Artist: John Burnett

Title: 'The Recital' - an original signed oil painting on panel - unframed    

Description: John G C Burnett (born 1916) is a painter of landscapes, figure subjects, and in his earlier years of works with a strong Surrealist influence, in both oil and watercolour.  He studied at Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen and later became an art teacher in order to supplement his income from painting.  During World War II he was based in southern England as an officer with responsibility for searchlights to help identify enemy aircraft, and during this period he painted a number of war pictures with searchlights featuring as major elements of the composition.  He exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1945 (two paintings) and in the 1950s at the Royal Scottish Academy from addresses in Aberdeen and then in Banff.  He now lives in the north of England.

The present work is an oil on panel measuring 19.2 x 23 inches, signed and dated (19)44 and titled 'Recital' on the Aberdeen exhibition label verso. The painting has a very strong Surrealist influence and we understand it depicts the artist's wife upper left. The provenance is the artist's studio. The painting was cleaned recently and a few minor scratches to the paint surface were touched in professionally at the same time. It is presently unframed but we will be happy to arrange framing at reasonable additional cost should the purchaser require assistance...

Price: £495

Size: 19.2 x 23 inches unframed

Shipping: £15 to UK Mainland.  Please enquire of us for other destinations.

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