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Item Ships From: San Francisco
Paysage du Var
By Raymond Gohier
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Raymond Gohier (French )
Title: Paysage Du Var
Year: 1957
Medium: Oil on wood panel
Panel size: 16.25 x 13.25 inches
Signature: Signed lower right by the artist
Condition: ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Materials
Oil
Rue de Paris Sous la Pluie II
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Rue de Paris Sous la Pluie II" c.1970 is a palette knife oil painting on canvas by French artist Marc Selva, 1919-1992. It is signed at...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Materials
Oil
“The Wild Boar”
Located in San Francisco, CA
If you’ve been a longtime college football follower of the SEC, or the Southeastern Conference, you may have heard of this 1964 game in Shreveport, Louisiana. On December 29, the University of Arkansas Razorbacks in crimson and white played the University of Mississippi’s Ole Miss Rebels in The Bluebonnet Bowl, and handily won the contest 82-48 by racking up 52 points in the first half. As imagined here by American Surrealist Jean Jones Jackson...
Category
1960s Surrealist San Francisco - Paintings
Materials
Oil
Freight Dock
By John Rockwell
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Freight Dock" is an original oil on canvas by noted American artist John Rockwell, 1902-1960 It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist, and also signe...
Category
1950s Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Materials
Oil
Night Pieces
Located in San Francisco, CA
Javier Manrique
Night Pieces, 2022
Acrylic on canvas
48 x 48 inches
This is an abstract landscape painting created by Javier Manrique in 2022. This one-of-a-kind painting on canvas ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract San Francisco - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
J.G. Tyler late 19th century Seascape with ship and boats
Located in San Francisco, CA
J.G. Tyler late 19th century Seascape with ship and boats. Oil on canvas board. 8 x 12 unframed, 14.75 x 18.5 framed.
Category
19th Century San Francisco - Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
If you want Blue Sky
Located in San Francisco, CA
Javier Manrique
If You Want Blue Sky, 2023
Acrylic on canvas
59 x 59 inches
This is an abstract landscape painting created by Javier Manrique in 2023. This one-of-a-kind painting on...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract San Francisco - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Still Life - Flowers in Urn with Bird
s Nest
Located in San Francisco, CA
This large, colorful still life painting by Paul Longenecker (1920-2008) depicts a varied assortment of flowers in an urn. There is a bird’s net to the lower right of the urn as well...
Category
1960s Realist San Francisco - Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Mid Century Abstract Dock Scene by Igor Medvedev c.1960
By Igor Medvedev
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid Century Abstract Dock Scene by Igor Medvedev c.1960
Oil on canvas. Dimensions 42" x 26". The frame measures 43" x 27".
Signed in the lower right co...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Farmer Market, Milan
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Farmer Market, Milan" is an oil painting on canvas by noted Italian artist Guido Antonio Man tovani, 1916-1988. It is signed at the lower right cornet by the art...
Category
Late 20th Century San Francisco - Paintings
Materials
Oil
Le Port Saint Pierre a Rouen
By Bruno Retaux
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Bruno Retaux (French, 1907-1988)
Title: Le Pont Saint Pierre A Rouen
Year: 1973
Medium: Oil on wood panel
Panel size: 11.75 x 13.75 inches
Signature: Signed lower...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Materials
Oil
Market Scene
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Market Scene" 1968 is an oil painting on canvas by noted Haitian artist Petion Savain, 1906-1973. It is signed and dated at the lower right...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern San Francisco - Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled
By Ruth Armer
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Ruth Armer – American (1896-1977)
Title: Untitled
Year: circa 1940
Medium: Watercolor and gouache on paper
Sight size: 13.75 x 19.5 inches.
Framed ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern San Francisco - Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Carmel
s Romantic Mission San Carlos Borromeo Del Rio Carmelo
Located in San Francisco, CA
Without a doubt California's charming coastal village of Carmel compels one to romance. But this location, the 1797 Mission San Carlos Borromeo Del Rio Carmelo, with its lovely, foun...
