![]() Ink and slivers of plain and printed ochre papers were added as modulation. These planes were enhanced in gouache also used for the cerulean sky and mauve/browns of the energetic sea and mottled sand. A smaller piece of text was integrated as the furthest outcrop. The left hand page overlapped that to the right both were cut to form the sweeping crests of the cliff. ![]() At the centre are two angled pages on which the printed text has remained largely legible, although the bottom of each has been obscured by the beach. The layering and shaping of the papers of Beach with Starfishĭemonstrate Piper's combination of control and spontaneity in making a collage. Literature: Tate Gallery Acquisitions 1986-8, London 1996, pp.473-4, repr. Provenance: Purchased from the artist by Lady (Charlotte) Bonham Carter early 1940s Presented by Lady (Charlotte) Bonham Carter 1988 Inscribed on backboard top centre 'John Piper | Drawing 1933 | 8 gns' 1933-34Ĭollage of printed and other papers, gouache, pen and ink mounted on wove paper 380 x 485 (15 x 19) ![]() John Piper 1903-1992 T05030 Beach with Starfish c. ![]()
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