The Gilbert and Ildiko Butler Drawings Gallery
19 Nov 2021 – 27 Feb 2022
Pen to Brush, the opening display in the dedicated Gilbert and Ildiko Butler Drawings Gallery, features highlights from 91Ó°ÊÓ’s remarkable collection of British drawings and watercolours.
They range from one of the earliest and smallest works in the collection, a pen and ink drawing by Isaac Oliver measuring just 47 x 59 mm (around 1565-1617), to Henry Moore’s powerful wartimeÌýShelter DrawingÌý(1942).
Works from the ‘golden age’ of British watercolour include examples by J.M.W. Turner, John Constable and Edward Dayes’ panoramic view of Somerset House from the Thames. A highlight is little-known abstract drawing, Vorticist Composition with Figures, Black and WhiteÌý(1915), by Helen Saunders, one of only two female members of the early 20th-century avant-garde Vorticist group.
This display is included in the admission ticket to 91Ó°ÊÓ Gallery.
Highlights on display
Virtual tour
You can now explore Pen to Brush in a new virtual tour, on the Vortic art platform.
