed by hand "J. Alphege Brewer" in the lower right corner.
Titled "Chester Cathedral" in plate, lower left corner.
Includes original card with artist's name.
Presented in a new black mat with foamcore backing.
Mat size: 16"H x 12"W
Paper size: 10.75"H x 7.75"W
James Alphege Brewer was well known in the early 20th century as a producer of color etchings of European cathedrals and other scenes of church, college, and community. He was born July 24, 1881, in the Kensington section of London, England, the son of Henry W. Brewer, noted artist of historical architecture and prominent convert to the Catholic Church, and the grandson of John Sherren Brewer, Jr., “the brilliant editor of the Calendar of Letters of Henry VIII.” His great uncle was E. Cobham Brewer, the polymath who compiled Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. Among his older siblings were the artist Henry C. Brewer and the organist and writer John Francis Brewer.
Brewer attended the Westminster School of Art in London, where his brother Henry also trained. In 1910, he married Florence Emma Lucas, an accomplished painter in oil and watercolor, whose father was the noted landscape artist George Lucas and whose great uncle was David Lucas, the famous engraver for John Constable. Florence's brothers Edwin and George assisted Brewer in the printing of Brewer's etchings.
Brewer exhibited at the Royal Academy (RA) and the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour (RI), at the Paris Salon of the Académie des Beaux-Arts, and in the shows of the Royal Cambrian Academy (RCA). He became an associate of the Royal Cambrian Academy in 1929 and a full member in the last two years of his life. He was also a member of the Hampstead Society of Artists, the Society of Graphic Art, and the Ealing Arts Club, where he was first Honorary Art Secretary and then Honorary Art Chairman. Most of Brewer's larger etchings were published by Alfred Bell...
Category
Early 20th Century Romantic Interior Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Drypoint
Poppy and Anemone Still Life Floral Study in Oil on Linen
By Karl Harald Alfred Broge
Located in Soquel, CA
Delicate and detailed floral still life by Alfred Broge (Danish, 1870-1955). Three white anemones and one pink poppy, all with stems and leaves, sit against a medium grey background...
Category
Early 1900s Romantic Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Board
Early 20th Century Allegorical Figurative -- Pale Horse Coming to Shore
Located in Soquel, CA
Charming impressionistic painting with allegorical theme of pale horse coming to shore by Cash Arthur Bond (American, 1876 - 1952), circa 1900. Signed "C.A. Bond" lower left corner. ...
Category
Early 1900s American Impressionist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board, Cardboard
"Porch People" - Figurative Composition in Oil on Linen
Located in Soquel, CA
Bold composition of two people on a porch by Majel McHugh Logan (American, 1916-1982). Two people sit facing each other on a porch, backlit by warm sun. The piece is sketchy but confident, with thick brushstrokes adding high contrast shadows and highlights. Although the subjects' faces are undefined, there is nonetheless an expressive quality in their body language.
Signed "Majel Logan" in the lower right corner.\
Artist's tag on verso with title.
Presented in a wood frame with a gold accent.
Frame size: 14.75"H x 16.75"W
Canvas size: 14"H x 16"W
Majel Logan (nee McHugh) (American, 1916-1982) was born in Utah. After graduation from St. Mary of the Wasatch College in Utah, she studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. She continued to study at Idaho State University before eventually settling in Santa Clara, CA. Although she was a professional artist at the time, she nonetheless continued her studies at San Jose State University in the 1970s.
By the mid-70s, she had won 43 awards in state, regional, and local competitions, including Fiesta des Artes (Los Gatos...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Woman with Two Children in Red - Dutch Style Interior Scene in Oil on Canvas
By Joseph Tomanek
Located in Soquel, CA
Woman with Two Children in Red - Interior Scene in Oil on Canvas
Lovely interior scene by notable artist Joseph Tomanek (Cech-American, 1889-1974). A woman sits near a window, holding a small child dressed in bright red in her lap. Another child, somewhat older, stands next to her, looking at the young child. Soft lights spills though the window, illuminating the scene in a warm glow. A plant with red flowers sits on the windowsill, and foliage can be seen outside.
Signed "Tomanek" in the lower right corner (note that the shape above the signature is a toy train)
Presented in a carved wood frame with a linen liner.
