John Piper, C.H. (1903-1992)

Lodge near Cranborne

Details

John Piper, C.H. (1903-1992)
Lodge near Cranborne
signed 'John Piper' (lower left), inscribed 'Windows rounded on ground floor/pointed 1st floor/white frames./Y.ochre-siena blocked door/some black panes in light/gothic aisle of trees/yellow chimney pots/yew hedge in front/white gate and fence.' (on the reverse)
brush, black ink, watercolour and collage; unframed
9 x 11 in. (22.8 x 29.2 cm.)
Executed in 1944

Provenance

The Artist's Family.

Lot Essay

A similar drawing of this subject is illustrated in S. John Woods, John Piper Paintings, Drawings and Theatre Designs 1932-1945, London, 1955, pl.43. These drawings are from a series of illustrations that Piper made for articles in The Architectural Review.

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