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Item Ships From: South Coast
"Blues In The Bay" Wooden Boat Tied Up With Glowing Water Reflections
By Tom Swimm
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Blues In The Bay" with glowing water reflections of a wooden boat tied up to the pier is a quintessential example of Tom Swimm's enhanced realism. This color...
Category
2010s American Realist South Coast - Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid Century Sea Rocks Carmel Landscape
By Homer Levinson
Located in Soquel, CA
Stunning mid century landscape of Carmel, California titled "Sea Rocks" by Homer Francis Levinson (American, 1894-1975), circa 1940's. Impasto brushwork adds extra depth and interest...
Category
1950s American Impressionist South Coast - Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
$2,047 Sale Price
35% Off
A Quiet River - Oil on Canvas by A. Whipple
Located in Soquel, CA
A Quiet River - Oil on Canvas
Oil painting depicting a river flowing through a grove of trees. Vibrant green trees surround the river, hues of deep greens make up the trees to the l...
Category
1940s American Impressionist South Coast - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$420 Sale Price
20% Off
Stone Faces Buddha - Abstract Portrait in Acrylic on Textured Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Stone Faces - Abstract Portrait in Acrylic on Textured Paper
Abstract portrait by California-based artist Ricardo de Silva (Brazilian, 20th Century). Two faces are merged, overlappi...
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist South Coast - Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Early 20th Century Alaska Landscape -- Still Lake with Aurora Borealis
Located in Soquel, CA
Luminous 1900 landscape of lake with mountains in background and stunning Aurora Borealis; a canoe rests on the shoreline by R. Briston (American, 20th Century). Signed lower left co...
Category
1920s American Impressionist South Coast - Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Red Couch, Black Cat - Contemporary Fauvist Interior Scene in Primary Colors
By Jonathan Taylor
Located in Soquel, CA
Fun and colorful contemporary Fauvist interior scene of a black cat lounging on a red couch in a brightly hued room in primary colors, by Jonathan Taylor (American, b.1966).
Signed "J. Taylor" in bottom right.
Displayed in a giltwood frame.
Image size: 19.5" H X 23.5" W.
Artist Jonathan Taylor was born in 1966 and was raised in Bar Harbor Maine...
Category
2010s Fauvist South Coast - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
Blue and Orange Shapes on a Black Field
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Colorful abstract painting by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). Unframed. Unsigned, but acquired with a collection of his work.
“I’m driven by curiosity...where i...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric South Coast - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Red Bodice Nude Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Red Bodice Nude Abstract
A vibrant abstract painting in reds accented in canary yellow with gray background, by California-based artist, Ricardo de Silva...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist South Coast - Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Charcoal, Watercolor
$920 Sale Price
20% Off
When Red Meets Yellow - Original Abstract In the Style of Diebenkorn and Rothko
By Donald Roberts
Located in Soquel, CA
When Red Meets Yellow - Original Abstract In the Style of Diebenkorn and Rothko
Substantial abstract expressionist oil painting depicting the conjoining of red and yellow by America...
Category
1980s Post-War South Coast - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Changing Seasons" - Red Over Blue Tribute to Mark Rothko in Acrylic on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
"Changing Seasons" - Red Over Blue Tribute to Mark Rothko in Acrylic on Paper
A bright abstract painting by California-based artist, Ricardo de Silva (American/Brazil, 20th C). Draw...
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist South Coast - Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Gray and Green with Red Accents, Contemporary Large-Scale Abstract Expressionist
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Large-scale contemporary abstract with red and pink accents on a textured grey and pale green background by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957). There is a small "12" a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist South Coast - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid Century Frida Kahlo Study
By Genevieve Rogers
Located in Soquel, CA
A 1960's Frida Kahlo study oil painting on laid paper by California artist Genevieve Rogers (American, 1904-1984). Unsigned, but acquired with a collection of her work. Unframed. Ima...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist South Coast - Paintings
Materials
Oil, Laid Paper
$380 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of French 18th Century Oil on Canvas Boiserie Paintings
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of hand-painted, oil on canvas paintings from a boiserie room. Gilding detail on hand-painted frames.
