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.
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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