Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire

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John Piper, C.H. (1903-1992)
Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire
pencil, watercolour, bodycolour and wax resist
15 x 26¾ in. (38.1 x 68 cm.)
Executed in 1986

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Lot Essay

Blenheim Palace, one of the finest examples of English Baroque architecture, was built for the Duke of Marlborough between 1705-22 to the designs of Sir John Vanburgh (1664-1726). A slightly more detailed version of the present composition was produced as a screenprint in 1988 (see O. Levinson, Quality and Experiment, The Prints of John Piper, London, 1996, no. 417, p. 138).

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