Category
18th Century South Coast - Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Retro Surfer Girl_Pop Art/Figurative_James Wolanin, Atlantis
By James Wolanin
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
JAMES WOLANIN
"Atlantis"
Acrylic & Gloss Varnish on Panel
30 x 60 inches
______________________
James Wolanin’s paintings transport the viewer to an effervescent, candy coated worl...
Category
2010s Pop Art South Coast - Paintings
Materials
Varnish, Acrylic, Panel
$7,520 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Pastoral Landscape -- "The Old Trunk, Bodie"
By Darwin Musselman
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful rustic landscape of ghost town Bodie, California titled, "The Old Trunk, Bodie" by Darwin Musselman (American, 1916-2010). Presented in a wooden frame. Egg tempera on Masonite, painted at his studio on Sequoia Drive in Fresno in 1972 (verified and authenticated by the son and estate, letter included). Signed "Darwin Musselman" lower right. Titled "The Old Trunk, Bodie" and signed "Darwin Musselman" on verso. Image size, 12"H x 24"W.
Darwin B Musselman was born in Selma, California, in 1916 and began his art education at Fresno State College, from which he graduated in 1938. He then attended the Art Center School in Los Angeles, where he studied with the portrait artist, Stanley Reckless...
Category
1970s Realist South Coast - Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Egg Tempera
$2,636 Sale Price
20% Off
"Lavender Below Provence Farm" Contemporary Impressionist Oil Painting
By Maria Bertan
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Lavender Below Provence Farm" is an exceptional large vertical oil painted on location in Provence by Maria Bertran, this Contemporary Impressionist la...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist South Coast - Paintings
Materials
Oil
$2,700 Sale Price
38% Off
Orange & Yellow Flowers & White Vase Contemporary Large Still Life 48" x 60"
By Ming Ming
Located in Carmel, CA
Mingming was born and raised in Guangzhou, China.
She graduated from Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts with a bachelor's degree in 1987. She is a member of Guangdong Province Artists As...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary South Coast - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mono Lake, Modern Contemporary Abstracted Landscape
By Michael Eggleston
Located in Soquel, CA
Mono Lake, Modern Contemporary Abstracted Landscape
Stunning abstracted landscape of Mono Lake, an oil on artist board painting by San Francisco, California...
Category
Early 2000s American Impressionist South Coast - Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$1,480 Sale Price
20% Off
'Mossy Green' by Gail Lehman - Orange and Black Contemporary Abstract Painting
By Gail Lehman
Located in Carmel, CA
Gail Lehman (American, born 1950)
'Mossy Green' 2022
Acrylic paint, gesso, canvas, stretcher bars
The artist signed the bottom right and back of the painting.
Against a backdrop of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary South Coast - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Gesso, Stretcher Bars
$4,200 Sale Price
71% Off
Late 19th Century Nocturnal Landscape -- Countryside at Night
By Adelaide Elizabeth Doman Crocker
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous nocturnal period oil painting landscape of a cabin in the San Rafael, California countryside surrounded by the blue mountains of Mt Tamalpais by Abbie (Adelaide) Crocker (American b-1834-1909), c.1886. Faint signature on verso in lead pencil. Unframed. Image, 18"H x 26"W.
An early and significant Oakland artist whom studied with Thaddeus Welch...
Category
1880s American Impressionist South Coast - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid Century Modern Yellow, Blue, and Grey Abstract
By Americo D'Ambrosio
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Modern Yellow, Blue, and Grey Abstract
Striking mid century modern abstract with yellow, blue, grey and geometric patterns by Bay Area artist Americo D'Ambrosio (America...
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist South Coast - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Turps - Silver Can with Paint Palette and Brushes in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Turps - Silver Can with Paint Palette and Brushes in Oil on Canvas
Vibrant, realistic composition by an unknown artist (20th Century). A silver colored can of paint thinner (also k...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern South Coast - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
$2,137 Sale Price
25% Off
"Florence in the winter" oil on canvas by Masri
By Masri Hayssam
Located in Carmel, CA
Masri is a passionate Italian, US-based artist whose work has been exhibited in USA, the UK, Germany, Lebanon, Italy and Norway. His work is varied and known especially in Europe, an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist South Coast - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$9,200 Sale Price
23% Off
"Sea Cliff" Mid Century Modern Coastal Cliff Seascape in Acrylic on Masonite
Located in Soquel, CA
"Sea Cliff" Mid Century Modern Coastal Cliff Seascape in Acrylic on Masonite
Expansive seascape by notable California artist Farren Jensen (American, 19...
