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Item Ships From: San Francisco
Charm on Turin Field, Abstract Oil Painting
By Ronda Waiksnis
Located in San Francisco, CA
<p>Artist Comments
A quiet landscape at dusk, rendered in expressionist strokes of greens, blue and white and highlights of reddish orange. The river refl...
A quiet landscape at dusk, rendered in expressionist strokes of greens, blue and white and highlights of reddish orange. The river refl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract San Francisco - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
William DeKoornbolt "Wonton Malice" Original Mixed Media Abstract Painting c.198
Located in San Francisco, CA
William DeKoornbolt "Wonton Malice" Original Mixed Media Abstract Painting c.1981
Fine mixed media abstract painting by noted artist William DeKoo...
Category
Late 19th Century Abstract San Francisco - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Paper, Acrylic, Pencil
Grimes 1963
Located in San Francisco, CA
Grimes 1963
Abstract depicting various portraits
Oil on canvas
24 x 30 unframed, 32.5 x 26 framed
Category
1960s San Francisco - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled - Fisherfolk
By Moshe Katz
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Moshe Katz – Romanian/Israeli (1937-)
Title: Untitled - Fisherfolk
Year: 1966
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 24 x 36 inches
Framed size: 28.5 x 40.5 inches
Signature: Signed, d...
Category
1960s Modern San Francisco - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Julius Njau – Tanzanian (1961- )
Title: Untitled
Year: 1987
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Sight size: 27.5 x 36.5 inches.
Framed size: 29 x 38 inches
Signature: Signed, dated lower right
Condition: Very good
Frame: Framed in original frame. Frame in fair condition
This colorful painting of figures is by the well-known Tanzanian artist Julius Njau. It is in very good condition and signed “Julius N” and dated 1987 in the lower right. The frame is simple unfinished wood. It has a few small scratches
Tanzanian artist Julius Njau was born in 1961 Marangu, Moshi in Tanzania. He attended the Primary School Kilimanja. In 1972, a serious fracture of the leg caused him to spend two years in hospital where he began to paint and his career as an artist commenced. Julius was encouraged by a Finnish radiology specialist who supplied him with material and purchased his works. She also organized his first exhibition in Finland in 1983. The first works of Njau are very representative, inspired by the nature and the traditional aspects of his country. In 1984 his technique changed and his style transformed. Julius Njau paintings are characterised by the interaction of primary colors and the mixture of forms. Julius Njau's artworks works are part of the collection of Osaka Prefecture and Toyama Museum of Modern Art in Japan. They are also in the Frankfurt Museum of Ethnology (fur Volkerkunde), in the ZAK Gallery (Zeitgenossische afrikanische Kunst), Furth in Germany, in the Amos Anderson Helsinki Gallery, Finland, and in the 5th British Museum in England. In 2002, Julius Njau received a Nagoya City Hall Award and in 2003 the Grand Prize at the Toyama Prefecture International Competition at the "Sukiyaki Encounter the World" Poster Design Festival. Julius Njau is President and a founding member of the Marafiki group.
EXHIBITIONS
1983 'Julius Njau One Man Show' Amos Anderson Museum, Helsinki, Finland
1984 'Group Exhibition' Gallery of Denmark
1985 'Julius Njau One Man Show' Danish Volunteer Training Centre, Tanzania
1985 'Julius Njau One Man Show' Tynset, Norway
1985 'Julius Njau One Man Show' Gallery of Sweden
1986 'Julius Njau One Man Show' Danish Volunteer Training Centre, Tanzania
1987 'Julius Njau One Man Show' Gallery Watatu, Nairobi, Kenya
1988 'Julius Njau One Man Show' Vogue Gallery, Nairobi, Kenya
1988 'Julius Njau One Man Show' Centre culturel francais, Nairobi, Kenya
1989 'Julius Njau One Man Show' National Museum of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
1990 'Into the Nineties' Gallery Watatu, Nairobi, Kenya
1990 'Portraits of Kenya' Gallery Watatu, Nairobi, Kenya
1991 'Gallery Artists' Gallery Watatu, Nairobi, Kenya
1991 'The Custodian's View' Gallery Watatu, Nairobi, Kenya
1991 'Julius Njau One Man Show' Nairobi Safari Club, Kenya
1991 'Julius Njau One Man Show' Nagoya City Network Centre, Nagoya, Japan
1991 'Julius Njau One Man Show' National Museum of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
1991 'Julius Njau One Man Show' The German Culture Centers, Goethe Institut, Nairobi, Kenya
1992 'Julius Njau One Man Show' International Gallery, Madrid, Spain
1992 'Through the Artists' Eyes' Gallery Watatu, Nairobi, Kenya
1992 'Rafiki wa zamani' Gallery Watatu, Nairobi, Kenya
1992 'Kenya Art...
