Printmakers' Art

The print collections of the National Galleries of Scotland reveal a diverse and dazzling variety of different techniques and approaches to printmaking. Through technical summaries and featured examples, 'The Printmakers' Art' draws on the print and archive collections to illustrate and explain the mysteries of printmaking. AUTHOR: Hannah Brocklehurst is Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Scottish National Gallery, and has a special interest in printmaking and the etching revival of the nineteenth century. Recent print displays include: Rembrandt at 400 (2006), Goya: Monsters and Matadors (2007), The Printmaker's Art (2010). Kerry Watson is Librarian at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, and has a particular interest in artists' books and printmaking. She has curated a number of print displays including Towards the Light: Colour Woodcuts from Britain and Japan (2011) and Woodcuts and Wood Engraving: The British Tradition (2012). SELLING POINTS: ? Features some of the best known works from the National Galleries of Scotland's collection ? A useful guide to the different print techniques 80 colour illustrations