Frame size: 30.75"H x 26.75"W
Canvas size: 24"H x 20"W
Tomanek, the son of a carpenter, was born in Moravia. His family discouraged his art talent and wanted him to be a shoemaker. He studied in his homeland of Czechoslovakia at the School of Design in Prague. He emigrated to America around the turn of the century and arrived in Chicago in 1910 and worked as an interior decorator. He attended the Art Institute of Chicago and studied with Antonin Sterba. He also studied with Albert Krehbiel and K.A. Buehr.
He was a member of the Bohemian Artist Club, Association of Chicago Painters, and Sculptors, and the Chicago Gallery Association. His work is included in the collection of the Vanderpoel Art Association (Chicago). He exhibited from the 1910s-40s, including exhibitions at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Georgia Museum of Art.
Of the difficulty of posing nudes in Chicago, he said, "In Paris you can rent little gardens studios and pose your models there in privacy. Here, if I work out of doors, I have to pose the girls in bathing suits...
Category
1920s Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Spring Valley Plein Air Landscape in Oil on Masonite by Gibson
Located in Soquel, CA
Spring Valley - Small Plein Air Landscape in Oil on Masonite
Idyllic valley landscape with mountains in the distance by Gibson (20th Century). Pink flowers are in bloom throughout the landscape, with a handful of light green trees on either side of the composition. In the distance, a couple of purple mountains rise to meet a soft yellow and blue sky. The artist was a woman who had a gallery in Palm Desert...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Artist at the Easel
Located in Soquel, CA
Sketchy and expressive depiction of an artist painting at an easel by an unknown artist (20th Century). Dresses in a white smock, an artist works at an easel. The background is parti...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Illustration Board, Oil
Abstract Still Life with Roses and Coffee Set in Watercolor on Paper
By Les Anderson
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract Still Life with Roses and Coffee Set in Watercolor on Paper
Colorful still life with flowers and a coffee pot by Les (Leslie Luverne) Anderson (American, 1928-2009). A brig...
Category
1980s American Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Abstract Still Life with Fruit in Watercolor on Paper
By Les Anderson
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract Still Life with Fruit in Watercolor on Paper
Colorful still life with fruit by Les (Leslie Luverne) Anderson (American, 1928-2009). Several pieces of fruit appear to be sitting on a table with a purple cloth. The scene is highly abstracted, straddling the line between impressionism and non-representational. The background is brightly colored, adding vibrancy to the scene.
Signed on verso and acquired from the estate of Les Anderson in Monterey, California.
Unframed.
Paper size: 14"H x 20"W
Les (Leslie Luverne) Anderson(American, 1928-2009) owned and operated the Bear Flag Gallery in San Juan...
Category
1980s Abstract Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper
Mid Century Modern East Bay IV Abstracted Landscape by Erle Loran
By Erle Loran
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Modern East Bay IV Abstracted Landscape by Erle Loran
Dynamic mid century abstracted geometric landscape drawing of the East Bay California landscape by Erle Loran (American, 1905-1999), circa 1950. From a collection of estate of Ruth Loran (wife of artist). Presented in mat. Unframed. Image size: 13"H x 16"W.
Provenance: This piece was from Erle Loran's sketch book and this drawing was then matted, purchased from the Erle Loran estate and the Carlson Gallery, Carmel.
Erle Loran was a modernist of urban-coast views and geometric painting. Loran was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1905. He attended the University of Minnesota for a while before studying at the Minneapolis School of Art, under Cameron Booth...
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Laid Paper
Mid Century Modern East Bay III Abstracted Landscape by Erle Loran
By Erle Loran
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Modern East Bay III Abstracted Landscape by Erle Loran
Dynamic mid century abstracted geometric landscape drawing of the East Bay California landscape by Erle Loran (American, 1905-1999), circa 1950. From a collection of estate of Ruth Loran (wife of artist). Presented in mat. Unframed. Image size: 13"H x 16"W.
Provenance: This piece was from Erle Loran's sketch book and this drawing was then matted, purchased from the Erle Loran estate and the Carlson Gallery, Carmel.
Erle Loran was a modernist of urban-coast views and geometric painting. Loran was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1905. He attended the University of Minnesota for a while before studying at the Minneapolis School of Art, under Cameron Booth...
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Laid Paper
Psychedelic Abstract Interior in Oil on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Psychedelic Abstract Interior in Oil on Paper
Moody abstract by Jennie T. Rafton (American, b. 1925). There is a figure in the upper left corner of this piece, looking out over the scene. There appear to be architectural elements such as windows, doors, and stairs, but the composition is highly abstracted, bordering on psychedelic. Of particular note are the symbols inscribed into the yellow shape in the lower left corner.
