A century of European prints
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exhibitions in London, UK
From mid-September to mid-October,
six leading galleries in the West End will host a
festival of prints. The century will be divided into
three periods: 1890- 1935: The Fine Art Society in
collaboration with Frederick Mulder; 1925- 1970:
Mercury Gallery, Lumley Cazalet and William Weston
Gallery; 1960-1997: Marlborough Graphics and Alan
Cristea Gallery. There is some overlap and some
artists, those spanning a long period, will be
represented in more than one exhibition.
This will be an unusual opportunity
for the many changes, schools and technical
developments to be seen at one time. From the early
period, which was largely monochromatic, we can see
the gradual development of the use of colour. We will
also see scale changing dramatically and ideas about
what constitutes a print and its materials becoming
less rigid.
It will also demonstrate that
London’s leading dealers foster a high degree of
scholarship and knowledge about prints of this
period. Print collectors will be surfeited with
treasures and first-time buyers will have an
unparalleled introduction to a seductive art form
within their reach. Teachers and students will be
able to study 100 years of volatile change in this
ever-evolving medium.
A century of prints is 16
September - 17 October 1997
- Alan Cristea Gallery, 31 Cork
St, W1X 2NU. Tel: +44 (0) 171 439 1866; Fax:
+440171 739 1549;
- The Fine Art Society, 148 New
Bond St, WlY 0JT. Tel/Fax +44 (0)171 629
5116;
- Lumley Cazalet, 33 Davies St,
W1X 1FN. Tel: +44 (0) 171 491 4767;
- Marlborough Graphics, 6
Albemarle St, W1X 4BY. Tel: +44 (0) 171 629
5161; Fax: +44 (0)171 495 0641;
- Mercury Gallery. 26 Cork St,
W1X 1HB. Tel: +44(0) 171734 7800; Fax +44 (0)
171 287 9809;
- William Weston Gallery. 7
Royal Parade, W1X 4JN. Tel: +44(0)1714930722.
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