The Watercolours + Works on Paper Fair returns to the
stylish and spacious Level 2 Galleries at the Science
Museum, South Kensington, London from 2 - 5 February
2012. The 2012 fair brings together an impressive range
of art on paper exhibited by leading art dealers from
across the UK.
This eclectic and lively fair presents all types of art
on paper from the 16th Century to the modern day.
Works include original drawings, watercolours, prints,
photographs and posters, all of which are for sale, with
prices starting at £500 rising to £100,000.
The fair gives visitors the chance to see works by well
known artists from earlier eras for example, a lithograph
by Odilon Redon (1840 -1916) ‘Lueur Précaire, une
Tête à l’Infini suspendu’ (Precarious glimmer, a Head
suspended in Infinity) for £1,750 and a soft-ground
etching by Pierre Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) ‘La Dance
à la Campagne’ (Dancing in the Country) for £10,000.
Both are exhibited by Elizabeth Harvey-Lee.
A rare watercolour by John Absolon (1815 -1895) of ‘The
Transept from the South Gallery, The Great Exhibition
of 1851’ for £12,500 will be one of the highlights of the
earlier works presented by Guy Peppiatt Fine Art.
Newcomers this year include, Thompson’s Galleries
showing David Sawyer’s watercolours of Cambridge,
Mary Deeming, presenting Japanese woodblock prints,
Orme 11 showing watercolours by contemporary Turkish
artist Ali Yanya, and the Bristol based Alexander Gallery
exhibiting watercolours by Scottish artist Peter Graham
and other new contemporary talent.
Pierre Auguste Renoir (1841-1919)
Soft-ground etching £10,000
Elizabeth Harvey-Lee
Kawase Hasui (1883 -1957)
Woodblock print, £7,700
Mary Deeming
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Odilon Redon (1840 -1916)
Lithograph £1,750
Elizabeth Harvey-Lee
John Absolon (1815-1895)
Watercolour, £12,500
Guy Peppiatt Fine Art
Press Release
December 2011
The Specialist Fair for Every Type of Art on Paper
drawings • watercolours • prints • posters • photographs
Ali Yanya (b. 1963)
Watercolour, £800
ORME 11
David Sawyer (b. 1961)
Watercolour, £750
Thompson’s Galleries
Peter Graham (b. 1959)
Watercolour, £1,825
Alexander Gallery
‘The Moon Observed’
Drawings by engineer, astronomer
and artist James Nasmyth (1808-
1890) are the starting point for this
loan exhibition of rarely seen pictures
from the Science Museum’s archives.
Selected works by several artists
reveal their shared fascination with
the surface of the moon and show
how they attempted to record it on
paper.
The exhibition will be held alongside
the Watercolours + Works on Paper
Fair, Level 2, Science Museum, 2 - 5
February 2012.
In addition to the major focus
on Nasmyth, the exhibition features works by other artists who recorded their observations in
drawing, or who pursued imaginative lines of enquiry, as they tried to capture some of the
mystery surrounding the moon that has gripped many observers through the centuries.
The exhibition gradually leads the viewer into the 20th Century and ends with the iconic moment
of astronauts walking on the moon, as interpreted by Sandra Lawrence in her screenprint “One
Small Step for a Man - One Giant Leap for Mankind of 1991-1994.”
This exhibition is free to the public and the works are on loan, not for sale.
Fair Programme
Artist in Residence from City & Guilds Art School
“A Visual Blog”
Following on from the success of last year’s Artist in Residence competition
with the Prince’s Drawing School, the Fair is collaborating with the City
& Guilds Art School to find a new resident artist for the 2012 fair. The
residency gives a graduate the chance to create “a visual blog” from
the event, recording forgotten moments and aiming to capture the spirit
of the fair. The role of resident artist suits a confident person who enjoys
being in the spotlight and interacting with the public and exhibitors.
All the graduates who apply will have their work exhibited, after
assessment by a panel of Judges: Heather Mayfield, Deputy Director of
the Science Museum, Richard Cork, Art Historian and Art Critic, Linda
Blackstone, Contemporary Art Dealer, and Lucy Russell, Fair Director.
