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Gottardo Piazzoni, American, b. Switzerland, (1872–1945)

Ranch

ca. 1929

Painting

Oil on panel

7.38 x 9.63 in. (18.745 x 24.46 cm)

Gift of Barbara and William Hyland

Accession Number: 1991.243

What is remarkable about this piece is its simplicity, its absence of detail. It is pure earth, sky, and moon, expressed in a simple metallic-toned palette. Piazzoni considered the land a manifestation of divinity. The natural world offered meditation. When asked by an interviewer, And what is your religion? Piazzoni hesitated, then replied, I think it is California.

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Landscape

Nocturne

Moon

Monterey Artist Colony

Exhibition List

This object was included in the following exhibitions:

The Eye of the Collector: Selected Works from the Barbara and William Hyland Collection Monterey Museum of Art , 10/1/1991 - 2/1/1992
The Intimate Landscape: Selections from the Permanent Collection Monterey Museum of Art , 1/28/2006 - 8/1/2006
Made In Monterey Celebrating the Painting, Photography and Contemporary Art of California Monterey Museum of Art , 4/18/2009 - 1/24/2010
Monterey Modernism Monterey Museum of Art , 4/5/2012 - 6/17/2012

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Untitled (landscape)
2006.028

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This object is a member of the following portfolios:

California Art before 1945