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Item Ships From: California
Abstract Nude Figure with Florals, Flowers Red And White by America Martin
By America Martin
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin
"Flowers Red And White"
Oil & Acrylic on Canvas
49.5 x 27.5 in. Framed
Exploring the identity of both her namesake and country, LA-based America Martin draws inspira...
Category
2010s Contemporary California - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
"Morning" Nude Couple in Bed - Figurative Composition in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Delicate and expressive depiction of a nude couple by Byron Richard Rodarmel (American, 1932-2007). A couple is intertwined on a bed, rendered in a soft palette of peach, yellow, pin...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern California - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Rooster Fight Philippines 1970
Located in Soquel, CA
Bright and dynamic depiction of two birds fighting by Filipino artist JG Rivera (20th Century). Splashes of color surround a flourish of feathers. At the center of the composition, t...
Category
1970s Abstract Impressionist California - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Woman & Child
By Christopher Mudgett
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mother & Child, 2016
By Christopher Mudgett
This powerful and emotive original oil painting from the artist's 2016 "Mother & Child" series encapsulates a profound moment of tenderne...
Category
2010s Contemporary California - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Sunday Service", Mid-Cent Figurative Village Scene with Church, Frank Serratoni
By Frank Serratoni
Located in Soquel, CA
"Sunday Service, a lovely mid-century figurative village street scene by Frank Serratoni (American, 1908-1970), c. 1940s. A family is shown strolling through the tree-lined street of a quaint village towards a red church...
Category
1950s American Impressionist California - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Cardboard, Screen
"Once Upon a Time" Mid Century Figurative Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Charming mid-century naive painting of small figures and chickens in a rural landscape by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). Signed with the monogram "I. M. H." on lower lef...
Category
1960s Folk Art California - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
Woman in Orange Portrait Original oil Painting One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Eduard Matevosyan
Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on Paper
Year: 2025
Style: Portrait art
Title: Woman in Orange
Size: 16" x 12" x 0...
Category
2010s Impressionist California - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper
'Women Gathering Garlands', Paris, Cooper Union, Metropolitan Museum, NAD, NG
By Frederick Ballard Williams
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Fred. Ballard Williams' for Frederick Ballard Williams (American, 1871-1956) and dated 1906.
An early twentieth-century oil showing two young women in classical robes, one standing holding a polished silver mirror while her companion braids her hair with flowers, all beneath a canopy of foliage with a distant view beyond towards a body of blue water.
Frederick Ballard Williams first artistic training took place artistic training took place at the Cooper Union in New York and he subsequently worked for a time in the drafting room of John Williams. He later studied at the New York Institute of Artists with John Ward Stimson, before enrolling in the life class of the National Academy of Art where he studied under Charles Yardley Turner and Edgar Melville Ward.
Williams made two trips to Europe, first in 1904 and again in 1908. During his first trip, he visited France, staying with Henry Golden Dearth...
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist California - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Calipso #2 - Colorful Original Figurative Painting on Paper
By Fabio Coruzzi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian artist Fabio Coruzzi merges painting and photography into one imaginative image that offers a new outlook on an otherwise ordinary urban scene. His artworks represent an auth...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art California - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Oil Pastel, Graphite
Mid 19th Century "Susanna And The Elders" After The Old Master by Martinelli
Located in San Francisco, CA
Outstanding Mid 19th century old master "Susanna and the Elders" after Martinelli
Brilliant old master painting of Susanna and the Elders.
Original oil on canvas. Dimensions 26.5" ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Old Masters California - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Warrior and Pegasus Fight the Kraken - Original Surrealist On Board
By Russell Tripp
Located in Soquel, CA
Warrior and Pegasus Fight the Kraken - Original Surrealist On Board
Dramatic and dynamic fantasy scene by Russell R. Tripp (American, 1942-2025). This piece depicts a warrior atop a...
