Bay Area - Art

A mixed media on panel painting.

This is a hand-colored engraving of a parrot bird entitled "La Bondree (Bird of Prey)" by Francois Nicolas Martinet, plate 420 from 'Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux' in association wi...

This artwork titled "The Internist" c.1975 is an original etching by noted American artist Charles Bragg, 1931-2017. It is hand signed, titled and numbered 130/300 in pencil by the a...

These iconic Monterey pines can be found all up and down the coast of northern California from San Francisco to Carmel and beyond. These are the woods in the hills of Oakland, across...

This artwork titled "Bali Princess" variant blue, 1996, is an original color serigraph on thin rice paper taped to a sheet of wove paper for stabilization by noted Chinese artist Ting Shao Kuang...

This artwork titled "Crying Mask with Unicorn" c.1975 is an original color etching with aquatint on wove paper by American surrealist artist Michael Bowen, 1937-2009. It is hand signed in pencil by the artist. The plate mark (image) size is 21.85 x 17.5 inches, sheet size is 30 x 20.75 inches. It is in excellent condition, has never been framed. About the subject: Nowhere is the intertwining of metaphysical, biographic and social narratives more evident than in the Café Life series painted in the 1980’s. Though the “series” was done in the 80’s, the pieces really revive the spirit of the Beat café scene, which began in the mid-1950’s and which was so instrumental to the particular spiritual and social vibe of the counter culture. And his Café Life observations continue over his artist life with scenes, such as the ones here, from Los Angles, Bolinas, Mexico and Italy. About the artist: Michael Bowen (December 8, 1937 – March 7, 2009) was an American fine artist known as one of the co-founders of the late 20th and 21st century Visionary art movements. His works include paintings on canvas and paper, 92 intaglio etchings based on Jungian psychology, assemblage, bronze sculpture, collage, and handmade art books. An icon of the American Beat Generation and the 1960s counterculture, Bowen is also known for his role in inspiring and organizing the first Human Be-In in San Francisco. Chronicled in books and periodicals reflecting on the turbulent 1960s, Bowen's historical impact on both the literary and visual art worlds is well documented. He remains influential among avant-garde art circles around the world. He started his art career at age 17, when he joined the American installation artist Ed Kienholz in his Los Angeles studio. There he met and joined with other influential Beat Generation artists including Wallace Berman, John Altoon, and Dennis Hopper. Bowen participated in the construction of the Ferus Gallery and Now Gallery created by Ed Kienholz and curated by Walter Hopps. Bowen attended the Chouinard Art Institute for several years during his formative artistic experiences in Los Angeles. In the late 50s and early 60s, Bowen continued his spiritual training and research. He investigated and practiced a variety of occult topics, Eastern philosophies, and mysticism, and his artwork reflected these themes. Bowen is often referred to as a mystic artist. As a lifelong student of the Bhagavad-Gita, Bowen's entire career has emulated the spiritual warrior archetype of Arjuna, fighting for the Bill of Rights of the United States Constitution. Michael Bowen moved to San Francisco in the late 1950s, and along with fellow artist comrades Arthur Monroe...

This artwork "The Old Farm" c.1950 is an oil painting on canvas by noted California artist Clifford Holmes 1876-1963. It is signed at the lower left corne...

In "Window Shopping," the artist, Jennifer Blalack, uses many different mediums to create the significant texture in this work. She uses the visual language of Robert Rauschenberg by combining everyday objects like fabric, house paint, plastic bags, string, and tissue paper to construct a narrative on canvas. In this work she uses bold purples, oranges, yellows, with accents of cream, red, and blue. Dispersed within the painting are cutouts of vibrant native dresses...

This artwork "Peony" 1974 is an original colors and gold leaf screen print by noted Japanese artist Kazutoshi Sugiura, b.1938. It is hand signed, dat...

From a series of photographs capturing the Golden State's vast monochromatic desert landscapes on a moody autumn day in the American West 40 x 40 inches ( 102 x 102cm) edition of 7...

