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Portrait of Joan Brown Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Seated Nude Oil on Canvas
By Honora Berg
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of Joan Brown Bay Area Expressionist Seated Nude in Oil on Canvas Heavy impasto painting
Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Rosemary" with Feather Boa - Bay Area Figurative Movement Study Oil on Canvas
By Patricia Gren Hayes
Located in Soquel, CA
"Rosemary" with Feather Boa - Bay Area Figurative Movement Study Oil on Canvas A dark-haired woman
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Woman at the Lake, Mid Century Bay Area Nude Figure Study
By Genevieve Rogers
Located in Soquel, CA
. She resided in Pacific Grove, California where she was active as an artist, painting mostly landscapes
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Laid Paper

1960s Gloria Dudfield Bay Area Figurative Orange, Yellow Gray Pastel and Paint
By Gloria Dudfield
Located in Arp, TX
portfolio of her work in the San Francisco Bay Area. Gloria had a Master of Arts degree from the Art
Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pastel, Encaustic, Gouache

Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Standing Nude from Behind in Oil on Cardboard
By Honora Berg
Located in Soquel, CA
Bay Area Expressionist Standing Nude from Behind in Oil on Cardboard Standing nude woman from
Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Illustration Board

Abstract in Orchid and Jade , San Francisco Art Institute, Large Bay Area Oil
By Kevin Keaney
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'Abstract in Orchid and Jade' by Kevin Keaney. San Francisco Art Institute, Large Bay Area Oil
Category

1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Chalk, House Paint, Acrylic, Board, Laid Paper

Wharf with Dock Workers , American School, Oakland, San Francisco Bay Area Oil
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
. American school, unsigned and painted circa 1920. A very strong painting with delicate brushwork and
Category

1910s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

High Tide , Santa Cruz Art League, Exhibited Seascape, San Francisco Bay Area
By Ray Radliff
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Radliff lived most of his life in San Francisco, maintaining his painting throughout a career in the auto
Category

1960s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Under the Full Moon , North Beach, San Francisco Bay Area, Camel, Romance
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
year at sea, he worked as a writer in San Francisco's North Beach and began his painting career
Category

1990s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Laid Paper

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

Forms in Charcoal and Jade , San Francisco Bay Area Abstraction, SFMFA, CWS
By Robert George Gilberg
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
, though only partially, Thiebaud said: "Good paintings insist on a curious magic... of turning the simple
Category

1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Encaustic, Gouache, Laid Paper

Mannequins in a Store Window , Bay Area Figurative, Student of Wayne Thiebaud
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
studied with Larry Wheldon and Darrell Forney (1971-1974). From 1975-1977, he studied Advanced Painting
Category

2010s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

View of San Francisco with Coit Tower , Bay Area, California, Pointillist Oil
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A substantial mid-century, pointillist oil cityscape showing a view of San Francisco with Coit Tower overlooking the neighborhood of Telegraph Hill looking towards rolling hills bene...
Category

1950s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Words to the Wise , African American Memento Mori, Skeletons, Bay Area, Black
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed on palette, lower right, 'John Diallo Jones' (American, 20th century) and dated 1992. A dramatic figural oil showing the artist flanked by two whispering skeletons, one of wh...
Category

1970s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Pacific Sunset , Oil Seascape, San Francisco Bay Area, Santa Cruz Art League
By Ray Radliff
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Painted circa 1965 by Ray Radliff (American, 1900-1974) and accompanied by certificate of authenticity. Framed dimensions: 30.5 x 40.5 inches. This California artist exhibited wide...
Category

1960s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Going to Bolinas - Realism oil on canvas painting - California Coast still life
By Willard Dixon
Located in Burlingame, CA
of Landscape Art in the Bay Area / De Young Museum, S.F., CA Contemporary Still Life Painting/ David
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large Scale Bay Area Modern Geometric Abstract Landscape with White, Blue, Red
By Erle Loran
Located in Soquel, CA
Large Scale Bay Area Modern Geometric Abstract Landscape with White, Blue, Red Dramatic large
Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Mid Century Lake Anza Berkeley Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Landscape W/C
By Howard Margolis
Located in Soquel, CA
Brilliantly colorful mid century expressive abstracted landscape of Lake Anza in Berkeley by Bay
Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

