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The figures exhibited here are some of the earliest so titled by the artist and are derived from the idea or image of the Green Man, perhaps the most common mediaeval decorative motif, a striking and mysterious subject to which Piper returned throughout his life. It also recalls the figures of the commedia dell’arte—who, incidentally, appeared on Picasso’s drop curtain for the première of Satie’s 1917 ballet also entitled Parade.
II: Lithograph: 46.5 x 63 cm. Framed, glazed: 71.3 x 87 cm. Inscribed: for Ben, with love John Piper / Sept. 1954
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