John Piper CH, British 1903-1992 - Landscape at Bredwardine; watercolour, ink and gouache on paper, signed lower right 'John Piper', 39 x 59.5 cm (ARR) Provenance: Marlborough Gallery, London (according to the label attached to the reverse of the...

John Piper CH, British 1903-1992 - Landscape at Bredwardine; watercolour, ink and gouache on paper, signed lower right 'John Piper', 39 x 59.5 cm (ARR) Provenance: Marlborough Gallery, London (according to the label attached to the reverse of the frame); private collection; Bonhams, London, 20th Century British Art, 8th November 2007, lot 62; private collection Exhibited: Marlborough Gallery, London, John Piper: Recent Work, 24th September - 25th October 1975 (according to the label attached to the reverse of the frame) Note: John Piper was a hugely significant and influential British artist, known for his romantic depictions of ruined landscapes and buildings. Piper was a member of the avant-garde group the Seven and Five Society alongside Ben Nicholson, Henry Moore and Ivon Hitchens, and was designated an Official War Artist during the Second World War. His depictions of the Blitz are amongst the most famous and remembered works of the period.