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Medium: Tempera
Female figure ca. 1950.
By Mario Sironi
Located in Milan, IT
Tempera on paper applied to canvas. Signed at lower right. On the back is a label from the Cadario Gallery in Milan, where the work was exhibited.
The work has an authentication from...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Tempera
The Flowers: Guzmania. Circa 1963. Signed Giandante X. Milan.
Located in Firenze, IT
The Flowers: Guzmania.
Circa 1963.
Signed Giandante X, a painter born in Milan in 1899 and died in 1984.
Milano.
Measurements without the frame: 50 x 35 cm.
On the back is a pho...
Category
1960s Expressionist Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Tempera
Mid Century Abstract Original Painting - Blue Calligraphy on Crimson Water
By Honora Berg
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Abstract Original Painting - Blue Calligraphy on Crimson Water in Oil and Tempera on Paper
Wonderful Bay Area abstract composition by San Francisco's artist Honora Berg ...
Category
1940s Abstract Expressionist Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil, Tempera
Mid Century Abstract Original Painting - Blue Calligraphy on Crimson Water
By Honora Berg
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Abstract Original Painting - Blue Calligraphy on Crimson Water in Oil and Tempera on Paper
Wonderful Bay Area abstract composition by San Francisco's artist Honora Berg ...
Category
1940s Abstract Expressionist Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil, Tempera
'Surfacing II, ' by Dragana Milovic, Mixed Media Painting
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This 48" x 34" mixed media painting, 'Surfacing II,' by Dragana Milovic features an abstracted geometric composition featuring 3d objects adhered to th...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Female figure ca. 1950.
By Mario Sironi
Located in Milan, IT
Tempera on paper applied to canvas. Signed at lower right. On the back is a label from the Cadario Gallery in Milan, where the work was exhibited.
The work has an authentication from...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Tempera
UNTITLED
Located in Portland, ME
Shulman, Morris (American, 1912-1978). UNTITLED. Casein on paper, circa 1951. Signed, lower left. 14 1/2 x 21 3/4 inches, framed to 23 x 30 inches. In excellent condition.
Shulman st...
Category
1950s Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Casein
The Room of Metamorphosis - Tempera by Leo Guida - 1998
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
The Room of Metamorphosis is an original contemporary artwork realized in 1998 by the italian artist Leo Guida (1992-2017).
Original mixed colored tempera.
Study of colors for the ...
Category
1990s Abstract Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Tempera
Unter freiem Himmel - A colorful Abstract egg Tempera painting
Located in New York, NY
"Unter freiem Himmel" (2024) by Susanne Zuehlke (b. 1962) is a vibrant composition characterized by bold geometric shapes in vivid primary colors. The piece features dominant blocks ...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Egg Tempera, Stretcher Bars
Multi Textured Figurative Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Bright and colorful highly textured abstract with figurative elements by Weston (American, 20th Century). Signed and dated "Weston '92" lower right corner. Tempera on acrylic sheet. ...
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Tempera, Plastic
Snake, Large-Scale Visionary Abstract with Mystical Creatures by Barbara Carlson
By Barbara Carlson
Located in Soquel, CA
Snake, Large-Scale Visionary Abstract with Mystical Creatures by Barbara B. Carlson
Large scale abstract with Central America mythological motifs by Barbara B. Carlson an Orinda, Ca...
Category
1980s Neo-Expressionist Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Tempera, Laid Paper
Optical Composition - Painting by Carlo Montesi - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Optical Composition is an original artwork realized by the Italian contemporary master, Carlo Montesi in the 1970s.
In good conditions.
Tempera, oil p...
Category
1970s Op Art Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Tempera, Cardboard
The Flowers: Guzmania. Circa 1963. Signed Giandante X. Milan.
Located in Firenze, IT
The Flowers: Guzmania.
Circa 1963.
Signed Giandante X, a painter born in Milan in 1899 and died in 1984.
Milano.
Measurements without the frame: 50 x 35 cm.
On the back is a pho...
Category
1960s Expressionist Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Tempera
Collage, 1958
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Berto Lardera (1911-1989). Collage, 1958. Paper, cardboard, paint. 29 x 40.5 inches; 31.5 x 42 inches framed. Signed and dated lower right. Bears origina...
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Tempera, Cardboard
Composition 22 - Original Painting by Clément Kons - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Composition 22 is an original painting realized by Clément Kons (1879-1956).