The project focuses on drawing, encouraging the artist to develop a
body of work drawing alongside the event team. They will work in the
space from the moment the team come on site and take over the empty
galleries, witnessing the stand builders at work and exhibitors hanging their
pictures. They will draw within the fair whilst the public are visiting and stay
to record the final hours as the fair is dismantled and the space is returned
as an empty venue to the Museum.
The artist in residence will give a talk about their work on Saturday 3
February at 3 pm and will lead a tour selecting aspects of the Fair that
have inspired their work.
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Watercolours + Works on Paper Fair 2 - 5 February 2012
Press Release - continued.
Loan Exhibition:
James Nasmyth (1808 - 1890)
John Russell, RA
Sketch of Lunar Crater Plato 1844
The Telescopic Study of the Moon 1796
Watercolours + Works on Paper Fair 2 - 5 February 2012
Press Release - continued.
The fair features expert Art Dealers including: Abbott & Holder, Alexander Gallery, ArtsHouse, George
Babbington Art on Paper, John Barkes, Baron Fine Art, The Linda Blackstone Gallery, Camburn Fine
Art, Marcus Campbell Art Books, The Canon Gallery, Sarah Colegrave, Mary Deeming, Caroline Gee,
Gray Modern & Contemporary, ASAL Partners, Julian Hartnoll, Elizabeth Harvey-Lee, Four Four, Gwen
Hughes, JHW Fine Art, John Iddon Fine Art, Francis Iles Gallery, Jack Fine Art, Jennings Fine Art, Kendalls
Fine Art, Kaye Michie, Harry Moore-Gwyn, National Open Art Competition, Newman Fine Art, Charles
Nugent, ORME 11, Guy Peppiatt Fine Art, The Rae-Smith Gallery, John Robertson Fine Paintings, Sim
Fine Art, Thompson’s Galleries, Vera Schuhmacher Fine Art, West Two Gallery and Wolseley Fine Arts.
M J Forster (b. 1975)
Watercolour, £850
ArtsHouse
Edward Bawden (1903 -1999)
Linocut, £2,600
Gwen Hughes
Lionel Wendt (1900 -1944)
Gelatin Silver Print, £2,000
ASAL Partners
John Downman (1750 -1824)
Honoré Daumier (1808 -1879)
John Hassall (1868 -1948)
Watercolour, £5,500
Lithograph, £2,000
Printed poster, £900
Guy Peppiatt Fine Art
Elizabeth Harvey-Lee
The Rae-Smith Gallery
William Scott RA (1913 -1989)
Horace Mann Livens (1862 -1936)
Lithograph, £12,000
Gouache and charcoal, £1,800
Gray Modern & Contemporary Art
Sim Fine Art
Simon Palmer (b. 1956)
Edward Horace Thompson (1879 -1949)
Watercolour, £3,750
Watercolour, £2,450
Harry Moore-Gwyn
Charles Nugent Fine Art
Notes to Editors:
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The Watercolours + Works on Paper Fair opens to the public on Thursday 2 February and runs until Sunday 5 February 2012, at the Science
Museum, South Kensington, London SW7 2DD. The opening preview on Wednesday 1 February is by invitation only, 3 - 9 pm.
Visitor information
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For information visit www.worksonpaperfair.com or call 01798 861 815.
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The fair opens daily at 11 am. Closes: Thurs 9 pm; Fri, Sat and Sun 6 pm.
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Entry to the Loan Exhibition is free. Fair tickets £15. Free admission for children under 14, who must be accompanied by an adult.
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The Fair’s unique catalogue, £8, contains a set of over 60 art postcards selected from each gallery.
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Talks by leading art experts take place on Fri, Sat and Sun at 3pm.
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In-house Champagne Bar and Café with live music performances.
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Public Transport: South Kensington tube, with easy access from the main Exhibition Road entrance of the Museum via a
covered walkway. Bus numbers: Routes 14, 49, 70, 74, 345, 360, 414 , C1 and 430 stop near to the Science Museum at South Kensington Station.
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Disabled access available.
For more information and high res images, contact Jemma Gilpin;
www.worksonpaperfair.com
press@worksonpaperfair.com or call 01798 861 815.
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