Printmaking

CÉZANNE AND THE MODERN FRENCH PRINT

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Centring on an exciting new loan – ‘Les Baigneurs, Petite Planche’, an 1896-7 lithograph by Paul Cézanne – this display explores a pivotal point in French avant-garde art. The artist made only nine prints across the whole of his career, two of which are in the Barber’s collection. The three prints together form a group … Read more

Working in Colour

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The language of colour across four centuries of printmaking is explored in this display that complements the Barber’s main spring exhibition, ‘The Rhythm of Light’. Featuring at least six different types of printmaking and numerous colouring techniques by artists as diverse as Gillray, Turner, Max Ernst and Edward Lear, It also explores the possible functions, … Read more