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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Highlighted Publication
Barbara Hepworth: Strings February 28, 2025 Barbara Hepworth: Strings is the first publication dedicated to the artist’s stringed sculptures, paintings and drawings. In 1939, Hepworth (1903–1975) made her first sculpture threaded with strings. For the rest... -
Soutine and British Painting
12 June - 1 August 2025 Piano Nobile Piano Nobile is pleased to introduce out presentation exploring the interconnections between Chaïm Soutine and twentieth-century British painting. The painter Chaïm Soutine (1893–1943) was a leading contributor to the expressionist... -
InSight No. 175
Paula Rego | Girl Exposing her Throat to a Dog July 12, 2025 Paula Rego used pictures to tell stories. Sometimes they presented a version of her own life. Other times they illustrated fairytales or her own fantastic imaginings. InSght No. 175 Paula... -
The best exhibitions in London for July 2025
House & Garden July 1, 2025 Piano Nobile's Soutine and British Painting features in Fiona McKenzie Johnston's picks of the best art shows to see in London in July. -
Barbara Hepworth sculptures exhibited in public for first time
The Guardian | The Observer February 1, 2025 Richard Brooks wries on Piano Nobile's exhibition focusing on the artist’s fascination with string which includes works unseen beyond private collections. -
Piano Nobile founder and executive chairman discusses the exhibition Barbara Hepworth: Strings
BBC Radio Four: Today Programme February 5, 2025 Listen to Dr Robert Travers on the segment from 2 hours 55 minutes in via this link: Today Programme . Link is live until 7 March
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