CHRISTCHURCH, NEWGATE STREET 1941
John Piper (1903 – 1992)
Details
- Dimension
- 25.5 X 19.5 CM
- Media
- WATERCOLOUR ON PAPER
- Accession number
- P2608
Summary
This work is a study for a painting in the collection of the Tate (www.tate.org.uk). The church, designed by Christopher Wren, was bombed in 1942 and the tall bases for the columns have been left unrestored to this day as a memorial to the Blitz.
Glossary
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Painting
Work of art made with paint on a surface. Often the surface, also called a support, is a tightly stretched piece of canvas, paper or a wooden panel. Painting involves a wide range of techniques and materials, along with the artist's intellectual concerns effecting the content of a work.