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Mr. Magoo Original Vintage Animation Cel Hand Drawing Painting
By Jules Engel
Located in Surfside, FL
has to do with movement; animation is about movement.” Acknowledged as an early California Modernist
Category

Mid-20th Century Pop Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Mixed Media

Mr. Magoo Original Vintage Animation Cel Hand Drawing Painting
By Jules Engel
Located in Surfside, FL
has to do with movement; animation is about movement.” Acknowledged as an early California Modernist
Category

Mid-20th Century Pop Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Mixed Media

Mr. Magoo Original Vintage Animation Cel Hand Drawing Painting
By Jules Engel
Located in Surfside, FL
has to do with movement; animation is about movement.” Acknowledged as an early California Modernist
Category

Mid-20th Century Pop Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Mixed Media

Mr. Magoo Original Vintage Animation Cel Hand Drawing Painting
By Jules Engel
Located in Surfside, FL
has to do with movement; animation is about movement.” Acknowledged as an early California Modernist
Category

Mid-20th Century Pop Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Mixed Media

Mr. Magoo Original Vintage Animation Cel Hand Drawing Painting
By Jules Engel
Located in Surfside, FL
has to do with movement; animation is about movement.” Acknowledged as an early California Modernist
Category

Mid-20th Century Pop Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Mixed Media

Mr. Magoo Original Vintage Animation Cel Hand Drawing Painting
By Jules Engel
Located in Surfside, FL
has to do with movement; animation is about movement.” Acknowledged as an early California Modernist
Category

Mid-20th Century Pop Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Mixed Media

Original Abstract Painting by Rick Orr
By Rick Orr
Located in Palm Springs, CA
: Rick Orr was born October 1, 1959 in Los Angeles, CA. His interesting in art began early in life
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Enamel

Erik Grønborg Ceramic Bowl / Sculpture
By Erik Gronborg
Located in Dallas, TX
, making him one of the early proponents of the California Funk Art movement.
Category

Vintage 1970s Decorative Bowls

Materials

Ceramic

Original Enamel on Masonite Abstract Painting by Rick Orr
By Rick Orr
Located in Palm Springs, CA
art began early in life during the California art scene. The influence of that period shows strongly
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings

Materials

Enamel

Clark Hobart “California Idyll” Early California Oil painting circa 1920 s
By Clark Hobart
Located in Santa Monica, CA
by early California Impressionist artist Clark Hobart (1868 – 1948). The work measures 19 x 8
Category

1920s Victorian Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

William Ritschel “Whitecaps, 1907” Early California Oil painting
By William Ritschel
Located in Santa Monica, CA
“Whitecaps” is an original oil painting on canvas created in 1907 by early California Impressionist
Category

Early 1900s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Early Morning Sun Fog", Northern California Coast. (Framed) Photograph.
By Gaétan Caron
Located in San Francisco, CA
"Early Morning Sun & Fog", Northern California coastal landscape of redwood forest, Mendocino
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet

California Farmstead
By Maurice Del Mue
Located in Graton, CA
an active member of the vigorous art world of early twentieth-century San Francisco, becoming a
Category

Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

California Cypress
By Louis H. Sharp
Located in Graton, CA
Duveneck, Charles Boutwood, and at the Art Institute of Chicago. He sketched for a brief time on the Hopi
Category

Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Heintz Art Metal California Poppy Vase
By Heintz Art Metal Shop
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bold sterling overlay of California poppies on strong original mottled brown patina.
Category

Early 20th Century Vases

Edgar Payne “Sierra Lake” Early California Impressionist Oil painting circa 1920
By Edgar Payne
Located in Santa Monica, CA
. Edgar Alwin Payne (1883-1947) is often cited as an example of the quintessential Early California
Category

1920s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

“Carmel Coast, 1923” Early California Impressionist Oil painting by Roi Colman
By Roi Clarkson Coleman
Located in Santa Monica, CA
“Carmel Coast” is an original oil painting on canvas created in 1923 by early Southern California
Category

1920s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

William Adam “Pacific Grove Garden” Early California Oil painting circa 1910
By William Constable Adam
Located in Santa Monica, CA
“Pacific Grove Garden” is an original oil painting on board created circa 1910 by early California
Category

