Piper, John: Waddesdon

£2,250.00

This has to be one of John Piper’s most iconic screenprints, a dramatic and colourful evocation of Waddesdon Manor. Located in the Chilterns Hills and managed by the National Trust, this French Renaissance-style château was built by Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild in 1874 to entertain the fashionable world and to house his collection of fine art.

This stunning showpiece work is signed, numbered 18 of 70, and framed.


Artist: John Piper (British, 1903-1992)


Title and date: Waddesdon, 1989, (Levinson 423)


Size: 42.2 x 57.0 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.