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California Landscape with Lake
By Earl Graham Douglas
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork, "California Landscape with Lake" c.1920 is an oil painting on canvas by noted
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid Century Modern California Bridge Landscape Signed San Francisco Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Early American modernist painting from California. Oil on canvas. Nicely framed. Signed. Image
Category
1940s Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Framed Roger Scott Early California Landscape Art Oil on Canvas Board
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
A Picnic by the River
, Early California Watercolorist
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
1900.
This early California artist was active at the turn of the twentieth century and is known for
Category
Early 1900s Academic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Postcard
Old Spanish Mission, California (c. 1920)
By Dana Bartlett
Located in New Orleans, LA
A glowing depiction in rusts and reds of an old Spanish mission in a characteristically California
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Sand Dunes
, Early California Woman Artist, William Keith
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
25 years.
Reference:
Artists in California 1786-1940, Third Edition, Edan Milton Hughes: Crocker Art
Category
1910s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Naturalistic Californian Plein Air Coastal Ocean Landscape
By George Bickerstaff
Located in Houston, TX
Naturalistic landscape painting of an inlet area of the California coast. Since the artist was
Category
Early 20th Century Naturalistic Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Point Lobos, Monterey County, California, Cypress Tree
By Lockwood de Forest
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
son of Henry G. and Julia Weeks de Forest. He began to paint and draw at an early age. At the age of
Category
Early 20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Carmel (California)
By Maynard Dixon
Located in Denver, CO
An original drawing of a tree in Carmel. Housed in a custom hand-carved frame; outer dimensions measure 25.5 x 23.5 x .75 inches. Image measures 15.25 x 13.25 inches.
Category
Early 20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media
California Landscape by Artist Herbert Sartelle
Located in Denton, TX
Herbert Sartelle (Amer. 1885-1955)
This splendid O/C painting depicts a quiet water oasis against
Category
Early 20th Century American Country Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Paint
Lone Cypress, Carmel
, California Impressionist, San Francisco de Young Museum
By Alice Hunt Curtis
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
with artist information and title on old label verso.
This early California woman artist exhibited
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Carmel Dunes
, Early California Woman Artist, Mark Hopkins Institute, Los Gatos
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An intimate view of the sand dunes outside Carmel, California with blooming succulents growing
Category
1930s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Country House in Eucalyptus Grove - California Landscape in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
began to focus on landscape paintings, as well as pen and inks of the classic silent screen and early
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Big Sur Coastal Cliffs - California Plein Aire Landscape in Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
early California impressionists.” Two of his paintings were selected for the Fiesta de Artes Posters in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Moss Beach, California, San Francisco, West Coast Landscape, Ocean Shore
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Beach, Ocean Shore, Cal. ", 1915
(California)
Watercolor on Paper
20" x 25 3/4"
Housed in a Period 2
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Large Gothic Mirror or Painting Frame, California, circa 1900
Located in San Francisco, CA
Gothic style mirror or picture frame, black with white accenting. Originally from a California
Category
Early 20th Century American Gothic Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Canyonland - Western Plein Aire Landscape Acrylic on Board
Located in Soquel, CA
) began painting in the early 1970s with some early success Later in life, White was a member (and board
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Board, Acrylic
River on the Autumn Plains - Acrylic on Board with Double-Sided Art
Located in Soquel, CA
of the early California impressionists.” Two of his painting were selected for the Fiesta de Artes
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Board, Acrylic
Looking Out Over the Canyons - Western Plein Aire Landscape in Acrylic on Board
Located in Soquel, CA
him to “work fast and loose in the style of the early California impressionists.” Two of his painting
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
"Red Bridge In Park" - 2005 Original Acrylic on Board
Located in Soquel, CA
“work fast and loose in the style of the early California impressionists.” Two of his paintings were
Category
Early 2000s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Masonite
"Cactus in Pastel" - Desert Plein Aire Landscape in Acrylic on Masonite
Located in Soquel, CA
of the early California impressionists.” Two of his painting were selected for the Fiesta de Artes
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Masonite
Mountain Pines, c. 1930s
By Hanson Puthuff
Located in Pasadena, CA
x 16 Mt. Pines H Puthuff"
"American Legacy Fine Arts" label
Exhibited
Early California Masters
Category
1930s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Bison in the Spring Thaw - Western Plein Aire Landscape in Acrylic on Board
Located in Soquel, CA
loose in the style of the early California impressionists.” Two of his painting were selected for the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Red Cliffs in the Desert - Western Plein Aire Landscape in Acrylic on Board
Located in Soquel, CA
loose in the style of the early California impressionists.” Two of his paintings were selected for the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Landscape Mount Tamalpais w/ Two Figures by Jean Jacques Pfister
By Jean Jacques Pfister
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful early 20th Century California impressionist painting, looking towards Mount Tamalpais
Category
1920s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Laguna Beach Lunch Hut - Figurative Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
exhibitions in New York, Chicago and Palm Beach.
