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Watching the Boats, Silver Strand Beach
By Timothy Mulligan
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
be a painter. What drove my desire even more was learning about the Bay Area Figurative Movement
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Reflected Light, Hermosa Beach Pier
By Timothy Mulligan
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
subjects. The first Bay Area Figurative Movement artists such as Richard Diebenkorn, David Park and Elmer
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The Blue Room
By Ryoko Tajiri
Located in Bellevue, WA
, where she became intensely focused on studio art painting. Inspired by the Bay Area Figurative Movement
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Standing Male Figure in Charcoal, Circa 1960s
By Alysanne McGaffey
Located in San Francisco, CA
). McGaffey is part of the Bay Area Figurative Movement and graduated from the San Francisco Art Institute
Category
1960s Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Woman with Ivy
By Ryoko Tajiri
Located in Bellevue, WA
, where she became intensely focused on studio art painting. Inspired by the Bay Area Figurative Movement
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Monochromatic Expressionist Interior with Figure, Ink Drawing, 1976
By Jack Freeman
Located in San Francisco, CA
. Freeman’s style varied between Abstract Expressionism, the Bay Area Figurative Movement, and plein air
Category
1970s Expressionist Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Female Nude Sketch 1950-60s Distemper
Charcoal
By Alysanne McGaffey
Located in San Francisco, CA
with Bay Area Figurative pioneers Joan Brown, Nathan Oliveira, Jay DeFeo, Walter Kuhlman, and Manuel
Category
1950s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Nude Figure Study Late 20th Century Woodblock Print in Emerald Green
By Anna Poole
Located in San Francisco, CA
-2012). Poole left Sweden to study at the SF Art Institute in the Bay Area Figurative style. She spent a
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Nude Prints
Materials
Paper, Woodcut
San Francisco Cityscape in Ink, 1976
By Jack Freeman
Located in San Francisco, CA
. Freeman’s style varied between Abstract Expressionism, the Bay Area Figurative Movement, and plein air
Category
1970s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Monochromatic Ink Figures Mid-Late 20th Century
By Jane Rades
Located in San Francisco, CA
Francisco Art Institute from 1963-1965. She was influenced by the Bay Area Figurative Movement and Post
Category
Late 20th Century Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Female Nude with Blue Hair, Watercolor Figure, Circa 1960s
By Jack Freeman
Located in San Francisco, CA
. Freeman’s style varied between Abstract Expressionism, the Bay Area Figurative Movement, and plein air
Category
1960s American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Minimalist Figure Study in Ink, 1976
By Jack Freeman
Located in San Francisco, CA
. Freeman’s style varied between Abstract Expressionism, the Bay Area Figurative Movement, and plein air
Category
1970s Expressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Forest Landscape in Pastel on Handmade Paper, Late 20th Century
By Jack Freeman
Located in San Francisco, CA
Art Institute in the late 1960s. Freeman’s style varied between Abstract Expressionism, the Bay Area
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Handmade Paper
Winter #2
By Chris Gwaltney
Located in Newport Beach, CA
he generously slaps paint onto the canvas. Having studied Bay Area figurative painters - such as
Category
1990s Abstract Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Encaustic, Oil
Living Room Interior, Graphite on Paper Still Life, 1960s
By Jack Freeman
Located in San Francisco, CA
Area Figurative Movement, and plein air landscape painting.
Estate stamped lower right.
Category
1960s Expressionist Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Seated Nude
By Richard Diebenkorn
Located in Bethesda, MD
. His early work is associated with Abstract expressionism and the Bay Area Figurative Movement of the
Category
Abstract Expressionist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Female Figure Sketch in Graphite, Late 20th Century
By Anna Poole
Located in San Francisco, CA
. Poole is known for her Bay Area Figurative-inspired nudes, tropical and Bay Area landscapes, and bright
Category
Late 20th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Abstract Floral Still LIfe 20th Century Charcoal
By Jack Freeman
Located in San Francisco, CA
Area Figurative Movement, and plein air landscape painting.