This artwork titled "Flying Head" c.1990, is an original colors lithograph by renown Russian artist Mihail Chemiakin, b.1943. It is hand signed and numbered 173/260 in pencil by the ...

This artwork "Landscape with People Fishing" 1978, is an oil painting on hard board by Polish/American artist Morris Katz, 1932-2010. It is signed and dated at the lower right corner by the artist. The artwork (Hard Board) size is 20 x 24 inches, framed size is 28 x 31.75 inches. Framed in original wooden gold frame, with fabric liner and gold trim. The artwork is in excellent condition, the frame is in very good condition. About the artist: On May 9th, 1988, the New York artist set a new world record by painting a 12- by 16-inch canvas of a child in the snow in just half a minute. (It took an additional eight seconds to frame it.) And that wasn’t the only distinction granted to Katz by the Guinness Book of World Records—his name appeared alongside Pablo Picasso’s under the heading for “Most Prolific Painters.” The Spanish master is estimated to have completed some 13,500 paintings in his life; when Katz died in 2010 at age 78, he was credited with 225,000. Katz’s preposterously productive career began in the small Polish village where he was born in 1932. He started studying under a German painter at age 13, but following World War II he earned a diploma in carpentry instead. In 1949, at the age of 17, he travelled to the United States. It was there that he picked up a paintbrush again, while studying at the Art Students League of New York and showing in the Village. “Soon, I decided I was good enough—compared to others, excellent enough—to make my living as an artist,” he said. It was during those years that he developed the techniques that would eventually land him in the record books. He tossed out his paintbrushes and replaced them with palette knives and toilet paper, which he used to stipple the paint. “Soon I picked up speed,” Katz said. “If you know which way you’re travelling, then you can run.” He made art in bulk, buying up canvases by the thousands and paint by the gallon. He went through some 10,000 rolls of toilet paper per year; he often wore out palette knives. Katz branded his method as “instant art.” Charles Salzberg, writing in New York magazine in 1978, urged readers, “Think of him, if you will, as the McDonald’s of the art world”—fast, cheap, and ubiquitous. He wore a green beret, paint-splattered pants, and a shirt emblazoned with the words “Morris Katz - World’s Most Prolific Artist.” It was a title that came with a price—he worked 18-hour days into his 60s, sometimes from his Greenwich Village studio and other times as a performer at hotels across the Catskills. He would often visit three different hotels in the same day, waking up at 7 a.m. and returning home as late as 1 a.m. His show was as much about the painting as it was the one-liners: “These are the highlights—you can tell because they’re high up on the painting,” he might say. Audiences gobbled up the jokes and the works, often paying less than $50 for a painting. “I give them a fresh painting like a fresh bagel,” he said. Photographer David M. Spindel first met Katz on assignment. “They’d call him mashugana—that’s the Yiddish word for a little bit crazy,” he told Artsy. The pair soon became friends, and Spindel ended up attending several of the artist’s hotel shows. “There were a lot of people from the hotel who were sitting in the room and he set up his easel and his toilet paper and paints and knocked out paintings one after another,” Spindel said. “Just a couple of minutes for each painting, usually. If he was kibitzing with the people in the audience then it took a lot longer. He was always clowning around.” His act was ready-made for television; he appeared on 60 Minutes, David Letterman, and Oprah, among other programs. And Katz didn’t just make instant art—he taught it as well. In 1987, the New Yorker sent a writer to attend one of his speed-painting classes at the Notre Dame School on West 79th Street. A dozen eager students watched in admiration as he whipped up a mountain landscape, asking for advice on how, exactly, to hold their toilet paper for maximum artistic effect. For those who couldn’t make it to Manhattan for a lesson, he published a book—Paint Good & Fast (1985)—with a title as straightforward as his philosophy on art. “Life goes faster and faster,” he wrote. “The fine arts must keep pace. This art will one day be...

This artwork titled "Amtrak"is a mixed media (ink, collage, felt pen and crayon on paper, by artist Enrique (Kico) Govantes, Cuban born 1957. It is signed, located and dated in penc...

