CHRISTCHURCH, NEWGATE STREET

© The Piper Estate

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

  • 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.