Title

L'Estampe Moderne (The Modern Print).

Venues

Australian National Gallery (1 June 1993 – 14 August 1993)

Date

(1993)

Summary

Multi-artist exhibition. Located: Australia (ACT). Prints

Curator

Palmer, Tony. (Department International Prints, Australian National Gallery)

Documentation

Room brochure

Web address

https://nga.gov.au/exhibitions/lestampe-moderne/

Country of context

Australia

Abstract

In 1973 the Gallery purchased Felix Man's collection of more than 2,600 artists' lithographs. Among several hundred books, albums and portfolios which accompanied the prints was a complete run of L'Estampe Moderne (The Modern Print), a popular print portfolio published in Paris in the late 1890s, miraculously preserved in its original monthly parts. Shown here in its entirety for the first time in Australia, L'Estampe Moderne offers a fascinating reflection of various facets of late nineteenth century middle class taste.

L'Estampe Moderne was published in twenty-four parts from May 1897 to April 1899. Four prints were issued each month; every six months a free print was offered. The majority of prints published were colour lithographs.

[Australian National Gallery media, 1983].

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06 Aug 2024