John Piper
Viollet, Charente , 1968 (Executed)
Lot #185 |
2023-11-22 |
Sotheby's, London
Modern British & Irish Art Day Auction
Category:
Works on Paper
Estimate:
GBP 6,000 - 8,000 (currency of sale)
USD 7,680 - 10,240 (approx.)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: L23138
Auction name: Modern British & Irish Art Day Auction
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: London
Start date: 2023-11-22
Currency: GBP
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: Modern Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 55.5 by 77cm.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
55.5
Width In Centimeters:
77
Height In Inches:
21.75
Width In Inches:
30.25
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Edition: Limited
Edition notes: Limited edition.
Year notes: Executed in 1968.
Provenance
Marlborough Gallery, London Sale, Christie's London, 9 March 1990, lot 274 Private Collection, Japan, where acquired by the present owner in March 2023 Catalogue note Piper produced another version of this composition as a limited edition screen-print by Kelpra Studio for Marlborough Fine Art in 1968, entitled Floriac .
Catalog summary
John Piper 1903 - 1992 Viollet, Charente signed John Piper (lower right); titled and inscribed (on the reverse) gouache, ink and watercolour on paper unframed (sheet): 55.5 by 77cm.; 21¾ by 30¼in. framed: 74.5 by 95cm.; 29¼ by 37½in. Executed in 1968. We are grateful to Hugh Fowler-Wright for his kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work. Provenance Marlborough Gallery, London Sale, Christie's London, 9 March 1990, lot 274 Private Collection, Japan, where acquired by the present owner in March 2023 Catalogue note Piper produced another version of this composition as a limited edition screen-print by Kelpra Studio for Marlborough Fine Art in 1968, entitled Floriac .