Category
1980s Abstract San Francisco - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
By the Beach II, Abstract Painting
By Jenn Williamson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Jenn painted this piece using Golden Open Acrylics, which take longer to dry and therefore allow for more blending time. Jenn uses this technique to give the painting a dreamy and hopeful essence. "I am more passionate than ever about painting peaceful, reflective art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract San Francisco - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Childlike Wonder
By Morgan Fite
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
From my series called Lessons from Winter, inspired by my process of discovering and embracing the beauty, mystery, and warmth of the coldest and darkest seas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract San Francisco - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Seven Bits
Everything Else, Abstract Painting
By Karen Hansen
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
The title of this piece, Seven Bits ; Everything Else, hints at the premise that the conscious mind can only handle seven bits of information at one time. Mea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract San Francisco - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Large Mid-Century Abstract Oil Painting By E. Costello
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid Modern Abstract Oil Painting By E. Costello
Large and impressive abstract oil painting created with oils on Masonite.
This painting can hang vertical, or horizontal.
Dimension...
Category
1960s Abstract San Francisco - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Abstract Oil Painting by S. Kissel 20th C.
Located in San Francisco, CA
Abstract Oil Painting by S. Kissel 20th C.
Original oil on paper in shades of green and brown
Dimensions 10.5" wide x 19.5" high
The frame measures 18" wide x 27" high
Signed low...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract San Francisco - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Richard Anuszkiewicz 1963 Original Painting
By Richard Anuszkiewicz
Located in San Francisco, CA
Richard Anuszkiewicz: 1930-2020. Very important and well listed American artist. He has auction results as high as $250,000. He was the leader of what would be called OP Art short fo...
Category
1960s Op Art San Francisco - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Vintage Surreal Oil Painting on Canvas c.1940s to 1950s.
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage Surreal Oil Painting on Canvas c.1940s to 1950s.
Classic Surrealism brought to life on canvas by a very talented artist. The painting has no visible signature.
Canvas dimen...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist San Francisco - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled, 1970 (SF68-44)
By Sam Francis
Located in Greenwich, CT
Untitled (SF68-44) from 1970 is an acrylic painting on paper with an image size of 41 x 27.5 inches, signed and dated 'Sam Francis 1970' verso, and framed in a custom, closed-corner,...
Category
20th Century Abstract San Francisco - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Untitled
Located in San Francisco, CA
Sergio Nates
Untitled, 2015
Acrylic on canvas
Unframed dimensions: 21.75 x 23 inches
Framed dimensions: 22.75 x 24 x 1.875 inches
This one-of-a-kind acrylic painting on canvas inclu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric San Francisco - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$880 Sale Price
20% Off
Near River
Located in San Francisco, CA
Sergio Nates
Near River, 2013
Acrylic on canvas
21.75 x 21.75 inches
This one-of-a-kind acrylic painting on canvas is stretched across wooden stretcher bars.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric San Francisco - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Nura Ulreich Musical Dreamscape Original Oil Painting c.1930
By Nura Ulreich
Located in San Francisco, CA
Nura Ulreich (American, 1899-1950) Musical Dreamscape Original Oil Painting c.1930s
Absolutely wonderful dream-like oil painting with a touch of vintage ...
Category
Early 20th Century Surrealist San Francisco - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Blue Background
Located in San Francisco, CA
Sergio Nates
Blue Background, 2013
Acrylic on canvas
21.75 x 21.75 inches
This one-of-a-kind acrylic painting on canvas is stretched across wooden stretcher bars.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric San Francisco - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Jazz Composition - Bass and Trumpet
By Leo Meiersdorff
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Leo Meiersdorff – German/American (1934-1994)
Title: Bass and Trumpet
Year: ca 1965-70
Medium: Watercolor and ink
Sight size: 14.25 x 17.5 inches.
Matted size: 22 x 24 inch...
