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Untitled #I
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Untitled #1" is a watercolor on paper by California abstract expressionist artist R. Anthony (Tony) Askew, b.1939. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist....
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist San Francisco - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Paper artwork, abstract nature-inspired, tree bark, Autumnal Palette, 2024
Located in San Francisco, CA
"Tree Bark" is a nature inspired abstract circular 3-D paper work by Bianca Severijns. Severijns paints and hand-tears paper to create her unique and one of a kind works. This work c...
Category
2010s Abstract San Francisco - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Metaphysical Expressionism in Watercolor
Located in San Francisco, CA
Alexander Aizenshtat is considered the founder of a new art movement called metaphysical expressionism. This painting can be described as a metaphysical exploration of perception, in...
Category
Late 20th Century Expressionist San Francisco - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Untitled #3
By Jerry Opper
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Untitled #3" c.1970 is a colors pastel and crayon on thick paper by American artist Jerry Opper, 1924-2014. It is hand signed in pencil at the lower right corner by the artist. The image size is 21.75 x 16.75 inches, sheet size is 24 x 19 inches. It is in excellent condition, there are pastel marks on the margin all around the artwork and also on the back, see picture #1.
About the artist:
Jerry Opper was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on September 5, 1924. He moved to Los Angeles with his family in 1933. After graduating from Hollywood High School, he worked in movie studios and attended art classes at Chouinard Art Institute. In May 1942, Opper was drafted into the army and was then able to study at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center while his outfit was stationed in Colorado. Later he was sent to Guam and was discharged in December 1945.
Opper returned to Chouinard and his work in movie studios until 1947, when he moved to San Francisco. He enrolled as a full-time student at the California School of Fine Arts (now SFAI) and received his diploma in June of 1950. In 1948, Opper met his wife Gertrud Ruth Friedmann, daughter of artist Gustav Friedmann, whose works are also in the Lost Art Salon collection. It was love at first sight and a few weeks after their first encounter at the Black Cat in San Francisco's North Beach, they got married and enjoyed a passionate, life-long romance.
Shortly after he finished school, Opper worked briefly as a decorator’s assistant and then started his career as a commercial artist, working for several firms such as Fibreboard, Beatrix Food and Precision. Working full-time and dedicating himself to having a rich family life occupied most of Opper's time, but he continued to be creative. He was above all a family man with the pride of having raised two exceptional daughters, Erika and Jody. Year after year, Opper would painstakingly craft their Halloween costumes...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern San Francisco - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Sedona Dream
By Richard Royce
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Sedona Dream" 2004 is a pastel on paper by noted American artist Richard Benjamin Royce, born 1941. It is signed and dated at the lower right corner by the artist. The artwork size is 22.25 x 30 inches, framed is 27.25 x 33.75 inches. It is custom framed in silver aluminium frame. The artwork is in excellent condition, frame has scratches and will be replaced by a new one before shipping.
About the artist:
After getting his BA and MA in fine art at the University of Wisconsin, Richard Royce went to France to study with Stanley W. Hayter, On returning to the US he opened a studio where he produced etchings, cast paper, paintings and sculptural commissions of his own work while at the same time helping other artists including Roy Lichtenstein, Larry Rivers, Marisol, George Segal, Raphael Soyer, Francoise Gilot and Jim Rosenquist to realize works in various media.
Selected collections
Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France
State Historical Society of Wisconsin
Portland Art Museum, Oregon
Fine Arts Museum of Long Island, New York
International Paper Corporation, New York
Isla Center, University of Guam, Micronesia
Byer Museum of the Arts, Evanston, Illinois
Musee du Petite Format, Couvin, Belgique
Uyasuda Life Insurance Company, Japan
Selected solo exhibitions
1991 Prestige Gallery, Danvers, MA
1989 Watermark/Cargo Gallery.. Kingston, NY
1986 ARRAS Gallery, NYC, NY
1985 The Tremellen Gallery, Lancaster, PA
1982 Linden Gallery, New York, NY
1979 Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, OR
Keller Gallery, Salem, OR
The Tremellen Gallery, Lancaster, PA
1970 Ventura College, Ventura, CO
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
1969 Comsky Gallery, Boston, MA
Ohio University, OH
1968 Thompson Gallery, Boston, MA
The Galor Hagen Gallery, Dallas, TX
University of Southern California Gallery
Selected group exhibitions
2004 Living Space Gallery, Cornville, AZ
2001 Rodman Gallery, Stockbridge, MA
1997 Dalton Fine Art, Boston, MA
Boston Corporate Art, Boston, MA
Prestige Gallery, Atelier Royce Group Show, Danvers, MA
1996 Copley Society Gallery, Group Sculpture Show, Boston, MA
1995 Barbara’s Hang Up Gallery, Group Show, Beverly, MA
1991 Creative Framing Gallery, Boston, MA
1989 5e Exposition International "Petit Format de Papier" Cul-Des-Arts (Couvin), Belgique
1988 Premiere Triennale Mondiale D'Estampes Petit Format (Traveling show to museums throughout France)
1987 "Eight Upstate Sculptors", Woodstock Artist Assn., NY
1986 First International Biennial of Paper Art, Leopold-Hoesch Museum, Dueren, Germany
1985 '85 Mini-Exhibition, Isla Center, University of Guam, Micronesia
1984 Paperworks: A National Invitational, Chevey Cowles Memorial Museum, Spokane, WA
Paper, Canvas & Glass, Gallery Mack, Seattle, WA
Atelier Royce Group Show, Eclipse Gallery, New York
Contemporary Paperworks, Hurlbutt Gallery, Greenwich, CT
1983 Paper As Images - Traveling exhibition: Six galleries throughout England
1982 Papermaking USA, American Crafts Museum, New York
Atelier Royce Group Show, State University, Purchase, NY
New American Graphics 2, Art Museum Association of San Francisco Traveling...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract San Francisco - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Sand Flow
By Anne Popperwell
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "San Flow" 1986 is an original watercolor on Arches watermarked paper by noted American artist Anne Popperwell, born 1948. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The artwork size is 22 x 30 inches, framed is 30.25 x 36.25 inches. It is custom framed in a metal bronze color frame. It is in very good condition.
