Banjo-face
John Banting (Chelsea 1902 – Hastings 1972)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1941
Materials
Linocut on paper mounted on cardboard
Measurements
232 x 283 mm
Order this imageCollection
2 Willow Road, London
NT 112449
Summary
Linocut on salmon-coloured paper with mixed media composition, Banjo-face by John Banting (Chelsea 1902 – Hastings 1972), 1941. Formed from a mottled tan background piece, overlayed with white and brown paper, printed with an abstract geometric form with arms and circular designs. Within a moulded and stained birdseye maple frame, and glazed.
Provenance
Owned by Ernö Goldfinger and Ursula Ruth Blackwell, also known as Mrs Ernö Goldfinger. Purchased by the National Trust in 1994.
Marks and inscriptions
Bottom left.: "15/100" Bottom right.: "JB / 41" Across back.: "Banjo-face / Lino-cut / John Banting / £3 - / without frame / (frame 101)"
Makers and roles
John Banting (Chelsea 1902 – Hastings 1972), artist