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Listed California Artist Oil on Canvas by Mika Koide Hotei San God of Happines
Located in San Diego, CA
San Diego artist Mika Koide, original oil on canvas depicting Japanese God of Contentment and
Category

20th Century American Hollywood Regency Paintings

Materials

Canvas

H. Wilson Smith California Artist Abstract Painting, circa 1940s-1950s
By H. Wilson Smith
Located in Phoenix, AZ
H. Wilson Smith (1901-1981) California Artist Oil on board in the original frame. Painting measures
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paint

H. Wilson Smith California Artist Geometric Abstract Painting, circa 1940s-1950s
By H. Wilson Smith
Located in Phoenix, AZ
H. Wilson Smith (1901-1981) California Artist Oil on board in the original frame. Painting measures
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paint

Impressionist garden landscape
Located in San Francisco, CA
Carmel, California artist Oil on canvas Impressionist garden landscape 23.5 x 29.5 framed 20 x 26
Category

Late 20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Giselle Shaha Colorful Mid-Century Figurative Abstract 1969
Located in San Francisco, CA
Giselle Shaha Colorful Mid-Century Figurative Abstract 1969 California artist oil on canvas 30
Category

1960s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Nightscape Oil-Paint, Californian Sacramento Artist, Impressionist, Museum
Located in Eltville am Rhein, DE
Edward Richie Butler Sacramento 1855 - 1916 Lüderitz Nightscape, Circa 1907 Oil on canvas
Category

Early 1900s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Landscape Oil Painting California Artist Meyer Straus
Located in Toledo, OH
Mountainous landscape with stream by California artist Meyer Straus 1831- 1905. Straus was bon in
Category

Antique Early 19th Century North American High Victorian Paintings

Materials

Paint

Sommer Landscape Oil-Paint, Californian Sacramento Artist, Impressionist, Museum
Located in Eltville am Rhein, DE
Edward Richie Butler Sacramento 1855 - 1916 Lüderitz Summer Landscape, Circa 1907 Oil on canvas
Category

Early 1900s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Starry Night Oil-Paint, Californian Sacramento Artist, Impressionist, Museum
Located in Eltville am Rhein, DE
Edward Richie Butler Sacramento 1855 - 1916 Lüderitz Starry Night, Circa 1907 Oil on canvas laid
Category

Early 1900s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Woman Picking Flowers, Oil-Paint, Californian Sacramento Artist, Impressionist
Located in Eltville am Rhein, DE
Edward Richie Butler Sacramento 1855 - 1916 Lüderitz Flower Girl Oil on canvas Signed lower left
Category

Early 1900s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Landscape in Provence , Large American Impressionist Oil, California artist
By David Harris
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
lower right, "David Harris". A substantial work by this listed Connecticut and California artist who
Category

1960s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"CALIFORNIA WILDFLOWERS" CALIFORNIA ARTIST FRAMED 15.75 X 18.75
Located in San Antonio, TX
Marc Graigson California Artist Size: 9 x 12 Frame: 15.75 x 18.75 Medium: Oil on Board "California
Category

20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

"CALIFORNIA LANDSCAPE" CALIFORNIA ARTIST FRAMED 23.5 X 27.5
Located in San Antonio, TX
William Ballantine Dorsey (1942-2019) California Artist Image Size: 16 x 20 Frame Size: 23.5 x 27.5
Category

20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Aurora Abstract , Sunnyvale, California Woman artist, Mid-Century Modernist oil
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
and bright, mid-century abstract oil by this French-born California artist. Giselle Shaha lived there
Category

1960s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Original Oil Painting Pickup Crossing Gregory Sumida California Artist Americana
By Gregory Sumida
Located in Surfside, FL
Gregory Sumida (American, b.1948) 'Pick-Up Crossing' Oil paint on masonite board. Hand signed
Category

20th Century American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Autumn River , Large Oil, San Diego, California Artist, Chouinard Art Institute
By Edmond Woods
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Artist's Guild, Riverside Art Association, National City Art Association, and the Desert Art Center in Palm
Category

1970s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Blue Pierrot , Large Figural Oil, California Modernist, Woman Artist, Los Altos
By Janice Haefner
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
; additionally signed, verso, and with artist address. This life-time member of the Pacific Art League lived in
Category

1960s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Women in Interior , Large Oil, California Woman artist studied with Picasso
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
in Nebraska, Mary Zarbano received her MFA from California State College at Long Beach before
Category

1980s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Adam Wolpert California Artist Signed Surrealist Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in San Diego, CA
Excellent large oil on canvas by California artist, Adam Wolpert. Wolpert earned his BFA from UC
Category

