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Watercolor on Paper Northwind, Bodega Bay, 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

Watercolor on Paper Rendezvous, Bodega Bay, 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

Watercolor on Paper Sea Dog, Santa Barbara, California Signed 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

Paint

California Livery Stable
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant Livery stable Landscape of Niles, California (in Bay Area) by Elsa Hull (American, 20th
Category

1970s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

California Livery Stable
California Livery Stable
$318 Sale Price
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California Monoprint
By Kory Twaddle
Located in Kansas City, MO
Artist : Kory Twaddle Title : California Monoprint Materials : Tempera on paper Date : 2008
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Paint, Paper, Conté, Charcoal, India Ink, Acrylic, Tempera, Watercolor, ...

Circus Wagons
By Millard Sheets
Located in Los Angeles, CA
handling of the watercolor medium and his interest in the California Scene. In this case, Sheets captures a
Category

1920s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Davenport, California Seascape
By Edward Penniman
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous large scale watercolor seascape of an ocean view in Davenport, California by Edward
Category

1990s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Laid Paper

The Olives, Santa Monica Canyon - Gift by the Artist to Mary Pickford
By Arthur Millier
Located in Soquel, CA
; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1928; LA County Fair, 1931 (1st prize); California Watercolor
Category

1920s American Impressionist Landscape Prints

Materials

Paper, Printer s Ink, Etching

California Summer Hills, Original Painting
By Catherine McCargar
Located in San Francisco, CA
, sunny, season, impressionism, landscape, watercolor painting, greenCalifornia Summer Hills
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist More Art

Materials

Watercolor

Minotaur Descending , California woman artist
By Vanessa Stafford
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
artist has created an enigmatic and compelling work This California painter and muralist received an
Category

1990s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Handmade Paper

A California Gold Country Church
By Gladys Louise Bowman Fies
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful Gold Country Church landscape by Gladys Louise Bowman Fies (American, 1909-2005). Signed "Fies" lower right. Unframed. Image size, 18"H x 24"L. Gladys Fies was a watercol...
Category

1970s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Mid Century California School Cove Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
member, 1953-57 American Watercolor Society. Brilliant Watercolor artist in the California School Style
Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Important 1944 Surrealist Oil on Canvas by Erle Loran
By Erle Loran
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Honor, 1945; California Watercolor Society, 1947, among many others. His works can be seen at the San
Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

1940 s California Mission Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Watercolor of an old California mission. Signed lower right illegibly and dated 1940. Displayed in
Category

1940s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Goldfish Abstraction - Original Watercolor Painting
By Norma Auer Adams
Located in Soquel, CA
, Palo Alto, California, 1979, Louisiana Watercolor Society, 1980, Pittsburgh Watercolor Society, 1980
Category

1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

Early 20th Century Santo Domingo Landscape Etching Proof
By George Overbury Hart
Located in Soquel, CA
Society, 1927 California Watercolor Society, 1927 Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1927 Nicholson Gallery
Category

1920s Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Laid Paper, Drypoint, Etching

Factory Worker
Located in Los Angeles, CA
modestly scaled watercolor compositions which depicted California as the Golden State, a destination for
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Blacksmith (Untitled)
By Erle Loran
Located in Los Angeles, CA
the Legion of Honor (1945), and the California Watercolor Society (1947). His paintings are held in
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

California Wetland Ponds Landscapes (Two Sided)
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful two sided landscape of California wetlands with pond. Circa 1960s. Monogramed. Image
Category

1990s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Laid Paper

Peaches in a Woven Basket , California Woman Artist
By Leah Schwartz
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'Peaches in a Woven Basket' by Leah Schwartz. California Woman Artist ----- Signed lower right
Category

1960s Still-life Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Handmade Paper

The Artists Studio - Interior Watercolor
By Doris Warner
Located in Soquel, CA
In the artists studio in Bonny Doon, California, a watercolor painting by listed artist Doris
Category

1960s American Impressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

The Mission Entrance - Watercolor on Heavy Paper
By Gladys Louise Bowman Fies
Located in Soquel, CA
). Vibrant watercolor of a California Mission. Two people are walking through the entrance, looking at the
Category

1970s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Early 20th Century California Industrial Scene Landscape
By Erle Loran
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant California modernist industrial landscape by Erle Loran (American, 1905-1999). Signed and
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper

