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Naturalistic Californian Plein Air Coastal Ocean Landscape
By George Bickerstaff
Located in Houston, TX
known for painting subjects from life, it is likely that this painting was done plein air. Signed in the
Category
Early 20th Century Naturalistic Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Eucalyptus Above Avalon" California Plein Air Painting
By Jacobus Baas
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
artist Jacobus Baas. This plein air painting exhibits the subtle touch and beautiful light that the
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Cherry Cove, Catalina" California Plein Air Painting
By Jacobus Baas
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
artist Jacobus Baas. This plein air painting exhibits the subtle touch and beautiful light that the
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Serene California Plein Air Landscape -- Eucalyptus School
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful and serene watercolor of Eucalyptus near stream's edge in the style of Percy Gray (American, 1869 - 1952), circa 1930. Unsigned. Bay area gallery/framed on verso. Condition...
Category
1930s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper
"Hidden Beach On Catalina" California Plein Air Painting
By Jacobus Baas
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
artist Jacobus Baas. This plein air painting exhibits the subtle touch and beautiful light that the
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Boogie Boarders" California Plein Air Painting by Jacobus Baas
By Jacobus Baas
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
, California and Hawaii.
A founding board member of LPAPA (Laguna Plein Air Association) Jacobus is being
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Early 20th Century California Plein Air San Gabriel Mountains
By Hanson Puthuff
Located in Soquel, CA
California among billowing clouds and a red-roofed barn attributed to Hanson Puthuff (American 1875-1972), c
Category
1920s 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
Early 20th Century California Plein Air -- Central California Live Oaks
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous early 20th century central California landscape by Kershaw circa 1900 of Live Oaks in
Category
1910s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil, Linen
"West Street Beach" California Plein Air Painting by Jacobus Baas
By Jacobus Baas
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
LPAPA (Laguna Plein Air Association) Jacobus is being represented by galleries in Hawaii, California
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Impressionist Landscape with Agave
, Sequoia Art Group, California Plein Air
By Ralph Ledesma
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
watercolor showing a view of a Southern California garden with palm trees and agave.
Ralph Ledesma was born
Category
1950s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Board
"Can We Climb Up There?" Laguna Beach California Plein Air Painting
By Jacobus Baas
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
California artist Jacobus Baas. This plein air painting exhibits the subtle touch and beautiful light that
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Path To Crystal Cove" California Plein Air Painting by Jacobus Baas
By Jacobus Baas
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
California artist Jacobus Baas. This plein air painting exhibits the subtle touch and beautiful light that
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Red Cottage, Crystal Cove" California Plein Air Painting by Jacobus Baas
By Jacobus Baas
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
, California and Hawaii.
A founding board member of LPAPA (Laguna Plein Air Association) Jacobus is being
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Monterey Bay
, California Plein Air, National Academy of Design, Bohemian Club
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
-20th-century, American Impressionist oil showing a view of the Pacific coast at Monterey, California
Category
1920s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Rocky Point, Big Sur" California Plein Air Oil Painting by Jacobus Baas
By Jacobus Baas
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
time between Maine, California and Hawaii.
A founding board member of LPAPA (Laguna Plein Air
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Santa Barbara California Plein Air Landscape w Palm Trees - Impressionist #0-118
By Francis Draper Jr.
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
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Category
1910s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
"Rocks at West Cliff" Santa Cruz, California Plein Air Landscape by Brian Rounds
By Brian Rounds
Located in Soquel, CA
Plein air landscape in oil of rocks along the California coast at West Cliff Drive in beautiful
Category
2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Plein Air Horses and Trees
By Gregory Golubeff
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful large scale California plein air landscape with horses, circa 1950, by Gregory Golubeff
Category
1950s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
California Coastal Shore Seascape
By Jack Lynn
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful seascape of the rocky Santa Cruz coast by Monterey, California plein air artist Jack Lynn
Category
1980s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Morning Mist, 2001 Plein Air California Impressionist Landscape Painting
By Brian Blood
Located in San Rafael, CA
Plein Air painter, Blood has showcased his work in numerous group and individual exhibitions, has won
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Monterey Bay Creek Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous California plein air painting by J.F. Synder (American, 20th Century), circa 1980. Signed
Category
1980s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
Mid Century California Seascape at Near Point, Carmel
By Jane McCullough
Located in Soquel, CA
, 24"H x 32"W.
