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Floral Still Life Painting by California Artist John Powell
Located in San Francisco, CA
Wonderful still life painting by California artist John Powell. Oil on Canvas, unframed. (Born 1930
Category

20th Century American Other Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Desert II , Palm Springs, California Woman Artist, Large Proto-Organic Abstract
By Charmaine Girelli
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
substantial and lyrical work by this largely self-taught, Palm Springs woman artist.
Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Desert II , Palm Springs, California Woman Artist, Large Proto-Organic Abstract
By Charmaine Girelli
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
substantial and lyrical work by this largely self-taught, Palm Springs woman artist.
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

At the Beach, Mexico near Sayulita , Santa Cruz, California Woman Artist
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Wildermuth' for Jennifer Wildermuth Reyes (American, 20th century); additionally signed verso, on stretcher bar, and dated 2006. A substantial figural coastal l...
Category

Early 2000s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Still Life, Yellow and Blue , Woman Artist, Los Angeles, California Modernist
By Vera Indenbaum
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Vera' and painted circa 1975. A bold and vivid Post-Impressionist still-life painted with a bright palette and bravura brushwork. Vera Indenbaum painted and exh...
Category

1970s Still-life Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

Early California modernist drawing by a well-known San Francisco abstract artist
By Erle Loran
Located in Colfax, CA
professor of art at University of California, Berkeley where he influenced many young Bay Area artists.  He
Category

1940s American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Pastel

Zebra Mare And Foal African Wildlife Scene Safari Californian Artist Sculptor
By Douglas Van Howd
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
). Available for sale; this original oil painting is by the Nevada born and Californian based wildlife artist
Category

Late 20th Century Naturalistic Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

The Cote d Azur , Paris, Salon d Automne, Post-Impressionist California Artist
By Irma Engel Grabhorn
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
, Sound View Press 1999, Vol. 1, p. 1048; Artists in California 1786-1940, Third Edition, Edan Milton
Category

1960s Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel, Ink

19th Century Horse Race Painting by California Artist Edward Burn
Located in San Francisco, CA
artist Edward Burn. Oil on canvas in gilt wood frame. Titled: Sunol 3 year old Record 2:10 1/2 Edward
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Still Life of Morning Glory , California Woman Artist, Santa Cruz Art Guild
By Cathy Puccinelli
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Puccinelli' for Cathy Puccinelli, (American, born 1952), a member of the Santa Cruz Art Guild.
Category

Early 2000s Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Still Life of Peruvian Lilies , California Woman Artist, Santa Cruz Art Guild
By Cathy Puccinelli
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Puccinelli' for Cathy Puccinelli, (American, born 1952), a member of the Santa Cruz Art Guild.
Category

Early 2000s Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large Landscape Painting by California San Francisco Artist Peter Ilyin
Located in San Francisco, CA
Large nocturnal winter landscape painting by California artist Peter ILYIN. Framed oil on canvas
Category

Early 20th Century Mexican Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Lovely California Landscape Painting by listed artist John Thomas Nolf, ca 1920s
Located in Baltimore, MD
Museum of Art and other local Chicago area venues. Nolf died in 1955. This oil on board dates to the
Category

Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Painting of Sunset in Los Angeles California USA by British Landscape Artist
By Angela Wakefield
Located in Preston, GB
Painting of Sunset in Los Angeles California USA by British Urban Landscape Artist, Angela
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paint, Acrylic, Board, Gesso, Mixed Media, Oil

Anton Sipos California Harbor View Original Oil Painting c.1980
By Anton Sipos
Located in San Francisco, CA
century oil painting by listed California artist Original oil on canvas Dimensions 40" wide x 30" high
Category

Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Victory at See Unique painting with sea shanty by famed California artist Signed
By William T. Wiley
Located in New York, NY
. Wiley - the poet laureate of California funk - a hugely popular, brilliant and creative teacher and
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Mixed Media, Oil, Watercolor, Graphite, Pencil

Point Lobos, California
By William John Edmondson
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Point Lobos, California Oil on artist's board, c. 1925 Signed lower right: Wm J Edmundson (see
Category

1920s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Stormy Bay In California Impressionist Painting
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Stormy Bay in California Impressionist Oil Painting Artist signed lower left. Belinda Vidor
Category