Category
1970s American Modern South Coast - Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Acrylic
'Congruence' Blue and Pink Mixed Media Contemporary Abstract By Steven Rehfeld
By Steven H. Rehfeld
Located in Carmel, CA
Steven H. Rehfeld (American, born 1954)
"Congruence" 2022
Mixed Media, Oil paint, Resin, canvas, stretcher bars
The painting is signed by the artist on the back of the canvas.
'Cong...
Category
2010s Contemporary South Coast - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Resin, Stretcher Bars
"Life Goes On" Landscape
By Max Flandorfer
Located in Soquel, CA
Idyllic landscape of the sun setting over calm waters titled "Life Goes On" by Max Flandorfer (American, b.1962). Signed "Max Flandorfer" bottom right. Titled "Life Goes on", signed and dated "2014" on verso. Presented in a black wood frame. Image size, 16"H x 20"W.
Primarily a Plein Air painter Max is an avid outdoorsman , and is always seeking to capture that spiritual ,and humble quality of nature. His work evokes a restful, contemplative stillness that he seeks, both in life, and his Art. Growing up in Miami he spent most weekends, and summers outdoors in the Everglades, or on the water soaking up the rich color, and beauty of the tropical landscape. He moved with his family to Ocean Springs, Mississippi for a brief period before moving out to California where he has lived for over 20 years.
Mostly self-taught, he was forever drawing, and sketching as a kid, but the beautiful landscape, and rich artistic heritage of the Monterey peninsula's Artist colony that was the deciding influence on his later works. An illustration Instructor, Jane Miller of the Monterey Peninsula College encouraged him to study early California greats such as Granville Redmond...
Category
20th Century American Impressionist South Coast - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Mountain Lake Cabin in Snow, Mid-Century Winter Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Serene mid-century winter landscape with a cabin near a lake covered in snow and tall mountains in the distance by W. Dunn. Signed "W. Dunn" lower left. Displayed in a giltwood frame...
Category
1960s Impressionist South Coast - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Breath of Dawn, 1970's Sunrise Lake Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous watercolor/gouache painting of a family of ducks swimming in a lake at dawn by Bill Reynolds (American, 1918-2008), 1970. The foreground is...
Category
1970s American Impressionist South Coast - Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Abstract Expressionist Still Life with White Flowers
By Ilana Ingber
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract Expressionist Still Life with White Flowers
Vibrant still life by Ilana Ingber (American, b. 1984). This piece has white and soft pink flowers that pop out from a bold blue...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist South Coast - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
$840 Sale Price
20% Off
Fur Trapper in Winter - Portrait in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Fur Trapper in Winter - Portrait in Oil on Canvas
Majestic full length portrait of a fur trapper standing in the snow by John Pieron. A man stands an...
Category
Late 20th Century Romantic South Coast - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
"Porch People" - Figurative Composition in Oil on Linen
Located in Soquel, CA
Bold composition of two people on a porch by Majel McHugh Logan (American, 1916-1982). Two people sit facing each other on a porch, backlit by warm sun. The piece is sketchy but confident, with thick brushstrokes adding high contrast shadows and highlights. Although the subjects' faces are undefined, there is nonetheless an expressive quality in their body language.
Signed "Majel Logan" in the lower right corner.\
Artist's tag on verso with title.
Presented in a wood frame with a gold accent.
Frame size: 14.75"H x 16.75"W
Canvas size: 14"H x 16"W
Majel Logan (nee McHugh) (American, 1916-1982) was born in Utah. After graduation from St. Mary of the Wasatch College in Utah, she studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. She continued to study at Idaho State University before eventually settling in Santa Clara, CA. Although she was a professional artist at the time, she nonetheless continued her studies at San Jose State University in the 1970s.
