Church of St Noyale, Brittany

Details

John Piper, C.H. (1903-1992)
Church of St Noyale, Brittany
signed 'John Piper' (lower right) and inscribed 'Ste Noyale (Brittany)' (on the reverse and on the backboard)
pencil, ink, pastel and watercolour
14¼ x 18¾ in. (36.2 x 47.7 cm.)

Provenance

with Durlacher Bros, New York, where purchased by the present owner in December 1964.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

John Piper is known to have produced a few works based on architectural details of churches in Brittany, including a readily comparable work Le Martyre, Finistère 1959 (see Anthony West, John Piper, London, 1979, no. 212, illustrated).

We are very grateful to Rev. Dr Stephen Laird FSA for preparing this catalogue entry.

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