Many new collectors have appeared in recent years and there has been lively competition in
the sale rooms and at galleries for the best impressions of the rarest subjects. Back at the first
exhibition of British Linocuts in January 1929 they sold for two guineas each (two guineas is just
over two pounds) the best now compare in price with some of the great linocuts by Picasso
or the German Expressionists.
It is worth remembering that these linocuts were printed by hand in small editions and there
can be quite a variation between impressions. The artists were always experimenting with
different combinations of colour and form, adding and removing blocks, even printing through
the back of the delicate handmade papers that were always used.
I do hope you will be able to see the exhibition at the gallery. We will also be showing a
selection at the annual `London Original Print Fair` held at the Royal Academy of Arts in
Burlington House Piccadilly from 25th to 28th April. If you would like a complimentary ticket to
the fair please email info@osbornesamuel.com or telephone us.
Gordon Samuel
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