Category
Mid-20th Century Pointillist San Francisco - Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Pair of Mid Century Geometric Abstract Paintings Signed "GAC", 1972
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of Mid-Century Geometric Abstract Paintings
Oil on canvas
Signed "GAC", 1972
Numbered I & II
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract San Francisco - Paintings
Materials
Oil
Children Flying Kites
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Children Flying Kites" 1963, is an oil painting on hardboard by noted Haitian artist Bourmont Byron, 1920-2004. It is signed and dated at the lower right corner ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Romantic San Francisco - Paintings
Materials
Oil
Lyric Abstract Watercolor
By June Felter
Located in San Francisco, CA
This abstract watercolor is by June Felter (1919-2019), noted San Francisco Bay Area artist. It measures 18.5 x 22 inches (28.5 x 31 inches framed). It is ...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract San Francisco - Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Early 20th-Century European Street Scene
Located in San Francisco, CA
The very ordinariness of this European street scene is a delight. With Armistice recently signed, all the depravations of the recent war are letting up, enough so that two women can ...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Fleurist at Hotel Cler, Paris
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Fleurist A Hotel Cler, Paris" 1990, is an oil painting on canvas by noted American artist Gregory Sievers, b.1951. It is signed at...
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Materials
Oil
Umber Garden
By Stephanie Peek
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Stephanie Peek – American (1940- )
Title: Umber Garden
Year: 1996
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Size: 10 x 10 inches
Signature: Signed, dated, titled on reverse by the artist
Condit...
Category
1990s Abstract San Francisco - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Robert DeVee (1940-2017) Impressionist Landscape with two Girls on a Beach
Located in San Francisco, CA
Robert DeVee (1940-2017) Impressionist Landscape with two Girls on a Beach in a courtyard
Oil on canvas
36 x 36 unframed, 36.75 x 36.75 framed
Category
20th Century San Francisco - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Diego Valasquez Self-portrait after Velasquez
Located in San Francisco, CA
Diego Velasquez Self-portrait after Velasquez.
Oil on canvas.
Dimensions: 32.2,5 x 41 unframed, 35.75 x 44.5 framed.
Late 19th century.
Unsigned artwork.
Category
Late 19th Century San Francisco - Paintings
Materials
Encaustic
Untitled
By Jose Maria Sicilia
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Untitled" 1985 in an acrylic painting on paper by renown Spanish artist, Jose Maria Sicilia, born 1954. The exact artwork size is 17.90 x 14.90 inches, framed is 20.25 ...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract San Francisco - Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Le Bois de Vicennes
By Albert Genta
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Albert Genta (French, 1901-1989)
Title: Le bois De Vincennes
Year: Circa 1950
Medium: Oil on canvas
Canvas size: 13 x 16 inches
Signature: Signed lower right by the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Children Playing in a Field" Large oil painting on canvas
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Children Playing in a Field" c.1980 is an oil painting on canvas by Dutch artist Louis Van Der Beesen, 1938-2009. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. ...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Materials
Oil
An Elderly Couple
Located in San Francisco, CA
On offer is a timeless expression of social realism, in the style of the late American artist Ben Shahn. You sense the couple has shared a lifetime. Still standing close together, th...
Category
1960s San Francisco - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,250
Sous Bois
By Albert Genta
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Albert Genta (French, 1901-1989)
Title: Sous bois
Year: Circa 1935
Medium: oil on canvas
Canvas size: 19.5 x 25.5 inches
Signature: Signed lower r...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Materials
Oil
Yellow Boy
Located in San Francisco, CA
Gabriel Mendoza
Niño amarillo (Yellow Boy), 2024
Acrylic and oil on canvas mounted on board
23.75 x 15.87 x 1 inches
This one-of-a-kind painting on canvas is mounted on board.
Year...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary San Francisco - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Board
Diana Maxwell Armfield Flowers in a Vase
By Diana Maxwell Armfield
Located in San Francisco, CA
Diana Maxwell Armfield was a British artist who was born in 1920. She is well listed with Auction results as high as $12,900. She is most notable for her beautiful still lifes of flo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Materials
Oil
A Sunlit European Cityscape
Located in San Francisco, CA
On offer is a post-World War II European cityscape. This scene, defined by French-influenced architecture, expresses a bright optimism that the worst is finally over. Here are people going about their daily lives in peace. The very ordinariness of this activity is beautiful. Spanish-born artist Jose Luis...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Invitation to the Paradise #11
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Sakurai Takami - Japanese (1928-2016)
Title: Invitation to the Paradise ST#11
Year: circa 1972
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Sight size: 18 x 24 inches.
