John Piper, C.H. (1903-1992)

Lot 70
29.09.2020 13:00UTC +00:00
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£ 5 000
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Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 409794
Lot 70 | John Piper, C.H. (1903-1992)
Estimate value
£ 5 000 – 8 000
John Piper, C.H. (1903-1992)

Drop Curtain, Loxford

signed 'John Piper' (lower left); indistinctly signed and inscribed 'John Piper: Drawing for Act Drop 'Albert Herring' Opera by Benjamin Britten' (on the reverse)

ink, watercolour, gouache, charcoal and collage on paper

15 x 19 3/8 in. (38.1 x 49 cm.)

Executed in 1947.

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