San Francisco - Art

Artist: Florent Chade (French, 1896-1985) Title: Ferme aux Environs de Sallanches Year: Circa 1950 Medium: Oil on board Board size: 8.5 x 10.5 inches Signature: Signed lowe...

This artwork "Untitled" c.1980, is an original colors screen print on Arches paper by renown Hungarian artist Victor Vasarely, 1906-1997. It is hand signed and numbered CXCIX/CCL in...

G.B. Piranesi Marble Urns and Vases and Lamps Etching c.1770 Beautiful 18th century etching by Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778) Loose translation of the text: Knight Gio. Bat...

This artwork titled "Saint Isaac's Cathedral, Leningrad" c.1960 is a watercolor on paper by noted California artist William Jack Laycox, 1921-1984. It is signed at he lower right cor...

This artwork titled "Number I" 1969 is an original colors etching and aquatint on CP paper by noted British artist Avis Newman, born 1946. It is hand signed, titled and numbered 29/5...

As the actual artist and date of this piece are unknown, perhaps this genre painting was done by a skilled student. But certainly, at this skill level, it could have served to provid...

William Stephens Shields, Jr., 1925 - 2010 "Blue Heaven" 1997 Oil on canvas 48"x48" artist framed Signed lower right William Stephens Shields, Jr., 1925 -...

This artwork "Seashore with Boats" 1975, is a watercolor on paper by Latvian artist Paul Duskins, 1928-1996. It is signed and dated at the lower right corner by the artist. The artwo...

This artwork titled "Northern India, The Himalaya Range" c.1975 is an oil painting on canvas board by noted American artist William Jack Laycox, 1921-1984. It is signed at he lower right corner by the artist. The artwork size (Canvas Board) is 8 x 10 inches, framed size is 15.5 x 17.5 inches. It is framed in a wooden ornate off -white frame, with fabric liner and gold color bevel . It is in excellent condition. About the artist: Jack Laycox (1921-1985) was born and grew up in Auburn, California. The eldest of 4 children, all of whom were artistically talented, it was Jack who was the shining star, constantly drawing, filling every available piece or section of paper that was available. After earning an engineering degree from San Francisco State University, which provided the opportunity to travel throughout the United States to work on various assignments, he eventually returned to his love of the Fine Arts, specifically plein-air painting. With encouragement from his wife, sculptor Jayne Amason, he made the break from his career to become a full time artist. The first Laycox Gallery was opened in Walnut Creek, California. He become known locally and throughout northern California, as well as being represented by Royce Gallery in Los Angeles and other galleries in the U.S. Jack and Jayne had been spending time in the Monterey area, which they loved dearly, so they moved there permanently and opened up a new Laycox Gallery in Carmel. His work became increasingly popular, being sought after for both private and corporate collections. In the 1970’s he was commissioned by Delta Airlines to do all the paintings for their travel-destination posters. He also authored a Walter...

Matthew Tipton satirical illustration painting depicting the controversial 1925 Scopes trial. Lawyers Clarance Darrow and William Jennings Bryan. Oil on canvas. Canvas: 20" x 24" F...

Artist: Nino Guiffrida (Italian, born 1924) Title: Arlequin et Pierrette au Carnaval Year: 1985 Medium: Oil on canvas Canvas size: 24 x 19.75 inches Signature: signed upper right...

This artwork "At the Dock" c.1980 is a watercolor on 500 Aquarelle paper by noted American artist Allen Daniel (Dan) Burt, 1930-2004. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The artwork size is 21.5 x 29.5 inches, framed size is 29.5 x 37.5 inches. Custom framed in a white metal frame, with off-white matting. The artwork is in excellent condition, the frame has some minor scratches, the acrylic glass have some scratches and will be replaced by a new...

This artwork "Untitled" c.1990 is a cast paper bas relief by noted American artist Richard Benjamin Royce, born 1941. It is signed at the lower right ...

