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Nadine Pizzo
'California Coast', San Francisco Art Association, GGIE, Legion of Honor

Circa 1960

About the Item

A vibrant coastal landscape showing a view of a jetty extending into the cove of a beachside town with a view to mountains beyond. Signed lower right, 'Nadine Pizzo' and painted circa 1960. Born in San Francisco, Nadine Pizzo was educated at UC Berkeley and the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco. After marrying artist Sal Pizzo in the late 1930s, Overpack Pizzo moved to Sonoma County in 1976, where she continued painting until her death in 1985. Nadine Pizzo exhibited successfully on the West Coast, including a solo exhibition at the California Palace Legion of Honor, the Oakland Art Gallery (1937), the San Francisco Art Association (1938) and the Golden Gate International Exposition (1939). Reference: Artists in California 1786-1940, Third Edition, Edan Milton Hughes: Crocker Art Museum, Sheridan Books 2002, Vol. 2, p. 883; et al.
  • Creator:
    Nadine Pizzo (1914 - 1985, American)
  • Creation Year:
    Circa 1960
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 14.63 in (37.17 cm)Width: 21.5 in (54.61 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    minor surface marks; unframed.
  • Gallery Location:
    Santa Cruz, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU3442594061
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