About the artist.
Anne Popperwell was born in Oakland, California, in 1948 and studied art at the San Francisco Art Institute from 1968-1970 with a major in painting and a minor in photography. She has been painting and exhibiting her work in both private and public galleries, primarily in Canada, since 1981. She paints in watercolour on paper and acrylic on canvas, though not exclusively, using nature-based imagery. Shortly after her arrival in Canada in 1976, Anne moved to an island off the West Coast to paint a particular landscape, the eroded sandstone shoreline. In the course of this eight-year series of paintings, she experimented with point of view, scale and colour, developing a method of working that creates the effect of light coming from within the subject itself. Her paintings are included in private, corporate and public collections in Canada and in private collections in the United States, Mexico and Europe.
Solo Exhibitions:
2016 "Shades of Saturna", Artlink Canada, Jaydon Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
2009 “Beauty” Casa Dahlia Galeria, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico
2008 “Tropical Flowers” Casa Dahlia Galeria, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico
996- "Why Don't You Just Leave?" paintings and video installation
1998 tour to 11 British Columbia regional galleries,
originating at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Victoria, British Columbia
1993 Fran Willis Gallery, Victoria, British Columbia
1991 Fran Willis North Park Gallery, Victoria, British Columbia
1990 Fran Willis North Park Gallery, Victoria, British Columbia
1986 Robert Vanderleelie Gallery, Victoria, British Columbia
Thomas Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
1984 Grace Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
Winchester Galleries, Victoria, British Columbia
1982 Kyle's Gallery, Victoria, British Columbia
1981 Kyle's Gallery, Victoria, British Columbia
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia
Burnaby Art Gallery, Burnaby, British Columbi1980 Kamloops Public Art Gallery, Kamloops, British Columbia
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2014 Insight Art Gallery, Galiano, B.C
2012 The Field Gallery, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico
2002 “European Media Arts Festival”, Osnabruck, Germany
1997 “Open House”, Canadian Cultural Centre, Paris, France
1994 "Spring Run", Baux-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
1994-1996 Government House, Victoria, B.C.
1992 "Hanging Gardens", Fran Willis Gallery, Victoria, British Columbia
1990 "Bumbershoot Festival 1990", Seattle, Washington
1986 "Images B.C." The British Columbia Pavilion, Expo 86
Vancouver, British Columbia
1985 "Hot Water Colour", Harbourfront, Toronto, Ontario
"B.C. Women Artists"
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia
1983 "National Watercolour Exhibition"
Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
1981 “Painter’s Day”, Kyle’s Gallery, Victoria, B.C.
Public Collections
British Columbia Art Collection, Victoria, British Columbia
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia
Maltwood Art Museum, Victoria, British Columbia
City of Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia
Esso Resources Canada, Ltd., Calgary, Alberta
Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa, Ontario
Grants and Awards
1995 British Columbia Cultural Services Branch grant
1973 City of Vancouver Purchase Grant
Exhibition Reviews, Catalogues and Articles
"A Sense of Place", Aqua magazine, Salt Spring Island, B.C. (Summer 2014) illus.
“Why Don’t You Just Leave?”, Exhibition Catalogue, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, B.C. (April, 1996) illus.
Cover, Preview Magazine, Vancouver, B.C., (May/June 1990)
Waterman, Jennifer A. “Planetary Visions, Sacred Images of the Earth” Herizons, Winnipeg, Manitoba (Volume 4 #8, December, 1986) p. 44, illus.
“B.C. Women Artists”,Exhibition Catalogue, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, B.C. (October, 1985) illus.
