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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

"Drawbridge", Modernist Bay Area California Abstracted Landscape with Boats
By David Fleming
Located in Soquel, CA
"Drawbridge", an expressive contemporary abstracted landscape painting by David Fleming (American
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Curves and Angles - Large Scale Bay Area - Abstract Expressionist
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
the City of Oakland Artist Fellowship in Painting. He has been a Bay Area resident since 1988. His
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"He Walks Away" - Large Scale Bay Area - Abstract Expressionist
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
the City of Oakland Artist Fellowship in Painting. He has been a Bay Area resident since 1988. His
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Early 20th Century Bay Area California Landscape with Bridge
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful early 20th century Bay Area landscape attributed to California artist Florence Bugbee
Category

Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

Expressionist Seascape , San Francisco Bay Area Abstraction, Woman Artist, Oil
By Barbara Polach
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Area artist, and painted circa 1965; additionally signed verso. Bay Area painter, Barbara Polach
Category

1960s Abstract Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Figurative -- Summer Coming of Age Scene
By Honora Berg
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Figurative - Summer Scene by Honora Berg Compelling
Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pastel

Standing Nude , Figural, Iranian, Teheran, San Francisco Bay Area, SFAI
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
, she made San Francisco her home, becoming an active member of the Bay Area art scene as artist
Category

1990s Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil, Watercolor, Graphite

1980s Abstracted Bay Area Landscape -- Oakland to Tamalpais Views
By Erle Loran
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous colors in this abstract of the sunrise on the bay by Erle Loran (American, 1905-1999), a
Category

1980s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Large Scale Bay Area Figurative Inspired -- The Young Trumpet Player
Located in Soquel, CA
Movement inspired painting of a young trumpet player, circa 1990. Unsigned. Unframed. The Bay Area
Category

1990s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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

Oil, Canvas

Geometric Abstract I , Bay Area Abstraction, San Francisco Art Institute
By Renee Harwin
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
1973. Harwin exhibited widely and with success in the California Bay Area, including at the University
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, 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

Monochrome Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Paper
By Honora Berg
Located in Soquel, CA
Monochrome Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Paper San Francisco Bay area
Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Composition in Oil Pastel on Cardboard
By Honora Berg
Located in Soquel, CA
Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Composition in Oil Pastel on Cardboard San Francisco Bay area
Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel, Cardboard

"The Model That Not My Wife" Vintage Bay Area Figurative
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful Bay Area Figurative nude of woman with baskets and hat reclining on bed. By an anonymous
Category

1990s Post-Modern Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Still Life , Bay Area Abstraction, Metropolitan Museum, SFMOMA, LACMA, Abstract
By Douglas Mcclellan
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
of California Santa Cruz, Douglas McClellan was an active figure in Bay Area abstraction. Over the
Category

1970s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic Polymer, Oil, Board

Abstract , Santa Cruz, UCSC, LACMA, Bay Area Abstraction, Large Oil
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
painting under Peter Loftus and Noah Buchanan, receiving my BA degrees in Studio Art and Art History in
Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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

San Francisco Trolley Car Bay Area, California Expressionist, Stanford, Carmel
By Robert Canete
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Canete' for Robert Canete (American, born 1948) and painted circa 2000. This Carmel artist studied with Vincent Rascon in the 1960's and later with Dwight Mille...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel, Oil

Fishing Boats , Sausalito, North Beach, San Francisco Bay Area Expressionist
By Pascal Cucaro, 1915-2003
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, "Cucaro" for Pascal Cucaro (American, 1915-2003). An icon of the Beat years in San Francisco's North Beach, Pascal Cucaro was the winner of numerous medals and a...
Category

1950s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Aqua Sky , Gump s, San Francisco Bay Area Abstraction, Blue, Clouds
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed upper left, 'Michael Bradley' for Michael Thorn Bradley (American, 1944-2015) and dated 1986. Previously with: Gump's Gallery, San Francisco (from label verso). We are please...
Category

