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Red Rock
Located in San Francisco, CA
Dorothy settled in Big Sur and became a part of the thriving art scene in the late 1950's and '60's. In
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Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Screen

Red Rock #4
Located in San Francisco, CA
Dorothy settled in Big Sur and became a part of the thriving art scene in the late 1950's and '60's. In
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Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Screen

Red Boats #2
Located in San Francisco, CA
in Big Sur and became a part of the thriving art scene in the late 1950's and '60's. In 1960 Howard
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Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Screen

SIerra Country #2
Located in San Francisco, CA
in Big Sur and became a part of the thriving art scene in the late 1950's and '60's. In 1960 Howard
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Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Screen

Ship Y Reef
Located in San Francisco, CA
in Big Sur and became a part of the thriving art scene in the late 1950's and '60's. In 1960 Howard
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Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Screen

"Canyon Wall #2" Large color serigraph
Located in San Francisco, CA
Art Institute and San Francisco Art Institute. Howard and Dorothy settled in Big Sur and became a
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Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Screen

"Beaver-Downed Cottonwood", Black White Landscape
By Jeff Nixon
Located in Soquel, CA
photographs of Yosemite, Big Sur, the Monterey area, Death Valley, and a multitude of other locations
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1980s Realist Black and White Photography

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Paper, Silver Gelatin

Burmese Water Pageant , California Post-Impressionist, PAFA, AIC, Carmel
By William Clothier Watts
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
. He also worked extensively in the Carmel and Big Sur areas, Arizona, New Mexico and other Southwest
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1930s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Loet Vanderveen Bronze Sculpture of a Gazelle Signed Numbered Limited Ed.
By Loet Vanderveen
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
patinas to bronze animal forms. Living in a remote area in Big Sur California where there was an abundance
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Loet Vanderveen Penguin Bronze Sculpture Signed Numbered
By Loet Vanderveen
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
remote area in Big Sur California where there was an abundance of wildlife, coupled with his love for
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Late 20th Century American Modern Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

"Yosemite" - Black White Landscape Photograph AP
By Jeff Nixon
Located in Soquel, CA
white photographs of Yosemite, Big Sur, the Monterey area, Death Valley, and a multitude of other
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1980s Realist Black and White Photography

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Paper, Silver Gelatin

Summer Seas, Mid-Century Asilomar California Seascape 1943
By William Clothier Watts
Located in Soquel, CA
(Norway), Asia (China, India, Burma) and other exotic places. He did extensive work in the Carmel and Big
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1940s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Linen

Don Quixote de La Mancha: Signed Limited Edition Woodcut Portrait by De Groat
Located in Alamo, CA
, and Otis Art Institute of Los Angeles County. From 1964, he maintained a studio in Big Sur. In 1976 he
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Late 20th Century American Modern Portrait Prints

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Woodcut

Ohlone Mother and Child Walking Through the Santa Cruz Redwoods - Landscape 1930
Located in Soquel, CA
stretching from San Francisco south to Big Sur and extending roughly 50 miles inland. They had already been
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Linen

Mid-Century Expressionist Portrait of Kenneth Lucas by Richard Lofton, 1962
By Richard Lofton
Located in Soquel, CA
also a painter, known primarily for his Big Sur landscapes. Signed and dated "RICHARD LOFTON 1962" in
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1960s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Portrait of a Gentleman
By William Clothier Watts
Located in Soquel, CA
other exotic places. He did extensive work in the Carmel and Big Sur areas, Arizona, New Mexico and
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1950s Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Laid Paper

"Yeow! Point, Death Valley" - Abstracted Black White Landscape Photograph
By Jeff Nixon
Located in Soquel, CA
Yosemite, Big Sur, the Monterey area, Death Valley, and a multitude of other locations, wherever his 4x5
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1980s American Impressionist Black and White Photography

