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Original Florence Arnold Modern Painting California Artist in Laguna Art Museum
By Florence Arnold
Located in Tustin, CA
Geometric, hard edge, green-on-green, mid-century modern, original abstract acrylic painting on
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Vintage 1970s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Rocky Coastline " Modern Impressionist California Seascape
By Bryan Mark Taylor
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Rocky Coastline 2 " is a colorful example of Bryan Mark Taylor's modern approach to Impressionism
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vintage Modernist Architectural Oil Painting - Joseph Sutter Southern California
Located in Baltimore, MD
popular in Southern California and specifically Hollywood at the time. The painting retains its original
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1940s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vintage Modernist Architectural Oil Painting - Joseph Sutter Southern California
Located in Baltimore, MD
Like it’s listed companion piece, this is a late Art Deco/Moderne architectural painting with
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1940s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Modernist Mod California Vibrant Pop Art Cubist Painting
By David Rosen (b.1912)
Located in Surfside, FL
pIn this painting the artist David Rosen uses bold and vibrant colors, orange and purple and two
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1970s California Artist Large Mixed Media Abstract Painting
By Laddie John Dill
Located in Surfside, FL
Museum of Modern Art, NY; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA; Museum of Contemporary Art, CA; San
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1970s American Modern Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media

California Hills
By Michael Wright
Located in Soquel, CA
California hills, an impressionist oil painting by California artist Micheal Wright (American, 20th
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2010s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Watsonville (California)
By Jon Blanchette
Located in Denver, CO
in Santa Cruz in the late 1940s. He is best known for his paintings of Southern California including
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Karl Benjamin Californian Hard Edge Painting Movement
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Chicago, IL
Karl Benjamin Californian Hard Edge Painting Movement, Benjamin was an American Postwar
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Large 1960 California "Abstract Landscape" Jack Stuck Painting
Located in Arp, TX
Jack Stuck (1925-1993) "Abstract Landscape" 1960 Collage oil paint, charcoal, paper and canvas laid down on masonite 48"x46" natural wood frame 51" x 49" Signed and dated lower left ...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Masonite, Charcoal, Oil, Laid Paper

Floral Painting Listed WPA Woman California Artist Flower Gouache Painting
By Dorr Bothwell
Located in Surfside, FL
This is a gouache or watercolor painting. signed and dated. it depicts poppies and some other
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1960s American Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

Vintage American Modernist Abstract Figure Original California Signed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting by Roland Wise (1923 - 2005). Oil on canvas
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1960s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage Abstract Expressionist California Artist Portrait Signed Oil Painting
By Rex Ashlock
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist portrait oil painting by Rex Jesse Ashlock (1918 - 1999). Oil on board
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1930s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American modern California impressionist landscape framed Yellow Blue
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original antique California impressionist painting. Unsigned but done by a very talented hand
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1920s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Main Beach Sunset II" Modern Impressionist Southern California Seascape
By Bryan Mark Taylor
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Main Beach Sunset II" is a colorful example of Bryan Mark Taylor's modern approach to
Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

California Impressionist Landscape Painting by William Alexander Gaw
Located in San Francisco, CA
Post-impressionist modern landscape painting titled "Cypress Trees" by William Alexander Gaw (b
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Vintage Southwest (California?) Impressionist Painting, Lily S. Converse ca 1940
Located in Baltimore, MD
to denser development. The painting is signed lower right "Lily Converse". The painting is housed
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1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Capitola Roofs (California)
By Jon Blanchette
Located in Denver, CO
A view of Capitola in Santa Cruz County, California, an oil painting by Jon Blanchette most likely
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Large Antique American Female Modernist California Landscape Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist landscape oil and mixed media painting by Helen Cremer Collins Dowd
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1940s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Near Watsonville, California, Mid Century Landscape Oil Painting House Trees
By Jon Blanchette
Located in Denver, CO
Mid 20th Century oil on artist board of a white house near Watsonville, California. 1950s landscape
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Hatton Ranch, California
By Samuel Bolton Colburn
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful watercolor of Hatton Ranch in Pacific Grove, California by Sam Colburn (American, 1909
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1970s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Archival Paper, Watercolor

Vintage American Modernist Men Working Out California Interior Portrait Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist interior scene oil painting. Oil on board. Framed.
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1950s Modern Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large Mid Century California Modernist Sunset Landscape Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed verso.
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1950s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1950s American Modernist California Landscape Oil Painting, Barns and Trees
By Jon Blanchette
Located in Denver, CO
Mid 20th Century oil on canvas board of an old farmhouse in a California landscape. Presented in a
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Ghost Town California
By Albert Johnsen
Located in Soquel, CA
Evocative painting of the Northern California living ghost town of Randsburg by Albert Johnsen
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1980s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large Mid Century California Modernist Sunset Landscape Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed.
Category

1950s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

California Foothills Landscape
By Diane Baldwin
Located in Soquel, CA
Vivid landscape of California foothills in Spring by Diane Baldwin (American, 20th Century). Signed
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1990s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Laid Paper

Southern California Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Clean and modern landscape by Kipp Stewart (American, b. 1928). This piece is executed in a bold
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Late 20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Polyester

Antique American School Modernist Landscape California Farm Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Oil on canvas. Framed. No signature found.
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1960s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

