After John Egerton Christmas Piper (1903 - 1992) Gouache, Watercolor and Ink Dated 1957 Measure 16"in H x 11 3/4"in W and 19 3/4"in x 15 3/4"in W with frame Biogrphy: A versatile painter depicting churches, other architectural structures, and fauve-like abstract landscapes, John Piper was also a theatre set designer, and writer. With his wife, painter Myfanwy Piper, he founded Axis, a contemporary art journal.