Lot Essay
Tunnicliffe was brought up on a small farm at Sutton Lane Ends, a village in Cheshire. He gained a place at the Royal College of Art via the village school and a scholarship to the Macclesfield School of Art. He first exhibited at the Royal Academy at the age of 28 and was elected a full member in 1944.
By the time of his death in 1979 Tunnicliffe had been elected Vice President of the Royal Soceity for the Protection of Birds, who also honoured him with a gold medal for his services, he had also been awarded an O.B.E.
By the time of his death in 1979 Tunnicliffe had been elected Vice President of the Royal Soceity for the Protection of Birds, who also honoured him with a gold medal for his services, he had also been awarded an O.B.E.