The artwork is on tempera, in very good conditions and mounted on a cardboard (42x52).
Image Dimension...
Category
1920s Modern Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Tempera
Abstract Composition in Red - Paint by Émile Marze - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Composition in Red is a painting in tempera and watercolor on ivory-colored paper, realized in the 1980s by French artist Émile Marze (1930-2009).
Good conditions.
The art...
Category
1980s Abstract Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Tempera, Watercolor
" Le Chien à la Lune. "
By André Verdet
Located in CANNES, FR
André Verdet ( 1913 - 2004 ) . Artiste français né à Nice (alpes maritimes ) mort à Saint Paul de Vence .
poète , peintre , sculpteur , céramiste , mus...
Category
1960s Modern Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Casein
What You All Want ??? - Contemporary Figurative Painting, Polish Young Art
Located in Salzburg, AT
Kasia Mazur is a very young artist, she is still studying painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk, where she also lives. She has already had exhibit...
Category
2010s Contemporary Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Tempera
'Consort', Modernist Equestrian Gouache, AIC, WPA artist, Benezit
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Buk' for Eduard Buk Ulreich (American, 1889-1966); additionally titled verso 'Consort' and dated 1954 with inscription, 'by the one and only buk, made for Ruth'....
Category
1950s Art Deco Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Illustration Board, Tempera
Mid-Century Modernist 'Composition Biomorphique' Tempera Painting
Located in New York, NY
This strikingly etherial Mid-Century Modernist Vera Idelson 'Composition Biomorphique' Tempera on masonite Painting originates from Israel, created in 1946. A unique and gorgeous pi...
Category
1940s Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Tempera
'Roofs of Ravello', Mid-Century Abstract, Harvard Fogg Museum, SFAA, Carmel, AIC
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Initialed lower right, 'M. W.' for Margaret Wentworth (American, 1914-1999) and dated 1959.
Exhibited: Feingarten Galleries, Carmel, California, 1960, and titled on label, verso, 'Ro...
Category
1950s Abstract Geometric Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Egg Tempera, Postcard, Pen
Composition. 1973, canvas, synthetic tempera, cold encaustic, 87x64 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Composition. 1973, canvas, synthetic tempera, cold encaustic, 87x64 cm
Cubistic composition in red, yellow, green, blue colors
Category
1970s Abstract Geometric Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Encaustic, Tempera
Abstract Composition -Tempera and Watercolor by Giorgio Lo Fermo - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Composition is an original drawing in Tempera and Watercolor on paper realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo in 2020.
Good Conditions.
The Artwork is Depicted through strong strokes...
Category
2010s Abstract Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Tempera, Watercolor
Red Sunset Abstract, Pointillist Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Red abstract sunset painting that incorporates impressionist and pointillism techniques by artist Michael Frary. Signed by the artist.
Artist...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Egg Tempera, Gouache
Ceremonial Dancers oil and tempera painting by Julio De Diego
Located in Hudson, NY
Artwork measures 48" x 30" and framed 56 ¼" x 38 ¼" x 3"
Provenance:
John Heller Gallery, NYC, circa 1975 (label verso)
The artist's daughter
Corbino Galleries, Sarasota, FL (1990)...
Category
1940s Modern Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil, Tempera
Red Optical Composition - Painting by Carlo Montesi - 1966
Located in Roma, IT
Red Optical Composition is an original artwork realized by the Italian contemporary master, Carlo Montesi in 1966.
In good conditions.
Tempera, oil pai...
Category
1960s Abstract Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Tempera, Cardboard
Meerblick
Located in New York, NY
"Meerblick," meaning "Sea View," by Susanne Zuehlke (b. 1962), is a tranquil and reflective work that embodies the spirit of the ocean. The canvas is filled with varying shades of bl...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Egg Tempera
Abstract Composition - Tempera and Watercolor by Giorgio Lo Fermo - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Composition is a drawing in Tempera and Watercolor on paper realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo in 2020.
Good Conditions.
The Artwork is Depicted through strong strokes in a well...
Category
2010s Contemporary Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Tempera, Watercolor
Composition 14 - Painting by Clément Kons - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Composition 14 is an original painting realized by Clément Kons (1879-1956).
The artwork is on tempera and in very good conditions. Image Dimensions: 47...
Category
1920s Modern Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Tempera
"Strong Arm" Figurative Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Bright figurative abstract with rich layers of texture and color by Chaz Cole (American, 20th Century). Irregular perimeter. Signed and dated "Chaz Cole" lower right. Signed and date...