Category
1960s American Modern San Francisco - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, 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 Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Negative Pink
Located in San Francisco, CA
Sergio Nates
Negative Pink, 2013
Acrylic on canvas
21.75 x 21.75 inches
This one-of-a-kind acrylic painting on canvas is stretched across wooden stretcher bars.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric San Francisco - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
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 Paintings
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 Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Acrylic Painting Diptych, Figurative Floral, Abstract Geometric, Red Purple Gold
Located in San Francisco, CA
In Chenese Flower I and II Sánchez creates a world of brightly colored red and purple/blue flowers on a gold backdrop combined with black and white geometric shapes. Each panel is 19...
Category
2010s San Francisco - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Back to Bauhaus
Located in San Francisco, CA
Alejandro Rubio
Back to Bauhaus, 2024
Oil on panel
20 x 16 inches
This is a one-of-a-kind oil painting on panel.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric San Francisco - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
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 Paintings
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 Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Perle Fine Geometric Abstract
By Perle Fine
Located in San Francisco, CA
Perle Fine: 1905-1988. Very well listed American abstract and geometric abstract artist. Her high auction result was $57,600 in September 2024. She studied with Hans Hoffman, and was...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric San Francisco - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Jack Roberts (American, 20th c.) Large Scale Acrylic Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Jack Roberts (American, 20th c.) Large Scale Acrylic Abstract Painting
Fantastic monumental abstract painting by listed artist Jack Roberts.
Beautiful c...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract San Francisco - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Olja Ivanjicki "Florence or Hell of l
Inconnue De La Seine" Oil Painting c.1965
Located in San Francisco, CA
Olja Ivanjicki "Florence or Hell of l'Inconnue De La Seine" original oil circa 1965
Original oil on board. Dimensions 26" wide x 42" high.
The frame m...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist San Francisco - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
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 Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
The Color Red
Located in San Francisco, CA
This is an abstract landscape created by Javier Manrique in 2022. A landscape is a reading of the physical characteristics and aesthetics of the geogra...
Category
2010s Abstract San Francisco - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
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 Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Deity of Human Origin #6
Located in San Francisco, CA
Sergio Nates
Deity of Human Origin #6, 2022
Acrylic on canvas
33 x 20 inches
This one-of-a-kind acrylic painting on canvas is stretched across wooden stretcher bars.
Sergio Nates (...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern San Francisco - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Stratification Project Witness #16
Located in San Francisco, CA
Sergio Nates
Stratification Project Witness #16, 2022
Acrylic on canvas
22 x 45 inches
This one-of-a-kind acrylic painting on canvas comes framed.
Sergio Nates (b. Mexico City, 196...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract San Francisco - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Enlightenment I, Abstract Oil Painting
By Shyun Song
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Shyun explains of her clean, minimalist oil paintings, "As an intense observer, I am interested in mythology and psychology. Whenever I come across a concept ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract San Francisco - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Abstract Mixed Media Painting
By Gustavo Ramos Rivera
Located in San Francisco, CA
This vibrant abstract work is by Gustavo Ramos Rivera (1940-) The work is a mixed media composition on paper. It measures 20.5 x 26.5 inches. It is mounted on heavy matboard that measures 26 x 33 inches. There are various techniques and materials employed in the creation of this painting. Collage, drawing, painting with oil paint, pastel crayon cardboard and other materials that I cannot identify. The painting is in very good condition. The matboard mounting has a bit of time stain on the edges. It is not presently framed.
Gustavo Ramos Rivera was born in Ciudad Acuna, Mexico in 1940, and immigrated to the United States in 1969. He has lived and worked in San Francisco for over 40 years. Ramos Rivera’s work is in the permanent collections of prominent institutions including the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, The Mexican Museum in San Francisco and The Nevada Museum of Art. In 2006, the San Jose Museum of Art presented a retrospective exhibition of the artist’s work, which then traveled to additional institutions in California and Mexico.
Through his use of color and a personal symbology, Ramos Rivera has created a language that is written throughout his paintings, monotypes, and collages. This singular expression functions on both an intellectual and emotional level and its deployment is reminiscent of the work of Paul Klee, Joan Miró, and Cy Twombly.(1) It also harkens back to the pre-Columbian Mesoamerican art...
Category
1980s Abstract San Francisco - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Stratification Project Witness #7
Located in San Francisco, CA
Sergio Nates
Stratification Project Witness #7, 2022
Acrylic on canvas
19 x 36 inches
This one-of-a-kind acrylic painting on canvas is stretched across wooden stretcher bars.
Sergi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary San Francisco - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Flow in the Ever Present 9 (Abstract painting)
By Jessica Snow
Located in London, GB
Flow in the Ever Present 9 (Abstract painting)
Oil on Canvas - Unframed
Snow sees her ...