1990s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

California Coastal Landscape Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
California Coastal Landscape Painting Mystery artist Oil on board Circa 1940s 15 x 20 unframed
Category

Vintage 1940s Paintings

Materials

Paint

H. Wilson Smith Early California Abstract Painting. "Expansion-Contradiction"
By H. Wilson Smith
Located in Phoenix, AZ
H. Wilson Smith (1901-1981) California Artist $3000 Oil on masonite in the original frame
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Golden Hills - California Landscape in Watercolor on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
College, San Francisco, Former Instructor American Society of Marine Artists, Signature Member California
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Listed American Artist Arturo Tello LandscapeOil Painting
Located in Tampa, FL
California artist Arturo Tello signed landscape oil painting. Signed lower right corner. Matted and
Category

Vintage 1970s American Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Phoenix Sunrise Motel
Located in Fairfield, CT
Eric Nash is a California artist working in oil and charcoal. Often highly realistic, his images
Category

20th Century Photorealist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

BQE
Located in Fairfield, CT
Eric Nash is a California artist working in oil and charcoal. His subject matter focuses on icons
Category

20th Century Photorealist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Manhattan Next 7 Exits
Located in Fairfield, CT
Eric Nash is a California artist working in oil and charcoal. His subject matter focuses on icons
Category

20th Century Photorealist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Midtown Tunnel
Located in Fairfield, CT
Eric Nash is a California artist working in oil and charcoal. His subject matter focuses on icons
Category

20th Century Photorealist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Manhattan Exit Only
Located in Fairfield, CT
Eric Nash is a California artist working in oil and charcoal. His subject matter focuses on icons
Category

20th Century Photorealist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

FDR DRIVE
Located in Fairfield, CT
Eric Nash is a California artist working in oil and charcoal. His subject matter focuses on icons
Category

20th Century Photorealist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Blue Shed
By Willard Dixon
Located in Burlingame, CA
New York, and the Oakland Museum of California Art. Artist signed and dated, oil on canvas, 52 x 60
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Big Sur Rolling Hills Landscape
By Kathleen Murray
Located in Soquel, CA
, by California artist Kathleen Murray (American, 1958). Oil on artists canvas board (trimmed down
Category

Early 2000s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board

New York Exit Only
Located in Fairfield, CT
Eric Nash is a California artist working in oil and charcoal. Often highly realistic, his images
Category

20th Century Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Afternoon Swim
Located in Fairfield, CT
Eric Nash is a California artist working in oil and charcoal. Often highly realistic, his images
Category

20th Century Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Lincoln Tunnel
Located in Fairfield, CT
Eric Nash is a California artist working in oil and charcoal. His subject matter focuses on icons
Category

20th Century Photorealist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Charcoal

Belly
By Sharon Levy
Located in Boston, MA
, original sculpture. Created in California, USA. Tung-oil finish. Artist Biography: I make sculptural
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Plywood

Lacy
By Sharon Levy
Located in Boston, MA
Details: Hand-made, original sculpture. Created in California, USA. Tung-oil finish. Artist Biography
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Plywood

Lying Down
By Sharon Levy
Located in Boston, MA
California, USA. Tung-oil finish. Artist Biography: I make sculptural installations, paintings and works on
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Plywood

Stump
By Sharon Levy
Located in Boston, MA
, original sculpture. Created in California, USA. Tung-oil finish. Artist Biography: I make sculptural
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Plywood

Large Oil Attributed to California Artist Thomas Hill Yosemite Valley
By Thomas Hill
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Beautiful oil painting attributed to Thomas Hill- Yosemite Valley-unsigned-in a beautiful gilt
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American American Classical Paintings

Vintage California Plein Aire Oil Painting by Bay Area Artist, Earle Loran
By Artisti Barovier
Located in Pasadena, CA
This nice harbor boat scene oil on canvas painting is by Earle Loran, 1905-1999. Earle Loran was
Category

Vintage 1930s American Expressionist Paintings

Lacquer on Panel Diptych by California Abstract Expressionist Richard Mann
By Richard Mann
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A pair of oil on panel paintings (diptych) by California artist Richard Mann. Painted with oil
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

