Mid Century Oil Landscape of Santa Clara Valley Before Silicon Valley by Anthony Quartuccio

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Mid Century Oil Landscape of Santa Clara Valley Before Silicon Valley

1947 Original oil painting depicting a landscape of Santa … Read more Mid Century Oil Landscape of Santa Clara Valley Before Silicon Valley

1947 Original oil painting depicting a landscape of Santa Clara Valley orchards, prior to the Silicon Valley boom, when prune and apricot orchards covered the valley by Anthony Quartuccio (Italian/American 1922-2011). Impressionistic painterly style with details of Santa Clara Valley and its south east foothills including the Lick Observatory (built in 1897) on top of Mount Hamilton.

Medium: Oil paint on linen
Signed and dated: "Anthony Quartuccio '47" lower right corner.
Condition: Good; professionally cleaned
Canvas size: 22"H x 30"W
Framed size: 25.50"H x 33.75"W

California artist illustrator, and author Anthony Quartuccio was born in Monreale, Sicily and later moved to the Santa Clara Valley in 1936. As a young illustrator, he was first published in the San Jose Mercury News at just 15 years old. He went on to write numerous novels, paint landscapes, and later worked at the Nasa/Ames Research center in Moffett Field, CA for over 20 years.

He received formal training at Jean Turner Art School in San Francisco, from various artists in the Bay area and was inspired by years of his international and domestic travels. As an author and illustrator he was first published in the San Jose Mercury News at age fifteen. His books include "Rambling through Baja California with Pen and Brush," "Santa Clara Valley, an Artist's View," "The Saints of California Landscape," and "How I found Peace, Joy and Happiness in a World of Insanity." His paintings have appeared in numerous museums and private collections throughout the world including, San Jose, Lake Tahoe, Colorado Springs, Australia, Mexico, and Italy. He was the proud owner of his own "Mini Art Gallery" in San Jose California for a number of years. One of his most precious works was his mural of the Resurrection at Holy Cross Catholic Church in San Jose California. Tony was a member of many organizations throughout his life, including The Third Order of Saint Francis, Knights of Columbus, Cupertino Fine Arts League, San Jose Art League, Saint Michael's Fraternity at Mission San Miguel See less