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...

This artwork "Merry Couple" c.1980 is an original etching by noted American artist Charles Bragg, 1931-2017. It is hand signed and numbered 157/300 in pencil by the artist. The image...

"Daybreak" Original 20th Century Oil Painting after Parrish A fine original copy of one of the most famous paintings by Parrish. No visible signat...

This artwork titled "Yelding the Right of Way" c.1975 is a color offset lithograph by renown western artist Arnold Friberg, 1913-2010. It is hand signed...

Automobili III by Frank Schott, from a series of environmental still life photographs at a high performance race car body shop 48 x 72inches / 122cm x 183cm signed edition of 7 27 ...

Invigorating and exciting painting 'Eventide at Hole-in-the-Wall' features swirling ocean blue water and big rocks at sunset's evening tide at Northern Cali...

Hand Printed Platinum Photograph. Artist is Australian Beautiful blacks and creamy whites. Original 1/1

Artist: Theophile Alexandre Steinlen (Swiss, 1859-1923) Title: Untitled Year: c.1915 Medium: Lithograph Edition: Unknown, probably 400 Paper: Thin vellum Image size: 1...

John Casado - Untitled 20247, figurative black and white masked female nude. 2001 - Unique lith silver gelatin photographic print. image = 22 1/2 x 18 3/8 or 57 x 46.7 centimeters ...

An 18th century hand colored botanical engraving by Johann Wilhelm Weinmann (1683-1741) depicting the following flowering sage plants:...

George Brookshaw's (1751-1823) beautiful Black Frontiniac Wine Grape hand-colored aquatint engraving, plate XVII from his "Pomona Brittanica", considered to be the finest British botanical large format treatise of the 19th-century. His engravings were unique for their rich tones and colors, elegant compositions with the fruit seeming to float on a rich mottled background. The print is presented in a gold and burgundy-colored wood frame and a light gray mat. The print is in very good condition. Another Brookshaw engraving from his series of fruit illustrations is available on 1stdibs. It is framed and matted identically to this one. It can be viewed on our 1stdibs storefront by typing Timeless Intaglio...

“On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous”, a beautiful book by Ocean Vuoung - this painting represents my vision of this book title. The color green relates to earth, balance and harmony. From a color psychology perspective, it is the great balancer of the heart and the emotions, creating equilibrium between the head and the heart. From a color perspective, green is also the color of growth, the color of spring, of renewal and rebirth. It renews and restores depleted energy. It is the sanctuary away from the stresses of modern living, restoring us back to a sense of well being. Making art out of emptiness - what emerges is a gift. Artistry is a dynamic flow that opens the world to oneness - we are all connected. This fresh artwork is influenced by Asian Brush painting...

"One of Two Colossal Statues of Rameses II. Entrance to the Temple at Luxor" is a 19th century half-folio sized duo-tone lithograph from the "The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Eg...

Oil on linen mounted on gatorboard. It is available unframed. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Re...

Oil on linen mounted on gatorboard. It is available unframed. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Re...

Signed large scale original photograph of the Mediterranean marble quarries in Carrara, Italy, iconic material source of classic Italian art and architec...

Mirror-polished stainless steel with powder-coat. This sculpture's primary focal point is its stunning three-tier symmetric patterns. Three orange powder-coated cylindrical discs si...

large scale original photograph of a billboard against ultramarine blue night sky from a series of conceptual motivational messages on iconic Americana signs and billboards in landsc...