“Squirrel Fish” 1925 Oil painting on leather by Zarh Pritchard
By Zarh Pritchard
Located in Santa Monica, CA
“Squirrel Fish” is an original oil painting by California artist Zarh Pritchard. The oil on leather
Category

1920s Tonalist Animal Paintings

Materials

Leather, Oil

“Coral Structure” 1939 Oil painting on leather by Zarh Pritchard
By Zarh Pritchard
Located in Santa Monica, CA
“Coral Structure (Lagoon of Maraa, Tahiti)” is an original oil painting by California artist Zarh
Category

1930s Tonalist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Leather, Oil

"Owl" Original Oil Painting by Laura Wambsgans
By Laura Wambsgans
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Wonderfully textured, all wise, "Owl", original oil by California artist Laura Wambsgans. Signed
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Paintings

Materials

Wood, Canvas

Original Oil Painting, "Patiently Waiting" by Laura Wambsgans
By Laura Wambsgans
Located in Palm Springs, CA
"Patiently Waiting", original oil by California artist Laura Wambsgans, evokes endearingly the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Paintings

Materials

Wood

"Floating By" Original Oil Painting by Laura Wambsgans
By Laura Wambsgans
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Serene and beautifully framed, "Floating By" an original oil by California artist Laura Wambsgans
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Abstract Landscape Oil Painting, California Artist, 20th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
California artist Kathy Maine. American, last half 20th century. The inner sight measures 20 inches high x
Category

Late 20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Canvas

"Offramp" Oil on linen by California Artist Barrie Mottishaw
By Barrie Mottishaw
Located in Palm Springs, CA
publications as the Los Angeles Times, USC’s California Artists Postcard Series and The California Artists
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Linen

Original Dave Wilcox Modernist Round Oil Painting, Listed California Artist
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Original Dave Wilcox round oil painting - Listed California Artist. From the planet series
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

Surrealist Oil on Masonite by California Artist Allen C. Northrop
By Allen C. Northrop
Located in Pasadena, CA
A whimsical, surrealist scene of giant colored pencils dotting a barren landscape by California
Category

1990s American Paintings

Materials

Wood, Masonite

"Twin Palms" Oil on canvas by California Artist Danny Heller
By Danny Heller
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Artist Statement I paint the reality of the Southern California environment: how structures once
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint, Canvas, Wood

"Seascape" Oil on Canvas 1950s by California Artist Lucille Kent
Located in San Francisco, CA
An accomplished California artist and a master at capturing the mood of the sea with her impasto
Category

Vintage 1950s American Paintings

Large Neoclassical Style Oil Painting by California Artist Richard Garrett
Located in San Francisco, CA
Large decorative hand-painted classical painting. Oil on canvas over board. Signed Richard Garrett
Category

Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Robin Harker Large Green Abstract Oil on Canvas California Artist 2023
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Robin Harker Large Green Abstract Oil on Canvas California Artist 2023. Framed in natural wood
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint, Canvas, Wood

Large Abstract Oil on Board by Contemporary California Artist Barry Forbes
Located in San Diego, CA
Striking large abstract oil on plywood by San Diego artist Barry Forbes, well done piece in the
Category

Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art

Original Signed Floral Scene Oil on Canvas by California Artist Pascal Cucaro
By Pascal Cucaro, 1915-2003
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful original floral scene ,oil on canvas signed by Pascal Cucaro, California listed artist
Category

Late 20th Century American Anglo-Japanese Paintings

Robin Harker Yellow Ochre-Green Abstract Oil on Canvas California Artist 2023
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Robin Harker Yellow Ochre-Green Abstract Oil on Canvas California Artist 2023. Framed in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint, Canvas, Wood

Robin Harker Large Blue-Green Abstract Oil on Canvas California Artist, 2023
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Robin Harker Large Blue-Green Abstract Oil on Canvas California Artist 2023. Framed in natural
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint, Canvas, Wood

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    The name of the first artist to use oil paints isn't known. However, historians have traced the use of oils back to 7th-century Afghanistan. There, Buddhist artists used oil paintings to produce religious artworks. One of the first artists to be famous for their use of oil paints was Jan van Eyck, a Flemish artist who was active from 1422 to 1441. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of oil paintings.
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