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Large Scale Bay Area Figurative Inspired -- The Young Trumpet Player
Located in Soquel, CA
Figurative Movement (also known as the Bay Area Figurative School, Bay Area Figurative Art, Bay Area
Category

1990s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bay Area Figurative Movement -- Impasto Berkeley Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
, Bay Area Figurative Art, Bay Area Figuration, and similar variations) was a mid-20th Century art
Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Personaje, acrylic tall figurative on light background, sun at right
Located in San Diego, CA
studying with private mentors. Mike is inspired by the Bay Area Figurative Art movement and spends much
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Personaje, figurative acrylic painting of man standing facing left
Located in San Diego, CA
inspired by the Bay Area Figurative Art movement and spends much time painting figures of his imagination
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Personaje Abstracto, acrylic figurative standing facing left
Located in San Diego, CA
Bay Area Figurative Art movement and spends much time painting figures of his imagination in a most
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Personaje, acrylic figurative painting of seated man
Located in San Diego, CA
inspired by the Bay Area Figurative Art movement and spends much time painting figures of his imagination
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Margarita, figurative standing female on pink background
Located in San Diego, CA
Bay Area Figurative Art movement and spends much time painting figures of his imagination in a most
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Personaje, acrylic with pink line, figurative facing forward
Located in San Diego, CA
inspired by the Bay Area Figurative Art movement and spends much time painting figures of his imagination
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Personaje with Stool, standing figurative painting, orange and taupe
Located in San Diego, CA
inspired by the Bay Area Figurative Art movement and spends much time painting figures of his imagination
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Personaje Alfredo, yellow and red acrylic figurative painting forward facing
Located in San Diego, CA
Bay Area Figurative Art movement and spends much time painting figures of his imagination in a most
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled, Figure on Red and Green
Located in San Diego, CA
, continuing to paint over time, and later studying with private mentors. Mike is inspired by the Bay Area
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Bay Area Figurative Movement Seated Nude
Located in Soquel, CA
San Francisco bay area artist (American, 20th Century). Unsigned. Unframed.
Category

1970s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Cowboy Boots" - Bay Area Figurative Movement
By Patricia Gren-Haynes
Located in Soquel, CA
. Unframed. Size: 16"H x 20"W. Bay Area Figurative / Bay Area Feminist Art Movement artist, Patricia Gren
Category

1980s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bay Area Figurative School -- "Banker's Holiday"
By Patricia Gren Hayes
Located in Soquel, CA
Figurative / Bay Area Feminist Art Movement artist, Patricia Gren-Hayes, studied at Winnipeg Public Art
Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bay Area Figurative Movement -- Cigarette Break
By Patricia Gren Hayes
Located in Soquel, CA
. Size: 30"H x 40"W. Bay Area Figurative / Bay Area Feminist Art Movement artist, Patricia Gren-Hayes
Category

1960s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Cyclists in Love, Bay Area Figurative Movement
By Patricia Gren Hayes
Located in Soquel, CA
Bay Area Figurative / Bay Area Feminist Art Movement artist who studied at Winnipeg Public Art School
Category

1980s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Fiberboard

Vintage Bay Area Figurative Movement -- "Napoleon's Ambition"
By Katherine Barieau
Located in Soquel, CA
Stunning abstract Bay Area Figurative Movement piece titled "Napoleon's Ambition" by Katherine
Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Looking out the Window" - Bay Area Figurative Landscape
By Patricia Gren Hayes
Located in Soquel, CA
verso. Image: 14"H x 18"W. Bay Area Figurative / Bay Area Feminist Art Movement artist, Patricia Gren
Category

Early 2000s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Board

Bay Area Figurative Movement, "Waiting For Her Lover" Figurative Abstract
By Arthur Krakower
Located in Soquel, CA
Fantastic figurative abstract color field painting by Northern California artist Arthur Krakower
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Couple Dancing at Sunset - Bay Area Figurative School
By Allie William Skelton
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderfully expressive Bay Area Figurative School piece featuring a silhouette of a couple in a
Category

1970s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Linen

Mid-Century Modern Dancers Figurative Abstract, Bay Area Figurative School 1960s
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid-Century Modern Dancers Figurative Abstract, Bay Area Figurative School 1960s A gorgeous and
Category

