John Piper, C.H.

The artist, and thence by descent

New York, Curt Valentin Gallery, John Piper, February – March 1955, no.11;
Henley-on-Thames, River and Rowing Museum, John Piper: Master of Diversity, 18 March - 9 July 2000, no.8.  

S. John Woods (ed.), John Piper: Paintings, Drawings and Theatre Designs 1932-1954, Curt Valentin, New York, 1955, no.145.

The canvas is in good overall condition. There are small areas of craquelure in the upper and lower left quadrants and faint horizontal lines of craquelure along the lower and upper edges which correspond with the stretcher line. There are some minor abrasions in the lower left corner and areas of surface dirt across the paint surface. Examination under ultra-violet light reveals a small area of fluorescence in the lower left corner. This appears to be the artist's reworking of the paint surface in this area. Held in a simple wooden rectilinear frame. Please telephone the department on 020 7293 5381 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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Executed in 1954.