Wayne Thiebaud: Art Comes from Art

The American artist’s virtuosic appropriations and reinterpretations of old and new European and American artworks offers insights into his creative process.

Henri Matisse Jazz

Jazz (1947) is considered the culminating masterpiece of Henri Matisse as a graphic artist, reflecting his deeper and more experimental involvement with printmaking and cutouts.

Tamara de Lempicka

The defining painter of the Art Deco period, Tamara de Lempicka forged a bold cosmopolitan figural style that infused the European pictorial tradition with the energy of American modernity.

Chiura Obata

One of the San Francisco Bay Area’s most influential and respected artists, Obata found inspiration throughout his life in what he termed “Great Nature.”

Artistic California

Art made in California forms a core component of the Museums’ collection and demonstrates the institution’s history of supporting the region’s artists.

Museum Architecture Photography

Renowned for their iconic architecture, images by Bay Area photographer Henrik Kam of the de Young and Legion of Honor offer distinct views of San Francisco’s most beloved museums.

Harold John Brothers

Russian Hill, San Francisco, ca. 1945

Teikichi Hikoyama

Mt. Tamalpais, 1927

Richard Diebenkorn

Green, 1986

Chiura Obata

El Capitan, 1930

Bertha Lum

Branch of Oranges, 1925

Frances Hammel Gearhart

Low Tide, 1930

Claude Monet

Sailboats on the Seine at Petit-Gennevilliers, 1874

Georges Seurat

Eiffel Tower, ca. 1889

Canaletto (Antonio Canal)

Venice, the Grand Canal looking East with Santa Maria della Salute, 1749–1750