Inscribed in the lower right corner and acquired with a collection of the artist's work.
Presented in a new white mat.
Mat size: 20"H x 16"W
Jennie T. Rafton (American, b. 1925) is a well-known California artist, primarily for her abstract compositions. She and her husband Michael were ardent supporters of the arts, especially the Oakland Symphony Guild.
Exh: 1982 - Magnin Gallery (solo), Walnut Creek...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper
Farm in Autumn with Pumpkins in Watercolor on Heavy Paper
By Les Anderson
Located in Soquel, CA
Farm in Autumn with Pumpkins in Watercolor on Heavy Paper
Colorful landscape of a farm in autumn with pumpkins by Les (Leslie Luverne) Anderson (Americ...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper
"Future Code" Abstract Expressionist Artist was Born 1985 in Aromas, California
By Frank Romero
Located in Soquel, CA
"Future Code" , a wonderful abstract geometric composition by Monterey Bay Area abstract expressionist artist Frank “Frankie” Romero (American, b. 1985). Signed lower right and title...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Cardboard
Abstract Still Life with Bouquet and Teapot in Watercolor on Paper
By Les Anderson
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract Still Life with Bouquet and Teapot in Watercolor on Paper
Colorful still life with flowers and a teapot by Les (Leslie Luverne) Anderson (American, 1928-2009). A tall, brig...
Category
1980s American Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Abstract Still Life with Bouquets and Fruit in Watercolor on Paper
By Les Anderson
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract Still Life with Bouquets and Fruit in Watercolor on Paper
Colorful still life with two bouquets of flowers by Les (Leslie Luverne) Anderson (American, 1928-2009). A tall, b...
Category
1980s American Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Blue, Pink & Red Abstract in Watercolor on Paper
By Les Anderson
Located in Soquel, CA
Blue, Pink & Red Abstract in Watercolor on Paper
A bold abstract expressionist watercolor by Les (Leslie Luverne) Anderson (American, 1928-2009). Bright sections of yellow, pink, orange, and red are divided by dark blue lines. Although some shapes are repeated, there is not a definitive pattern, which creates a dynamic composition.
Signed "Les Anderson" on verso. From the estate of Les Anderson in Monterey, California.
Unframed.
Paper size: 14"H x 20"W.
Les (Leslie Luverne) Anderson(American, 1928-2009) owned and operated the Bear Flag Gallery in San Juan Bautista...
Category
1980s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper
Farm in Autumn with Corn and Pumpkins in Watercolor on Heavy Paper
By Les Anderson
Located in Soquel, CA
Farm in Autumn with Corn and Pumpkins in Watercolor on Heavy Paper
Colorful landscape of a farm in autumn with pumpkins by Les (Leslie Luverne) Anderso...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper
Psychedelic Abstract in Yellow, Teal, and Orange - Oil on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Psychedelic Abstract in Yellow, Teal, and Orange - Oil on Paper
Bright and colorful abstract by Jennie T. Rafton (American, b. 1925). Pattens and shapes spill across the paper, full of complexity and detail. The majority of the shapes are elongated, creating a sense of movement across the piece.
Unsigned, but was acquired with a collection of the artist's work.
Presented in a new light grey mat.
Paper size: 20"H x 15"W
Jennie T. Rafton (American, b. 1925) is a well-known California artist, primarily for her abstract compositions. She and her husband Michael were ardent supporters of the arts, especially the Oakland Symphony Guild.
Exh: 1982 - Magnin Gallery (solo), Walnut Creek...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Psychedelic Abstract in Yellow, Blue, and Orange - Oil on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Psychedelic Abstract in Yellow, Blue, and Orange - Oil on Paper
Bright and colorful abstract by Jennie T. Rafton (American, b. 1925). Pattens and shapes spill across the paper, full of complexity and detail. The majority of the shapes are elongated, creating a sense of movement across the piece.
Unsigned, but was acquired with a collection of the artist's work.
Presented in a new white mat.
Paper size: 20"H x 15"W
Jennie T. Rafton (American, b. 1925) is a well-known California artist, primarily for her abstract compositions. She and her husband Michael were ardent supporters of the arts, especially the Oakland Symphony Guild.
