Art: From the Ruins. 6 minute read. TIME. June 1, 1962 12:00 AM GMT-4. ... designed by John Piper, an 80-ft. by 51-ft. chessboard of 195 separate panels, each with its own colors and design.

Gain insight into the auction performance of Piper John . Track the change in total sales value, performance of lots against estimate and compare the artist's sale price according to the artwork ...

John Piper’s (1903-1992) great contribution to 20th-century British art, whether he was painting the bombed-out Coventry Cathedral or rugged Welsh hills, was his ability to evoke a sense of place.

JOHN PIPER, MYFANWY PIPER: LIVES IN ART BY FRANCES SPALDING (Oxford Press £25) By VAL HENNESSY FOR MAILONLINE Updated: 11:58 EDT, 5 November 2009 . View comments.

A major collection of works by the artist John Piper has been bought by National Museum Wales. The paintings, which largely consist of landscapes of Snowdonia, have been purchased for about £1m.

Once again, images of objects of utility serve the needs of art. There is no such things as art for art's sake at the Whitworth. The galleries run until 16 June except Piper, which ends 7 April .

John Piper was an artist who has touched our lives in many ways: through his illustrations for the Shell guides, ... * John Piper Myfanwy Piper is published by Oxford University Press at £25.

It was John Betjeman's bicycling "my Myfanwy" ("Soap-scented fingers I long to caress"), dreaming spires-educated Myfanwy Evans, for whom Piper, almost 30, fell. They married in 1937. She was ...

The paintings, which largely consist of landscapes of Snowdonia, have been purchased for about £1m. Although he wasn't Welsh, Piper spent years documenting the mountains, rivers and valleys of ...