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    21 May 2009

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    Lot 80

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

    The Scuola di S. Marco and SS. Giovanni e Paolo

    Price realised

    GBP 91,250

    Estimate

    GBP 25,000 - GBP 35,000

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    John Piper, C.H. (1903-1992)
    The Scuola di S. Marco and SS. Giovanni e Paolo
    signed 'John Piper' (lower left)
    oil on canvas
    60 x 48 in. (152.4 x 122 cm.)
    Painted in 1960.

    Provenance

    Mr and Mrs Elliott Jaques.

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    Literature and exhibited

    Exhibited

    London, Marlborough Gallery, John Piper Retrospective Exhibition, March 1964, no. 120, illustrated.
    London, Arthur Jeffress Gallery, no. 4, catalogue not traced.


    Lot Essay

    We are very grateful to the Revd Dr Stephen Laird for his assistance in cataloguing lots 80 and 81.

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