Honora Berg

San Francisco Bay Area Seascape with Ships in Oil on Cardboard

Mid 20th Century

A gorgeous mid century landscape of boats sailing along the Monterey, California coastline by Virginia Shackles (American, 1921-2020). Boats on the w...

Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Composition in Oil on Cardboard San Francisco Bay area abstract expressionist composition by Honora Berg (American, 1897-1985). Blue, red, and yellow-green patches swirl around each other, evoking the image of a nebula or body of water with leaves floating on top. The bold colors contrast with each other, creating a strong impression even from a distance. Unsigned, but was acquired with a collection of the artist's work. Estate stamp on verso "Estate of Honora Berg - Miller Fine Art" Unframed. Paper size: 29.75"H x 22"W Larry Miller 1958-2003, Larry was a specialist in bay area abstract artists and purchased numerous bay area artists estates. He purchased the entirety of the Honora Berg Estate and we purchased many of those works directly from Larry. Honora Berg, an Abstract Expressionist and Bay Area Figurative School artist, studied at the San Francisco Art Institute with David Park, Elmer Bischoff and James Budd Dixon...

Signed "Berger" in the lower right corner. A powerful modernist seascape depicting sailing ships emerging through a dynamic, heavily textured surface. This mid-20th-century painting captures the essence of maritime atmosphere rather than precise detail, with rigging and masts sketched in expressive linear accents against a dense, abstracted field of sea and sky. Executed with thick impasto and layered palette knife work, the composition is built through tonal variations of whites, greys, blues, and muted earth tones. The energetic surface treatment creates a sense of movement and turbulence, evoking waves, mist, and shifting light conditions at sea. The ships appear almost ghostlike within the composition, partially obscured by the painterly texture, reinforcing a modernist approach that prioritizes sensation and structure over realism. The work aligns with post-war European abstraction, where figuration and landscape dissolve into material and gesture. The painting offers strong visual presence and tactile appeal, making it an excellent statement piece for contemporary or mid-century interiors. A compelling acquisition for collectors of modernist marine painting and expressive abstract seascapes. modernist seascape, abstract marine painting...

Artist: David Azuz, Israeli/French (1942 - 2014) Title: Boats in the Harbor Year: 1960 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.l. and verso Size: 31 x 25.5 in. (78.74 x 64.77 cm) Frame Size:...