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John Tunnard, A.R.A. (1900-1971)
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signed, dated and numbered 'John Tunnard 45/0.97' (lower left), signed, dated and numbered again and inscribed 'Forecast/John Tunnard/1945/0.97' (on the reverse), signed, dated and inscribed again ''Forecast'/John Tunnard/1945.' (on a label attached to the reverse)
oil on gesso-prepared board
24 x 22 in. (61 x 57.8 cm.)
Painted in April 1945
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signed, dated and numbered 'John Tunnard 45/0.97' (lower left), signed, dated and numbered again and inscribed 'Forecast/John Tunnard/1945/0.97' (on the reverse), signed, dated and inscribed again ''Forecast'/John Tunnard/1945.' (on a label attached to the reverse)
oil on gesso-prepared board
24 x 22 in. (61 x 57.8 cm.)
Painted in April 1945
Provenance
with Lefevre Gallery, London, where purchased by the present owner in May 1945 for 55 gns.
Literature
The Witt Collection (of images), Courtauld Institute of Art, London.
A. Peat and B. Whitton, John Tunnard His Life and Work, Aldershot, 1997, no.429, pl.23.
A. Peat and B. Whitton, John Tunnard His Life and Work, Aldershot, 1997, no.429, pl.23.
Exhibited
Paris, British Council, Exhibition of Contemporary British Art, 1945, no.51 (illustrated): this exhibition travelled to Czechoslovakia in 1946.
U.S.A., British Council, Exhibition of Contemporary British Painters, 1946-47: this exhibition travelled to Buffalo, Cleveland, San Francisco, St. Louis, Toronto and Winchester.
London, Arts Council, Royal Academy, John Tunnard 1900-1971, March-April 1977, no.45, p.30 (illustrated): this exhibition travelled to Cambridge, Kettle's Yard, May-June 1977; Kettering, Art Gallery, June-July 1977; Manchester, City Art Gallery, July-August 1977; Newcastle Upon Tyne, Laing Art Gallery, August-September 1977; and Penzance, Newlyn Art Gallery, October 1977.
U.S.A., British Council, Exhibition of Contemporary British Painters, 1946-47: this exhibition travelled to Buffalo, Cleveland, San Francisco, St. Louis, Toronto and Winchester.
London, Arts Council, Royal Academy, John Tunnard 1900-1971, March-April 1977, no.45, p.30 (illustrated): this exhibition travelled to Cambridge, Kettle's Yard, May-June 1977; Kettering, Art Gallery, June-July 1977; Manchester, City Art Gallery, July-August 1977; Newcastle Upon Tyne, Laing Art Gallery, August-September 1977; and Penzance, Newlyn Art Gallery, October 1977.