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Western Scene
Western Scene

Western Scene

By Charles Damrow

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork "Western Scene" c.1960, is an oil painting on canvas by noted Western artist Charles Damrow, 1916-1989. It is signed at the lower left corne...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Realist Bay Area - Art

Materials

Oil

Untitled #1
Untitled #1

Untitled #1

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork, Untitled #1 is an original color aquatint on Wove paper by noted Mexican artist Luis Lopez Loza, b.1939. It is hand signed and numbered 4/50 i...

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Bay Area - Art

Materials

Aquatint

Planetary And Scatologic Vision
Planetary And Scatologic Vision

Planetary And Scatologic Vision

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist: Salvador Dali (Spanish surrealist, 1904-1989) Title: Planetary and Scatologic Vision Year: 1974 Medium: Engraving with embossing and color lithograph Edition: Numbered...

Category

Late 20th Century Surrealist Bay Area - Art

Materials

Engraving, Lithograph

Golden - large format photograph of conceptual iconic object in urban landscape
Golden - large format photograph of conceptual iconic object in urban landscape

Golden - large format photograph of conceptual iconic object in urban landscape

By Frank Schott

Located in San Francisco, CA

GOLDEN by Frank Schott from a series of photographic observances - environmental still life capturing found objects in urban cityscapes 40 x 32 inches (102 x 81cm) signed edition ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

Next Sign, Large Format Color Photograph, Signed Edition of 7, 48x64"
Next Sign, Large Format Color Photograph, Signed Edition of 7, 48x64"

Next Sign, Large Format Color Photograph, Signed Edition of 7, 48x64"

By Frank Schott

Located in San Francisco, CA

Next Sign by Frank Schott from a series of works capturing conceptual roadside signs in iconic American landscapes captured with a large format camera to allow epic scale print s...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Bay Area - Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

La Nature VIII
La Nature VIII

La Nature VIII

By Anne Subercaseaux

Located in Burlingame, CA

The oil on canvas painting features golden shadows and cascading light which is the focus of the sophisticated abstract oil on canvas painting by artist Anne Subercaseaux, whose glea...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Blue 2

Blue 2

By Liz Barber

Located in Napa, CA

Liz Barber pursued painting while obtaining her degree from the Massachusetts College of Art and Moore College of Art. She currently resides in Marietta, Georgia. Barber’s paintings ...

Category

2010s Abstract Bay Area - Art

Materials

Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Graphite

Tuko-See-Mathla, A Seminole Chief: A Hand-colored McKenney & Hall Lithograph
Tuko-See-Mathla, A Seminole Chief: A Hand-colored McKenney & Hall Lithograph

Tuko-See-Mathla, A Seminole Chief: A Hand-colored McKenney & Hall Lithograph

By McKenney & Hall

Located in Alamo, CA

This is an original 19th century hand-colored McKenney and Hall lithograph of a Native American entitled "Tuko-See-Mathla, A Seminole Chief, No. 106", published by Rice, Rutter & Co. in 1865. For his portrait, painted by Charles Bird King, Tuko-See-Mathla wore a colorful outfit, primarily of red and blue with tassels and a matching headdress, a necklace including his presidential peace medal, two metallic bands on each arm, beautiful high moccasin boots and he carries a rifle. He appears to be standing in a desert landscape. This original beautifully hand-colored McKenney and Hall lithograph is presented in a cream colored mat (adhered at the top), suitable for framing with a protective clear sleeve. The mat measures 13.88" x 11.75" and the sheet measures 10.63" x 7.38. There is one tiny spot in the lower portion of the left and right margins and minimal discoloration at the left and right edges (obscured by the mat), but the print is otherwise in excellent condition. Col. Thomas J. McKenney was Superintendant of The Bureau of Indian Affairs from 1816 until 1830. He was one of a very few government officials to defend American Indian interests and attempt to preserve their culture. He travelled to Indian lands meeting the Native American leaders. He brought with him an accomplished artist, James Otto Lewis...

Category

Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Bay Area - Art

Materials

Lithograph

Birth of a Star in Daylight
Birth of a Star in Daylight

Birth of a Star in Daylight

Located in San Francisco, CA

Someone had Coltrane on the HiFi as they channeled Jackson Pollock. There’s a dark Gauloise going—a habit picked up in those student years in Paris—with smoke emitting from the chrom...

