Piper, John: Oxburgh Hall, Norfolk
£2,250.00
An atmospheric screenprint numbered 112 of 120, signed and framed.
Oxburgh Hall is a moated country house in Oxborough, Norfolk. The hall was built for Sir Edmund Bedingfeld in the 15th century and the family has lived at the hall since construction, although ownership passed to the National Trust in 1952. The house underwent extensive refurbishment in the mid 19th century under John Chessell Buckler and Augustus Pugin. The print captures the fortified gatehouse.
Artist: John Piper (British, 1903-1992)
Title and date: Oxburgh Hall, Norfolk, 1977, (Levinson 266)
Image size: 57.5 x 44.2 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 1930a, 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.