Category
2010s Abstract San Francisco - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Moises Ramos Mixed Media Abstract Painting 20th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Moises Ramos Mixed Media Abstract Painting 20th Century
Mixed media with oils and acrylics on canvas
Canvas dimensions 29" wide x 22.5" high
The frame measures 30.25" wide x 24" h...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract San Francisco - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Mystery Mid Century Modern Sailboats
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mystery heavy impasto abstract sailboat scene. Fabulous midcentury oil on canvas which appears to be illegibly signed. It has wonderful colors and is...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract San Francisco - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Abstract Composition #226
Located in San Francisco, CA
This vibrant abstract painting is immediately recognizable as the work of Hawaii-based artist Elan Vital. Vital’s art is unique not only in appearance, but ...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract San Francisco - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
$2,000 Sale Price
50% Off
Untitled Abstract Landscape
By Michael Gregory
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Michael Gregory – American (1955- )
Title: Untitled
Year: 1985
Medium: Oil on paper
Size: 26 x 20 inches
Matted size: 34.25 x 27.75 inches
Signature: Signed, dated lower cen...
Category
1980s Abstract San Francisco - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Acrylic Painting: Abstract Circular, Floral and Geometric Greens
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Magaly Sánchez’s world of plants, leaves, and flowers, inhabit a dense landscape of bright colors and sensual motifs. Sánchez combines these natural figurative settings with s...
Category
2010s San Francisco - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Abstract Painting, acrylic, floral, geometric, circular, green, white, black
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Magaly Sánchez’s world of plants, leaves, and flowers, inhabit a dense landscape of bright colors and sensual motifs. Sánchez combines these natural figurative settings with s...
Category
2010s San Francisco - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Untitled 564
By Joe Doyle
Located in San Francisco, CA
This painting with added elements is an excellent example of Joe Doyle’s abstract illusionist art. It is composed of acrylic on shaped canvas with fabric elements added. It measures 36 x 43 inches. Each edge has been painted except for the left edge which has a frame. The right edge has been shaped. The black elements of the tent-like structure are added fabric. The work is signed, titled "564" and dated on the reverse. As well it bears a label from Harcourts Gallery, a gallery in San Francisco during the 1980s and 1990s. The work is in very good condition.
Joe Doyle established himself as a painter during the movement toward new abstraction in San Francisco in the mid-seventies. Stylistically his work evolved from photo-realist renderings of aircraft which exaggerated differences in focus of background and foreground" By 1975 his imagery shifted to arrangements of flat, geometric forms and tubular squiggles in a trompe l'oeil manner that created the illusion of a multi-layered, three dimensional space. By the late 1970s Doyle, along with James Havard, Jack Reilly, George D. Green, and others, had attained national prominence working this style now referred to as Abstract Illusionism. Doyle and others were included in 'Reality of Illusion' a large touring exhibition of primarily American illusionist artists organized by the University of Southern California and The Denver Art Museum.
Doyle enrolled at San Francisco State College receiving his M.A. in 1971. From 1971 to 1975 he was a photo-realist transferring images from photographs using airbrush techniques on canvas, occasionally adding political satire into the subject matter, as in "Ice House...
Category
1980s Abstract San Francisco - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Acrylic
$12,000
Acrylic Painting, Floral, Geometric, Figurative Plants, Gold Leaf, Red, Blue
Located in San Francisco, CA
This square, red, green, blue, and gold leaf acrylic painting is inspired by the geometric art of Joseph Albers and the beauty of nature. Sánchez’s world of plants, leaves, and flowe...
Category
2010s San Francisco - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Bronze
El Dorado
Located in San Francisco, CA
Javier Manrique
El Dorado, 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 canvas is ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract San Francisco - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Nightmare at Baskin Robbins" Abstract Oil Painting Illustrator Bill Shields
Located in Arp, TX
William Stephens Shields, Jr., 1925 - 2010
"Nightmare at Baskin Robbins II"
1994
Oil on canvas
48"x42" artist framed
Signed lower right
William Stephens Shields, Jr., 1925 - 2010
He was born in san Francisco, in 1931, Bill moved to Texas, where he grew up. Moved to New York in 1940 and later joined the Naval Air Corps at the age of 18. He served as an Aviation Cadet in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1945. At the end of WWII, Bill returned to Texas.
