Famous for his romantic landscapes, views of ruined churches, stately homes and castles, John Piper (1903 – 1992) is considered to be one of the most significant British artists of the 20th Century. This is part 3 of a 3-part post on the works of John Piper. Part 3 features his 1964 series "Churches'" and his 1977 series "Victorian Dream Palaces." For biographical notes on Piper, and for earlier works, see parts 1 and 2 also. A Retrospective of Churches, Marlborough Fine Art Limited, London, 1964. A set of 24 lithographs in colour: 1. Kilpeck, Herefordshire, the Norman South Door lithograph 72.5 x 51.5 cm © The Piper Estate 2. Gaddesby, Leicestershire, Medieval Stonework lithograph 67.2 x 47 cm © The Piper Estate 3. Redenhall, Norfolk, the Tower lithograph 70.6 x 36 cm © The Piper Estate 4. Warkton, Northamptonshire, Monument by Vangelder, 1775 lithograph 69.2 x 49.1 cm © The Piper Estate 5. Exton, Rutland, Monument by Grinling Gibbons, 1686 lithograph 74.4 x 51.6 cm © The Piper Estate 6. St Kew, Cornwall, Church in a Hilly Landscape lithograph 50.4 x 70.1 cm © The Piper Estate 7. Llan-y-Blodwell, Shropshire, Mid 19th Century Furnishing and Painting lithograph 66 x 46 cm © The Piper Estate 8. Malmesbury, Wiltshire, the South Porch lithograph 61.5 x 52 cm © The Piper Estate 9. Tickencote, Rutland, the Norman Chancel Arch lithograph 42.4 x 67.4 cm © The Piper Estate 10. Rudbaxton, Pembrokeshire, 17th Century Monument, 19th Century Furnishing lithograph 47.3 x 64.9 cm © The Piper Estate 11. Inglesham, Wiltshire, A Rustic Medieval Interior lithograph 50.7 x 71.1 cm © The Piper Estate 12. Lewknor, Oxfordshire, Textured Walls, Traceried Windows lithograph 53.1 x 70.9 cm © The Piper Estate 13. Leckhampstead, Berkshire, a Victorian Church by S.S. Teulor lithograph 68.5 x 47.2 cm © The Piper Estate 14. Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, Medieval Stone lithograph 48.6 x 68.7 cm © The Piper Estate 15. St Nicholas, Liverpool, Smoke-black Dockland Church lithograph 61.9 x 45.4 cm © The Piper Estate 16. Easton, Portland, Dorset, St George Reforne, an 18th Century Church among the Quarries lithograph 50.1 x 64.2 cm © The Piper Estate 17. North Grimstone, Yorkshire ( East Riding ), Detail from the 12th Century Font lithograph 73.7 x 53.7 cm © The Piper Estate 18. Gedney, Lincolnshire, a Tower in the Fens lithograph 177.6 x 51.5 cm © The Piper Estate 19. Llangloffan, Pembrokeshire, the Baptist Chapel lithograph 51.9 x 61.6 cm © The Piper Estate 20. St Anne's, Limehouse, London, by Nicholas Hawksmoor lithograph 70.5 x 47.7 cm © The Piper Estate 21. Christ Church, Spitalfields, London, by Nicholas Hawksmoor lithograph 73.2 x 48.3 cm © The Piper Estate 22. St Matthias, Stoke Newington, London, by William Butterfield lithograph 68.6 x 52 cm © The Piper Estate 23. St James the Less, Westminster, by G.E. Street lithograph 49 x 65.3 cm © The Piper Estate 24. St Mary's, Paddington, by G.E. Street lithograph © The Piper Estate Victorian Dream Palaces. A set of silkscreen prints from 1977: Ettington Park screenprint 53 x 70 cm © The Piper Estate Flintham screenprint 52.4 x 70 cm © The Piper Estate Harlaxton through the Gate screenprint 71.5 x 53.4 cm © The Piper Estate Kelham screenprint 47.2 x 69.9 cm © The Piper Estate Milton Ernest screenprint 51 x 69.7 cm © The Piper Estate Royal Holloway College screenprint 53 x 70.5 cm © The Piper Estate Shadwell Park screenprint 51.5 x 69.7 cm © The Piper Estate Wightwick Manor screenprint 52.6 x 70.6 cm © The Piper Estate
Join this famous art lesson for children to learn about the artist John Piper. We’ll look at some of Piper’s famous paintings that use collage and create our own mixed media collage art projects. John Piper collage art lesson for children In this famous art lesson we will::: learn about the […]
An exhibition at the Guildhall Art Gallery, opening on 31 May, brings together works from the 17th century to the present day to show how the city’s architecture has inspired resident and visiting artists
Famous for his romantic landscapes, views of ruined churches, stately homes and castles, John Piper (1903 – 1992) is considered to be one of the most significant British artists of the 20th Century. This is part 2 of a 3-part post on the works of John Piper. Parts 1 and 2 show his work chronologically. Part 3 features his 1964 series ‘Churches’, and his 1977 series ‘Victorian Dream Palaces’. For biographical notes on Piper, and for earlier works, see part 1. 