Piper, John: St Amand-de-Coly, Dordogne – SOLD
£1,750.00
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 56 of only 70 and signed in the plate.
A reminder of summer holidays in France?
Saint Amand-de-Coly nestles on the edge of a hill in the lovely Dordogne countryside. The village is named after Saint Amand who was a hermit living in a cave in the hillside in the 6th century. The beautiful Romanesque church dates back to the 12th century it was fortified in the 14th century and is unusual for having a mix of Gothic and Roman styles.
More images can be provided on request.
Artist: John Piper (British, 1903-1992)
Title and date: St Amand-de-Coly, Dordogne, 1968, (Levinson 197)
Size: 58.0 x 77.4 cms.
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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.