1980s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Alpine Landscape , Bay Area Abstraction, Mid-Century Woman Modernist, CCAC
By Marjorie Cathcart
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Cathcart' for Marjorie Cathcart (American, 1918-2014) and painted circa 1965. Additionally signed, verso, and titled, 'Alpine Landscape'. Marjorie Cathcart firs...
Category

1960s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Abstract, Ebony Rust , San Francisco Bay Area Abstraction, Large Oil
By Eral Leek
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, "Eral" for Eral Leek (American, 20th century) and dated 1962. A substantial, mid-century oil abstract comprising bold, overlapping rectangular compositional elem...
Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Chinese Dim Sum Feast in the San Francisco Bay Area
Located in San Francisco, CA
,” depicts diners being served in a Chinese restaurant, an example of his oeuvre of the Bay Area and a
Category

1970s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Masonite

Picchetti Ranch Hilltop Oak Tree Trail, Bay Area California Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
oak trees, with a dense green tree line at the top, by an unknown Bay Area artist (American, 20th-21st
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Morning Sun , San Francisco Bay Area Modernist Harbor Scene, Seascape, Seafood
By Jack Wilson
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
painter of the Northern California coast, Wilson sold his work throughout the San Francisco Bay Area where
Category

1960s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Canyon River , San Francisco Bay Area Abstraction, Mid-Century, Maxwell Gallery
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
moved to San Francisco in 1960, where he became a notable exponent of Bay Area abstract expressionism
Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Oakland Estuary , Bay Area Woman Artist, SFMOMA, Winnipeg Museum of Art
By Patricia Gren Hayes
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
. Bay Area Figurative / Bay Area Feminist Art Movement artist, Patricia Gren-Hayes, studied at Winnipeg
Category

1970s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

City Lights San Francisco Beat Generation, Woman Artist, Bay Area Abstraction
By Joan Savo
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'City Lights' by Joan Savo, 1960. San Francisco Beat Generation, Woman Artist, Bay Area Abstraction
Category

1960s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Organic Abstract , Large oil by San Francisco artist, Bay Area Abstraction
By Frealon Norden Bibbins
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'Organic Abstract' by Frealon Norden Bibbins, 1976. Large oil by San Francisco artist, Bay Area
Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Abstract , New York Art Students League, Boulder, Bay Area Woman Artist
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Art Student's League before moving to the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1960s to begin her career as a
Category

1960s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Plaster, Oil, Acrylic

Iglesia San Antonio , Bay Area Abstraction, Mendocino Art Center, San Diego
By Pieter Smoor
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'Iglesia San Antonio' by Pieter Smoor, 1966. Bay Area Abstraction, Mendocino Art Center, San Diego
Category

1960s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Oil on Illustration Board Honora Berg Berkeley
By Honora Berg
Located in Soquel, CA
San Francisco Bay area abstract expressionist painting by Honora Berg (American, 1897-1985). A
Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Illustration Board

Geometric II , Bay Area Abstraction, San Francisco Art Institute, Woman Artist
By Renee Harwin
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
1973. Harwin has exhibited with success in the California Bay Area, including at University of
Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Mid Century Bay Area Figurative Landscape, Woman on the Shore
By Genevieve Rogers
Located in Soquel, CA
resided in Pacific Grove, California where she was active as an artist, painting mostly landscapes and
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Laid Paper

Golden Gate, San Francisco , Bay Area Woman Modernist, Crocker Art Museum
By Muriel Backman
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
verso "The Cool Gray City". An elegant mid-century view of the San Francisco skyline and the bay with
Category

1950s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Handmade Paper

Portrait of Man San Francisco Bay Area Figurative Movement Peter Witwer
By Peter Witwer
Located in Soquel, CA
painting took place in 1957. The 1957 show, entitled “Contemporary Bay Area Figurative Painting” also
Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Biomorphic Abstract , Bay Area, Rhode Island School of Design, Butler Institute
By Donald Roberts
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'Biomorphic Abstract, Cobalt Red' by Donald Roberts, 2012. Bay Area Oil, Rhode Island School
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

