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Capistrano Stroll, Original Painting
By Judy Mudd
Located in San Francisco, CA
of the sun. The layered watercolor technique brings texture, depth, and life to the structure and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Drawings and Waterc...

Materials

Watercolor

Cape Ann Harbor , Woman Artist, Massachusetts, Rockport, Gloucester, LACMA
By Nell Walker Warner
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
California Watercolor society and the Academy of Western Painters. In 1952, she moved to Carmel where she
Category

1920s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage Modernist Abstract -- "Aquarelle #93"
By Yukako Okudaira
Located in Soquel, CA
Substantial modernist watercolor by California artist Yukako Okudaira (American, b. 1943). Signed
Category

1980s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Desert Days", Southwestern Geometric Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
-2019) has taught watercolor and design for thirty years. Her work has been shown in many art magazines
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Mid Century Coastal Town Landscape Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
. Memberships included California Watercolor Society, Women Painters of the West, San Diego Artists Guild, San
Category

1960s Pointillist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, India Ink, Laid Paper

Portrait Study
Located in Soquel, CA
Unique set of expressive portrait studies in watercolor and ink by Santa Cruz artist Bob Newick
Category

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

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Foam Board

Shadowed Hill Behind the Barn, Original Painting
By Catherine McCargar
Located in San Francisco, CA
California. While she is well-versed in a range of media, her preferred medium for painting is watercolor
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Interior Drawings and Wat...

Materials

Watercolor

Summertime - Martha s Vineyard - Sunset Golden Sky and Red Lighthouse
By Millard Sheets
Located in Miami, FL
-Sheets Art Gallery, Gualala, California, This Exciting Land: Watercolors of the USA by Millard Sheets
Category

1960s Post-Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Board, Pencil

Abstract Bubbles and Patterns
Located in Soquel, CA
, Central California Art League Watercolor Show, Figure and Still Life 1983 - Watercolor Exhibit, East Bay
Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Acrylic

Landscape with House
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Landscape with House" is a watercolor by noted California artist Earl Thollander
Category

Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Mid Century Crashing Surf on Rocks Seascape
By Margaret Esther Rogers
Located in Soquel, CA
Classic mid-century California seascape watercolor of the crashing surf on the rocky coast by Santa
Category

1950s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

At the Canyon Road, Hoarse Canyon 36x36
By Dorothy Marootian
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
participated in exhibitions with the California Watercolor Society in the 1940s and earned several awards over
Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Untitled
By Judith Klausenstock
Located in San Francisco, CA
watercolor is by California artist Judith Klausenstock (1928- ). It is nicely framed in a whitewashed wood
Category

1990s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Becassine
By Etienne Ret
Located in San Francisco, CA
: California Watercolor Society. Exhibition: De Young Museum, 1943 Collections: San Diego Museum; De Young
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

California Poppies Watercolor
Located in New York, NY
Watercolor illustration for a series of commercial seed packets. Printed by Stecher-Traung
Category

1930s Still-life Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Board

Purple Coast Landscape
By Les Anderson
Located in Soquel, CA
Dramatic and vibrant coastal watercolor painting by California artist Les (Leslie Luverne) Anderson
Category

Late 20th Century American Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

A Laborer Resting
By Robert Gilbert
Located in Los Angeles, CA
California Watercolor Society and at the San Francisco Art Museum. Gilbert is listed in Eden Hughes’ Artists
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Hans Burkhardt Signed Swiss California Original Midcentury Abstract Painting
By Hans Burkhardt
Located in Studio City, CA
, First Purchase Award, Watercolor; California Watercolor Society, Merchandise Award 1961: California All
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint, Paper

1940 s Carmel Landscape, Sycamore Grove by Nell Walker Warner
By Nell Walker Warner
Located in Soquel, CA
; Glendale Art Association; California Watercolor Society; Laguna Beach Art Association; Artland Club
Category

1940s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Hans Burkhardt Signed Swiss California Original Midcentury Nude Figures Painting
By Hans Burkhardt
Located in Studio City, CA
: Los Angeles All-City Art Festival, First Purchase Award, Watercolor; California Watercolor Society
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper

