Marlborough Fine Art is delighted to be holding its first exhibition of work by internationally renowned artist John Virtue. It is his first exhibition in London since his highly acclaimed show at the National Gallery in 2005. In 2006 Marlborough invited John Virtue to participate in an annual Artists International Print Project, run by Paupers Press, at the Scuola de Grafica in Venice. The scheme, now in its sixth year, provides artists with the opportunity to spend three weeks in Venice making prints. However, the medium ...
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Marlborough Fine Art is delighted to be holding its first exhibition of work by internationally renowned artist John Virtue. It is his first exhibition in London since his highly acclaimed show at the National Gallery in 2005. In 2006 Marlborough invited John Virtue to participate in an annual Artists International Print Project, run by Paupers Press, at the Scuola de Grafica in Venice. The scheme, now in its sixth year, provides artists with the opportunity to spend three weeks in Venice making prints. However, the medium is strictly confined to monotypes, a very direct medium which John Virtue had not tried before and which he viewed with some trepidation. Using drawings for reference he found he could work in a way that closely related to his painting techniques. In essence, the monotypes are a continuation of his work as a painter and are effectively paintings on paper.
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Seller's Description:
First Edition. Hardback. No Dust Jacket. Oblong 4to.24cm by 29cm. pp 63. Original publisher's tan cloth, lettered black on spine and front cover. Catalogue of an exhibition held at Marlborough Fine Art, London, March 5-29, 2008. Invitation to the private view, loosely inserted. ISBN: 1904372635 Fine.
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Seller's Description:
First Edition. Hardback. No Dust Jacket. Oblong 4to.24cm by 29cm. pp 63. Original publisher's tan cloth, lettered black on spine and front cover. Catalogue of an exhibition held at Marlborough Fine Art, London, March 5-29, 2008. Ownership signature (in pencil) of V&A curator and writer on art Stephen Calloway. ISBN: 1904372635 Fine.
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Seller's Description:
Acceptable/Fair; Hardcover; Cloth covers have light watermarks with heavy rubbing to the black paint of the title printed along the spine and to the front cover; Library stamps/markings to the textblock edges and endpapers; Text pages are all clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; Good except for the wear/flaws to the covers; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium, Oblong Format (8.5"-9.75" tall); Dark reddish-brown cloth covers with title in black lettering; 2008, Marlborough Fine Art Ltd.; 63 pages; "John Virtue: Monotypes, " by John Virtue.
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Very Good++; Hardcover; 2008, Marlborough Fine Art Ltd.; Very light wear to covers with "straight" edge-corners; Pages bright & unmarked; Good binding with straight spine; This book will be stored and delivered in a sturdy cardboard mailer; Dark reddish-brown cloth covers with title in black lettering; 63 pages; "John Virtue: Monotypes, " by John Virtue.