By the mid-70s, she had won 43 awards in state, regional, and local competitions, including Fiesta des Artes (Los Gatos...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist South Coast - Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
$680 Sale Price
20% Off
Abstract Expressionist Collage in Acrylic on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract Expressionist Collage in Acrylic on Paper
Bright, saturated abstract painting with collage by California-based artist Ricardo de Silva (American/Brazil, 20th C). Bold red,...
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist South Coast - Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
$700 Sale Price
20% Off
Abstract Purple and Peach Colored Textured Monoprint David Stephens
By David Stephens
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant and dynamic monoprint by David Stephens (American, 20th Century). Sand (or a similar medium) was used in the pressing of this monoprint, creating a pocked texture in multiple...
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist South Coast - Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$1,320 Sale Price
20% Off
"Meet Me at the Corner" by Maria Poroy - Orange Huts with Yellow Sky Landscape
Located in Carmel, CA
Maria Poroy (American, born 1952)
"Meet Me at the Corner" 2024
Acrylic Paint, Canvas, Stretcher Bars
The artist signed the bottom right and back of the painting.
This striking origi...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist South Coast - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
$12,000 Sale Price
25% Off
"Tuscan Moon" Nocturnal Landscape in Acrylic on Masonite
Located in Soquel, CA
"Tuscan Moon" Nocturnal Landscape in Acrylic on Masonite
Serene nocturnal seascape by Richard M. Bacon (American, 20th Century). The viewer stand atop a hill above the coastline, wi...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary South Coast - Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Acrylic
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid Century California Landscape -- Carmel Cove
By James Riley Stevenson
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant landscape painting of a cove in Carmel Beach looking towards Pebble Beach by James Riley Stevenson (American, 1911-1990). Signed lower left "James Stevenson." Unframed. Image...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist South Coast - Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
"Love" by Rehfeld - Ochre and Orange Contemporary Mixed Media Abstract
By Steven H. Rehfeld
Located in Carmel, CA
Steven H. Rehfeld (American, born 1954)
"Love" 2019
Oil paint, Paper, Glue, Mixed Media, Canvas, Stretcher bars
The artist signed the back of the painting.
About the Artist:
Introdu...
Category
2010s Post-Modern South Coast - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wax, Oil, Paper, Charcoal, Stretcher Bars
"Gathering Memories" - Abstract Composition
By Devon Brockopp-Hammer
Located in Soquel, CA
"Gathering Memories" - Abstract Composition in Acrylic on Board
Abstract composition by California artist Devon Brockopp-Hammer (American, b. 1986). This original painting features ...
Category
2010s Contemporary South Coast - Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
$1,072 Sale Price
35% Off
Large Scale Vintage Abstract Hills
Located in Soquel, CA
Vintage abstract hills by Bay Area abstract expressionist artist. This abstracted landscape is created from five horizontal bars of color, simultaneously evoking minimalism and detai...
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist South Coast - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Bay Area Abstract Geometric Painting with Red Circle
Located in Soquel, CA
Bay Area Abstract Geometric Painting with Red Circle by Ellis Hopkins (American, b. 1952).
This abstract composition features bold brushstrokes and highly contrasting colors. A lar...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern South Coast - Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Masonite
$1,125 Sale Price
25% Off
"Hatteras" Lighthouse, North Carolina - Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Rowboat near Hatteras Lighthouse by Nelson Gwinn, Jr. (American, 1927 - 1994). Signed and dated "Nelson Gwinn, Jr. 9/68" in the lower right corner. Title and artist info on verso. Pr...
Category
1960s American Impressionist South Coast - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
$680 Sale Price
20% Off
Female Nude Figures, Homage to Botticelli's Spring Time by America Martin
By America Martin
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin
"Homage to Botticelli's Spring Time"
Oil & Acrylic on Canvas
80 x 100 inches (Diptych, 80x50 each canvas)
81.5 x 103 inches framed (81.5 x 51.5 inches each framed pie...
Category
2010s Contemporary South Coast - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Oil
$30,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Autumnal Sierra Mountains Landscape by Max Higgins
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful vintage oil painting of Sierra Mountains in Fall by Max Higgins (American, 20th Century), circa 1940s. Signed lower left. Condition: Professionally cleaned; minor craquelur...
