{"product_id":"elmer-nelson-bischoff-sf-ca-bay-area-figurative-portrait-woman-adjusting-original-vintage-oil-painting-copy","title":"Elmer Nelson Bischoff SF CA Bay Area Figurative Portrait Woman in a Yellow Hat Original Vintage Oil Painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal vintage figurative abstract portrait of a woman in a yellow hat by San Francisco Bay Area Figurative movement American artist Elmer Nelson Bischoff (1916-1991). The portrait is a painting influenced by the early German Expressionist artist Gabriele Munter portrait painting of a Woman in a Yellow Hat. The colors are vivid, striking, and spectacular.The work is estimated to have been created between the artist's abstract non- representational era, and his representational, figurative era, in the 1950s. and was painted while painting with the other prominent artists of the San Francisco Bay Area Figurative movement, Richard Diebenkorn and David Park. The painting's medium is an oil on masonite, and it is in very good condition, signed in the lower left region with the year of either '53 or '58, initialed in the lower center, and faded in graphite, verso. The measurements sans frame are approximately 16.15\" x 20.18\", (a larger work) , In frame, the entire artwork measures approximately 22.30\" x 26.30\".The painting remains housed in the original 1950s era frame. Please review all images in detail as part of the condition report.   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e    Elmer Nelson Bischoff was an American painter who was born in Berkeley, California. He is recognized as a key figure, along with Richard Diebenkorn and David Park, in the development of the Bay Area Figurative movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e    Elmer Bischoff studied at the University of California, Berkeley and served in World War II. He taught at the California School of Fine Arts, (now the San Francisco Art Institute), and later at University of California at Berkeley. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e    Initially working in Abstract Expressionism, Bischoff, along with Park and Diebenkorn, shifted towards figurative art in the 1950s, leading to the establishment of the Bay Area Figurative movement. He continued to explore both figuration and abstraction throughout his career.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e    Bischoff's paintings are known for their lyrical quality, influenced by his love of music like New Orleans jazz.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e    The Bay Area Figurative movement was a reaction against Abstract Expresssionism, focusing on recognizable imagery, particularly the California landscape, jazz scenes, and domestic narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e    Bischoff's early work was influenced by Picasso, and by later artists such as Clyfford Still and Mark Rothko. He also referenced 19th century romantics like Delacroix and Turner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e    Despite being in a region known for its natural beauty, Bischoff rarely worked from life, preferring to paint from memory and invention. His paintings often display a tension between beauty and underlying anxieties. Bischoff's work is characterized by active, geometric shapes, a hazy and painterly style, and a lyrical quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e    Bischoff's work has been featured in retrospective exhibitions, including those at the Oakland Museum of California and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. His art is held in significant collections and institutions such as the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. An influential teacher in the Bay Area, Bischoff's legacy continues through his impact on a generation of painters. Recent exhibitions such as a 2020 survey at the Marin Museum of Contemporary, continue to showcase his paintings and drawings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContact Us:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacificfineart@gmail.com\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e424-259-3290\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pacific Fine Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46175534743740,"sku":null,"price":39999.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0101\/9550\/1153\/files\/20250912_163340.jpg?v=1775711367","url":"https:\/\/pacific-fine-art.com\/products\/elmer-nelson-bischoff-sf-ca-bay-area-figurative-portrait-woman-adjusting-original-vintage-oil-painting-copy","provider":"Pacific Fine Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}