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Item Ships From: California
Wild Things (Till Death do us Part) Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Wild Things (Till Death do us Part) - 2005
50x50cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs,
Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist Inventory #...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary California - Art
Materials
Parchment Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Blood and Milk VIII - underwater nude photograph
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This dramatic underwater nude photograph of a young woman transforms the aquatic environment into a canvas of intense crimson and coral tones. The composition captures fluid movement...
Category
2010s Contemporary California - Art
Materials
Metal
Adore, Cherish and Love You - Abstract Brown Tone Graffiti Mixed Media Painting
By Amber Goldhammer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints dramatic abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary paintings to express...
Category
2010s Contemporary California - Art
Materials
Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Spectrum O'clock Contemporary Art Large Original Painting Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Lyan Amiryan
Title: Spectrum O'clock
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year: 2025
Style: Contemporary Art
Dimensions: 160" x 60" x 1.5" inch (406 x 152 x 5cm)
Presentation: Unframed,...
Category
2010s Abstract California - Art
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Upfont' - signed
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde's Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Upfront' - 2019
signed in front, not mounted.
1 Archival Color Photograph based on the original Polaroid.
Polaroid ...
Category
2010s Contemporary California - Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Polaroid, Lambda, Color, C Print
Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Lip Service' - signed
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde's Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Lip Service' - 2017
signed in front, not mounted.
1 Archival Color Photograph based on the original Polaroid.
Polar...
Category
2010s Contemporary California - Art
Materials
C Print, Archival Paper, Polaroid, Lambda, Color
Hera II (6/25) - Modern Figurative Abstract Bronze Sculpture for Shelf or Table
By Nando Kallweit
Located in Los Angeles, CA
German sculptor Nando Kallweit produces figurative bronze sculptures and reliefs with an elegant and graceful modern appeal. Seemingly disparate cultures inspire Kallweit; the streng...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary California - Art
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Danae - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 43" x 65"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This celestial underwater nude photograph captures a naked female figure suspended in deep indigo waters, surrounded by cascading silver bubbles that evoke the mythological shower of...
Category
2010s Contemporary California - Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
$1,600 Sale Price
20% Off
36x48 "Goodfellas" VHS Photo Photography Pop Art Photograph Fine Art Signed
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"The VHS" by pop Artist Destro.
We all remember those iconic nights at the video store.
Pop artist DESTRO once again encapsulates one of our favorite past times in a fine art con...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern California - Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
$400 Sale Price
20% Off
84x48 "Triple Elvis by Warhol" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Photography Signed
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"TRIPLE ELVIS BY ANDY WARHOL" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro.
Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller images.
Archival photographic paper ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern California - Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
"Bison" 40x50 - Bison Photography Unsigned Photograph Buffalo Print Buffalo Art
By Shane Russeck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a contemporary photograph of an American Bison.
40x50 Unsigned print
Printed on archival paper and using archival inks
Framing available. Inquire for rates.
Shane Russeck...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary California - Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Luna (7/25) - Modern Figurative Abstract Bronze Sculpture for Shelf or Table
By Nando Kallweit
Located in Los Angeles, CA
German sculptor Nando Kallweit produces figurative bronze sculptures and reliefs with aquiline and a graceful modern appeal. Seemingly disparate cultures inspire Kallweit; the streng...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary California - Art
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Know Yourself - Original Dramatic Abstract Figurative Portrait Acrylic Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rooted in introspection and emotional nuance, Xenia Gray’s figurative mixed media works capture the quiet tension between solitude and connection. Her paintings often depict the huma...
Category
2010s Contemporary California - Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
40x60 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN "BORN IN THE USA" Cassette Photography Fine Art Print
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A contemporary photograph of a BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN "BORN IN THE USA" cassette tape.
This is s the first release in the much anticipated series "The Music" by pop Artists Destro
These i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern California - Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Soulmates" 40x60 Black and White Photography of Wild Horses Mustangs Photograph
By Shane Russeck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a contemporary black and white photograph of Northern California Wild Mustangs.