Jane McCullough was an avid California plein air painter, exhibiting and took art
Category
1950s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Brian Blood
Fisherman
s Wharf
San Francisco Plein Air Painting
By Brian Blood
Located in San Rafael, CA
important Californian Plein Air painter, Blood has showcased his work in numerous group and individual
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
1940s Southern California Foothills Landscape
By Darrow Peter Durham
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful Southern California plein air landscape by Darrow Peter Durham (American 1890-1960
Category
1940s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Tree Grove
By V.W. Sullivan
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful plein air painting of a tree grove circa 2004 by listed California plein air painter V. W
Category
Early 2000s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Sun Room
, Impressionist Interior, Stanford, Cranbrook, California artist
By Thad Emory Leland
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
California plein-air artist.
Category
1950s Impressionist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Laguna Hills Sunset
, Post-Impressionist California Landscape, Cypress Trees
By Juan Guzman-Maldonado
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
county at sunset. This Ventura based artistis known for his California plein air landscapes at early
Category
Early 2000s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
In the Paddock
, Impressionist Equestrian oil, Monterey, California artist
By Thad Emory Leland
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
this notable California plein-air artist.
Category
1950s Impressionist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Handmade Paper
"California" Hilly Landscape Scene with Eucalyptus Trees
By Tim Solliday
Located in Austin, TX
.
About the Artist:
Tim Solliday is a contemporary California Plein-Air Painter and Western Artist
Category
20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
1908 Original Oil Painting Mendocino Coast, California Seascape
By Charles Dorman Robinson
Located in Soquel, CA
1908 Original Oil Painting Mendocino Coast, California Seascape
A rare 1908 California plein air
Category
Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Mid Century California Farm Plein Air Landscape
By Charlotte Danvers
Located in Soquel, CA
Oil painting of a house in the countryside overlooking the California coast by Charlotte Danvers
Category
1960s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Oil Painting - California farm landscape (modern art etc)
By Herbert Kornfeld
Located in Los Angeles, CA
e.g. Nova Scotia, Greece, UK, and of circuses.
This series presents his work on California plein
Category
1990s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Plein Air California Hills Landscape "All My Days"
By Max Flandorfer
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful and evocative plein air painting titled "All My Days" by Max Flandorfer (American, b
Category
2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
San Bernardino Oak Trees 1939
By William David Payne
Located in Soquel, CA
California plein air landscape with large trees and small cabin, signed lower right by William D
Category
1930s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fishing Shack Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
California plein air painting of a fishing shack on a lake by Los Altos artist and art teacher
Category
1970s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
18th Hole Golf Landscape
By Jeane Kluga
Located in Soquel, CA
California plein air painting of 18th hole in Golf tournament by Los Altos artist and art teacher
Category
1980s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Angel Island Vista
By Steven Guy Bilodeau
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist CommentsThis California plein-air-style oil is a scene of Angel Island within the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Plein Air California Summer Oaks Landscape by Sylvia Schliep
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful impasto plein air landscape of California oaks by Sylvia Schliep (American, b. 1949
Category
1970s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Davenport Way
By Francis Harvey Cutting
Located in Soquel, CA
Excellent California plein air painting by Francis "Frank" Harvey Cutting. He was born on a farm
Category
1940s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
"Route One, Escondido"
By Edith Abigail Purer
Located in Southampton, NY
Here for your consideration is a beautiful post impressionist work by the California plein air
Category
1940s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Monterey California Fauvist Plein Air Landscape Painting Latin American Artist
By Juan Guzman-Maldonado
Located in Surfside, FL
plein air, very early in the morning sunrise or evening right before sunset. He cites Charles Reiffel
Category
20th Century Fauvist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Carmel California Fauvist Plein Air Landscape Painting Latin American Artist
By Juan Guzman-Maldonado
Located in Surfside, FL
landscape, en plein air, very early in the morning sunrise or evening right before sunset. He cites Charles
Category
20th Century Fauvist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"South Laguna Vista" Laguna Beach California Seascape Plein Air Painting
By Jacobus Baas
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
California artist Jacobus Baas. This plein air painting exhibits the subtle touch and beautiful light that
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Eucalyptus Trees, Vertical Landscape
By James Osorio
Located in Soquel, CA
Mario Rueda and California plein air painters Karl Dempwolf, John Budicin, Mario Mirkovich and David
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Monarchs by the Sea" Landscape
By Don Langford
Located in Soquel, CA
listed California plein air artist, and is a member of the California Art Club. Langford became a full
Category
2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
View of the Pacific at Carmel
, American Impressionist, Plein Air, California
By S. P. Danno
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
an intimate view of the sandy beach at Carmel, California through a curtain of cypress trees
Category
1950s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
California landscapes - "Fast Trip Through A Slow Town", Frazier Park, Calif.
