London, Gadsby Galleries, John Piper: An Exhibition, 10 April – 12 May 1973 (illustrated in the exhibition catalogue, no. 2, p. 80);
London, RCA, A Perfect Place to Grow, 16 November 2012 – 3 January 2013;
Bristol, Royal West of England Academy, Drawing On, 21 March – 7 June 2015;
Hastings, Jerwood Gallery, Century: 100 Modern British Artists, 23 October 2016 – 8 January 2017;
London, Business Design Centre, London Art Fair Museum Partner, Ten Years – A Century of Art, 18 – 22 January 2017;
Woking, The Lightbox, John Minton and the Romantic Tradition, 28 January – 9 March 2017;
Kendal, Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Land | Sea | Life: A British Art Collection, 20 October 2017 – 17 February 2018;
Hull, Ferens Art Gallery, Reflection: British Art in an Age of Change, 17 August 2019 – 5 January 2020;
Hastings, Hastings Contemporary, Seaside Modern: Art and Life on the Beach, 27 May – 31 October 2021
John Piper is best known for his landscapes of the British countryside, its buildings and cathedrals. He had a distinctive painting style, working on abstract compositions after a visit to Paris in 1933, but returning to representation in 1938. This 1937 harbour scene may be viewed as a transitional work.
