ID 1176669
Lot 117 | JOHN PIPER, C.H. (1903-1992)
Estimate value
£ 3 000 – 5 000
Kempsford Church Tower, Gloucestershire
signed 'John Piper' (lower right), inscribed and dated 'Kempsford Church Tower,/Gloucestershire/1953' (on the reverse)
pencil, ink, watercolour and wax crayon on paper
12 1⁄8 x 7 3⁄8 in. (30.7 x 18.7 cm.)
Executed circa 1950-53.
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by Robert and Rena Lewin, Brook Street Gallery, London.
Purchased by Ralph Ehrmann at the 1967 exhibition.
Acquired from the above by the present owners.
Literature
Exhibition catalogue, John Piper: Studies from Sketch Books 1940-60, London, Brook Street Gallery, 1967, n.p., no. 45, illustrated.
Exhibited
London, Brook Street Gallery, John Piper: Studies from Sketch Books 1940-60, October - November 1967, no. 45.
Further Details
We are very grateful to Rev. Dr Stephen Laird F.S.A. for his assistance in cataloguing this lot.
| Artist: | John Egerton Piper (1903 - 1992) |
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| Applied technique: | Gouache, Painted, Watercolor |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Plastic |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Place of origin: | Israel, Asia |
| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Watercolors and drawings |
| Artist: | John Egerton Piper (1903 - 1992) |
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| Applied technique: | Gouache, Painted, Watercolor |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Plastic |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Place of origin: | Israel, Asia |
| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Watercolors and drawings |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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