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Tempera, Cardboard
Defilé - Tempera by Danilo Bergamo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Defilè is an original mixed colored tempera on cardboard realized by Danilo Bergamo in 1970s..
Hand signed on the lower right margin...
Category
1970s Contemporary Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Tempera
Sea Shore
Located in New York, NY
"Sea Shore" (2024) by Susanne Zuehlke (b. 1962) is a tranquil and evocative painting that captures the essence of a coastal landscape. The canvas features a harmonious blend of blues...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Egg Tempera
The Magician oil and tempera painting by Julio de Diego
Located in Hudson, NY
Julio De Diego’s Atomic Series paintings made an extraordinary statement regarding the shock and fear that accompanied the dawn of the nuclear age. In the artist’s own words, “Scientists were working secretly to develop formidable powers taken from the mysterious depths of the earth - with the power to make the earth useless! Then, the EXPLOSION! . . . we entered the Atomic Age, and from there the neo-Atomic war begins. Explosions fell everywhere and man kept on fighting, discovering he could fight without flesh.”
To execute these works, De Diego developed a technique of using tempera underpainting before applying layer upon layer of pigmented oil glazes. The result is paintings with surfaces which were described as “bonelike” in quality. The forms seem to float freely, creating a three-dimensional visual effect. In the 1954 book The Modern Renaissance in American Art, author Ralph Pearson summarizes the series as “a fantastic interpretation of a weighty theme. Perhaps it is well to let fantasy and irony appear to lighten the devastating impact. By inverse action, they may in fact increase its weight.”
Exhibited
1964 Marion Koogler McNay Art Institute, San Antonio, Texas
This work retains its original frame which measures 54" x 42" x 2"
About this artist: Julio De Diego crafted a formidable persona within the artistic developments and political struggles of his time. The artist characterized his own work as “lyrical,” explaining, “through the years, the surrealists, the social-conscious painters and the others tried to adopt me, but I went my own way, good, bad or indifferent.” [1] His independence manifested early in life when de Diego left his parent’s home in Madrid, Spain, in adolescence following his father’s attempts to curtail his artistic aspirations. At the age of fifteen he held his first exhibition, set up within a gambling casino. He managed to acquire an apprenticeship in a studio producing scenery for Madrid’s operas, but moved from behind the curtains to the stage, trying his hand at acting and performing as an extra in the Ballet Russes’ Petrouchka with Nijinsky. He spent several years in the Spanish army, including a six-month stretch in the Rif War of 1920 in Northern Africa. His artistic career pushed ahead as he set off for Paris and became familiar with modernism’s forays into abstraction, surrealism, and cubism.
The artist arrived in the U.S. in 1924 and settled in Chicago two years later. He established himself with a commission for the decoration of two chapels in St. Gregory’s Church. He also worked in fashion illustration, designed magazine covers and developed a popular laundry bag for the Hotel Sherman. De Diego began exhibiting through the Art Institute of Chicago in 1929, and participated in the annual Chicago Artists Exhibitions, Annual American Exhibitions, and International Water Color Exhibitions. He held a solo exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago in the summer of 1935. Though the artist’s career was advancing, his family life had deteriorated. In 1932 his first marriage dissolved, and the couple’s young daughter Kiriki was sent to live with friend Paul Hoffman.
De Diego continued to develop his artistic vocabulary with a growing interest in Mexican art. He traveled throughout the country acquainting himself with the works of muralists such as Carlos Merida, and also began a collection of small native artifacts...
Category
1940s American Modern Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil, Tempera
Mandarin - an egg Tempera abstract multicolor painting
Located in New York, NY
"Mandarin" (2022) by Susanne Zuehlke (b. 1962) is a warm and inviting painting that evokes the richness and vitality of its namesake fruit. The canvas is dominated by a vibrant orang...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Egg Tempera, Stretcher Bars
Spring Awakening, Abstract Expressionist Figurative Garden by Dana Wegter
Located in Soquel, CA
Highly energetic and abstracted garden flowers and the hint of a figure emerge from this abstract expressionist explosion of color and form, by Dana Wegter (American, 20th-21st Century), 2000. Signed and dated "Dana Wegter '00" lower right. Displayed in a bright yellow mat...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Tempera
Armony in Blue and Red - Tempera by Clement Nicolas Kons - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Armony in blue and red is an original artwork realized by Clement Nicolas Kons in 1920s.