"They represent the ultimate expression of American freedom"
Unsigned
40 x 60
Framing availab...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary California - Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
36x48 " Hollywood Sign" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Photography Signed
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Hollywood Sign" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro.
This image is made up of 100's of smaller images of Hollywood related imagery.
Exhibition Poster from series "The ICONS"
Destr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern California - Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
$300 Sale Price
20% Off
60x40 "Triple Elvis by Warhol" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Photography Signed
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"TRIPLE ELVIS BY ANDY WARHOL" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro.
Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller images.
Archival photographic paper ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern California - Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
$800 Sale Price
20% Off
Cat Animal Watercolor on Paper Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
466
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan,
Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Watercolor on Paper
Year: 2025
Style: Classic Art
Title: Cat
Size: 12 x 16 inch, (30...
Category
2010s Realist California - Art
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Flower in Bowl - Abstract Cool Tone Botanical Mixed Media Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Krisanne Souter weaves together elements of nature and ancient feminine archetypes, such as the Mother and the Mystic. Botanical themes, playful elements, and unexpected surprises ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract California - Art
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Color Pencil
Lisette II (9/25) - Figurative Abstract Bronze Sculpture for Shelf or Table
By Nando Kallweit
Located in Los Angeles, CA
German sculptor Nando Kallweit produces figurative bronze sculptures and reliefs with aquiline and a graceful modern appeal. Kallweit is inspired by seemingly disparate cultures; the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary California - Art
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Spiked' - signed
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde's Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Spiked' - 2017
signed in front, not mounted.
1 Archival Color Photograph based on the original Polaroid.
Polaroid s...
Category
2010s Contemporary California - Art
Materials
C Print, Archival Paper, Polaroid, Lambda, Color
Jax - Abstract Contemporary Colorful Expressive Mixed Media Pop Art on Canvas
By Amber Goldhammer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints dramatic abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary paintings to express...
Category
2010s Contemporary California - Art
Materials
Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Moon Flower Potted Plant - Lively Abstract Colorful Botanical Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Krisanne Souter weaves together elements of nature and ancient feminine archetypes, such as the Mother and the Mystic. Botanical themes, playful elements, and unexpected surprises ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract California - Art
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Color Pencil
Neptune Flower Arrangement - Abstract Botanical Mixed Media Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Krisanne Souter weaves together elements of nature and ancient feminine archetypes, such as the Mother and the Mystic. Botanical themes, playful elements, and unexpected surprises ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract California - Art
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Color Pencil
You Are A Super Hero - Original Colorful Still Life Pointillist Textured Artwork
By Susan Gale
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Susan Gale's work explores the nostalgia of community by highlighting the juxtaposition between the peaceful, quiet, mystery of light, and the rush of visually invoked sensation. She...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary California - Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Panel
Peripheral Dream - Original Colorful Still Life Pointillist Textured Artwork
By Susan Gale
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Susan Gale's work explores the nostalgia of community by highlighting the juxtaposition between the peaceful, quiet, mystery of light, and the rush of visually invoked sensation. She...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary California - Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Panel
Mystic Arboretum - Large Contemporary Abstract Geometric Botanical Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Harrison Gilman's large original artworks begin with a layer of fast-paced gestural abstraction followed by organic shapes and geometric structures. Some of his paintings remain in t...
Category
2010s Abstract California - Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Arctic Wolf" 36x48 Photograph Black and White Photography, Wolves Art Print
By Shane Russeck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a contemporary black and white photograph of an Arctic Wolf.
Printed on archival paper using only archival ink.
Framing available. Inquire for rates.
Shane Russeck has bu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary California - Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Just A Stunner - Colorful Impasto Inspired Textural Thick Paint Abstract Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impasto-painted strokes of bright colors are the framework of artist Shiri Phillips’ abstract artworks. Her paintings are flooded with texture through the layering of acrylic paint i...
