Live Auction 18337Modern | British Art
John Banting (1902-1972)
Lot 400 PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF HELEN AND ALFRED MIGNANO

John Banting (1902-1972)

Self Portrait

Closed21 November 2019

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John Banting (1902-1972)
Self Portrait
oil on canvas
20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 41 cm.)

Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 26 January 1989, lot 157, as 'Self Portrait, Head and Shoulders'.
with Henry Boxer, Richmond, where purchased by the present owners' parents on 27 September 1993.

Specialist note


His Self Portrait links up with the Pierrot: his stern, whitish, unpleasant features reflect his mental torment, his almost innate diffidence towards mankind. Banting was a more and more introvert personality as time went by.

We are very grateful to Michel Remy for preparing this catalogue entry.