Orford, Emily Jane, “Anne Popperwell’s Intimate Earth”, Victoria Times-Colonist, Victoria, B.C. (October 7, 1984) p. 8
Hartog, Diana, “Body Landscapes...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern San Francisco - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Black-Bellied Plover #9
By Emil Morhardt
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Why is this bird with a clearly white breast so named? Because it's never in breeding plumage in Santa Barbara - I guess you have to go to the high Arctic to ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist San Francisco - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Warm Field
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Warm Fiels" 1978 is a watercolor on C.M. Fabriano paper by noted Japanese artist Kaji Aso, 1936-2006. It is signed and dated at the lower...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist San Francisco - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Abstract Composition
By Cornelia Schulz
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Abstract Composition" c.1990 is an acrylic paint on paper by American artist Cornelia Schulz, b.1936. It is signed at the lower right corner. The artwork size is 14.25 x 8.35 inches, paper size is 16.15 x 10 inches, framed size is 24.25 x 15.75 inches. Custom framed in a wooden white wash color frame, with off white matting. It is in excellent condition.
About the artist.
Cornelia Schulz (b. 1936) lives and works in the San Francisco Bay Area. For close to 50 years she has honed her skills in abstract paintings of complex shape and color. Her early education in the arts began at the Los Angeles County Art Institute in 1954 through 1957, the heyday of the California Ceramics Revolution. She studied sculpture in clay and wood with Renzo Fenci (1914 – 1999), and drawing from Herbert Jepson (1908 –1993). She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting (1959) and her Master of Fine Arts in welded steel sculpture (1961) from the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI).
Schulz began her teaching career at the University of California Davis Art Department in 1973, retiring as Professor Emeritus in 2002. During her tenure at the University of California in Davis, Cornelia Schulz became the first female Chair...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract San Francisco - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic
Botanical Experiment #4
Located in San Francisco, CA
Paula Valenzuela
Botanical Experiment #4, 2025
Watercolor and alcohol inks on paper
12 x 9 inches
This one-of-a-kind work on paper comes unframed and ships in a tube. External, visi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract San Francisco - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Neon Lights
By Sacha Kolin
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Neon Lights" 1978 is an ink and watercolor on Fabriano paper by renown French artist Sacha Kolin, 1911-1981. It is hand signed and dated at the lower right corne...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric San Francisco - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Untitled #4
By Jerry Opper
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Untitled #1" c.1970 is a colors pastel and crayon on thick paper by American artist Jerry Opper, 1924-2014. It is hand signed in pencil at the lower right corner by the artist. The image size is 26.5 x 20.5 inches, sheet size is 28.5 x 22.5 inches. It is in excellent condition, there are pastel marks on the margin all around the artwork and also on the back, see picture #1.
About the artist:
Jerry Opper was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on September 5, 1924. He moved to Los Angeles with his family in 1933. After graduating from Hollywood High School, he worked in movie studios and attended art classes at Chouinard Art Institute. In May 1942, Opper was drafted into the army and was then able to study at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center while his outfit was stationed in Colorado. Later he was sent to Guam and was discharged in December 1945.
Opper returned to Chouinard and his work in movie studios until 1947, when he moved to San Francisco. He enrolled as a full-time student at the California School of Fine Arts (now SFAI) and received his diploma in June of 1950. In 1948, Opper met his wife Gertrud Ruth Friedmann, daughter of artist Gustav Friedmann, whose works are also in the Lost Art Salon collection. It was love at first sight and a few weeks after their first encounter at the Black Cat in San Francisco's North Beach, they got married and enjoyed a passionate, life-long romance.
Shortly after he finished school, Opper worked briefly as a decorator’s assistant and then started his career as a commercial artist, working for several firms such as Fibreboard, Beatrix Food and Precision. Working full-time and dedicating himself to having a rich family life occupied most of Opper's time, but he continued to be creative. He was above all a family man with the pride of having raised two exceptional daughters, Erika and Jody. Year after year, Opper would painstakingly craft their Halloween costumes...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern San Francisco - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Oscar Reutersvard Original Op Art Pen, Ink
Watercolor Drawing C.1990
Located in San Francisco, CA
Oscar Reutersvard Original Op Art Pen, Ink & Watercolor Drawing C.1990
Dimensions 8" wide x 11" high
Housed in a simple frame - Dimensions 15" wide...
Category
Late 20th Century Op Art San Francisco - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Untitled
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Untitled" c.2000 is a watercolor and gouache on paper by noted Sudanese artist Ahmed Abushariaa, b. 1966, It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The artwork size is 20 x 16 inches, framed is 29.25 x 25.5 inches. It is custom framed in a wooden gold frame, with green color matting. it is in excellent condition. PLEASE NOTE, the discolored line at the bottom of the mat is not a part of the item, it is the reflection on the glass, as stated above it is in excellent condition.
