insideKENT Magazine Issue 27 - June 2014 | Page 29
ARTS
Discovering Palmer’s Kent:
Samuel Palmer, Graham Sutherland and Paul Drury
Mascalls Gallery, Paddock Wood
14th June – 23rd August 2014
In 1924, when a small etching by the obscure
and forgotten artist Samuel Palmer was brought
into the art studios at Goldsmiths College of Art,
it sparked a mini revolt in the etching department.
Two of the students, Graham Sutherland and
Paul Drury, were so excited by the print that over
the next decade they produced a body of exquisite
etchings directly influenced by their admiration of
Palmer’s visionary work and for the countryside
in Kent where Palmer lived and worked.
Ninety years on, an extensive selection of
the pastoral etchings of Samuel Palmer, Graham
Sutherland and Paul Drury will be on display at
Mascalls Gallery close to the village that inspired
the three artists. The exhibition will focus on the
unique artistic link between the three artists and
their affinity with the light and landscape of rural
Kent.
Discovering Palmer’s Kent will include the
first ever showing of specially commissioned
impressions of un-editioned etching plates by
Paul Drury and a very rare Sutherland etching. In
addition, letters and sketches will show the close
working relationship between Sutherland and
Drury and the direct influence of their friendship
on their etchings of Kent.
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Nathaniel Hepburn, curator at Mascalls
Gallery, says: “We are particularly delighted to be
showing these etchings in the setting that inspired
all three artists. This exhibition continues Mascalls
Gallery’s history of exploring the Kent landscape
as a rich and diverse source of artistic inspiration.”
The exhibition draws from loans from private
and public collections across the UK.
Discovering Palmer’s Kent: Samuel Palmer,
Graham Sutherland and Paul Drury
14th June – 23rd August 2014
Open Tues-Thurs 10am-5pm, Fri-Sat 11am-4pm,
Closed Sun-Mon
Free admission
Mascalls Gallery
Maidstone Road
Paddock Wood
TN12 6LT
01892 839039
[email protected]
www.mascallsgallery.org
@MascallsGallery