Category

20th Century Abstract Expressionist Bay Area - Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Mid to Late 19th Century Portrait of an Elegant Young Woman
Mid to Late 19th Century Portrait of an Elegant Young Woman

Mid to Late 19th Century Portrait of an Elegant Young Woman

Located in San Francisco, CA

Superb Mid to Late 19th Century Portrait of an Elegant Young Woman The sitter is an elegant young woman in her finest dress and jewelry. Original oil on canvas. Dimensions 22" x 27...

Category

Mid-19th Century Impressionist Bay Area - Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

White Eye-browed Partridges: Hand-colored Folio-sized Bird Lithograph by Gould
White Eye-browed Partridges: Hand-colored Folio-sized Bird Lithograph by Gould

White Eye-browed Partridges: Hand-colored Folio-sized Bird Lithograph by Gould

By John Gould

Located in Alamo, CA

This is a 19th century hand-colored folio-sized lithograph entitled "Dendrortyx Leucophrys" (White Eye-browed Partridges) by John Gould, published in his monograph 'A Monograph of the Odontophorinae, or Partridges of America' in London between 1844-1850. Reportedly only 250 copies were printed. The print depicts two partridges, one standing and the other lying apparently on sand, surrounded by high grass. A landscape of plants and possibly water is seen in the background. This beautiful hand-colored lithograph is presented in a double cream-colored mat. There is one tiny spot in the left lower corner, faint spots in the right upper print and mild toning about the periphery which is covered by the mat. It is otherwise in excellent condition. It is accompanied by the original text page. John Gould (1841-1881) was an English contemporary of the American John James Audubon. Gould published his first illustrated book on birds in 1831 entitled "A Century of Birds from the Himalaya Mountains", followed by "Ramphastidae" and "Birds of Europe". He then extended the scope of his travels and research to include Australia, New Zealand and New Guinea, drawing birds in their natural habitat. Artists, such as his wife Elizabeth Gould, Henry Richter and Edward Lear, transferred his drawings to hand printed and hand colored stone lithographs, which are known for their beauty, detail and accuracy. As well as an exceptional and prolific artist, Gould was an outstanding scientific naturalist. In approximately 50 years he created approximately 3,000 lithographs of birds...

Category

1840s Naturalistic Bay Area - Art

Materials

Lithograph

Michel Delacroix "Recontre matinale sur le golf" Morning golf outing
Michel Delacroix "Recontre matinale sur le golf" Morning golf outing

Michel Delacroix "Recontre matinale sur le golf" Morning golf outing

By Michel Delacroix

Located in San Francisco, CA

Michel Delacroix was born in 1933. He is a well listed French artist known for his charming naive or Naif style. He has had auction sales results over $30,000. This gem is typical of...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Bay Area - Art

Materials

Oil

La Raccourcie

La Raccourcie

By Kim Frohsin

Located in Burlingame, CA

Kim Frohsin, Third generation Bay Area Figurative artist began exhibiting in the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 1990s, and in 1993 was...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Art

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper, Pencil

l'Entree du Port, Netherland
l'Entree du Port, Netherland

l'Entree du Port, Netherland

By Heran Chaban

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork "l'Entree du Port, Netherland" c. 1930 is an original color aquatint on wove paper by French/Armenian artist Heran Chaban, 1887-1939. It is h...

Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Bay Area - Art

Materials

Aquatint

Robert Charles Watson (British, 1857-1923) Highlands Cattle Landscape
Robert Charles Watson (British, 1857-1923) Highlands Cattle Landscape

Robert Charles Watson (British, 1857-1923) Highlands Cattle Landscape

By Charles Watson

Located in San Francisco, CA

Robert Charles Watson (British, 1857-1923) Beautifully executed highlands landscape w/cattle Oil on canvas mounted on Masonite Signed and dated lower right; 1900 Painting: 7 3/4"...

Category

Early 1900s Bay Area - Art

Materials

Oil

"Monte Carlo" Large oil on canvas
"Monte Carlo" Large oil on canvas

"Monte Carlo" Large oil on canvas

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "Monte Carlo" c.1990, is a large oil on canvas by noted Italian artist Mario Sanzone, b.1946. It is signed and titled at the lower left corner by the artist. the ...

