Items Similar to
View of the Mission, San Juan Bautista
, Crocker Art Museum, Santa Cruz
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 14
Muriel Backman
View of the Mission, San Juan Bautista
, Crocker Art Museum, Santa Cruz
$1,850
£1,401.91
€1,615.54
CA$2,616.41
A$2,813.73
CHF 1,504.51
MX$33,932.79
NOK 19,025.52
SEK 17,334.70
DKK 12,071.65
About the Item
Signed lower right, 'Muriel Backman' (American, 1902-1996); additionally signed verso, titled 'Mission San Juan Bautista, Founded June 24, 1797' and painted circa 1960.
This notable California woman artist exhibited widely and with success from the 1930's through the 1950's, including at the Crocker Art Museum, the Kingsley Art Club, the Berkeley YWCA and the Santa Cruz Art League. Muriel Backman is well-listed in relevant art reference works and her work is held in public and private collections including the permanent collection of the San Francisco Public Library.
Reference:
"Santa Cruz Art League Statewide Art Exhibition Index, First through Twenty-seventh, 1928-1957 (Publications in California Art, No. 12)" Nancy Dustin Moure; et al.
- Creator:Muriel Backman (1902 - 1996, American)
- Dimensions:Height: 14.88 in (37.8 cm)Width: 22.13 in (56.22 cm)
- Medium:
- Period:
- Condition:fresh colors, original artist pinholes; unframed. shows well.
- Gallery Location:Santa Cruz, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU34416849842
Muriel Backman
Muriel Backman was born in 1902. She is well-listed in relevant art reference works, and her work is held in public and private collections, including the permanent collection of the San Francisco Public Library.
About the Seller
5.0
Platinum Seller
Premium sellers with a 4.7+ rating and 24-hour response times
Established in 1982
1stDibs seller since 2013
770 sales on 1stDibs
Typical response time: 1 hour
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Shipping from: Santa Cruz, CA
- Return Policy
More From This Seller
View All
Carmel Mission
, Santa Clara, California, Society Western Artists, Historical
By Henry Hank Volle
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Henry Volle' (American, 20th century) and painted circa 1975.
A substantial and lyrically painted watercolor view of the original Spanish colonial church and ...
Category
1970s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper
Grey Outpost, Fort Ross, California
, Woman Artist, Modernist Park view
By Muriel Backman
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, "Muriel Backman", titled verso and dated 1960. Painted on Arches paper.
This notable California woman artist exhibited widely and with success from the 1930's th...
Category
1960s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Old San Anselmo, California
, Woman Post-Impressionist, Crocker Museum
By Muriel Backman
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Certification of Authenticity stamped verso; titled verso, 'San Anselmo' and dated 1956.
Muriel Backman exhibited widely and with success from the 1930's through the 1950's, includi...
Category
1950s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Carmel Mission
, California Impressionism, Woman Artist, New York School of Art
By Edda Maxwell Heath
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right 'E. M. Heath' for Edda Maxwell Heath (American, 1874-1972) and painted circa 1930.
A lyrical and romantic view of this early California mission and picturesque la...
Category
1920s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Cardboard
Main Street, Port Costa
, California Woman Post Impressionist, Crocker Museum
By Muriel Backman
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed twice, lower right, 'Muriel Backman' (American, 1902-1996); additionally signed verso, titled 'Main Street, Port Costa' and dated May, 1968.
Muriel Backman exhibited widely a...
Category
1960s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Corporation Yard
, Woman Artist, Santa Cruz Art League, Crocker Art Museum
By Muriel Backman
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, "M. Backman"; additionally signed verso, titled 'Corporation Yard' and painted circa 1960.
This notable California woman artist exhibited widely and with success...
Category
1960s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
You May Also Like
Mid-Century California Mission Landscape Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful mid-century watercolor landscape of a California mission with a tree in the foreground by an unknown artist (American, 20th century). Unsi...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$316 Sale Price
20% Off
Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo, Carmel, California
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork Titled "Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo, Carmel, California" c.1970, is a large watercolor on heavy Arches watercolor paper by Carmel impressionist artist Edward ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Waterco...
Materials
Watercolor
Santa Cruz Mission- Double Sided Watercolor By Lillie Heebner
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful double sided watercolor painting of an adobe archway with a tree in the center and desert hills overtaking the background, and a painting of the colorful "Catarina" boat on verso by Lillie. E. Heebner, a Watsonville, Monterey Bay area, California watercolor artist. Signed "L.E. Heebner" bottom right. Unframed. Image: 15"H x 22"W.
Lillie (Lil) E. Heebner was guided through life by her creativity. Even at 92, she never felt old, and often said so. She met every situation in life—including death—with ingenuity.
Although born in Richmond, Lillie lived in Watsonville all her life. Her father, Frederick H. Hillman, grew up on a strawberry ranch in Pajaro, graduated from Watsonville High School in 1916, and served in France during World War I. He later worked for Martinelli's Apple Cider plant and became foreman. Lillie's mother, Esther C. Hobson, moved as an infant from Bakersfield to Santa Cruz with her family in 1901, when they founded Hobson's Bath House at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Mid Century Carmel Mission Landscape by Elmer Ekeroth
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Carmel Mission Landscape by Elmer Ekeroth
Wonderful landscape of the historic bell tower of the Carmel Mission with background of dynamic ...
Category
1980s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Carmel Mission Watercolor Landscape
By Deanna DeChauron
Located in Soquel, CA
Carmel Mission by Deanna DeChauron a Carmel based artist. Watercolor painting of the Old Carmel Mission located near the coast in the Village of Carmel,...
Category
1990s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Santa Barbara Environs, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
By Daniel Clarke
Located in Yardley, PA
Santa Barbara is a city on the central California coast, with the Santa Ynez Mountains as dramatic backdrop. Downtown, Mediterranean-style white stucco buildings with red-tile roofs ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
