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John Banting

John Banting

1902

WA-00026078

PaintingSurrealismRealism

Representation

None documented

1

Institutional Exhibitions

9

Works in Collection

15

Assets Indexed

3

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

90%

Profile Completeness

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Authority Records (3)

WikidataQ6220564 ULAN500028747

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Fantastic Art, Dada, Surrealism

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1936–1937

Field Verification (3 fields)

1 cross-verified · 2 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
BiographyMoMA· 93%
NationalityArtsy· 85%

Source Registry (2)

Christies-Artsyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/john-banting
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/323
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

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Movement

Surrealism

Medium

Painting

Related Artists

12 in graph

Institutional

Museum Collections

Museum of Modern ArtNew York Tate

Canonical record

Artworks (9)

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

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

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)

Museum of Modern Art

Negro Guitarist

Negro Guitarist

1935 · Linocut on paper

image: 235 x 276 mm

Abstract

1935 · Linocut on paper

image: 229 x 273 mm

One Man Band

1934 · Linocut on paper

image: 197 x 327 mm

Siamese Triplets

Siamese Triplets

1932 · Linocut on paper

image: 273 x 222 mm

Tiger Rag from the portfolio 12 Blue-Prints

Tiger Rag from the portfolio 12 Blue-Prints

1932 · Blueprint

Comp + Sheet:13 1/16 x 10 13/16" (33.2 x 27.5 cm); Mount: 16 13/16 x 11 5/16" (42.7 x 28.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Figure IV from the portfolio 12 Blue-Prints

1932 · Blueprint

Comp + Sheet: 9 15/16 x 7 11/16" (25.3 x 19.6 cm); Mount: 17 13/16 x 11 5/16" (45.2 x 28.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Snake in the Grass, Alas

Snake in the Grass, Alas

1931 · Linocut on paper

image: 229 x 276 mm

Explosion

1931 · Linocut on paper

image: 83 x 127 mm

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Artwork sources (2)

9 published of 12 catalogued · 10 with image

Tate
6 published6 img
MoMA
3 publishedof 6 catalogued4 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 6)

6 entries · 1 sources

Siamese Triplets
1932 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Negro Guitarist
1935 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Abstract
1935 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Snake in the Grass, Alas
1931 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
One Man Band
1934 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Explosion
1931 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Images

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

A Merry Christmas from John (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

A Merry Christmas from John (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

4

Movements2

Surrealism Realism

Collections2

Museum of Modern Art Tate

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Tate

Record

Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition Fantastic Art, Dada, Surrealism

New York · 1936