1968 Besse, Dordogne screenprint 78.1 x 58.4 cm © The Piper Estate 1968 Creysse, Dordogne screenprint 44.8 x 64.8 cm © The Piper Estate 1968 Floira screenprint 43.8 x 65.1 cm © The Piper Estate 1968 La Chapelle St Robert, Dordogne screenprint 58.7 x 80 cm © The Piper Estate 1968 Montpellier de Didonne, Charente screenprint 76.8 x 55.9 cm © The Piper Estate 1968 Mosnac, Dordogne screenprint 44.1 x 66 cm © The Piper Estate 1969 Welsh Landscape, Tretio screenprint 48.6 x 71.1 cm © The Piper Estate 1971 Corton Church, Suffolk screenprint 76.2 x 44.5 cm © The Piper Estate 1971 Wymondham, Norfolk screenprint 76.2 x 55.9 cm © The Piper Estate 1972 Eye and Camera, Blue and Red screenprint 48.3 x 69.8 cm © The Piper Estate 1972 Eye and Camera, Multifigure screenprint 48.3 x 69.8 cm © The Piper Estate 1972 Eye and Camera, Red and Black screenprint 48.3 x 69.8 cm © The Piper Estate 1972 Ludlow Castle screenprint 54.6 x 80.3 cm © The Piper Estate Piper designed the sets for the first staging of the opera "Death in Venice" in 1973. The opera was based on the novella by Thomas Mann and was the work of British composer Benjamin Britten with Myfanwy Piper, who wrote the libretto. Piper’s sets used narrow revolving panels painted with details of Venetian architecture. This screenprint is from a portfolio of eight based on the sketches he made for the set designs: 1972 from 'Death in Venice' screenprint © The Piper Estate 1975 Foliate Heads I screenprint 58.4 x 76.8 cm © The Piper Estate 1975 Foliate Heads II screenprint 58.4 x 76.8 cm © The Piper Estate 1975 Horham, Suffolk screenprint 54.6 x 84.1 cm © The Piper Estate 1976 Holkham, Norfolk screenprint 61.3 x 83.5 cm © The Piper Estate 1977 Buckden in a Storm screenprint 57.8 x 85.1 cm © The Piper Estate 1977 Exeter College Chapel, Oxford screenprint 81.9 x 61 cm © The Piper Estate c1977 Eye and Camera, Blue to Ochre screenprint 76.5 x 111.8 cm © The Piper Estate 1982 Middle Mill, Pembrokeshire © The Piper Estate 1983 Covehithe Church oil on canvas 86.3 x 111.8 cm © The Piper Estate 1983 Foliate Head intaglio print and screenprint 44.6 x 64.5 cm © The Piper Estate 1983 Lower Brockhampton screenprint 45.7 x 66.8 cm © The Piper Estate 1983 Palazzo Pesaro intaglio print 45 x 64.5 cm © The Piper Estate 1983 Saltash Bridge screenprint 44.8 x 68.3 cm © The Piper Estate 1983 St Germain de l'Ivret screenprint 45.7 x 64.5 cm © The Piper Estate 1984 Kidwelly Castle lithograph 36 x 53 cm © The Piper Estate
Tate LiverpoolFrom his flaccid, semi-modernist daubs to his visions of Olde England, John Piper was about as refreshing as a cup of weak tea. But the war, and its bombed-out buildings, did give him his finest hour
We spoke to the artist about his alias, Rhed, and why he felt ready to come forward as Rocco in 2022
Famous for his romantic landscapes, views of ruined churches, stately homes and castles, John Piper (1903 – 1992) is considered to be one of the most significant British artists of the 20th Century. This is part 2 of a 3-part post on the works of John Piper. Parts 1 and 2 show his work chronologically. Part 3 features his 1964 series ‘Churches’, and his 1977 series ‘Victorian Dream Palaces’. For biographical notes on Piper, and for earlier works, see part 1. 1968 Besse, Dordogne screenprint 78.1 x 58.4 cm © The Piper Estate 1968 Creysse, Dordogne screenprint 44.8 x 64.8 cm © The Piper Estate 1968 Floira screenprint 43.8 x 65.1 cm © The Piper Estate 1968 La Chapelle St Robert, Dordogne screenprint 58.7 x 80 cm © The Piper Estate 1968 Montpellier de Didonne, Charente screenprint 76.8 x 55.9 cm © The Piper Estate 1968 Mosnac, Dordogne screenprint 44.1 x 66 cm © The Piper Estate 1969 Welsh Landscape, Tretio screenprint 48.6 x 71.1 cm © The Piper Estate 1971 Corton Church, Suffolk screenprint 76.2 x 44.5 cm © The Piper Estate 1971 Wymondham, Norfolk screenprint 76.2 x 55.9 cm © The Piper Estate 1972 Eye and Camera, Blue and Red screenprint 48.3 x 69.8 cm © The Piper Estate 1972 Eye and Camera, Multifigure screenprint 48.3 x 69.8 cm © The Piper Estate 1972 Eye and Camera, Red and Black screenprint 48.3 x 69.8 cm © The Piper Estate 1972 Ludlow Castle screenprint 54.6 x 80.3 cm © The Piper Estate Piper designed the sets for the first staging of the opera "Death in Venice" in 1973. The opera was based on the novella by Thomas Mann and was the work of British composer Benjamin Britten with Myfanwy Piper, who wrote the libretto. Piper’s sets used narrow revolving panels painted with details of Venetian architecture. This screenprint is from a portfolio of eight based on the sketches he made for the set designs: 1972 from 'Death in Venice' screenprint © The Piper Estate 1975 Foliate Heads I screenprint 58.4 x 76.8 cm © The Piper Estate 1975 Foliate Heads II screenprint 58.4 x 76.8 cm © The Piper Estate 1975 Horham, Suffolk screenprint 54.6 x 84.1 cm © The Piper Estate 1976 Holkham, Norfolk screenprint 61.3 x 83.5 cm © The Piper Estate 1977 Buckden in a Storm screenprint 57.8 x 85.1 cm © The Piper Estate 1977 Exeter College Chapel, Oxford screenprint 81.9 x 61 cm © The Piper Estate c1977 Eye and Camera, Blue to Ochre screenprint 76.5 x 111.8 cm © The Piper Estate 1982 Middle Mill, Pembrokeshire © The Piper Estate 1983 Covehithe Church oil on canvas 86.3 x 111.8 cm © The Piper Estate 1983 Foliate Head intaglio print and screenprint 44.6 x 64.5 cm © The Piper Estate 1983 Lower Brockhampton screenprint 45.7 x 66.8 cm © The Piper Estate 1983 Palazzo Pesaro intaglio print 45 x 64.5 cm © The Piper Estate 1983 Saltash Bridge screenprint 44.8 x 68.3 cm © The Piper Estate 1983 St Germain de l'Ivret screenprint 45.7 x 64.5 cm © The Piper Estate 1984 Kidwelly Castle lithograph 36 x 53 cm © The Piper Estate