Category
2010s Abstract California - Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Glitter
Cotton Candy Cumulus Sour Cherry - Original Abstract Three-Dimensional Wall Art
By Atticus Adams
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Atticus Adams' organically composed modern metal sculptures embody the transformative power of art, illustrating the creation of beauty, meaning, and emotional impact from industrial...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary California - Art
Materials
Metal
Palo Colorado, South of Carmel, c. 1934
By Albert Thomas DeRome
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquired by a private collector, Palo Alto, San Carlos and Oceanside, California, from Bingham Gallery in the Fairmont Hotel, San Jose, California; By descent to a private collector,...
Category
1930s Impressionist California - Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
The Green Dress 19 - Minimalist Figurative Original Ink Painting on French Linen
By Bettina Mauel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bettina Mauel expresses vitality and sensuality in her abstract and figurative paintings. “I paint what I experience,” she articulates. “This includes landscapes, dancers and people ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract California - Art
Materials
Linen, Ink, Mixed Media, Graphite
Farfalle - Original Abstract Vibrant Colorful Geometric Shape Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designs, shapes, and colors find a balance between a polite instinct and a domesticated confusion within the cubist-inspired artworks by Tuscan artist Federico Pinto Schmid. Partiall...
Category
2010s Contemporary California - Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The Beating Heart - Original Colorful Still Life Pointillist Textured Artwork
By Susan Gale
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Susan Gale's work explores the nostalgia of community by highlighting the juxtaposition between the peaceful, quiet, mystery of light, and the rush of visually invoked sensation. She...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary California - Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Panel
Dreamers - Original Feminine Figurative Abstract Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rooted in introspection and emotional nuance, Xenia Gray’s figurative mixed media works capture the quiet tension between solitude and connection. Her paintings often depict the huma...
Category
2010s Contemporary California - Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Wiggle Room 16-1 - Modern Resin Minimalist Blue Cool Tone Gradient Abstract Art
By Ricky Hunt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ricky Hunt’s mixed media minimalist wall art is influenced by his tumultuous past that led to a paradigm shift in creativity and life. He covers the wood panel with layers of acrylic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern California - Art
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Antique British Steamship Signed Etching
Located in Soquel, CA
Antique British Steamship Etching
This moody etching by Joseph Kirkpatrick (British, b. 1874 d. 1936) features a steamboat in the midst of choppy water with a dramatic cloudy sky be...
Category
1910s English School California - Art
Materials
Paper, Ink, Etching
$260 Sale Price
35% Off
'Reclining Nude', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Acad. Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'Reclining Nude', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Acad. Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
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Painted circa 1955 by Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and stamped verso with Victor di Ges...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist California - Art
Materials
Paper, Oil
Bed Rotting I - Expressive Abstract Colorful Figurative Cubist Portrait Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Valerie Etitinwo's unique approach to abstract figurative painting celebrates the unconventional beauty found in imperfection and awkwardness. The Nigerian-Swiss artist uses bold col...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract California - Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Tinderbox' - signed
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde's Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Tinderbox' - from the series A Girl called N. - 2019
signed in front, not mounted.
1 Archival Color Photograph base...
Category
2010s Contemporary California - Art
Materials
C Print, Archival Paper, Polaroid, Lambda, Color
I Used to Dream - Original Figurative Vibrant Mixed Media Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rooted in introspection and emotional nuance, Xenia Gray’s figurative mixed media works capture the quiet tension between solitude and connection. Her paintings often depict the huma...
Category
2010s Contemporary California - Art
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil, Acrylic
64x48" Elvis by Warhol" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Photography
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"ELVIS BY ANDY WARHOL" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro.
Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller images.
Archival photographic paper
Framin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern California - Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Monterey Foothill Pond in Summer Original Oil Landscape Painting
By Louise Grossett Cunningham
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Monterey Foothill Pond in Summer Original Oil Landscape Painting by Louise Cunningham
Bright summer scene of pond in Monterey foothills by Santa Cruz, California artist ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern California - Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Applehead Arboretum - Large Contemporary Abstract Geometric Botanical Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Harrison Gilman's large original artworks begin with a layer of fast-paced gestural abstraction followed by organic shapes and geometric structures. Some of his paintings remain in t...
