Live Auction 14426Five Private Collections
John Piper, C.H. (1903-1992)
Lot 252

John Piper, C.H. (1903-1992)

Costume design for a Liveried Attendant from Benjamin Britten's Gloriana

Closed7 June 2017

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GBP 1,125

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John Piper, C.H. (1903-1992)
Costume design for a Liveried Attendant from Benjamin Britten's Gloriana
signed 'John Piper' (lower right) and inscribed with the artist's notes
pencil, pen and ink, watercolour and bodycolour on paper
21 ½ x 15 in. (54.6 x 38 cm.)

Specialist note

The Royal Opera House commissioned Benjamin Britten’s ‘Gloriana’ to celebrate the 1953 Coronation. John Piper designed the sets and costumes.