di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art maintains a permanent collection of works by Northern California artists that was originally collected by Rene di Rosa (1919-2010) and Veronica di Rosa  (1934–1991). The collection contains notable works by artists living or working in the San Francisco Bay Area from mid-twentieth century to the early twenty-first century, highlighting a story of experimentation of the artists of the region. It is displayed in part, on a rotating basis, in the galleries at di Rosa.

This page represents a just a portion of di Rosa’s rich permanent collection. Stay tuned as we continue to populate this page with artworks from our collection.

di Rosa strives to be a resource for educators, students and lifelong learners. For research inquiries, please contact curatorial@dirosaart.org.

 

Fossil Giant and Kingbird

Work on Paper

Rock outcropping, part of which is giant foot, with yellow bird perched on big toe; blue sky

586

Casein and pencil on paper

Work on Paper

AR586

Charles Campbell Gallery

Purchase

Paul Wonner

1970

Signature

Recto, lower right

Paul Wonner

Feet

Birds

Object

16-1/2 in

13-3/4 in

Framed Dimensions

25 in

20-5/8 in

The Incorrect Museum: Redux

The Collection in Context: Bay Area Figurative Art

July 8 – September 26, 2006, di Rosa Preserve