Piper, John: Wymondham, Norfolk – SOLD

£2,610.00

One of Piper’s most iconic and collectable images, a stunning limited edition screenprint numbered 33 of 75, framed.

Wymondham Abbey is one of the most extraordinary churches in Norfolk. It originated as a monastery founded in 1107 and became an abbey in 1448. Its two towers form a stunning landmark, John Piper’s print shows the later west tower.

More images can be provided on request.


Artist: John Piper, (British, 1903-1992), signed and numbered in pencil in the margin


Title and date: Wymondham, Norfolk, 1971, (Levinson 205)


Size: 76.6 x 56.0 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.