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Nimbus
Details
John Tunnard, A.R.A. (1900-1971)
Nimbus
signed, dated and numbered twice 'John Tunnard 46/W.14/W.14.' (lower left), signed and numbered again and inscribed 'Nimbus/W.14./John Tunnard.' (on a label attached to the backboard)
pencil, watercolour and gouache
14 x 21 in. (35.6 x 53.5 cm.)
Executed in May 1946
Nimbus
signed, dated and numbered twice 'John Tunnard 46/W.14/W.14.' (lower left), signed and numbered again and inscribed 'Nimbus/W.14./John Tunnard.' (on a label attached to the backboard)
pencil, watercolour and gouache
14 x 21 in. (35.6 x 53.5 cm.)
Executed in May 1946
Provenance
Purchased by the present owner at the 1947 exhibition for 30 gns.
Literature
The Witt Collection (of images), Courtauld Institute of Art, London.
H. Read, Rediscovery. The World of John Tunnard, The Saturday Book, London, 1965, p.160-161 (illustrated).
A. Peat and B. Whitton, John Tunnard His Life and Work, Aldershot, 1997, no.503.
H. Read, Rediscovery. The World of John Tunnard, The Saturday Book, London, 1965, p.160-161 (illustrated).
A. Peat and B. Whitton, John Tunnard His Life and Work, Aldershot, 1997, no.503.
Exhibited
London, Lefevre Gallery, Watercolours by Douglas P. Bliss, Gouaches and Drawings by British Artists, January-February 1947, no.70.
London, Arts Council, Royal Academy, John Tunnard 1900-1971, March-April 1977, no.47: 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.
London, Arts Council, Royal Academy, John Tunnard 1900-1971, March-April 1977, no.47: 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.