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Big Sur Sunset
By Don Langford
Located in Soquel, CA
Oil painting titled "Sunset Sea" by Laguna Beach artist Don Langford (American, 20th Century). Langford, a member of the California Art Club, a full time professional artist, represe...
Category

1980s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Big Sur Coastline Seascape by MC California Plein air
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous impressionistic oil painting of the California Big Sur Coast by M.C. (American, 20th
Category

1990s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Misty Vista at Big Sur - Landscape Kenneth Lucas
By Kenneth Lucas
Located in Soquel, CA
Majestic and misty landscape of Big Sur. California by Ken Lucas (American, 20th Century). This
Category

1990s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Grass Against Sea, Big Sur
By Edward Weston
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Grass Against Sea, Big Sur Silver gelatin print, 1937, printed by Cole Weston in the 9170's Signed
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Early 20th Century Big Sur Seascape
Located in Soquel, CA
Early 20th Century substantial period seascape of California's Big Sur surf scene in the style of
Category

1930s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Cardboard, Oil

"Sticky Monkey Flower, Big Sur" - Mid Century Botanical Illustration
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful mid-century ink brush botanical illustration titled "Sticky Monkey Flower, Big Sur" by
Category

1940s American Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Road to Big Sur by Robert Crawford
By John Crawford
Located in Soquel, CA
A colorful and powerful plein air landscape of the road to Big Sur at Rocky Point, by California
Category

20th Century Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Hurricane Point, Big Sur - Impasto and Pallett Knife Oil on Canvas
By Kathleen Murray
Located in Soquel, CA
Hurricane Point, Big Sur - Oil on Canvas Seascape oil painting depicting Hurricane Point, Big Sur
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Stairs, Lighthouse, Big Sur
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed, dated, titled and editioned by the artist on the back of the print. Stamped with title, date and edition on the back of the mount. Editions of 53. Prices range from $700 to ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

Highway One, Big Sur
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed on the front of the mount in ink. Original gelatin silver print by Henry Gilpin. Mounted and framed.
Category

20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Hidden Cove, Big Sur
By Kathleen Murray
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Murray' for Kathleen Murray (American, born 1958) and painted 2013. Provenance: Private Collection Born in Los Angeles, this listed California artist spent three...
Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Illustration Board

Big Sur Cove - Landscape
By Kenneth Lucas
Located in Soquel, CA
Expansive landscape by Ken Lucas (American, 20th Century). Numbered and signed "67 K Lucas" in the lower right corner. "Ken Lucas" is written on verso, number and date ("#67, Sept '9...
Category

1990s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled (Big Sur Coastline)
By Lane Coder
Located in New York, NY
Signed and numbered, verso Archival pigment print (Edition of 25) 11 x 14 inches A portion of the proceeds will done to benefit COVID-19 relief efforts. This artwork is offered by ...
Category

2010s Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Bubbles, Big Sur 1970
By William Giles
Located in Soquel, CA
"Bubbles" by William Giles (American, 20th Century). Presented in a metal frame. Signed "William Giles" lower right and titled "Bubbles" lower left. Image size, 18"H x 14"W. William...
Category

1970s Abstract Expressionist Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Big Sur Cliffs, Brilliant Blue Pacific Ocean - Contemporary CA Coastal Seascape
By Kathleen Murray
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous contemporary California seascape of the epic coastline in Big Sur, California, with the
Category

2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Poppies in Big Sur, 24x30 oil on canvas
By Lynn Gertenbach
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Poppies in Big Sur, 24"x30", with framed size 31"x37", oil on canvas . Signed: Lower right About
Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Big Sur / oil on canvas
By Willard Dixon
Located in Burlingame, CA
View of Big Sur, where the mountains meet the sea, by one of the finest American contemporary
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Big Sur California Coast Seascape
By Hartzell Harrison Ray
Located in Soquel, CA
and, as I was returning along El Camino, I saw a fellow in the window of a big empty building painting
Category

1970s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Big Sur California Seascape Original Mid-Century Oil on Linen
Located in Soquel, CA
Big Sur California Seascape Original Mid-Century Oil on Linen Exceptional Seascape ainting in Oil
Category

1950s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton in Big Sur for Movie Sandpiper
Located in Soquel, CA
with Big Sur as backdrop for the movie. movie posters were created using this likeness. This is their
Category

