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Kansas City Cityscape, Mid Century Modern Primary Colors Urban Landscape
By Eleanor Perry
Located in Soquel, CA
Perry '69" on lower right corner. Unframed. Size: 20"H x 16"W. Perry exhibited California Art Club
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1960s American Impressionist Vintage California Art

Materials

Masonite, Oil

California Coastal Diptych , Berkeley, Bay Area Woman Artist, Smithsonian, CCAC
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Association, the San Francisco League of Women Artists and the Central California Art league, of which she was
Category

1970s Impressionist Vintage California Art

Materials

Varnish, Watercolor, Gouache, Board, Laid Paper

Magnus Engstrom Signed Swedish California Artist Mid-Century Modern Oil Painting
By Magnus Engstrom 1
Located in Studio City, CA
Engstrom. Would be a great addition to any Mid-Century Modern or California art painting collection or
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage California Art

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Abstracted Figural , Carmel Art Association, San Francisco Art Institute
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
California Art, the Lytton Corporation, and the Fisher-Price Collection. He has exhibited widely and with
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1950s Vintage California Art

Materials

Resin, Paper, India Ink, Illustration Board, Magazine Paper

Mid Century High Mountain Road Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
California Art Association and a charter member of the Fresno Chapter of the Society of Western Artists
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1950s American Impressionist Vintage California Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Set of Two Studio Art Pottery by Ahlstrom, California, 1960s
By Ahlstrom California
Located in Berlin, DE
Mint set of of two ceramic vases by Ahsltrom. Very nice glaziers. The size is the bigger green striped one.
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage California Art

Materials

Ceramic

By the Pool , San Diego Artist, Psychological Portraiture
By Daniel Camp
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
success throughout San Diego and Southern California including at Maple Creek Art Gallery, OMS Voyage in
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1980s Modern Vintage California Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

View of the Mission, San Juan Bautista , Crocker Art Museum, Santa Cruz
By Muriel Backman
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Statewide Art Exhibition Index, First through Twenty-seventh, 1928-1957 (Publications in California Art, No
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1960s Vintage California Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Mid Century Gardener s Still Life
By Eleanor Perry
Located in Soquel, CA
artist, Exhibited California Art Club; listed in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes
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1970s Realist Vintage California Art

Materials

Masonite, Acrylic

Mid-Century Modern Signed Landscape Painting of California Santa Barbara Mission
Located in Studio City, CA
California art or artist collection or California Missions painting collection or make for an eye catching
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage California Art

Materials

Paint

"Shenandoah Valley" - Rural California Landscape in Watercolor on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
: Founding member, Gallery 10. Central California Art League Member, Northern California Arts. Member
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1960s American Impressionist Vintage California Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Spring Has Sprung on the Farm - Abstracted Landscape in Oil on Masonite
By Eleanor Perry
Located in Soquel, CA
exhibited at the California Art Club in 1955.
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1970s American Modern Vintage California Art

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Botanical Abstract, Vintage 1970s Modern Floral
By Eleanor Perry
Located in Soquel, CA
size: 22"H x 28"L. Eleanor Perry exhibited with the California Art Club; listed in Artists in
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1970s Modern Vintage California Art

Materials

Masonite, Oil

"Morning" Nude Couple in Bed - Figurative Composition in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Masters of Fine Arts, Source: Nancy Dustin Moure, "Publications in California Art No. 11 , Index to
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Vintage California Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Patch of Cyan, Vintage Electric Blue Geometric Abstract by Eleanor Perry
By Eleanor Perry
Located in Soquel, CA
, Exhibited California Art Club; listed in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes. Graduated from the
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1970s American Modern Vintage California Art

Materials

Masonite, Acrylic

Mid Century Portrait of Two Children in Traditional Dress
By M. Ray Stancliff
Located in Soquel, CA
Juried Exhibition - California Art Club, 1951
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1940s American Impressionist Vintage California Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Fiberboard

The Californians
By E.M. Jackson
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Story illustration for "The Californians" by Louise Redfield Peattie, published in Cosmopolitan
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1940s Vintage California Art

Materials

Oil

Melrose, Geometric Enamel on Plexiglass Painting by Jay Phillips
By Jay Phillips
Located in Long Island City, NY
early Southern California art making, which remained a strong influence even after moving to New York
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1980s Abstract Vintage California Art

Materials

Aluminum, Enamel

Lovers - Nude Couple in Bed - Figurative Composition in Acrylic on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Masters of Fine Arts, Source: Nancy Dustin Moure, "Publications in California Art No. 11 , Index to
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Vintage California Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Mid-Century Modern California Architecture Silver Gelatin Sepia Photograph
Located in Studio City, CA
and photography collection. Would be a nice addition to any Mid-Century Modern or California Art or
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage California Art

