Gerard Tempest Late 20th-Century Oil Painting on Canvas titled Cosmos 5

Item Details

Gerard Tempest (Italian-American; 1918-2009)
‘Cosmos 5’, late 20th century
Oil on canvas
Unsigned
36’ W x 48.25’ H

A late 20th-century oil painting on canvas by Italian-American artist Gerard Tempest (1918-2009). This work features strips of swirling green ribbons interlaced into an overlapping design, exhibiting the artist’s signature style of highlighted forms and gradient vibrant colors. No signature was found on the work, and it remains unframed. It is titled Cosmos 5 on the stretcher.

Recognized as the father of Abstract Spiritualism, Gerard Tempest was a painter, sculptor, architect, and World War II veteran who emigrated from Italy to the United States in 1929. He studied at the Boston Museum School under artists Max Beckmann and Oscar Kokoschka; upon returning to Italy in 1948, he studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti and under the private tutelage of famed Surrealist forerunner Girogio de Chirico who recognized him as his protégé. He is known for his abstract paintings the exhibit vibrant swirling colors and dramatic light emanating throughout the forms. His work has been collected by the Vatican Museum and exhibited by multiple institutions including the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; and the Bergen Museum, among others.

Condition

- some faint scratch marks and paint loss scattered throughout painting; wear along edges including rubbing and paint loss; black tape along edges is peeling in some areas.

Dimensions

Item #

18DCC200-629