Original mixed colored tempera. The artwork is glued on ...
Category
1920s Abstract Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Tempera
Composition 18 - Original Painting by Clément Kons - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Composition 18 is an original painting realized by Clément Kons (1879-1956).
The artwork is on tempera and in very good conditions. Image Dimensions: 36...
Category
1920s Modern Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Tempera
Abstract Composition - Original Painting by Lucian - 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Composition is an Original tempera and watercolor on Paper applied on wood realized by Lucian in the 20th century.
Hand-signed , also the stamp of Atelier Montmartre.
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Tempera, Paper
Study for Decoration - Original Tempera by A. Giraldon - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Study for Decoration is a graceful preparatory sketch for a decoration of the French artist, stylist, decorator and illustrator Adolphe Giraldon. This is a small painting in tempera ...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Tempera
Blue Circle - Tempera by Clement Nicolas Kons - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Blue Circle is an artwork realized by Clement Nicolas Kons in 1920s.
Original mixed colored tempera.
Good conditions except for yellowing of p...
Category
1920s Abstract Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Tempera
Geometry Game - Original Tempera by Clement Nicolas Kons - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Geometry Game is an original artwork realized by Clement Nicolas Kons in 1920s.
Original mixed colored tempera.
Good conditions except for yellowing of paper due to the time.
Th...
Category
1920s Abstract Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Tempera
Abstract Composition - Painting by Leo Guida - 1970s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract composition is an original contemporary artwork realized by Leo Guida in 1970s
Mixed colored tempera on plywood.
Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Sensitive to current issues, art...
Category
1970s Abstract Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Tempera
"Composition with Figure, " Irene Rice Pereira
Located in New York, NY
Irene Rice Pereira
Composition with Figure, 1951
Inscribed, signed and dated Salford/Pereira 2/51 (lr); inscribed I Rice Pereira/2669 Great Clowes St/Sa...
Category
1950s Abstract Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, India Ink, Casein
Composition in Black - Tempera by Clement Nicolas Kons - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Composition in black is an artwork realized by Clement Nicolas Kons in 1920s.
Original mixed colored tempera.
Good conditions except for some so...
Category
1920s Abstract Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Tempera
Composition 16 - Painting by Clément Kons - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Composition 16 is an original painting realized by Clément Kons (1879-1956).
The artwork is on tempera and in very good conditions. Image Dimensions: 32...
Category
1920s Modern Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Tempera
Colore - Tempera by Leo Guida - 1970s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Colore is an original Contemporary artwork realized in the 1970s by the italian artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017).
Original Painting in Tempera.
Total dimensions: 70 x 0.1 x 40 cm.
T...
Category
1970s Abstract Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Tempera
Lotos u. Papyrus IV
Located in New York, NY
"Lotos u. Papyrus IV" (2015) by Susanne Zuehlke (b. 1962) is a gentle and harmonious painting that draws inspiration from the natural world. The canvas features soft, earthy tones of...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Egg Tempera
Three ibex. 1972., paper, tempera, 12.5x12.3 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Three ibex
1972., paper, tempera, 12.5x12.3 cm
Atis Ievins (1946)
The exhibition by artist Atis Ieviņš reminds the very origins of serigraphy technique in Latvian art in the time o...
Category
1970s Contemporary Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Tempera
Géométries - Tempera on Paper by Ph. Ferrando - 1953
Located in Roma, IT
Géométries is an original oil drawing on watermarked paper, realized by the French artist Ph. Ferrando.
Signed and dated "4.12. 53" in black ink on the lower right margin.
In very...
Category
1950s Abstract Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Tempera
St. Atomic oil and tempera painting by Julio de Diego
Located in Hudson, NY
Julio De Diego’s Atomic Series paintings made an extraordinary statement regarding the shock and fear that accompanied the dawn of the nuclear age. In the artist’s own words, “Scientists were working secretly to develop formidable powers taken from the mysterious depths of the earth - with the power to make the earth useless! Then, the EXPLOSION! . . . we entered the Atomic Age, and from there the neo-Atomic war begins. Explosions fell everywhere and man kept on fighting, discovering he could fight without flesh.”