About the artist:
Ahmed Abushariaa was born in 1966 in Sudan.Son of a tailor, he developed his own artistic style from playing with color patches left over from his father”s work. Abusharria has a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Sudan University's College of Fine and Applied Arts. Abu lived in Nairobi, Kenya for many years, in the mid-nineties and after a short stay in Germany he had an exhibition at AKA Gallery, fell in love with the country and moved to Kampala permanently. Ahmed is working with watercolors and acrylic. He has gained several national awards for his work and exhibitions in many different countries, including Canada...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary San Francisco - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Botanical Experiment #2
Located in San Francisco, CA
Paula Valenzuela
Botanical Experiment #2, 2025
Watercolor, alcohol and acrylic inks on paper
9 x 12 inches
This one-of-a-kind work on paper comes unframed and ships in a tube. Exter...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract San Francisco - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Underworld
Located in San Francisco, CA
Paula Valenzuela
Underworld, 2025
Alcohol ink and watercolor ink on Yupo paper
14 x 11 inches
This one-of-a-kind work on paper comes unframed. External, visible frame and glass in s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary San Francisco - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Terra Incognita 7 (Abstract Painting)
By Jessica Snow
Located in London, GB
Terra Incognita 7 (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on 300lb. Arches hotpress paper - Unframed
Snow sees her work as a constant play between order and chaos, logic and emotion. She combi...
Category
2010s Abstract San Francisco - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Ambient Space (Abstract Painting)
By Jessica Snow
Located in London, GB
Ambient Space (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on paper. Unframed.
As a multidisciplinary artist, Snow uses different mediums and supports. Each work results from preliminary studies dr...
Category
2010s Hard-Edge San Francisco - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Flow
Located in San Francisco, CA
Paula Valenzuela
Flow, 2025
Watercolor, alcohol and acrylic ink on paper
14 x 10 inches
This one-of-a-kind work on paper comes unframed and ships in a tube. External, visible frame ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract San Francisco - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
In Nature
Located in San Francisco, CA
Paula Valenzuela
In Nature, 2025
Watercolor and acrylic ink on paper
14 x 10 inches
This one-of-a-kind work on paper comes unframed and ships in a tube. External, visible frame and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract San Francisco - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Fly Bird
By Sacha Kolin
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Neon Lights" 1978 is an ink drawing on Fabriano paper by renown French artist Sacha Kolin, 1911-1981. It is hand signed and dated at the lower right corner in pe...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric San Francisco - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Flying Bird
By Rufino Tamayo
Located in San Francisco, CA
We're pleased to showcase Mexican Master Rufino Tamayo's work on paper. Flying Bird portrays a bird flying over the mountains. Rufino Tamayo created this modernist and minimalist dra...
Category
1960s Minimalist San Francisco - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Crayon, Graphite
$18,000 Sale Price
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Living Roots
Located in San Francisco, CA
Paula Valenzuela
Living Roots, 2025
Watercolor and acrylic inks on translucent Yupo paper
12 x 9 inches
This one-of-a-kind work on translucent paper comes unframed and ships in a tu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract San Francisco - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Living Heart
Located in San Francisco, CA
Paula Valenzuela
Living Heart, 2025
Watercolor and acrylic inks on paper
12 x 9 inches
This one-of-a-kind work on paper comes unframed and ships in a tube. External, visible frame a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract San Francisco - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Snake Poisenous to an Orange
By Sacha Kolin
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Snake Poisenous to an Orange" 1978 is an ink and watercolor on Fabriano paper by renown French artist Sacha Kolin, 1911-1981. It is hand signed and dated at the ...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric San Francisco - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Ballcage
By Sacha Kolin
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Ballcage" 1978 is an ink and watercolor on Fabriano paper by renown French artist Sacha Kolin, 1911-1981. It is hand signed and dated at the lower right corner i...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric San Francisco - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Dedication
By Sacha Kolin
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Dedication" 1978 is an ink and watercolor on Fabriano paper by renown French artist Sacha Kolin, 1911-1981. It is hand signed and dated at the lower right corner...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric San Francisco - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
A Third Thought
By Sacha Kolin
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "A Third Thought" 1978 is an ink and watercolor on Fabriano paper by renown French artist Sacha Kolin, 1911-1981. It is hand signed and dated at the lower right c...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric San Francisco - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Go Left and Right
By Sacha Kolin
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Go Left and Right" 1977 is an ink and watercolor on Fabriano paper by renown French artist Sacha Kolin, 1911-1981. It is hand signed and dated at the lower right...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric San Francisco - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Sunbutton
By Sacha Kolin
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Sunbutton" 1978 is an ink and watercolor on Fabriano paper by renown French artist Sacha Kolin, 1911-1981. It is hand signed and dated at the lower right corner ...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric San Francisco - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Carneval Lights
By Sacha Kolin
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Carneval Lights" 1978 is an ink and watercolor on Fabriano paper by renown French artist Sacha Kolin, 1911-1981. It is hand signed and dated at the lower right c...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric San Francisco - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
Fairytale
By Sacha Kolin
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Fairytale" 1978 is a watercolor on Fabriano paper by renown French artist Sacha Kolin, 1911-1981. It is hand signed and dated at the lower right corner in pencil...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric San Francisco - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Piccolo VI
By Sandra Phipps MacDiarmid
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Sandra Phipps MacDiarmid (American, born 1937)
Title: Piccolo VI
Year: Circa 1990
Medium: Acrylic and collage on black paper
Paper: Wove black
Size image: 12.5 x ...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist San Francisco - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic
Winter Scene I, Abstract Painting
By Karin Johannesson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Abstracted garden flowers in a cool palette of blues and pink, with a touch of warmth. "This piece is my interpretation of a wintery scene, evoking images of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract San Francisco - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Low Humm
By Darren Waterston
Located in San Francisco, CA
Darren Waterston b. 1965
Low Humm, 2024
Watercolor and gouache on rag paper
29 1/4 x 22 inches (74.3 x 55.9 cm)
Framed: 36 1/4 x 29 inches
From the 2024 exhibition at Berggruen Gall...
