Calabi Gallery

Featuring an Eclectic Array of Primarily 20th Century Artwork

Gruppo di Quattro

San Francisco Italian American artists Elio Benvenuto, Lydia Macchiarini Benvenuto, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, and Sam Provenzano were all Modernists in the second half of the 20th century, each with their own distinct styles. Pivotal figures of their time, these artists all played an important part in the foundation and blossoming of the arts in Post War […]

Holiday Celebration : Saturday, December 14th 3-7pm

“Untitled” 1953 by Sam Provenzano (1923-1999) Oil on Canvas, 30 x 36 Holiday Celebration Saturday, December 14th 3-7pm Please join us at the gallery for a festive holiday celebration on Saturday, December 14th from 3-7pm. To go along with the Italian theme of our current show, we will be featuring the fantastic Duo Pizzicato playing and singing Italian […]

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. […]

Don Martin & other Masters of California Post-War Art

Don Martin’s art is far too unique and varied to be categorized. Living and working in Mexico in the fifties, in Venice, CA, in part of the sixties, and finally on a farm near Santa Cruz for the remainder of his life, the places and times influenced his work, but his styles and choices of […]