Artist: Teo Tobiasse (French/Israeli, 1927-2012) Title: "l"Exil et le Temps Retrouve" Year: 1986 Medium: Color lithograph Edition: Numbered 160/175 in pencil Paper: Arches paper Image size: 10 x 10 inches Framed size: 16.85 x 16.5 inches Signature: Hand signed in pencil by the artist Condition: Excellent Frame: Custom framed in a wood frame, with off white matting About the artist. Theo Tobiasse was born in Israel of Lithuanian parents. Before he turned seven, his family moved to Paris due to financial difficulties. In Paris. Between the years of 1942 and 1944, the Germans occupied Paris. He and his family were forced to live in solitary confinement with the constant fear of being discovered. The only things that kept Tobiasse going was his drawings. By the time it was safe to come out of hiding, he had quite a portfolio put together. In 1960, his work was noticed at an exhibition of young artists at the Palais de la Mediterranee in Nice and he won first prize. From then on art galleries and collectors continued to show interest in his work, and by 1962 Theo Tobiasse was finally able to devote himself entirely to painting. Theo Tobiasse has created monumental works such as the fountain entitled "L'Enfant fou" for the Arenas Business Centre at Nice Airport, and stained-glass windows for various institutions in Strasbourg and Nice. He also designed costumes and stage-set models for Bernard Shaw...

This artwork titled "Buona Sera" c.2020, is an oil painting on panel by American artist Teresa Saia. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist, also titled and signed on t...

Featured is a color lithograph by Alvar titled "Cinq Heure Du Soir." Created in 1966 and inscribed "Epreuve d'Artiste" in pencil, the piece is printed on CG pa...

This artwork "Woman with Frog" c.1980 is an original blue ink etching by noted American artist Charles Bragg, 1931-2017. It is hand signed and numbered 66/250 in pencil by the artist...

Artist: Rufino Tamayo Title: Iron Cross Year: 1988 Medium: Color lithograph Edition: Numbered CCXLV/CCC in pencil Paper: Wove Image size: 22.5 x 30...

In the depths of the Great Depression, American women sought escape from their worries. For 25¢,“Hearst’s International Cosmopolitan” magazine delivered. The magazine published ficti...

Artist: Raphael Soyer (Russian, American, 1899-1987) Title: Untitled Year: Circa 1975 Medium: Lithograph Edition: Inscribed A.P (Artist Proof) in pencil Paper: Arches Image s...

This painting is optimism, itself, especially when you consider it was likely painted during the harsh decade following the end of World War II. The aftermath of the horror—you may r...

This artwork titled "Bali Princess" variant red, 1996, is an original color serigraph on thin rice paper taped to a sheet of wove paper for stabilization by ...

This artwork titled "Chinatown Under the Rain" 1966 is a watercolor by Japanese/Taiwanese artist Paul Kuo, 1920-1995. It is signed and dated at the lower righ...

Antique European School "Summer" Oil Painting After Nicolas Lancret c.1900 Original oil on board. Dimensions 37" wide x 21" high Frame dimensions 40....

Artist: Stephanie Peek – American (1940- ) Title: Opening Year: 1996 Medium: Oil on Linen Size: 10 x 10 inches Signature: Signed, dated, titled on reverse by the artist Condition: V...

This artwork "Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia Scenery" c.1950 is an ink drawing on paper by Finns/Canadian artist William Edward De Garthe, 1907-1983. It is signed...

Artist: Daniel Joshua Goldstein – American (1950 -) Title: Still Life - Willows in Vase Year: Circa 1983 Medium: Mixed media with collage Imag...

After Fernand Leger “Two Figures, Naked on Red Bottom” Oil on canvas Signed "Ryan" 18" W x 24" H 23.75" W x 27.75" H

This artwork "Seascape" c.1965 is an original color aquatint on Japan paper by noted Indian artist Kaiko Moti, 1921-1989. It is hand signed and numbered XXVII/LXXV in pencil by the a...

This artwork titled "And Deborah, A prophet" From the suite "Judges and Kings" is an original etching on Arches paper by Ukrainian/American artist Ben Zion Weinman...

