There is now only one week to go until the 37th edition of London Original Print Fair (LOPF) opens at its new venue, Somerset House. From Thursday 26th – Sunday 29th May 2022, the London Original Print Fair offers a unique opportunity to view and purchase prints from world-renowned galleries.
Exclusively for 2022, Jealous will exhibit Chris Levine’s work marking the Platinum Jubilee with a platinum leaf portrait of the Queen, while Manifold Editions will launch two new editions by Bradley Theodore, named Eternal Queen; and Cynthia Corbett Gallery will exhibit a hand-applied platinum portrait of the Queen by Deborah Azzopardi.
Following the recent record-breaking sale of Andy Warhol’s Shot Sage Blue Marilyn, visitors will have the chance to buy their own Warhol as Hidden Gallery will bring a print of the renowned artist’s Saint Apollonia, signed and numbered in pencil. Shapero Modern will exhibit Swan Engravings, one of Frank Stella’s most extensive printmaking projects to date, including 25 prints published over a three year period.
One of the particular strengths of this Fair is the wide span of work on sale, stretching back to the early engravings and woodcuts of Dürer. A highlight this year is an incredible single-owner collection of over 200 works by the engraver Wenceslas Hollar, one of the largest in private hands with exhibitor Daniel Crouch Rare Books. Works like this at LOPF highlight the importance of printmaking throughout the history of art and sets contemporary prints in the context of work by old and modern masters.
Other highlights this year include Picasso prints exhibited by Frederick Mulder and works by Frank Auerbach, Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud from Marlborough, notable prints by Christopher R. W. Nevinson and Cyril Power’s famous linocut The Tube Station from Osborne Samuel Gallery. Gerrish Fine Art will show a remarkable complete set of thirteen etchings by David Hockney and Simon Patterson’s 1992 lithograph The Great Bear will be shown by Shapero Modern.
Exhibiting at the London Original Print Fair for the first time will be Cynthia Corbett Gallery, Daniel Crouch Rare Books, Hidden Gallery, ICA, Manifold Editions, Pangolin London, Raw Editions, Smithson Gallery, Tate, Verbatim and Whitechapel Gallery. The Fair will also host exclusive launches and demonstrations, including live screen-printing on the evening of Friday 17th May by Jealous.
For 2022, the Fair also welcomes a number of returning galleries and print publishers including Cristea Roberts who will show Paula Rego works, alongside a show of Cornelia Parker’s prints, to coincide with her upcoming exhibition opening at Tate Britain. Also returning are Jealous Gallery, who will launch new David Shrigley prints and Enitharmon Editions who will continue their annual joint initiative with Jealous, The Print and the Poem, with an inspiring collaboration between Radiohead lead singer Thom Yorke, and artist Stanley Donwood, on show for the first time at the Fair. TAG Fine Arts will exhibit brand new editions by Tobias Till, Stephen Walter and Adam Dant, coinciding with the launch of Dant’s new book Political Maps.
Hobby Limon, Founder and Director of TAG Fine Arts comments, We can’t wait to be exhibiting in real life once again with our dear comrades at the London Original Print Fair after online editions of the Fair.
Rebecca Eames, co-Director of Eames Fine Art comments, The original print market is booming at the moment. There is clearly a strong appetite amongst art lovers and collectors to come to real, face-to-face events and to enjoy the experience of viewing art, talking about it and collecting it again.
