John Piper CH

Twentieth Century Limited Edition Screen Print Vaux-Le-Vicomte, French Chateau

1972

Death in Venice, Bridge of Sighs a Black and White Limited Edition Screenprint from an edition of 70. It is called "Death in Venice" a Screenprint by one of Wales's most famous sons ...

Contemporary Impressionist Oil of Palaces on Grand canal Venice Italy at Night Large Impressionist Oil Painting of the Grand Canal, Venice at night with palaces and the Salute in the distance in evening light. Large and well framed by well known British Painter. Rene Legrand...

To see our other Modern British Art, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the artist you want. John Piper (1903 - 1992) Façade (1987) Lithograph 45 x 60 cm Numbered 96/108 lower left and signed lower right, both in pencil. Printed by Piper and the screenprinter Chris Prater in 1987 after the original designs from 1942. 'Façade' was a sequence of poems written by the English poet Edith Sitwell. They were set to music by William Walton in 1922, four years after they were first written. 'Façade' premiered in 1923 in London, and was praised for its experimental modernist style. The choreographer Frederick Ashton made Façade into a ballet in 1931; Sitwell did not wish her poems to be included, but Walton's orchestral arrangements were used. John Piper was commissioned as set designer for a 1942 performance of Facade. This lithograph is the design for the performance's curtain; the poetry and music of the performance were played behind the curtain, unseen by the audience. The Gothic house to the right was inspired by Eaton Hall...

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