This item portrays the impact of the blurring of time long after the tranquil September Sardinia beach vacation is over. The blue tides are stilled in time moving over the creamy whi...

This artwork titled "Centre Noeuds" plate #1, 1974, is an original color etching with aquatint on Japan nacre paper by renown Chilean artist Roberto Sebastian Matta, 1911-2002. It is...

This artwork titled "Firenze" c. 1990 is an oil painting on canvas by noted Italian artist Lido Bettarini, 1927-2019. It is signed at the lower left cor...

Hand printed Platinum Photograph. Tom Millea was well known for his printing. He loved Death Valley and even made a portfolio of it. This is a loose print.

Bit of a mystery here. Charming oil on board signed F. Stein. There are a few artists it could be but I am not sure. Looks to be early to mid 20th century by the discoloration of boa...

Artist: Harold Altman (American, 1924-2003) Title: Four Walking Figures Year: c.1980 Medium: Original color lithograph Edition: Inscribed Artist Proof in pencil Paper: Arches Im...

Alejandro Rubio Turban Factory, 2023 Oil on canvas 20 x 24 inches This one-of-a-kind oil painting on canvas is stretched across wooden stretcher bars.

This artwork "Otavalo Market" C.1970, is a watercolor and pastel on paper by Ecuadorian artist Arturo Nieto Checa, 1933-1995. It is signed at the lower ...

This artwork "Landscape" is an original lithograph by Swiss artist Aime Daniel Steinlen,1923-1996. It is hand signed and numbered 235/260 in pencil by the artist. The image and sheet...

Alejandro Rubio Striped Landscape #2, 2025 Acrylic on panel 36 x 36 inches This is a one-of-a-kind acrylic painting on panel.

This artwork "Shoreline" c.2000, is an oil painting on canvas by noted Irish artist Anne Tallentire, b.1949. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The canvas size is ...

This work is immediately recognizable as the work of Haku Maki (1924-2000). It is one of his well-known abstract compositions. The print is in very good condition, with no flaws noted on the surface. There is some very, very light toning in the margins, barely visible only under bright light. Maki Haku (巻白, 1924–2000) is the artistic name of Maejima Tadaaki, who was born in Ibaraki Prefecture. He was a sōsaku-hanga artist in 20th Century Japan. During World War II, Maejima Tadaaki was trained as a kamikaze pilot in the Japanese air force, but the war ended before he was assigned a mission. Haku had no formal art training, but studied for two years with the sōsaku-hanga artist Onchi Kōshirō...

This artwork "Knight Running After a Girl" c.1980 is an original etching on Wove paper by noted American artist Charles Bragg, 1931-2017. It is hand signed and numbered 56/300 in pe...

This artwork titled "Apple Orchard" 1998, is a color off set lithograph by British/American artist Pati Bannister, 1929-2013. It is hand signed, titled a...

This artwork titled "Wien" 1911, is a color etching on paper by Austrian artist Luigi Kasimir, 1881-1962. It is hand signed in pencil by the artist's estate at the lower center. The ...