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

Migrants
By Willard Dixon
Located in Burlingame, CA
York City, NY New Bay Area Painting/ Contemporary Realist Gallery, S.F., CA A Room with a View/ The
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ship Breaking
By Willard Dixon
Located in Burlingame, CA
York City, NY New Bay Area Painting/ Contemporary Realist Gallery, S.F., CA A Room with a View/ The
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Home (Syria)
By Willard Dixon
Located in Burlingame, CA
York City, NY New Bay Area Painting/ Contemporary Realist Gallery, S.F., CA A Room with a View/ The
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Aleppo
By Willard Dixon
Located in Burlingame, CA
York City, NY New Bay Area Painting/ Contemporary Realist Gallery, S.F., CA A Room with a View/ The
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Forms in Blue Gray , Bay Area Abstraction, San Francisco Museum of Fine Arts
By Robert George Gilberg
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
partially, Thiebaud said: "Good paintings insist on a curious magic... of turning the simple into the grand
Category

1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

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

TEAM No. 1 II / two 30 x 30 inch paintings - children beach play (diptych)
By Willard Dixon
Located in Burlingame, CA
of Landscape Art in the Bay Area / De Young Museum, S.F., CA Contemporary Still Life Painting/ David
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Old Cronies" Original Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Watercolor
By Byron Randall
Located in Soquel, CA
"Old Cronies" Original Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Watercolor Bold portrait piece by Byron
Category

1940s Abstract Expressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Abstract, Indigo and Ivory , Large SF Bay Area Modernist oil, Legion of Honor
By Fenton Kastner
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed verso "F. Kastner" for Fenton Kastner (American, 1915-2008), dated 1955, and titled "Waterfront-IV". Old label verso inscribed with artist's name and title. A dynamic, mid-...
Category

1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sea Bay Oil on Canvas Landscape Framed Ocean Boats Coast Area
Located in Neuss, NW
Hans KAISER Sea Bay. Bright and vivid combination of colors. Oil on canvas from the 1940s, framed
Category

Early 20th Century German Paintings

Materials

Ash

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

Paper, Oil Pastel, Gouache

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

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

Mount Diablo, Mid Century Bay Area Hills Landscape Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful mid-century Bay Area hills landscape watercolor of the distinctive peaks of Mount Diablo
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Dynamic Abstract , California San Francisco Bay Area Modernism, Thiebaud
By Robert George Gilberg
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
paintings insist on a curious magic... of turning the simple into the grand." Although not much given to
Category

1940s Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Pen

Rainbow Abstract , San Francisco Bay Area, Abstract Expressionist Watercolor
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Hourian Hamid' (Iranian-American, 20th century) and dated 1985. A large, flowing abstract by the brother of the artist, Mohammed Hourian.
Category

1980s Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

The Track no. 6
By Willard Dixon
Located in Burlingame, CA
of Landscape Art in the Bay Area / De Young Museum, S.F., CA Contemporary Still Life Painting/ David
Category

1980s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Reclining Nude , Bay Area Figurative School, CSFA, San Francisco, California
By Elmer Nelson Bischoff
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'Reclining Nude' by Elmer Bischoff, 1964. Bay Area Figurative School, California School of Fine Art
Category

1960s Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Pen

Dog Park , California, University of California, San Francisco Bay Area
By Ted Fontaine
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.
Category

2010s Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Wax Crayon, Laid Paper

Woodland Stream in Spring , San Francisco Bay Area, Monterey, California
By James March Phillips
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
watercolor landscapes of the Monterey Peninsula, with his paintings of Pebble Beach Golf Links and Cypress
Category

