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Bacon, Francis
Head VI
1949
Hatoum, Mona
+ and -
1994
Boyce, Sonia
Lay back, keep quiet and think of what made Britain so great
1986
Hiorns, Roger
Nunhead
2004
Warren, Rebecca
Regine
2007
Freud, Lucian
Girl in a Green Dress
1954
Perry, Grayson
Spirit Jar
1994
Hepworth, Barbara
Icon
1957
Hodgkin, Howard
Indian Room, from 5 Rooms
1968
Paterson, Katie
Totality
2015
Wearing, Gillian
60 Minutes Silence
1996
Hart, Emma
Fork Face
2017
Tillmans, Wolfgang
Gedser
2004
Prodger, Charlotte
BRIDGIT
2016
Mellors, Nathaniel
Hippy Dialectics
2010
Ofili, Chris
Popcorn Shells
1995
Cragg, Tony
New Stones - Newton's Tones
1978
Perry, Grayson
Expulsion from Number 8 Eden Close
2012
Hockney, David
We Two Boys Together Clinging
1961
Riley, Bridget
Movement in Squares
1961
Bell, Graham
Baylham Mill
1940
Shonibare, Yinka
The Crowning
2007
Lucas, Sarah
Self Portrait with Fried Eggs (from Self Portraits series 1990-98)
1996
Anderson, Hurvin
Is it okay to be black?
2015
Caro, Anthony
Slow Movement
1965
Wardill, Emily
Born Winged Animals and Honey Gatherers of the Soul
2006
Latest News
New Touring Exhibition 'The Printed Line'
13 Mar 2019
We are pleased to announce a new Arts Council Collection touring exhibition The Printed Line opens at Torre Abbey Museum, Torquay, 6 April – 2 June 2019, then tours the UK; showcasing work by artists including David Hockney, Bridget Riley, Patrick Caulfield and Frank Stella.
The exhibition showcases the work of nearly 60 artists who have used a variety of printmaking techniques to exploit the potential of the printed line, from the thick velvety line of drypoint and the heavy cross-hatching of etching to delicate wood engraving and boldly coloured screenprints. The use of colour will...
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