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Cyanotype blueprint proof by John Banting

1932

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John Banting 1902–1971
Title
Cyanotype blueprint proof by John Banting
Date
1932
Medium
Cyanotype on paper
Dimensions
200 × 320 mm
Description
Cyanotype blueprint, signed by John Banting, 1932. The image depicts two surrealist figures drinking at a bar, a male and female figure in the back ground, and a bee.
Format
Artwork - on paper, print
Collection
Tate Archive
Acquisition
This collection was presented to the Tate Archive by Humphrey Spender in 1997.
Reference
TGA 9717/1/1
Vorticism Surrealism

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  • Letters, drawings and a sketchbook from John Banting to Humphrey Spender TGA 9717 (36)
    • Correspondence, loose sketches and proof prints from John Banting to Humphrey Spender TGA 9717/1 (35)
      • Cyanotype blueprint proof by John Banting TGA 9717/1/1
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