Phantom

Details

John Tunnard, A.R.A. (1900-1971)
Phantom
signed, numbered and dated 'John Tunnard/TRG 26. 59.' (lower right)
pencil, black ink, coloured crayon, watercolour and bodycolour
15 x 22 in. (38.1 x 55.9 cm.)

Provenance

with Thomas Agnew, London, as 'Chenue', where purchased by the present owner in 1996.

Literature

A. Peat and B. Whitton, John Tunnard Life and Work, Aldershot, 1997, p. 190, no. 705.

Exhibited

London, McRoberts & Tunnard Gallery, John Tunnard, November - December 1959, no. 43.
New York, Durlacher, John Tunnard, November 1960, no. 14.
Durham, University of Durham, Grey College, John Tunnard, September - November 2000, no. 57, as 'Chenue'.
Poole, Dorset, Study Gallery, Quiet Waters. Prunella Clough, Jeremy Gardiner, Peter Joyce, John Tunnard, April - June 2002, as 'Chenue'.

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Lot Essay

This was entered into Tunnard's ledger as TRG 26, with the Greek letters theta theta as a personal reminder of the work. Similar shapes were first incorporated into his paintings during the late 1930s, such as Installation (a) held by the Laing Gallery, Newcastle. The present painting acquired the title Chenue while held with Thomas Agnew, but there is no doubt from Tunnard's own records and the inscription on the painting that Phantom is the correct title.

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