LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil and tempera on board

Measurements:

19.69 in. (50.00 cm.) (height) by 15.55 in. (39.50 cm.) (width)

Markings:

signed, dated 46 and inscribed P. 2

Exhibited:

London, Imperial Institute, . Pictures for Schools, 1957;. London, McRoberts & Tunnard Ltd,. Exhibition of Paintings, 29th November - 22nd December 1961, cat. no.3;. Edinburgh, The Scottish Gallery, 1961;. Rome, 1962 (details untraced);. London, Redfern Gallery,. John Tunnard 1900-1971, Paintings and Gouaches, 8th March - 2nd April 1977, cat. no.3;. London, Gillian Jason Gallery, . John Tunnard 1900-1971: Paintings and Gouaches, 31st October - 21st December 1984, cat. no.3;. London, Thomas Agnew & Sons Ltd,. Modern British Paintings, Watercolours, Drawings, Sculptures and Prints, 5th March - 11th April 1986, cat. no.88.

Literature:

Alan Peat and Brian A. Whitton,. John Tunnard His Life and Work, Scolar Press, Aldershot, 1997, cat. no.500.

Provenance:

McRoberts & Tunnard Ltd, London, 1961. The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh. Gillian Jason Gallery, London. Thomas Agnew & Sons Ltd, London, 1986. Sale, Sotheby's London, 2nd March 1988, lot 221. Private Collection. Sale, Sotheby's London, 8th March 1995, lot 277, where acquired by David Bowie.