An Elaborate Stage Design with Arches and Statuary

after 1953

John Piper

Associated Names
John Piper

Artist, British, 1903 - 1992

This is a painting of an ornate architectural scene with sculptures. The image features an elaborate structure embellished with statues and abstract figures. Against a red background, the composition shows texture and dynamic brushwork, conveying depth and grandeur. The central figure is under a large arch, accompanied by other statues on pedestals resembling human forms. Thin white lines outline the figures, providing detail and dimension. Pencil sketches of figures and notes are scattered on the canvas, indicating an artist's study. The style is reminiscent of John Piper.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, gouache, pen and black ink, black chalk, distemper, and graphite with collage on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 37.8 x 57.8 cm (14 7/8 x 22 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.70.193

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Brian Sewell, London, by 1977); Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York, 1977; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2012

  • The McCrindle Gift: A Distinguished Collection of Drawings and Watercolors. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2012, 160-161, no. 70 (entry by Josephine Rodgers).

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right in graphite: John Piper; by artist, center left in graphite: On backing / Not open to eye; and center right in graphite: On backing / not open to/eye; by later hand, upper left verso in graphite: 76 (in circle)

Watermarks

N 1953 and "ENGLAND" [Whatman paper]

Wikidata ID

Q64583835

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