20th Century Paintings

Materials

Paint

Abstracted Sunset in Scarlet and Ochre , Woman Artist, California Modernist Oil
By Janice Haefner
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
circa 1965. A substantial mid-century oil abstract comprising adjoining and overlapping areas of
Category

1960s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large Figural Abstract Oil Painting Collage LA California Artist Peter Liashkov
Located in Surfside, FL
Peter Liashkov (b. 1939) French, Russian, Argentine, American artist "Life and Death (Two Figures
Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Oil

Hard Edge abstract painting by well-known California artist , California Cool
By Jules Engel
Located in Colfax, CA
A soft and glowing 1960s hard edge painting by California artist, Jules Engel. Jules Engel, (1909
Category

1960s Hard-Edge Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Pacific Sunset , Society of Western Artists, California Woman Artist, Seascape
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
signed, verso, stamped with artist address and titled, 'Sea and Rocks'. A vibrant oil on on canvas
Category

Early 2000s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Original Oil On Canvas California Artist Edward Holslag Landscape Countryside
By Edward J. Holslag
Located in Toledo, OH
Beautifully executed original oil on canvas by California artist Edward Holslag. Painted in 1915
Category

Vintage 1910s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Vintage Oil Landscape Art of Redwood Forest California by 20th Century Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Vintage Oil Landscape Art of Redwood National Park Forest in California by 20th Century Artist
Category

1950s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Wood, Paint, Wood Panel

Magnus Engstrom Signed Swedish California Artist Mid-Century Modern Oil Painting
By Magnus Engstrom 1
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful and quite colorful oil on canvas painting by Swedish-American California artist Magnus
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

California Beach Scene by French Impressionist Artist -Signed Oil Coastal Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"California" by Maurice Mazeilie (French) oil painting on board, unframed stamped verso painting: 6
Category

20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Listed San Diego California Artist Jane Fletcher Abstract Oil Painting, 1963
Located in San Diego, CA
Wonderful abstract oil painting on board by listed San Diego Allied Craftsmen artist Jane Fletcher
Category

Vintage 1960s Paintings

Materials

Paint

Coastal Cottages , Mid-century Massachusetts Woman Artist, California
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Massachusetts and California.
Category

1940s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Coastline , Expressionist California Landscape, San Francisco Woman Artist
By Alice Beamish
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'Coastline' by Alice Beamish. Expressionist California Landscape, San Francisco Woman Artist
Category

1950s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Fishing Boat in Harbor , Oakland, California, Woman artist
By Paula Koloday
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A mid-century oil of a tugboat moored in a calm harbor with a view towards a misty industrial port
Category

1960s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Bixby Creek Bridge at Big Sur California Landscape in oil on Artists on Canvas
By Kenneth Lucas
Located in Soquel, CA
Trees at the Top of the Hill - California Coastal Landscape in oil on Artists Canvas Board
Category

1990s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Southern California Impressionist Landscape - listed artist Miriam Thornber 1934
Located in Baltimore, MD
Titled by the artist “Where the West Ends”, this colorful and bright California landscape is likely
Category

1930s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

"EARLY SANTA BARBARA" CALIFORNIA ARTIST FRAMED 17.5 X 20.5
Located in San Antonio, TX
William Ballantine Dorsey (1942-2019) California Artist Size: 11 x 14 Frame: 17.5 x 20.5 Medium
Category

20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

"DON ANTONIO S GATE" CALIFORNIA, Bougainvillea, ADOBE MANSION. ARIZONA ARTIST
Located in San Antonio, TX
Ross Stefan (1934-1999) Arizona / Wisconsin Artist Image Size: 24 x 30 Frame Size: 32 x 40 Medium
Category

20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

"NORTH HUNTINGTON BEACH" CALIFORNIA ARTIST FRAMED 22.75 X 26.75
Located in San Antonio, TX
Darwin William Duncan (1905-2002) California/Minnesota Artist Image Size: 16 x 20 Frame Size: 22.75
Category

20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Kitties at the Beach , Cristina Sayers, Contemporary California Artist
By Cristina Sayers
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed verso, "Cristina Sayers" (American, born 1969), a listed California artist, titled "Chicas
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Paper, Oil, Tissue Paper

Untitled Abstract Expressionist Painting Ojai California Artist Wesley Johnson
By Wesley Johnson
Located in Surfside, FL
A listed California painter, muralist, and teacher, Wesley Johnson was born in Ojai, California in
Category

20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Still Life with Blue Jug , Contemporary California Expressionist artist
By Anthony McNaught
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
-Impressionist and Expressionist artist studied at the Esalen Institute with Erin Gafill and Tom Birmingham and
Category

