Snape Maltings Cyanotype signed in plate only

John Piper

Publication Date: 1969

About this Item

John Piper Cyanotype signed in plate only. Trimmed to the edges the paper has been laid onto card else fine. Image size 24.5 x 31.5 cm (9.75 x 12.25 inches) Card size 31 x 37cm (12.5 x 14.5 inches)The Snape Maltings image from Piper is usually seen as a screenprint on silk scarfs which were made to celebrate its reopening following a devastating fire in 1969 This cyanotype would have been produced alongside these screenprints, possibly as a test to judge the perimeters of the print and to see more clearly what lines and forms would be created. This cyanotype would have been produced alongside these screenprints, possibly as a test to judge the perimeters of the print and to see more clearly what lines and forms would be created.The cyanotype process uses a mixture of iron compounds, which when exposed to UV light and washed in water oxidise to create Prussian Blue images. The technique was invented in 1841by Sir John Herschel. Seller Inventory # 60002544

Bibliographic Details

Title: Snape Maltings Cyanotype signed in plate only

Publication Date: 1969

Binding: No Binding

Illustrator: John Piper

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition