Portrait of Gwyneth Johnstone by her father, Augustus John.
- Credit: Archant library
Brett Tryner, director at Cheffins, said:
“These works were completely fresh-to-the-market and the results achieved go to show her growing popularity amongst both private buyers and the trade. Johnstone is starting to be recognised as one of East Anglia’s finest artists from the post-war era and her energetic and romantic landscapes are growing in appreciation as some of the best of the genre.”
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Other highlights amongst her collection of paintings on offer included Abstract with Trees which sold for £1,700, over the guide of £300, and
It was said that when her mother, musician Nora Back, died, Ms Johnstone refused to let the funeral directors transport her coffin. Instead she strapped it onto the roof of her estate car and drove it herself from London to Norfolk.
Brett Tryner, director, Cheffins, said: “This is the final collection of pictures to come from Gwyneth Johnstone’s private studio and as such is completely fresh-to-the-market.
Johnstone’s work is growing in popularity as her energetic and romantic landscapes become synonymous with East Anglian post-war art. It was from the 1980s onwards that she saw her most success with a series of solo exhibitions in both London and Norfolk.”