Name: JOHN PIPER, C.H. (EPSOM 1903-1992 FAWLEY BOTTOM)
Brand: Grasses and blossoms
Price: 1000.00 GBP
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JOHN PIPER, C.H. (EPSOM 1903-1992 FAWLEY BOTTOM)
Grasses and blossoms
ink, watercolour, gouache and wax crayon on paper
15¹⁄₈ x 8¹⁄₄ in. (38.7 x 20.9 cm.)

Henry Homan, from whom acquired from the above by the present owner in 1970.

London, Martyn Gregory, A Foray into the 20th Century: Works by British Artists, April - May 2015, no. 53.

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The style of the present work, and its previous association with Henry Homan, who was involved with a company linked to the production of sets for the Opera House at Covent Garden, indicates that this is a preparatory drawing for John Piper's designs (set and costumes) for 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', staged in February 1961 by the English Opera Group at Covent Garden. The opera was by Benjamin Britten and produced by Sir John Gielgud.

We are very grateful to Rev. Dr Stephen Laird FSA for preparing this catalogue entry.