A tempera composition depicting four ornamented horses drawing a cart bearing an urn within a temple-like structure. Classical motifs including palms, a boat and architectural fragments are arranged in a flattened decorative space.
John Armstrong (1893–1973) was a British painter whose work moves between figuration and abstraction, characterised by stylised forms and patterned surfaces. He was associated with Unit One in the 1930s.
Origin: British
Period/Style: Modern British
Date: circa 1937
Material: Tempera on board
Dimensions: 57cm height × 67cm width
Provenance: Robert Donat Gifted to Rosamund John (later Rosamund Silkin), 1938; thence by descent, Private Collection, UK (1999)
Exhibitions: London, Alex. Reid & Lefevre Ltd, John Armstrong, December 1938, cat. no. 24 Literature: A. Lambirth, John Armstrong: The Paintings (London, 2009), cat. no. 162, p.167
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A tempera composition depicting four ornamented horses drawing a cart bearing an urn within a temple-like structure. Classical motifs including palms, a boat and architectural fragments are arranged in a flattened decorative space.
John Armstrong (1893–1973) was a British painter whose work moves between figuration and abstraction, characterised by stylised forms and patterned surfaces. He was associated with Unit One in the 1930s.
Origin: British
Period/Style: Modern British
Date: circa 1937
Material: Tempera on board
Dimensions: 57cm height × 67cm width
Provenance: Robert Donat Gifted to Rosamund John (later Rosamund Silkin), 1938; thence by descent, Private Collection, UK (1999)
Exhibitions: London, Alex. Reid & Lefevre Ltd, John Armstrong, December 1938, cat. no. 24 Literature: A. Lambirth, John Armstrong: The Paintings (London, 2009), cat. no. 162, p.167
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