Framed size: 21 x 27 inches
Signature: Unsigned. Label on old frame
Condition: Very good
Frame: Framed in original frame. Frame in poor condition
This oil on canvas is by the noted avant garde Japanese artist Sakurai Takami (1928-2016). It was created sometime between 1971, when Takami lived in San Francisco and was a member of and exhibited with the “Konnyaku Commune” and 1978 when he exhibited with the Vorpal Gallery in San Francisco. This painting was purchased from the Vorpal Gallery. The painting is in very good condition. It is unsigned, but the title is on the side of the metal frame. The frame is fine, but the mat is stained and in poor condition. I will include the frame for protection and provenance.
Sakurai was a main member of the avant-garde art group “Kyushu-ha”. Kyushu-ha” created a major trend among contemporary art in post-war Japan, which spread from Fukuoka to the whole country and also France, the United States and other overseas countries. Throughout his life he was very dramatic; his enormous and diverse works are energetic and face us with the true meaning of expression. Initially his main focus was on informal paintings, but it gradually expanded towards anti-artistic objects and performances. His works are characterized by the usage of materials that are connected with the smell of a workers life, such as coal tar, asphalt, woven mats and dungarees (jute bag).
Shortly after Kyushu-ha disbanded in 1968, Sakurai Takami moved to San Francisco. From 1973 onward, he lived in France. The people and faces in Sakurai’s paintings are coloured red, so that the colour, a symbol of heat, becomes a “social sign”. Each person has a life of their own, while at the same time expressing the colourful life of human communities, like the hippies.
His theme may be drawing “humanity and the universe” with a loving embrace of “peace” and “life”.
1953 graduated Fukuoka Liberal Arts University
1955 40th Nika Art Exhibition, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
1956 Persona Exhibition, outer west side of the Fukuoka prefectural office
1957-68 part of Kyushu-ha
1965 went to the United States (~’67)
1970 “Kanousei e no Ishi“ Kitakyushu Hachiman Museum of Art
Kyushu: Trends in Japanese Contemporary Art Exhibition, Fukuoka Bunka Hall
Sakurai Takami solo exhibition, Fukuoka Bunka Hall
went to the United States for the second time, started working with the konyaku commune (San Francisco)
1971 Konyaku Revolution Art Exhibition (San Francisco)
1973 Nagoya mayor nominating election convention, Azabu public hall
moved to France
1974 formed the group “Kusuguri” (Paris)
1975 7th...
Category
1970s Other Art Style San Francisco - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Endre Peter Darvas (1946-2023) winter industrial scene, painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Endre Peter Darvas (1946-2023) winter industrial scene painting
Acrylic on board
15 x 22 unframed, 20 x 24 framed
Category
20th Century San Francisco - Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Mother and Child
Located in San Francisco, CA
This modern mid-century composition of mother and child is by Fernando Oramas (1925-2016.) It is an interesting composition, with the mother in side profile and her child staring ahead at the viewer. The painting is composed of oil on canvas and measures 18” x 14” (24” x 20” framed). It is signed in the lower right. On the reverse is Oramas’ name and address in Mexico. Oramas lived in Mexico in the 1950s and 1960s and this painting appears to date from that time, based on the style and the frame. The painting is in very good condition. The distressed wood frame goes very well with the painting. It is in fair to good condition, with some light scuffs on the edges that allow the wood color to show through the grey stain of the frame as well as a very small bit of separation between the pieces of the frame. Please look at the signature photo for a good image of a section of the frame.
Oramas had a major exhibition of his work in St. Petersburg, Russia in 2016. Oramas studied at the School of Fine Arts of the National University, located in the old convent of Santa Clara, in the Center of Bogotá, where he met teachers, trained in renowned academies in Europe. Ignacio Gómez...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern San Francisco - Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still Life with Flowers
By Ralph Anderson
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Still Life with Flowers" 1960 is an oil painting on canvas by American artist Ralph Anderson, b.1929. It is signed and dated at the lower right corner by the artist. Th...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Realist San Francisco - Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still life with Gwun Yam
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Still Life with Gwun Yam" c.1980 is an oil painting on canvas by Hungarian artist Zsuzsanna Suger, b.1939. It is signed at the lower left corner by the artist. The canv...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Materials
Oil
Jean Pierre Serrier (1934 - 1989, French) Surrealist Circus Scene
By Jean Pierre Serrier
Located in San Francisco, CA
Jean Pierre Serrier (1934-1989, French) Surrealist Circus Scene
Oil on canvas
Signed lower right
Frame: 16.5" W x 14.75" H
Canvas: 10.5" W x 8.75" H
Jean-Pierre Serrier was born i...
