Synchromist oil painting portrait of a man by California artist John Emmett Gerrity.
Untitled portrait on a gentleman.
Date: 1955
Medium: Oil on canvas
Measurements: 28.75 inches by 23 inches sight size, and 34.75 inches by 29 inches by 2.25 inches overall including framing.
Notes: Housed in a vintage frame with foam core covering back.
Provenance: from a Berkeley, CA collection.

About the artist: John Emmett Gerrity, (American 1895-1980), was born in Los Altos, California in 1895. In 1919 he began studying art on his own before studying at the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco. By 1926 Gerrity was teaching art from his home studio in Berkeley, CA. Beginning around this same time Gerrity began correspondence with the father is synchromism, Stanton Macdonald Wright. (Gerrity was the foremost exponent of Synchromism in the San Francisco Bay Area). Gerrity's work was frequently included in the Annual San Francisco Art Association Exhibitions from 1927 to 1931. In 1929 Gerrity was designated director of the San Francisco branch of the Los Angeles Art Students' League. In 1932 Gerrity had the first of two one-man shows at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor, the second took a place in 1955. Gerrity completed several WPA mural projects, including his mural 'Inventions of Man' at the San Francisco State Teachers College. Gerrity continued to work and exhibit his work through the 1970s. He passed away in Walnut Creek, California in 1980.

The artwork is in good condition and has been professionally cleaned recently. There is a small professional repair in the center right of the painting not noticeable from the front. The vintage frame has wear including scuffs, scratches and discoloration in areas.