March has come quickly and already we have another edition of London Original Print Fair. This year felt a bit tame, but there are a lot of exciting first-time exhibitors to check out!
Here are my highlights:
MURAKAMI Takashi (Contemporary Tokyo, S12)
Frank Auerbach, William Feaver, 2007, etching (Julian Page, W7)
HOKUSAI Katsushika, Seven Mile Beach in Sagami, c.1831, woodblock print (Japan Print Gallery, W1)
Adam Dant, The Secret History of Somerset House, 2024, hand-tinted line print (TAG Fine Arts, W6)
Mychael Barratt, Guernica at the Whitechapel Gallery, 2023, woodcut and linocut (Eames Fine Art, W15)
Diane Victor (Atelier le Grand Village, W10)
Douglas Gordon, Portrait of a Self Portrait of a Self series, 2023, burned LITO Hi-RND© print (LITO Editions, W8)
MAKI Haku, Work 74-57 (Rain-S), 1973, woodblock and cement embossing (Hanga Ten, E2)
James Tissot, L’Eté [Summer], 1878, etching and drypoint, (Vistavka Fine Art, S10)
Joe Tilson tribute (Cristea Roberts, E12)
Lots of mezzotints (Isaac and Ede, S1)
Kenneth Martin, Chalk Farm, 1949, lithograph (Gwen Hughes, E13)
Johann Ladenspelder, St Mark the Evangelist, c.1549, engraving (Elizabeth Harvey-Lee, E8)
Sybil Andrews and Cyril Power, including a rare proof (Redfern Gallery, S7)
Maite Cascón (Verbatim, W12)
Gina Cross photo-etchings on reclaimed copper plates with monoprinting and enamel spray (Smithson Projects, W14)
Henri Matisse, Le Grand Nu, 1906, lithograph (Hidden Gallery, W9)
Terry Frost, Seated Model, 1948, monotype with hand additions (Dominic Kemp Modern British Prints, E13)
Celia Paul, Self-Portrait with Canvas, 2003, soft-ground etching (Marlborough Graphics, S11)
XU Na, Regeneration – Reconstruction, 2021, wood engraving (Muban Educational Trust, E4)
London Original Print Fair runs from 21 to 24 March 2024 at Somerset House (Thurs – Fri: 11am – 8pm; Sat – Sun: 10am – 6pm), https://londonoriginalprintfair.com/
Standard admission: £18
Concessions: £12
Nigel Ip 
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