Modern British & 20th Century Art - 5th June 2024

Lot 453

Φ John Piper CH (1903-1992)

Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £1764

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Description

Φ John Piper CH (1903-1992)
Energy and Joie de Vivre 1; Energy and Joie de Vivre 2 - Designs for the North Thames Gas Board
Two, both pencil, watercolour and gouache
Each 10.6 x 8.2cm (2)

Provenance:
Peter Manzarov;
Katharine House Gallery, Marlborough, July 2003;
The Collection of the Late Howard Duckworth

John Piper was commissioned to designa series ofmurals whichwererealisedin1962inthe form of fibreglass panels. These were installed on the exterior of the conference room wing which projects from the front of what was formerly the North Thames Gas Board building in Wandsworth.