San Marco, Venice

Details

John Piper, C.H. (1903-1992)
San Marco, Venice
signed 'John Piper' (lower right)
pencil, watercolour and gouache
13¾ x 20¾ in. (34.9 x 52.7 cm.)
Executed in 1959.

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Lot Essay

John Piper visited Venice in 1959 in order to complete a series of Turner-influenced drawings in preparation for the 1960 exhibition Paintings and Watercolours of Venice by John Piper (The Arthur Jeffress Gallery, London, May- June 1960). St Mark's Square would feature in several of the works on display.

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