Born in Laguna Beach, California, his early love of painting
Category
1960s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Charles Harmon Oil on Canvas." Stone Lagoon, California, 1910
Located in Larkspur, CA
Charles Henry Harmon (American, 1859-1936)
Oil on Canvas." Stone Lagoon, California, 1910
Category
Early 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
California Plein Air Impressionist Oil Painting in Baroque Frame, Early 20th C.
Located in San Francisco, CA
An enchanting early 20th century en plein air impressionist oil painting on canvas of an
Category
Early 20th Century American American Classical Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Plaster, Giltwood
California Plain Aire Painting by Aaron Kilpatrick
Located in Pasadena, CA
Fantatstic fauvist painting of Morro Bay by highjly listed artist Aaron Kilpatrick dated 1928
Category
Early 20th Century American Paintings
Materials
Canvas
California Plein Air Landscape
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lovely oil on canvas California painting by Cyril Aldritt with great crackled surface. Framed in
Category
Early 20th Century American Paintings
Materials
Canvas
La Jolla, California by J. T. Harwood
By James Taylor Harwood
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
University of Utah’s art department, following in the footsteps of an early mentor, George M. Ottinger. Much
Category
Early 20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hand Painted Photograph of a California Poppy
Located in San Francisco, CA
: orange, flower, painting, early 20th century, series
Category
Early 20th Century American Paintings
Historic 1920
s California Mural by Lucile Lloyd
Located in Pasadena, CA
California's formative years. Painted over seven rolls of canvas, the mural showcases the story of the early
Category
Early 20th Century American Paintings
Exceptional 19th Century California Landscape by Ransom Gillet Holdredge
By Ransome Gillett Holdridge
Located in Fulton, CA
Beautiful early California Landscape oil painting by Ransom Gillet Holdredge. (1836-1899) Arrived
Category
Antique 19th Century American Victorian Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Original Abstract Oil on Canvas by Phoebe Gerber Fisher
By Phoebe Gerber Fisher
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
well known abstract artist who passed in the early 2000's in Southern California.
Painting features
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Shadow Box Diorama Featuring Hand Painted California Plein Aire Landscape and Mission Painting, circa 1920
s
By Hanson Duvall Puthuff
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Shadow Box Diorama features a three-dimensional hand painted plein air landscape painting
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Architectural Models
Materials
Metal
California Landscape Impressionist Painting by Gardner Symons
By George Gardner Symons
Located in Hallowell, ME
California Landscape Impressionist Painting by George Gardner Symons.
This early 20th century
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Kings River, California
By Tilden Dakin
Located in Graton, CA
. 1918 to his death he used the signature Tilden Dakin.
Known primarily as a California artist, he also
Category
Early 20th Century American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Redwoods, McCloud River, California
By James Swinnerton
Located in Graton, CA
Born in Eureka, California, James Swinnerton became a famous painter of desert landscapes following
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Watercolor Painting by Lorenzo Palmer Latimer of the California Redwoods
Located in Boston, MA
Watercolor painting by Lorenzo Palmer Latimer, a listed American artist from California, depicting
Category
Early 20th Century American Other Paintings
Materials
Paper
Lovely California Plein Air Landscape by Grace M. A. Griffith
By Grace Myrtle Allison Griffith
Located in Pasadena, CA
Wonderful painting by listed California artist Grace Myrtle Allison Griffith (1885 - 1955
Category
Early 20th Century American Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Impressionist Scene of Garden and Mt. Tamalpais in Marin County, California
By Joseph Sacks
Located in Graton, CA
of California's gardens in the foreground, beautifully framing the rolling foothills and summer gold
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
1950s abstract painting
By Robert Kaess
Located in Oakland, CA
Early 1950s abstract painting by California artist Robert Kaess.
Robert Kaess studied at the
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Large 4-Foot Framed Original Oil on Canvas Rare Early Work by Roger Etienne
By Roger Etienne
Located in Los Angeles, CA
WOOD FRAME – A RARE, EARLY PAINTING BY THE ARTIST. THE FRAME IS IN GOOD CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE
Category
1940s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
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An assortment of early california paintings is available on 1stDibs. Finding the perfect Impressionist, Modern or Abstract examples of these works for your space is difficult — today, we have a vast range of variations and more on offer. These items have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add an early california paintings that pops against an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include that feature elements of brown, gray, beige, blue and more. There have been many well-done artworks of this subject over the years, but those made by Earl Graham Douglas, John Budicin, Janice Haefner, Albert King and Andrew Lund are often thought to be among the most beautiful. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, oil paint and fabric.
How Much are Early California Paintings?
Prices for art of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — early california paintings in our inventory begin at $475 and can go as high as $22,000, while the average can fetch as much as $2,250.
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- Which artist became famous for his series of black paintings in the late 1950s and early 1960s?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025Frank Stella is the artist who became famous for his series of black paintings in the late 1950s and early 1960s. These works featured bands of black paint separated by thin, precise stripes of bare canvas. At a time when contemporary painting was all about wild gestures, thick paint and formal abandon, the “Black Paintings” created a sensation. Explore a range of Frank Stella art on 1stDibs.
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