Category
2010s San Francisco - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
Full Moon
By Pia Stern
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Full Moon" 1995 is in an original pastel on paper by noted American artist Pia Stern, b. 1953. It is hand signed, dated and titled by th...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist San Francisco - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
$1,200
Untitled #5
By Jerry Opper
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Untitled #5" c.1970 is a colors pastel and crayon on thick paper by American artist Jerry Opper, 1924-2014. It is hand signed in pencil at the lower right corner by the artist. The image size is 22 x 17 inches, sheet size is 24 x 19 inches. It is in excellent condition, there are pastel marks on the margin all around the artwork and also on the back, see picture #1.
About the artist:
Jerry Opper was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on September 5, 1924. He moved to Los Angeles with his family in 1933. After graduating from Hollywood High School, he worked in movie studios and attended art classes at Chouinard Art Institute. In May 1942, Opper was drafted into the army and was then able to study at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center while his outfit was stationed in Colorado. Later he was sent to Guam and was discharged in December 1945.
Opper returned to Chouinard and his work in movie studios until 1947, when he moved to San Francisco. He enrolled as a full-time student at the California School of Fine Arts (now SFAI) and received his diploma in June of 1950. In 1948, Opper met his wife Gertrud Ruth Friedmann, daughter of artist Gustav Friedmann, whose works are also in the Lost Art Salon collection. It was love at first sight and a few weeks after their first encounter at the Black Cat in San Francisco's North Beach, they got married and enjoyed a passionate, life-long romance.
Shortly after he finished school, Opper worked briefly as a decorator’s assistant and then started his career as a commercial artist, working for several firms such as Fibreboard, Beatrix Food and Precision. Working full-time and dedicating himself to having a rich family life occupied most of Opper's time, but he continued to be creative. He was above all a family man with the pride of having raised two exceptional daughters, Erika and Jody. Year after year, Opper would painstakingly craft their Halloween costumes...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern San Francisco - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Untitled
By Pia Stern
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Untitled" 1998 is in an original pastel on paper by noted American artist Pia Stern, b. 1953. It is hand signed and dated in pencil by the artist. The artwork size is 16 x 8 inches, framed size is 26.25 x 17.5 inches. Custom framed in a wooden silver frame, with off white matting and bevel. It is in excellent condition. The frame is in fair condition. It has some small scratches Please see pictures.
About the artist:
Pia Stern spent her junior year abroad in Aix-en-Provence, the town in the south of France where Paul Cézanne lived and worked. There she took her first painting course and felt instantly at home with her instructors’ philosophical and visual perceptions of the world.
Returning to UC Berkeley as a senior, she enrolled in the art program and was greatly influenced by several artists who were integral to the Bay Area Figurative Movement including Richard Diebenkorn, David Park, Joan Brown and most notably, Elmer Bischoff, with whom she worked very closely.
Stern is primarily a process painter, and is known for her exploration of symbolic language. As stated by noted author and art critic Sister Wendy Beckett in "Contemporary Women Artists:" “Pia Stern…has an unusual power of transforming her ‘dreams’ into our own…The artist seeks out the great secrets of the heart and bodies them forth.”
Using oil paints and drawing materials in an intuitive manner, she rarely approaches her work with a preconceived idea. She may put down a quick gestural stroke, a dab of color or a general shape, yet this is just a starting point for her. Like an archeologist, she approaches the canvas as if on a ‘dig’, adding and subtracting, waiting for the meaning of the piece to reveal itself through the mark making process.
Her work is held in galleries, museums, public and private collections nationwide, and has been critically acclaimed in newspapers, books and journal reviews. She has a studio in Little Italy in San Diego, and her work is currently represented in San Francisco at the SFMOMA Artists Gallery and The Elins Eagles-Smith Gallery, and in Honolulu by Fine Arts Associates.
EDUCATION
1978 University of California, Berkeley, M.F.A.
1977 University of California, Berkeley, M.A.
1975 University of California, Berkeley, B.A.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2014 Blue Azul Gallery, La Jolla, CA
2008 The Lobby Gallery, 455 Market, San Francisco, CA
2007 Cheryl Pelavin Gallery, N.Y., N.Y.
Palette Café Art...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist San Francisco - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
$1,250
Still Life #1
By Jerry Opper
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Still Life #1" c.1970 is a colors pastel and crayon on thick paper by American artist Jerry Opper, 1924-2014. It is hand signed in pencil at the lower right corner by the artist. The image size is 22 x 16 inches, sheet size is 24.25 x 18 inches. It is in excellent condition, there are pastel marks on the margin all around the artwork and also on the back, see picture #1.