Category
1980s Modern California - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Coral Gardens
By Nansi Bielanski Gallup and David C. Gallup
Located in Palm Desert, CA
“Coral Gardens” is an interpretation of the experience we had in the Great Lagoon of Rangiroa, a pristine and tranquil spot in the South Pacific. To catch a sense of motion and flick...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary California - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil, Wood Panel
"Days End" - Volcano, California 1970's Horizontal Landscape
By Frederick Colbus
Located in Soquel, CA
A charming scene of a man leading his horse down a country lane near a red barn in Volcano, CA by listed artist Frederick Colbus (American, 1917-1986).
Signed and dated "F. Colbus, 1978" lower right.
On verso titled "Days End" (Volcano, CA), signed F. Colbus, and dated July 30, 1978.
Presented in a wood frame with linen liner. Image size: 12"H x 24"L
Frederick Colbus was born in Daly City...
Category
1970s American Impressionist California - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
Classroom Clutter
By Warren Chang
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
FRAMED: 12" x 9"
Category
2010s Realist California - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Modern Architecture - Original Artwork Critical History Modern Design Architect
By Carl Smith
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carl Smith is an American artist who has been living in Berlin, Germany, since 2001. He works with a combination of silkscreen printing, collage, and painting to create his urban ins...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art California - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Acrylic, Screen
Eric Gill "Hawaiian Drummer" Original Airbrush Painting C.1930s
By Eric Gill
Located in San Francisco, CA
Eric Gill "Hawaiian Drummer" Original Airbrush Painting C.1930s
Small but mighty airbrush.
Classic 1930s Hawaiian painting by Eric Gill.
Dimension...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal California - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Paysage de Provence
By Patrick Reault
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Paysage de Provence" c.1990, is a oil painting on canvas by noted French artist Patrick Reault, born 1955. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The canvas size is 21.75 x 18 inches, framed size is 28.85 x 22.5 inches. it is framed in original wooden painted white frame. it is in excellent condition.
About the artist:
After growing up on the banks of the Dordogne , in 1975 he became a theater actor and musician in a group formed in Clermont-Ferrand . In the early 1980s , he moved to Marseille where he began his career as a painter, after observing a watercolor artist on the Place aux Huiles . Self-taught, he paints in his cellar, drawing inspiration from the painters Nicolas de Staël and William Turner . He sells his first watercolors on the quays of the Old Port of Marseille, and Cassis . He then moved to Paris, where he continued painting. Patrick Reault exhibits in Asia, the United States and France. The first of his lithographs was published in 1994 by Art Cadre Paris. The Hazan publish posters of his Provençal landscapes. He now exhibits permanently at Opera Gallery. Patrick Reault paints Provençal and colorful landscapes in his so-called Provençal period and proclaims his love for the skies and their spray in his maritime paintings. He used different painting techniques, having started with watercolor, then continued with oils for about ten years. Since then he has mainly used acrylic .
Exhibitions
• April 1982 : Galerie La Poutre, Marseille
• 1984 : Giorgione Gallery, Clermont-Ferrand
• 1984 : Group exhibition in Cannes , Aix-en-Provence , Le Lavandou and Nice
• 1986 : Mont d'Arbois under the initiative of Baron de Rothschild
• 1986 : International Consortium of the Arts. Art Expo in New York .
• 1988 : Menton , Galerie Montgibello.
• 1988 : Group exhibition Geneva, Switzerland, Consortium des Arts.
• 1989 : Front de Mer Gallery La Baule...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist California - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
White Horse Carousel, 1956 - Original Oil Painting On Linen
Located in Soquel, CA
White Horse Carousel, 1956 - Oil On Canvas
Oil painting of an empty carousel ride, a single white horse gleams in the center. Three doorways are seen to the right, with sunlight ema...
Category
1950s American Impressionist California - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
Jardin Fantastique
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork. titled "Jardin Fantastique" c.1990, is an oil painting on canvas by noted Haitian surrealist artist Murat Saint Vil, b.1955. It is signed at the lower left corner by th...
