Self Portrait

Details

John Banting (1902-1972)
Self Portrait
oil on canvas
20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 41 cm.)

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 26 January 1989, lot 157, as 'Self Portrait, Head and Shoulders'.
with Henry Boxer, Richmond, where purchased by the present owners' parents on 27 September 1993.

Special notice

Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.

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Lot Essay

His Self Portrait links up with the Pierrot: his stern, whitish, unpleasant features reflect his mental torment, his almost innate diffidence towards mankind. Banting was a more and more introvert personality as time went by.

We are very grateful to Michel Remy for preparing this catalogue entry.

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