PIPER John CH (1903-1992) Palazzo Pesaro, Venice. Pencil, pen, ink, watercolour and gouache on two sheets of paper. 1960. Provenance: George Butler, head designer at David Whitehead and Sons for whom Piper produced designs for fabrics throughout the 50s and 60s. Accompanied by a letter to ‘Mr Couttie’ from Piper discussing the possible adaptation of this work for a fabric. See also ‘Palazzo Pesaro’, etching (date?) printed in an edition of 75 for ‘John Piper’s 80th Anniversary Portfolio’ by Kelpra Studio. See also ‘Palazzo Pesaro’, offset lithograph (L.356) Lit: ‘John Piper’, Tate Gallery, 30 Nov - 22 Jan 1984, p.63. pl.145 for a similar example of Palazzo Pesaro. Page of 14x21 laid on backing page of 18x24 inches.
PIPER John O.M. (1903-1992) ‘Radcliffe Camera’ (L.326) Offset Lithograph. 1981. Signed. Editioned 110/150. 25x18 inches.
PIPER John (1903-1992)
‘San Marco’ (L.116).
Lithograph. Artist’s Proof. 1961. Signed and inscribed.
25x18 inches. Framed: 37.25x29.25 inches.
PIPER John O.M. (1903-1992) ‘Parthenay’ (L.109) Lithograph.1958. Signed and editioned, 2/75. 22x27 inches.
PIPER John CH (1903-1992)
‘San Pietro in Castello’, Venice. Pencil, wax resist, watercolour and gouache. Circa 1961. Signed and inscribed.
9x11.5 inches. Framed: 15.5x18 inches.
PIPER John CH (1903-1992)
Rome: San’Agnese and the Bernini Fountain. Pencil, ink, crayon and gouache. Signed and dated, ‘26.2.61’. Ex. Coll: Lea Ford. 9.25x12.5 inches. Framed:16x19 inches.
PIPER John O.M. (1903-1992) ‘High Cross, Hampshire’ (L284) Lithograph. 1978. Signed and inscribed ‘A.P. / for Christian with much love / Easter 1978’. 22.5x30.5 inches.
PIPER John C.H. (1903-1992) ‘Interior of Coventry Cathedral’. Limited edition woven in silk by J&J Cash Ltd, Coventry. Editioned 341/500 and pencil signed. In original frame and presentation box. 4.25x5.5 inches. The presentation box: 15.5x12.25 inches.
PIPER John C.H. (1903-1992) ‘Gloriana, Act 1, Sc.1’. Collage and mixed media. 11x15 inches. Signed. Inscribed and dated, 1953, beneath mount. The Royal Opera House commissioned Benjamin Britten’s ‘Gloriana’ to celebrate the 1953 Coronation.
PIPER John C.H. (1903-1992) Moonlit graveyard scene for ‘Don Giovanni’. Ink, watercolour and gouache. 8x8 inches. Signed. Related to Piper's set designs for the 1951 Glyndebourne Production.
PIPER John C.H. (1903-1992) The South Front of ‘Seaton Delaval’; Northumberland. Ink and watercolour.13x17 inches. Signed. 1941.
PIPER John C.H. (1903-1992) ‘Taillebourg, Charente’. Mixed media. Signed. Exhibited: Mercury Gallery, 1968. 9x14 inches. Framed: 13x18 inches.
PIPER John C.H. (1903 - 1992) Bristol: ‘Crown and Anchor’. Mixed media and collage. Signed. 11.5x15 inches. Framed: 20x23 inches.
PIPER John C.H. (1903-1992) ‘Old Man / Act II Sc.2 / Shaw’. Pencil, ink and watercolour. For Britten’s Gloriana, 1953. Inscribed and signed. 14x20 inches. Framed 29x22 inches.
