Lot 64
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John Piper, C.H. (1903-1992)
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John Piper, C.H. (1903-1992)

Hotel du Voyages

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John Piper, C.H. (1903-1992)
Hotel du Voyages
signed 'John Piper' (lower right) and inscribed 'Hotel du Voyages' (centre right)
ink, charcoal, crayon, watercolour and bodycolour
19¾ x 25 in. (50 x 63.5 cm.)
Executed circa 1957.
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Lot Essay

In the late 1950s Piper was working on the commission for the stained glass window of the Baptistry at Coventry Cathedral and was drawn to France to develop his stained-glass-orientated colour vocabulary. From his sketchbooks around this date he produced chalk and watercolour drawings depicting local scenes in the small French towns and villages he visited.

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