Lot 14: John Turner RUA (1916-2006) Contempt (1953) Oil on

John Turner RUA (1916-2006) Contempt (1953) Oil on canvas, 59 x 32.5cm (23½ x 12 ¾'') Signed and dated 1953 Exhibited: Royal Ulster Academy 1954, Cat. No, 23; ''A Lifetime of Painting'', Exhibition of John Turner's work, the Elaine Summers Gallery, August/September 1997, Cat. No. 7, where purchased by current owner. Literature: ''A lifetime of painting'' 1997, full page illustration p15 In 1938 Turner won a scholarship to the Slade School of Art in London. In 1941 he returned to Ulster and taught at the Technical and High Schools in Coleraine - although painting was his main preoccupation. In 1943 he took a studio in Queen Street, Belfast and formed a friendship with a number of his contemporaries, including George Campbell, Gerard Dillon and Daniel O'Neill. In 1948 Turner held his first solo show, an Exhibition of Portraits, in Belfast hosted by CEMA. He was a regular contributor to the annual exhibitions of the Royal Ulster Academy and in 1975 was elected a full member.