Art of Print: From Hogarth to Hockney

Prints have played a significant role in the history of art, and this publication explores the diverse techniques and purposes of printmaking through the works of numerous notable artists over three centuries. The 130 works showcased provide a survey of Tates extensive but little-known print collection, showcasing the remarkable and diverse grouping of prints that have been embraced by artists.

Format: Hardback
Length: 240 pages
Publication date: 07 October 2021
Publisher: Tate Publishing

Prints have played a unique and vital role in the history of art and image, yet printmaking remains a mysterious discipline, often considered in terms of reproduction instead of as an innovative and highly considered creative process. Among the leading artists for whom printmaking has been an important and experimental part of their practice are William Hogarth, George Stubbs, William Blake, J.M.W. Turner, Pablo Picasso, Barbara Hepworth, Andy Warhol, Lucian Freud, Bridget Riley, Paula Rego, William Kentridge, and Kara Walker. This insightful publication explores the numerous ways these and many other notable artists have embraced printmaking over the course of three centuries. The 130 works showcased here reveal a fascinating spectrum of printmaking techniques and purposes, and provide a survey of Tates extensive but little-known print collection, a remarkable and diverse grouping no previous book has considered as a whole.

Prints have played a unique and vital role in the history of art and image, yet printmaking remains a mysterious discipline, often considered in terms of reproduction instead of as an innovative and highly considered creative process. Among the leading artists for whom printmaking has been an important and experimental part of their practice are William Hogarth, George Stubbs, William Blake, J.M.W. Turner, Pablo Picasso, Barbara Hepworth, Andy Warhol, Lucian Freud, Bridget Riley, Paula Rego, William Kentridge, and Kara Walker. This insightful publication explores the numerous ways these and many other notable artists have embraced printmaking over the course of three centuries. The 130 works showcased here reveal a fascinating spectrum of printmaking techniques and purposes, and provide a survey of Tates extensive but little-known print collection, a remarkable and diverse grouping no previous book has considered as a whole.

Weight: 1354g
Dimension: 217 x 262 x 26 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781849767637