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Paper, Silver Gelatin

Beau Simmons - Last Days Of Summer-B&W Version, Photography 2025, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
that led all the way up to Big Sur and Carmel. Over the past few years of reflecting on these trips
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Beau Simmons - Last Days Of Summer, Photography 2025, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
that led all the way up to Big Sur and Carmel. Over the past few years of reflecting on these trips
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2010s Contemporary Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Early 20th Century Peking Bell Tower
By William Clothier Watts
Located in Soquel, CA
, Burma) and other exotic places. He did extensive work in the Carmel and Big Sur areas, Arizona, New
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1920s American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Abstract Landscape , California WPA, Corcoran, Whitney, AIC, GGIE, SFAA, LACMA
By Ellwood Graham
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
, Sheridan Books 2002, Vol. 1, page 448; Art & Artists: Carmel – Monterey – Pacific Grove – Big Sur – Carmel
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1980s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Berg en Dal – 25-10-23, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
By Corne Akkers
Located in Yardley, PA
enough to spend some time on. Besides that, I don’t need extented forest like the Big Sur, California
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2010s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Mid Century Modern Kipp Stewart for Drexel Declaration Credenza
By Drexel, Kipp Stewart
Located in Wheat Ridge, CO
designed the Ventana Big Sur, a luxury resort near Montecito for which he oversaw architecture, planning
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

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Walnut

Acerbis Free System Sofa by Claudio Salocchi UTOPIA
By Claudio Salocchi, Acerbis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Canvas “Untitiled”: (No Trace - 2009 -2010 ) is an work by John Colao inspired and created during the Big
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Sofas

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Upholstery

cc-tapis The Lions at Night Rug by Rooms Studio UTOPIA - IN STOCK
By Rooms Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
- 2009 -2010 ) is a work by John Colao inspired and created during the Big Sur basin fire in 2009. Hand
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21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Western European Rugs

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Cotton

Cityscape (Untitled)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, where he began to seriously explore assemblage and collage. Varda lived in Big Sur and Monterey before
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1950s American Modern Mixed Media

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Paper, Oil, Photographic Paper, Board, Magazine Paper

Acerbis Armchair DuePiù in White by Nanda Vigo UTOPIA
By Acerbis, Nanda Vigo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
) is an work by John Colao inspired and created during the Big Sur basin fire in 2009. Featuring
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Lounge Chairs

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Fur

Boats repairs, Monterey Dock
Located in San Francisco, CA
Carmel and Big Sur coast in the early days of auto travel. Veda’s artistic growth underwent a great
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Mid-19th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Eucalyptus Trees, Sunset Coastal Landscape Watercolor by Kipp Stewart
Located in Soquel, CA
Ventana Big Sur, a luxury resort near Montecito for which he oversaw architecture, planning, furniture and
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Late 20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Pêcheurs Sur Les Rochers 1930s Framed Provencal Côte d Azur Oil Painting
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Gustave Vidal. French ( b.1895 - d.1966 ). Pêcheurs Sur Les Rochers. Bord De Mer En Côte d'Azur
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1930s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

"Desert Rose" - Still Life on a Retaining Wall with Landscape in the Background
Located in Soquel, CA
home state of California. There, in 1972, Stewart designed the Ventana Big Sur, a luxury resort near
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Late 20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Vintage Print Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Jack Kerouac Street Sign Photo
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
, Mexico City Blues, The Subterraneans, Desolation Angels, Visions of Cody, The Sea Is My Brother, and Big
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Large and Vibrant Collage on Board by Jean Varda
By Jean Varda
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Anais Nin. The collage work he began during the seven years he lived in Big Sur was surrealistic
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Wood, Paint, Paper

Pair of Acerbis Storet Dresser in Black Ash with Pink Glossy Lacquered UTOPIA
By Nanda Vigo, Acerbis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
) is an work by John Colao inspired and created during the Big Sur basin fire in 2009. In 1994 Nanda
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21st Century and Contemporary Dressers

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Ash

"Pacific Grove Glory" - Rocky Seascape
Located in Soquel, CA
Air: People's Choice Award 2015: Big Sur Plein Air: People's Choice Award and Two Honorable Mentions
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Early 2000s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Linen, Masonite, Oil

"Moms Pitcher" - Giclee Print on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
: North Tahoe Plein Air: People's Choice Award 2015: Big Sur Plein Air: People's Choice Award and Two
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Early 2000s American Impressionist Still-life Prints

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Canvas, Panel, Giclée

Modernist Mexican Artist "Porters Garden" Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
By Ernesto Linares
Located in Surfside, FL
previously been living with Henry Miller in Big Sur, when she heard about Lin and decided to visit Ajijic
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1940s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

Large Thomas W. Benton 1970 s Attractive Period Prints / Set of 4
By Thomas W. Benton
Located in Chicago, IL
thoughts about Big Sur, his family decided to move to Colorado. In the fall of 1961 the Bentons came back
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Prints

