Best known for their colourful, abstract painting, both Gillian Ayres (1930 – 2018) and Howard Hodgkin (1932 – 2017) were also accomplished printmakers. This exhibition includes a range of hand-painted editions which focus on the medium of carborundum – an intaglio print technique they both learned at Jack Shirreff’s 107 Workshop in Wiltshire and continued to use with Andrew Smith at Andrew’s Printworks in Dorset. The larger-scale prints by Gillian Ayres date from between 1993 and 2014, whereas the selection of small-scale editions by Hodgkin focus on his later prints from 2014 – 2016 which include a group from the After All series, the last prints he made before he died. This small survey offers a glimpse into the artists’ extensive printmaking careers.
Gillain Ayres & Howard Hodgkin will run on the upper floor of Tremenheere Gallery, while Sculptors’ Prints: Richard Long, David Nash and Richard Woods will run concurrently on the lower floor. Both exhibitions are organised in conjunction with Cristea Roberts Gallery.
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