Live Auction 18873Modern British Art
John Banting (1902-1972)
Lot 94

John Banting (1902-1972)

The Fruit Market

Closed29 September 2020

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GBP 3,500

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John Banting (1902-1972)
The Fruit Market
oil on canvas
12 x 14 in. (30.5 x 35.5 cm.)

Purchased at the 1987 exhibition by Ian Read.
Acquired by the present owner's husband, circa 2000, and by descent.

Specialist note


The figure in the present work is believed to be Nancy Cunard, the heiress, turned writer and political activist, who was close friends with John Banting and muse to many 20th Century artists including Man Ray, Wyndham Lewis and Ezra Pound.

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