John BantingVerenigd Koninkrijk, 1902–1972A Merry Christmas from John
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Waar is „A Merry Christmas from John” nu? Collectie: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Nu niet te zien. Gecontroleerd 29 september 2026.
Chicago, Verenigde Staten
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Over het werk
In this postcard, John Banting sends his holiday wishes to Mary Reynolds, a Surrealist bookbinder whom he’d befriended upon moving to Paris in the 1930s. Banting’s drawing depicts a mother and child still connected by an umbilical cord, with halos emanating rays like a cartoon sun floating above their disjointed bodies—perhaps a nod to the sacred origins of Christmas, the birth of Christ. Bearing the hallmarks of a quick sketch, the anatomy of the figures is bulbous and distorted in a monstrous fashion, leaving us to wonder if Banton was playing with abstraction in a formal sense or approaching this topic with some irreverence. Perhaps both interests are at play.
Art Institute of ChicagoCC BY 4.0
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- Inventarisnummer
- 2020.39
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- Art Institute of Chicago
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