Monday, 13 August 2012

John Piper – part 3

Famous for his romantic landscapes, views of ruined churches, stately homes and castles, John Piper (1903 – 1992) is considered to be one of the most significant British artists of the 20th Century.

This is part 3 of a 3-part post on the works of John Piper. Part 3 features his 1964 series "Churches'" and his 1977 series "Victorian Dream Palaces." For biographical notes on Piper, and for earlier works, see parts 1 and 2 also.

A Retrospective of Churches, Marlborough Fine Art Limited, London, 1964. A set of 24 lithographs in colour:


1. Kilpeck, Herefordshire, the Norman South Door 
lithograph 72.5 x 51.5 cm 
© The Piper Estate

2. Gaddesby, Leicestershire, Medieval Stonework 
lithograph 67.2 x 47 cm 
© The Piper Estate

3. Redenhall, Norfolk, the Tower 
lithograph 70.6 x 36 cm 
© The Piper Estate

4. Warkton, Northamptonshire, Monument by Vangelder, 1775 
lithograph 69.2 x 49.1 cm 
© The Piper Estate

5. Exton, Rutland, Monument by Grinling Gibbons, 1686 
lithograph 74.4 x 51.6 cm 
© The Piper Estate

6. St Kew, Cornwall, Church in a Hilly Landscape 
lithograph 50.4 x 70.1 cm 
© The Piper Estate

7. Llan-y-Blodwell, Shropshire, Mid 19th Century Furnishing and Painting 
lithograph 66 x 46 cm 
© The Piper Estate

8. Malmesbury, Wiltshire, the South Porch 
lithograph 61.5 x 52 cm 
© The Piper Estate

9. Tickencote, Rutland, the Norman Chancel Arch 
lithograph 42.4 x 67.4 cm 
© The Piper Estate

10. Rudbaxton, Pembrokeshire, 17th Century Monument, 19th Century Furnishing 
lithograph 47.3 x 64.9 cm 
© The Piper Estate

11. Inglesham, Wiltshire, A Rustic Medieval Interior 
lithograph 50.7 x 71.1 cm 
© The Piper Estate


12. Lewknor, Oxfordshire, Textured Walls, Traceried Windows 
lithograph 53.1 x 70.9 cm 
© The Piper Estate

13. Leckhampstead, Berkshire, a Victorian Church by S.S. Teulor 
lithograph 68.5 x 47.2 cm 
© The Piper Estate

14. Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, Medieval Stone 
lithograph 48.6 x 68.7 cm 
© The Piper Estate

15. St Nicholas, Liverpool, Smoke-black Dockland Church 
lithograph 61.9 x 45.4 cm 
© The Piper Estate

16. Easton, Portland, Dorset, St George Reforne, an 18th Century Church among the Quarries 
lithograph 50.1 x 64.2 cm 
© The Piper Estate

17. North Grimstone, Yorkshire ( East Riding ), Detail from the 12th Century Font 
lithograph 73.7 x 53.7 cm 
© The Piper Estate

18. Gedney, Lincolnshire, a Tower in the Fens 
lithograph 177.6 x 51.5 cm 
© The Piper Estate

19. Llangloffan, Pembrokeshire, the Baptist Chapel 
lithograph 51.9 x 61.6 cm 
© The Piper Estate

20. St Anne's, Limehouse, London, by Nicholas Hawksmoor 
lithograph 70.5 x 47.7 cm 
© The Piper Estate

21. Christ Church, Spitalfields, London, by Nicholas Hawksmoor 
lithograph 73.2 x 48.3 cm 
© The Piper Estate

22. St Matthias, Stoke Newington, London, by William Butterfield 
lithograph 68.6 x 52 cm 
© The Piper Estate

23. St James the Less, Westminster, by G.E. Street 
lithograph 49 x 65.3 cm 
© The Piper Estate

24. St Mary's, Paddington, by G.E. Street 
lithograph 
© The Piper Estate


Victorian Dream Palaces. 
A set of silkscreen prints from 1977:


Ettington Park 
screenprint 53 x 70 cm 
© The Piper Estate

Flintham 
screenprint 52.4 x 70 cm 
© The Piper Estate


Harlaxton through the Gate 
screenprint 71.5 x 53.4 cm 
© The Piper Estate

Kelham 
screenprint 47.2 x 69.9 cm 
© The Piper Estate

Milton Ernest 
screenprint 51 x 69.7 cm 
© The Piper Estate

Royal Holloway College 
screenprint 53 x 70.5 cm 
© The Piper Estate

Shadwell Park 
screenprint 51.5 x 69.7 cm 
© The Piper Estate

Wightwick Manor 
screenprint 52.6 x 70.6 cm 
© The Piper Estate


Saturday, 11 August 2012

John Piper – part 2

Famous for his romantic landscapes, views of ruined churches, stately homes and castles, John Piper (1903 – 1992) is considered to be one of the most significant British artists of the 20th Century.