Category
1970s Impressionist South Coast - Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Stretcher Bars
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Shady Stream - Late 19th Century Bucolic Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous late 19th Century Russian landscape with stream in the shade by Nikolai Aleksandrovich Sergeev (Nikolai Alexandrovich Sergeyev ...
Category
1890s Impressionist South Coast - Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Cardboard
$12,375 Sale Price
25% Off
Futuristic Landscape -- Cosmos Flowers and Orb
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful futuristic mixed media (watercolor and acrylic) of transparent orb with ghost-like Cosmos flowers in foreground by T. Yokozawa (Japanese/American, 20th Century), circa 2000...
Category
Early 2000s Futurist South Coast - Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
'Subliminal' Colorful Mixed Media Contemporary Abstract by Steven H. Rehfeld
By Steven H. Rehfeld
Located in Carmel, CA
This 20" x 30" contemporary abstract mixed media piece by Steven Rehfeld is a captivating exploration of form, color, and texture. The composition features a harmonious blend of soft pastel hues — calming blues, delicate pinks, and mellow yellows — juxtaposed against more assertive tones of deep magenta, vibrant orange, and charcoal gray. The painting showcases Rehfeld's signature style of blending geometric shapes, notably triangles and circles, with freer, more organic brushstrokes. The added depth is achieved through the inclusion of mixed media elements: fragments of paper with faint sketches, scribbles, and translucent overlays create a multidimensional visual experience. The smoky, sinuous black mark towards the center adds a hint of dynamism, while the layered application of paint and paper produces a tactile richness, making the piece an engaging visual journey.
Steven is now one of the top emerging artists in the U.S. His works are groundbreaking, bold, and imbued with unflinching disregard for painting conventions. Many works are in collections and museums in the U.S.
Steven is also part of the 'Outsiders' school of art, originating in France in the 19th century. Also known as the Naïve movement, and was comprised of people with no art training at all, who suddenly started to paint. Many of them are from very challenging backgrounds. All they had was talent that had never before been tapped. In no time this movement became a significant art phenomenon and spread all over the world.
His work, however, has branched out past the movement and his use of earth elements renders a basic and raw interpretation of his message.
Original, 1-of-1.
Shown at the American Art Gallery, Carmel-By-The-Sea, California.
Keywords: colorful, mixed media, contemporary, abstract, expressionism, blue, pink, yellow, magenta, orange, grey, Steven H...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract South Coast - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Tape, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Deer at the Purple Mountains - Landscape in Oil on Canvas
By Kenneth Lucas
Located in Soquel, CA
Deer at the Purple Mountains - Landscape in Oil on Canvas
Dramatic mountain landscape by California artist Ken Lucas (American, 20th Century). Deer are grazing in the grasslands at the base of a mountain range. The mountains are rich shades of tan, red-brown, and purple. In the distance, the mountains have a blue cast. The sky above is light blue with wispy clouds in white, yellow, orange, and magenta.
Numbered in the lower left corner ("49") The artist signed and gave each painting a number in order of execution, we don't see the signature on the front side on this one.
Dated on verso ("#49, Nov., 93")
From a collection of the artist's works. Unframed.
Canvas size: 30"H x 36"W
Ken Lucas was a school teacher and amateur painter from Monterey, California. He was primarily self-taught but became proficient as an artist and left a legacy of excellent paintings. He was a friend of and painted with Richard Lofton, Carmel Artist.
Category
1990s American Impressionist South Coast - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,480 Sale Price
20% Off
"Tulips In The Glass Vase" Contemporary Impressionist Still Life Oil
By Maria Bertrán
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Tulips In The Glass Vase"" is an beautiful oil painted from life in her studio in Provence by Maria Bertran. This Contemporary Impressionist painting captures the brilliant reds a...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist South Coast - Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large Scale Bay Area Figurative Inspired -- The Young Trumpet Player
Located in Soquel, CA
Large Scale Bay Area Figurative Inspired -- The Young Trumpet Player
Compelling Bay Area Figurative Movement inspired painting of a young trumpet player, circa 1990. Unsigned. Unframed.