1903 Walpi Hopi Village, Arizona First Mesa Landscape circle of Elmer Wachtel
By Marion Kavanaugh Wachtel
Located in Soquel, CA
and oil. Regular exhibitions with both the New York and California Watercolor Societies made her
Category

Early 1900s Hudson River School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

La Pianiste (epuise)
By Etienne Ret
Located in San Francisco, CA
, 1996. Member: California Watercolor Society. Exhibition: De Young Museum, 1943 Collections: San
Category

Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Forms in Charcoal and Jade , San Francisco Bay Area Abstraction, SFMFA, CWS
By Robert George Gilberg
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
); the California Watercolor Society, (1946-53); the Army Art Exhibit, (1945, 1st prize) and the
Category

1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Encaustic, Gouache, Laid Paper

Trafalgar, London
Located in San Francisco, CA
very much in the California style of watercolor – “wet on wet technique” for which Thelma Speed Houston
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Mt. Diablo Spring View, Original Painting
By Catherine McCargar
Located in San Francisco, CA
, nature, spring, season, trees, California, Bay Area, clouds, watercolor, paper, landscape, nature, groves
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Drawings and Waterc...

Materials

Watercolor

Mid Century Aptos California Market Watercolor
By Jon Blanchette
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful mid century watercolor of a little store in Aptos, California by listed artist Jon
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Cardboard

Fish #2
Located in San Francisco, CA
Association (pres.); Southwest Artists Association. Exhibitions: LA City College, 1931; California Watercolor
Category

Late 20th Century American Impressionist Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Fish #3
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artists Association. Exhibitions: LA City College, 1931; California Watercolor Society, 1940-55; Los
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Fish #1
Located in San Francisco, CA
Association (pres.); Southwest Artists Association. Exhibitions: LA City College, 1931; California Watercolor
Category

Late 20th Century American Impressionist Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Forms in Blue Gray , Bay Area Abstraction, San Francisco Museum of Fine Arts
By Robert George Gilberg
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
California Watercolor Society, (1946-53); the Army Art Exhibit, (1945, 1st prize) and the California State
Category

1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

Moonlight Sonata , Munich School, National Academy, California, Carmel, PPIE
By William Ritschel
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'Moonlight Sonata' by William Ritschel. Munich School, National Academy, California, Carmel
Category

1920s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Signed Bear Watercolor / California Artist
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Signed R.Porter watercolor of a bear in the woods in California.This California artist was found in
Category

Late 20th Century American Adirondack Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Winter Landscape , San Francisco Bay Area Abstraction, Wayne Thiebaud
By Robert George Gilberg
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
, (1941, 1942, solo); the California Watercolor Society, (1946-53); the Army Art Exhibit, (1945, 1st prize
Category

1940s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Charles Partridge Adams California Coastal Watercolor, American Impressionist
By Charles Partridge Adams
Located in Denver, CO
This exquisite California coastal watercolor by American Impressionist Charles Partridge Adams
Category

1920s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Golden Hills - California Landscape in Watercolor on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Golden Hills - California Landscape in Watercolor on Paper Lively watercolor by notable California
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Woman in Aqua , De Young, Oakland Museum, LACMA, CWS, AWS, San Francisco
By Jade Fon Woo
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
, the California Watercolor Society, the American Watercolor Society, the West Coast Watercolor Society
Category

1950s Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Modern Figurative Surrealism Watercolor Painting, Drawing California Artist
By Gary Hansmann
Located in Surfside, FL
California. He is known for abstract, Surrealism figure painting. Gary William Hansmann was born Dec. 4, 1940
Category

1980s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, India Ink, Watercolor

Gulls Near Carmel , American Watercolor Society, Monterey, California, SWA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
coast of California by this celebrated member of the American Society of Watercolorists. Jack Laycox
Category

1960s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Laid Paper

Vintage Coastal Maine Landscape "Island Inn, Monhegan Island"
By Richmond Irwin Kelsey
Located in Soquel, CA
. Kelsey was a member of the California Watercolor Society*, American Watercolor Society*, San Diego
Category

1970s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

California Farmhouse Landscape in Watercolor on Paper (Two Sided)
Located in Soquel, CA
California Farmhouse Landscape in Watercolor on Paper Original watercolor painting of a farmhouse
Category

