New Church, Romney Marsh

Details

John Piper, C.H. (1903-1992)
New Church, Romney Marsh
signed 'John Piper' (lower right), inscribed 'Newchurch' (under the mount)
black ink, watercolour, coloured crayons and gouache
15½ x 20 in. (39.4 x 50.8 cm.)
Executed in 1947.

Provenance

Purchased by the present owner in 1955 for £65.

Literature

J. Piper, Romney Marsh, Harmondsworth, 1950, p. 30, illustrated.
Exhibition catalogue, John Piper, London, Tate Gallery, 1983, p. 114, no. 115.

Exhibited

Norwich, Castle Museum, Modern Movement in British Watercolour Painting, December 1957 - February 1958, no. 71, as 'Newchurch'.
Folkestone, Art Centre, John Piper: Retrospective Exhibition, October - November 1970, no. 55.
Canterbury, Royal Museum, Kent County Council Biennial Exhibition, July 1981, no. 55.
London, Tate Gallery, John Piper, November 1983 - January 1984, no. 115.

Special Notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Sale Room Notice

Please note the additional literature reference for this picture:

R. Ingrams and J. Piper, Piper's Places, London, 1983, p. 181. no. 94, illustrated on p. 116.

Lot Essay

'Piper's King Penguin book on Romney Marsh celebrated his return to work in the South Coast, after the restricted access during the war. It is also an example of how thorough was his topographical knowledge, both in historical detail and precise observation. The drawings exemplify the qualities he had picked out in the text of British Romantic Artists (1942): the commitment to the particular, and to 'a sense of drama in atmosphere'' (D.F. Jenkins, op. cit., p. 114).

More from 20th Century British Art

View All