Near and Far Rocks, Tryfan

Details

John Piper, C.H. (1903-1992)
Near and Far Rocks, Tryfan
signed 'John Piper' (lower right) and inscribed 'Near and far Rocks, Tryfan' (on the reverse)
ink, watercolour, bodycolour and pastel
21½ x 27½ in. (54.6 x 69.8 cm.)
Executed circa 1948.

Provenance

with Durlacher Brothers, New York
Friends of Bryn Mawr Book Sale, Washington, 1974, where purchased by William Cullen, and by descent until 2004.

Exhibited

New York, Bucholz Gallery, John Piper Recent Work, 1950, no. 22.

Special notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

Tryfan is one of the most recognisable summits in Snowdonia. It is a beautiful mountain having a classic pointed shape, with rugged crags, and is the lowest of the Welsh 3,000 foot mountains, known as the Fourteen Peaks.

More from The Poetry of Crisis; The Peter Nahum Collection of British Surrealist and Avant-Garde Art 1930-1951

View All