To execute these works, De Diego developed a technique of using tempera underpainting before applying layer upon layer of pigmented oil glazes. The result is paintings with surfaces which were described as “bonelike” in quality. The forms seem to float freely, creating a three-dimensional visual effect. In the 1954 book The Modern Renaissance in American Art, author Ralph Pearson summarizes the series as “a fantastic interpretation of a weighty theme. Perhaps it is well to let fantasy and irony appear to lighten the devastating impact. By inverse action, they may in fact increase its weight.”
Exhibited
1950 University of Illinois at Urbana "Contemporary American Painting"
1964 Marion Koogler McNay Art Institute, San Antonio, Texas
This work retains its original frame which measures 54" x 36" x 2".
About this artist: Julio De Diego crafted a formidable persona within the artistic developments and political struggles of his time. The artist characterized his own work as “lyrical,” explaining, “through the years, the surrealists, the social-conscious painters and the others tried to adopt me, but I went my own way, good, bad or indifferent.” [1] His independence manifested early in life when de Diego left his parent’s home in Madrid, Spain, in adolescence following his father’s attempts to curtail his artistic aspirations. At the age of fifteen he held his first exhibition, set up within a gambling casino. He managed to acquire an apprenticeship in a studio producing scenery for Madrid’s operas, but moved from behind the curtains to the stage, trying his hand at acting and performing as an extra in the Ballet Russes’ Petrouchka with Nijinsky. He spent several years in the Spanish army, including a six-month stretch in the Rif War of 1920 in Northern Africa. His artistic career pushed ahead as he set off for Paris and became familiar with modernism’s forays into abstraction, surrealism, and cubism.
The artist arrived in the U.S. in 1924 and settled in Chicago two years later. He established himself with a commission for the decoration of two chapels in St. Gregory’s Church. He also worked in fashion illustration, designed magazine covers and developed a popular laundry bag for the Hotel Sherman. De Diego began exhibiting through the Art Institute of Chicago in 1929, and participated in the annual Chicago Artists Exhibitions, Annual American Exhibitions, and International Water Color Exhibitions. He held a solo exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago in the summer of 1935. Though the artist’s career was advancing, his family life had deteriorated. In 1932 his first marriage dissolved, and the couple’s young daughter Kiriki was sent to live with friend Paul Hoffman.
De Diego continued to develop his artistic vocabulary with a growing interest in Mexican art. He traveled throughout the country acquainting himself with the works of muralists such as Carlos Merida, and also began a collection of small native artifacts...
Category
1940s American Modern Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil, Tempera
Simultaneo
Located in London, GB
Through bold colours and striated surfaces, Giulio D'Anna has captured the warmth and vibrancy of the Italian landscape. This collage is an early example of D'Anna's work, a truly cl...
Category
Early 20th Century Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Tempera, Board
Sommerspaziergang
Located in New York, NY
"Sommerspaziergang" (2023), by Susanne Zuehlke (b. 1962), meaning "Summer Walk," is a vibrant exploration of color and form, featuring dynamic rectangles in a warm, playful palette. ...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Egg Tempera
Abstract Cubist Construction Collage Mid 20th Century American Modernism Cubism
Located in New York, NY
Abstract Cubist Construction Collage Mid 20th Century American Modernism Cubism
Vaclav Vytacil (1892 - 1984)
Abstract Construction #2
Caesin on board collage
11 x 13 1/2 th inches
S...
Category
1930s Abstract Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Casein, Board
Inevitable Day – Birth of the Atom oil and tempera painting by Julio De Diego
Located in Hudson, NY
Julio De Diego’s Atomic Series paintings made an extraordinary statement regarding the shock and fear that accompanied the dawn of the nuclear age. In the artist’s own words, “Scientists were working secretly to develop formidable powers taken from the mysterious depths of the earth - with the power to make the earth useless! Then, the EXPLOSION! . . . we entered the Atomic Age, and from there the neo-Atomic war begins. Explosions fell everywhere and man kept on fighting, discovering he could fight without flesh.”
To execute these works, De Diego developed a technique of using tempera underpainting before applying layer upon layer of pigmented oil glazes. The result is paintings with surfaces which were described as “bonelike” in quality. The forms seem to float freely, creating a three-dimensional visual effect. In the 1954 book The Modern Renaissance in American Art, author Ralph Pearson summarizes the series as “a fantastic interpretation of a weighty theme. Perhaps it is well to let fantasy and irony appear to lighten the devastating impact. By inverse action, they may in fact increase its weight.”
