NEW WORKS ON PAPER
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UNTITLED 1978 John Edwards (1938 – 2009) P3926 © Estate of John Edwards. All rights reserved, DACS 2023.
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BISKRA FRUIT 1977 Robert Mason (1946 – ) P3204 © The Artist
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STUDY FOR 'PAINTING FOR A HOLE IN THE GROUND', CHOBHAM COMMON, SURREY 1976 Ian McKeever (1946 – ) P3673 © Ian McKeever. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2023.
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FOLLOWING 1979 Derek Boshier (1937 – ) P3877 © Derek Boshier. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2023.
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IN MY FATHER'S HOUSE 1981 Andrzej Jackowski (1947 – ) P4216 © Andrzej Jackowski
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DRAWING FOR 'OPHELIA' 1980 David Inshaw (1943 – ) P3873 © Courtesy of the Artist/ The Bridgeman Art Library
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DRAWING RED AND GREEN KNOTS 1972 Richard Smith (1931 – 2016) P3832 © The Artist
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BOY FLINGING WATER OVER HIS ROWBOAT HASTINGS 1981 Laetitia Yhap (1941 – ) P4244 © Laetitia Yhap
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STILL LIFE WITH RED HERRING (RED VERSION) 1980 Gerard Hemsworth (1945 – ) P4002/A+B © The Artist
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ORNAMENT NOW! MUSEUM AT NIGHT 1981 Stephen Farthing (1951 – ) P4245 © copyright The Artist
The majority of work in this exhibition dated from the late 1970s and early 1980s, and demonstrated the interest in figuration which had built up in Britain as elsewhere. There were drawings of figures, either singly or in groups, in harmony or in confrontation, of interiors, buildings, landscapes or still lifes. Other artists tackled social comment and many typified the resurgence of expressionism in Europe and the States. There was however a fair proportion of abstract work, that indicated the wide range of styles and approach available to artists at the time. Technical processes too were varied, from traditional pencil, watercolour and charcoal, to collage, photography and in one case sunlight burnt on to the card through a magnifying glass.
The exhibition was selected by Mary Rose Beaumont. A catalogue with an introduction by the selector was published to accompany the exhibition. ISBN 0 901618 97 7
The exhibition originated in 1983 and was disbanded in 1992. The exhibition tour included Belgium, Bulgaria (Sofia, Pazardzhik, Smolyan), German Democratic Republic, Luxembourg, Poland, Romania (Bucharest, Ploiesti, Oradea, Cluj), former Soviet Union.
Collection Artist(s)
- Roger Ackling
- Frank Auerbach
- Sandra Blow
- Derek Boshier
- John Carter
- David Connearn
- Eileen Cooper
- Kenneth Dingwall
- Edwin Easydorchik
- John Edwards
- Stephen Farthing
- Noel Forster
- Alan Green
- Maggi Hambling
- Richard Hamilton
- Ron Haselden
- Paul Hempton
- Gerard Hemsworth
- Carole Hodgson
- David Inshaw
- Albert Irvin
- Andrzej Jackowski
- Richard Kidd
- Ken Kiff
- Peter Kinley
- Robert Mason
- Ian McKeever
- George Meyrick
- Michael Murfin
- Victor Newsome
- Ken Oliver
- Liz Pannett
- Deanna Petherbridge
- Michael Porter
- Bruce Russell
- Michael Sandle
- Kevin Sinnott
- Richard Smith
- Euan Uglow
- Michael Upton
- Stephen Willats
- Victor Willing
- Laetitia Yhap
Glossary
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Collage
The two-dimensional form of assemblage made by affixing paper, card, photographs, fabric and other objects to a flat surface. It is often combined with painting and drawing techniques. This technique was first introduced by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque in 1912 during their phase of synthetic cubism.
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Watercolour
A paint composed of water-soluble pigment, which has been ground in gum, usually gum Arabic. When made opaque with white, watercolour is generally called gouache. Colours are usually applied and spread with brushes and water, but other tools can also be used. Most watercolour painting is done on paper, but other absorbent grounds can also be employed. The term also denotes a work of art executed in this medium.