
© 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.