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Crescent Bridge, California
By Joseph Weisman
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Crescent Bridge, California" c.1960 is a watercolor on paper by California
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Kolin Building, Pleasanton, California
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Kolin Building, Pleasanton, California" 1987, is a watercolor on paper by American
Category

Late 20th Century American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Pleasanton Hotel, Pleasanton California
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Pleasanton Hotel, Pleasanton, California" 1987, is a watercolor on paper by American
Category

Late 20th Century American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

"California Girls" Graphite Rust Charcoal Japanese Watercolor by Brad Fisher
By Brad Fisher
Located in New York, NY
California Girls, 2018 Graphite, Rust Color Charcoal, and Japanese Watercolor on paper by artist
Category

2010s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Watercolor, Graphite

California Landscape with House
By James March Phillips
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork (California Landscape with House" c.1950 is a watercolor on paper by California artist
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

California Landscape with Farm
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "California Landscape with Farm" 1943 is a watercolor on paper by noted California
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Landscape with House, California
By Ralph Ledesma
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Landscape with House, California" is a watercolor on paper by California
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Near Half Moon Bay, California
By Ted Lewy
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Near Half Moon Bay, California" 1962 is a watercolor on paper by noted California
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Evening Fog, Moss Landing, California
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Evening Fog, Moss Landing, California" 1970, is a watercolor on paper by noted
Category

Late 20th Century American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

California artist Alexander Nepote Mixed Media Modern Abstract Painting 1962
By Alexander Nepote 1
Located in San Francisco, CA
. Memberships included the West Coast Watercolor Society, the Bay Region Art Association, and the California
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Paint, Paper

Hanging on in Tracy, California
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Hanging on in Tracy, California" 2003 Is a watercolor on paper by Filipino artist
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

1940 s California Hills Landscape
By Erle Loran
Located in Soquel, CA
Substantial and period mid-century modern American Scene watercolor of the Oakland, California
Category

1940s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

California landscape
By Carl Sammons
Located in Houston, TX
Considered one of the early "California Impressionists" Carl Sammons is known for plain air
Category

1930s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

"Dahlias" Chiura Obata, Japanese American, Red and Blue Delicate Floral Work
By Chiura Obata
Located in New York, NY
painter and transformed his California landscape watercolors and sketches into a portfolio of 35 woodblock
Category

1940s Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Nasturtiums" Chiura Obata, Japanese American, Red and Blue Delicate Flowers
By Chiura Obata
Located in New York, NY
painter and transformed his California landscape watercolors and sketches into a portfolio of 35 woodblock
Category

1940s Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

California Coast with Cypress Tree
By Arnold A. Grossman
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Arnold Grossman (American, 1923-2016) Title: California Coast with Cypress Year: c.1980
Category

Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Harvest Time The Hills of Mt Tamalpais near Lake Bon Tempe 1890s
Located in Soquel, CA
19th century were a time of work and play as seen in this watercolor near Lake Bon Tempe circa 1898
Category

Late 19th Century American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Watercolor, Illustration Board, Laid Paper

California Grizzly
By Jim Holyoak
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Photograph
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

State Capitol at Night, Sacramento, California
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "State Capitol at night, Sacramento, California" c.1960 is a watercolor on
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

California Girl
By Emil Jean Kosa Jr.
Located in West Hollywood, CA
A wonderful original charcoal drawing by American artist Emil Kosa Jr. The drawing is unframed, and there is a small tear in the upper right margin, but it does not detract from t...
Category

1940s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal

The Old Trestle, San Rafael, California
By Arnold A. Grossman
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "The Old Trestle, San Rafael, California" 1986 is a watercolor on paper by
Category

Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Rio Del Mar, California Coast Landscape
By Virginia J Hughins
Located in Soquel, CA
Charming and bright watercolor of the coastal village of Rio Del Mar by Aptos, California artist
Category

Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Contemporary Oil Painting on Linen by Pam Della
Located in Ross, CA
Artists, San Francisco, the Pastel Society of America, New York, California Watercolor Society, Walnut
Category

1990s American Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Paint

Old Mission Station, San Francisco, California
By Dong Kingman
Located in Missouri, MO
Dong Kingman (American 1911-2000) "Old Mission Station" c. 1950 watercolor on paper Signed *Fully
Category

1950s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Landscape with Boat and House, California
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Landscape with Boat and House, California" is a watercolor by California artist
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Landscape with Houses, large watercolor
Located in San Francisco, CA
, Monterey County Watercolor Society, California Native Plant Society. Education Student, San Jose State
Category

Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Charles Kinghan Corona Del Mar Beach California
Located in San Francisco, CA
fantastic watercolor of a beach in Corona Del Mar California was probably done mid 20th century. It measures
Category

Mid-20th Century American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

“Seaside Cliffs, California”
Located in Southampton, NY
California by the well known Hudson River artist, George Douglas Bremerton. Signed lower left. Circa 1880
Category

