Lot Essay
John Piper was the stage designer for Albert Herring. The opening night at Glyndebourne was exactly fifty years ago.
Property to be sold on behalf of THE ALDEBURGH FOUNDATION, SUFFOLK
John Piper, C.H. (1903-1992)
Romney Marsh
Details
John Piper, C.H. (1903-1992)
Romney Marsh
oil on canvas laid on panel
6 x 8¼ in. (15.2 x 21 cm.)
Painted circa 1947
Romney Marsh
oil on canvas laid on panel
6 x 8¼ in. (15.2 x 21 cm.)
Painted circa 1947
Provenance
Eric Crozier, to whom given by the artist, on the occasion of the first performance of Albert Herring by Benjamin Britten at Glyndebourne on 20 June 1947, thence by descent to the present owner.