About the artist:
Jerry Opper was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on September 5, 1924. He moved to Los Angeles with his family in 1933. After graduating from Hollywood High School, he worked in movie studios and attended art classes at Chouinard Art Institute. In May 1942, Opper was drafted into the army and was then able to study at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center while his outfit was stationed in Colorado. Later he was sent to Guam and was discharged in December 1945.
Opper returned to Chouinard and his work in movie studios until 1947, when he moved to San Francisco. He enrolled as a full-time student at the California School of Fine Arts (now SFAI) and received his diploma in June of 1950. In 1948, Opper met his wife Gertrud Ruth Friedmann, daughter of artist Gustav Friedmann, whose works are also in the Lost Art Salon collection. It was love at first sight and a few weeks after their first encounter at the Black Cat in San Francisco's North Beach, they got married and enjoyed a passionate, life-long romance.
Shortly after he finished school, Opper worked briefly as a decorator’s assistant and then started his career as a commercial artist, working for several firms such as Fibreboard, Beatrix Food and Precision. Working full-time and dedicating himself to having a rich family life occupied most of Opper's time, but he continued to be creative. He was above all a family man with the pride of having raised two exceptional daughters, Erika and Jody. Year after year, Opper would painstakingly craft their Halloween costumes...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern San Francisco - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Black Turnstone #3
By Emil Morhardt
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Black turnstones are small hyperactive solitary shorebirds that, on Leadbetter Beach in Santa Barbara where they can be found in abundance in early winter, ra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist San Francisco - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Dark Blooms VII, Abstract Painting
By Karin Johannesson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A spring garden scene, done in a loose and spontaneous watercolor style. Bright hues of yellow, pink and purple splash about the green foliage. Part of Karin'...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract San Francisco - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Untitled #2
By Jerry Opper
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Untitled #2" c.1970 is a colors pastel and crayon on thick paper by American artist Jerry Opper, 1924-2014. It is hand signed with initial in pencil at the lower right corner by the artist. The image size is 23 x 18 inches, sheet size is 24 x 19 inches. It is in excellent condition, there are pastel marks on the margin all around the artwork and also on the back, see picture #1.
About the artist:
Jerry Opper was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on September 5, 1924. He moved to Los Angeles with his family in 1933. After graduating from Hollywood High School, he worked in movie studios and attended art classes at Chouinard Art Institute. In May 1942, Opper was drafted into the army and was then able to study at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center while his outfit was stationed in Colorado. Later he was sent to Guam and was discharged in December 1945.
Opper returned to Chouinard and his work in movie studios until 1947, when he moved to San Francisco. He enrolled as a full-time student at the California School of Fine Arts (now SFAI) and received his diploma in June of 1950. In 1948, Opper met his wife Gertrud Ruth Friedmann, daughter of artist Gustav Friedmann, whose works are also in the Lost Art Salon collection. It was love at first sight and a few weeks after their first encounter at the Black Cat in San Francisco's North Beach, they got married and enjoyed a passionate, life-long romance.
Shortly after he finished school, Opper worked briefly as a decorator’s assistant and then started his career as a commercial artist, working for several firms such as Fibreboard, Beatrix Food and Precision. Working full-time and dedicating himself to having a rich family life occupied most of Opper's time, but he continued to be creative. He was above all a family man with the pride of having raised two exceptional daughters, Erika and Jody. Year after year, Opper would painstakingly craft their Halloween costumes...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern San Francisco - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Sea bottom
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Sea Bottom" c.1980 is a watercolor with collage on heavy watercolor paper by California artist Charlotte Huntley. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The size is 15.5 x 23.75 inches. It is in excellent condition, the colors are fresh and bright.
About the artist:
Charlotte Huntley might have been a renowned graffiti artist – her earliest work consisted of drawing on walls. But fate intervened and she learned to control these urges with a formal education at Scripps College, Chouinard School of Art, and the Los Angeles County Art Institute. These early tendencies reemerged not just in painting, but in other artistic ways as well, to the benefit of community theaters in the San Francisco Bay Area and Chicago. She spent years as a professional puppeteer and set designer, and developing her own unique watercolor painting style. Charlotte’s use of pointillism. Charlotte Huntley AWS, June Workshop Instructor “Charlotte Huntley has special insights into color and fresh approaches to cliche subject matter. Her work in watercolor is truly unique. Charlotte adapts the Pointillism of Seurat and other post-Impressionists and makes it her own in watercolor. With Pointillism, distinct points of primary colors create the impression of a wide selection of secondary colors. The technique relies on the perceptive ability of the eye and mind of the viewer to mix the color spots into a fuller range of tones. Charlotte truly makes the most of this style of painting. Over her illustrious career, Huntley has been awarded a signature membership in 29 watercolor societies, including the American Watercolor Society, California Watercolor Association, Transparent Watercolor Soc. of America, Northwest Watercolor Society, and Watercolor West. Overall, Charlotte has received 45 Awards in National Exhibitions since 2000 – an impressive achievement
This imaginative Watercolor Artist has had over 575 paintings accepted in National Juried Art Exhibitions in 46 states, also Canada and Puerto Rico, with 113 Awards.
