Madonna
Details
John Armstrong, A.R.A. (1893-1973)
Madonna
signed with initials and dated 'JA 48' (lower left)
tempera on panel
30 x 22 in. (76.2 x 55.9 cm.)
Madonna
signed with initials and dated 'JA 48' (lower left)
tempera on panel
30 x 22 in. (76.2 x 55.9 cm.)
Provenance
Purchased by the present owner's family at the 1951 exhibition.
Exhibited
London, Lefevre Gallery, John Armstrong, 1951, no.27, as 'The Crown of Straw'.
London, Royal Academy, John Armstrong 1893-1973, February-April 1975, no.92 (illustrated), as 'The Straw Madonna': this exhibition travelled to Plymouth, City Museum & Art Gallery, May-June 1975; Preston, Harris Museum & Art Gallery, June-July 1975; and Newcastle Upon Tyne, Laing Art Gallery, August 1975.
London, Royal Academy, John Armstrong 1893-1973, February-April 1975, no.92 (illustrated), as 'The Straw Madonna': this exhibition travelled to Plymouth, City Museum & Art Gallery, May-June 1975; Preston, Harris Museum & Art Gallery, June-July 1975; and Newcastle Upon Tyne, Laing Art Gallery, August 1975.