Shallows
Michael Tain (b.1927)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1961
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
508 x 584 mm (20 x 23 in)
Place of origin
Great Britain
Order this imageCollection
Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 1221320
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Shallows by Michael Tain (born 1927), 1961. An abstract painting.
Provenance
Purchased by Lady Margaret Vane-Tempest-Stewart (1910-1966) in 1961; accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the National Trust, 2013
Credit line
Mount Stewart, The Londonderry Collection (accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the National Trust, 2013)
Marks and inscriptions
Bottom right: Michael Tain On a typed strip of paper, stuck to the painting, lower left: [MI]CHAEL TAIN. "SHALLOWS" On the bottom stretcher bar, on a label: JOHN WHIBLEY GALLERY / 60 GEORGE STREET / BAKER STREET / LONDON. W.1. / WELBECK 5651 Purchaser: Lady Margaret Vane Tempest Stewart Artist: Michael Tain Title: "Shallows" Date: 9th December 1961 On the back of the frame: Bregazzi & Sons, Dublin On the back, in pencil on the top stretcher bar: "SHALLOWS" and '30'
Makers and roles
Michael Tain (b.1927), artist