Joan CUNDALL ALLEN
1922 - 2016
Paintings
Joan Cundall Allen in 1971 (img © )
Brief C.V.
Born in Putney, London, U.K. on 5th June, 1922, studied at Guildford School of Art; after moving in 1966 to Johannesburg, South Africa, painted in the studios of Sydney Goldblatt and Lionel Abrams.
During 1974, Joan Cundall Allen moved to Simon's Town where she was still living until 2016; she died at her home on 3rd February, 2016.
"Starfish"
Selected Gallery exhibitions in South Africa
SA Association of Arts, Pretoria - 1969 (1st solo show opened on 24th March)
Gallery Brevan, Cape Town - 1970 (March)
Walsh Marais Gallery, Durban - 1971
Gallery 101, Johannesburg - 1971 (26th September to 9th October) (32 paintings) (cat.)
Selected Paintings
"New Beginning", 1969 - oil/canvas - 90.5x101 cm
Public Collections
Witwatersrand Art Museum WAM, Johannesburg (Schlesinger South African Art Collection) S/73/7
"Blue Underwater Forms" - oil/canvas - 93x103 cm
Works sold on auction
Stephan Welz & Co., Cape Town - 5th October, 2010 - Lot 187
"Abstract", 1971 - oil/canvas - 90x65cm - Lot 254
5th Avenue Auctions, Johannesburg - June 2012 - Lot 254
Russell Kaplan Auctioneers, Johannesburg - December 2013 - Lot P121
Selected Publications
ARTLOOK 28, Johannesburg - March 1969, p. 26 (text by Coral Cordouan)
Partial view of "Reflections" illustrated on cover of ARTLOOK 40
ARTLOOK 40, Johannesburg - March 1970, cover + pp. 40/42 (text by Barbara Parker)
ARTLOOK 59, Johannesburg - October, 1971, pp. 38/39 (text by Naomi Kark)
The Schlesinger South African Art Collection, Johannesburg - exhibition cat. 1979 - listed
"Art & Artists of South Africa" (Balkema), 1983 (Esmé Berman), listed p. 521
Stephan Welz & Co., Cape Town - catalogue 5th & 6th October, 2010 - Lot 187, ill. p. 26
Selected Press reviews
SA Jewish Times, Johannesburg - 1st October, 1971 (Synthesis of Impressions)
The Star, Johannesburg - 5th October, 1971 (Richard Cheales: Exhilarating colour ...)
Rand Daily Mail, Johannesburg - 7th October, 1971
Note:
The artist's name has often been misspelt - there is no hyphen!
Correct signature in 1970:
Updated on 9th February, 2016