Charlotte has proven to be a popular Juror, knowledgeable Juror, inspiring Workshop Instructor, and an Award-winning Author.The work of Charlotte Huntley is held in collections in the U.S. Canada and Puerto Rico as well as in some European country.
In 2016 Charlotte has been accepted in 14 National Exhibitions with 1 Award: Signature American W/C Society (CA), Rockies West National (CO) , Animals in Art (LA) (Judge’s Award) , Georgia W/C Society , Missouri W/C Society, Society of W/C Artists (TX) , Gibson Co. Visual Arts Ass’n (TN) , Illinois W/C Society, W/C Soc. of Alabama, Rocky Mountain Nat’1 W/C (CO), Alaska W/C Soc., Aqueous USA 2016 (KY), Niagara Frontier W/C Soc . (NY) and Northwest W/C Soc. (WA).
Elite Awards
Sylvan Grouse Guild Award, Pennsylvania Watercolor Society
Elite Signature Status , Watercolor Art Society-Houston
Master Signature Member, Western Colorado Watercolor...
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist San Francisco - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Little Gardens #4
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Little Gardens #4" 2001 is a watercolor with gold addition on heavy rag paper by American artist Phil Gallagher. It is hand signed,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract San Francisco - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Untitled
By Arnold A. Grossman
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Arnold Grossman (American, 1923-2016)
Title: Untitled
Year: c.2000
Medium: Watercolor
Paper: Watercolor paper
Size image: 18 x 24 inches
paper: 18 x 24 inches
Signature: ...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric San Francisco - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Norman Adams "Study at Resipole" Original Watercolor c.1968
Located in San Francisco, CA
Norman Adams "Study at Resipole" Original Watercolor c.1968
Original watercolor on paper
Dimensions 9.75" wide x 8.25" high
The lightly distressed chro...
Category
Mid-20th Century San Francisco - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Signature #XVI
By Sandra Phipps MacDiarmid
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Sandra Phipps MacDiarmid (American, born 1937)
Title: Signature #16
Year: Circa 1990
Medium: Acrylic on paper
Size image: 30 x 22.5 inches
Size paper: 30 x 22.5 in...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist San Francisco - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic
Signature #XIII
By Sandra Phipps MacDiarmid
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Sandra Phipps MacDiarmid (American, born 1937)
Title: Signature #13
Year: Circa 1990
Medium: Acrylic on paper
Size image: 30 x 22.5 inches
Size paper: 30 x 22.5 in...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist San Francisco - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic
Riverwash
By Anne Popperwell
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Riverwash" 1985 is an original watercolor on Arches watermarked paper by noted American artist Anne Popperwell, born 1948. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The artwork size is 22 x 30 inches, framed is 28.25 x 36.25 inches. It is custom framed in a metal bronze color frame. It is in very good condition.
About the artist.
Anne Popperwell was born in Oakland, California, in 1948 and studied art at the San Francisco Art Institute from 1968-1970 with a major in painting and a minor in photography. She has been painting and exhibiting her work in both private and public galleries, primarily in Canada, since 1981. She paints in watercolour on paper and acrylic on canvas, though not exclusively, using nature-based imagery. Shortly after her arrival in Canada in 1976, Anne moved to an island off the West Coast to paint a particular landscape, the eroded sandstone shoreline. In the course of this eight-year series of paintings, she experimented with point of view, scale and colour, developing a method of working that creates the effect of light coming from within the subject itself. Her paintings are included in private, corporate and public collections in Canada and in private collections in the United States, Mexico and Europe.
Solo Exhibitions:
2016 "Shades of Saturna", Artlink Canada, Jaydon Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
2009 “Beauty” Casa Dahlia Galeria, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico
2008 “Tropical Flowers” Casa Dahlia Galeria, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico
996- "Why Don't You Just Leave?" paintings and video installation
1998 tour to 11 British Columbia regional galleries,
originating at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Victoria, British Columbia
1993 Fran Willis Gallery, Victoria, British Columbia
1991 Fran Willis North Park Gallery, Victoria, British Columbia
1990 Fran Willis North Park Gallery, Victoria, British Columbia
1986 Robert Vanderleelie Gallery, Victoria, British Columbia
Thomas Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
1984 Grace Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
Winchester Galleries, Victoria, British Columbia
1982 Kyle's Gallery, Victoria, British Columbia
1981 Kyle's Gallery, Victoria, British Columbia
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia
Burnaby Art Gallery, Burnaby, British Columbi1980 Kamloops Public Art Gallery, Kamloops, British Columbia
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2014 Insight Art Gallery, Galiano, B.C
2012 The Field Gallery, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico
2002 “European Media Arts Festival”, Osnabruck, Germany
1997 “Open House”, Canadian Cultural Centre, Paris, France
1994 "Spring Run", Baux-Xi Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
1994-1996 Government House, Victoria, B.C.
