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Portrait Painting by California Artist John Bond Francisco, Early 20th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
-d.1931) an American California artist.
John Bond Francisco was born in Cincinnati, OH on Dec. 14
Category
Early 20th Century American Paintings
Materials
Canvas
H 32 in W 27.5 in D 1 in
Landscape Oil Painting California Artist Meyer Straus
Located in Toledo, OH
Mountainous landscape with stream by California artist Meyer Straus 1831- 1905. Straus was bon in
Category
Antique Early 19th Century North American High Victorian Paintings
Materials
Paint
'San Francisco and the Bay', Early California Woman Artist, Palo Alto Art Club
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
work, "Artists in California, 1786-1940".
Category
1970s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Large Landscape Painting by California San Francisco Artist Peter Ilyin
Located in San Francisco, CA
Large nocturnal winter landscape painting by California artist Peter ILYIN.
Framed oil on canvas
Category
Early 20th Century Mexican Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Lovely California Landscape Painting by listed artist John Thomas Nolf, ca 1920s
Located in Baltimore, MD
1920’s and is a beautifully rendered scene that is almost certainly Southern California or nearby area
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
'Carmel Mission', California Impressionism, Woman Artist, New York School of Art
By Edda Maxwell Heath
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
and located closest of any mission to the Pacific ocean. Painted by an early California woman artist
Category
1920s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
'Hopi Girl with Kachina Doll', California Woman artist, Pasadena Art Association
By Katharine Buzzell Benepe
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
study by this early California woman artist. Benepe captures the essential sensitivity of her subject as
Category
1930s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
“Bodega Bay, California”
Located in Southampton, NY
have the essence of the early California Plein Air artist's view of color and changing light, but with
Category
1980s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1988 Randall Bruce Luster Studio Art Pottery Ceramic Weed Vase California Design
By Randall Bruce
Located in San Diego, CA
abstract form and luster glaze. Signed and dated on the bottom. Wonderful early piece by this California
Category
Late 20th Century American Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
H 7.5 in W 4.5 in D 4.5 in
M L Swan Nude
Located in San Francisco, CA
Maude Louise Swan A early 20th century California artist. The painting measures 14 inches high by 11
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Truck in Hills, signed tempera painting, original Charles Cowles Gallery label
By Tom Holland
Located in New York, NY
a rare and poignant early painting by world renowned California artist Tom Holland. It is entitled
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Mixed Media, Tempera
H 18.8 in W 12.8 in D 0.75 in
'Pacific Surf at Sunset', Oakland Museum, Women Painters of the West, SWA, GGE
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
1955. Original label verso bearing artist's name and titled 'Rhythms of the Sea'.
This early
Category
1950s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Gerald Campbell Mandala Painting in Yellow
By Gerald Campbell
Located in Pasadena, CA
Campbell dating from the late 1980s-early 1990s. Campbell, a celebrated California artist, was well-known
Category
Vintage 1980s American Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Black and Red Acrylic Abstract Hard Edge Painting by Gerald Campbell
By Gerald Campbell
Located in Pasadena, CA
-early 1990s. Campbell, a celebrated California artist, was well-known for his large abstracts that
Category
Vintage 1980s American Paintings
Materials
Canvas
19th Century Gold Country - Pioneer Figurative Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Gold Country, a rustic figurative landscape of early California pioneers by an unknown artist
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Cardboard
Clark Hobart “California Idyll” Early California Oil painting circa 1920's
By Clark Hobart
Located in Santa Monica, CA
by early California Impressionist artist Clark Hobart (1868 – 1948). The work measures 19 x 8
Category
1920s Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
William Ritschel “Whitecaps, 1907” Early California Oil painting
By William Ritschel
Located in Santa Monica, CA
“Whitecaps” is an original oil painting on canvas created in 1907 by early California Impressionist
Category
Early 1900s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 48 in W 38 in D 2.5 in
Edgar Payne “Sierra Lake” Early California Impressionist Oil painting circa 1920
By Edgar Payne
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Southern California Impressionist artist Edgar Payne (1883 – 1947). The work measures 29 x 29 inches
Category
1920s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 37.75 in W 37.75 in D 3.5 in
William Adam “Pacific Grove Garden” Early California Oil painting circa 1910
By William Constable Adam
Located in Santa Monica, CA
“Pacific Grove Garden” is an original oil painting on board created circa 1910 by early California
Category
1910s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
H 17.75 in W 13.75 in D 1 in
“Carmel Coast, 1923” Early California Impressionist Oil painting by Roi Colman
By Roi Clarkson Coleman
Located in Santa Monica, CA
“Carmel Coast” is an original oil painting on canvas created in 1923 by early Southern California
Category
1920s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
“Southland Trees” Early California painting circa mid 1920's by Paul Lauritz
By Paul Lauritz
Located in Santa Monica, CA
California Impressionist artist Paul Lauritz (1889 – 1975). The work measures 28 x 32 inches unframed, and
Category
1920s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
“Indian Dwelling” Watercolor by California Modernist/Tonalist Francis McComas
By Francis McComas
Located in Santa Monica, CA
“Indian Dwelling” is an original watercolor painting created in 1920 by early California Modernist
Category
1920s Tonalist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
H 16.5 in W 18.5 in D 2 in
Millard Sheets “Gypsy Camp, 1967” California Modernist watercolor painting
By Millard Sheets
Located in Santa Monica, CA
“Gypsy Camp, York, England” is an original watercolor painting created in 1967 by early California
Category
1960s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
H 28.5 in W 36 in D 2 in
Thomas McGlynn “Blossoms” California Impressionist Oil painting circa 1930's
By Thomas McGlynn
Located in Santa Monica, CA