Famous for his romantic landscapes, views of ruined churches, stately homes and castles, John Piper (1903 – 1992) is considered to be one of the most significant British artists of the 20th Century. This is part 2 of a 3-part post on the works of John Piper. Parts 1 and 2 show his work chronologically. Part 3 features his 1964 series ‘Churches’, and his 1977 series ‘Victorian Dream Palaces’. For biographical notes on Piper, and for earlier works, see part 1. 1968 Besse, Dordogne screenprint 78.1 x 58.4 cm © The Piper Estate 1968 Creysse, Dordogne screenprint 44.8 x 64.8 cm © The Piper Estate 1968 Floira screenprint 43.8 x 65.1 cm © The Piper Estate 1968 La Chapelle St Robert, Dordogne screenprint 58.7 x 80 cm © The Piper Estate 1968 Montpellier de Didonne, Charente screenprint 76.8 x 55.9 cm © The Piper Estate 1968 Mosnac, Dordogne screenprint 44.1 x 66 cm © The Piper Estate 1969 Welsh Landscape, Tretio screenprint 48.6 x 71.1 cm © The Piper Estate 1971 Corton Church, Suffolk screenprint 76.2 x 44.5 cm © The Piper Estate 1971 Wymondham, Norfolk screenprint 76.2 x 55.9 cm © The Piper Estate 1972 Eye and Camera, Blue and Red screenprint 48.3 x 69.8 cm © The Piper Estate 1972 Eye and Camera, Multifigure screenprint 48.3 x 69.8 cm © The Piper Estate 1972 Eye and Camera, Red and Black screenprint 48.3 x 69.8 cm © The Piper Estate 1972 Ludlow Castle screenprint 54.6 x 80.3 cm © The Piper Estate Piper designed the sets for the first staging of the opera "Death in Venice" in 1973. The opera was based on the novella by Thomas Mann and was the work of British composer Benjamin Britten with Myfanwy Piper, who wrote the libretto. Piper’s sets used narrow revolving panels painted with details of Venetian architecture. This screenprint is from a portfolio of eight based on the sketches he made for the set designs: 1972 from 'Death in Venice' screenprint © The Piper Estate 1975 Foliate Heads I screenprint 58.4 x 76.8 cm © The Piper Estate 1975 Foliate Heads II screenprint 58.4 x 76.8 cm © The Piper Estate 1975 Horham, Suffolk screenprint 54.6 x 84.1 cm © The Piper Estate 1976 Holkham, Norfolk screenprint 61.3 x 83.5 cm © The Piper Estate 1977 Buckden in a Storm screenprint 57.8 x 85.1 cm © The Piper Estate 1977 Exeter College Chapel, Oxford screenprint 81.9 x 61 cm © The Piper Estate c1977 Eye and Camera, Blue to Ochre screenprint 76.5 x 111.8 cm © The Piper Estate 1982 Middle Mill, Pembrokeshire © The Piper Estate 1983 Covehithe Church oil on canvas 86.3 x 111.8 cm © The Piper Estate 1983 Foliate Head intaglio print and screenprint 44.6 x 64.5 cm © The Piper Estate 1983 Lower Brockhampton screenprint 45.7 x 66.8 cm © The Piper Estate 1983 Palazzo Pesaro intaglio print 45 x 64.5 cm © The Piper Estate 1983 Saltash Bridge screenprint 44.8 x 68.3 cm © The Piper Estate 1983 St Germain de l'Ivret screenprint 45.7 x 64.5 cm © The Piper Estate 1984 Kidwelly Castle lithograph 36 x 53 cm © The Piper Estate
Famous for his romantic landscapes, views of ruined churches, stately homes and castles, John Piper (1903 – 1992) is considered to be one of the most significant British artists of the 20th Century. This is part 2 of a 3-part post on the works of John Piper. Parts 1 and 2 show his work chronologically. Part 3 features his 1964 series ‘Churches’, and his 1977 series ‘Victorian Dream Palaces’. For biographical notes on Piper, and for earlier works, see part 1. 1968 Besse, Dordogne screenprint 78.1 x 58.4 cm © The Piper Estate 1968 Creysse, Dordogne screenprint 44.8 x 64.8 cm © The Piper Estate 1968 Floira screenprint 43.8 x 65.1 cm © The Piper Estate 1968 La Chapelle St Robert, Dordogne screenprint 58.7 x 80 cm © The Piper Estate 1968 Montpellier de Didonne, Charente screenprint 76.8 x 55.9 cm © The Piper Estate 1968 Mosnac, Dordogne screenprint 44.1 x 66 cm © The Piper Estate 1969 Welsh Landscape, Tretio screenprint 48.6 x 71.1 cm © The Piper Estate 1971 Corton Church, Suffolk screenprint 76.2 x 44.5 cm © The Piper Estate 1971 Wymondham, Norfolk screenprint 76.2 x 55.9 cm © The Piper Estate 1972 Eye and Camera, Blue and Red screenprint 48.3 x 69.8 cm © The Piper Estate 1972 Eye and Camera, Multifigure screenprint 48.3 x 69.8 cm © The Piper Estate 1972 Eye and Camera, Red and