1992 "Hanging Gardens", Fran Willis Gallery, Victoria, British Columbia
1990 "Bumbershoot Festival 1990", Seattle, Washington
1986 "Images B.C." The British Columbia Pavilion, Expo 86
Vancouver, British Columbia
1985 "Hot Water Colour", Harbourfront, Toronto, Ontario
"B.C. Women Artists"
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia
1983 "National Watercolour Exhibition"
Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
1981 “Painter’s Day”, Kyle’s Gallery, Victoria, B.C.
Public Collections
British Columbia Art Collection, Victoria, British Columbia
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia
Maltwood Art Museum, Victoria, British Columbia
City of Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia
Esso Resources Canada, Ltd., Calgary, Alberta
Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa, Ontario
Grants and Awards
1995 British Columbia Cultural Services Branch grant
1973 City of Vancouver Purchase Grant
Exhibition Reviews, Catalogues and Articles
"A Sense of Place", Aqua magazine, Salt Spring Island, B.C. (Summer 2014) illus.
“Why Don’t You Just Leave?”, Exhibition Catalogue, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, B.C. (April, 1996) illus.
Cover, Preview Magazine, Vancouver, B.C., (May/June 1990)
Waterman, Jennifer A. “Planetary Visions, Sacred Images of the Earth” Herizons, Winnipeg, Manitoba (Volume 4 #8, December, 1986) p. 44, illus.
“B.C. Women Artists”,Exhibition Catalogue, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, B.C. (October, 1985) illus.
Orford, Emily Jane, “Anne Popperwell’s Intimate Earth”, Victoria Times-Colonist, Victoria, B.C. (October 7, 1984) p. 8
Hartog, Diana, “Body Landscapes...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern San Francisco - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Piccolo V
By Sandra Phipps MacDiarmid
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Sandra Phipps MacDiarmid (American, born 1937)
Title: Piccolo V
Year: Circa 1990
Medium: Acrylic and collage on black paper
Paper: Wove black
Size image: 12.5 x 1...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist San Francisco - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic
Signature #XIIII
By Sandra Phipps MacDiarmid
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Sandra Phipps MacDiarmid (American, born 1937)
Title: Signature #14
Year: Circa 1990
Medium: Acrylic on paper
Size image: 30 x 22.5 inches
Size paper: 30 x 22.5 in...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist San Francisco - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic
Botanical Experiment #1
Located in San Francisco, CA
Paula Valenzuela
Botanical Experiment #1, 2025
Alcohol and watercolor inks on Yupo paper
14 x 11 inches
This one-of-a-kind work on paper comes unframed and ships in a tube. External...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract San Francisco - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Robert Andrew Parker Mid Century "Abstraction" Original Watercolor C.1960
By Robert Andrew Parker
Located in San Francisco, CA
Robert Andrew Parker Mid Century "Abstraction" Original Watercolor C.1960
Watercolor dimensions 24" wide x 16" high
The frame measures 30.5" wide ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract San Francisco - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Phyllis Ciment Abstract Pastel Painting c.1970s
By Phyllis Ciment
Located in San Francisco, CA
Phyllis Ciment Abstract Pastel Painting c.1970s
Red, white and blue - Fine colorful abstract painting
24" wide x 18" high
The frame measures 33" wide x 28" high
Signed by the art...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract San Francisco - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Abstract Watercolor Painting on Handmade Paper
Located in San Francisco, CA
C. 20th Century
Abstract Painting in Watercolor on Handmade Paper ( Signature on Bottom Left side ) Hertzberg
Category
20th Century San Francisco - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Handmade Paper
Jean Carlu "Breaking the Chains" Original Charcoal on Paper c.1920s
By Jean Carlu
Located in San Francisco, CA
Jean Carlu (French, 1900-1997) "Breaking the Chains" Original Charcoal on Paper c.1920s
Rare original work by noted French poster artist Jean Carlu.
A fine example of his interest ...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco San Francisco - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Lucey " Computer Illustration Painting "
Located in San Francisco, CA
C. 20th Century
Lucey " Computer illustration Painting " ( Signed & Marked 9/80 )
Category
20th Century San Francisco - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Pen
Never fight " Over a Man " Ladies
By Roland Ayers
Located in San Francisco, CA
C. 20th Century
Lovely Piece of art by Roland Ayers " Women fighting over a man " Done in Watercolor
B. 1932 - D. 2014
Category
20th Century San Francisco - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Jack Roth "Firenzie" Original Abstract Watercolor c.1981
By Jack Roth
Located in San Francisco, CA
Jack Roth "Firenzie" Original Abstract Watercolor c.1981
Jack Roth 1927-2004
Original abstract watercolor.
Dimensions 15" wide x 11" high.
The simple frame measures 15.75" wide x...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract San Francisco - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Color stacks plural 4 (Abstract Painting)
By Jessica Snow
Located in London, GB
Color stacks plural 4 (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on paper. Unframed.
As a multidisciplinary artist, Snow uses different mediums and supports. Each work results from preliminary st...
Category
2010s Abstract San Francisco - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