This artwork titled "Span" 1993 in an acrylic painting on paper by noted artist Richard Morhous, b.1940. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The artwork size is 25.5 x 34 inches, framed size is 33.25 x 41.25 inches. Custom framed in a wooden black frame, with white color matting. It is in excellent condition. About the artist: Richard Morhous is a nationally recognized artist whose work is collected countrywide. Emphasizing painterly qualities and expressionistic color, Morhous creates tangible, new worlds of pictorial space. His colorful paintings depict dynamic cityscapes, still life, and landscapes. Richard Morhous was born in South Dakota in 1945 and raised in Eastern Washington and Montana. After receiving his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Washington in 1970, Morhous moved to Melbourne, Australia to study printmaking at the Prahan Institute where he also taught. In 1976 he returned to the University of Washington for independent studies in printmaking. The artist, who has resided in Seattle for the last 40 years, has works included in such collections as Microsoft, The Hallie Ford Museum of Art, City of Portland, City of Seattle, Cisco Systems, Perkins Coie, Deloitte Touche, University of Washington Medical Center, The Heathman Hotel and numerousprivate collections internationally. His work appears in The Pacific Northwest Landscape...

This is a 19th century colored aquatint and stipple engraving finished by hand entitled "White Hamburgh Grape", drawn and engraved by George Brookshaw and published in London in 1812 as plate 60 in his 'Pomona Britannica; or, A Collection of the Most Esteemed Fruits'. It depicts a cluster of pale green grapes still on the vine. The vine and leaves are shown in attractive shades of green and brown. The plant lays on a brown textured background with shadows to impart 3-dimensionality. The scene is reminiscent of an engraving in an 18th century artistically stylized human anatomy atlas. There is a light brown title rectangle in the lower center which is blank, suggesting this may be a more rare preproduction proof. There are wide white margins. This striking engraving is presented in a reddish brown decorative wood frame with a darker brown scroll-work outer trim and a gold-colored inner fillet and a thick light beige mat. The frame measures 26" high, 22" wide and 1.13" deep. It is glazed with UV conservation glass. There is a tiny spot in the lower margin on the left and another in the left margin. The print and frame are otherwise in excellent condition. There is a second Brookshaw engraving that is framed in identical moulding, although a slightly different size and a different color mat. It depicts a Silver Rock Melon. The two prints would make a striking display pairing...

This artwork "Un Vase de Fleurs II (Flowers in a Vase)" c.1980, is an original colors lithograph on watermarked Arches paper by noted French artist Frederic Menguy, 1927-2007. It is ...

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...

This artwork titled "Hello Blackbird" 2003 is an acrylic painting on textured canvas by noted American artist Neal Doty, 1941-2016. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The size is 28 x 22 inches. Also signed, titled, dated and described on the back of the canvas. It is in excellent condition. About the artist: Neal Doty was born in Glendale, California in 1941. His art education began at the Art Center of Design in Los Angeles. Doty went on to study at Los Angeles City...

This original limited edition graphic art lithographic poster entitled "Carousel Animals" was created by David Lance Goines in 1984 in his Berkeley ...

This artwork Titled "Wind Chimes #2" 1983 in a color off set lithograph by renown Chinese/American artist Wai Ming A.K.A Lo Hing Kwok, b.1938. It is hand signed an inscribed A.C (Hors Commerce) in pencil by the artist. The image size is 30.25 x 22.75 inches, sheet size is 32.75 x 25.25 inches. It is in excellent condition, has never been framed. About the artist: Wai Ming, was born in Canton, South China on November 11, 1938, the son of a school master with nine children. Extremely poor as a child, he was raised in Hong Kong enduring many hardships amidst a chaotic environment of war and refugee settlements. Wai Ming's love for art flourished and he developed his drawing techniques without any art education, just painting what he saw. In the 1960s, Ming found representation in Hong Kong and also took the unusual step of opening his own gallery to display his work in. His primary interest being to capture images of life in fishing villages, or 'fish-folk', who have retained traditional Chinese culture, his work was at home with the sensibilities of many art buyers in Hong Kong. Crossing the ocean in his mid-30s, Wai Ming arrived in San Francisco from Hong Kong in 1974. There, he experienced initial resistance from galleries and the official art world for a variety of reasons, but was ultimately embraced by dealer Jack Swanson...