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist California - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Morning Sunrise, Mid Century Laguna Hills Figurative Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful mid century plein air figural landscape of Laguna Niguel, California by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). The morning sun gli...
Category
1950s American Modern California - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
Five Red Tulips - Pink Original Floral Artwork on Canvas
By Carlos Gamez de Francisco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carlos Gamez de Francisco’s "The House at the End of the Road" is a striking blend of hyperrealism, figurative surrealism, and imaginative narrative art. This 12-inch round acrylic p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist California - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Green Martini - Original Pop Art Cocktail Painting by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gary John's pop-street artworks have a whimsical, yet exciting and bold quality inspired by classic cartoon and comic book characters. Blending pop sensibilities with a roughened fau...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art California - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Lovers - Nude Couple in Bed - Figurative Composition in Acrylic on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Lovers - Nude Couple in Bed - Figurative Composition in Acrylic on Paper
Expressive depiction of a nude couple by Byron Richard Rodarmel (American, 1932-2007). A couple is intertwin...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern California - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Cubist Nude Woman by the Window in Oil on Canvas-Wrapped Illustration Panel
Located in Soquel, CA
Cubist Nude Woman by the Window in Oil on Canvas-Wrapped Illustration Panel
Lovely modernist depiction of a nude woman, facing away from the viewer, by Kero Antoyan (Armenian, 1912-...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary California - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board
Reclining Nude Figure in Oil on Linen
By David Hunt
Located in Soquel, CA
Reclining Nude Figure in Oil on Linen
This original painting is a beautifully depicted nude figure study in a cozy interior space with southwest elements by San Jose, California art...
Category
1990s Impressionist California - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Mixed Media, Collage of Female Figure with Text_Pop Art_Time by Greg Miller
By Greg Miller
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
GREG MILLER
"Time"
Acrylic, Collage
48 x 48 in.
Drawing from the diverse cultural and geographic makeup of his Californian roots, Greg Miller explores his relationship with the spa...
Category
2010s Contemporary California - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Quick Draw Queen - Vibrant Figurative Cowgirl Artwork on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jesse’s imagery often merges playful and gritty elements, blending floral patterns, vintage-inspired designs, and bold outlines with a touch of whimsy. His artwork exudes a sense of ...
Category
2010s Contemporary California - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Other Medium
19th Century Original Hudson River School Landscape - Fishing in Sierras
Located in Soquel, CA
1880s Century Original California School Oil Painting of Native Americans Fishing in Sierras by Ransome Gillet Holdredge
Wonderful landscape of Sierra Mountains in Hudson River Scho...
Category
1880s American Impressionist California - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Raw Linen, Stretcher Bars
Vintage Abstract Expressionist Standing Pensive Figurative Nude - Heavy Impasto
Located in Soquel, CA
Vintage Abstract Expressionist Standing Pensive Figurative Nude - Heavy Impasto
Abstract expressionist figurative composition of a nude woman by California artist Harald "Harry" Dr...
Category
1970s American Modern California - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Seated Nude Female Figure in Earth Tones, Book Of Prose by America Martin
By America Martin
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin
"Book Of Prose"
Oil & Acrylic on Canvas
70 x 70 Inches
71.5 x 71.5 Inches, Framed
Signed painting by America Martin.
Exploring the identity of both her namesake and...
Category
2010s Contemporary California - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Fuck Off I Am Rich - Colorful Figurative Modern Cultural Commentary Original Art
By Fabio Coruzzi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian artist Fabio Coruzzi merges painting and photography into one imaginative image that offers a new outlook on an otherwise ordinary urban scene. His artworks represent an auth...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art California - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Spray Paint, Color Pencil, Graphite
The Demagogue or Tale in a Tub
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Demagogue or Tale in a Tub, 1952, oil on canvas, 24 x 20 inches, signed, titled, and dated verso, presented in a newer frame
The Demagogue is an iconic Bendor Mark painting fro...
