JOHN PIPER 1903-1992
Biography – John Piper
John Piper was born in 1903 in Epsom Surrey. He was known for his painting and printmaking. He lived at Fawley Bottom in Buckinghamshire near Henley-on-Thames. He was educated at Richmond School of Art and the Royal College of Art in London.
He was an official war artist in World War II between 1940-1942. He worked with the poet John Betjeman, the potter Geoffrey and artist Ben Nicholson and went on to publish many limited edition signed prints.
John piper was one of the designers of the stained glass windows for the new Coventry Cathedral and Robinson College, Cambridge.
Piper wrote many articles and books about modern art and with his wife Myfanwy Piper founded the contempory art magazine Axis.
Exhibited:
Tate Gallery and Victoria & Albert Museum
Related artists: Sir Terry Frost, Donald Hamilton Fraser & Sir Peter Blake
John Piper Paintings and Signed Prints Wanted.
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Title: Eye and Camera: Blue and Red 1972
Medium: Original signed silkscreen print
Title: Portrait of King Henry VIII
Medium: Original signed oil painting
Title: Eye & Camera: Red Blue, Yellow’ 1986
Medium: Original signed silkscreen print
Title: Nude I
Medium: Original signed silkscreen print