This is a framed hand-colored botanical engraving entitled "Agave or American Aloe" by Reinagle for Robert Thornton's publication 'The Temple of Flora, or Garden of the Botanist, Poet, Painter and Philosopher', published in London in 1811. This beautiful botanical was created using several engraving techniques, including aquatint, mezzotint, stipple and line engraving methods. It was printed in color and then finished by hand. The print is presented in a gold-colored wood frame and a heather green mat, which is enhanced with a gold fillet. The frame measures 21.63" high by 16.63" wide and 1" deep. It is glazed with UV conservation glass. All of the mounting materials are archival. The original text page from the early 19th century publication is attached to the rear of the frame. The print is in excellent condition. Robert John Thornton (1765-1832) was attracted to natural history at an early edge and created his own botanical garden and an aviary as a boy. He graduated from Cambridge with a medical degree and set up practice as a London. He inherited his family fortune in 1797, which allowed Thornton the opportunity to devote time to his lifelong goal of creating an extensive scholarly work dedicated to the great classical Swedish naturalist, Carolus Von Linnaeus (1707-1778), also known as Carl von Linné...

large scale photograph of lush tropical rainforest botanical tableau, from a series of highly detailed large format nature observations, an homage to the fantastical jungle paintings by artist Henri Rousseau Cloud Forest...

Edward Glafke (American 1925 - 1997) Point Lobos, 1993 Oil on board Signed 'Glafke' lower left Signed, titled and dated on the verso 16in H x 20in L In a vintage wood frame with canv...

This artwork "Harbor with Church" c.1990 is an watercolor on paper by noted California artist Edward Norton Ward, b.1928. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The ar...

Larger size hand-printed photograph than the other two listings of the same name. These iconic Monterey pines can be found all up and down the coast of northern California from San F...

Artist: Marc Chagall (Russian, 1887-1985) Title: From the suite "Les Fables De La Fontaine" Year: 1927 Medium: Original etching Edition: fom...

Glorious water-scape / land-scape scene representing calm nature at Grasmere. Beautiful blue, green and yelllow watercolor from William Stanisich, who has worked with the medium for ...

In her first solo exhibition, Joan Baez celebrates the “Mischief Makers" - portraits of people who have brought about social change through nonviolent action - the risk-taking vision...

Big Sur by Frank Schott 48 x 72 inches / 122cm x 183cm edition of 7 signed 26 x 40 inches / 66cm x 102cm signed edition of 25 archival quality fine art pigment print limit...

Artist: Valerio Adami – Italian (1935- ) Title: Homer Year: 1979 Medium: serigraph Sight size: 38 x 22 inches. Sheet size: 42 x 25 inches Signature: Signed lower right Edition size:...

Created in 2020, this painted resin and steel multiple with accompanying acrylic painting on canvas with original wood crate is signed by Javier Calleja (Spain, 1978 - ) in black ink...

This is a 19th century Vanity Fair color chromolithograph caricature of William Booth "The Salvation Army" by Spy (Leslie Ward) November 25, 1882, No. 2...

This artwork titled "View of busy St. Mark's Square with the Doge's Palace" c.1950, is an oil painting on canvas by noted Italian artist Marcello Vianello, 1909-1985. It is signed at...

This artwork Titled "Moses Sees the Sufferings of his People" 1966 from the suite " The Story of Exodus" is an original lithograph on Arches paper ...

'Talavera Composition 1' by master watercolorist Gary Bukovnik, who fuses sensual vitality with fluid yet powerful colorations to create floral images of great depth, intensity, and ...

Gail Chase Bien paints thinly layered oil on linen over extended periods (from months to years) to complete a single work of art. Taking cues from nature’s extraordinary visual offer...

Mesmerizing large scale photograph from artist's Seascape series, a body of works capturing the tactile surfaces and monochromatic nature of oceanic water and cloudscapes Seascape ...

Alberto Trevisan: 1919-1978. Listed Italian artist known for his beautiful watercolors around Venice Italy. He has had auction results over $650 for similar Venice watercolors. Art m...

This is a hand-colored engraving by Robert White (1645-1703) after a painting by Abraham Blooteling (or Bloteling) (1634–1690) entitled "The Effigies of the Right honorable: Thomas B...