Exh: 1982 - Magnin Gallery (solo), Walnut Creek...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Early 20th Century Likeness of Jack London
By Robert Alexander Graham
Located in Soquel, CA
Early 20th Century Likeness of Jack London
Wonderful portrait of a gentleman with a striking likeness to Jack London by Robert Alexander Graham (American, ...
Category
Early 1900s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Vintage Abstracted Sea Cave oil and Paper Collage
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful vintage multi-media piece of sea cave by California artist Jim Kirwan (American, 20th Century), circa 1980. Signed lower left " Kirwan". Unframed. ...
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
India Ink, Acrylic, Rice Paper
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...
Category
Early 2000s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper
Industrial Landscape with Row Houses in Oil on Linen
Located in Soquel, CA
Industrial Landscape with Row Houses in Oil on Linen
Bold industrial landscape by Doris Lyons Hoover (American, 1927-2014). A large red building with smoke...
Category
1960s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Factories - Industrial Landscape in Oil on Linen
Located in Soquel, CA
Factories - Industrial Landscape in Oil on Linen
Bold industrial landscape by Doris Lyons Hoover (American, 1927-2014). A large red building sits at the left edge of the composition with a grey building across the composition to the right. Three smokestacks let of smoke or steam, surrounded by piping and tanks running throughout the scene.
Signed "Lyons" in the lower right corner and on verso.
Canvas size: 24"H x 30"W
No frame.
Doris Lyons Hoover (American, 1927-2014) was born in Fort Payne, Alabama, on Oct. 8, 1927, on her grandparents' farm. She was raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and attended college at the University of Chattanooga, (now UTC) where she received honors in ar. At U.C. she met her husband Jack Hoover, and the couple moved to Palo Alto in 1954.
Doris Hoover became a nationally known fabric artist, teacher, lecturer and co-founder of the Peninsula Stitchery Guild, a leading organization in the Bay Area Crafts Movement of the 1970s. Her beautiful, often playful quilts, soft sculptures and creative stitchings grace homes...
Category
1960s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
"Rev. Gary Davis" - Figurative Watercolor of a Guitar Player on Paper
By Brian Rounds
Located in Soquel, CA
Colorful watercolor of Reverend Gary Davis (aka "Blind Gary Davis") by Santa Cruz artist Brian Rounds (b. 1968). Set against a bright orange background, Dav...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Carbon Pencil
Industrial Landscape with Trees in Oil on Linen
Located in Soquel, CA
Industrial Landscape with Trees in Oil on Linen
Bold industrial landscape by Doris Lyons Hoover (American, 1927-2014). A large red building with a water tank and silos above a tree studded road dominates the landscape. The sky is blue-grey and filled with puffy clouds.
Signed "Lyons" in the lower right corner and on verso.
Canvas size: 24"H x 30"W
No frame.
Doris Lyons Hoover (American, 1927-2014) was born in Fort Payne, Alabama, on Oct. 8, 1927, on her grandparents' farm. She was raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and attended college at the University of Chattanooga, (now UTC) where she received honors in ar. At U.C. she met her husband Jack Hoover, and the couple moved to Palo Alto in 1954.
Doris Hoover became a nationally known fabric artist, teacher, lecturer and co-founder of the Peninsula Stitchery Guild, a leading organization in the Bay Area Crafts Movement of the 1970s. Her beautiful, often playful quilts, soft sculptures and creative stitchings grace homes...
Category
1960s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
12 Panels - Abstract Etching in Ink on Paper
By Patricia A. Pearce
Located in Soquel, CA
12 Panels - Abstract Etching in Ink on Paper
Bold abstract composition by Patricia Pearce (American, b. 1948). Comprised of twelve panels, each one is textur...
Category
1980s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Materials
Paper, Etching, Ink
The Rainbow Pipe - Fauvist Portrait and Interior in Pastel on Paper
By Michael William Eggleston
Located in Soquel, CA
The Rainbow Pipe - Fauvist Portrait and Interior in Pastel on Paper
Brightly colored abstract portrait by Michael William Eggleston (American, 20th Century). A blue-faced figure on ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Fauvist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
"Mutual Admiration" Flower Mid-Century Modern Oil Painting Monterey Artist
Located in Soquel, CA
"Mutual Admiration" Flower Mid-Century Modern Oil Painting Monterey Artist
Mid-Century Modern painting of a little blonde girl in a white apron adoring her flowers by Monterey Artist Rose Marie (Smith) Ansel, (American, 1921-2012)
Rose Marie was born and lived in the Monterey area all her life. She volunteered in various city government associations and founded the Parade of Nations in 1970 which celebrated the many ethnic cultures on the Monterey Peninsula...
