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John Piper

British 1903-1992 


John Egerton Christmas Piper was an English painter, printmaker, designer, and writer, and one of the most influential British artists of the twentieth century. He studied at the Richmond School of Art and then at the Royal College of Art. Piper was an art critic for The Listener and The Spectator, a member of The London Group and the Seven and Five Society, and was considered one of the leading abstract artists in England in the 1930s. Throughout his career he worked in different styles, including abstraction, surrealism and neo-Romanticism, but towards the end of the 1930s he returned to naturalism with a focus on architecture and the landscape. As an official war artist, Piper portrayed bomb-damaged buildings during WWII. Later in his career, Piper turned to printmaking and designing stage sets. He also designed over sixty stained-glass windows in partnership with Patrick Reyntiens, which included Coventry Cathedral and Eton College. Piper was commissioned to design tapestries for a number of English cathedrals.

Piper was made an Honorary Member of the Printmakers Council, served as a trustee of the Tate, and was elected to the Royal Academy of Arts. In addition, he was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). He was awarded a knighthood in 1972 for his contribution to British art and in 1984 he was awarded the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH).

Major retrospective exhibitions showcasing Piper’s works have been held at Tate Britain, the Imperial War Museum, the River and Rowing Museum, the Museum of Reading, and Dorchester Abbey and several exhibitions focusing on different elements of his artistic career have been shown throughout Britain.

John Piper’s works can be found in the Tate and many prestigious public collections throughout Britain, and in the United States of America, and Canada.


52 lots offered      73.08% sold      ZAR 2 529 604
 

  Including Premium and VAT Results include Buyer's Premium and VAT
John Piper; Homewithy
22 Oct 2024
Sold for ZAR 70 350
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
John Piper; Kirkham Priory Gateway (Levinson 406)
22 Oct 2024
Sold for ZAR 18 760
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
John Piper; Sketch for Tapestry (Witwatersrand University)
22 Oct 2024
Starting at ZAR 70 000
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John Piper; St Edmund Hall, Oxford
22 Oct 2024
Sold for ZAR 9 967
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
John Piper; The Seasons: Spring
22 Oct 2024
Sold for ZAR 44 555
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
John Piper; Wild Bunch (Levinson 400)
15 Apr 2024
Sold for ZAR 17 588
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
John Piper; St Simon-de-Pelouaille, Charente
15 Apr 2024
Sold for ZAR 25 795
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
John Piper; Beans: Horham
25 Oct 2023
Sold for ZAR 105 525
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
John Piper; Death in Venice II
25 Oct 2023
Sold for ZAR 41 038
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
John Piper; Death in Venice IV
25 Oct 2023
Sold for ZAR 41 038
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
John Piper; Homewithy
25 Oct 2023
ZAR 90 000 - 120 000
 
John Piper; Beans: Horham
12 Jun 2023
ZAR 100 000 - 150 000