Mid Century Pond Reflections Watercolor Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Pond Reflections, a mid century impressionist watercolor painting by California artist C.G
Category

1940s Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Fort Bragg Lumber Mill , Woman Artist, California Post-Impressionist
By Muriel Backman
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
picturesque Northern California coastal community. A powerful and lyrical work by this notable California
Category

1950s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Handmade Paper

Pool Patterns, Abstract Water Reflections Triptych, Blue Tones California Style
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Fresh California Pool patterns", which shows the semi-abstract movements of light reflecting in a
Category

2010s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Watercolor, Lithograph

Still Life , Louvre, California Post-Impressionist, LACMA, Académie Chaumière
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Hinna in Rome. On his return to California, he worked beside notable American Modernists including F
Category

1950s Still-life Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Laid Paper, Graphite

"Western Wilderness Interior" William Keith, California Tonalist, Forest Stream
By William Keith
Located in New York, NY
William Keith Western Wilderness Interior Signed lower left Watercolor on paper laid on artist
Category

Late 19th Century Tonalist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Board

Van s Grocery, Aptos Village - Mid Century California Landscape
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 American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Cardboard, Permanent Marker

Collage, Assemblage Cardstock Painting David Gilhooly California Funk Surrealism
By David Gilhooly
Located in Surfside, FL
, California. He was raised in Los Altos, California; Saint Croix in the Virgin Islands; and Humacao, Puerto
Category

2010s Surrealist Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Collage, Assemblage Cardstock Painting David Gilhooly California Funk Surrealism
By David Gilhooly
Located in Surfside, FL
. David James Gilhooly III was born on April 15, 1943, in Auburn, California. He was raised in Los Altos
Category

2010s Surrealist Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Abstract Color Field Gradient Painting California Minimalism Shingo Francis
By Shingo Francis
Located in Surfside, FL
Francis, Shingo (Japanese/American, born 1969), W3 , 1999 Encaustic and watercolor painting on
Category

1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Encaustic, Watercolor, Archival Paper

Abstract Color Field Gradient Painting California Minimalism Shingo Francis
By Shingo Francis
Located in Surfside, FL
Francis, Shingo (Japanese/American, born 1969), W3 , 1999 Encaustic and watercolor painting on
Category

1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Encaustic, Watercolor, Archival Paper

Port of Sark Channel Islands, California, Laguna Beach Art Association, Carmel
By John Bingham
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A substantial and painterly watercolor on Arches paper showing the sole port of the island of Sark
Category

1960s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Monterey Pier , California Modernist, Woman Artist, Santa Cruz Art League
By Muriel Backman
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
-derived, mid-century view of the old Fisherman's Wharf in Monterey, California. A lyrical work by this
Category

1950s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Handmade Paper

Abstract Color Field Gradient Painting California Minimalism Shingo Francis
By Shingo Francis
Located in Surfside, FL
Francis, Shingo (Japanese/American, born 1969), W3 , 1999 Encaustic and watercolor painting on
Category

1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Encaustic, Watercolor, Archival Paper

Study of a Young Woman , California Woman artist, Art Institute of Chicago
By Sarah Hobson
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
watercolor study of a young woman with copper hair. Sarah Villarette Hoover Hobson studied at the Art
Category

1930s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Modernist Torn Paper Collage, Paint 1960s Avant Garde Mixed Media George Nama
By George Nama
Located in Surfside, FL
Printmakers San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, California “Watercolor USA”, Springfield Art Museum
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Shtetl Village Doodka Player Judaica Jewish California Modernist Artist Etching
By Boris Deutsch
Located in Surfside, FL
Boris deutsch was born in krasnagorka lithuania june 4 1892 died in los angeles 1978.Entered the polytechnic school in riga 1905.School of applied arts berlin 1912. Settled in l.A. 1...
Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Mixed Media, Watercolor

California Sunset - Blue, Red Yellow Modern Abstract Landscape Seascape Art
By Margaret Francis
Located in Preston, GB
California Sunset - Blue, Red & Yellow Modern Abstract Landscape Seascape Painting art on thick
Category

1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Archival Paper, Washi Paper

Original painting 1860 Peter Tofft Museum California Artist Fort Native American
Located in Buffalo, NY
A rare mid 19th Century watercolor depicting Native Americans approaching a fort by Peter Peterson
Category

