New Acquisitions

1977

This is a black and white photograph taken at a flea-market. A woman in a light colored shirt and skirt stands looking at a display of wigs on mannequin heads. The woman appears at left with her...

1976

This is a black and white photograph taken at an open air flea market. The photograph shows the back of an automobile under a tent with many small machines laid out on the ground and a camper in...

1975

This is a black and white photograph taken at an open air flea market. The photograph shows a woman sitting in the front seat of a truck at top center. The door to the truck is open, and she...

1976

This is a black and white photograph taken at an open air flea market. The photograph shows the lower half of a mannequin laying horizontally in a cardboard box at bottom left. The lower portion...

1977

This is a black and white photograph taken at a flea-market. The image shows a man in a graphic print shirt standing at center among a pile of objects. A second man appears in the foreground at...

1977

This is a black and white photograph taken at a flea-market. The image shows two boys sitting on the ground among of rows of comic books in cardboard boxes. The boys appear in profile, one at...

1976

This is a black and white photograph of an open-air flea market. The composition shows a young woman standing in the middle of a large cardboard box labeled "Dressing Room." A child is standing...

1976

This is a black and white photograph of a man standing in front of a display of beach towels. The man has his back to the camera and appears at far right wearing cotton pants, a sleeveless t-...

1976

This is a black and white photograph of a woman in a floor-length robe standing in front of an automobile. To the left, a pair of hip boots (fishing waders) are attached to the side of the...

1976

This is a black and white photograph taken at a flea-market. A button-down shirt hangs in the foreground along the right side of the image. A hand reaches out at center, but the person it...

1975

This is a black and white photograph showing a person sitting outdoors by a table of objects. The person sits in a chair at left in the composition wearing sandals and wrapped in cloth. A light-...

circa 1880

This is a photograph of two Chinese men and Chinese boy sitting at a table. The man on the right is writing in a ledger and the man in the center is using an abacus. Behind them are shelves with...

Chico Landing, Rivermile 196, Sacramento River, California
2004

Black and white photograph of a meandering river with trees on the banks. The sky has wispy clouds. In the bottom center is a small boat with people fishing. On the sandy shore is a chair. The...

late 19th century to early 20th century

This is an oil painting on canvas executed in an impressionistic style that shows a garden in a courtyard surrounded by a logia with a clay tile roof.

1979

Painting is of person's head in profile. The head is in bright pink with a light pink circle eye and light orange mouth. The head has on a large blue hat and a green shirt.

1997
20th century

This is an oil painting on canvas that shows a landscape with tan rolling hills dotted with green trees and shrubbery. A mountain range appears in the distance against a blue sky with several...

untitled (Rain)
2007

This is a mixed media painting on canvas. The abstract composition has a dark gray background with areas of lighter color blended horizontally across the canvas. Both white and dark gray...

The Greek Experience
1986

This is a gouache painting on paper that shows a woman on her hands and knees in the center of a kitchen floor with a pail, rag, and scrub brush beside her. A man in a toga and sandals stands...

circa 1970|circa 1980

This is an oil painting on canvas that depicts a seascape of the area north of Santa Cruz, California. The composition shows a large rock on a beach at lower right and a rock arch at left...

circa 1975

This is an oil painting on canvas of the Santa Cruz coastline. Several men and women are painted on a strip of sandy beach at center in the composition. A cluster of buildings appears at lower...

circa 1970

This is an oil painting on canvas that shows a self-portrait by the artist Norbert Schlaus. The composition shows an older man holding a paintbrush in his hand, who is gazing at a canvas that...

late 19th century to early 20th century

This is an oil painting on canvas of a seascape. The composition shows waves crashing onto shore. Large rock formations are visible in the surf at center and center left. The sky is painted a...

1962

Large oil on canvas painting with a light brown wood frame. The painting has a yellow background with black, blue, white, and red streaks in the center.

© 2024 Oakland Museum of California