Lot Essay
'Piping down the Valleys' was inspired by the William Blake poem of the same title; the first in 'Songs of Innocence'.
Study for 'Piping down the Valleys'
Details
Leon Underwood (1890-1975)
Study for 'Piping down the Valleys'
signed, inscribed and dated lower edge "Piper Pipe" Piping down the Valeys [sic] Leon U. '60
charcoal
22 x 15in. (55.8 x 38cm.)
and two further chalk sketches - 'Seated Man' and 'Standing Figure' by the same artist (3)
Study for 'Piping down the Valleys'
signed, inscribed and dated lower edge "Piper Pipe" Piping down the Valeys [sic] Leon U. '60
charcoal
22 x 15in. (55.8 x 38cm.)
and two further chalk sketches - 'Seated Man' and 'Standing Figure' by the same artist (3)
Provenance
(Study for 'Piping down the Valleys')
Bought directly from the artist
Bought directly from the artist