Mid-Late 20th Century
Charcoal on Paper
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Bold Seated Male Nude 20th Century Pastel
By Jack Freeman
Located in San Francisco, CA
. Freeman's style varied between Abstract Expressionism, the Bay Area Figurative Movement, and plein air
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Blue Softground
By Richard Diebenkorn
Located in Bethesda, MD
painter. His early work is associated with Abstract expressionism and the Bay Area Figurative Movement of
Category
Abstract Expressionist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
Late 20th Century Drawing of Nude Female Figures Dancing in Graphite on Paper
By Anna Poole
Located in San Francisco, CA
islands of Panama in her sloop sailboat. Poole is known for her Bay Area Figurative-inspired nudes
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Abstracted Figures Crossing the Street 20th Century Oil
By Jack Freeman
Located in San Francisco, CA
. Freeman's style varied between Abstract Expressionism, the Bay Area Figurative Movement, and plein air
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Quiet Afternoon Scene 20th Century Pastel
By Jack Freeman
Located in San Francisco, CA
Art Institute in the late 1960s. Freeman's style varied between Abstract Expressionism, the Bay Area
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Nude Model Posing 1970s Lithograph
By Jack Freeman
Located in San Francisco, CA
in the late 1960s. Freeman's style varied between Abstract Expressionism, the Bay Area Figurative
Category
1970s Modern Nude Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Tree Overlooking the Neighborhood 20th Century Pastel
By Jack Freeman
Located in San Francisco, CA
in the late 1960s. Freeman's style varied between Abstract Expressionism, the Bay Area Figurative
Category
Mid-20th Century Fauvist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Quiet San Francisco Street Scene 20th Century Graphite
By Jack Freeman
Located in San Francisco, CA
Institute in the late 1960s. Freeman's style varied between Abstract Expressionism, the Bay Area Figurative
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Organic Colorful Abstract 1960
s Gouache, Pastel and Charcoal
By Jack Freeman
Located in San Francisco, CA
Institute in the late 1960s. Freeman's style varied between Abstract Expressionism, the Bay Area Figurative
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel, Gouache
Abstracted Waterside View 20th Century Pastel
By Jack Freeman
Located in San Francisco, CA
in the late 1960s. Freeman's style varied between Abstract Expressionism, the Bay Area Figurative
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Far Away
By Neil Nagy
Located in Palm Desert, CA
for an important “Bay Area Figurative” Exhibition where he showed alongside Diebenkorn, Park, Oliveira
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$9,800
"Beach Party"
By Jerome Carlin
Located in Berkeley, CA
This early work by the Berkeley artist Jerome Carlin epitomizes the "Bay Area Figurative" style. It
Category
1970s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mary Julia #44
By Joan Brown
Located in San Francisco, CA
a member of the "second generation" of the Bay Area Figurative Movement. In the 1970s Brown produced
Category
1970s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Paper
Model
By Joan Brown
Located in San Francisco, CA
a member of the "second generation" of the Bay Area Figurative Movement. In the 1970s Brown produced
Category
1950s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Paper
Model on Box
By Joan Brown
Located in San Francisco, CA
a member of the "second generation" of the Bay Area Figurative Movement. In the 1970s Brown produced
Category
1970s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Graphite, Ink, Oil, Paper, Pastel
Adventures of a Woman #2
By Joan Brown
Located in San Francisco, CA
a member of the "second generation" of the Bay Area Figurative Movement. In the 1970s Brown produced
Category
1970s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Summer Solstice
By Joan Brown
Located in San Francisco, CA
a member of the "second generation" of the Bay Area Figurative Movement. In the 1970s Brown produced
Category
1980s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Woman and Dog
By Joan Brown
Located in San Francisco, CA
a member of the "second generation" of the Bay Area Figurative Movement. In the 1970s Brown produced
Category
1950s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Paper
Archive Site
By Nathan Oliveira
Located in Berkeley, CA
artist born in Oakland CA, and is known for being a part of the Bay Area Figurative movement and was a
Category
1970s Abstract Impressionist Landscape Prints
Materials
Aquatint, Archival Paper, Etching
Untitled 93-17
By Henry Jackson
Located in Tulsa, OK
In Henry Jackson’s work, there is a strong lineage to well known Bay Area figurative artist
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Encaustic, Oil, Panel
$15,000
Portrait of a Man 2001 Oil
By Jack Freeman
Located in San Francisco, CA
1960s. Freeman's style varied between Abstract Expressionism, the Bay Area Figurative Movement, and
Category
Early 2000s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Back Study 2
By Neil Nagy
Located in Palm Desert, CA
for an important “Bay Area Figurative” Exhibition where he showed alongside Diebenkorn, Park, Oliveira
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
$4,900
"Onion" 1969 Still Life Botanic Ink Drawing
By Alysanne McGaffey
Located in San Francisco, CA
This 1969 botanical ink drawing on paper of an onion is by Bay Area artist Alysanne McGaffey (1931
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Colorful 20th Century Northern California Seascape in Watercolor on Paper
By Alysanne McGaffey
Located in San Francisco, CA
to study at SFAI with Bay Area Figurative pioneers Joan Brown, Nathan Oliveira, Jay DeFeo, Walter
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
The Elements Rule
By Doug Smith
Located in Palm Desert, CA
vibrant colors evoke the traditions of Richard Diebenkorn and Wayne Thiebaud of the early Bay Area
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Dancing Female Nude 20th Century Watercolor
By Alysanne McGaffey
Located in San Francisco, CA
Seattle, McGaffey moved to San Francisco in the mid 1950s to study at SFAI with Bay Area Figurative
Category
20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Nude Figures Embracing 1950-60s Charcoal
Graphite
By Alysanne McGaffey
Located in San Francisco, CA
This 1950-60s charcoal & graphite on paper figure drawing is by Bay Area artist Alysanne McGaffey
Category
1950s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Equus 24
By Jylian Gustlin
Located in Park City, UT
of the Bay Area Figurative artists. This piece is of Gustlin's dancer series, featuring ballerinas
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper, Oil Pastel, Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
$13,375
Fibonacci 361
By Jylian Gustlin
Located in Park City, UT
of the Bay Area Figurative artists. This piece is of Gustlin's dancer series, featuring ballerinas
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Resin, Epoxy Resin, Wood, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Monochromatic Hillside Landscape 20th Century Graphite
By Jack Freeman
Located in San Francisco, CA
Institute in the late 1960s. Freeman's style varied between Abstract Expressionism, the Bay Area Figurative
Category
1970s Abstract Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Beach Series #10
By Marshall Crossman
Located in Quogue, NY
became immersed in the Bay Area figurative tradition. She has been producing art in her San Francisco
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Beach Series #4
By Marshall Crossman
Located in Quogue, NY
became immersed in the Bay Area figurative tradition. She has been producing art in her San Francisco
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Beach Series #159
By Marshall Crossman
Located in Quogue, NY
, and soon became immersed in the Bay Area figurative tradition. She has been producing art in her San
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Beach Series #174
By Marshall Crossman
Located in Quogue, NY
, and soon became immersed in the Bay Area figurative tradition. She has been producing art in her San
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Beach Series #2
By Marshall Crossman
Located in Quogue, NY
became immersed in the Bay Area figurative tradition. She has been producing art in her San Francisco
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Beach Series #150
By Marshall Crossman
Located in Quogue, NY
, and soon became immersed in the Bay Area figurative tradition. She has been producing art in her San
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Beach Series #92
By Marshall Crossman
Located in Quogue, NY
, and soon became immersed in the Bay Area figurative tradition. She has been producing art in her San
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Series #170
By Marshall Crossman
Located in Quogue, NY
autumn of 1977, and soon became immersed in the Bay Area figurative tradition. She has been producing art
Category
Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pacifica 13
By Marshall Crossman
Located in Quogue, NY
autumn of 1977, and soon became immersed in the Bay Area figurative tradition. She has been producing art
Category
Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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Bay Area Figurative For Sale on 1stDibs
On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate bay area figurative for your needs in our varied inventory. In our selection of items, you can find Modern examples as well as a Abstract version. If you’re looking for a bay area figurative from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 20th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. When looking for the right bay area figurative for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of gray, brown, beige and orange. Creating a bay area figurative has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Alysanne McGaffey, Jack Freeman, Patricia Gren Hayes, Jerry Opper and Gloria Dudfield are consistently popular. Artworks like these of any era or style can make for thoughtful decor in any space, but a selection from our variety of those made in paint, paper and oil paint can add an especially memorable touch. A large bay area figurative can prove too dominant for some spaces — a smaller bay area figurative, measuring 11 high and 8 wide, may better suit your needs.
How Much is a Bay Area Figurative?
The price for a bay area figurative in our collection starts at $245 and tops out at $75,000 with the average selling for $1,250.
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