John Armstrong, Still Life with Onions and a Wicker Basket | Freya Mitton 20th Century British Art

John Armstrong (1893-1973)

signed and dated ‘57
oil on board
45.5 by 38 cm.; 18 by 15 in.
Literature: Andrew Lambirth, ‘John Armstrong, The Paintings’, Published by Philip Wilson, London 2009, Cat. No. 574
Exhibited: London, Leicester Galleries, 1957, No. 20
£5,200 plus 4% ARR

A painter of imaginative and classical subjects. Also murals and film / stage sets. His works were painted in muted colours.