Calabi Gallery

Featuring an Eclectic Array of Primarily 20th Century Artwork

Anticipating Abstract Expressionism

In the years during and immediately after World War II, Bay Area artists were seeking a new visual vocabulary. Figurative work became more expressionistic and more likely to incorporate aspects of abstraction. Already familiar with European abstraction, they were seeking a more nativist form of expression. By the late 40’s, most turned to non-objective abstraction. […]

Opening Saturday, May 25th! EXTRACTION: Art on the Edge of the Abyss

Minas de Tiras II by Bob Nugent, 2020, watercolor, oil & charcoal on panel, 24 x 24 EXTRACTION : ART ON THE EDGE OF THE ABYSS Saturday, May 29th – Saturday, July 31st 2021 Calabi Gallery is honored to participate in the global project EXTRACTION : ART ON THE EDGE OF THE ABYSS. This important multi-venue exhibition seeks […]

New Show: Bay Area Figurative Expressionism of the 20th Century

Nocturne #2 by Hassel Smith, 1946, Oil on Canvas, 42 x 40 BAY AREA FIGURATIVE EXPRESSIONISM of the 20th CENTURY Our new show is an exploration of modernistic figurative art in the era of Abstract Expressionism. Some of these artists moved back and forth between figuration and abstraction and others were strictly figurative, although generally […]

BAY AREA FIGURATIVE EXPRESSIONISM of the 20th CENTURY

Our new show is an exploration of modernistic figurative art in the era of Abstract Expressionism. Some of these artists moved back and forth between figuration and abstraction and others were strictly figurative, although generally not adhering to conventional concepts of realism. Forms are often extremely abstracted, yet clearly alluding to the human figure, animals, […]

Gallery Group Show opening reception Saturday, February 22nd 4-8pm

The City by William Cutler, 2020, Oil on Canvas, 60 x 40 Gallery Group Show Opening Reception: Saturday, February 22nd 4-8pm // Exhibition Dates: February 22nd – April 18th, 2020 While our main focus is mid 20th century modernism, we also display antique and contemporary art in all media in a broad diversity of styles. Our […]