A new exhibition showcases the best prints acquired by Dublin’s National Gallery of Ireland in the last five years, including works by Claude Lorrain, Fernand Lèger, and Laura Knight.“Eclectic Images: Recent Acquisitions 2011-2016” comprises around 100 pieces gifted to the museum, including the finest works from a donation of 160 single sheet prints by Irish artist and writer Brian Lalor in 2014, which included cartoons, prints, and etchings from individual works, portfolios, and illustrated books.According to a press release, the exhibition begins with these works; this section includes “some 60 prints and illustrated books selected from the Brian Lalor Collection, including early reproductive prints of Maerten van Heemskerck (1498-1574) and two etchings from Christopher Le Brun’s mysterious 'Four Riders' series.” Alongside these are “prints by 20th century British artist Dame Laura Knight, a cartoon on x-rays pulled from a popular 19th century French journal, and a delicate 17th century etching by Claude Lorrain.”Assembled over 40 years by the artist, writer, and printmaker, the collection reflects Lalor’s interests in the art of printmaking throughout history, as well as his work as an archaeologist in the 1970s that led to him acquiring, amongst many others, prints of Biblical Palestine during his time in the area.Alongside these five dozen works from Lalor, the museum is also showing highlights from their other acquisitions of the last five years. This section of the exhibition exhibits watercolors, drawings, and prints, including “drawings by Fernand Lèger, Walter Osborne, and Kyffin Williams, as well as prints by Berthe Morisot, Frank Brangwyn, and Michael Farrell.”“Eclectic Images: Recent Acquisitions 2011-2016” runs through December 7 at the National Gallery of Ireland.
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