The Bay Area Figurative Movement (also known as the Bay Area Figurative School, Bay Area Figurative Art, Bay Area Figuration, and similar variations) was a mid-20th Century art movement made up of a group of artists in the San Francisco Bay Area who abandoned working in the prevailing style of Abstract Expressionism in favor of a return to figuration in painting during the 1950s and onward into the 1960s. Spanning two decades, this art movement is often broken down into three groups, or generations: the First Generation, the Bridge Generation, and the Second Generation.
Many of the "First Generation" artists in this movement were avid fans of Abstract Expressionism, and worked in that manner, until several of them abandoned non-objective painting in favor of working with the figure. Among these First Generation Bay Area Figurative School artists were: David Park, Richard Diebenkorn, Rex Ashlock, Elmer Bischoff, Glenn Wessels, Wayne Thiebaud, Raimonds Staprans, and James Weeks.
The "Bridge Generation" included the artists: Henrietta Berk, Nathan Oliveira, Theophilus Brown, Paul Wonner, Roland Petersen, John Hultberg, and Frank Lobdell.
Many "Second Generation" artists of this movement studied under the First Generation artists, or were late starters. Among these Second Generation artists were: Bruce McGaw, Henry Villierme...
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist South Coast - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
"Two Young Women on Couch" by Wilson - Intimate Nude Women on Earth Tone Couch
By Shana Wilson
Located in Carmel, CA
Shana Wilson (Canadian, born 1966)
"Two Young Women on Couch" 2012
Oil Paint, Canvas, Stretcher Bars
The artist signed the back of the painting.
"Two Young Women on Couch" by renown...
Category
2010s Expressionist South Coast - Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Stretcher Bars
California Wetland Ponds Landscapes (Two Sided)
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful two sided landscape of California wetlands with pond. Circa 1960s. Monogramed. Image size: 19"H x 25"W. Presented in wood frame. Frame size: 19"H x 25"W. One side Meadow ...
Category
1990s American Impressionist South Coast - Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper
"Big Sur Cove" Landscape
By Kathleen Murray
Located in Soquel, CA
Miniature landscape by Kathleen Murray (American, b. 1958). Signed "MURRAY" in the lower right corner. "Big Sur Cove Kathleen Murray 2011 Oil" is written on verso. No frame.
Kathlee...
Category
2010s American Impressionist South Coast - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
$220 Sale Price
20% Off
Front Yard Abstract Expressionist Landscape
By Kristin Cohen
Located in Soquel, CA
Front Yard Abstract Expressionist Landscape
The viewer is greeted by rich visual texture in this abstract expressionist painting by Kristin Cohen (American, b.1963). Along the botto...
Category
1990s Neo-Expressionist South Coast - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,720 Sale Price
21% Off
19th Century Sussex Landscape with Chickens
Located in Soquel, CA
Charming late 19th century landscape of English country Tudor style houses and chickens in style of Edward Wilkens Waite (English, 1854-1924) and...
Category
1880s Impressionist South Coast - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,280 Sale Price
28% Off
Primary Colors in Acrylic on Textured Paper Abstract Expressionist San Francisco
Located in Soquel, CA
Primary Color Abstract in Acrylic on Textured Paper
Abstract in bold primary colors on a stark black background with accents of white, by California-based artist Ricardo de Silva (Brazilian, 20th Century).
Signed and dated at the bottom, "de Silva 86."
Paper size: 16"H x 12"W
From a collection of Ricardo de Silva's work and memorabilia. DeSilva was a gallery owner, first in Santa Barbara in the 1960's and 70's, then in San Jose in the 1980's. He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg, Alice Robertson Carr, Deborah Eve Alastra...
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist South Coast - Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Abstract Oil and Resin Painting, "Radiance E."
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original oil and resin painting by San Diego artist, Julia San Roman. Its dimensions are 10"x10"x1.5". It is unframed. A certificate of authenticity will foll...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric South Coast - Paintings
Materials
Resin, Oil
Mid Century Boat Docks Pacific Grove Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Painterly scene of boats and boats being built at the docks in old Pacific Grove, California by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). Signed"WHM" lower left. Presented in a fau...
