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.

 

The Big Red Bridge

Work on Paper

Segment of Golden Gate Bridge with title on left

523

Ink and watercolor on paper

Golden Gate Bridge

San Francisco, California

Work on Paper

AR523

Allan Frumkin Gallery

Purchase

H.C. Westermann

1965

Signature

Recto, lower right

H.C. Westermann

Recto

Bridges

Historic sites

Object

15 in

22 in

Based on a True Story: Highlights from the di Rosa Collection

October 26, 2016 - October 15, 2017, di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, Napa

H.C. Westermann - West

September 17 - November 15, 1997, Richmond Art Center