John Piper - Two New Screenprints for Coventry Cathedral

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Two New JohN PiPer PriNTs iN

suPPorT of CoveNTry CaThedral

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John Piper drove to Coventry the morning after the air raid of 14 November 1940 to record the damage. The fires were still burning in the Cathedral when he arrived.

November 2015


75 years afTer The CoveNTry BliTz, Two New limiTed ediTioN To raise

£100,000

for

PiPer sCreeNPriNTs

CoveNTry CaThedral

£200 from the sale of each of these prints will be donated

to the Cathedral.

Piper showed great generosity towards cathedrals and churches. we hope that in offering these prints we can help

his contribution to endure.

John Piper (1903-

Baptistry window, one of the greatest

1992) was one of

stained glass windows in the world.

century British

during Piper’s lifetime, prints were

war artist, he had

screen printing process. The prints

the leading 20th artists. an official a major impact

often made of his paintings using the

offered here are handmade by master

on Coventry Cathedral, depicting the printmakers using the same traditional

derelict architectural ruins the morning techniques, each of the 20 colours after the bombing of 14th November being applied separately through 1940 and then designing the staggering screens.


Coventry Cathedral, 15 November 1940, 51 x 43 cm, ed 250, signed in plate and numbered

To seCure your PriNTs PhoNe 01572 821424 or Buy oNliNe aT goldmarkart.com


interior of Coventry Cathedral, 15 November 1940, 41 x 48 cm, ed 250, signed in plate and numbered

JohN PiPer sCreeNPriNTs

These two new prints are available at £495 each or together at the concessionary price of £875

£200 from the sale of each print goes to support Coventry Cathedral

Prices are for unframed prints but include vat and uk delivery


aN uNCommoN oPPorTuNiTy

Piper’s lifetime prints now sell for many thousands of pounds. This is a rare chance to acquire his work while supporting Coventry Cathedral − a cause that mattered greatly to him. The edition size is strictly limited to 250 copies. each print bears Piper’s signature in the plate and is numbered in pencil. when these have been sold no further copies will be made. The prints are offered unframed, and will be accompanied by a certificate of authentication and a free documentary dvd on Piper. we can also provide handmade framing using museum-quality archival materials and cast acrylic glazing. framing and delivery will be an extra £150 per print.

To seCure your PriNTs PhoNe 01572 821424 or Buy oNliNe aT goldmarkart.com


free GifT

a copy of the Goldmark film

‘John Piper - An Empty Stage’ will be included free with each order

goldmarkart.com we would like to acknowledge the assistance of manchester City Galleries and the herbert art Gallery & museum


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