Piper, John: Petit Palais: Yellow & Yellow
£2,250.00
Another dimension to John Piper’s experimentation with media in the 1960s, a series of four screenprints combining photography with drawn and coloured areas, the symmetrical effect of the print working on the church’s facade is particularly pleasing. Only 25 numbered copies were produced, this is number two, it’s signed and newly framed.
Located in the Gironde, the Eglise Saint-Pierre de Petit-Palais-et-Cornemps was built between the 13th and 16th centuries. The facade is notable for its symmetry, on the ground floor, the portal is framed by two blind arcades; the central level is adorned with five arcades, each composed of two recessed arcades and the top level is occupied by the pediment that crowns the building and contains four semi-circular arches.
Artist: John Piper (British, 1903-1992)
Title and date: Petit Palais, Yellow & Yellow, 1973, (Levinson 216)
Image size: 78.0 x 57.3 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 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.