Category
2010s Abstract California - Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Nothing to hide - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Color
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Nothing to Hide' part of the series 'A girl called N.' - 2019
20x20cm,
Edition 2/7 plus 2 Artist Proofs,
Archival C-Print based on a Polaroid, not mounted.
Signature label and c...
Category
2010s Contemporary California - Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Polaroid, Color, C Print, Archival Paper
Aegean XI
By Jacob Kainen
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Jacob Kainen– American (1909 - 2001)
Title: Aegean XI
Year: 1981
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Size: 48 x 60 inches
Framed size: 49 x 61 inches
Signature: Signed, dated lower right. ...
Category
1980s Abstract California - Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$27,500
A Look Inside - Impasto Inspired Rhythmic Textural Thick Paint Abstract Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impasto-painted strokes of bright colors are the framework of artist Shiri Phillips’ abstract artworks. Her paintings are flooded with texture through the layering of acrylic paint i...
Category
2010s Abstract California - Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Plants in Pottery Pots - Original Abstract Colorful Botanical Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Krisanne Souter weaves together elements of nature and ancient feminine archetypes, such as the Mother and the Mystic. Botanical themes, playful elements, and unexpected surprises ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract California - Art
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Color Pencil
Double Vision 69 - Modern Shiny Resin Minimalist Vibrant Yellow Abstract Art
By Ricky Hunt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ricky Hunt’s mixed media minimalist wall art is influenced by his tumultuous past that led to a paradigm shift in creativity and life. He covers the wood panel with layers of acrylic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern California - Art
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
'Rivière de Mon Paix', A Pair of French Impressionist Landscapes, Musée d'Orsay
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'Rivière de Mon Paix' by Raoul André Ulmann.
Pair of Fine French Impressionist Oils, Musée d'Orsay, Luxembourg Museum.
Sold as a pair.
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Raoul André Ulmann (French, 1867-1941)
Ea...
Category
1910s Impressionist California - Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
Carbon Void Jade by Tom Price - Abstract geometric sculpture, innovation, energy
By Tom Price
Located in Paris, FR
Carbon Void Jade is a sculpture by contemporary artist Tom Price. This sculpture is made of coal, polyurethane resin, steel, dimensions are 46 × 155 × 71 cm (18.1 × 61 × 28 in).
Thi...
Category
2010s Contemporary California - Art
Materials
Steel
Bubbles - Impasto Inspired Textural Pink Accented Thick Paint Abstract Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impasto-painted strokes of bright colors are the framework of artist Shiri Phillips’ abstract artworks. Her paintings are flooded with texture through the layering of acrylic paint i...
Category
2010s Abstract California - Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Cotton Candy Cumulus Gum Drop - Original Blue Three-Dimensional Wall Artwork
By Atticus Adams
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Atticus Adams' organically composed modern metal sculptures embody the transformative power of art, illustrating the creation of beauty, meaning, and emotional impact from industrial...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary California - Art
Materials
Metal
Secret Wish - Impasto Inspired Blue Accent Textural Thick Paint Abstract Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impasto-painted strokes of bright colors are the framework of artist Shiri Phillips’ abstract artworks. Her paintings are flooded with texture through the layering of acrylic paint i...
Category
2010s Abstract California - Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Blue Haze - Impasto Inspired Colorful Textural Thick Paint Abstract Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impasto-painted strokes of bright colors are the framework of artist Shiri Phillips’ abstract artworks. Her paintings are flooded with texture through the layering of acrylic paint i...
Category
2010s Abstract California - Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Before you came - Polaroid, Women, 21st Century, Nude
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Before you came- 2020
50x50cm,
Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs,
Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid.
Signed on the back and with certificate.
Artist inventory PL2020-937.
No...
Category
2010s Contemporary California - Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
No Way - black & white nude photograph - archival pigment print 22x35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A black and white photograph of a perfect woman's buttocks and her handcuffed hands giving a finger.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigment p...