Artist: Felix Ruvolo – American (1912 - 1992) Title: “Samson and Delila” aka “Untitled” from the suite: 10 West Coast Artists, Collector’s Press, 1967 Year: 1967 Medium: Lithograph on Arches paper Size: 30 x 22.5 inches. Publisher: Collector’s Press, San Francisco Edition: 75. Signature: Signed lower right in pencil Embossed publisher’s chop lower left of the Collector’s Press, San Francisco; Embossed printer’s chop lower left of Ernest De Soto Numbered: 39/75 lower right in pencil Condition: Excellent This lithograph is from the notable portfolio “10 West Coast Artists” containing ten prints, title page and colophon page, published by Collector’s Press in San Francisco in 1967. Prints by Keith Boyle, Bruce Conner, Richard Diebenkorn, Roy de Forest, Sidney Gordin, Frank Lobdell, James Melchert, Manuel Neri, Frank Ruvolo, Peter Voulkos are in the portfolio. The print has no margins – it is full bleed. The print is in excellent condition. Felix Ruvolo was born in New York City in 1912, but raised in the home of his grandparents in Sicily where he first studied with an Italian artist. At age 12, he returned to the home of his parents, who soon moved to Chicago. They were aware of his intense interest in art and had him continue studies with a local artist and then at the Chicago Art Institute. By 1938 he was exhibiting regularly and was accorded his first invitation to participate in an American Federation of Arts traveling exhibition. Invitations to exhibitions at other major institutions followed--the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the Carnegie Institute, the Phillips Gallery Museum, the Pennsylvania Academy, the Walker Art Center, the “Contemporary American Painting” surveys at the Krannert Museum from 1948 to 1961, the Sao Paulo Biennials in Brazil, the Galerie Creuse in Paris. He was represented in the ground-breaking exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1951, “Abstract Painting and Sculpture in America.” His many one-man shows included those at the Durand Ruel Gallery, the Catherine Viviano Gallery, the Grand Central, the Poindexter Gallery in New York and the University of Southern California. His works entered public and private collections such as the Chicago Art Institute, the Krannert Museum, the Walker Art Center, the Oakland Museum of Art, and the Aukland City Museum in New Zealand. His work was reproduced in national magazines and in anthologies published by the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum, and Albright Museum in New York, the Los Angeles County Museum, the American Encyclopedia, the Dictionaire de la Peinture Abstraite, and Il Giornale D'Italia. His teaching career began at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1945 and continued until 1948 when he moved with his wife Mardi to New York. Mills College in Oakland had established a program of bringing distinguished artists, such as Fernand Leger, to the campus as guest instructors. Felix was invited for the summer session of 1948; during that sojourn, he had solo exhibitions in the Mills College Art Gallery and at the De Young Museum in San Francisco. At that time, he met many Bay Area artists who were to become life-long friends of the Ruvolos. His national reputation had been firmly established, when in 1949 Felix was extended the invitation for appointment to the faculty on the Berkeley campus. His earlier works were referential, often on fantasy themes. These new paintings were non-objective in idiom, rich in color, line and texture. They were marvelous, they were beautiful, they bespoke his creative genius. Critics came, collectors came, colleagues came, students came, friends from the East came. Artists were invited to serve as visiting faculty. George McNeil, then Director of the Pratt Institute, said that he accepted an invitation to come to Berkeley because Felix was there. Among his students who have achieved distinction in the profession are: Wayne Anderson, Walter de Maria, Mark di Suvero, William Brown, Mary Snowden...

Mid Century Modern "Jazz Club" Original Oil Painting by Sandra Thaw Bright, bold and colorful oil painting of a Jazz Club c.1950s. Signed in the lower right corner "Sandra Thaw". ...

This artwork titled "Ceramics II" 1981 is an original colors screen print by Canadian artist Richard Thomas Davis, b.1947. It is hand signed, titled, date...

This artwork titled "Bell Towr, Lecce" 1999, is an original archival pigment print by noted American photographer and artist Jenny Okun, b.1953. It is hand signed, dated and numbered 2/10 in pencil by the artist. The image size is 20 x 40 inches, the paper size is 26 x 46 inches, framed size is 28.25 x 48.25 inches. Custom framed in a metal silver frame, with white backing. It is in excellent condition, the frame have some very minor rubs, barely visible. About the artist: Jenny Okun is an American artist and filmmaker who travels the world in search of unusual beauty. Her artworks have been shown in more than sixty international exhibitions and in numerous private and public collections. Commissions have included the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Tate Modern, and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Craig Krull describes her artwork as “large-scale color photographic abstractions. Okun distills the essential qualities of form, texture, color, and detail into one layered vision.” Her earlier two books, Dreamscapes and Variations, show artworks of architecture, landscape, nudes, and art. SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2012 Craig Krull, Santa Monica, USA Museo Storico della Citta di Lecce (MUST), Lecce, Italy 2009 Treasure Island Music Festival in San Francisco, USA 2008 Art First, London, UK Building 98 : Grubb & Ellis, Marfa, Texas, USA Hennessey + Ingalls : Art and Architecture Bookstore, Santa Monica, USA 2007 Craig Krull "Studio Walls" and Book Signing, Santa Monica, USA The Colburn School, Los Angeles, USA 2006 Don Giovanni, El Portal Theatre, North Hollywood, USA the architectural photography of Jenny Okun on the sets by Yael Pardess, El Dorado Opera, Los Angeles, USA 2005 Craig Krull, Santa Monica, USA Art First, London, UK 2004...