Category

Late 20th Century Impressionist Bay Area - Art

Materials

Oil

The harbor
The harbor

The harbor

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork "The Harbor" c.1990, is an acrylic painting on canvas by noted American artist Robert (Bob) Logrippo, 1947-2021. It is signed at the lower left corner by the artist. The canvas size is 24 x 36 inches, framed size is 31 x 43 inches. Framed in a wooden gold frame, with fabric liner and gold color bevel. It is in excellent condition. About the artist: Bob LoGrippo's paintings have appeared on magazine, book and album covers, as well as calendars, greeting cards and puzzles. The New York Times Sunday Magazine, Readers Digest, Six Flags...

Category

Late 20th Century Realist Bay Area - Art

Materials

Acrylic

Some of 48 Tulips
Some of 48 Tulips

Some of 48 Tulips

By Gatja Helgart Rothe

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "Some of the 48 Tulips" c.1990 is an original colors mezzotint by noted German/American artist Gatja Helgart Rothe, 1935-2007. It is hand signed, titled and numbe...

Category

Late 20th Century American Realist Bay Area - Art

Materials

Mezzotint

Abstract Composition 9
Abstract Composition 9

Abstract Composition 9

By Johnny Friedlaender

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork "Abstract Composition 9" c.1970 in an original color lithograph on B.F,K. Rives paper by noted Polish artist Johnny Friedlaender, 1912-199...

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Bay Area - Art

Materials

Lithograph

The New Yorker Magazine Cover Art of The Metropolitan Museum
The New Yorker Magazine Cover Art of The Metropolitan Museum

The New Yorker Magazine Cover Art of The Metropolitan Museum

By Charles E. Martin

Located in San Francisco, CA

This especially rare original watercolor painting by American artist Charles E. Martin (1910-1995), depicting The Metropolitan Museum of Art in winter, appeared as the cover art for ...

Category

1960s American Modern Bay Area - Art

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Illustration Board

Landscape with Farm House in Winter
Landscape with Farm House in Winter

Landscape with Farm House in Winter

By Charles Frederick Surendorf

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork "Landscape with Farm House in Winter" c.1950, is a oil painting on hardboard by noted California artist Charles Frederick Surendorf, 1906-1979. It is signed at the lower...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Bay Area - Art

Materials

Oil

Maurice Chevalier, Casino de Paris
Maurice Chevalier, Casino de Paris

Maurice Chevalier, Casino de Paris

By Charles Kiffer

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "Maurice Chevalier, Casino de Paris" created 1925 is a lithographic poster on paper by French noted artist Charles Kiffer, 1902-1...

Category

Early 20th Century Realist Bay Area - Art

Materials

Lithograph

Amsterdam
Amsterdam

Amsterdam

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "Amsterdam" c.1960, is an oil painting on canvas by Dutch artist Reinier Wynand Snapper, 1907-1988. It is signed and titled at the lower right corner by the artis...

Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Bay Area - Art

Materials

Oil

Flash Forward
Flash Forward

Flash Forward

By Sumner Crenshaw

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
This piece was all about exploring the relationship between the figure and the curvilinear shapes swirling around her, says Sumner Crenshaw. They surround her...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Art

Materials

Oil

Donald Judd 'Untitled, 1978-79' Signed, Limited Edition Aquatint Print
Donald Judd 'Untitled, 1978-79' Signed, Limited Edition Aquatint Print

Donald Judd 'Untitled, 1978-79' Signed, Limited Edition Aquatint Print

By Donald Judd

Located in San Rafael, CA

Donald Judd (American 1928-1994) Untitled, 1978-79. Aquatint on etching paper Signed and numbered 18/175 in pencil (there were also 15 artist's proofs) Published by the artist, with ...

Category

1970s Minimalist Bay Area - Art

Materials

Aquatint

Taking a Rest
Taking a Rest

Taking a Rest

By Nat Levy

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "Taking a Rest" is a watercolor on paper by noted California artist Nat Levy 1896-1984. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The artwork size is ...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Bay Area - Art

Materials

Watercolor

Untitled VII
Untitled VII

Untitled VII

By Tracey Adams

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork "Untitled VII" is a monotype on paper by noted artist Tracey Adams, born 1954. It is hand signed in pencil at the lower right corner by the artist. The image size is 15....