This is part 2 of a 3-part post on the works of John Piper. Parts 1 and 2 show his work chronologically. Part 3 features his 1964 series ‘Churches’, and his 1977 series ‘Victorian Dream Palaces’. For biographical notes on Piper, and for earlier works, see part 1.


1968 Besse, Dordogne 
screenprint 78.1 x 58.4 cm 
© The Piper Estate

1968 Creysse, Dordogne 
screenprint 44.8 x 64.8 cm 
© The Piper Estate

1968 Floira 
screenprint 43.8 x 65.1 cm 
© The Piper Estate

1968 La Chapelle St Robert, Dordogne 
screenprint 58.7 x 80 cm 
© The Piper Estate

1968 Montpellier de Didonne, Charente 
screenprint 76.8 x 55.9 cm 
© The Piper Estate

1968 Mosnac, Dordogne 
screenprint 44.1 x 66 cm 
© The Piper Estate

1969 Welsh Landscape, Tretio 
screenprint 48.6 x 71.1 cm 
© The Piper Estate

1971 Corton Church, Suffolk 
screenprint 76.2 x 44.5 cm 
© The Piper Estate

1971 Wymondham, Norfolk 
screenprint 76.2 x 55.9 cm 
© The Piper Estate

1972 Eye and Camera, Blue and Red 
screenprint 48.3 x 69.8 cm 
© The Piper Estate

1972 Eye and Camera, Multifigure 
screenprint 48.3 x 69.8 cm 
© The Piper Estate

1972 Eye and Camera, Red and Black 
screenprint 48.3 x 69.8 cm 
© The Piper Estate
   

1972 Ludlow Castle 
screenprint 54.6 x 80.3 cm 
© The Piper Estate

Piper designed the sets for the first staging of the opera "Death in Venice" in 1973. The opera was based on the novella by Thomas Mann and was the work of British composer Benjamin Britten with Myfanwy Piper, who wrote the libretto. Piper’s sets used narrow revolving panels painted with details of Venetian architecture. This screenprint is from a portfolio of eight based on the sketches he made for the set designs:


1972 from 'Death in Venice' 
screenprint 
© The Piper Estate

1975 Foliate Heads I 
screenprint 58.4 x 76.8 cm 
© The Piper Estate

1975 Foliate Heads II 
screenprint 58.4 x 76.8 cm 
© The Piper Estate

1975 Horham, Suffolk 
screenprint 54.6 x 84.1 cm 
© The Piper Estate

1976 Holkham, Norfolk 
screenprint 61.3 x 83.5 cm 
© The Piper Estate

1977 Buckden in a Storm 
screenprint 57.8 x 85.1 cm 
© The Piper Estate

1977 Exeter College Chapel, Oxford 
screenprint 81.9 x 61 cm 
© The Piper Estate

c1977 Eye and Camera, Blue to Ochre 
screenprint 76.5 x 111.8 cm 
© The Piper Estate

1982 Middle Mill, Pembrokeshire 
© The Piper Estate

1983 Covehithe Church 
oil on canvas 86.3 x 111.8 cm 
© The Piper Estate

1983 Foliate Head 
intaglio print and screenprint 44.6 x 64.5 cm 
© The Piper Estate

1983 Lower Brockhampton 
screenprint 45.7 x 66.8 cm 
© The Piper Estate

1983 Palazzo Pesaro 
intaglio print 45 x 64.5 cm 
© The Piper Estate

1983 Saltash Bridge 
screenprint 44.8 x 68.3 cm 
© The Piper Estate

1983 St Germain de l'Ivret 
screenprint 45.7 x 64.5 cm 
© The Piper Estate

1984 Kidwelly Castle 
lithograph 36 x 53 cm 
© The Piper Estate