A sculptor’s line moves between the second and third dimensions. Many of the most original sculptors in the twentieth century had a facility with both plastic media, like plaster and bronze, and graphic media, like graphite and oil paint. The architectural demands of sculpture have long dictated that sculptors must also be draughtsmen. Michelangelo, Bernini and Rodin were all famed for their drawings as well as their sculptures. This display brings together art by some of the most imaginative sculptor-artists of twentieth- and twenty-first-century Britain and Europe, including Alexander Calder, Alberto Giacometti, Elisabeth Frink, William Turnbull and Damien Hirst.
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Available Works
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Anthony Caro, Table Piece CXLI, 1973
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Alexander Calder, Untitled, 1932
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Alberto Giacometti, Nature morte avec bouteille, 1963
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Eric Gill, Boxers, 1913
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Lynn Chadwick, Beast VII, conceived 1956
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Damien Hirst, Trust, 2003
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Ben Nicholson: Defining Works
1929-1954 19 September - 10 December 2024 An artist of rare ingenuity, sharp wit and copious invention, Ben Nicholson was among the leading international modernist artists of the twentieth century. Piano Nobile is pleased to present significant... -
Highlighted Publication
FRANK AUERBACH: THE SITTERS September 8, 2022 Frank Auerbach: The Sitters provides a comprehensive overview of the artist’s portraiture. It reveals the special connection between the artist and his ‘sitters’ - the small group of dedicated models... -
Highlighted Work
William Orpen | The Yacht Race (Sighting the Boat), c. 1913 Every summer between 1902 and 1914 William Orpen returned to Ireland to teach at the Metropolitan School of Art. He rented a house on the coast at Howth, where he... -
Abstract Painting in Britain
1960–65 19 September - 6 December 2024 A parallel presentation to Ben Nicholson: Defining Works 1929-1954, the exhibition features abstract paintings made in Britain between 1960 and 1965. Whereas Nicholson’s work was often infused with constructivist precision... -
Collectors' Focus: Post-war British Abstraction
Apollo October 7, 2024 Though less popular abroad than it once was, British art of the 1940s and ’50s is still highly sought after at home, writes Emma Crichton-Miller. Emma interviewed Piano Nobile Director... -
Writer and Curator Anna McNay reviews Augustus John & the First Crisis of Brilliance
Studio International July 10, 2024 Anna reviews the exhibition, particualrly exploring the selection of portraiture and the relationships between the collection of artists and their models depicted in the show.
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