JJ Walker England, b. 1965
Mr Lunt, 2017
Oil on canvas
35 x 35 x 3.5 cm
13 3/4 x 13 3/4 x 1 3/8 in
13 3/4 x 13 3/4 x 1 3/8 in
Signed and dated
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Mr Lunt is a modern, graphic representation of a centuries old trend, that of the artist depicting ‘man with pipe’. Renowned artists have often looked to the man at ease...
Mr Lunt is a modern, graphic representation of a centuries old trend, that of the artist depicting ‘man with pipe’. Renowned artists have often looked to the man at ease with his pipe (and occasionally woman with pipe) as subject matter for their explorations into portraiture and social commentary. Here, rather than a specific individuals portrait we see Mr Lunt: an iconic distillation of the most respected of things—the English gentleman.
