Works On Paper Fair

The annual art fair Works On Paper brings together around 50 respected art dealers selling all types of art on paper, from every era. Drawings, prints, watercolours, photographs and posters are shown, from Early through to Modern and Contemporary.

Examples of pictures that sold in at the 2015 Fair included: ‘Carew Castle’ by John Piper (1903-1992) (asking price £9,500), sold by Harry Moore-Gwyn; ‘The Castle of Melfi’ by Edward Lear (1812-1888) (asking price £3,500), sold by Guy Peppiatt Fine Art; A nude by Jacob Epstein (1880-1959), sold by Freya Mitton. On the contemporary side, Coombe Gallery sold large botanical-based watercolours by Rosie Sanders for significant amounts, as well as five works by young artist Pippa Young.

As well as the pictures for sale, the 2016 fair will present a rare chance to see drawings by author Laurie Lee. The specially commissioned exhibition, 'Laurie Lee (1914 - 1997) - The Artist', will feature drawings and paintings by the renowned poet and author of 'Cider with Rosie', Lee never exhibited his art, and the pictures in this show were only discovered after his death by Lee's daughter Jessy.

In addition visitors to the fair will have the opportunity to view 'The Enduring Eye', an exhibition mounted by the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), celebrating Frank Hurley's iconic photographs of Ernest Shackleton's Endurance expedition to the Antarctic.