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist San Francisco - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Loleta Winter
By Jim McVicker
Located in San Francisco, CA
This plein air landscape is by Jim McVicker (1951-). It depicts Northern California, approximately 15 miles South of Eureka in Humboldt County. It is composed of oil on linen and measures 14” x 24” (20” x 30” framed). It is signed in the lower left, “McVicker” On the reverse is a gallery label from Hackett Freedman Gallery in San Francisco bearing the title, date, size and composition of the painting. It is framed in a very nice silver wood frame, very appropriate for the painting. The painting is in very good condition with no flaws noted. The frame is in good condition with a few very faint scratches on the upper piece.
Jim McVicker is represented by numerous galleries. He has also won many awards.
Jim McVicker recently (March 2014) won the Southwest Art Award of Excellence AND The Franz...
Category
1990s Realist San Francisco - Paintings
Materials
Oil
Isla d
Alba
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Isla d'Alba" c. 1990 is an oil painting on canvas by noted Italian artist Lido Bettarini, 1927-2019. It is signed at the lower righ...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Materials
Oil
Harbor with Church
By Edward Norton Ward
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Harbor with Church" c.1990 is an watercolor on paper by noted California artist Edward Norton Ward, b.1928. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The ar...
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
The Watchful Doe, Oil Painting
By Onelio Marrero
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
The area in northwestern New Jersey where the artist lives has a large deer population. This painting is a scene revealing a portion of the yard in the home o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist San Francisco - Paintings
Materials
Oil
Boy Reading
By Franco Rispoli
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Boy Reading" c.1975 is an oil painting on canvas by Italian artist, Franco Rispoli, 1921-1989. It is signed at the lower right corner by the ...
Category
Late 20th Century Realist San Francisco - Paintings
Materials
Oil
James Elliott Bama Oil on Board "And Then There Was One"
Located in San Francisco, CA
James Elliott Bama was born in 1926 in New York City. He studied at the Arts Student League and became a very successful illustrator for magazines like the Saturday Evening Post. He...
Category
1960s American Realist San Francisco - Paintings
Materials
Oil
Rustic Scene Andraitx in Mallorca, Spain
Located in San Francisco, CA
This beautiful painting depicts country life in the town of Andraitx in Mallorca. The painting is by Matias Terrades (1903-?), an artist who lived in the area. It is composed of oil ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
A Moment in Time, Oil Painting
By Jo Galang
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Every summer, Jo goes down to the Coquitlam River near her home in British Columbia to enjoy the beautiful green surroundings glowing in the summer heat. "I couldn't resist how inviting this scenery was," she says. "Where I live, summer only lasts about three months, so I put this scene on canvas to enjoy it the whole year through."
About the Artist
Words that describe this painting: nature, water, trees, rocks, river, sunlight, woods, summer, forest, stream, riverbank, nature, realism, representational, oil painting, green
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist San Francisco - Paintings
Materials
Oil
Evening Surf
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Evening Surf" c.1980, is an oil painting on canvas by noted California artist Bill Shaddix, b.1930. It is signed at the lower right corner. The canvas size is 12...
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Materials
Oil
Late 18th – early 19th century landscape with two young girls, and goat
Located in San Francisco, CA
Late 18th – early 19th century landscape with two young girls, and goat. Signed allegedly low capital R. T. Relined/restored. Oil on canvas. 12.75 x 16.
Category
Late 18th Century San Francisco - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mel Brenner (1920-1998) exceptional landscape by Bay Area listed artist
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mel Brenner (1920-1998) exceptional landscape by Bay Area listed artist. Titled "coastal run" and dated 1972. Acrylic on canvas. 24 x 36 on framed, 24.5 x 36.25 framed
Category
Late 20th Century San Francisco - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
S402B, Abstract Oil Painting
By Janet Hamilton
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Abstract seascape inspired by the color of the water. Painted using palette knives. Vertical lines of greys and teals.
About the Artist
Janet...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract San Francisco - Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still Life with Bouquet
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Still Life with Bouquet" is an oil painting on hardboard by noted Russian/American artist Jack Pohr, 1918-2003. It is signed at the lower right...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Materials
Oil
Walk in the Park
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Walk in the Park" 1965 is a palette knife oil painting on canvas by noted artist Paul Blaine Henrie, 1932-1999. It is signed and dated...
