The King's College Portfolio
King's has created a portfolio of ten prints by contemporary artists. A limited number of these portfolios are now for sale.
The portfolios contain a varied an exciting collection of works that push the boundaries of printmaking. They include prints by Peter Blake, Antony Gormley, W. Barnes-Graham and Anthony Green. Each print is signed and numbered by the artist, which means they are works in their own right and not reproductions.
Only 100 of these portfolios have been produced, so at £2,000 each the portfolio is not just a collection of fine prints but also an investment opportunity for those interested in fine art.
The works included in each portfolio are shown below. Click on the images to enlarge them.
Alan Davie, Incantation
Sheet and image size
61 x 51cm
18 colours on Somerset Textured 69 x 56cm 300gsm
Jane Dickson, El Niño Motorcyle
Sheet and image size
70.5 x 50cm
18 colours on Somerset Textured 300gsm
Peter Blake, Village Fête
Sheet size 56 x 66.5cm
Image size 35.5 x 49.5cm
22 colours on Somerset Textured 300gsm
Sandra Blow, Untitled
Sheet and image size
56 x 76cm
8 colours on Moulin du Gué 300gsm
Stephen Buckley, Eclipse
Sheet and image size
32 x 53.5cm
7 colours on Moulin du Gué 300gsm
W. Barnes Graham, Blue Light, Summer
Sheet and image size
55 x 74cm
14 colours on Moulin du Gué 300gsm
Anthony Frost, Spangle
Sheet size 57 x 71.5cm
Image size 45 x 62cm
12 colours on Moulin du Gué 300gsm
Antony Gormley, Untitled
Sheet size 38 x 37.5cm
Image size 14 x 20cm
8 colours on Somerset Textured 300gsm
Anthony Green, For Bob going to Heaven quickly
Sheet and image size
76.5 x 56cm
27 colours on Somerset Textured 300gsm
Patrick Procktor, The Choir of King' College Chapel
Sheet size 74 x 55cm
Image size 62 x 44cm
10 colours on Arches Creme 270gsm
Price per portfolio
£2,000 plus P&P
To buy a portfolio
Please contact:
The Shop at King's
13 King's Parade
Cambridge CB2 1SP
Tel: (+44) (0)1223 769342
Email: shop [at] kings [dot] cam [dot] ac [dot] uk
Supporting artists today
Proceeds from the sale of the prints will be used to secure the future and development of the King's Art Centre. The Art Centre provides studio, tuition, and exhibition space and is a significant resource for the members of the College and for the city of Cambridge.
Antony Gormley recalls the impact the Art Centre had on his work when he was an undergraduate at Trinity College:
"King's had just started its artist-in-residence programme and it was fantastic that for the first time there were artists living and working in a Cambridge college. Mark Lancaster and Michael Craig Martin were the first of the King's Artists. They introduced me to people like Dick Smith and David Hockney."
Background
Two years of careful work went into the production of the portfolio. Great attention was paid to every aspect of the production, from ensuring the highest quality, acid-free paper to the best available inks.
It was a technically exciting and diverse creation, using techniques from collage to hand-drawn plates, to digital technology - even within a single piece.
Each artist provided Gresham Studio with a challenge, and pushed the medium to its limits. Peter Blake, Jane Dickson and Anthony Green articulated an incredible level of detail and accuracy of registration. Antony Gormley, Alan Davie and Patrick Procktor displayed spectacular control with washes, one of the most fugitive and fragile aspects of printmaking technique.
W. Barns Graham, Sandra Blow, Stephen Buckley and Anthony Frost all showed an exceptionally refined sensitivity to colour and shape.The result is a vivid and powerful collection of prints.
Acknowledgement
The portfolio received generous support from Dennis Stevenson.
