Lot Essay
We are very grateful to Professor Brian Whitton for his assistance in preparing this catalogue entry.
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Erebus
Details
John Tunnard, A.R.A. (1900-1971)
Erebus
signed, numbered and dated 'John Tunnard./O.9/61' (lower left)
oil and gesso on board
12 x 16 in. (30.5 x 40.6 cm.)
Erebus
signed, numbered and dated 'John Tunnard./O.9/61' (lower left)
oil and gesso on board
12 x 16 in. (30.5 x 40.6 cm.)
Provenance
with McRoberts & Tunnard Gallery, London, 1961.
with Austin Desmond Fine Art, London, 1993.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 24 March 1994, lot 145.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, South Kensington, 14 October 2004, lot 375, where purchased by the previous owner.
with Austin Desmond Fine Art, London, 1993.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 24 March 1994, lot 145.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, South Kensington, 14 October 2004, lot 375, where purchased by the previous owner.
Literature
A. Peat and B. Whitton, John Tunnard: His Life and Work, Aldershot, 1997, p. 195, no. 780.
Exhibited
London, Redfern Gallery, John Tunnard 1900-1971, Paintings and Gouaches, March - April 1977, no. 12, as 'Erebos'.
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.