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Bay Area - Art

Materials

Monotype

Shades of Agreement - Peach

Shades of Agreement - Peach

By Brett Hammond - Pop Art

Located in Napa, CA

Brett Hammond’s spray-painted canvas panels pay homage to pop art traditions as he explores his own interests in satire, drama, and romantic tension. Above all, his work is smart, fu...

Category

2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic

V on Swing (Nude Woman on a Swing)
V on Swing (Nude Woman on a Swing)

V on Swing (Nude Woman on a Swing)

Located in Carmel, CA

Hand printed silver gelatin photograph by the artist. Edition 1/30

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Bay Area - Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Landscape
Landscape

Landscape

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artworl "Landscape" c. 1935 is an oil painting on hardboard by renown California artist Frank Joseph Girardin, 1856-1945. It is signed at the lower right corner. The hardboard size is 20 x 30 inches, framed size is 30.5 x 40.5 inches. Framed in a wooden beige frame, with fabric liner. It is in excellent condition. About the artist: Born in Louisville, Kentucky in 1856, Frank joseph Girardin began his art instruction in 1870 under Frank Noble and later Frank Duveneck at the Cincinnati Art Academy. A semi-pro baseball player in Cincinnati, he was best known for his beautiful landscapes of both Indiana and California. An extremely active participant in the development of the Art Association of Richmond and original member of the local Sketch Club, he served on the Board of Directors of Art Association for several years. He was considered ranked next to the late John E. Bundy in talent and skill by the former Art Association Director, Mrs. Ella Bond Johnston. It was during his time in Indiana, that he received the most recognition for his work. In 1903, he won first prize for his painting, "Lingering Snow" at the Cincinnati Art Club Show. This would be one of numerous prizes and awards the he would receive during his time in Indiana, including the coveted Mary T...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Bay Area - Art

Materials

Oil

"Tierra Roja" from the "Mexican suite"
"Tierra Roja" from the "Mexican suite"

"Tierra Roja" from the "Mexican suite"

By David Alfaro Siqueiros

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "Tierra Roja" from "The Mexican Suite" is an original colors lithograph on Arches paper by renown Mexican artist David Alfaro Siqueiros...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Bay Area - Art

Materials

Lithograph

Monterey Coastal Seascape Painting
Monterey Coastal Seascape Painting

Monterey Coastal Seascape Painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

Late 19th Century - Early 20th Century Stunning Monterey coastal seascape painting w/crashing waves by mystery artist Oil on Canvas Canvas: 16" W x 10" H Frame: 21.75" W x 15.75" H

Category

Late 19th Century Bay Area - Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Landscape with Fishermen
Landscape with Fishermen

Landscape with Fishermen

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork "Landscape with Fishermen" c.1970 is a palette knife oil painting on canvas by noted artist Paul Blaine Henrie, 1932-1999. It is signed at the...

Category

Late 20th Century American Impressionist Bay Area - Art

Materials

Oil

Salmon Lake / oil on canvas 52 x 80 inches
Salmon Lake / oil on canvas 52 x 80 inches

Salmon Lake / oil on canvas 52 x 80 inches

By Peter Loftus

Located in Burlingame, CA

'Salmon Lake' features big rocks, sunlight on clear blue water, tall trees and fresh mountain air by American Realist Peter Loftus who is known for captivating color-rich and picture...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Venice
Venice

Venice

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "Venice" 1964 is an oil painting on canvas by noted French artist Regis Bouvier de Cachard, 1929-2013. It is signed and dated at the upper right corner by the artist. The canvas size is 30 x 40 inches, the framed size is 38 x 48 inches. It is framed in the original light wood color rustic distressed frame, with gold color fillet and fabric liner. It is in excellent condition. About the artist: Regis de Bouvier de Cachard...

Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Bay Area - Art

Materials

Oil

Fog Ridge (hand-printed cyanotype, 23 x 35", ed. 2 of 3)
Fog Ridge (hand-printed cyanotype, 23 x 35", ed. 2 of 3)

Fog Ridge (hand-printed cyanotype, 23 x 35", ed. 2 of 3)

Located in Oakland, CA

A steep path in the woods curves upward with the distant pines at the top disappearing into morning fog and the leafy trees in the foreground bright and sharp. These are the foggy wo...

Category

2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Art

Materials

Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Photogram

Tuxedo Black
Tuxedo Black

Tuxedo Black

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "Tuxedo Black" is an original color serigraph on black paper by American artist Fermin Landin Hernandez, 1949-2015. It is hand signed, titled and numbered 1/65 in...

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Bay Area - Art

Materials

Screen

Abstract Watercolor Painting, 'Design for Light', c. 2000 by David Ruth
Abstract Watercolor Painting, 'Design for Light', c. 2000 by David Ruth

Abstract Watercolor Painting, 'Design for Light', c. 2000 by David Ruth

By David Ruth

Located in Oakland, CA

This is a contemporary abstract watercolor painting by artist David Ruth. This series of paintings often feature bright colors and vibrant layouts that draw the viewer in. They are c...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Bay Area - Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Sausalito
Sausalito

Sausalito

By Emily Shotwell Goeller-Wood

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "Sausalito" 1936 in a watercolor on paper by noted California artist Emily Shotwell Goeller Wood, 1887-1965. It is signed, titled and dated at the lower left corn...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Bay Area - Art

Materials

Watercolor

Day and Night Forest Diptych, Cyanotype on Paper (two 18 x 24" prints)
Day and Night Forest Diptych, Cyanotype on Paper (two 18 x 24" prints)

Day and Night Forest Diptych, Cyanotype on Paper (two 18 x 24" prints)

Located in Oakland, CA

These are two 18 x 24-inch hand-printed photographs of the fog in early morning light in the woods in northern California near San Francisco using the antique cyanotype process. Thei...

Category

2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Art

Materials

Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Photogram

"Letter Q" From the suite "Alphabet"
"Letter Q" From the suite "Alphabet"

"Letter Q" From the suite "Alphabet"

By Erté

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "Letter Q" from the suite "Alphabet" 1976, is an original colors lithograph and serigraph on Wove paper by renown Russian/French artist Erte, AKA Romain de Tirtof...

Category

Late 20th Century Art Nouveau Bay Area - Art

Materials

Screen, Lithograph

The Stories that Create Us #20 - Contemporary Abstract Painting (Rust+Yellow)
The Stories that Create Us #20 - Contemporary Abstract Painting (Rust+Yellow)

The Stories that Create Us #20 - Contemporary Abstract Painting (Rust+Yellow)

By Laurie Barmore

Located in Gilroy, CA

In this work by Laurie Barmore, the artist's hand is exceedingly present. Using strong strokes of black creates its own essences of form atop washes of whites, yellow and rust. Spill...

Category

2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Wood Panel

Composition in Yellow
Composition in Yellow

Composition in Yellow

By Frédéric Choisel

Located in Burlingame, CA

Composition in Yellow By a French American Frédéric Choisel. He inspired by the cities of France, New York and the Bay Area and creates elegant abstractions that tell a story of urba...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Bay Area - Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

Curve, Big Sur

Curve, Big Sur

Located in Carmel, CA

Hand printed photograph by artist. Signed in pencil recto & verso. Edition 4/15 Dry mounted on board

Category

2010s Bay Area - Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Orange Horizon
Orange Horizon

Orange Horizon

By Willard Dixon

Located in Burlingame, CA

Orange Horizon- The painting was created in 2024 by celebrated American realist artist Willard Dixon, who has captured the undeniable beauty of the west for the past 35 years. Dixon’s work can be found in numerous distinctive private and public collections, as well as the San Francisco...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Maina', 2013 by David Ruth
Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Maina', 2013 by David Ruth

Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Maina', 2013 by David Ruth

By David Ruth

Located in Oakland, CA

'Maina' is a contemporary abstract cast glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Internal Space series. It features painterly brushstroke formations in glass called trails. Trails are created through rolling molten glass into various forms and shapes. They are then placed within clear glass and fused into one large piece through kiln casting. This technique creates a layered, suspended, and vibrant three-dimensional space within. About the Internal Space Series: David’s experiments with sheet glass and fusing led him to try to make the glass thicker to see more interior space. It was during this time a professor pointed out that he was working with a metaphor, for which the internal space of the glass was the equivalent to the internal life of the mind. This became his operating mantra but also forced him to come to terms with the casting of thick sections. “Creating those internal spaces came with some problems. Other than telescope mirrors, I did not know that anyone annealed glass in a kiln for more than a day or two. When pieces cracked after five...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Bay Area - Art

Materials

Stainless Steel

Mascara Roja
Mascara Roja

Mascara Roja

By Rufino Tamayo

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "Mascara Roja" 1969 is an original colors lithograph on B.F.K. Rives paper by renown Mexican artist Rufino Tamayo, 1899-1991. It is hand signed and inscribed H.C. (Hors Commerce) in pencil by the artist. The image size is 21 x 27.25 inches, framed size is 37.25 x 42 inches. Published by Touchtone Publisher, New York, printed by Ateliers Desjobert, Paris. Referenced and pictured in the artist's catalogue raisonne by Pereda, plate #124. Custom framed in a wooden gold leaf frame, with gold and red spacer and fabric matting. It is in excellent condition. About the artist: A native of Oaxaca in Southern Mexico, Rufino Tamayo's father was a shoemaker, and his mother a seamstress. Some accounts state that he was descended from Zapotec Indians, but he was actually 'mestizo' - of mixed indigenous/European ancestry. (Santa Barbara Museum of Art). He began painting at age 11. Orphaned at the age of 12, Tamayo moved to Mexico City, where he was raised by his maternal aunt who owned a wholesale fruit business. In 1917, he entered the San Carlos Academy of Fine Arts, but left soon after to pursue independent study. Four years later, Tamayo was appointed the head designer of the department of ethnographic drawings at the National Museum of Archaeology in Mexico City. There he was surrounded by pre-Colombian objects, an aesthetic inspiration that would play a pivotal role in his life. In his own work, Tamayo integrated the forms and tones of pre-Columbian ceramics into his early still lives and portraits of Mexican men and women. In the early 1920s he also taught art classes in Mexico City's public schools. Despite his involvement in Mexican history, he did not subscribe to the idea of art as nationalistic propaganda. Modern Mexican art at that time was dominated by 'The Three Great Ones' : Diego Rivera, Jose Clemente Orozco, and David Alfaro Siqueros, but Tamayo began to be noted as someone 'new' and different' for his blending of the aesthetics of post Revolutionary Mexico with the vanguard artists of Europe and the United States. After the Mexican Revolution, he focused on creating his own identity in his work, expressing what he thought was the traditional Mexico, and refusing to follow the political trends of his contemporary artists. This caused some to see him as a 'traitor' to the political cause, and he felt it difficult to freely express himself in his art. As a result, he decided to leave Mexico in 1926 and move to New York, along with his friend, the composer Carlos Chavez. The first exhibition of Tamayo's work in the United States was held at the Weyhe Gallery, New York, in that same year. The show was successful, and Tamayo was praised for his 'authentic' status as a Mexican of 'indigenous heritage', and for his internationally appealing Modernist aesthetic. (Santa Barbara Museum of Art). Throughout the late thirties and early forties New York's Valentine Gallery gave him shows. For nine years, beginning in 1938, he taught at the Dalton School in New York. In 1929, some health problems led him to return to Mexico for treatment. While there he took a series of teaching jobs. During this period he became romantically involved with the artist Maria Izquierdo...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Bay Area - Art

Materials

Lithograph

Michael Ochs 'Brigitte Bardot' Archival Photograph by Getty, 20 x 30
Michael Ochs 'Brigitte Bardot' Archival Photograph by Getty, 20 x 30

Michael Ochs 'Brigitte Bardot' Archival Photograph by Getty, 20 x 30

By Michael Ochs

Located in San Rafael, CA

Brigitte Bardot with cigarette in hand by photographer Michael Ochs, originally taken in 1962. (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) As an authorized Getty Images Gallery partner, we...

Category

1960s Modern Bay Area - Art

Materials

Photographic Paper