1840s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Santa Barbara California Blue Yellow Green Modern Abstract Landscape Painting
By Margaret Francis
Located in Preston, GB
Santa Barbara California Blue Yellow Green Modern Abstract Landscape Painting Art measures 30 x 22
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Watercolor, Washi Paper

Mod Brutalist Abstract Metal Painting Heavy Sculpture Bust George Nama
By George Nama
Located in Surfside, FL
Printmakers San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, California “Watercolor USA”, Springfield Art Museum
Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Modernist Torn Paper Collage, Paint 1960s Avant Garde Mixed Media George Nama
By George Nama
Located in Surfside, FL
, Switzerland Yale University Art Gallery Select Group Exhibitions California Palace of the Legion of Honor
Category

1960s Modern Mixed Media

Materials

Paint, Paper, Ink, Mixed Media

Shadow of Light - Nude Figurative Study with a Bottle of California Wine
Located in Soquel, CA
Shadow of Light - Nude Figurative Study with a Bottle of California Wine Abstract expressionist
Category

1970s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Watercolor

Robert McChesney Watercolor Titled "Investigators"
By Robert McChesney 1
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Impressive watercolor by California Abstract Impressionist, Robert McChesney (1913-2008). The
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paint

"II.2.1975" Watercolor Painting on Paper by Tim Nordin, Framed
By Tim Nordin
Located in Encino, CA
"Large Sumi Brush Mark Series, Untitled #II.2.1975," an original watercolor on paper by Tim Nordin
Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Six O Clock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Watercolor Society, California State Fair, Oakland Art Museum, Laguna Beach Fine Arts Gallery, San Diego
Category

1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Industrial Mural Study, Veterans Memorial Building, Santa Barbara WPA American
Located in New York, NY
emphasis on design and color. PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS California Watercolor Society (1940 - 1955) Santa
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Dorothy Sklar Signed Mid-Century California Original Landscape Church Painting
By Dorothy Sklar
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful and quite engaging original watercolor painting by California artist Dorothy Sklar
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint, Paper

Aromas California Pink and Gold Hills Landscape by Cor de Gavere Jolly Daubers
By Cor de Gavere
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant California landscape consisting of pink and gold rolling hills, oak trees, and a body of
Category

Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Laid Paper

Tomales Bay Watercolor in Silver Giltwood Frame
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Serene watercolor painting of the Tomales Bay, Northern California. Beautiful pastel watercolors in
Category

20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint, Paper

Landscape
By Marcel Emile Cailliet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
member of the California Watercolor Association. After graduating from USC, Cailliet became an assistant
Category

1940s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Miguel Dominguez "Dry Well" Watercolor Landscape – Framed Rural Barn Scene”
Located in San Carlos, CA
. Description: Dry Well is an original watercolor by California artist Miguel Dominguez, known for his serene
Category

Early 2000s American Organic Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper

Portrait of a California Woman with Sunglasses in Acrylic on Masonite
Located in Soquel, CA
Sunnyvale, California. Studied watercolor in Italy, and with Los Gatos artist William Wray. Signed "M Pavao
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Abstract, Lilac and Rose , American Watercolor Society, National WC Society
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
including the American Watercolor Society in New York, the National Watercolor Society in California. She
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Francis De Erdely Watercolor and Pencil "Mexican Shark Fisherman"
By Francis De Erdely 2
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Private California collection. Watercolor height: 23 1/2 inches (59.7 cm). Watercolor width: 29 1/2
Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Glass, Pine, Paper

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California Watercolor For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate california watercolor for your needs in our varied inventory. There are many Post-Impressionist, Impressionist and Abstract versions of these works for sale. You’re likely to find the perfect california watercolor among the distinctive items we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 18th Century as well as those made as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a california watercolor 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 beige, gray, brown, blue and more. A california watercolor from Victor Di Gesu, Muriel Backman, Ferdinanda Florence, Sadie Van Patten Hall and Alysanne McGaffey — each of whom created distinctive versions of this kind of work — is worth considering. Artworks like these of any era or style can make for thoughtful decor in any space, but a selection from our variety of those made in paint, paper and watercolor can add an especially memorable touch.

How Much is a California Watercolor?

The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — a california watercolor in our inventory may begin at $185 and can go as high as $135,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,250.