John Piper, C.H.

Sir Kenneth Clark, and thence by descent
Browse and Darby, London, where acquired by the present owner

London, The Arts Council of Great Britain, Clark Loan Collection, cat. no.36 (details untraced, as Welsh Ravine);
Cambridge, Cambridge Contemporary Art Trust, John Piper (details untraced, lent by Sir Kenneth Clark);
Sweden, British Council, Contemporary British Art, 1948, cat. no.44, with tour to Canada;
Norwich, Castle Museum, Modern Movement in British Watercolour Painting, December 1957 - February 1958, cat. no.73;
London, Tate, Private Views: Works from the Collections of Twenty Friends of the Tate Gallery, 18th April - 19th May 1963, cat. no.53 (lent by Sir Kenneth Clark).

The sheet is attached to the mount with one picture corner at each corner, but is not laid down. The sheet appears sound. The Artist appears to have attached adhesive strips to all four edges which have slightly discoloured and are not visible in the current mount. There is a tiny loss towards the right side of the lower horizontal edge, and a further scuff to the upper edge in the upper left corner. There are some very slight possible scuffs apparent in the lower right quadrant, near the centre of the right vertical edge. There is some further very slight scratching apparent in the upper centre of the work, around the area of green pastel, with some very slight scuffs also visible in the upper right corner. There are some spots of foxing and staining to the sheet in places, most apparent in the upper right corner and the lower right quadrant, and there are one or two spots of studio detritus. Subject to the above, the work appears to be in very good overall condition. The work is window mounted and held in a moulded wooden frame, held under glass. Please telephone the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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A version of this view in oil, titled Slopes of the Glyders, Wales and dated circa 1943 is held in the Government Art Collection, currently on view in Downing Street.