San Francisco Bay Area Seascape with Ships in Oil on Cardboard
By Honora Berg
Located in Soquel, CA
San Francisco Bay Area Seascape with Ships in Oil on Cardboard Seascape with large ships by Honora
Category

1950s American Impressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Cardboard, Oil

Large Bay Area Abstract , Smithsonian, San Francisco, CCAC, SFAI, MoMA, Milan
By Bruce Lauritzen
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'Large Bay Area Abstract' by Bruce Lauritzen, 1970. Smithsonian, California College of Arts and
Category

1970s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Acrylic

Organic Abstract , 1950 s Woman Artist, San Francisco Bay Area Abstraction
By Dora Masters
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Painted by Dora Masters (American, 1913-2003) and painted circa 1960. Stamped verso with certification of authenticity. Dora Masters exhibited widely and with success throughout th...
Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Red Cylinder , Very Large San Francisco Bay Area Constructivist Abstract, Lego
By Dee Brown
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
American School, Constructivist abstract painting comprising geometric and architectural elements composed
Category

1990s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, House Paint, Permanent Marker

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
Category

1960s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Abstract, Coral and Saffron , Bay Area Oil Abstraction, Triton Museum, Brooklyn
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
devote herself full-time to pursuing her art work in various media, including painting and sculpture
Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Abstract, Coral and Jade , San Francisco Bay Area Abstraction, Large Oil
By Frealon Norden Bibbins
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
the Woodwind Quartet. In his paintings, he used music as inspiration for his forms of abstraction
Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Sabrina s Wedding Bay Area Abstract, Esalen, California, Santa Cruz Art League
By Anthony McNaught
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A lyrical, cabinet-size abstract comprising complex striated and overlapping pastel elements of aqua, chartreuse, saffron and jade applied with alla prima brushwork. Signed lower ri...
Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Old Carmel Village , Woman Artist, San Francisco Art Association, Bay Area
By Dora Masters
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Painted by Dora Masters (American, 1913-2003) circa 1960. Stamped verso with certification of authenticity. Acquired from the artist's son. Dora Masters exhibited widely and with su...
Category

1960s Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Laid Paper

Annunciation , Woman Artist, SF Bay Area, UCB, UCSF, St. Petersburg, Russia
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A substantial and dynamic, modernist expression of the iconographic subject. Signed lower right, 'Hazard' for Barbara Hazard (American, 1931-2019); additionally signed, verso, titled...
Category

1990s Other Art Style Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Bay Area Abstract Expressionist -- Oak Woodlands of Golden Gate Park
By Honora Berg
Located in Soquel, CA
Bay Area Abstract Expressionist -- Oak Woodlands of San Francisco Golden Gate Park This mid
Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Archival Paper, Oil Crayon, Watercolor

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

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

Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

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

Canvas, Oil

Abstract in Saffron and Rose , San Francisco, Bay Area Abstraction, SOMA, SFSFA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'Abstract in Saffron and Rose', San Francisco, Bay Area Abstraction, SOMA, SFSFA ----- Signed
Category

1970s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Abstract Expressionist Bay Area Fauvist Oil on Paper Honora Berg Berkeley 1959
By Honora Berg
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract Expressionist Bay Area Fauvist Oil on Paper Honora Berg Berkeley 1959 San Francisco Bay
Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Archival Paper

Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Fauvist Oil on Paper Honora Berg Berkeley 1959
By Honora Berg
Located in Soquel, CA
Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Fauvist Oil on Paper Honora Berg Berkeley 1959 San Francisco Bay
Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Archival Paper

"Pink Triangle" "Pink Triangle" 1950s Bay Area Figurative Movement Female Artist
Located in Arp, TX
. Crack in stretcher bar. Small areas of paint loss, craquelure, 1/2"tear in canvas. Frann Spencer
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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