John Piper (1903-1992) was a 20th Century painter and printmaker. He was educated at Epsom College and trained at the Richmond School of Art, followed by the Royal College of Art in London. He turned from abstraction early in his career, concentrating on a more naturalistic but distinctive approach.
Piper was appointed an official war artist in World War II from 1940-1942. He collaborated with many others, including the artist Ben Nicholson. In later years he produced many limited edition prints.
His work often focused on the British landscape, especially churches.
A hundred and eighty-two of his works are in theTate Collection, including etchings and some earlier abstractions.
Major retrospective exhibitions have been held at Tate Britain (1983-1984), the Dulwich Picture Gallery and the Imperial War Museum.
Quotation: ` Abstraction is the way to the heart - it is not the heart itself `.
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