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Jon Blanchette Northern California Countryside Oil Painting, Mid-Century
By Jon Blanchette
Located in Denver, CO
the region’s natural beauty. This Mid-Century Northern California landscape exemplifies Blanchette’s
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid-Century Jon Blanchette California Farm Landscape Oil Painting, 1955
By Jon Blanchette
Located in Denver, CO
This mid-20th-century oil painting by acclaimed California artist Jon Blanchette beautifully
Category

1950s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

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

Jon Blanchette “East Santa Cruz, California” Mid-Century Original Oil Painting
By Jon Blanchette
Located in Denver, CO
This vibrant mid-20th-century oil painting, “East Santa Cruz (California)” by noted California
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1950s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

"California Poppy" Original Vintage Oil Painting
Located in Soquel, CA
"California Poppy" Original Vintage Oil Painting Like a scientific illustration, Edith Bruning
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

Magnus Engstrom Signed Swedish California Artist Mid-Century Modern Oil Painting
By Magnus Engstrom 1
Located in Studio City, CA
Engstrom. Would be a great addition to any Mid-Century Modern or California art painting collection or
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Mid Century California Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful example of California "Eucalyptus School" painting by Gail Pace (American, 20th Century
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1960s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

Large Mid Century California Nocturnal Seascape (Double Sided Painting)
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful double-sided painting of a California nocturnal seascape on one side and a Sierra
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Masonite

Jon Blanchette “Barns in Soquel” – Mid-Century California Landscape Painting
By Jon Blanchette
Located in Denver, CO
Barns in Soquel is a charming original mid-century oil painting by noted California artist Jon
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Mid-20th Century American 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

California Landscape Oil Painting by Joseph Bennett
Located in San Francisco, CA
California landscape painting signed Joseph Bennett. Oil on canvas in carved and painted wood frame
Category

Mid-20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Mid Century Seaside View, California Seascape
By Genevieve Rogers
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous seascape oil painting of rocks along the seashore by California artist Genevieve Rogers
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Mid Century California Landscape with Tree
By Genevieve Rogers
Located in Soquel, CA
A beautiful landscape oil painting depicting a stately tree with green mountains in the background
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Landscape -- California Creek
By Bonita Salvater Van Craeynest
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful mid century California landscape of a creek running through the woods near an old barn by
Category

1950s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

Original Oil Painting Big Sur, Monterey California Landscape
By Virginia Shackles
Located in Soquel, CA
A beautiful American Impressionist oil seascape of the rugged Big Sur coast, Carmel California by
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid Century California Lake House Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Lovely landscape oil painting of quaint lake houses along the water front with vibrant gold and
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid Century California Mountain Oasis Landscape
By Alice Egge
Located in Soquel, CA
Idyllic mid-century landscape of a majestic mountain scene by Alice Egge (American, 1931 - 2000
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Sierra Mountain California Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful mid century impasto landscape of tall trees and mountain peaks in the Sierras by an
Category

1960s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"California Summer" Mid Century Plein Aire Landscape in Oil on Masonite
Located in Soquel, CA
"California Summer" Mid Century Plein Aire Landscape in Oil on Masonite Serene landscape by Andrew
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1950s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Mid Century California Landscape -- Carmel Cove
By James Riley Stevenson
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant landscape painting of a cove in Carmel Beach looking towards Pebble Beach by James Riley
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Bay Shanties, San Francisco , Marin, WPA, Mid-century California oil, Benezit
By Gordon Cope
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
verso with the title "Bay Shantys". Oil landscape showing a view of several age-worn buildings near
Category

1950s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Sacramento River", Mid Century California Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
A gorgeous mid century American Impressionist landscape of the Sacramento River flowing through the
Category

1960s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Crashing Waves - Mid Century California Seascape
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous mid-century seascape of turquoise and lavender waves crashing on coastal rocks by
Category

1960s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Mid Century California Coastal Town Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Quaint mid-century landscape of a small California town, by unknown artist Antolin (American, 20th
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1950s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

Mid Century California Laguna Country Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
: California Art Club; Painters & Sculptors of Los Angeles. Exhibited: California Art Club, 1936; Society for
Category

Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil, Linen

"California Round Hills" Mid Century Plein Aire Landscape in Oil on Masonite
Located in Soquel, CA
"California Round Hills" Mid Century Plein Aire Landscape in Oil on Masonite Serene landscape by J
Category

1950s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Mid Century Bright Waters California Seascape
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous California seascape in uncommonly bright colors, depth and textures. Unsigned. Displayed
Category

1960s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Mid Century Landscape California Mountain Lakeside
Located in Soquel, CA
Idyllic landscape of a scenic lake view with an evergreen forest and picturesque purple mountains in the background by an unknown artist. Unsigned. Displayed in a period rustic wood ...
Category

1950s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Visiting Day -- Mid Century California Figurative Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Charming and bright mid century California figurative landscape with a female figure walking down a
Category

1940s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Mid Century California East Bay Hills Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous plein air landscape of California East Bay Hills titled "Waning Light" by Francis Woodcock
Category

