Piper, John: Jazenne, Charente
£2,250.00
A dynamic and wonderfully vivid screenprint, one of several produced by John Piper of church architecture in Charente and Dordogne in west and south west France in the late 1960s. It’s numbered 46 of only 70, signed in the print and hand signed, and housed in a classic gilded frame.
A reminder of summer holidays in France?
The screenprint focuses on the striking façade of the Romanesque church at Jazenne in the Charente-Maritime region of southwest France. The church is lit dramatically from the left side of the composition, creating deep shadows along the right side of the façade. The building takes on an imposing character, as striking as a theatrical backdrop.
More images can be provided on request.
Artist: John Piper (British, 1903-1992)
Title and date: Jazenne, Charente, 1968, (Levinson 196)
Size: 57.5 x 77.3 cms.
Description
Artist description:
Born in Epsom, John Egerton Christmas Piper studied at Richmond School of Art and the Royal College of Art from 1926-8. In the mid 1930s, after a visit to Paris, he turned to abstraction. He became a member of the London Group in 1933 and the ‘Seven and Five’ group in 1934-5. During this period he became friends with Oliver Simon of the Curwen Press and his interest in lithography and print making grew. During the Second World War, Piper was appointed as an official war artist recording the effects of the blitz on Britain’s buildings. After the war, he became a Trustee of the Tate and National Galleries and in 1959 he became a member of the Royal Fine Art Commission. Piper is best known for his extensive studies of British architecture and landscape in oil, watercolour and print, and for his photography, stained glass, ceramics, fabric design, murals, stage sets and costume design. His work is held in many Museums and Galleries.