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John Banting (1902-1972)
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John Banting (1902-1972)

The Abandonment of Madame Triple-Nipples

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John Banting (1902-1972)
The Abandonment of Madame Triple-Nipples
signed, inscribed and dated 'The Abandonment/of Madame Triple Nipples/John Banting/1939' (lower right)
pencil
59 x 44 in. (150 x 112 cm.)
出版
Exhibition catalogue, Angels of anarchy and machines for making clouds: Surrealism in Britain in the Thirties, Leeds, City Art Gallery, 1986, p. 136, illustrated, as 'Figure drawing'.
Exhibition catalogue, The Surrealist Spirit in Britain, London, Whitford & Hughes, 1988, p. 31, illustrated.
Exhibition catalogue, I Surrealisti, Milan, Palazzo Reale, May-September 1989, p. 456, illustrated.
展覽
Leeds, City Art Gallery, Angels of anarchy and machines for making clouds: Surrealism in Britain in the Thirties, October - December 1986, no. 78, as 'Figure Drawing'.
London, Whitford and Hughes, The Surrealist Spirit in Britain, April - June 1988, no. 12.
Milan, Palazzo Reale, I Surrealisti, May-September 1989, not numbered.
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拍品專文

In concern with the context on the events during and leading up to Banting's The Abandonment of Madame Triple-Nipples, Louisa Buck states, 'The left-wing activities of the British Surrealist Group had gained momentum throughout 1938 and its increasingly political orientation undoubtably had an effect on Banting. The Surrealists issued manifestos against Fascism, marched in bizarre costumes in Communist May Day marches, organised vigourous debates with the Artists International Association' (see Exhibition catalogue, The Surrealist Spirit in Britain, London, Whitford & Hughes, 1988, p. 12). In 1938, one year preceding the execution of the present work, Banting was arrested for trying to ward off the Anschluss by flinging himself in front of Nazi troops as they marched into Innsbruck. As is clear by the grotesque form and curious title The Abandonment of Madame Triple-Nipples, Banting puts 'the deformation of reality at the service of social satire' (Michel Remy, private correspondence 28th July 2006).
Banting remained in Britain during the war and was ceaseless in his commitment and activity within the British Surrealist group.