At 21, Bill re-focused his energy and enrolled in the Chicago Academy of Fine Art as an Illustration major. What followed was a whirlwind of success, great friendships and a sense of belonging he had never before experienced. Art was his calling and the art-world could not have been less prepared for the likes of Bill Shields. He took them by storm, first Houston, then San Francisco, followed by New York in the late 60's. For 35 years, Bill produced some of the country's best illustrations: fresh, playful, loose and innovative. His illustrations were coveted by such clients as Bantam Books, Time Life, MacMillan Publishing Co., and were awarded numerous gold medals by the Societies of Illustrators in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles, and the Houston Artists Guild.
Later, following inspirational trips to Mexico and France, Bill shifted his attention to the self-directed world of fine art. After years of sculpting, making assemblages, painting nudes and landscapes, he settled on the exploration of large abstract oil paintings. His paintings have been exhibited in galleries in San Francisco, Connecticut and New York.
CV
EDUCATION:
Chicago Academy Of Fine Art
San Antonio Art Institute
MAJOR FIELDS OF PROFESSIONAL ENDEAVOR:
Freelance graphic design and illustration
Instructor of painting and illustration
Landscape, figurative and abstract painting
ART RELATED EMPLOYMENT: (Professor of Art)
California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA
Academy of Art College, San Francisco, CA
San Francisco Art Institute
San Jose State University
AWARDS FOR ILLUSTRATION, Gold Medals:
New York Society of Illustrators
Los Angeles Society of Illustrators
San Francisco Society of Illustrators
Dallas-Fort Worth Art Director's Club
Houston Artist's Guild
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Feature articles in: American Artist, Communication Arts, Print, North Light.
Architectural design featured in: Better Homes and Gardens, American
Home, Sunset Magazine, Architectural Digest.
ILLUSTRATION CLIENTS:
Oil Companies:
Champlin Oil Company, Mobil Oil Company, Continental Oil Company, Standard Oil Company, Humble Oil and Refining Company.
Industrial:
Hughes Tool Company, General Electric, United States Steel, Phelps Dodge, Sylvania Television,
Texas Gulf Sulphur, Litton Industries, Houston Lighting and Power Company...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern San Francisco - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Starlight
Located in San Francisco, CA
Javier Manrique
Starlight, 2024
Acrylic on canvas
36 x 36 inches
This is an abstract landscape painting created by Javier Manrique in 2024. This one-of-a-kind painting on canvas is ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract San Francisco - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
End of the Street I
By Sally Kissinger Wilt
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Sally Kissinger Wilt (American, 1936-2004)
Title: End of Street I
Year: Circa 1963
Medium: oil on canvas
Size: 48 x 53 inches unframed
Signature: Signed “Wilt” reverse
Condi...
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist San Francisco - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Monumental Gold Tone Abstract Painting by MacMillan c.1970
Located in San Francisco, CA
Magnificent monumental abstract painting circa 1970s.
Signed lower right "MacMillan".
This painting will be the centerpiece of any interior. It's a large, and elegant painting fill...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract San Francisco - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Memory Stones 5, Abstract Oil Painting
By Morgan Fite
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
This is a piece in my Memory Stones series. These are inspired by rocks and pebbles I collected while sitting at the lake one day, listening to the soft lappi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract San Francisco - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Seascape, Geometric Figure #2
By Dave Fox
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: David Fox (American, 1920-2011)
Title: Seascape, Geometric Figure #2
Year: c.2000
Medium: Acrylic on paper
Paper: Watercolor paper
Image size: 10 x 8 inches
Paper ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Cubist San Francisco - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
1994 "Dreamer
s Forest" Abstract Painting on Panel William Shields
Located in Arp, TX
William Stephens Shields, Jr., 1925 - 2010
"Dreamer's Forest"
1994
Oil on panel
48"x36" artist framed
Signed lower right
William Stephens Shields, Jr., 1925 - 2010
He was born in san Francisco, in 1931, Bill moved to Texas, where he grew up. Moved to New York in 1940 and later joined the Naval Air Corps at the age of 18. He served as an Aviation Cadet in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1945. At the end of WWII, Bill returned to Texas.
At 21, Bill re-focused his energy and enrolled in the Chicago Academy of Fine Art as an Illustration major. What followed was a whirlwind of success, great friendships and a sense of belonging he had never before experienced. Art was his calling and the art-world could not have been less prepared for the likes of Bill Shields. He took them by storm, first Houston, then San Francisco, followed by New York in the late 60's. For 35 years, Bill produced some of the country's best illustrations: fresh, playful, loose and innovative. His illustrations were coveted by such clients as Bantam Books, Time Life, MacMillan Publishing Co., and were awarded numerous gold medals by the Societies of Illustrators in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles, and the Houston Artists Guild.
