The Art of Print av Elizabeth Jacklin

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<B>Art historian and curator Elizabeth Jacklin’s <I>The Art of Print: From Hogarth to Hockney</I> is a concise and beautifully illustrated introduction to printmaking that uses highlights from Tate’s extensive print collection.</B><BR/><BR/> Prints have played a unique and important role in the history of art and image. This engaging book explores the numerous ways artists have embraced printmaking over the course of three centuries. Each of the works illustrated has been selected to reflect the broad spectrum of techniques and purposes, which are explained in clear and concise terms. The featured artworks are among the highlights of Tate’s extensive but little-known print collection, a remarkable grouping no book has previously attempted to survey.<BR/><BR/> Among the leading artists for whom printmaking has been an important and experimental part of their practice are William Hogarth, George Stubbs, William Blake, J.M.W. Turner, Pablo Picasso, Barbara Hepworth,