1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Flowers at Garrapata Beach Big Sur
By John Crawford
Located in Soquel, CA
gets close, the brushstrokes become bigger and bolder, indicating a variety of plants and a small body
Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Interweave, Big Sur California Nude Breast
Located in Carmel, CA
Hand printed silver gelatin photograph by the artist. From film photography. Available in other sizes. Archival.
Category

2010s Realist Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Crashing Waves Big Sur California Seascape
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful landscape painting of the coastal California shore with a wave crashing up against a rock by an unknown artist. Circa 1950. Unframed. Image, 16"H x 20"W.
Category

1950s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Claire Mahl Moore, Big Sur, California
Located in New York, NY
Claire Mahl Moore (who also used the names Clara and Millman) was a native New Yorker who studied at the Art Students League, made prints on the NYC WPA, and participated in The Siq...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vintage Big Sur Cypress Burl Slab Table
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Thick burl slab table with hairpin legs, circa 1960s. This table has an interesting shape and features unusual orange resin "pools" which have mirrored bottoms, creating a dramatic j...
Category

Vintage 1960s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Peter Doig, Big Sur, etching, signed, 2000
By Peter Doig
Located in London, GB
Colour etching, 2000-2001, on paper, signed and numbered from the edition of 46, from the 100 Years Ago series, published by Other Criteria, London, 114 x 160.5cm.
Category

Early 2000s Photorealist Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

Amoreux Kabuki Cat , Paris, Big Sur, Tropic of Cancer Capricorn, Brooklyn Lit
By Henry Miller
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
and living in his rustic cabin on Partington Ridge in California's Big Sur. This seminal American
Category

1940s Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Laid Paper, Gouache, Postcard

Big Sur Coastal Cliffs - California Plein Aire Landscape in Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Big Sur Coastal Cliffs - California Plein Aire Landscape in Acrylic on Canvas Dramatic Pacific
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Big Sur Rock Fall Abstract - A.E. Strickland
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant watercolor abstract in the style of John Marin by Mrs. A.E. Strickland (American, 20th Century). She exhibited in the 37th annual Statewide Art Exhibition of Santa Cruz Count...
Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

California Seascape, Big Sur Coast , Monterey Woman Artist
By Kathleen Murray
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Murray' for Kathleen Murray (American, born 1958) and painted circa 2010. Born in Los Angeles, this listed California artist spent three years studying art in Sw...
Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Illustration Board

"Rocky Point, Big Sur" California Plein Air Oil Painting by Jacobus Baas
By Jacobus Baas
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
, this plein air painting "Rocky Point, Big Sur," exhibits the subtle touch and beautiful light that the
Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Impasto Big Sur Sea Cave and Breaking Waves Seascape
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful seascape of breaking wave at mouth of sea cave. Palette knife work gives impasto finish adding depth and texture. Unsigned. Condition: Very good. Unframed. Image size: 12"H...
Category

1960s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board

Golden Sunset Over Turquoise Waves - 1970s Big Sur California Seascape
By Alexander Dzigurski
Located in Soquel, CA
A colorful, dynamic seascape featuring a dramatic sunset of oranges, pinks, and purples reflecting over gorgeous turquoise waves by Yugoslavian/American artist Alexander Dzigurski (1...
Category

1970s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Breaking Waves, Monterey , California Expressionist Oil Seascape, Big Sur Coast
By Robert Canete
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed upper right, 'Canete' for Robert Canete (American, born 1948) and painted circa 2000. A vibrant Expressionist-style marine painting showing a view of a breaking wave against ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

Helmut Newton Style Topless Woman by Shaving Stand Big Sur
Located in Carmel, CA
Hand printed photograph by artist. Taken with 2x2 Rolleiflex on film.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Mist Over the Big Sur Coast - Landscape Dreams are made...
By Kenneth Lucas
Located in Soquel, CA
Expansive landscape by Ken Lucas (American, 20th Century). This piece was acquired from the Lucas estate, "Ken Lucas" on verso. No frame. Ken Lucas was a school teacher and amateur ...
Category

1990s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Big Sur , California College of College of Fine Arts, Mills College, Carmel
By Stanley Huber Wood
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Stanley Wood' for Stanley Huber Wood (American, 1894-1949) and dated 1927; additionally titled, lower left, 'Yarapotas Hills' and dated '2/27'. Painter and prin...
Category

