Paintings of California's Past

Santiago in battle. 17th century. Unknown artist. Oil paint on canvas. Collection of Oakland Museum of California. More info »

Mission Dolores. ca. 1850s. J. W. Ward. Watercolor on paper. Collection of Oakland Museum of California. Gift of Estate of Marjorie Eaton. More info »

Pomo Indians Camped at Fort Ross. 1886. Carl Von Perbandt, artist. Oil paint on canvas. Collection of the Oakland Museum of California, Kahn Collection. More info »

A Californio ranch near Monterey. ca. 1849. Alfred Sully, artist. Watercolor on paper. Collection of Oakland Museum of California. More info »

Californians Catching Wild Horses with Riata. Date unknown. Hugo Wilhelm Arthur Nahl. Oil paint on canvas. Collection of Oakland Museum of California, Kahn Collection. More info »

On the Way to the Summit (The Donner Party). ca. 1891. William Gilbert Gaul, artist. Oil paint on canvas. Collection of the Oakland Museum of California, Kahn Collection. More info »

Untitled. Date unknown. George Henry Burgess, artist. Oil paint on canvas. Collection of Oakland Museum of California. More info »

Mountain Jack and a Wandering Miner. ca. 1851. E. Hall Martin. Oil paint on canvas. Collection of Oakland Museum of California. Gift of Concours d’Antiques, Art Guild. More info »

A Miner in his Cabin. ca. 1853. Henry Walton, artist. Watercolor on paper. Collection of Oakland Museum of California. More info »

The Progress of America. ca. 1875. Domenico Tojetti, artist. Oil paint on canvas. Collection of Oakland Museum of California, Kahn Collection. More info »

Maidu Walk. 1980. Dalbert Castro, artist. Acrylic on canvas. Collection of Oakland Museum of California. Gift of the Aeschliman-McGreal Collection. More info »

To-Tole (The Star). 1894. Grace Carpenter Hudson, artist. Oil paint on canvas. Collection of Oakland Museum of California. Gift of Mrs. Leon Bocqueraz. More info »

New Year’s Day in San Francisco’s Chinatown. 1881. Theodore Wores, artist. Oil paint on canvas. Collection of Oakland Museum of California. Gift of Dr. A. Jess Shenon. More info »

Despair. July 10, 1906. Edwin Deakin. Oil paint on canvas. Collection of Oakland Museum of California. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Willoughby. More info »

Yosemite Valley (El Capitan & Bridal Veil Falls). Date unknown. Thomas Hill. Oil paint on canvas. Collection of Oakland Museum of California. Bequest of Dr. Cecil E. Nixon. More info »

Return from the Bear Hunt. 1882. William Hahn. Oil paint on canvas. Collection of Oakland Museum of California. Kahn Collection. More info »

"Pipe City". 1930. Paul Schmitt, artist. Oil paint on canvas. Collection of Oakland Museum of California. Gift of Paul A. Schmitt. More info »

First Congregational Church. April 30, 1942. Professor Chiura Obata, artist. Painting. Collection of the Oakland Museum of California. Gift of Chiura Obata. More info »

Mother and Cat. 1941. Mine Okubo, artist. Tempera on masonite. Collection of Oakland Museum of California. Gift of Collectors Gallery. More info »

Aw Lawm I (Long Rock). 1979. Dalbert Castro. Acrylic on canvas. Collection of Oakland Museum of California. Gift of the Aeschliman-McGreal Collection. More info »