1910s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Ayaka - Early Californian portrait; Daphne Huntington; 1910-2012; oil on board
By Daphne Huntington
Located in Los Angeles, CA
included in Who’s Who in American Art, Who’s Who in California and Who’s Who in the West. Both are Fellows
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

“Southland Trees” Early California painting circa mid 1920 s by Paul Lauritz
By Paul Lauritz
Located in Santa Monica, CA
“Southland Trees” is an original oil painting on canvas created circa mid-1920's by early Southern
Category

1920s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bass Lake, Merced County, California
By Alexander Bower
Located in Graton, CA
, 1918, no. 128. exhibited Loma Prieta, Santa Cruz in 24th annual of Philadelphia Art Club, per
Category

Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Palm Springs, California circa 1930
By Joel Levitt
Located in Hudson, NY
Imperial Academy in Petrograd, Russia. Also studied with Ilia Repin at the Odessa Art School. Came to the
Category

Early 20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

California Harbor - Oil on Board - Irish
By Michael Augustin Power O Malley
Located in NEW YORK, NY
MICHAEL AUGUSTIN POWER O'MALLEY Irish, 1878–1946 California Harbor Titled and inscribed with the
Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

“Morning by the Lake” California Oil painting circa 1920s-30 s by Dedrick Stuber
By Dedrick Stuber
Located in Santa Monica, CA
. He studied at the Art Students League in New York, then painted in Los Angeles, California from at
Category

Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Peter Shire Memphis Group California Art Pottery Rare Early "Peach Tea Set" 1980
By Memphis Group, Peter Shire
Located in New York, NY
PETER SHIRE (b. 1947) USA Rare and early "California Peach" teaset 1980 Handmade
Category

Late 20th Century American More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Earthenware

California Harbor Painting by Maurice Braun
By Maurice Braun 1
Located in Alexandria, VA
one of the most well-known artists of California Impressionism. His deeply rooted beliefs in the unity
Category

Early 20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Sevres Porcelain Vase with a California Poppy Decor
Located in Jonquerettes, FR
with a polychrome on white background embelished with a gold decor of California poppy branches and
Category

Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Sèvres

Early 20th century California seascape paintings
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early 20th century California seascape painting. Oil on canvas board. Monogram lower left "C.M" 14
Category

Early 20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Early 20th Century California Stream
By Thor Christian Nielsen
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful early 20th Century naive landscape of California stream by Thor Christian Nielsen
Category

1920s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

California Landscape
Located in Astoria, NY
Manuel Valencia (American, 1856-1935), California Landscape Scene, Oil on Canvas, signed "M
Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Early California State Bear Flag
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is a 20th century, vintage California Bear Flag beautifully presented using the finest
Category

Vintage 1940s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

Early 20th Century West Sonoma County California Landscape C.1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early 20th Century West Sonoma County California Landscape C.1930 Original oil on canvas
Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Early Summer Colors" California Plein Air Painting With Greens, Blues
By Jacobus Baas
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Early Summer Colors" is an atmospheric oil painted on location in Lompoc by noted California
Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

F. Elliott Early 20th c. California Coastal Oil Painting with Wildflowers c.1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early 20th c. California Coastal Oil Painting with Wildflowers c.1920 A beautiful California coast
Category

Early 20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

California State Flag, An Especially Early Example
Located in York County, PA
CALIFORNIA STATE FLAG, AN ESPECIALLY EARLY EXAMPLE WITH AN ATTRACTIVE BEAR AND AN UPSIDE-DOWN STAR
Category

Antique 19th Century Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

Early Watercolor Painting of Redwood Forest in California
Located in Houston, TX
Watercolor painting of the Redwood forest located in California. Painting is mainly red and blue
Category

20th Century Naturalistic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Early California Tuoleme County Water Company Stock Certificate
Located in San Francisco, CA
An historic Tuoleme County Water Company Stock Certificate dated April 5, 1853 beautifully engraved, now framed and glazed.
Category

Antique 19th Century American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

Materials

Paper

Early California Republic Kerchief, Likely Made at the Panama-Pacific Expo 1915
Located in York County, PA
EARLY KERCHIEF IN THE FORM OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE BEAR FLAG, PROBABLY MADE FOR THE PANAMA-PACIFIC
Category

Early 20th Century American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

Materials

Silk

California France Impressionist Landscape Painting Portfolio
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
paintings are earlier, circa 1900. California paintings are later, circa 1940s. Three of the pieces are
Category

Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

American School Antique California Impressionist Coastal Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American School California coastal painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1940. Unsigned
Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

American School Antique California Impressionist Coastal Ocean Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American School impressionist coastal painting. Oil on board, circa 1900. Unsigned. Displayed in a giltwood frame. Image, 8"L x 10"H, overall 11"L x 13"H.
Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Lake In the Sierra Nevada Mountains, " Marion Wachtel, California Impressionism
By Marion Kavanaugh Wachtel
Located in New York, NY
watercolors in the San Francisco Art Association exhibitions. By 1904, she was living in Southern California
Category

Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

"Lake In the Sierra Nevada Mountains, " Marion Wachtel, California Impressionism
By Marion Kavanaugh Wachtel
Located in New York, NY
watercolors in the San Francisco Art Association exhibitions. By 1904, she was living in Southern California
Category

Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Henrietta Riddle Fish "Spring Time on Eel River, California" Painting c.1900
By Henrietta Riddle Fish
Located in San Francisco, CA
Henrietta Riddle Fish "Spring Time on Eel River, California" Original Oil Painting C.1900 Original
Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Santa Barbara California Coast Beach Ocean Mountains Clouds surf Plein Air #0-72
By Francis Draper Jr.
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
........ PLEASE INQUIRE ABOUT THE ENTIRE COLLECTION OF THESE WONDERFUL CALIFORNIA IMPRESSIONIST PAINTINGS.
Category

Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Vintage California State Flag, circa 1960-1980
By American Flag Banner Co.
Located in San Francisco, CA
About An original California Republic state flag with brass grommets to hang it. Creator
Category

Early 20th Century Industrial Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

Materials

Brass

California Historical "Assessors at Glenwood Mission Inn" Photo, circa 1912
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique California Historical "Assessors at Glenwood Mission Inn" photo, circa 1912 California
Category

Early 20th Century American Decorative Art

Materials

Wood, Paper

Extremely Rare Suffragette Armband Made in Berkeley, California
Located in York County, PA
EXTREMELY RARE SUFFRAGETTE ARMBAND, MADE IN BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA FOR CARRIE CHAPMAN CATT'S WOMAN
Category

Early 20th Century American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

Materials

Cotton

Framed Roger Scott Early California Landscape Art Oil on Canvas Board #2
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration an oil on canvas board California landscape signed by Roger Scott in the
Category

Vintage 1930s American American Classical Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Warren McArthur 4 Early Folding Chairs California, 1932-1933
By Warren McArthur, Warren McArthur Corporation
Located in Camden, ME
A Warren McArthur set of 4 early folding chairs. These chairs predate the self standing folding
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Side Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Art Deco Wrought Iron and Tile Side Table California Style Tiles
By Taylor Tile
Located in Topeka, KS
table with fantastic tile by one of the great early 20th century California tile makers such as Malibu
Category

Early 20th Century American Art Deco End Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

Bronze Bust of a Boy on Custom Pedestal
By California Art Bronze Foundry, LA
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Marble base. The foundry marks read: "Calif Art Bronze Fnry LA"
Category

Early 20th Century American Busts

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Mr. Magoo Original Vintage Animation Cel Hand Drawing Painting
By Jules Engel
Located in Surfside, FL
has to do with movement; animation is about movement.” Acknowledged as an early California Modernist
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Mr. Magoo Original Vintage Animation Cel Hand Drawing Painting
By Jules Engel
Located in Surfside, FL
has to do with movement; animation is about movement.” Acknowledged as an early California Modernist
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Mr. Magoo Original Vintage Animation Cel Hand Drawing Painting
By Jules Engel
Located in Surfside, FL
has to do with movement; animation is about movement.” Acknowledged as an early California Modernist
Category

Mid-20th Century Pop Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Mixed Media

Mr. Magoo Original Vintage Animation Cel Hand Drawing Painting
By Jules Engel
Located in Surfside, FL
has to do with movement; animation is about movement.” Acknowledged as an early California Modernist
Category

Mid-20th Century Pop Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Mixed Media

Mr. Magoo Original Vintage Animation Cel Hand Drawing Painting
By Jules Engel
Located in Surfside, FL
has to do with movement; animation is about movement.” Acknowledged as an early California Modernist
Category

Mid-20th Century Pop Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Mixed Media

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