Materials

Wood, Paper

Ed Ruscha Domestic Tranquility 1974 (announcement)
By Ed Ruscha
Located in NEW YORK, NY
American West, Language, Post-War, American Art, Typography, Los Angeles Artists, California Art, Text, Pop
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1970s Pop Art Vintage California Art

Materials

Offset

Mayan Warrior
By Peter Brooke
Located in Pasadena, CA
locks in ponytails. Exhibitions California Art Club's nonprofit booth at LA Art Show at LA Convention
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1990s Realist Vintage California Art

Materials

Bronze

Jade , Sir John Cass, Otis Art Institute, California
By Pearl Took
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
immigrating to California in 1957, Took commenced her active career as a fine artist, also becoming an art
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1970s Vintage California Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Bauer California Pottery Planter Collection 4pcs.
By California Pottery
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Los Angeles California during the Mid Century period , the perfect pieces to dress up a window ledge
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage California Art

Materials

Pottery

Jon Blanchette “Mendocino Hippies” – California Landscape Counterculture Art
By Jon Blanchette
Located in Denver, CO
Mendocino Hippies is a tranquil and evocative original oil painting by acclaimed California artist
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Vintage California Art

Materials

Oil

California Cove, Orange County , Laguna Beach Art Association, Chouinard
By Helen Hafer
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
California artist, Hafer studied at the Chouinard Institute in Los Angeles, and privately with Harry Emerson
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1960s Post-Impressionist Vintage California Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Modernist Oil Painting - California Landscapes, Monterey California
By Herb Kornfeld
Located in Los Angeles, CA
ABOUT THIS PIECE This is a series of oil on canvas Californian landscapes, painted by the late
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1990s Contemporary Vintage California Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Harbor Mist , Pasadena Art Museum, California, Post-Impressionist oil
By Jonathan Scott
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
, Glendale, California Jonathan Scott studied first at the Heatherly School in London and, later, at the
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1960s Post-Impressionist Vintage California Art

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Venice Beach, California - Pop Art Acrylic Painting by Linnea Pergola
By Linnea Pergola
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Linnea Pergola Title: Venice Beach, California Medium: Acrylic Painting on Silk, Signed
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1990s Pop Art Vintage California Art

Materials

Acrylic

Landscape with Trees
By Don Langford
Located in San Francisco, CA
California Art Club, a full time professional artist, represented by galleries in Laguna Beach and Palm
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Vintage California Art

Materials

Oil

Raymond Pettibon 1980s illustration art (early Raymond Pettibon)
By Raymond Pettibon
Located in NEW YORK, NY
, Comic/Cartoon, California Art,Illustration, Contemporary Pop, Mike Kelley, Elvis, Mickey Mouse.
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1980s Pop Art Vintage California Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph, Offset

Princeton, California
By Clifford Holmes
Located in San Francisco, CA
artist. The artist is a descendent of early California pioneer families and is a former member of the Art
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Vintage California Art

Materials

Oil

Tolumne, California
By Clifford Holmes
Located in San Francisco, CA
Western Artists, president of Diablo Art Association of Walnut Creek, and is on the California State Fair
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Vintage California Art

Materials

Oil

Ponies Dancing California Post-Impressionist, San Francisco Art Association
By Clement Samuel Wilenchick
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Association. Reference: Artists in California 1786-1940, Third Edition, Edan Milton Hughes: Crocker Art
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1950s Vintage California Art

Materials

Acrylic, Board

Ponderosa, California
By Clifford Holmes
Located in San Francisco, CA
artist. The artist is a descendent of early California pioneer families and is a former member of the Art
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Vintage California Art

Materials

Oil

California Coast
Located in San Francisco, CA
moved to California in 1954 to create his own art. In the late 1980s, Wee moved from southern California
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Vintage California Art

Materials

Oil

Landscape, California
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Landscape, California" c. 1935 is an oil painting on canvas by noted California
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Vintage California Art

Materials

Oil

Mid Century Modern Art Pottery Table Lamp By Tye Of California
By TYE of California
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid century modern, studio art pottery table lamp by Tye Of California features a faceted body with
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage California Art

Materials

Brass

Werner, Montecito, California
By Bruce Weber
Located in New York, NY
Werner, Montecito, California 1989 Signed, titled, dated, and numbered in pencil, verso Gelatin
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1980s Contemporary Vintage California Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Sausalito, California
By Carl Thorp
Located in San Francisco, CA
California artist Carl M. Thorp, 1912-1989. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The panel
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Vintage California Art

