JOHN TUNNARD, A.R.A. | Moonlace

Redfern Gallery, London, October 1941
Sale, Christie's London, 13th June 1986, lot 318
Sale, Christie's South Kensington, 7th December 2006, lot 287, where acquired by the present owner

Bremen, Galerie Roche, John Tunnard Bilder und Zeichnungen 1936-60, November 1984 (details untraced);
Durham, Grey College, Durham University, John Tunnard, His Life and Art from the 1920s to the 1970s, 3rd - 26th June 2011, cat. no.9;
Durham, DLI Museum and Durham Art Gallery, John Tunnard: Nature, Politics and Science, 18th July - 4th October 2015, cat. no.13.

Alan Peat and Brian Whitton, John Tunnard, His Life and Work, Scolar Press, Aldershot, 1997, cat. no.212, p.156.

The sheet is affixed to the mount with two tabs of adhesive tape along the upper edge, with remnants of previous adhesive to the lower right corner, not visible in the present mount. The sheet undulates very slightly in places. There is a crease to the left edge just below the centre, and a further tiny vertical piercingto the left of centre, with one or two further very minor nicks to the extreme edges. There are a small number of very faint creases including to the centre of the upper and lower edges and to the right edge towards the lower right corner. There is a very faint vertical scratch to the sheet in the upper right quadrant and some very minor rubbing to the upper right corner consistent with mount abrasion. There are some tiny flecks of loss to the pink line that runs through the black oval in the lower centre. There is some staining to the verso of the sheet, some of which is visible under very close inspection on the recto towards the lower left corner. There is very minor time staining to the extreme edges of the sheet consistent with a previous mount, not visible in the present mount. Subject to the above, the work appears to be in good overall condition. The work is window mounted and held behind glass in a painted wooden frame.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
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We are grateful to Professor Brian Whitton for his kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work.