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Pishill Church, Henley-on-Thames, Watercolour Stained Glass Design, Jane Gray

1983

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We acquired a series of watercolour stained glass designs from Jane Gray's studio. To find more scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this seller." Jane Gray (b.1931) Stained Glass Design Watercolour 21 x 7.5 cm Signed, dated and artist label verso Provenance: the artist's studio sale Pishill Church is a highly unusual T-shaped, flint and stone Norman church that was built in the early 12th century but underwent substantial interior alterations in the Early English and Decorated Styles in the 19th century. The church is charmingly situated on a hilltop overlooking the Stonor Valley and Hamlet of Pishill, and boasts several spectacular stained glass windows, including one designed by John Piper in 1967. This design commemorates Gray’s favourite Aunt who requested a memorial window in Pishill Church upon her death in 1981. This simple arrangement used acid-etched lettering to quote Gray’s aunt’s favourite prayers against a plain background representing the elements. The window was installed in 1985. Jane Gray A.R.C.A. (b.1931) is a British stained glass artist. She studied stained glass at the Kingston School of Arts (1949-51) and later at the Royal College of Art (1951-55) under Lawrence Lee. Lee was so impressed with Gray’s work that he asked her to work alongside him on the design of ten nave windows for Coventry Cathedral. This six-year-long design project culminated in their final installation in 1962 after the cathedral’s consecration. Gray was the first woman to become a liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Glaziers and has designed more than a hundred windows in private and public buildings, chapels and over forty churches across the country, including St Peter’s, Martindale, Shrewsbury Abbey, St Oswald, Oswestry and St Mary, Chirk. Gray’s designs mark a crucial turning point in the history of stained glass art as the Victorian style gave way to a modern, aesthetic. In her work, Gray navigates this shift with a style that, whilst distinctly modern, retains a deep rooted sense of the medieval. Despite many of her commissions being for church windows, stained glass design was not simply about religious depiction for Gray, but more about ‘colour, shapes, luminosity, [and] playing with rainbows’.
  • Creator:
    Jane Gray (1931, British)
  • Creation Year:
    1983
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 8.27 in (21 cm)Width: 2.96 in (7.5 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU795313091632

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