California Delta Scene
By Michael Eggleston
Located in Soquel, CA
Oil on canvas painting by San Francisco artist Michael William Eggleston (American, 20th century
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid Century California Landscape Painting "Colored Roofs" Gouache on Paper
Located in Arp, TX
Thelma Corbin Moody (1908-1986) Colored Roofs c. 1960s Gouache on Watercolor Paper 22" x 15", Unframed This piece is unsigned and came from a large portfolio of her work. *Custom fra...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Antique Early American Modernist California Horse Farm Signed Barn Oil Painting
By Oscar Frederick Schmidt
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist horse farm landscape oil painting by Oscar Frederick Schmidt (1892
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1920s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid Century California Oak Tree in Summer Original Oil Landscape Painting
By Louise Grossett Cunningham
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century California Oak Tree Original Oil Painting by Louise Cunningham Iconic California Oak
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Late 20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

1963 American Female Vintage Broadway Can-can Dancers California Oil Painting
By Marta Becket
Located in New York, NY
years. Her paintings are extremely rare and hard to find Painting depicts a theatrical show with Can
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1960s American Modern Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

French Modern Frederic Menguy Abstract Oil on Canvas California
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration: Midcentury Frederic Menguy abstract oil on canvas, Van Amstel Co, Culver City, CA. Dimensions: 28 1/4" H x 38 1/2" W x 1 1/4" D, Art 33 1/2" x 23 1/2" ...
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Vintage 1960s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Nutwood

California Fruit Packing Plant
By Diane Baldwin
Located in Soquel, CA
Vivid landscape of California fruit packing plant by Diane Baldwin (American, 20th Century). Signed
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1990s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Laid Paper

James Osorio . landscape /plein air oil painting , California , signed
By James Osorio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great landscape oil on canvas by James Osorio. title "Anza Borrego Desert" the work measure 8 x 10 inches signed in front and back as shown.
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21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

California Modern Dimensional Abstract by Hawthorne from Steve Chase Estate
By Gregory Hawthorne
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A large, bright California abstract (oil on wood) from amazing listed artist Gregory Hawthorne. He
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Vintage 1980s American Modern Paintings

Large Abstract Painting Signed J. Franklin, California Mid-20th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large mid century modern abstract painting by California Bay Area artist. Signed J. Franklin
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Masonite

Mid Century Modern California Landscape, Barn and Fields, Green, Gray, Gold
By Jon Blanchette
Located in Denver, CO
20th Century oil on board painting by Jon Blanchette (1908-1987). California landscape painting
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Mid-20th Century American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

California Modernist Abstract Mixed-Media Painting, Signed Altman, circa 1970s
Located in Peabody, MA
A California modernist abstract mixed-media painting with collage, circa 1970s signed Altman.
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint, Paper

Untitled (Ojai Valley, California)
By Carl Lindin
Located in Denver, CO
1893, Lindin traveled to France to study painting. During the four years he spent in Paris, the young
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1920s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

California Mid-Century Modernist Abstract Cityscape Painting by Maurice Lapp
Located in San Francisco, CA
Modernist abstract cityscape painting by California artist Maurice Lapp. Framed oil on masonite
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Masonite

Poppies in a Field (San Francisco Bay Area, California, Modern, Semi-Abstract)
By Nelson Tygart
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A vibrant semi-abstracted study of flowers. Signed lower right, 'Nelson Tygart'; additionally signed and dated 1991 verso on lower stretcher bar. A San Francisco bay area artist,...
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1990s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Mid-Century Landscape Painting by California Artist Leonard G. Heller
Located in San Francisco, CA
A midcentury oil on Masonite pallet knife and brushwork painting of the Carmel Valley by California
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Paint

Small Abstract Oil on Board Painting by California Artist Ken Vares
By Ken Vares
Located in San Diego, CA
Well-presented oil on board abstract painting of a plug and socket by California artist Ken Vares
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Modernist Abstract Cityscape Painting by California Artist Maurice Lapp 1970 s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fulbright Grant. After settling in Northern California in 1952, Lapp began teaching painting at the
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Masonite

Wooden Valley California - Jane Cozart
Located in Soquel, CA
"Wooden Valley with Horses" by Pilot Hill, California artist Jane Cozart. An exceptional full color
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Early 2000s American Modern Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Impressionist Painting California Sierra Nevada"s Mid-Century by George Miller
By A. George Miller
Located in Rochester, NY
California Sierra Nevada mountain scene by George Scott Miller (American 1902-1957). Painted mid
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Pondering in Berkeley California 1970
Located in Soquel, CA
of the subject in the artist-titled painting, "Pondering," Signed by the artist, lower right: L. (for
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1960s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

East Cliff Drive (Santa Cruz, California)
By Jon Blanchette
Located in Denver, CO
paintings of Southern California including Santa Cruz, Mendocino, Monterrey, Watsonville and Aptos.
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20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Large Mid Century Abstract Expressionist Painting by California Bay Area Artist
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large and impressive mid-century abstract expressionist style painting by a San Francisco Bay
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Wilder Ranch, Santa Cruz , California Modernist
By Robert Poplack
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Modernist received his MFA in painting from the University of California, Berkeley. Poplack is the recipient
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1980s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Aiko Cios Signed Mid-Century California Mission Landscape Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Studio City, CA
California artist/art or Mid-Century paintings or make for an eye catching stand alone accent artwork in
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

"Ranch Hills", Carmel Valley California Landscape
By Mireille Piazzoni Wood
Located in Soquel, CA
A beautiful verdant landscape of trees upon rolling green hilltops of California's gorgeous Carmel
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1990s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Claire Mahl Moore, Big Sur, California
Located in New York, NY
Experimental Workshop with David Alfaro Siqueiros in 1936. She made extended trips to California as well. She
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Early Modernist View of San Francisco, California
By Rinaldo Cuneo
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
, including at the Panama Pacific International Exhibition (1915) and New York’s Museum of Modern Art (1933
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1920s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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