Black screenprint 48.3 x 69.8 cm © The Piper Estate 1972 Ludlow Castle screenprint 54.6 x 80.3 cm © The Piper Estate Piper designed the sets for the first staging of the opera "Death in Venice" in 1973. The opera was based on the novella by Thomas Mann and was the work of British composer Benjamin Britten with Myfanwy Piper, who wrote the libretto. Piper’s sets used narrow revolving panels painted with details of Venetian architecture. This screenprint is from a portfolio of eight based on the sketches he made for the set designs: 1972 from 'Death in Venice' screenprint © The Piper Estate 1975 Foliate Heads I screenprint 58.4 x 76.8 cm © The Piper Estate 1975 Foliate Heads II screenprint 58.4 x 76.8 cm © The Piper Estate 1975 Horham, Suffolk screenprint 54.6 x 84.1 cm © The Piper Estate 1976 Holkham, Norfolk screenprint 61.3 x 83.5 cm © The Piper Estate 1977 Buckden in a Storm screenprint 57.8 x 85.1 cm © The Piper Estate 1977 Exeter College Chapel, Oxford screenprint 81.9 x 61 cm © The Piper Estate c1977 Eye and Camera, Blue to Ochre screenprint 76.5 x 111.8 cm © The Piper Estate 1982 Middle Mill, Pembrokeshire © The Piper Estate 1983 Covehithe Church oil on canvas 86.3 x 111.8 cm © The Piper Estate 1983 Foliate Head intaglio print and screenprint 44.6 x 64.5 cm © The Piper Estate 1983 Lower Brockhampton screenprint 45.7 x 66.8 cm © The Piper Estate 1983 Palazzo Pesaro intaglio print 45 x 64.5 cm © The Piper Estate 1983 Saltash Bridge screenprint 44.8 x 68.3 cm © The Piper Estate 1983 St Germain de l'Ivret screenprint 45.7 x 64.5 cm © The Piper Estate 1984 Kidwelly Castle lithograph 36 x 53 cm © The Piper Estate
Famous for his romantic landscapes, views of ruined churches, stately homes and castles, John Piper (1903 – 1992) is considered to be one of the most significant British artists of the 20th Century. This is part 3 of a 3-part post on the works of John Piper. Part 3 features his 1964 series "Churches'" and his 1977 series "Victorian Dream Palaces." For biographical notes on Piper, and for earlier works, see parts 1 and 2 also. A Retrospective of Churches, Marlborough Fine Art Limited, London, 1964. A set of 24 lithographs in colour: 1. Kilpeck, Herefordshire, the Norman South Door lithograph 72.5 x 51.5 cm © The Piper Estate 2. Gaddesby, Leicestershire, Medieval Stonework lithograph 67.2 x 47 cm © The Piper Estate 3. Redenhall, Norfolk, the Tower lithograph 70.6 x 36 cm © The Piper Estate 4. Warkton, Northamptonshire, Monument by Vangelder, 1775 lithograph 69.2 x 49.1 cm © The Piper Estate 5. Exton, Rutland, Monument by Grinling Gibbons, 1686 lithograph 74.4 x 51.6 cm © The Piper Estate 6. St Kew, Cornwall, Church in a Hilly Landscape lithograph 50.4 x 70.1 cm © The Piper Estate 7. Llan-y-Blodwell, Shropshire, Mid 19th Century Furnishing and Painting lithograph 66 x 46 cm © The Piper Estate 8. Malmesbury, Wiltshire, the South Porch lithograph 61.5 x 52 cm © The Piper Estate 9. Tickencote, Rutland, the Norman Chancel Arch lithograph 42.4 x 67.4 cm © The Piper Estate 10. Rudbaxton, Pembrokeshire, 17th Century Monument, 19th Century Furnishing lithograph 47.3 x 64.9 cm © The Piper Estate 11. Inglesham, Wiltshire, A Rustic Medieval Interior lithograph 50.7 x 71.1 cm © The Piper Estate 12. Lewknor, Oxfordshire, Textured Walls, Traceried Windows lithograph 53.1 x 70.9 cm © The Piper Estate 13. Leckhampstead, Berkshire, a Victorian Church by S.S. Teulor lithograph 68.5 x 47.2 cm © The Piper Estate 14. Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, Medieval Stone lithograph 48.6 x 68.7 cm © The Piper Estate 15. St Nicholas, Liverpool, Smoke-black Dockland Church lithograph 61.9 x 45.4 cm © The Piper Estate 16. Easton, Portland, Dorset, St George Reforne, an 18th Century Church among the Quarries lithograph 50.1 x 64.2 cm © The Piper Estate 17. North Grimstone, Yorkshire ( East Riding ), Detail from the 12th Century Font lithograph 73.7 x 53.7 cm © The Piper Estate 18. Gedney, Lincolnshire, a Tower in the Fens lithograph 177.6 x 51.5 cm © The Piper Estate 19. Llangloffan, Pembrokeshire, the Baptist Chapel lithograph 51.9 x 61.6 cm © The Piper Estate 20. St Anne's, Limehouse, London, by Nicholas Hawksmoor lithograph 70.5 x 47.7 cm © The Piper Estate 21. Christ Church, Spitalfields, London, by Nicholas Hawksmoor lithograph 73.2 x 48.3 cm © The Piper Estate 22. St Matthias, Stoke Newington, London, by William Butterfield lithograph 68.6 x 52 cm © The Piper Estate 23. St James the Less, Westminster, by G.E. Street lithograph 49 x 65.3 cm © The Piper Estate 24. St Mary's, Paddington, by G.E. Street lithograph © The Piper Estate Victorian Dream Palaces. A set of silkscreen prints from 1977: Ettington Park screenprint 53 x 70 cm © The Piper Estate Flintham screenprint 52.4 x 70 cm © The Piper Estate Harlaxton through the Gate screenprint 71.5 x 53.4 cm © The Piper Estate Kelham screenprint 47.2 x 69.9 cm © The Piper Estate Milton Ernest screenprint 51 x 69.7 cm © The Piper Estate Royal Holloway College screenprint 53 x 70.5 cm © The Piper Estate Shadwell Park screenprint 51.5 x 69.7 cm © The Piper Estate Wightwick Manor screenprint 52.6 x 70.6 cm © The Piper Estate