1960s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Nude with Wineglass - Mid Century Bay Area Figurative
By Marjorie Cathcart
Located in Soquel, CA
Substantial period Berkeley School figurative study of a woman with a wineglass by listed Berkeley
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Mid Century Bay Area Figurative Movement Nude Study
By Honora Berg
Located in Soquel, CA
Francisco Art Institute with David Park, Elmer Bischoff, and James Budd Dixon. Berg's friend Edith Truesdell
Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Two Reclining Figures - Bay Area Figurative School Abstract Expressionist
Located in Soquel, CA
Two Reclining Figures - Bay Area Figurative School Abstract Expressionist Abstracted figurative
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

Seated Nude Woman Bay Area Figurative School Abstract Expressionist
Located in Soquel, CA
Seated Nude Woman Bay Area Figurative School Abstract Expressionist Seated wearing a hat by Santa
Category

Early 2000s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

Seated Nude Woman Bay Area Figurative School Abstract Expressionist
Located in Soquel, CA
Seated Nude Woman Bay Area Figurative School Abstract Expressionist Seated Woman, a abstract
Category

Early 2000s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

Portrait of Man San Francisco Bay Area Figurative Movement Peter Witwer
By Peter Witwer
Located in Soquel, CA
California Painters’ Annual at the Oakland Art Museum, where the first exhibition of Bay Area Figurative
Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Woman Reading - Bay Area Figurative School Abstract Expressionist
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of a Woman Reading - Bay Area Figurative School Abstract Expressionist Abstracted
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Foam Board, Canvas

Mid Century Bay Area Figurative Movement -- Reclining Nude in Pastel Tints
By Warren Edgar Lamm
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful Bay Area Movement figurative of a reclining nude women in pastel tints by Warren Edgar
Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Reclining Woman, Mid Century Bay Area Nude Figurative with Red Drape
By Marjorie Cathcart
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful mid century Bay Area figurative painting of a reclining nude by Berkeley artist Marjorie
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Nude by the Window, San Francisco Bay Area Figurative Movement 1966
By Thomas L. Tribby
Located in Soquel, CA
Bay Area figurative painting of a nude woman looking over her shoulder by Thomas L. Tribby
Category

1960s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Stretcher Bars, Canvas

1950s "Black Floor" Mid Century Bay Area Figurative Movement Gouache Painting
Located in Arp, TX
swept through the San Francisco art community after World War II. Challenging accepted modes of painting
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

"Rosemary" with Feather Boa - Bay Area Figurative Movement Study Oil on Canvas
By Patricia Gren Hayes
Located in Soquel, CA
, "Hayes". Patricia Gren Hayes (American, b. 1932) is a Bay Area Figurative & Feminist Art Movement artist
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"ULANDA - Painting in Studio Class" Bay Area Figurative Movement Oil on Canvas
By Patricia Gren Hayes
Located in Soquel, CA
: 24"H x 20"W Patricia Gren Hayes (American, b. 1932) is a Bay Area Figurative & Feminist Art Movement
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Woman in Red - Bay Area Figurative School Abstract Expressionist
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of a Woman in Red - Bay Area Figurative School Abstract Expressionist Abstracted portrait
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

'Mannequins in a Store Window', Bay Area Figurative, Student of Wayne Thiebaud
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
and Art Theory with Wayne Thiebaud and also studied under Manuel Neri. Bud Gordon has exhibited widely
Category

2010s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Bay Area Poolside Figurative Abstract, S.S. Claremont Hotel in Acrylic on Paper
By Marc Foster Grant
Located in Soquel, CA
Bay Area Poolside Figurative Abstract, S.S. Claremont Hotel in Acrylic on Paper A fun and vibrant
Category

Early 2000s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Across the Divide - SF Bay Area Figurative Symbolic Composition in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Across the Divide - SF Bay Area Figurative Symbolic Composition in Oil on Canvas Heavily textured
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bay Area Figurative Movement Portrait of a Woman in Oil on Artist's Board 1950s
By Honora Berg
Located in Soquel, CA
Bay Area Figurative Movement Portrait of a Woman in Oil on Artist's Board 1950s Portrait of a
Category

1950s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil, Illustration Board

1950s "Slit" Mid Century Painting Bay Area Artist
Located in Arp, TX
Francisco art community after World War II. Challenging accepted modes of painting, Abstract Expressionists
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Paper

Bay Area Abstract Expressionist - Nude Study Of A Woman
Located in Soquel, CA
Bay Area Abstract Expressionist - Nude Study of A Woman Abstract expressionist nude study of a
Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pastel