Artist: Andre Brasilier (French, born 1929) Title: Femme en Rose Avec un Arbre Year: c.1975 Medium: Color lithograph Edition: Inscribed "Bien Amicalement" (With Friendship) in pe...

This artwork "Harbor Scene" 1975, is a watercolor on paper by Latvian artist Paul Duskins, 1928-1996. It is signed and dated at the lower right corner by the artist. The artwork size...

J.B. Thompson "Photon" Mixed Media Etching w/ Copper and Aquatint Limited Edition J.B. Thompson (American, 1932-1984) Fantastic pencil signed and numbered mixed media etching with ...

This artwork "Winter Landscape" 1975, is a watercolor on paper by Latvian artist Paul Duskins, 1928-1996. It is signed and dated at the lower right corner by the artist. The artwork ...

This artwork titled " Biagoth Eecuebeh Hehsheesh-Chedah (Red Ridinghood and her Wolves)" 1989 is a color offset lithograph on Artcote paper by Crow Indian artist Penni Anne Cross...

This artwork "Untitled (Animals Scene)" c.1990 is a colored pencil drawing on paper by noted African American artist Roger Rice, b.1958. It is signed at the...

Artist: Robert Indiana (American, born 1928) Title: "Indiana Eliott" Year: 1977 Medium: Original color lithograph Edition: Numbered 32/150 in pencil Paper: Arches Image size: 18 x 14 inches paper size: 23.65 x 19.5 inches Signature: Hand signed in pencil by the artist Publisher: Leon Amiel, New York Printer: Fernand Mourlot, Paris Condition: It is in excellent condition, has never been framed. Description: From the suite "The Mother of All Us" About the artist: Robert Indiana was born in New Castle, Indiana, in 1928. His family name was Clark but he adopted the name of his native state early in his career. His father worked for a Phillips 66 gas station and his mother ran a diner. He began his studies in art in 1945 at the Herron School of Art in Indianapolis and then at the Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute in Utica, New York. He then moved to Chicago and continued his studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He also studied at the Skowhgan School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine, the Edinburgh College of Art and London University, eventually moving to New York City in 1956. A major Pop Artist, his work is characterized by the use of words and relatively flat paint with no brush strokes. This cold and somewhat mechanical approach to painting in which the words are often stenciled into the design probably was influenced by street signs, pinball machines, the commercial stenciling process used in printing and advertisements. In fact, Indiana calls himself "a painter of signs". He uses the common everyday symbols and words of America and paints them as brilliantly colored pop art paintings. His work comments in an ironic fashion on American life and culture, often making pointed political statements about American society. The words in his painting are usually simple and short words, sometimes with clear meaning and other times arranged in an ambiguous fashion to project multiple meanings, and occasionally involve puns. It is interesting to try to put his "words" together to get a sense of the meaning. For instance, in The Triumph of Tira, painted in, 1960-61, the artist presents four circles with four squares inside them and four stars inside the squares. There is one word in each star. The upper left says "Law"; the upper right says "Cat"; the lower left says "Men"; and the lower right says "Sex." Of course it is hard to understand the relationship between the words, and as you begin to speculate on what it might mean, a number of possible interpretations evolve. Other works have more obvious meanings, sometimes political. One painting shows an outline of the State of Alabama with Selma marked in the right location. The words "Just as in the anatomy of man, every nation must have its hind part", are stenciled around the map. This is a reference to the march on Selma, which was an important event in the Civil Rights Movement during the 60's. Indiana's most famous painting is of the word "Love". It is painted with the LO on the top and VE on the bottom. This painting was used as a design for an American postage stamp...