Robert George Gilberg

'Woman in Red', California Modernist, San Francisco Bay Area Modernism, Thiebaud

Circa 1955

Signed upper right, 'C. Mariani' for Carlo Maria Mariani (Italian, 1931-2021) and dated 1959. Framed dimensions: 22.5 x 1.5 x 17.5 inches A native of Rome, Carlo Mariani first studied there at the Academy of Fine Arts where he was influenced by the prevailing styles of Hyper-Realism and Conceptualism. In 1994, he moved to New York City where he began to paint figural landscapes in a traditional, neo-classical style. The 1990s brought Mariani wide recognition and numerous honors, as he represented Italy three times at the Venice Biennale. Additionally, in 1998, he received the prestigious Antonio Feltrinelli Award for lifetime achievement in painting. Mariani continues to be best known for his refined and painterly, Renaissance technique. He was a central figure in Rome’s avant-garde in the 1970s and is widely regarded as an influential forerunner of 1980's Postmodernism. He achieved an international reputation, beginning in the early 1980s, for his arcane and, often, controversial paintings...

Certification of Authenticity stamped verso; additionally accompanied by old exhibition label. Provenance: 28th Annual Exhibition of Art, San Francisco Women Artists, San Francisco...

Signed lower left 'Ginghofer' for Raymond Ginghofer (American, 1934-2023) and painted circa 1975. A substantial monotype and gouache figural showing a woman reclining on her stomach...

Painted circa 1955 by Robert George Gilberg (American, 1911-1970) and stamped, verso, with certification of authenticity. Born in Oakland, Robert George Gilberg first studied at the Oakland Art Center during the 1930s. Following service during WWII, he settled in Nevada City, California where he remained until shortly before his death in San Francisco. Gilberg exhibited widely and with success and was the recipient of numerous medals, prizes and juried awards, including at the San Francisco Museum of Fine Arts...

Angela was born in 1946 and studied art at Kingston Art College, London. Her early career was predominantly spent designing sets and costumes for rock bands. This connection with the...

Artist: Jose Canes (aka Dore) [Spanish, 1931 - ] Title: Woman in Red Medium: Acrylic and Pastel on Paper, signed "Dore" l.r. Year: circa 1980 Size: 19.5 x 25.5 inches

Nude in Red, a collotype figure study by Patricia A. Pearce (American, b. 1948). Unframed. Signed "PP" on verso. Image: 8.5"H x 7.75"W. Patricia Pearce was a California artist and a...

Wonderful mid century Bay Area figurative painting of a reclining nude by Berkeley artist Marjorie Cathcart (American, 1918 - 2014), circa 1964. The woman reclines on a bright red drape, stretching diagonally across the horizontal canvas...