JOHN BANTING
1902–1971
Tree of Life
Oil on canvas laid on board
55 x 47cm
Signed and dated 'John Banting/1962'
1962
£4,250
Provenance
With the Rowley Gallery, London;
Christie's, London, '20th Century British Art - Dreaming Spires', 7 December 2006, Lot 212.
Description
A striking late work by the British Surrealist John Banting. Set against a luminous green ground, a stylised tree rises in calm axial symmetry through a richly textured field of impasto foliage. The restrained palette and emblematic structure reflect Banting’s later interest in symbolic and organic form.