Category
1960s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board
Abstracted Cubist Lion Portrait in Pastel on Paper
By Michael William Eggleston
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstracted Cubist Lion Portrait in Pastel on Paper
Brightly colored abstract portrait by Michael William Eggleston (American, 20th Century). An abstract...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
Abstracted Cubist Egyptian Pharaoh Portrait in Pastel on Paper
By Michael William Eggleston
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstracted Cubist Egyptian Pharaoh Portrait in Pastel on Paper
Brightly colored abstract portrait by Michael William Eggleston (American, 20th Centur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
Abstracted Woman in Shadows in Pastel on Paper
By Michael William Eggleston
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstracted Woman in Shadows in Pastel on Paper
Brightly colored abstract drawing by Michael William Eggleston (American, 20th Century). An abstracted woman figure is depicted walkin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
Man with Telephone - Surrealist Black and White Portrait in Ink on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Man with Telephone - Surrealist Black and White Portrait in Ink on Paper
Surrealist composition by an unknown artist (20th Century). A man dressed in a su...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, India Ink, Pen, Pencil
"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...
Category
Late 20th Century Fauvist Landscape Prints
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Screen
Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church in Berlin - Drypoint Etching on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church in Berlin - Drypoint Etching on Paper
Detailed drypoint etching by Wolfgang Tritt (German, 1913-1983). The Kaiser Wilhel...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Drypoint
"Plovers at Tamagawa" from "Six Jewel Rivers" - Woodblock Print on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
"Plovers at Tamagawa" from "Six Jewel Rivers" - Woodblock Print on Paper
This print, sometimes titled "Chidori No Tamagawa" "Plovers at Tamagawa", is from the series Mu Tamagawa ("Six Views of Tama River", also known as "Six Jewel Rivers" or "Six Crystal Rivers") by Kubo Shunman...
Category
Late 18th Century Edo Landscape Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Woodcut
"Thirsty: the appearance of a town geisha in the Ansei era" - Woodblock on Paper
By Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Located in Soquel, CA
"Thirsty: the appearance of a town geisha in the Ansei era" - Woodblock on Paper
From the series "Thirty-two Aspects of Customs and Manners" (Fuzoku sanjuniso)
Lively woodblock of a...
Category
1880s Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Woodcut
Golden Hour at the River - Watercolor Landscape on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Golden Hour at the River - Watercolor Landscape on Paper
Glowing sunset landscape by Rosalind O'Neal (American, b. 1927). A river winds winds towards the viewer, reflecting the glowing sunset. On the left bank, there are rows of crops in yellow and orange. On the right side, trees and shrubs line the bank. In the distance green and golden hills meet the sky.
Signed "Rosalind O'Neal" in the lower right corner.
Presented in a copper colored frame with a double mat.
Frame size: 17"H x 21"W
Image size: 12"H x 16"W
Rosalind O’Neal (American, b. 1927) was a longtime Ukiah, CA resident and a member of the Mendocino County Art Association. O’Neal was primarily a watercolor artist, focusing on portraits and landscapes, but has also worked in acrylic at times.
1997 - Ukiah Main Office Savings Bank of Mendocino County, Ukiah, CA
2003 - Savings Bank of Mendocino, Ukiah, CA
2004 - Mendocino County Art Association’s Golden Anniversary...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Drawings ...
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper
"Sun Saburo Matsugaya" - Mid 19th Century Figurative Japanese Woodblock Print
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Soquel, CA
"Sun Saburo Matsugaya" - Mid 19th Century Figurative Japanese Woodblock Print
Beautiful mid 19th century figural Japanese woodblock print of a seated man with lilies in the background by Utagawa Toyokuni III (Kunisada) (Japanese, 1786-1864/5). Artist's chop is in the lower right corner of the piece. The actor is Magosaburo Matsugaya from the play "Katakiuchi Rumors"
Presented in a new grey-blue mat with foamcore backing.
Mat size: 21"H x 16"W
Paper size: 14"H x 9.75"W
During his lifetime Kunisada Utagawa...
Category
1850s Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Woodcut
