Lot 304
Damian Gomes (American, active 21st century). "Best Baby Ever" oil on board, 2018. Signed, titled, and dated on verso. A mesmerizing neo-expressionist painting by self-taught abstract-figurative artist Damian Gomes, depicting the Madonna and Child, rendered in a rich palette of royal blue, fuchsia, teal, amber, and scarlet with touches of peach, rose, white, citron, scarlet, and aqua, all against a white background. The Virgin Mary and Christ Child are delineated with Gomes' signature loose, kinetic brushwork. In addition, radiating strokes and expressive drips of color surrounding their hallowed presence serve to amplify the spiritual theme. A captivating religious painting, albeit with a tongue and cheek title, by contemporary artist Damian Gomes. Size: 12" L x 9" W (30.5 cm x 22.9 cm) Size: 15.875" L x 12.875" W (40.3 cm x 32.7 cm)
Artist Biographical Statement: "Damian Gomes is a self-taught abstract figurative painter working primarily in oil and acrylic. With references to surrealism, Gomes' wildly gestural neo-expressionist forms explore themes of life and death, socio-cultural phenomena, and other existential questions. Frequently macabre, sensual, and darkly comic human images figure prominently into Gomes' work. The journey from the sublime to the absurd is populated by religious and profane characters, and rendered in an introspective, self-effacing style. 'What the completed painting says is sometimes the answer to a question I hadn't yet asked.' Gomes lives and works between Phoenix and Los Angeles." (artist's website)
Provenance: ex-private Bishop Family Trust collection, the Trust of the late Bill Bishop, a noted antiquarian with shops in Scottsdale, Arizona and Allenspark, Colorado, USA, acquired before 2010
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- Condition: Signed, titled, and dated on verso. Painting is in excellent condition. Minor scuffs/nicks to the lower right and upper left corners of the frame. Fitted with suspension wire and ready to display.
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