12th Oct, 2015 11:00
MODERN & POST-WAR BRITISH ART, DESIGN
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John Piper (British, 1903-1992) Jesse Tree signed (lower right) watercolour and wax resist 51
John Piper (British, 1903-1992)
Jesse Tree
signed (lower right)
watercolour and wax resist
51.5cm x 30.5cm.
Provenance:
Agnew's, London.
Illustrated:
Anne Ridler, The Jesse Tree, The Lyrebird Press, London, 1972, frontispiece.
The masque was commissioned for a performance in Dorchester Abbey, near Oxford in 1970, planned in collaboration with the composer Elizabeth Maconchy. It was also offered as a dramatic poem in its own right, with drawings by John Piper, who designed the tree for the production.
Estimated at £5,000 - £7,000
John Piper (British, 1903-1992)
Jesse Tree
signed (lower right)
watercolour and wax resist
51.5cm x 30.5cm.
Provenance:
Agnew's, London.
Illustrated:
Anne Ridler, The Jesse Tree, The Lyrebird Press, London, 1972, frontispiece.
The masque was commissioned for a performance in Dorchester Abbey, near Oxford in 1970, planned in collaboration with the composer Elizabeth Maconchy. It was also offered as a dramatic poem in its own right, with drawings by John Piper, who designed the tree for the production.
Auction: MODERN & POST-WAR BRITISH ART, DESIGN, 12th Oct, 2015
MODERN & POST-WAR BRITISH ART, DESIGN