1950s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Collage Watercolor Painting David Gilhooly California Funk Surrealism MixedMedia
By David Gilhooly
Located in Surfside, FL
15, 1943, in Auburn, California. He was raised in Los Altos, California; Saint Croix in the Virgin
Category

2010s Surrealist Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Collage Watercolor Painting David Gilhooly California Funk Surrealism MixedMedia
By David Gilhooly
Located in Surfside, FL
, in Auburn, California. He was raised in Los Altos, California; Saint Croix in the Virgin Islands; and
Category

2010s Surrealist Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Signed C. Macourlard Watercolor of Southern California
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This wonderful watercolor is a scene of people riding horses by the water. It is signed C
Category

Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Paintings

Materials

Glass, Wood

Art Deco Abstract Oil Painting by Burr Singer , 20th Century
By Burr Singer
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
. In 1939 Singer settled in Los Angeles where she was active in the California Watercolor Society and
Category

1930s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Point Sur Light House, Big Sur, California - Cyanotype / Watercolor Landscape
By Cheryl Trotter
Located in Soquel, CA
Soft watercolor accents add to the beauty of this unique cyanotype and watercolor landscape of the
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1980s Expressionist Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Watercolor

1960s "Mountain Side" Watercolor Landscape California Gold Country Mid Century
Located in Arp, TX
Thelma Corbin Moody AbEx Mountain Side c. 1960's Watercolor on Arches Paper 29.5" x 22", Unframed
Category

Late 20th Century American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Milford Zornes Signed Original California Artist Midcentury Watercolor Painting
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfuly composed, vibrantly colored, original watercolor painting by American/California
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Still Life , Carnegie, Biltmore, Mills College, CPLH, LACMA, WPA, Hollywood
By Boris Deutsch
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
, 1940; Stockton Museum, 1940; UCLA, 1942; Biltmore Salon (LA), 1945; California Watercolor Society, 1945
Category

1920s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Masonite, Oil

Original Ben Abril ‘China Town’ Watercolor Painting California 1960s
By Ben Abril
Located in Oakland, CA
Fantastic original watercolor titled ‘Chinatown’ by well listed California artist, Ben Abril c1960s
Category

Vintage 1960s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Plexiglass, Wood, Paper

Woman Bathing , Chouinard, Yale, ASL, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, GGIE
By Palmer Schoppe
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
California Watercolor Society. Outside of his teaching responsibilities, he worked on his personal artistic
Category

1960s Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Alice D. Bryant - California Impressionist Watercolor Painting - circa 1920s
Located in Chatham, ON
ALICE DANIELS BRYANT (1879-1944) - California Impressionist watercolor painting - featuring a
Category

Early 20th Century American American Classical Paintings

Materials

Glass, Softwood, Paint, Paper

Vintage Pastoral Landscape -- "The Old Trunk, Bodie"
By Darwin Musselman
Located in Soquel, CA
and the California Watercolor Society, founded in 1920, which in 1975 became the National Watercolor
Category

1970s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Egg Tempera

"The Awakening" Early Spring Landscape of Mt Hamilton Oil on Masonite
Located in Soquel, CA
: California Watercolor Society Palo Alto Art Club Art Students League of New York, Student
Category

1960s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Landscape
By Alexander Nepote
Located in San Francisco, CA
watercolor landscape is by the well-known California artist Alexander Nepote. It is semi-abstract. Nepote’s
Category

1940s Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Mid Century Modern Abstract Watercolor by California Artist Caroline Harris
Located in San Diego, CA
Large Framed original watercolor on canvas abstract by California artist Caroline Harris, comes
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Glass

Still Life , Bay Area Abstraction, Metropolitan Museum, SFMOMA, LACMA, Abstract
By Douglas Mcclellan
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Arts. McClellan was a member of the California Watercolor Society and the Los Angeles Art Association
Category

1970s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic Polymer, Oil, Board

Watercolor on Paper Wayfarer, Noyo Harbor, California by Michael Dunlavey
Located in San Francisco, CA
spirit. I want to preserve their beauty. Michael Dunlavey is a true watercolor master learning his Craft
Category

2010s American Other Paintings

Materials

Paper

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