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Materials
Oil
Xavier Cugat (1900-1990, Spanish) "Monkey Business"
By Xavier Cugat
Located in San Francisco, CA
Xavier Cugat (1900-1990, Spanish)
"Monkey Business"
Serigraph on Canvas Board
7.5" x 9.5" unframed
13.25" x 15.25" framed
Category
20th Century San Francisco - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Board
F. M. Hollams (1877-1963) Jack Russells in a Barn Oil on Canvas Board Painting
By Frances (Florence) Mabel Hollams
Located in San Francisco, CA
F. M. Hollams (1877-1963) Jack Russells in a Barn Oil on Canvas Board Painting
24" x 18.5"H
24" x 28"H
Category
21st Century and Contemporary San Francisco - Paintings
Materials
Oil
Tuscan Roof
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Tuscan Roof" 2009, is an oil painting on panel by American artist Annamarie (Anna) Nelson. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist, also signed, tit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Materials
Oil
“Walking Among the Trees” A Winter Scene in Blue, Gray
White
Located in San Francisco, CA
Out for a breath of fresh air late on a wintery day, this adult and child are walking in a world of wonder in this painting. Crunching on the ice covering the shoveled pathway, the p...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Realist San Francisco - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Style Of William Aiken Walker
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fabulous oil on canvas in the style of the famous William Aiken Walker. The details of this painting are amazing and is the same subject matter of...
Category
1970s Folk Art San Francisco - Paintings
Materials
Oil
Axel Hansen (Dutch, 1896-1936) Country Farm Landscape w/ Cattle c.1920s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Axel Hansen (Dutch, 1896-1936) Country Farm Landscape w/ Cattle c.1920s
Fine impressionist oil painting by Danish painter Axel Hansen.
The painting shows...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Port en Provence
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Port en Provence" c. 1920 in an oil painting on canvas by noted French artist Jean Guindon, 1883-1976. It is signed at the lower left corner...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Trail at West Quoddy Head, Oil Painting
By Jay Jensen
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Part of Jay Jensen's ongoing series of Maine landscapes. "There is this spectacular park near Lubec, which is the eastern most town in the US, and it's also f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary San Francisco - Paintings
Materials
Oil
Benjamin Stahl Illustration
By Benjamin Stahl
Located in San Francisco, CA
Benjamin Stahl: 1910-1987. Well listed illustrator with auction records over $10,000. I bought this fabulous illustration 15 years ago and it has been hanging on my wall ever since....
Category
Mid-20th Century San Francisco - Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Monterey Pier
By Gregory Kondos
Located in San Francisco, CA
Untitled (Cityscape) is an oil on canvas created by Gregory Kondos (American, b. 1923), one of the world's most prominent California landscape artists. The artwork is signed in the lower right corner and was created circa 1950. The canvas size is 24 x 47.75 inches. Overall in good condition. Framed in a gold wooden frame. The size including frame is 33 x 56.75 inches.
Gregory Kondos has spent decades depicting California’s unique, majestic beauty, from its rolling farmland to its varied coastline, to the forests and peaks of Yosemite, where he has often served as artist-in-residence. He has been drawn as well to the deserts around Santa Fe, and to Europe, especially Greece, the country from which his parents emigrated. Now in his nineties, he is celebrated as one of the world’s foremost landscape painters, known for his light-filled palette and intuitive, organic forms that seem like effortless extensions of nature.
Kondos describes his paintings as possessing a sense of quietude and cleanliness while maintaining a necessary lonely quality: “Less is more…and what is left out makes the picture more understandable.” His distilled images tend to feature a solitary element—a lone boat, a mountain peak, a house standing away from the others—that projects a contemplative sense of being alone in thought. His simple yet lively palette and elegant lines, influenced by artists like Willem de Kooning, Cezanne, and Gauguin, allow us to place ourselves within the space of the painting. Chief curator and associate director at Sacramento’s Crocker Art Museum, Scott A. Shields, who organized “A Touch of Blue: Landscapes by Gregory Kondos” at the museum in 2013, remarks: “His paintings simultaneously celebrate the terrain's inherent formal, abstract properties, as well as the beautiful possibilities of the paint itself."
Kondos’ lifelong achievements place him in the great tradition of American landscape painters such as Albert Bierstadt, Edward Hopper, and Georgia O’Keefe. He has won numerous prizes and awards, including a lifetime achievement award from International Bienniale in Florence, Italy, and has been elected to the National Academy of Design in New York. Collections of Kondos’ work are displayed in museums around the world, including the Shanghai Art Museum in China, the Phoenix Art Museum, and the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. The gallery at Sacramento City...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist San Francisco - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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