1960s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

Gold Country, California , San Francisco Bay Area, Hungarian, Foster City
By Michel Kady
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Michel Kady' (Hungarian-American, 1901-1977) and painted circa 1965 A substantial watercolor landscape showing a view of a dirt road in California Gold Country l...
Category

1960s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Board

California Coastal Diptych , Berkeley, Bay Area Woman Artist, Smithsonian, CCAC
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, second panel, 'Isabelle Schrock' for Isabelle Schrock Barnett (American, 1903-1995) and painted circa 1975. Additionally signed, verso, on each panel and titled, ...
Category

1970s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Varnish, Watercolor, Gouache, Board, Laid Paper

Snowy Mountain Sunrise , San Francisco Bay Area, San Jose, Washington State
By Harold Booth
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
State University. For many years, he taught art in the California Bay Area and, upon his retirement
Category

1970s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

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

Paper, Oil Pastel, Gouache

"Lounging Nude" 1940 s Charcoal Nude Drawing Bay Area Artist
Located in Arp, TX
John Bowers Lounging Nude 1940s Charcoal on Paper 25"x19", unframed Came from a portfolio from the estate of John Bowers John Henry Bowers September 9, 1921 - January 30, 2017 Joh...
Category

1940s Realist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

"Cubist Nude in Studio" 1940s Charcoal Drawing Bay Area Artist
Located in Arp, TX
John Bowers Cubist Nude in Studio 1940s Charcoal on Paper 19"x 24.75", unframed Signed on left side in charcoal Came from a portfolio from the estate of John Bowers John Henry Bowe...
Category

1940s Cubist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

American modernist landscape drawing by a San Francisco Bay Area artist
By Erle Loran
Located in Colfax, CA
University of California, Berkeley where he influenced many young Bay Area artists.  He also authored a book
Category

1940s American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Banded Landscape
By Willard Dixon
Located in Burlingame, CA
California Landscape Paintings/ College of Marin Art Gallery, Kentfield, CA Bay Area Printmakers/ SF Museum
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Park Here
By Willard Dixon
Located in Burlingame, CA
Bay Area Painting/ Contemporary Realist Gallery, S.F., CA A Room with a View/ The North Point Gallery
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Point Reyes Afternoon
By Willard Dixon
Located in Burlingame, CA
the Bay Area / De Young Museum, S.F., CA Contemporary Still Life Painting/ David Klein Gallery
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Lone Tree by the Gate
By Willard Dixon
Located in Burlingame, CA
the Bay Area / De Young Museum, S.F., CA Contemporary Still Life Painting/ David Klein Gallery
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Up the Hill
By Willard Dixon
Located in Burlingame, CA
Bay Area Painting/ Contemporary Realist Gallery, S.F., CA A Room with a View/ The North Point Gallery
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Big Sky: Utah
By Willard Dixon
Located in Burlingame, CA
of Landscape Art in the Bay Area / De Young Museum, S.F., CA Contemporary Still Life Painting/ David
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Path to the Sea
By Willard Dixon
Located in Burlingame, CA
California Landscape Paintings/ College of Marin Art Gallery, Kentfield, CA Bay Area Printmakers/ SF Museum
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Orange Horizon
By Willard Dixon
Located in Burlingame, CA
California Landscape Paintings/ College of Marin Art Gallery, Kentfield, CA Bay Area Printmakers/ SF Museum
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ocean with Crescent Moon
By Willard Dixon
Located in Burlingame, CA
Bay Area Painting/ Contemporary Realist Gallery, S.F., CA A Room with a View/ The North Point Gallery
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Dark Horizon
By Willard Dixon
Located in Burlingame, CA
of Landscape Art in the Bay Area / De Young Museum, S.F., CA Contemporary Still Life Painting/ David
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Woman in Red , California Modernist, San Francisco Bay Area Modernism, Thiebaud
By Robert George Gilberg
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'Woman in Red' by Robert George Gilberg. California Modernist, San Francisco Bay Area Modernism
Category

1950s Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel

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