Category
1950s American Modern California - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of Marelen Dietrich
By Jean Dominique van Caulaert
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Jean Dominique Van Caulert, (1897-1979), although most often associated with his celebrity portraits and works for the theater, he was also a true symbolist in the tradition of the B...
Category
1930s Art Deco California - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Riverscape Impressionist Oil Painting by George Thompson Pritchard, Framed
By George Thompson Pritchard
Located in Encino, CA
Untitled Riverscape, an original oil on canvas by George Thompson Pritchard, is a piece for the true collector. An impressively calming nature of this plein-air painting draws you in...
Category
1930s Impressionist California - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"It Happened This Way" Surrealist Pop Art in Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
"It Happened This Way" Surrealist Pop Art in Acrylic on Canvas
Vibrant, expressive composition by T. Scott Stromberg (American, b. 1964). This piece is laden with symbolism and pers...
Category
Late 20th Century Pop Art California - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
Honor Y Beatles 2 - Origami Inspired Figurative Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Emilio Rama's captivating pop art-inspired paintings featuring origami animal figures are a distinctive and original contribution to the realm of contemporary art. With a vibrant int...
Category
2010s Pop Art California - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Portrait/Figurative/Animal/Wait Till The Lion Goes Away_America Martin
By America Martin
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin
"Wait Till The Lion Goes Away"
Oil & Acrylic on Canvas
48 x 48 in.
Exploring the identity of both her namesake and country, LA-based America Martin draws inspiration...
Category
2010s Contemporary California - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Mid Century Nude Study, Reclining Figure on Blue Original Oil
By Jon Blanchette
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Nude Study, Reclining Figure on Blue in Oil on Board
Mid Century nude study of a female figure in a reclining pose with a rich blue background by listed artist Jon Blanc...
Category
1960s Photorealist California - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Illustration Board
Dancers 26 - Minimalist Figurative Original Red and Black Ink Painting on Paper
By Bettina Mauel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bettina Mauel expresses dynamism and sensuality in her paintings: “I paint what I experience,” she articulates. “This includes landscapes, flowers, and people in motion, capturing th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract California - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Ink, Mixed Media
"You Go Girl" - Figural Original Oil Pastel and Acrylic On Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract expressionist painting depicting a figurative girl in full party mode by Bay Area figurative artist Carol Bowie (American, 20th C). The figure is made up of multicolored ab...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist California - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
"Lohengrin" The Swan Knight of The Holy Grail
Located in Soquel, CA
"Lohengrin" The Swan Knight of The Holy Grail
Allegorical painting of the story of Lohengrin the mythical Knight Guardian of the Holy grail by Gabriel ...
Category
2010s California - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Costal Landscape
By Albert Berne
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Coastal Landscape" 1961 by noted Cincinnati artist Albert Berne, 1877-1973 is an oil painting on canvas board. It is signed and dated at the lower right corner by the artist. The canvas board size is 16 x 20 inches, framed is 26 x 21.5 inches. The artwork is in very good condition, the frame is in fair condition, it has been unprofessionally restored and has scratches.
About the artist.
Albert Berne (German/American 1877-1973) Schooled in music at the Cincinnati Conservatory, Berne studied piano in Berlin, Germany with Arthur Rubinstein. Here he experienced the radical ferment in the arts in Europe during the pre- WWI years. Later he returned to Cincinnati, where he was a baritone and teacher of music. At the age of 56, he began painting in earnest. Berne received instruction in painting at the Cincinnati Art Academy with Frank Myers and Carl Zimmerman...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist California - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large Scale Neo-Expressionist San Francisco Urban Scene -- The Mission District
By Daniel David Fuentes
Located in Soquel, CA
Compelling and large scale neo-expressionist urban scene painting depicting San Francisco's Mission District by San Jose, California area artist Daniel David Fuentes (American, 1978-...