Bibliography
Art in America, April 1951, p.78
About this artists: Julio De Diego crafted a formidable persona within the artistic developments and political struggles of his time. The artist characterized his own work as “lyrical,” explaining, “through the years, the surrealists, the social-conscious painters and the others tried to adopt me, but I went my own way, good, bad or indifferent.” [1] His independence manifested early in life when de Diego left his parent’s home in Madrid, Spain, in adolescence following his father’s attempts to curtail his artistic aspirations. At the age of fifteen he held his first exhibition, set up within a gambling casino. He managed to acquire an apprenticeship in a studio producing scenery for Madrid’s operas, but moved from behind the curtains to the stage, trying his hand at acting and performing as an extra in the Ballet Russes’ Petrouchka with Nijinsky. He spent several years in the Spanish army, including a six-month stretch in the Rif War of 1920 in Northern Africa. His artistic career pushed ahead as he set off for Paris and became familiar with modernism’s forays into abstraction, surrealism, and cubism.
The artist arrived in the U.S. in 1924 and settled in Chicago two years later. He established himself with a commission for the decoration of two chapels in St. Gregory’s Church. He also worked in fashion illustration, designed magazine covers and developed a popular laundry bag for the Hotel Sherman. De Diego began exhibiting through the Art Institute of Chicago in 1929, and participated in the annual Chicago Artists Exhibitions, Annual American Exhibitions, and International Water Color Exhibitions. He held a solo exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago in the summer of 1935. Though the artist’s career was advancing, his family life had deteriorated. In 1932 his first marriage dissolved, and the couple’s young daughter Kiriki was sent to live with friend Paul Hoffman.
De Diego continued to develop his artistic vocabulary with a growing interest in Mexican art. He traveled throughout the country acquainting himself with the works of muralists such as Carlos Merida, and also began a collection of small native artifacts...
Category
1940s American Modern Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil, Tempera
Into the Blue I and II
Located in New York, NY
"Into the Blue I and II" (2024) by Susanne Zuehlke (b. 1962) is a captivating diptych that immerses the viewer in the depths of the color blue. The two canvases feature varying shade...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Egg Tempera
The Three Emperors, Futuristic painting triptych as a Byōbu-ē folding screen
Located in Dallas, TX
The Three Emperors is a triptych, which Papamichalopoulos has created a Byōbu-ē folding screen. Each panel measures 150x40 cm / 59 x 16 inches.
The piece is created using ink, egg-...
Category
2010s Contemporary Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Framed (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Framed (Abstract painting)
Casein on Arches paper. Unframed.
Anne Russinof often does paintings on paper to loosen up for the larger canvas works. The point is to free her hand.
...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Casein
Georgian Contemporary Art by Giorgi Kavelashvili - Heart to Heart
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic and Tempera on wood panel
Giorgi Kavelashvili is a Georgian artist born in 1994 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. He is graduated from the Tbilisi State Academy of A...
Category
2010s Abstract Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Tempera, Wood Panel
Alles kann nichts muß
Located in New York, NY
"Alles kann nichts muß" (2017), by Susanne Zuehlke (b. 1962), translates to "Everything can, nothing must." The piece embodies a spirit of freedom and spontaneity. The painting is do...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Egg Tempera
Georgian Contemporary Art by Giorgi Kavelashvili - Expand
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic, tempera on wood panel
Giorgi Kavelashvili is a Georgian artist born in 1994 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. He is graduated from the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts,...
Category
2010s Abstract Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Tempera, Wood Panel
"Canoe and Tornado" Abstract Contemporary Mixed Media
By Toby Topek
Located in Houston, TX
Minimal abstract style mixed media work by contemporary artist Toby Topek. The work is signed, titled, and dated on the back. It is framed in a white frame with a white matte.
Dimensions Without Frame: H 8 in x W 10 in.
Artist Biography:
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Topek grew up in Houston. She has studied archaeology, art, architecture, the environment, culture and history in Mexico, the Mediterranean, North Africa, Near East, Adriatic, Brazil and Canada. She lived and worked in Greece and Turkey part–time, 1984– 1988. Her work has been exhibited at the Whitney Bank Museum Branch–Houston, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Fort Worth Modern Art Museum, Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, Galveston Art Center, the International Sculpture Conference Houston, College of the Mainland, Lawndale Art Center, Diverseworks, Women and Their Work-Austin, Transco Gallery and Project Row Houses. In 2000, she completed eleven 10 foot marble mosaic medallion...
Category
1990s Contemporary Tempera Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Casein
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