2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Seated Nude , California, Woman Artist, Stanford, Sausalito, Native American
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'LeMasney' for Carol LeMasney Hayes (American, 1933-2018) and dated 1954. Carol LeMasney Hayes attended Oakland High School and studied art at Stanford Universit...
Category

1950s Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Listed San Diego California Artist Fidelia Taylor Plein Air Oil Painting, 1930 s
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful oil painting on canvas by listed San Diego impressionist artist Fidelia Auten Taylor
Category

Vintage 1930s Paintings

Materials

Paint

Hard Edge painting by California modern artist titled Maximum Circus
By James McCray
Located in Colfax, CA
A vibrant and energetic abstract painting by a influential artist and professor in the San
Category

1960s Hard-Edge Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Still Life with Pomegranates , California woman artist, Carmel Art Association
By Carole Minou
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'Still Life with Pomegranates' by Carole Minou, 1989. California woman artist, Carmel Art
Category

1980s Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Paper

Still Life with Daffodils , Carmel, California Woman Artist, PAFA, SWA
By Virginia Sevier Rogers
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Western Artists and of Artists Equity, she was an active member of California's Carmel Art Association and
Category

1960s Still-life Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

Elsonore Coast and the Øresund Straits, Denmark , SFAA, California Artist
By Frederick Korburg
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
, Peter Hastings Falk, Sound View Press 1999, Vol. 2, p. 1891; Artists in California 1786-1940, Third
Category

1960s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Attic Series, Yellow , California Woman Post-Impressionist Artist, Sonoma State
By Jill Davenport
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Davenport moved to California in 1963. A lifelong artist and art enthusiast, she raised a family before
Category

1980s American Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pacific Coast Sunset , Art Institute of Chicago, Mendocino, California Artist
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
's Mendocino county. This listed California artist lives on the Mendocino Coast where he devotes his time to
Category

1980s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Daffodils , California College of Arts Crafts, Oakland Museum, Woman Artist
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
1965; additionally signed, verso, on canvas with artist label. Shirley Calpestri first studied at the
Category

1960s Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Paris Opera House , California Artist, Chouinard Art Institute, Crocker Museum
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'Paris Opera House' by Antoon Heinsbergen, 1941. California Artist, Chouinard Art Institute
Category

1940s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Woman Seated , Post Impressionist Woman Artist, Fauve, Carmel, California, PAFA
By Virginia Sevier Rogers
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Artists and of Artists Equity, she was an active member of California's Carmel Art Association and taught
Category

1970s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel, Pastel

California Landscape, Near Carmel Ocean Tree View, Cleveland Woman Artist
By May Ames
Located in Beachwood, OH
May Lydia Ames (American, 1863-1943) Near Carmel, Calif., 1932 Oil on board Signed and dated lower
Category

1930s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Summer Flowers , Paris, Salon d Automne, Post-Impressionist California Artist
By Irma Engel Grabhorn
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
; Artists in California 1786-1940, Third Edition, Edan Milton Hughes: Crocker Art Museum, Sheridan Books
Category

1950s Expressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pacific Surf , California Plein Air Woman Artist, Santa Cruz, Carmel
By Jane McCullough
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
. Jane McCullough was an avid California plein air painter, exhibiting and took art classes at the Fresno
Category

1980s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Webb Ranch, Menlo Park , Northern California, Post-Impressionist Woman Artist
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
); accompanied with old backing signed by the artist, dated July 1978 and title, 'Road on Webb Ranch'. Born in
Category

1970s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

Californian Coastline Seascape Landscape Impasto Painting by 20th Century Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Californian Coastline Seascape Landscape Impasto Oil Painting by 20th Century Artist, Constance Lee
Category

20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Hopi Girl with Kachina Doll , California Woman artist, Pasadena Art Association
By Katharine Buzzell Benepe
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
study by this early California woman artist. Benepe captures the essential sensitivity of her subject as
Category

1930s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Figurative Nude Painting by Jules Pages 1867 - 1946 American, California, artist
By Jules Pages
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
"Femmes nue allongee" oil/panel 12.5 x 17.75, is an oil painting on panel by Jules Pages. The
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

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Find the exact california artist oil you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. You can easily find an example made in the Post-Impressionist style, while we also have 11 Post-Impressionist versions to choose from as well. Making the right choice when shopping for a california artist oil may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 20th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 21st Century. On 1stDibs, the right california artist oil is waiting for you and the choices span a range of colors that includes brown, gray, beige and blue. There have been many interesting california artist oil examples over the years, but those made by Virginia Sevier Rogers, Irma Engel Grabhorn, Janice Haefner, Frederick Korburg and Thad Emory Leland 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 oil paint, paint and canvas can add an especially memorable touch.

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