Category
1990s Neo-Expressionist California - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Mixed Media
Female Figures, Landscape, Food, Picnic By the Bay by America Martin
By America Martin
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin
"Picnic by the Bay"
Oil & Acrylic on Canvas
84 x 84 inches
85.5 x 85.5 inches framed
Exploring the identity of both her namesake and country, LA-based America Martin...
Category
2010s Contemporary California - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Playground
Located in Burlingame, CA
Born in Venezuela and based in San Francisco since 2019, Alexis' paintings showcase an exploration of his innermost self through abstraction. Each canvas or work on paper is a rhythm...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary California - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Splat - Pop Art Cartoon Inspired Character Painting on Canvas by Randy Morales
Located in Los Angeles, CA
US Navy veteran Randy Morales fuses nostalgia and graphic expressionism within his street-pop artworks. The choice of subjects within his artworks is strongly influenced by his exper...
Category
2010s Street Art California - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Take the Money and Run - Framed Original Successful Pop Art Monopoly Painting
By Nelson De La Nuez
Located in Los Angeles, CA
As one of the world’s most collected, significant pop artists today, Nelson De La Nuez is a born iconoclast. Using his unique juxtaposition of pop culture and surrealism, blended with America’s rich culture and history, De La Nuez has created works of art that are considered timeless. Listed on the “Who’s Who List of the Most Collected Artists of Our Time,” his works are original, bold and outspoken. De La Nuez is known for his distinctive, trademarked style called “Art on the Edge,” which is creating art on all sides of the canvas and wood.
This unique painting measures 48 inches high by 40 inches wide. It is signed on the front and the back by the artist. This artwork is framed in a black wood frame. Size and price include frame. It is wired and ready to hang. Free local Los Angeles area delivery. Affordable U.S. and global shipping options available. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included.
De La Nuez’s artwork is hanging in some of the most prominent, private collections of movie stars, directors, producers, comedians, corporations and art connoisseurs, as well as purchased recently for future auctions by Sotheby’s. His art has been featured on countless television shows, including: VH1: Fabulous Life of: “The Latest in Billionaire Home Décor,” “Inside Edition,” MTV “Cribs,” HGTV “Designer’s Challenge,” E! “Celebrity Favorites,” “America’s Next Top Model”, HGTV’s “Extreme Homes,” countless Bravo TV shows and “TMZ: Michael Jackson’s Final Art Purchase.” His works have been in high demand at international art shows and galleries. His works are represented by Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles.
Nelson De La Nuez was born in 1959 in Havana, Cuba and came to the US at age seven. He was raised in Glendale, CA. De La Nuez studied art history at Boston University. He sees life as a “backwards ride on a Ferris wheel while sitting in an enlightening philosophy course.” His images become performances – his characters the source of laughter and enjoyment. Nelson tries to create a new generation of art lovers, drawing upon icons and art history to entice younger minds, in turn provoking the interest of the generation above them.
De La Nuez is an innovative artist who captivates people with his outlandish juxtaposed art. He is constantly creating new, thought-provoking images, which have been collected worldwide. The L.A. Times called De La Nuez “the comedic da Vinci of our times.” His ability to use these non-related images to achieve a whole new and stimulating outlook on life has brought him many awards and published features. The artist continues to challenge himself to incorporate new and exciting ideas into his art and his style. He believes he is a success if his art inspires people to think beyond the norm.
Artplex Gallery has been representing and exhibiting Nelson de la Nuez's original artworks since 2016. Artplex Gallery is a partner gallery of Artspace Warehouse. Artspace Warehouse has been a 1stdibs partner since 2014 with consistently excellent reviews from clients worldwide. The gallery exhibits a large selection of original artworks from established and emerging international artists with diverse backgrounds at high standards. Artspace Warehouse and Artplex Gallery are known to provide accurate descriptions, images, reliable services, communication, and delivery.