PIPER John C.H. (1903-1992) ‘Brighton Aquatints / Twelve original aquatints of modern Brighton / with short descriptions by / Lord Alfred Douglas’. Published by Duckworth in 1939 in an edition of 200. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
PIPER John C.H. (1903-1992) ‘Lady (Chorus)/Gloriana’. Ink, wax resist, watercolour. 20x14 inches. Label verso. The Royal Opera House commissioned Benjamin Britten’s ‘Gloriana’ to celebrate the 1953 Coronation.
PIPER John C.H. (1903-1992) Drysllwyn Castle, Carmarthenshire. Ink and watercolour. 4x12 inches. 1944. Signed. Related to the illustration in ‘English Scottish and Welsh landscape’, Curwen Press, 1944.
PIPER John CH (1903-1992) ‘Harlaxton Hall’ (L.372). Screenprint. 1984. Signed and editioned 74/90. Exhibited: Christies Contemporary Art 20x30 inches. Framed: 32x41 inches.
PIPER John C.H. (1903-1992) ‘Island in the Traeth’, Wales. Chalk, ink, gouache and watercolour. 7x10 inches. Signed. Backing inscribed and dated, 1958.
PIPER John C.H. (1903-1992) ‘Clamercy’, Burgundy (L.375). Screenprint. 1985. Signed and editioned 16/100. Exhibited: Beaux Arts Gallery 31x23 inches. Framed: 40x32 inches.
PIPER John C.H. (1903-1992) ‘West Wickham V’. Ink, watercolour and gouache. 4x8 inches. Signed. Exhibited: Marlborough Fine Art, 1942.
PIPER John C.H. (1903-1992) Welsh valley. Ink, watercolour and gouache. Signed and dated, 1958. 4x6 inches. Framed: 12.5x13.5 inches.
PIPER John C.H. (1903-1992) Cottage at ‘Whitchurch, Hampshire’. Ink, watercolour and collage. 14x20 inches. Circa 1938. Inscribed verso. We are grateful to Dr Frances Spalding for confirming this work.
PIPER John CH (1903-1992) ‘Stowe’. Aquatint. Proof of unpublished state. (L.239). Signed. Inscribed ‘from Buckland Wright / 10 Nevern Mansions/ SW5’ verso. 7x10.25 inches.
PIPER John CH 1903-1992) The Turn of the Screw: set design for the interior of ‘Bly’. Britten’s The Turn of the Screw was first performed at La Fenice in Venice on 14th September 1954. Ink, watercolour and gouache. Signed. Note: formerly incorrectly thought to be for ‘Mourning becomes Electra’. 10x21 inches.
PIPER John C.H. (1903-1992) ‘Gloriana…3rd Act – Sc.2 A Street’. Mixed media. Signed and inscribed. 24.75x15.5 inches. Framed: 25.25x33.75 inches.
PIPER John C.H. (1903-1992) ‘Variation. Titian’s Baccanalia (Prado, Madrid)’. Pencil, pen, ink and watercolour 0n graph paper. Signed and inscribed. 14.5x19 inches. Framed: 23x27inches.
PIPER John C.H. (1903-1992) ‘St. Gilles, l. hand door’. Pencil, ink, chalk and watercolour. Signed and inscribed. Exhibited: John Piper, Studies from Romanesque Sculpture / Painting in French and English Churches, Marlborough Fine Art. 12.25x20 inches. Framed: 18.5x22.5 inches.
PIPER John C.H. (1903-1992) Street scene: Regency Theatre. Pen, brush, ink and crayon. 1948/49. Signed. Study related to the artist’s panels of Regency architecture in Bath, Cheltenham and Brighton for the British Embassy in Rio de Janiero. 7x10.25 inches. Framed: 15x18 inches.
PIPER John C.H. (1903-1992) ‘Appian Way I’. Pencil, crayon, watercolour and gouache. Signed. Circa 1960. Inscribed verso. 6.5x14 inches.
PIPER John C.H. (1903-1992) Street scene: Regency Theatre. Pen, brush, ink and crayon. 1948/49. Signed. Study related to the artist’s panels of Regency architecture in Bath, Cheltenham and Brighton for the British Embassy in Rio de Janiero. 7x10.25 inches. Framed: 15x18 inches.