Sale 6127
London
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4 June 1999
Price realised
GBP 19,550
Estimate
John Piper, C.H. (1903-1992) Dungeness signed and dated 'John Piper 1937' (lower left), dated and inscribed again 'Dungeness 1937' (on the reverse) pencil, pen, brush, black ink, wash, gouache and collage 15 x 20 in. (38.7 x 51.5 cm.)
Provenance
with Marlborough Fine Art, London, where purchased by the present owner.
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Piper produced a small series of collages between 1936 and 1937, depicting coastal towns in Wales and the South East.
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