REPRESENTATION
Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, California, USA
EXHIBITIONS
2023 "Perspectives on Street Art", Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2022 "Freestyle Iconography", Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2021 Hamptons Market Art & Design. The Bridgehampton Museum
2021 Beach Life, DTR Modern Gallery, Nantucket
2021 “Live It Up” De La Nuez, Jennifer Balcos Gallery, Buckhead, ATL
2021 “Winter Wonderland”, DTR Modern Gallery, Washington DC
2020 DTR Modern Gallery, New York
2020 White Room Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY
2020 A Style Gallery, Solo Show, Hong Kong
2020 DTR Modern Gallery, Boston
2019 Pop Art Then & Now, DTR Modern Gallery, Boston, MA
2019 Melbourne Art Fair, Royal Exhibition Building, Australia
2019 Hamptons Market Art & Design, the Bridgehampton Museum
2019 Art Fair Hong Kong
2018 Art Fair, New York, NY
2018 Baselworld, Basel, Switzerland
2018 Art Market San Francisco, CA
2018 LA Modern & Contemporary Art Show, CA
2018 Pop, Bang; De La Nuez, DTR Modern Palm Beach, FL
2017 Hong Kong, HK
2017 Corum Bubble Watch...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art California - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Paper
The Red Cloth 160 - Minimalist Figurative Original Ink Painting on Paper
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 - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Ink, Mixed Media
'Bal Masque, Venice', Venetian Vedute, Santa Maria della Salute, Masquerade, Oil
By Evgeny & Lydia Baranov
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Е. Баранов, Л. Величко' for Evgeny and Lydia Barnov (Russian-American, 20th century) and dated 2006. Titled, verso, on label, 'Traveling through Time'.
Born in...
Category
Early 2000s Realist California - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Tree People Embrace, Contemporary Visionary Figurative Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
A vivid contemporary street art style painting of an abstracted tree with two embracing figures creating the trunk by Santa Cruz, California artist Elliott Bliss (American, b.20th Century). Bright colors and bold patterns add interest and depth to this visionary piece, which pops with yellow and green against a bright sky blue background.
Signed and dated "Elliott Bliss / Dec 2013" lower right.
Unframed. Canvas size: 16"H x 20"W.
Elliott Bliss is a contemporary Santa Cruz, California based artist. He is known for using bright colors to capture the spirit of living in Santa Cruz in his visionary paintings...
Category
2010s Contemporary California - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Permanent Marker
'Mother and Child on the Beach' by Don Hatfield - Vivid American Impressionism
By Don Hatfield
Located in Carmel, CA
Don Hatfield’s 'Mother and Child on the Beach' is a charming example of American Impressionism, highlighting his signature soft, vibrant colors and fluid brushstrokes. This framed 35...
Category
20th Century American Impressionist California - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Desert Rose - Vibrant Southwest Inspired Pop Art Painting
By Will Beger
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Will Beger and his contemporary-minimalist paintings, take on an entirely unique approach to southwest art. Influenced by his youth and inspired by nature, he effortlessly captures a...
Category
2010s Minimalist California - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
A Fine Austrian/Russian Oil on Board "Charging Cossack Warriors on Horseback"
Located in LA, CA
Adolf Constantin Baumgartner Stoiloff (Austrian/Russian, 1850-1924) a fine oil on board "Charging Cossack Warriors on Horseback" within an ornate giltwood frame, circa 1890
Born in ...