1920s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Laid Paper

Point Sur
By Stephen McMillan
Located in Palm Springs, CA
. Featuring one of the prominent features along the Big Sur Coast - Point Sur. Born in Berkeley, California
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Ostsee 1
By Markus Burke
Located in New York, NY
arrange with themselves and the places they're using. the series "Big Sur" are part of my work USA. In
Materials

Photographic Paper

Emile Norman, 1918-2009, “Owls” Signed Numbered Art Print
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
Scarce print by Big Sur artist, Emile Norman. Frame in last photo included. Sight: 10.5” x 7.5
Category

Mid-20th Century Prints

Materials

Paint, Paper

Seascape at Rocky Cove
By Kathleen Murray
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant miniature Big Sur seascape by Kathleen Murray (American, b. 1958). Signed "MURRAY" in the
Category

2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

Exposition of Dynamic Symmetry, 1943
By Edward Weston
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
, unique, vintage piece taken at artist’s Jean Kellogg house in Big Sur. From top: ARTIST (home), Jean
Category

20th Century Figurative Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Gold Fog, Abstract Oil Painting
By Heidi Hybl
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist CommentsLooking across the Pacific Ocean from her porch in the hills of the Big Sur
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Fog Rhythm, Abstract Oil Painting
By Heidi Hybl
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist CommentsInspired by the rolling coastal fog from her view along the Big Sur Coast
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Red Roses and a Lemon , California, Post-Impressionist, Esalen Institute
By Anthony McNaught
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Abstract Expressionist studied at Big Sur's Esalen Institute with Erin Gafill and Tom Birmingham and, later
Category

2010s Expressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Large Modern Abstract Painting 1960 s
By Roland Hall
Located in San Francisco, CA
documentation with this painting, and this piece hung at the "lodge" at Esalen Institute in Big Sur
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Red Purple Sun, Small Impasto Abstract
By Heidi Hybl
Located in Soquel, CA
A fun and lively small-scale impasto oil painting of an abstract sun by contemporary Big Sur
Category

1990s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

Evening Glow, Abstract Oil Painting
By Heidi Hybl
Located in San Francisco, CA
continuation of her Color and Light series, drawing reference from the Big Sur coast in California.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Sunflower #1"
By Kathleen Murray
Located in Soquel, CA
well known for her deeply saturated and textured oil seascapes and landscapes of Carmel, Big Sur, and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

Three Large Cliffs in the Sea, Miniature Contemporary Coastal Seascape
By Kathleen Murray
Located in Soquel, CA
landscapes of Carmel, Big Sur, and surrounding Coastal areas.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

Miniature Purple Vertical Seascape
By Kathleen Murray
Located in Soquel, CA
landscapes of Carmel, Big Sur, and surrounding Coastal areas.
Category

2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

Monterey Cypress on the Rocks - Miniature Seascape
By Kathleen Murray
Located in Soquel, CA
oil seascapes and landscapes of Carmel, Big Sur, and surrounding Coastal areas.
Category

2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

"Invisible Surf", Large-Scale Impasto Abstract Dreamscape by Duane Bousfield
By Duane Bousfield
Located in Soquel, CA
, NY Esalen Institute, Big Sur, CA Apple Computer, Cupertino, CA Artist in Residence: May1994 Esalen
Category

1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pacific Cove
By Stephen McMillan
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A view north from Big Sur. This image of the mountains and coast of California are very
Category

2010s Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

Lavender Fields in California Landscape
By Kathleen Murray
Located in Soquel, CA
saturated and textured oil seascapes and landscapes of Carmel, Big Sur, and surrounding Coastal areas.
Category

2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

Miniature Seascape #66 "Between a Rock..."
By Kathleen Murray
Located in Soquel, CA
well known for her deeply saturated and textured oil seascapes and landscapes of Carmel, Big Sur, and
Category

2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

Monterey Coastal Wetlands Landscape
By Kathleen Murray
Located in Soquel, CA
seascapes and landscapes of Carmel, Big Sur, and surrounding Coastal areas.
Category

2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

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Find the exact big sur you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. In our selection of items, you can find Impressionist examples as well as a Abstract version. You’re likely to find the perfect big sur among the distinctive items we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 20th Century as well as those made as recently as the 21st Century. On 1stDibs, the right big sur is waiting for you and the choices span a range of colors that includes gray, brown, black and beige. There have been many interesting big sur examples over the years, but those made by Kathleen Murray, Kenneth Lucas, Cara Weston, Les Anderson and Chip Hooper are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. 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, oil paint and fabric can add an especially memorable touch.

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