John Piper
John Egerton Christmas Piper (13 December 1903 – 28 June 1992) was an English painter, printmaker, and designer of stained-glass windows, as well as opera and theatre sets. His work predominantly featured the British landscape, with a particular focus on churches and monuments, and spanned tapestry designs, book jackets, screen prints, photography, fabrics, and ceramics. Educated at Epsom College, he went on to train at the Richmond School of Art and the Royal College of Art in London. Early in his career, he shifted away from abstraction, adopting a more naturalistic yet distinctive style, although he continued to explore various styles throughout his career.
As an official war artist during World War II, Piper's representations of bomb-damaged churches and landmarks, especially Coventry Cathedral, brought him widespread recognition and led to his works being included in numerous public collections. Piper also collaborated extensively, working with poets John Betjeman and Geoffrey Grigson on the Shell Guides, potter Geoffrey Eastop, and artist Ben Nicholson. In his later years, he focused on creating a series of limited-edition prints.
The Temple of Flora Signed and numbered coloured etching with aquatint 1988 £2250
Foliate Head Signed original lithograph 1976 £2750
Kemp Town Original aquatint with etching 1939 £650
The Seasons: Summer Signed original etching with aquatint 1981 £2950
Warkton, Northamptonshire: monument by Vangelder, 1775 Signed original lithograph 1964 £2250
Hamstall Ridware, Staffordshire Signed gouache with pen and ink £24,000
St Simon-de-Pelouaille, Charente Signed original screen print 1968 £3250
Abstract – Garn Fawr Signed mixed media on paper 1962 £10,000
Myfanwy Reclining Ink drawing on paper 1979 £1450
Bedford Square, Brighton Original aquatint with etching 1939 £650
Figures from a Seal Original black and white aquatint 1954 £450
The Metropole Hotel from the West Pier Original aquatint with etching 1939 £650