Rare, unusual and interesting antique costumes and textiles; for museums and collectors looking for that extra special piece, for new and established collectors and for those with a modest budget who want to adorn their person or home.

John Piper Stones of Bath
1960

Glorious green and rust shades Great design with churches and classical buildings. A super present for someone who loves John Piper's work.  This would make a great hanging.  A velcro strip could be attached to the back of the width, with the other piece of velcro stapled to a wooden length, which is then screwed to the wall.  Or it could be mounted on a stretcher.



Sandersons commissioned five textiles from the painter and designer John Piper as part of their 1960 centenary celebrations.  From the late 1950's to the early 60's there was a definite interest in painterly textiles that demonstrated the unique potential of screen printing, with its ability to capture the quality of brush-stroked colour. ** The monumental grandeur of many artists' textiles in the early 1960's was necessary if they were to work in the large scale architectural interiors of the era which witnesed a rapid growth in new public buildings, all which required furnishing with suitably prestigious fabrics *



John Piper (1903-1972) was a major figure in modern British art. He designed the Baptistry window at Coventry Cathedral and was a stage designer for Benjamin Britten's operas. He wrote on architecture and illustrated the Shell Guides, the regional countryside guides.



Stones of Bath  was exhibited at the John Piper retrospective exhibition, The Tate Gallery, London 1983.


Cataloguing

Stones of Bath . An original screen-print by Sanderson on sateen cotton, the abstract design featuring buildings in Bath in vibrant shades of green, orange, rust, brown/pink, yellow,brown taupe and black.



4ft x 4ft 1 1/2 in; 1.22 x 1.26 cm wide including selvedge with writing, which you may like to show when mounting this piece. 2 repeats.


Condition

Very good.


Comments

Piper's Palaces. John Piper in England & Wales by Richard Ingrams & John Piper 



*Artists Textiles in Britain 1945-1970 by Geoffrey Rayner, Richard Chamberlain & Anne-Marie Stapleton.



**English and American Textiles from 1790 to the present  by Celia Ruffey & Mary Schoeser, p 220.


Price: £450 | $560 | €540