Category
Late 19th Century Baroque California - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Industry and Commerce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mural study is part of our exhibition America Coast to Coast: Artists of the 1930s
Industry and Commerce, 1936, tempera on panel, 16 ½ x 39 ½ inches, signed verso “John Ballator, Portland Ore.” provenance includes: J.C. Penney Company, represented by Russell Tether Fine Arts Assoc.; presented in a newer wood frame
About the Painting
Industry and Commerce is a prime example of WPA Era muralism. Like a Mediaeval alter, this mural study is filled with icons, but the images of saints and martyrs are replaced with symbols of America's gospel of prosperity through capitalism. Industry and Commerce has a strong narrative quality with vignettes filling the entire surface. Extraction, logistics, design, power generation, and manufacturing for printing, chemicals, automobiles and metal products are all represented. To eliminate any doubt about the mural's themes, Ballator letters a description into the bottom of the study. Ballator also presents an idealized version of industrial cooperation, as his workers, lab-coated technicians and tie-wearing managers work harmoniously toward a common goal in the tidy and neatly designed environments. Although far from the reality of most industrial spaces, Ballator's study reflects the idealized and morale boosting tone that many mural projects adopted during the Great Depression.
About the Artist
John R Ballator achieved success as a muralist, lithographer, and teacher during the Great Depression. Born in Oregon, he studied at the Portland Museum Art School, the University of Oregon and at Yale University where he received a Bachelor of Fine Art. In 1936, Ballator was commissioned to paint a mural panel for the new Department of Justice Building in Washington DC, an important project that spanned five years with several dozen artists contributing a total of sixty-eight designs. Ballator completed murals for the St. Johns Post Office and Franklin High School, both in Portland, Oregon. He also contributed to the 1938 murals at Nathan Hale School in New Haven, Connecticut. During the late 1930s, Ballator taught art for several years at Washburn College in Topeka, Kanas, where he completed a mural for the Menninger Arts & Craft Shop before accepting a professorship at Hollins College...
Category
1930s American Realist California - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Tempera
"Empire State Building"- Acrylic & Ink on Paper
By Marz Junior
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Marz Jr. is a focused freelance artist and illustrator, creating original and limited edition works in paint and ink. He also works in animation on various digital media platforms. H...
Category
2010s Contemporary California - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink, Acrylic
"Boy on Carousel" large oil painting
By Helen Rayburn Caswell
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Boy on Carousel" c.1970 is an oil painting on canvas by noted California artist, Helen Rayburn Caswell, 1923-2018. It is signed at the right bottom corner by the artist...
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist California - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cemetery Collage - Original Colorful Figurative Pop Art Painting by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art California - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
Pair of Mid Century Blocking Portrait Study, Mid Century Portrait of a Woman
By Gordon Cook
Located in Soquel, CA
Blocking Study pair #1 and #2, portrait of a blonde woman, by Gordon Cook (American, 1927-1985). Circa 1960. Signed on verso "G. Cook (3) #1. unframed. Image size: 24"H x 20"W each. Bay area estate sale find.
Gordon Cook was born in 1927 in Chicago, Illinois. He attended Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington where he received his B.F.A in 1950. Cook then went on to study fundamentals and life drawing at The American Academy of Art* in Chicago. The same year he studied intaglio* printmaking with Vera Berdich at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago*. He took graduate courses and continued studying intaglio printmaking under artist Mauricio Lasansky at the State University of Iowa.
In 1951, Cook moved to San Francisco. Soon after his works received the journeyman's card in International Typographical Union, Local 21. He began exhibiting his prints, drawings, and paintings at the Porpoise Gallery in San Francisco. Four years later, Cook became a charter member of the Bay Printmakers Society and exhibited in their annual exhibitions at the Oakland Art Museum for the next five years. His etchings portrayed mainly San Francisco landscapes such as the Golden Gate Park, Diamond Heights, and Lake Merced as well as flowers, especially roses.
He participated in his first weekly drawing group with artist Alvin Light, Manuel Neri, Joan Brown, and William H. Brown. Cook also taught at the San Francisco Art Institute*. His etchings where exhibited in a one-man exhibition at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, in the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts. At this point Cook returned to painting. Moving to Rio Vista...
Category
1960s American Impressionist California - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
