
Studio Prints, London
An Artists' Workshop
Paul Holberton Publishing Ltd
Will be published approx. on 16. June 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-1-917976-10-7 (ISBN)
Description
Explores the pivotal role of Studio Prints, London, in the resurgence of printmaking during the 1970s and 1980s
Dorothea Wight (1944-2013) founded Studio Prints in Kentish Town, London, in 1968. Marc Balakjian (1940-2017), an artist and printmaker of Armenian origins, joined it in 1974. They married in 1977 and, for over forty years, pursued their own artistic careers while also pulling prints for other artists. Thanks to their exceptional skills as master printmakers and to the sensibility with which they interpreted other artists' ideas and intentions, Dorothea and Marc emerged as leading printers for prominent artists like Lucian Freud, Frank Auerbach, Leon Kossoff, Paula Rego, Celia Paul, Kitaj, Stephen Conroy, Ken Kiff and many others, establishing close friendships and mutual relationships of trust and esteem.
Using previously unpublished archival records and a substantial corpus of works by the above-mentioned artists, a group of distinguished contributors to the book provide insights into a thriving and pioneering season of artistic production in London and reveal a relatively unrecognised but hugely influential hub of artistic production.
Exhibition Schedule
The Courtauld Gallery, London
6 June-13 September 2026
Published by Paul Holberton Publishing/Distributed by Yale University Press
Dorothea Wight (1944-2013) founded Studio Prints in Kentish Town, London, in 1968. Marc Balakjian (1940-2017), an artist and printmaker of Armenian origins, joined it in 1974. They married in 1977 and, for over forty years, pursued their own artistic careers while also pulling prints for other artists. Thanks to their exceptional skills as master printmakers and to the sensibility with which they interpreted other artists' ideas and intentions, Dorothea and Marc emerged as leading printers for prominent artists like Lucian Freud, Frank Auerbach, Leon Kossoff, Paula Rego, Celia Paul, Kitaj, Stephen Conroy, Ken Kiff and many others, establishing close friendships and mutual relationships of trust and esteem.
Using previously unpublished archival records and a substantial corpus of works by the above-mentioned artists, a group of distinguished contributors to the book provide insights into a thriving and pioneering season of artistic production in London and reveal a relatively unrecognised but hugely influential hub of artistic production.
Exhibition Schedule
The Courtauld Gallery, London
6 June-13 September 2026
Published by Paul Holberton Publishing/Distributed by Yale University Press
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
100 color illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 216 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-917976-10-7 (9781917976107)
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Persons
Dr Elena Crippa is Senior Curator of Contemporary Art at the Courtauld Gallery.
Dr Ketty Gottardo is Martin Halusa Senior Curator of Drawings at the Courtauld Gallery.
Prof. Guido Rebecchini is Professor in Renaissance and Early Modern Art at the Courtauld Institute.
Dr Ketty Gottardo is Martin Halusa Senior Curator of Drawings at the Courtauld Gallery.
Prof. Guido Rebecchini is Professor in Renaissance and Early Modern Art at the Courtauld Institute.