Gottardo Fidele Ponziano Piazzoni (1872-1945)
Piazzoni Ranch, Carmel Valley; Golden Hills, Belvedere, California (a group of two)
Ranch signed and dated 'GPIAZZONI -26' (lower left) and signed again, inscribed and dated 'G.F.P. Piazzoni / Ranch 1926' (on the reverse); Hills signed and dated 'GPIAZZONI '23' (lower right) and signed again, inscribed and dated 'G.F.P. Piazzoni / Belvedere, Calif. '23' (on the reverse)
each oil on board
6 3/8 x 8 5/8 in.; 6 3/4 x 9 in.
each framed 13 x 15 in., 12 x 14 in.
Footnotes:
Provenance
Property from the Estate of Russell Chatham.

Exhibited
Santa Cruz, Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery, University of California, Santa Cruz, Plein Air Paintings: Landscapes and Seascapes from Santa Cruz to the Carmel Highlands, 1898-1940, April 14 - May 12, 1985, no. 12.

Each oil on board.

Piazzoni Ranch, Carmel Valley:
Thinly painted with the board showing through in areas. Not painted to the edges. Board toned. Under UV light examination, no evidence of retouch.

In a gilt over red clay bole and gesso carved and molded frame. Losses to the gilt layer upper left and in a few other scattered smaller areas.

Golden Hills, Belvedere, California
Two losses to the lower center edge. Minor frame abrasion. Under UV light examination, no evidence of retouch.

In a gilt over red clay bole and gesso carved frame.