Famous for his romantic landscapes, views of ruined churches, stately homes and castles, John Piper (1903 – 1992) is considered to be one of the most significant British artists of the 20th Century. This is part 3 of a 3-part post on the works of John Piper. Part 3 features his 1964 series "Churches'" and his 1977 series "Victorian Dream Palaces." For biographical notes on Piper, and for earlier works, see parts 1 and 2 also. A Retrospective of Churches, Marlborough Fine Art Limited, London, 1964. A set of 24 lithographs in colour: 1. Kilpeck, Herefordshire, the Norman South Door lithograph 72.5 x 51.5 cm © The Piper Estate 2. Gaddesby, Leicestershire, Medieval Stonework lithograph 67.2 x 47 cm © The Piper Estate 3. Redenhall, Norfolk, the Tower lithograph 70.6 x 36 cm © The Piper Estate 4. Warkton, Northamptonshire, Monument by Vangelder, 1775 lithograph 69.2 x 49.1 cm © The Piper Estate 5. Exton, Rutland, Monument by Grinling Gibbons, 1686 lithograph 74.4 x 51.6 cm © The Piper Estate 6. St Kew, Cornwall, Church in a Hilly Landscape lithograph 50.4 x 70.1 cm © The Piper Estate 7. Llan-y-Blodwell, Shropshire, Mid 19th Century Furnishing and Painting lithograph 66 x 46 cm © The Piper Estate 8. Malmesbury, Wiltshire, the South Porch lithograph 61.5 x 52 cm © The Piper Estate 9. Tickencote, Rutland, the Norman Chancel Arch lithograph 42.4 x 67.4 cm © The Piper Estate 10. Rudbaxton, Pembrokeshire, 17th Century Monument, 19th Century Furnishing lithograph 47.3 x 64.9 cm © The Piper Estate 11. Inglesham, Wiltshire, A Rustic Medieval Interior lithograph 50.7 x 71.1 cm © The Piper Estate 12. Lewknor, Oxfordshire, Textured Walls, Traceried Windows lithograph 53.1 x 70.9 cm © The Piper Estate 13. Leckhampstead, Berkshire, a Victorian Church by S.S. Teulor lithograph 68.5 x 47.2 cm © The Piper Estate 14. Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, Medieval Stone lithograph 48.6 x 68.7 cm © The Piper Estate 15. St Nicholas, Liverpool, Smoke-black Dockland Church lithograph 61.9 x 45.4 cm © The Piper Estate 16. Easton, Portland, Dorset, St George Reforne, an 18th Century Church among the Quarries lithograph 50.1 x 64.2 cm © The Piper Estate 17. North Grimstone, Yorkshire ( East Riding ), Detail from the 12th Century Font lithograph 73.7 x 53.7 cm © The Piper Estate 18. Gedney, Lincolnshire, a Tower in the Fens lithograph 177.6 x 51.5 cm © The Piper Estate 19. Llangloffan, Pembrokeshire, the Baptist Chapel lithograph 51.9 x 61.6 cm © The Piper Estate 20. St Anne's, Limehouse, London, by Nicholas Hawksmoor lithograph 70.5 x 47.7 cm © The Piper Estate 21. Christ Church, Spitalfields, London, by Nicholas Hawksmoor lithograph 73.2 x 48.3 cm © The Piper Estate 22. St Matthias, Stoke Newington, London, by William Butterfield lithograph 68.6 x 52 cm © The Piper Estate 23. St James the Less, Westminster, by G.E. Street lithograph 49 x 65.3 cm © The Piper Estate 24. St Mary's, Paddington, by G.E. Street lithograph © The Piper Estate Victorian Dream Palaces. A set of silkscreen prints from 1977: Ettington Park screenprint 53 x 70 cm © The Piper Estate Flintham screenprint 52.4 x 70 cm © The Piper Estate Harlaxton through the Gate screenprint 71.5 x 53.4 cm © The Piper Estate Kelham screenprint 47.2 x 69.9 cm © The Piper Estate Milton Ernest screenprint 51 x 69.7 cm © The Piper Estate Royal Holloway College screenprint 53 x 70.5 cm © The Piper Estate Shadwell Park screenprint 51.5 x 69.7 cm © The Piper Estate Wightwick Manor screenprint 52.6 x 70.6 cm © The Piper Estate
Famous for his romantic landscapes, views of ruined churches, stately homes and castles, John Piper ( 1903 – 1992 ) is considered to be one of the most significant British artists of the 20th Century. Born in Epsom in 1903, Piper's inclination to become an artist was inhibited by his father's desire for him to join the family firm. Following the death of his father, Piper enrolled in the Richmond School of Art and a year later the Royal College of Art, graduating in 1929. In the early 1930's Piper exhibited with the London Group and became secretary of the Seven and Fife Society which included Henry Moore, Ivon Hitchens, Ben Nicholson and Paul Nash. He also made a number of trips to Paris where he befriended Alexander Calder and visited the studios of Arp, Brancusi and Jean Hélion. Surrounded by these avant-garde artists, Piper's work of this period reflected the trend for abstraction but by the late 1930's he had returned to a more