Vintage Original Anna Chrasta San Francisco Bay Painting – Signed California Cityscape / Sailboat. Beautiful original vintage painting by listed California artist Anna Chrasta American, b. 1943, depicting a panoramic San Francisco Bay waterfront scene with a solitary sailboat, city skyline and architectural forms rising beyond the water. Anna Chrasta is known for paintings of San Francisco, the Bay Area, coastal landscapes, sailboats, waterfront scenes and city views. This is an original hand-painted work, not a print or reproduction. Close inspection shows individually applied paint, visible brush and palette-knife work, layered pigment, raised texture and impasto throughout the skyline, sailboat and water. The composition has a striking panoramic horizontal format, with a cool California palette of turquoise, aqua, pale blue, white, charcoal, black and warm brown. The heavily textured architecture and energetic water give the piece a distinctly vintage modernist / impressionist character. The painting is housed in its attractive vintage black and gold frame, which complements the artwork exceptionally well and gives it a classic Mid-Century Modern / 1970s California appearance. Original hanging hardware remains attached to the reverse. SIGNATURE: Hand-signed “CHRASTA” lower left. SUBJECT: San Francisco Bay / San Francisco waterfront cityscape with sailboat. MEDIUM: Original painting on rigid artist board / panel. The work appears consistent with oil painting and exhibits substantial applied paint and impasto. Please review the detailed close-up photographs for surface, texture and technique. STYLE: California Impressionism Bay Area Art Modernist Cityscape Mid-Century Modern Vintage Modern Palette Knife Painting Impasto Maritime / Nautical Art Coastal Art. Artwork: Approximately 9.5″ W × 4.75″ H. Overall framed: Approximately 11″ W × 6″ H × 1.25 D. CONDITION: Vintage pre-owned condition with minimal age-related wear to the frame and artwork consistent with age. Artwork presents beautifully overall. Reverse retains its older backing board, retaining nails and hanging hardware. Please examine all photographs closely, including detailed images of the painted surface, signature, frame and reverse, as they form an important part of the condition description. A fantastic small-format original for collectors of Anna Chrasta artwork, San Francisco art, California paintings, Bay Area artists, San Francisco Bay paintings, vintage cityscapes, sailboat paintings, maritime art, nautical decor, coastal artwork, palette knife paintings, impasto paintings, California Impressionism, Mid-Century Modern art, 1960s 1970s decor, vintage modern wall art, panoramic paintings, skyline art and signed original paintings. Ready to display and particularly appealing for a gallery wall, office, study, coastal interior, Mid-Century Modern space or San Francisco collection.