Lot 73
  • 73

JOHN PIPER, C.H. | Porthgain

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description

  • John Piper
  • Porthgain
  • signed; also titled, numbered and inscribed on the reverse
  • pencil, ink, watercolour, wash and gouache on paper
  • 56 by 78cm.; 22 by 30¾in.
  • Executed in 1981.

Provenance

Sale, Christie's London, 10th June 1988, lot 335
The Solomon Gallery, Dublin
Phipps & Company Ltd, London, where acquired by Tim Ellis, 22nd May 1990
His sale, Sotheby's London, 19th November 2014, lot 41, where acquired by the present owner

Exhibited

Dublin, The Solomon Gallery, John Piper, 11th January - 3rd February 1982, cat. no.31, illustrated;
Norfolk, Narborough Hall, John Piper, August 2008, un-numbered exhibition.

Condition

The sheet is secured to the mount with two taps of adhesive tape along the upper edge. The edges of the sheet are very slightly deckled. There are three Artist's pinholes along the upper edge. The sheet undulates slightly in keeping with the Artist's materials. This excepting the work appears to be in excellent overall condition. The work is window mounted and held behind glass in a simple wooden frame. Please telephone the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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