naturalistic style. In 1937 Piper married the painter Myfanwy Evans who collaborated on his later work. Collaborations were important to Piper and fuelled his artistic output. The Shell Guides ( a series of illustrated books on the British Isles ) were created with the poet John Betjeman and he produced pottery with Geoffrey Eastop. Piper worked on stage designs and costumes for theatre and ballet as well as the designs for six operas by Benjamin Britten. A versatile artist, Piper also wrote articles on art and architecture and designed stained glass windows for a number of buildings including the new Coventry Cathedral. At the outbreak of the Second World War, Piper was commissioned by the 'war artists' scheme' to capture the affects of the war on the British landscape. The devastation of the Blitz was easily assimilated to Piper's personal interest in old ruined buildings. He had also lost his eldest brother in the First World War which may have made the commission particularly poignant and enabled him to respond with his deepest emotion. During these years he travelled the country, capturing the atmosphere of places. These scenes do not always directly relate to bomb-damage but reflect, in Piper's unique way, a sense of loss and nostalgia. In 1944 he was appointed Official War Artist. Piper died at his home in Fawley Bottom, Buckinghamshire in 1992. This is part 1 of a 3-part post on the works of John Piper. Parts 1 and 2 show his work chronologically. Part 3 features his 1964 series ‘Churches’, and his 1977 series ‘Victorian Dream Palaces’. 1933-34 Beach with Starfish ink, gouache and collage on paper 38 x 48.5 cm © Tate, London 1935 Abstract 1 oil on canvas 91.7 x 106.5 cm © Tate, London c1935 Composition oil on canvas 55.4 x 68 cm © The Piper Estate 1936 Littlestone-on-Sea ink and collage on paper 35.9 x 47.6 cm © The Piper Estate 1939-40 Ruined Cottage, Llanthony, Wales oil on canvas 39.4 x 49.7 cm © Mrs Clarissa Lewis 1940 Redland Park Congregational Church, Bristol oil on canvas 61 x 51 cm © The Piper Estate 1940 St Mary le Port, Bristol oil and pencil on canvas 76.2 x 63.5 cm © Tate, London 1940 The Dairy, Fawley Court watercolour and drawing 52.7 x 40 cm © Tate, London 1941 Seaton Delaval oil on canvas 71.1 x 111.7 cm © Tate, London 1941 Seaton Delaval, the Central Block oil on canvas 62 x 51 cm © The Piper estate In 1942 Piper was suddenly sent to Bath following three nights of bombing there. He worked while the buildings were still burning. Reviewing an exhibition of war art at the National Gallery in October 1941 Piper wrote, 'after a war the controlled emotional record of actual events - the record made at once from experience and in the heat of the moment - is the only one that counts'. The watercolours he made in Bath provided the occasion for making such a record: 1942 All Saints Chapel, Bath ink, chalk, gouache and watercolour on paper 42.5 x 55.9 cm © Tate, London 1942 Somerset Place, Bath pencil, ink and gouache on paper 48.9 x 76.2 cm © Tate, London 1943 Gordale Scar, Yorkshire © The Piper Estate 1944 Glaciated Rocks, Nant pen and ink and wash on paper © The Piper Estate 1947 Slopes of Glyder Fawr, Llyn Adwal, Caernarvonshire, Wales pen, ink and watercolour 55 x 70 cm © The Piper Estate 1947-48 Yarnton Monument oil on canvas 62.9 x 75.3 cm © The Piper Estate 1953 Drysllwyn Castle lithograph 37.8 x 53.7 © The Piper Estate 1956 Montagne sur Mer oil on canvas 71.1 x 91.4 cm © The Piper Estate 1961 Coast of Brittany I gouache and collage on paper 55.9 x 77.5 cm © The Piper Estate 1961 Coast of Brittany II gouache and collage on paper 57.1 78.1 cm © The Piper Estate 1961 The Forum oil on canvas 106.7 x 152.4 cm © The Piper Estate 1961-62 Beach in Brittany lithograph 47.3 x 64.5 cm © The Piper Estate 1961-62 San Marco, Venice lithograph 64.5 x 46.7 cm © The Piper Estate 1962-63 Anglesey Beach lithograph 55.9 x 44.5 cm © The Piper Estate In 1962 Piper designed fibreglass murals to be installed on the exterior of the conference room wing projecting from the front of the new North Thames Gas Board building in Wandsworth ( Architects E.R.Collister, 1959-1962 ). This commission helped define his later abstract work, stating that these pieces were "helpful because it taught me something of the values of clear colours, one against another." 1962 Designs for North Thames Gas Board 1962 Trial Maquette for the North Thames Gas Board Building oil 52 x 41.1 cm North Thames Gas Board building 1965 Southwold II gouache 58.4 x 78.7 cm © The Piper Estate 1966 Ironbridge lithograph 48.3 x 64.5 cm © The Piper Estate 1966 Swansea Chapel lithograph 68.9 x 51.8 cm © The Piper Estate 1966-67 Bethesda Chapel lithograph 52.7 x 68.9 cm © The Piper Estate