“Blossoms” is an original oil painting on canvas created circa 1930's by early California/American
Category
1930s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
“Balloon Woman” 1981 California Modernist watercolor painting by Millard Sheets
By Millard Sheets
Located in Santa Monica, CA
“Balloon Woman at the Zoo”, painted in 1981, is an original watercolor painting by early California
Category
1980s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
“Morning by the Lake” California Oil painting circa 1920s-30's by Dedrick Stuber
By Dedrick Stuber
Located in Santa Monica, CA
California/American Impressionist artist Dedrick Stuber (1878 – 1954). The work measures 23 x 27 3/4 inches
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
William Henry Price “17 Mile Drive, Pebble Beach” California Oil Painting
By William Henry Price
Located in Santa Monica, CA
California Impressionist artist William Henry Price (1864 – 1940). The work measures 14 x 18 inches unframed
Category
1920s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 18.5 in W 22.5 in D 1.75 in
“Mountain Landscape” California Oil painting circa 1930's by George Demont Otis
By George Demont Otis
Located in Santa Monica, CA
“Mountain Landscape” is an original oil painting on canvas created circa 1930's by early California
Category
1930s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Taos Scene
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
early California artist due to the bold, original painting and drawing techniques she implemented in the
Category
20th Century American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Anita Hampton Landscape Paintings "Sunrise" and "In Early Spring"
Located in Solana Beach, CA
"Sunrise" and "In Early Spring" by California artist Anita Hampton are pendant paintings showcasing
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
“Lover's Point, Pacific Grove”, Oil Painting circa late 1920's by Rinaldo Cuneo
By Rinaldo Cuneo
Located in Santa Monica, CA
1920's by early California/San Francisco artist Rinaldo Cuneo (1877 – 1939). This is a rare historical
Category
1920s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Seascape by California Artist Charles Henry Grant
By Charles Henry Grant
Located in NYC, NY
Oil painting by California artist Charles Henry Grant (1866-1939) within a gilt frame.
The
Category
Early 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas
China Camp Coastal Landscape Painting, California Artist Davis Francis Schwartz
Located in San Francisco, CA
Coastal seascape painting of China Camp in Marin County California by Davis Francis Schwartz (b
Category
Early 20th Century American Paintings
Materials
Paint
H 13 in W 16.5 in D 1.5 in
Sculpture by California artist B. Sopher dated 1944
Located in Dallas, TX
An early terra cotta sculpture by California artist B. Sopher, signed and dated 1944
Category
Vintage 1940s American Sculptures
“Trees by a Pool” Oil Landscape Painting by Ralph Davison Miller
By Ralph Davidson Miller
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A fine and rare landscape painting by early California artist Ralph Davison Miller (circa 1858-1945
Category
Antique 19th Century American Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
'A Picnic by the River', Early California Watercolorist
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
1900.
This early California artist was active at the turn of the twentieth century and is known for
Category
Early 1900s Academic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Postcard
'Sand Dunes', Early California Woman Artist, William Keith
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
25 years.
Reference:
Artists in California 1786-1940, Third Edition, Edan Milton Hughes: Crocker Art
Category
1910s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
'Making Empanadas', California Watercolor Society, San Diego Museum of Art
By Ivan Messenger
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
, gouache and oil. We are pleased to offer an intuitive and vibrant work by this notable early California
Category
1930s Post-Impressionist Interior Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
'Carmel Dunes', Early California Woman Artist, Mark Hopkins Institute, Los Gatos
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
years.
Reference:
Artists in California 1786-1940, Third Edition, Edan Milton Hughes: Crocker Art
Category
1930s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Paper, Watercolor
California Landscape by Artist Herbert Sartelle
Located in Denton, TX
California landscapes. Signed lower right corner Herbert Sartelle.
Category
Early 20th Century American Country Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Paint
'Lone Cypress, Carmel', California Impressionist, San Francisco de Young Museum
By Alice Hunt Curtis
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
with artist information and title on old label verso.
This early California woman artist exhibited
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
1908 Original Oil Painting Mendocino Coast, California Seascape
By Charles Dorman Robinson
Located in Soquel, CA
painting of Mendocino Coast's Navarro River estuary by early well-listed California plein air artist
Category
Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Stretcher Bars
H 18 in W 28.25 in D 0.75 in
Mountains and Sea, 1920
By Carl Sammons
Located in Soquel, CA
aesthetic beauty of canvases by a somewhat older generation of early California artists such as Granville
Category
1910s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Cardboard
Abstract, by Laddie John Dill
By Laddie John Dill
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed and numbered in pencil from the edition of 10. An early work by this California artist known
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
James Prestini - Early Steel Sculpture
By James Prestini
Located in Treasure Island, CA
Early steel sculpture by California artist James Prestini, cut steel with some remnants of yellow
Category
Vintage 1960s American Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Randy Strong Art Glass Vase, 1979
By Randy Strong
Located in Alhambra, CA
This is an early work from renowned California artist Randy Strong. The squat vase features earth
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass
American modernist painting of biomorphic forms
Located in Oakland, CA
of the early works of California artist Claire Falkenstein.
This is a gouache on artist
Category
1940s American Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gouache
1950s abstract painting
By Robert Kaess
Located in Oakland, CA
Early 1950s abstract painting by California artist Robert Kaess.
Robert Kaess studied at the
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
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