Category
1950s Modern South Coast - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board
$920 Sale Price
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Modernist Blue & Yellow Abstract
By Grady McDonald
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful oil abstract titled "Coming Out" by Grady McDonald (American, 1938-1980). Signed lower right, titled and dated 1974 on verso. Unframed. Image, 50”H x 44”W.
Grady McDona...
Category
1970s American Modern South Coast - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,625 Sale Price
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Mid Century Textural Color-Field Abstract in Royal Blue-Purple by Peter Witwer
By Peter Witwer
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Textural Color-Field Abstract in Royal Blue-Purple by Peter Witwer
A striking mid-century textural color-field abstract in a bold color palette of royal blue-purple by San Francisco artist Peter Witwer (American, 1928-1968). This highly textured mixed media piece, c.1960's, uses a monochromatic palette that is divided into two areas of varying textural depths. The lower part of the canvas verges on sculptural, as the textured surface becomes almost three-dimensional and haunting forms emerge from the abstract purple-blue plane.
Unsigned. From a collection of the artist's works.
Displayed in a painted wood slate frame. Frame has been painted by the artist and is considered part of the artwork.
Linen size: 26"H x 22"W.
Framed size: 27"H x 23"W x 1.2"D
Unsigned, but was acquired with a collection of the artist's work.
Provenance: Without a will and a family that had little interest in his art, nearly all of his possessions and close to 100 paintings were turned over to SF’s Conservators Office. His friend, Albert Richard Lasker, purchased all of Peter’s possessions (including the art) and has taken care of them until this day, always sensing there was something remarkable about the collection. Wanting Peter’s work to finally be seen, Richard came to Lost Art Salon with Peter’s story after reading about the new gallery in a July, 2005 issue of the SF Chronicle.
Born George Peter...
Category
1960s Color-Field South Coast - Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Mixed Media
Costa Rica! Still Life with Guitar, Fruit, Wine, and Newsprint in Oil on Canvas
By Irene Pattinson
Located in Soquel, CA
Costa Rica! Still Life with Guitar, Fruit, Wine, and Newsprint in Oil on Canvas
Still life in a semi-cubist style by Irene Pattinson (American, 1909-1999). On a reddish-purple table, there is a plate with two apples, a bottle of wine, and an acoustic guitar. The guitar's headstock is shown extending from where the neck meets the body, implying a cubist interpretation of the scene. At the back of the still life arrangement, there is a (collage) newspaper with "Costa Rica!" in the headline. At the left of the composition, there is a curtain or cloth draped across part of the scene.
Signed "Irene Pattinson" on verso.
No frame.
Canvas size: 32"H x 24"W
Irene Pattinson (American, 1909-1999) studied at the California School of Fine Art (now The San Francisco Art Institute), San Francisco State College and The Marion Hartwell School of Design. She was President of the San Francisco Woman Artists Association 1955-56.
Provenance:The Artist, Estate of Irene Pattinson: David Carlson; Estate of Larry Miller Fine Art, Robert Azensky Fine Art
Solo Exhibitions: Lucien Labaudt Gallery 1955; San Francisco Museum of Art, 1961 (39 works)
Selected Group Exhibitions: San Francisco Art Association Annual 1948, 54, 55; San Francisco Woman Artists, 1957-1960; Oakland Art Museum Annual, 1951, 58; California Palace of the Legion of Honor, 1960; Richmond Art Center, 1955, 56, 57, 58; San Francisco Art Institute 1959, 60. The Art Bank of the San Francisco Art Association, 1958, 59, 60, 62, 63; Winter Invitational, California Palace of The Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1960; Fourth Winter Invitational, California Palace of The Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1963;
Awards: First Place, San Francisco Woman Artists Assoc., 1957, 1959; San Francisco Art Festival 1957;Literature: San Francisco Art Institute - A catalog of the Art Ban 1962/63; San Francisco and the Second Wave: The Blair Collection
Exhibitions:
1963 The Art Bank of the San Francisco Art Association, San Francisco, CA
1963 California Palace of The Legion of Honor: Forth Winter Invitational, San Francisco, CA
1962 The Art Bank of the San Francisco Art Association, San Francisco, CA
1961 San Francisco Museum of Art, San Francisco, CA
1960 California...
Category
1950s American Modern South Coast - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Newsprint
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