Category
2010s Photorealist California - Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Digital Pigment, Archival Pigment
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Winter Fishing - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 43" x 60"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Winter Fishing by Alex Sher presents a striking underwater nude photograph featuring a young naked woman entangled in fishing nets beneath dark waters. The monochromatic palette crea...
Category
2010s Photorealist California - Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
$1,280 Sale Price
20% Off
So Still (Sidewinder) - analog, mounted
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
So Still (Sidewinder) - 2005
Edition 1/5 or 2/5,
150x128cm.
Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, printed on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper,
mounted on Aluminum with matte UV-Pr...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary California - Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
$5,950 Sale Price
30% Off
Marin County Meadows and Pond with Oak Trees by Manuel Valencia Tonalist Pioneer
Located in Soquel, CA
Marin County Meadows and Pond with Oak Trees by Manuel Valencia Tonalist Pioneer
A painter of California history and western landscapes, Manuel Valencia was born in Marin County, California in 1856 on the Rancho San Jose, the Valencia hacienda. The family received many land grants in the San Francisco area because of their ties to settlement history.
Image 8"H x 11.5"W
Frame, 14.5"H x 18.5"W x 2.75"D
The central focus of the painting is a cluster of lush, verdant trees, likely deciduous, situated near a calm body of water, possibly a pond or slow-moving creek. With a faint outline of figures emerging into the meadow below the towering trees. The foreground features a grassy area with hints of wildflowers or textured ground cover, leading the eye towards the water's edge. In the background, beyond the main cluster of trees, there appears to be a smaller, indistinct structure, possibly a house or shed, suggesting a subtle human presence in the otherwise natural scene. The overall composition is balanced and serene, typical of Tonalist works seeking to evoke a peaceful mood rather than dramatic narrative.
Color Palette and Light: The painting employs a subdued, Tonalist color palette, dominated by varying shades of greens, browns, and grays for the landscape elements, and a muted, possibly overcast or hazy sky in the upper portion of the canvas. The light source is diffused and soft, creating a gentle luminosity across the scene, particularly noticeable on the surface of the water which reflects the muted tones of the sky and surrounding foliage. This soft lighting emphasizes the atmospheric quality and quiet mood of the scene.
He was a descendant of General Gabriel Valencia, the first governor of the state of Sonora, Mexico under Spanish rule. He was named for his grandfather, who arrived in California in 1774 and became administrator of the Presidio in San Francisco.
As a Tonalist, Valencia primarily focused on variations in value and muted color palettes, often featuring greens, purples, blues, and grays. This emphasis on subtle shifts in tone, rather than sharp contrasts, allowed him to create smooth transitions between light and shadow, mimicking the soft, diffused light found in atmospheric conditions like mist, twilight, or moonlight.
Valencia studied with artists including Jules Tavernier in the San Francisco area, where he lived his entire life, and attended what is now Santa Clara University. He also spent some time in Mexico where he was a member of the Esquela de Bellas Artes de Mexico.
Early in his career, he was a commercial artist who designed calling cards. After the 1906 earthquake and fire, Valencia and his family moved to San Jose, but he commuted to his studio in San Francisco. There he was art editor of the "San Francisco Chronicle" newspaper under art patron M.H. de Young, for whom the museum in San Francisco is named. War Cry, the Salvation Army newspaper, also hired Valencia as its first illustrator.
During the time he did illustration work in San Francisco, he kept studios in Monterey and Santa Cruz, did landscapes in Tonalist styles including moonlit scenes that were similar to those of Charles Rollo Peters and indicated he had an awareness of the poetic aesthetic of James McNeill Whistler.
Around 1912, he began exhibiting in San Francisco galleries such as S & J Gumps and in New York at Macbeth Gallery and exclusive restaurants such as Delmonico's. President William McKinley, who purchased one of his Yosemite paintings...
Category
Early 1900s American Impressionist California - Art
Materials
Oil, Illustration Board
