Display On now until Sunday, 13 September 2020

Making an Impression

Name: Making an Impression
Start: 2019-09-09 11:00:00 +0100
End: 2020-09-13 18:30:00 +0100
Location: V&A South Kensington

The Art of Relief Printmaking

Monday, 9 September 2019 – Sunday, 13 September 2020
10.00 – 17.30
Paintings, Room 88a, The Edwin and Susan Davies Galleries, and Prints and Drawings, Room 90, The Julie and Robert Breckman Gallery , South Kensington
Free event

Featuring prints alongside blocks, plates and tools used to make them, this display explores the varied techniques and rich effects of relief printmaking. It spans a 600-year history of Western printmaking, showcasing the work of craftsmen, pioneers and entrepreneurs, with objects ranging from medieval playing cards to contemporary fine art.

Image: ‘Speed’ by Claude Flight. Colour linocut (detail) United Kingdom, ca. 1922 (c) Victoria and Albert Museum, London

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