1960s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Irina Roudakoff Belotelkin "Spring in California" Original Oil Painting c.1960s
By Irina Belotelkin Roublon
Located in San Francisco, CA
Irina Roudakoff Belotelkin (Russian / American, 1913-2009) "Spring in California" Oil Painting C
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Northern California Rocky Shore Seascape
By Cecil F. Chamberlin
Located in Soquel, CA
Gallery (Univ. of Santa Clara). Source: Edan Hughes, author of the book "Artists in California, 1786-1940."
Category

1960s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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

1940s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Marin California Oil Painting by William Norris Dakin
By William Norris Dakin
Located in Fulton, CA
Original oil painting by noted California Artist William Norris Dakin. Titled "Ranch at Waldo
Category

Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Barn Beneath Mt. Tamalpais - Mid Century California Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful mid century California landscape painting of a red barn tucked in the hills beneath Mt
Category

1950s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid Century California Garden Landscape -- The Friendly Gate
Located in Soquel, CA
Charming mid century landscape with Cecil Brunner roses, larkspur and foxglove titled "The Friendly
Category

1950s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Summer Seas, Mid-Century Asilomar California Seascape 1943
By William Clothier Watts
Located in Soquel, CA
Summer Seas, Mid-Century Asilomar California Seascape by William Clothier Watts A beautiful and
Category

1940s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Linen

Mid Century California Plein Air Dry Creek Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful mid-century plein air landscape of a California dry stream, by unknown artist Hatton
Category

1960s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Oil

Mid Century Laguna Beach, California Seascape -- "Wind and Wave"
By Mildred Ruth Finch Brown
Located in Soquel, CA
Dynamic mid century seascape capturing the moment a wave crashes upon the rocks at Emerald Bay
Category

1950s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid Century California Gold Rush Landscape, Amador City
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful mid century California landscape of Gold Rush's Amador City with iconic stone building
Category

1950s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Wood, Oil

"Old Store, Copperopolis California" - Mid-Century Village Landscape
By Cecil F. Chamberlin
Located in Soquel, CA
"Old Store, Copperopolis California", a 1950s landscape by Cecil F. Chamberlin (American, 1899
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1950s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Adobe Home Near Tujunga, Southern California
By John Anthony Conner
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous Southern California spring landscape of adobe home with Sycamore and Eucalyptus trees in
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1950s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Two Trees, Country Road - Mid Century California Landscape
By Fred O. Bohne
Located in Soquel, CA
: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
Category

1960s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

Boats At Sea, Mid Century Carmel California Coast Horizontal Seascape
By Virginia Shackles
Located in Soquel, CA
A gorgeous mid century landscape of boats sailing along the Monterey, California coastline by
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage Oil on Canvas Painting, "Ma", Framed, by Thelma Hope, California, US
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage oil painting, canvas mounted on board, "Ma", by Thelma Hope, 1898 - 1991, United States
Category

Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Vintage Oil on Canvas Painting, "Pa", Framed, by Thelma Hope, California, US
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage oil painting, canvas mounted on board, "Pa", by Thelma Hope, 1898 - 1991, United States
Category

Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Wood

Pacific Grove Woods, Mid Century Modern Carmel California Landscape
By Ray Barton
Located in Soquel, CA
Pacific Grove Woods, Mid Century Modern Carmel California Landscape Beautiful late 1960's landscape
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1960s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

"Dawn in the Foothills", Mid Century California Landscape with Birch Trees
Located in Soquel, CA
Peaceful and harmonious mid century California landscape depicting rolling foothills dotted with
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Quiet Stream, Small-Scale Mid Century California Landscape, 1937
By Dalzell Hatfield
Located in Soquel, CA
Quiet Stream, Small-Scale Mid Century California Landscape, 1937 Plein air painting of a
Category

1930s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Foam Board

Mid Century California Landscape - Eucalyptus Grove in the Morning
By Helen Enoch Gleiforst
Located in Soquel, CA
where Nell Walker Warner influenced her still life paintings.
Category

1960s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Signed Pastoral Farmhouse Barn California Landscape Large Oil on Board Painting
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful, very meditative and serene pastoral oil on wood board painting of a farmhouse/barn set
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

California Coastal Waves Seascape Original Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
California Coastal Waves Seascape Original Oil on Canvas Classic California seascape of coastal
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Landscape Wells Fargo Express, Gold Country - Columbia, California
By Cecil F. Chamberlin
Located in Soquel, CA
Columbia State Historic Park in Columbia, California by Cecil F. Chamberlin (American, 1899 -1963). Signed
Category

1950s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid 20th Century California Plein Air American River Landscape Walter F Mire
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful mid 20th century impressionist landscape of California's American River by Walter F. Mire
Category

1930s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Sausalito, California
By Carl Thorp
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork Titled "Sausalito, CA" c.1940 is an oil painting on cardboard panel by noted
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Landscape, California
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Landscape, California" c. 1935 is an oil painting on canvas by noted California
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

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

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