The Board of Directors 1955-56

Edwin Tanner (1920-1980)

The Board of Directors 1955-56

oil on canvas on board
90.0 x 99.0 cm

signed upper right: EDWIN TANNER.

dated upper left: 55-6

Provenance:

Private collection, United States of America

The Balnaves Collection, Sydney

Exhibited:

Edwin Tanner, Bonython Gallery, Adelaide, 1962

Edwin Tanner Retrospective, The Age Gallery, Melbourne, 18 - 29 October 1976, cat.37 (illus. exhibition catalogue)

Modern Australian Painting, Charles Nodrum Gallery, Melbourne, 22 April - 8 May 2004, cat.47

Edwin Tanner: Paintings 1952-1979, The Hughes Gallery, Sydney, 30 October - 25 November 2014; Charles Nodrum Gallery, Melbourne, 12 March - 4 April 2015, cat.4 (labels attached verso)

Edwin Tanner: Mathematical Expressionist, TarraWarra Museum of Art, Victoria, 12 May - 15 July 2018

Reference:

Hackett, E., 'ET Equals 2c Minus X,' The Bulletin, Sydney, 17 March 1962, vol.83, no.4283, p.36

Hemingway, B. & Nodrum, C., Edwin Tanner: Paintings 1952-1979, The Estate of Edwin Tanner in association with The Hughes Gallery, Sydney & Charles Nodrum Gallery, Melbourne, 2014, pp.8, 12, 22, 74 (illus. p.23)

Fitzpatrick, A., Edwin Tanner: Mathematical Expressionist, TarraWarra Museum of Art, Victoria, 2018, pp.11, 18, 132 (illus. p.48)

'"Visionary" Artist who Enraged Public Servants Celebrated at Tarrawarra,' The Age, Melbourne, 4 May 2018 (illus.)

'Mathematical Expressionist: Diverse, Enigmatic Edginess,' Melbourne Arts Review, Melbourne, 1 June 2018 (illus.)

Estimate: $35000 - 45000

Result Hammer: $28000