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Seascape

1945

John Tunnard

(British, 1900–1971)
Culture
England, 20th century
Medium
gouache on masonite
Measurements
Framed: 40.7 x 33 cm (16 x 13 in.); Unframed: 30.5 x 22.9 cm (12 x 9 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Lockwood Thompson 1992.289
Copyright
Copyright
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Location
225 German Expressionism & Surrealism
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Did You Know?

The Abstract Expressionist Mark Rothko admired John Tunnard’s paintings.

Description

During World War II, John Tunnard served in the coast guard off the south coast of Cornwall, England. The experience of gazing at the nighttime sea and sky may account for the frequency of marine subjects in his work during this period. A true Surrealist, Tunnard painted from his imagination, explaining, “The objects you see in my paintings and which you say do not exist do in fact exist, but in a world of my own. This world of my own is just as natural to me as your world is to you.”

Seascape

1945

John Tunnard

(British, 1900–1971)
England, 20th century

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