Large Red Abstract Oil Painting – Manner of Peter Coviello
A monumental and richly textured original abstract oil painting on canvas, dominated by intense red, rust, burnt orange, deep brown, charcoal and smoky grey.
The large-scale composition is structured in distinct horizontal fields. The surface is particularly strong at close range, with layered and gestural applications of paint, areas of heavier texture, scraped passages and energetic linear marks. Repeated triangles emerge and disappear within the darker lower field, punctuated by flashes of orange, grey and red.
The work is unsigned and is offered in the manner of Peter Coviello on stylistic grounds only.
Presented in a dark-stained frame.
At approximately 146 cm high, this is a substantial statement painting with considerable visual presence.
Dimensions
Artwork / canvas:
Height: approximately 140 cm
Width: approximately 108 cm
Overall framed:
Height: 146 cm
Width: 116 cm
Condition
Good overall vintage condition. The painting has a deliberately heavily worked and highly textured surface, incorporating layered paint, gestural marks and areas of pronounced surface texture.
Occasional small surface marks and areas of wear consistent with an older work of this scale. Irregularities, raised areas and variations within the paint surface are largely inherent to the artist’s technique.
The dark frame displays age-related scuffs, rubbing and small surface marks, particularly around the outer edges and corners.