Later, following inspirational trips to Mexico and France, Bill shifted his attention to the self-directed world of fine art. After years of sculpting, making assemblages, painting nudes and landscapes, he settled on the exploration of large abstract oil paintings. His paintings have been exhibited in galleries in San Francisco, Connecticut and New York.
CV
EDUCATION:
Chicago Academy Of Fine Art
San Antonio Art Institute
MAJOR FIELDS OF PROFESSIONAL ENDEAVOR:
Freelance graphic design and illustration
Instructor of painting and illustration
Landscape, figurative and abstract painting
ART RELATED EMPLOYMENT: (Professor of Art)
California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA
Academy of Art College, San Francisco, CA
San Francisco Art Institute
San Jose State University
AWARDS FOR ILLUSTRATION, Gold Medals:
New York Society of Illustrators
Los Angeles Society of Illustrators
San Francisco Society of Illustrators
Dallas-Fort Worth Art Director's Club
Houston Artist's Guild
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Feature articles in: American Artist, Communication Arts, Print, North Light.
Architectural design featured in: Better Homes and Gardens, American
Home, Sunset Magazine, Architectural Digest.
ILLUSTRATION CLIENTS:
Oil Companies:
Champlin Oil Company, Mobil Oil Company, Continental Oil Company, Standard Oil Company, Humble Oil and Refining Company.
Industrial:
Hughes Tool Company, General Electric, United States Steel, Phelps Dodge, Sylvania Television,
Texas Gulf Sulphur, Litton Industries, Houston Lighting and Power Company...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern San Francisco - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Arial Landscape (Black Blocks with Red)
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Gary L. Shaffer (American, 1936-2001)
Title: Arial Landscape (Black Blocks with Red)
Year: 1989
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 54 x 48 inches.
Signature: Signed, titled, dated...
Category
1980s Abstract San Francisco - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
After Jean Miró, Pink and Purple Surrealism at Play
By (after) Joan Miró
Located in San Francisco, CA
There’s been a lot of gray and stainless steel in decorating in recent years. For someone tentatively thinking of introducing some fresh excitement into their minimalist maison, cons...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist San Francisco - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Urban Ramparts, Abstract Painting
By Tatiana Iliina
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
This piece is an abstracted cityscape painting, completed entirely with a palette knife. This work is on a gallery wrapped canvas with finished black edges. I...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract San Francisco - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Monumental Geometric Op Art Oil Painting c.1970s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Monumental Geometric Op Art Oil Painting c.1970s
Fantastic original Op Art oil painting. The large size will ensure it's the centerpiece of any r...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract San Francisco - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
“Americana 2”
Located in San Francisco, CA
Native-born Americans rarely experience the remarkable hopefulness and energy that can come with the privilege of U.S. citizenship, especially when it’s granted after birth elsewhere...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract San Francisco - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Polymer
$3,875
Untitled
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Untitled" is an oil painting on canvas by noted American artist Ruth Wall, 1917-2009. It is signed in the back by the artist. The canvas size is 10.15 x 20 inches, framed size is 13.85 x 22.75. It is custom framed in a wooden gold frame. The painting is in excellent condition, the frame has some scratches and will be replaced if buyer wish, by a similar (not exactly the same) gold frame when is sold. It will be done at no extra cost. This will bring the over all condition to excellent.
About the artist:
Ruth A. Wall was born in Wyoming on September 10, 1917 but moved to a homestead on an Indian reservation in Uintah, Utah in 1919. After graduating from high school at age 16 she left home to attend college, graduating at age 20 and began teaching high school at age 21.
She moved to Los Angeles where she became an Army materials inspector during WWII. She moved to Northern California and became a pilot, but entered the service as a WAC. Here she trained as a physical therapist and became an officer. She remained in the service until 1949.
In 1950 she entered the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco, studying there until leaving for Paris in 1952 where she moved into the Academie Frochot. Returning to the CSFA in 1955 she worked as an artist until she had to take a job to make a living in 1957. Most of her work in printmaking was done in 1952, before leaving for Paris. They are, for the most part, gestural, Abstract Expressionist lithographs, done on the press at the CSFA at night after everyone had gone home. Her teachers were James Budd Dixon, Robert McChesney and, after 1955, Nate Oliviera and fellow students included James Kelly...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract San Francisco - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
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