The Spirit of Appeasement (plate, folio 2) from Salvo for Russia

John BantingWW-1942-M016356

1942·Etching from an illustrated book with five etchings (one with aquatint) and five engravings·plate: 3 15/16 × 3" (10 × 7.6 cm); page (slightly irreg.): 8 13/16 × 6 5/8" (22.4 × 16.9 cm)

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Year: 1942
Medium: Etching from an illustrated book with five etchings (one with aquatint) and five engravings
Dimensions: plate: 3 15/16 × 3" (10 × 7.6 cm); page (slightly irreg.): 8 13/16 × 6 5/8" (22.4 × 16.9 cm)
Collection: Museum of Modern Art
Artist: John Banting

Artist

John Banting

Painting

John Banting was a British painter and designer whose practice spanned abstraction, surrealism, and figurative work across the mid-twentieth century. Active in London's avant-garde circles from the 1920s onward, he contributed to the development of modernist painting in Britain during the interwar and postwar periods. His work encompassed easel painting, mural design, and set design for theatre and ballet.

Chelsea, London, UK

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