1870s Hudson River School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Archival Paper

Pacific Coast , California Post-Impressionist, Modernism, San Francisco
By Michel Kady
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Michel Kady' and dated 1948. A substantial watercolor on Arches paper showing
Category

1940s Post-Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Dog Park , California, University of California, San Francisco Bay Area
By Ted Fontaine
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
suburban houses. Fontaine received his MFA from the University of California in Davis where he studied
Category

2010s Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Wax Crayon, Laid Paper

University Village, Berkeley Carmel, California, Woman Post Impressionist
By Muriel Backman
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
-seventh, 1928-1957 (Publications in California Art, No. 12)" Nancy Dustin Moure; et al.
Category

1950s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

View of Angel Island from Tiburon, California
By Hilda Kider
Located in San Francisco, CA
This Artwork "View of Angel Island from Tiburon, California" c. 1975 is a watercolor on paper by
Category

Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Red Tulips and California Poppies, Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Brightly colored floral landscape by unknown artist Duane Reid (American, 20th Century). Bold red and orange flowers with green foliage contrast nicely against a blue sky with puffy ...
Category

Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Laid Paper

Village in Tuscany , California Modernist woman artist, SFAA
By Dora Masters
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
circa 1965. This listed, California woman artist exhibited widely and with success throughout the 1950s
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Carmel Mission , Santa Clara, California, Society Western Artists, Historical
By Henry Hank Volle
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
and lyrically painted watercolor view of the original Spanish colonial church and mission buildings at
Category

1970s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Laid Paper

Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo, Carmel, California
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork Titled "Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo, Carmel, California" c.1970, is a large
Category

Late 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Watercolor

"Pathways - Rancho San Carlos" - California Trees Landscape
By Cheryl Trotter
Located in Soquel, CA
Soft watercolor and Cyanotype of oak trees at Rancho San Carlos by Cheryl Trotter (American, 20th
Category

1980s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Laid Paper

Seated Nude , Louvre, California Post-Impressionist, LACMA, Académie Chaumière
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) estate stamp verso. Watercolor nude showing a woman seated
Category

1950s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Sea bottom
Located in San Francisco, CA
American Watercolor Society, California Watercolor Association, Transparent Watercolor Soc. of America
Category

Late 20th Century American Impressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Mermaid
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Mermaid" c.1980 is a watercolor on heavy watercolor paper by California artist
Category

Late 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Watercolor

Girl with Umbrella
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Girl with Umbrella" c.1980 is a watercolor on heavy watercolor paper by California
Category

Late 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Watercolor

The Band
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "The Band" c.1980 is a watercolor on heavy watercolor paper by California artist
Category

Late 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Watercolor

Flowers
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Flowers" c.1980 is a watercolor on heavy watercolor paper by California artist
Category

Late 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Watercolor

Landscape in Red
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Landscape in Red" c.1980 is a watercolor on heavy watercolor paper by California
Category

Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Masks
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Masks" c.1980 is a watercolor on heavy watercolor paper by California artist
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Flamenco Dancers
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Flamenco Dancers" c.1980 is a watercolor on heavy watercolor paper by California
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

The Nun
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "The Nun" c.1980 is a watercolor on heavy watercolor paper by California artist
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Man Riding a Camel
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Man Riding a Camel" c.1980 is a watercolor on heavy watercolor paper by California
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Still Life with Knife
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Still Life with Knife" c.1980 is a watercolor on heavy watercolor paper by California
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

The Voyeur
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "The Voyeur" c.1980 is a watercolor on heavy watercolor paper by California artist
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Looking at the Jungle
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Looking at the Jungle" c.1980 is a watercolor on heavy watercolor paper by California
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

The Bird Lover
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "The Bird Lover" c.1980 is a watercolor on heavy watercolor paper by California artist
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Carmel Dunes , Monterey, California, San Francisco Art Association, Illinois
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Robertson. He subsequently studied in London where he mastered English watercolor techniques under the
Category

1890s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Laid Paper, Watercolor

Monolith Rock - Mid Century Monterey, California Seascape
By Joseph Yeager
Located in Soquel, CA
bond watercolor paper with ragged edges. Signed "Joe Yeager" in the lower right corner. No frame. Image
Category

Mid-20th Century American Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Old San Anselmo, California , Woman Post-Impressionist, Crocker Museum
By Muriel Backman
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Statewide Art Exhibition Index, First through Twenty-seventh, 1928-1957 (Publications in California Art, No
Category

1950s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Kneeling Nude , Paris, Louvre, Académie Chaumière, California, LACMA, SFAA
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
. Watercolor nude showing a woman kneeling with her back to the viewer. Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz
Category

1950s Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Graphite

Woman Seated , Paris, Louvre, Académie Chaumière, California, LACMA, SFAA
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Estate stamp, verso, for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and painted circa 1955. Watercolor
Category

1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Graphite

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