Impressions of the 20th Century: Fine Art Prints from the V&A Collection

Drawing on the magnificent collection of fine prints at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, this vibrant full-color book celebrates the rich diversity of the print as a 20th-century art form. Edvard Munch, Eduardo Paolozzi, Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, Marc Chagall, Ben Shahn, and Jasper Johns are just a few of the renowned artists whose prints can be found in these pages. For every year of the 20th century there is a print or set of prints, ranging from an exquisite photogravure of Lincoln Cathedral (1900) to Shroud (2000), an image of artist Lee Wagstaff screen-printed in his own blood. Every page conveys the innovative possibilities of printmaking that excite the artistic imagination and make this affordable medium so popular with art lovers and collectors.