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Famous for his romantic landscapes, views of ruined churches, stately homes and castles, John Piper ( 1903 – 1992 ) is considered to be one of the most significant British artists of the 20th Century. Born in Epsom in 1903, Piper's inclination to become an artist was inhibited by his father's desire for him to join the family firm. Following the death of his father, Piper enrolled in the Richmond School of Art and a year later the Royal College of Art, graduating in 1929. In the early 1930's Piper exhibited with the London Group and became secretary of the Seven and Fife Society which included Henry Moore, Ivon Hitchens, Ben Nicholson and Paul Nash. He also made a number of trips to Paris where he befriended Alexander Calder and visited the studios of Arp, Brancusi and Jean Hélion. Surrounded by these avant-garde artists, Piper's work of this period reflected the trend for abstraction but by the late 1930's he had returned to a more naturalistic style. In 1937 Piper married the painter Myfanwy Evans who collaborated on his later work. Collaborations were important to Piper and fuelled his artistic output. The Shell Guides ( a series of illustrated books on the British Isles ) were created with the poet John Betjeman and he produced pottery with Geoffrey Eastop. Piper worked on stage designs and costumes for theatre and ballet as well as the designs for six operas by Benjamin Britten. A versatile artist, Piper also wrote articles on art and architecture and designed stained glass windows for a number of buildings including the new Coventry Cathedral. At the outbreak of the Second World War, Piper was commissioned by the 'war artists' scheme' to capture the affects of the war on the British landscape. The devastation of the Blitz was easily assimilated to Piper's personal interest in old ruined buildings. He had also lost his eldest brother in the First World War which may have made the commission particularly poignant and enabled him to respond with his deepest emotion. During these years he travelled the country, capturing the atmosphere of places. These scenes do not always directly relate to bomb-damage but reflect, in Piper's unique way, a sense of loss and nostalgia. In 1944 he was appointed Official War Artist. Piper died at his home in Fawley Bottom, Buckinghamshire in 1992. This is part 1 of a 3-part post on the works of John Piper. Parts 1 and 2 show his work chronologically. Part 3 features his 1964 series ‘Churches’, and his 1977 series ‘Victorian Dream Palaces’. 1933-34 Beach with Starfish ink, gouache and collage on paper 38 x 48.5 cm © Tate, London 1935 Abstract 1 oil on canvas 91.7 x 106.5 cm © Tate, London c1935 Composition oil on canvas 55.4 x 68 cm © The Piper Estate 1936 Littlestone-on-Sea ink and collage on paper 35.9 x 47.6 cm © The Piper Estate 1939-40 Ruined Cottage, Llanthony, Wales oil on canvas 39.4 x 49.7 cm © Mrs Clarissa Lewis 1940 Redland Park Congregational Church, Bristol oil on canvas 61 x 51 cm © The Piper Estate 1940 St Mary le Port, Bristol oil and pencil on canvas 76.2 x 63.5 cm © Tate, London 1940 The Dairy, Fawley Court watercolour and drawing 52.7 x 40 cm © Tate, London 1941 Seaton Delaval oil on canvas 71.1 x 111.7 cm © Tate, London 1941 Seaton Delaval, the Central Block oil on canvas 62 x 51 cm © The Piper estate In 1942 Piper was suddenly sent to Bath following three nights of bombing there. He worked while the buildings were still burning. Reviewing an exhibition of war art at the National Gallery in October 1941 Piper wrote, 'after a war the controlled emotional record of actual events - the record made at once from experience and in the heat of the moment - is the only one that counts'. The watercolours he made in Bath provided the occasion for making such a record: 1942 All Saints Chapel, Bath ink, chalk, gouache and watercolour on paper 42.5 x 55.9 cm © Tate, London 1942 Somerset Place, Bath pencil, ink and gouache on paper 48.9 x 76.2 cm © Tate, London 1943 Gordale Scar, Yorkshire © The Piper Estate 1944 Glaciated Rocks, Nant pen and ink and wash on paper © The Piper Estate 1947 Slopes of Glyder Fawr, Llyn Adwal, Caernarvonshire, Wales pen, ink and watercolour 55 x 70 cm © The Piper Estate 1947-48 Yarnton Monument oil on canvas 62.9 x 75.3 cm © The Piper Estate 1953 Drysllwyn Castle lithograph 37.8 x 53.7 © The Piper Estate 1956 Montagne sur Mer oil on canvas 71.1 x 91.4 cm © The Piper Estate 1961 Coast of Brittany I gouache and collage on paper 55.9 x 77.5 cm © The Piper Estate 1961 Coast of Brittany II gouache and collage on paper 57.1 78.1 cm © The Piper Estate 1961 The Forum oil on canvas 106.7 x 152.4 cm © The Piper Estate 1961-62 Beach in Brittany lithograph 47.3 x 64.5 cm © The Piper Estate 1961-62 San Marco, Venice lithograph 64.5 x 46.7 cm © The Piper Estate 1962-63 Anglesey Beach lithograph 55.9 x 44.5 cm © The Piper Estate In 1962 Piper designed fibreglass murals to be installed on the exterior of the conference room wing projecting from the front of the new North Thames Gas Board building in Wandsworth ( Architects E.R.Collister, 1959-1962 ). This commission helped define his later abstract work, stating that these pieces were "helpful because it taught me something of the values of clear colours, one against another." 