From our collection ... Women Artists of California
All of these paintings are in our colleciton
(Due to space consideration, not all of the paintings below are currently on view.)
If you wish to view any specific painting in person, please text or email your interest to us in advance.
According to your request, we will have that painting or paintings availalbe for you when you arrive at the gallery.
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Ruth Manerva Bennett
1899-1960
Studied at the Art Students League in New York. In LA, studied with Armin Hanson, Karoly Fulop and Millard Sheets
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Oak Grove |
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Alice Chittenden
1859-1944
Studied at the SF School of Design. Is well known for her paintings of wild flowers. Exhibited with the SF Art Association and the Bohemian Club.
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A Snow Covered Path |
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Henriett Riddell Fish
1856-1925
Born in Benicia in 1856. Studied at the Ladies Seminary in Benicia, now St. Mary's College in Oakland. Also studied at the SF School of Design, known for landscapes and portraits.
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Marsh Sunset, circa 1885 |
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Una Gray 1873-1930
Active in Northern California and Oregon in the 1890's. She is well known for her scenes of Mount Shasta and Indian camps. She is believed to have moved to Boston in 1919.
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Mt. Hood |
Mt. Shasta
(not on view) |
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Isabel Lockwood
(early 20th Century)
Little is known of her. She maintained a studio in Oakland during WWII., known for both landscapes and seascapes. 1n 1954, she won first place at the Alameda County Fair, In 1957, she held a one woman show at the Alameda Art Association.
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California Nocturne Seascape |
California Nocturne Seascape has a label (verso) stating it was shown at the de Young Museum in SF. No dates are given. |
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Grace Fountain
1857-1942
From Ashland, Oregon, Grace illustrated Juaquin Miller's Sea of Silence which was published in Sunset Magazine. In the 1890's, she was active in Portland. She moved to Oakland in 1906 Her painting, Crater Lake, was shown at the Smithsonian's National Gallery.
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Sunrise, Grand Canyon 1931
(not on view)
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Sunrise, Grand Canyon was exhibited 1n 1931 at the California Palace of Fine Arts. |
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Anna Hills
1882-1930
Anna Hills studied at the Art Students League and Cooper Union in New York. In Paris, she studied at Academie Julian.
At age 31, she came to LA. At this time, she adopted a much lighter palette. She was a founding member of the Laguna Art Association, and served several terms as its president. She was also active in Carmel.
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Wooded Stream and Sheep
oil on canvas
(not on view)
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White Roses 1904
watercolor |
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Grace Allison Griffith
1885-1955
Grace was born in Sebastopol and lived much of her life here.
Her father was fruit rancher Nathaniel Griffith and is credited with bringing the Gravenstein apple to Sebastopol.
As a young artist, she did drawings and paintings for Luther Burbank. She studied with Bohemian Club artist Lorenzo Latimer.
She gained fame in Hawaii as "the wizard of watercolor." She was invited to become a member of the Royal Watercolor Society in London. She sold her work throughout high end galleries in California, including Gumps in San Francisco.
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Early Spring
(not on view)
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Sheep, Hills and Eucalyptus |
Grazing Sheep
Among Wildflowers 1921 |
Meadow Oaks triptych
(not on view)
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Grazing Sheep Sonoma, 1924
offered unframed (not on view) |
California Oak and Sheep
offered unframed (not on view) |
Poplars, Path and Fence, 1936 |
Pasture and Eucalyptus |
Oak and Stream |
Mossy Oak and Spring |
Pasture and Eucalyptus |
Woodland Clearing |
Dune Path, 1913 |
Landscape at Twilight
(not on view)
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Carol Grigg
1942-contemporary
Self taught. She holds deep commitments to the Earth and the environment. She is known for paintings of native American women leading horses.
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Earth Healer, Large Litho Print
offered unframed
(not on view)
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Thelma Speed Houston
1914-2000
Studied at New York's Platt Institute. She had a career as a textile designer, which required much travel between New York and Paris and later to Hawaii.
In the 1940's she relocated to San Diego. She was a member of the Laguna Beach Art Association. She was a beloved watercolor teacher and is reputed to have practiced exceptional artistic discipline. She painted a watercolor a day for fifty years!
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Balboa Park Scene |
The Church Door |
Big Sur |
Augies (once famed
San Diego restaurant) SOLD |
Bell Tower, Mission San Luis Rey |
Aurora Borealis |
Blue and Red abstract
offered unframed
(not on view)
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Hillside Park
(Not on view) |
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Orpha Klinker
1891-1964
Orpha studied with Anna Hills and Paul Lauritz. In Paris, she continued her studies ad Academie Julian and Academie Colorossi. She is known for her California landscapes
and her paintings of California architecture. She was also sought out to do portraits of Hollywood's stars. She is also credited with many magazine illustrations. In 1960, she was included in Ed Ainsworth's book Painters of the Desert.
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Valley Oaks and Mountain
oil on canvas, 25 x 30 |
Etching, "Winter Touches the Desert"
(A gift from Orpha to Howard Hughes) |
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Nellie Moody
19th century
Nellie's father came to California with the Gold Rush and made a fortune in a variety of businesses including real estate. She was a hobbiest painter, but exceptionall good.
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Napa Grapes, 1877 |
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Florence Young
1872-1974
Florence studied for a year in Holland before attending the Art Institute in Chicago. There she studied with the famed Russian artist Nicolai Fechin.
She made her way to California where she settled in Alhambra. A short distance away was "Artists Alley," a city block in Alhambra which was home to a number of famed California painters, Clyde Forsythe, San Hydes Harris, Frank Tenney Johnson and Jack Wilkinson Smith.
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Inlet |
Half Dome, Yosemite
(not on view)
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Mt. Whitney
from the Alabama Hills
(not on view)
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Eucalyptus and Mountain
(not on view)
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Desertscape
(not on view)
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Cabin in the Foothills
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Frances Upson Young
1870-1950
Frances studed at the Cleveland School of Art. After studies in England, she moved to Los Angeles. There she studied with Paul Loritz, Lorenzo Latimer, and Anna Hills. She was a member of the Laguna Beach Art Association.
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The Edge of the Desert
Mt. San Jacinto,
near Palm Springs, CA |
Cypress Cove
California Coast - SOLD |
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