Mid Century Gouache and Oil Pastel Figurative Painting 1960s Bay Area Female Art
By Gloria Dudfield
Located in Arp, TX
exhibited with many of the most notable painters of the Bay Area Figurative Movement, Elmer Bischoff, David
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Pastel, Paper, Gouache

'Jazz Figures', San Francisco Bay Area Woman Artist, Post-Impressionist
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
of the Art Ensemble of Chicago. This San Francisco Bay area painter and poet specializes in
Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paper, Acrylic

'Concert', San Francisco Bay Area Expressionist Oil, National Academy, Guitarist
By Martin Snipper
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
. This Expressionist and Bay Area Figurative painter, mixed media artist, and sculptor was born in New
Category

1950s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1960s "Leaning Over" Gouache & Oil Pastel Bay Area Figurative Movement
By Gloria Dudfield
Located in Arp, TX
many of the most notable painters of the Bay Area Figurative Movement, Elmer Bischoff, David Park
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Pastel, Gouache, Paper

'Reclining Nude', Bay Area Figurative School, CSFA, San Francisco, California
By Elmer Nelson Bischoff
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
California Press, 2001. A key figure in the California Bay Area abstract and figurative movement following
Category

1960s Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Pen

Woman at the Lake, Mid Century Bay Area Nude Figure Study
By Genevieve Rogers
Located in Soquel, CA
and figurative works, until her death in 1984.
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Laid Paper, Oil

'Two Women', San Francisco Bay Area Expressionism, Woman Artist, Large Oil
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A substantial oil painting of two women shown adjacent and seated and painted in bravura Expressionist style with a subtle and complex palette by an intuitive, bravura hand. Signed...
Category

1960s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Bay Area Figurative Nude
Located in Soquel, CA
. Bay Area Figurative painting began with teachers at the California School of Fine Art. Leading
Category

1990s Abstract Expressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Wood Panel, Oil

Bay Area Figurative Nude
Bay Area Figurative Nude
H 42 in W 24 in D 0.75 in
'Words to the Wise', African American Memento Mori, Skeletons, Bay Area, Black
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
interest in art was encouraged in grade school and, after moving to California as a teenager, he was able
Category

1970s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

Reclining Nude - Mid Century Bay Area Figurative Movement Female Figure Study
By Hubert Buel
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid century watercolor figure study, a lively depiction of a reclining nude woman by Bay Area
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Laid Paper, Watercolor

Dragon Boats Chinese New Year San Francisco Bay Area Original Oil on Canvas 1960
By Peter Lowe
Located in Soquel, CA
Dragon Boats Chinese New Year San Francisco Bay Area Original Oil on Canvas 1960s A seminal
Category

1960s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil Crayon

Portrait of a Woman in a Green Shirt -San Francisco Bay Area Figurative Movement
Located in Soquel, CA
Asunder Gallery 1974, Nevada City, 1967. William was an active member of the San Francisco art scene in
Category

1960s American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Paper

Art Class on the Beach, Vintage Bay Area Coast Figural Landscape Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
A charming and colorful vintage coastal figurative landscape watercolor by Bay Area artist Sewall
Category

1970s American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

'Commedia Dell'arte Dancers', Bay Area Modernist Figural, SFMOMA, Oakland Museum
By Liz Maxwell
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Francisco, CA 2008 “Bay Area Annual,” Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA 2008 “Original Drawings
Category

1980s Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Figurative Study In Sausalito by Patricia Gren Hayes Berkeley Figurative School
By Patricia Gren Hayes
Located in Soquel, CA
(American, b. 1932) is a Bay Area Figurative & Feminist Art Movement artist who studied at Winnipeg Public
Category

1980s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Punch as Bosch Boy - Funk Art drawing by San Francisco Bay Area artist
By William T. Wiley
Located in San Francisco, CA
of well-known Bay Area artist William Wiley (1937-2021) The figure, I believe, is a recurring one in
Category

Early 2000s Post-Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Crayon, Graphite

1950s Charcoal Drawing Bay Area Artist Female Nude
Located in Arp, TX
, having majored in Political Science with a minor in Art. For ten years, he worked for the government as a
Category

1950s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

1950s Charcoal Female Nude Drawing Bay Area Artist
Located in Arp, TX
California at Berkeley, having majored in Political Science with a minor in Art. For ten years, he worked for
Category

1950s Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Berkeley School -- Male Dancer Figurative
By Patricia Gren Hayes
Located in Soquel, CA
: 30.50"H x 30.50"W x 1.50"D Bay Area Figurative / Bay Area Feminist Art Movement artist, Patricia Gren
Category

1980s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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