Lot 144
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John Piper, C.H. (1903-1992)
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John Piper, C.H. (1903-1992)

The Royal Military Canal, Lympne, Romney Marshes

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John Piper, C.H. (1903-1992)
The Royal Military Canal, Lympne, Romney Marshes
signed 'John Piper' (lower right)
pen, brush and black ink and watercolour
21 x 26¼ in. (53.3 x 66.7 cm.)
Executed in 1950
Provenance
Roland Wellington, Petersfield.
Literature
J. Piper, Romney Marsh, London, 1950, p. 14, illustrated.
Exhibited
London, Albemarle Gallery, Nine Neo-Romantic Artists, June-July 1988, no. 38.
Birkenhead, Williamson Art Gallery & Museum, John Piper, December 1988-January 1989, no. 9.
London, Berkeley Square Gallery, Piper's Country, December 1992-January 1993, no. 7, illustrated.
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Lot Essay

In 1947 Piper was commissioned to write and illustrate a book on Romney Marsh for the King Penguin series edited by Nikolaus Pevsner. He started work on Romney Marsh that year and it was eventually published in 1950.

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