1962 Designs for North Thames Gas Board 1962 Trial Maquette for the North Thames Gas Board Building oil 52 x 41.1 cm North Thames Gas Board building 1965 Southwold II gouache 58.4 x 78.7 cm © The Piper Estate 1966 Ironbridge lithograph 48.3 x 64.5 cm © The Piper Estate 1966 Swansea Chapel lithograph 68.9 x 51.8 cm © The Piper Estate 1966-67 Bethesda Chapel lithograph 52.7 x 68.9 cm © The Piper Estate
John Egerton Christmas Piper CH (13 December 1903 28 June 1992) was an English painter, printmaker and designer of stainedglass windows and both opera and theatre sets. His work often focused on the British landscape, especially churches and monuments, and included tapestry designs, book jackets,
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Famous for his romantic landscapes, views of ruined churches, stately homes and castles, John Piper (1903 – 1992) is considered to be one of the most significant British artists of the 20th Century. This is part 3 of a 3-part post on the works of John Piper. Part 3 features his 1964 series "Churches'" and his 1977 series "Victorian Dream Palaces." For biographical notes on Piper, and for earlier works, see parts 1 and 2 also. A Retrospective of Churches, Marlborough Fine Art Limited, London, 1964. A set of 24 lithographs in colour: 1. Kilpeck, Herefordshire, the Norman South Door lithograph 72.5 x 51.5 cm © The Piper Estate 2. Gaddesby, Leicestershire, Medieval Stonework lithograph 67.2 x 47 cm © The Piper Estate 3. Redenhall, Norfolk, the Tower lithograph 70.6 x 36 cm © The Piper Estate 4. Warkton, Northamptonshire, Monument by Vangelder, 1775 lithograph 69.2 x 49.1 cm © The Piper Estate 5. Exton, Rutland, Monument by Grinling Gibbons, 1686 lithograph 74.4 x 51.6 cm © The Piper Estate 6. St Kew, Cornwall, Church in a Hilly Landscape lithograph 50.4 x 70.1 cm © The Piper Estate 7. Llan-y-Blodwell, Shropshire, Mid 19th Century Furnishing and Painting lithograph 66 x 46 cm © The Piper Estate 8. Malmesbury, Wiltshire, the South Porch lithograph 61.5 x 52 cm © The Piper Estate 9. Tickencote, Rutland, the Norman Chancel Arch lithograph 42.4 x 67.4 cm © The Piper Estate 10. Rudbaxton, Pembrokeshire, 17th Century Monument, 19th Century Furnishing lithograph 47.3 x 64.9 cm © The Piper Estate 11. Inglesham, Wiltshire, A Rustic Medieval Interior lithograph 50.7 x 71.1 cm © The Piper Estate 12. Lewknor, Oxfordshire, Textured Walls, Traceried Windows lithograph 53.1 x 70.9 cm © The Piper Estate 13. Leckhampstead, Berkshire, a Victorian Church by S.S. Teulor lithograph 68.5 x 47.2 cm © The Piper Estate 14. Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, Medieval Stone lithograph 48.6 x 68.7 cm © The Piper Estate 15. St Nicholas, Liverpool, Smoke-black Dockland Church lithograph 61.9 x 45.4 cm © The Piper Estate 16. Easton, Portland, Dorset, St George Reforne, an 18th Century Church among the Quarries lithograph 50.1 x 64.2 cm © The Piper Estate 17. North Grimstone, Yorkshire ( East Riding ), Detail from the 12th Century Font lithograph 73.7 x 53.7 cm © The Piper Estate 18. Gedney, Lincolnshire, a Tower in the Fens lithograph 177.6 x 51.5 cm © The Piper Estate 19. Llangloffan, Pembrokeshire, the Baptist Chapel lithograph 51.9 x 61.6 cm © The Piper Estate 20. St Anne's, Limehouse, London, by Nicholas Hawksmoor lithograph 70.5 x 47.7 cm © The Piper Estate 21. Christ Church, Spitalfields, London, by Nicholas Hawksmoor lithograph 73.2 x 48.3 cm © The Piper Estate 22. St Matthias, Stoke Newington, London, by William Butterfield lithograph 68.6 x 52 cm © The Piper Estate 23. St James the Less, Westminster, by G.E. Street lithograph 49 x 65.3 cm © The Piper Estate 24. St Mary's, Paddington, by G.E. Street lithograph © The Piper Estate Victorian Dream Palaces. A set of silkscreen prints from 1977: Ettington Park screenprint 53 x 70 cm © The Piper Estate Flintham screenprint 52.4 x 70 cm © The Piper Estate Harlaxton through the Gate screenprint 71.5 x 53.4 cm © The Piper Estate Kelham screenprint 47.2 x 69.9 cm © The Piper Estate Milton Ernest screenprint 51 x 69.7 cm © The Piper Estate Royal Holloway College screenprint 53 x 70.5 cm © The Piper Estate Shadwell Park screenprint 51.5 x 69.7 cm © The Piper Estate Wightwick Manor screenprint 52.6 x 70.6 cm © The Piper Estate
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Archive of works by John Piper C.H. (1903-1992)