By Herbert Kornfeld
Located in Los Angeles, CA
series presents his work on California plein-air landscapes.
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Provenance: From the estate of
Category
1990s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Winter, Palm Desert
, California Art Club, Palm Springs Oil, Laguna Plein Air
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
.
Terry Masters is an award-winning plein air painter and a California Art Club (CAC) Signature Artist
Category
Early 2000s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pacific Grove Garden Gate, 1925 - Floral Landscape
By Francis Harvey Cutting
Located in Soquel, CA
Charming California plein air painting of garden gate with blooming cottage garden by top tier
Category
1920s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
"Haleiwa" Hawaii Plein Air Painting
By Jacobus Baas
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
LPAPA (Laguna Plein Air Association) Jacobus is being represented by galleries in Hawaii, California
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mother Lode Ranch with Windmill
By Lawrence Frederic Hosmer
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous Northern California plein air painting of Lodi titled "Fast Moving Storm" by
Category
1960s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Winter Shadows" Maine Plein Air Oil Painting
By Jacobus Baas
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
A snowy oil painted on location in Maine by noted California artist Jacobus Baas, this plein air
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Togetherness (Provence Distilled), Post Impressionist French Landscape Painting
By Lesley Powell
Located in Atlanta, GA
California plein air artists Ken Auster and Peggi Kroll Roberts. She has also participated in workshops with
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
"Big Surf at Makapu
u " Hawaii Plein Air Painting
By Jacobus Baas
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
artist Jacobus Baas. This plein air painting exhibits the subtle touch and beautiful light that the
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
J. Thomas Soltesz "Eucalyptus Trail Home" Plein Air Landscape Painting
By J. Thomas Soltesz
Located in San Rafael, CA
inches.
Based in Marin Country California, Soltesz plein air landscape artist
Category
Late 20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate california plein air for your needs in our varied inventory. In our selection of items, you can find Impressionist examples as well as a Contemporary version. You’re likely to find the perfect california plein air 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. Adding a california plein air to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of gray, brown, black, blue and more. Creating a california plein air has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Jacobus Baas, Brian Blood, Brian Rounds, Joseph Paul Frey and Albert King are consistently popular. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, oil paint and fabric.
How Much is a California Plein Air?
The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — a california plein air in our inventory may begin at $450 and can go as high as $14,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,600.
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Cave walls were the canvases for what were arguably the world’s first landscape paintings, which depict natural scenery through art. Portrait paintings and drawings, which, along with sculpture, were how someone’s appearance was recorded prior to the advent of photography, are at least as old as Ancient Egypt. In the Netherlands, landscapes were a major theme for painters as early as the 1500s. Later, artists in Greece, Rome and elsewhere created vast wall paintings to decorate stately homes, churches and tombs.
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Questions About California Plein Air
- What does plein air mean?1 AnswerLilac Gallery Ltd.March 18, 2021The 'Plein air' is a French expression that means “in the open air.” And it is a term used by artists to describe when the painting was executed outside or outdoors, in contrast to painting inside of a studio. This method became very relevant in the 19th-century when French impressionism was centered in painting outdoors, with a strong sense of the open air, capturing landscapes or cityscapes on-site, at the location where the subject depicted was painted.
- What is a plein air frame?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertAugust 17, 2021A plein air frame is a simple, unembellished wooden frame, usually gold-colored. These frames are typically used to mount plein air paintings, which are painted outdoors. Because of the constraints of painting in nature, the paintings and accompanying frames tend to be small.
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