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Paper

"Blue Heart Wife Love" San Francisco Figurative School -Joe Lysowski "Prankster"
Located in Soquel, CA
were coming down the Big Sur coast-line – hippies hitchhiking. They were trying to change their lives
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

1950 s Modernist Watercolor Painting Israeli Bezalel School Bauhaus Style
Located in Surfside, FL
sister, Eve. “There was a group of artists in Big Sur, all of them poor,” according to Bezalel Schatz’s
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1950s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Israeli Mod Arts Crafts Copper Sculpture Bookends Bezalel Schatz Yaad Studio
By Bezalel Schatz
Located in Surfside, FL
lived in Israel, New York, and Northern California where he was part of the Big Sur artists writers
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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Copper

Big Sur
By Kate Holstein
Located in New York, NY
Big Sur coast shot by Kate Holstein Born in Boulder, Colorado. Raised by a father who never left
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

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Digital

Water Monolith, Big Sur, CA
By Iliana Ortega
Located in New York, NY
Water Monolith, Big Sur, CA Represents the creation of our ego using the rock monolith as a
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2010s Post-Modern Landscape Photography

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Archival Pigment

Theia, Nude Landscape Big Sur California
Located in Carmel-by-the-sea, CA
Hand Printed Photograph, Nude, Figure, Woman, Moody, Big Sur
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21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Birch Maple Wall Hanging Big Sur
By Mel Sage
Located in San Diego, CA
. Because of this, each of Mel's pieces has a unique dimensional quality. Big Sur is modeled from
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2010s American Other Decorative Art

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Wood, Birch, Maple

Big Sur Shorebreak
Located in Mount Pleasant, SC
Signed, original
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2010s Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Panel

Big Sur, California
By Arthur J. Hammond
Located in Graton, CA
Coastal Cliffs worn and washed by the power of the Pacific Ocean dominate this piece. Deep blue green waters meet sandstone. We get a hint of the mesas above. A portrait and mari...
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Mid-19th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Big Sur Vista
By JoAnne Unger
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
11" x 14" Framed to 17" x 20"
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2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Big Sur 1
By Markus Burke
Located in New York, NY
This price and size includes the frame. Framing options are: white, black, natural and aluminum.  Please contact the gallery for pricing of unframed prints and to choose your frame. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Photography

Big Sur 2
By Markus Burke
Located in New York, NY
This price and size includes the frame. Framing options are: white, black, natural and aluminum.  Please contact the gallery for pricing of unframed prints and to choose your frame. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Photography

Big Sur 2
By Markus Burke
Located in New York, NY
This price and size includes the frame. Framing options are: white, black, natural and aluminum.  Please contact the gallery for pricing of unframed prints and to choose your frame. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Photography

Big Sur 1
By Markus Burke
Located in New York, NY
This price and size includes the frame. Framing options are: white, black, natural and aluminum.  Please contact the gallery for pricing of unframed prints and to choose your frame. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Photography

Big Sur 2
By Markus Burke
Located in New York, NY
This price and size includes the frame. Framing options are: white, black, natural and aluminum.  Please contact the gallery for pricing of unframed prints and to choose your frame. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photography

Big Sur 1
By Markus Burke
Located in New York, NY
This price and size includes the frame. Framing options are: white, black, natural and aluminum.  Please contact the gallery for pricing of unframed prints and to choose your frame. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Photography

Cloud Waves- Big Sur
Located in Atlanta, GA
Cara Weston is a fine art photographer living and working in the beautiful community of Carmel California. She is the daughter of renowned photographer Cole Weston and actress Helen ...
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Archival Pigment

Old Ranch - Big Sur
By Paul Landacre
Located in Oakland, CA
Wood Engraving on wove paper, full margins. Edition of 35. Signed, titled and numbered 18/35 in pencil. We currently have an extensive collection of Landacre wood engravings. A ...
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1930s American Modern Landscape Prints

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Woodcut

Pacific, Big Sur, California
Located in Atlanta, GA
32 x 41 inch Archival Pigment Print, Edition of 7 44 x 57 inch Archival Pigment Print, Edition of 9 62 x 82 inch Archival Pigment Print, Edition of 5 All sizes signed, titled, dated,...
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