Materials

Oil

California Cooler
By Rupert Jasen Smith
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rupert Jasen Smith California Cooler, 1988 Screenprint in color HC 2/10 38 x 38 in. Signed and
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Late 20th Century Pop Art Vintage California Art

Materials

Screen

Hollywood, California
By Ernst Haas
Located in Toronto, Ontario
practice, expanding the medium while pushing the boundaries of what was possible. "Hollywood California
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1960s American Modern Vintage California Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

California Surfer
By Tom Kelley
Located in New York, NY
kidnapping case. Coming to California, Kelley was retained to photograph the stars created by David 0
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1950s Modern Vintage California Art

Materials

C Print

California Surfer
By Tom Kelley
Located in New York, NY
kidnapping case. Coming to California, Kelley was retained to photograph the stars created by David 0
Category

1950s Modern Vintage California Art

Materials

C Print

Ladies in a Japanese Garden , Alameda Art Association, California
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
, verso, Alameda Art Association label with artist information and titled, 'Ladies in a Garden'. A mid
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1960s Vintage California Art

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Fiberboard

"CALIFORNIA WILDFLOWERS" CALIFORNIA ARTIST FRAMED 15.75 X 18.75
Located in San Antonio, TX
Marc Graigson California Artist Size: 9 x 12 Frame: 15.75 x 18.75 Medium: Oil on Board "California
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20th Century Impressionist Vintage California Art

Materials

Oil

"CALIFORNIA LANDSCAPE" CALIFORNIA ARTIST FRAMED 23.5 X 27.5
Located in San Antonio, TX
William Ballantine Dorsey (1942-2019) California Artist Image Size: 16 x 20 Frame Size: 23.5 x 27.5
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20th Century Impressionist Vintage California Art

Materials

Oil

"California Sunset"
By Charles Theller Wilson
Located in Southampton, NY
A truly magnificent oil on canvas painting of a sunset off the coast of California in the late 1800
Category

1980s Academic Vintage California Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Miconia Magnifica, California
By Don Worth
Located in Santa Monica, CA
signed by artist
Category

1970s Vintage California Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Sausalito, California
By George Sumner
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: George Sumner Title: Sausalito Year: 1985 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 84 x 48 inches (213.36 x 121.92 cm)
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1980s Contemporary Vintage California Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Californian Party
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Belgian Born Actress Audrey Hepburn socializing at a party in San Francisco. Staley-Wise Gallery offers photographic prints from the Slim Aarons Archive, owned and housed by Getty I...
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1950s Vintage California Art

Materials

C Print

Paris Opera House , California Artist, Chouinard Art Institute, Crocker Museum
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'Paris Opera House' by Antoon Heinsbergen, 1941. California Artist, Chouinard Art Institute
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1940s Impressionist Vintage California Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Two Children and Dog
By Lynn Gertenbach
Located in San Francisco, CA
first prize in the California Art Club's Mission San Juan Capistrano painting event. That same year she
Category

Late 20th Century American Realist Vintage California Art

Materials

India Ink

Ford T
By Lynn Gertenbach
Located in San Francisco, CA
in 1999 depicting these paintings. In 1995, Lynn was awarded first prize in the California Art Club's
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Late 20th Century American Realist Vintage California Art

Materials

India Ink

Two Monkeys
By Lynn Gertenbach
Located in San Francisco, CA
. In 1995, Lynn was awarded first prize in the California Art Club's Mission San Juan Capistrano
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Late 20th Century American Realist Vintage California Art

Materials

India Ink

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
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Vintage California Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Archival Paper, Washi Paper

Pacific Coast Sunset , Art Institute of Chicago, Mendocino, California Artist
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
through clouds and illuminating the breakers rolling in towards the coast of Northern California
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1980s Impressionist Vintage California Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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Vintage California Art For Sale on 1stDibs

You are likely to find exactly the piece of vintage california art you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. In our selection of items, you can find Impressionist examples as well as a Post-Impressionist version. You’re likely to find the perfect item from our selection of vintage california art among the distinctive items we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 20th Century as well as those made as recently as the 20th Century. When looking for the right choice in our collection of vintage california art for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of gray, brown, black and blue. There have been many interesting object in our assortment of vintage california art examples over the years, but those made by Victor Di Gesu, Julius Shulman, Jon Blanchette, Stefanie Schneider and Clifford Holmes are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. Artworks like these — often created in paint, oil paint and paper — can elevate any room of your home.

How Much is a Vintage California Art?

A piece of vintage california art can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $1,500, while the lowest priced sells for $85 and the highest can go for as much as $885,000.
Questions About Vintage California Art
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