• This May, Hidden gallery are exhibiting a showstopping selection of original print portfolios by some of the 20th century's defining artists; Piet Mondrian, Agnes Martin, Marc Chagall and Henri Matisse. 
     

    Despite their distinct approaches - Mondrian’s geometric precision, Martin’s meditative minimalism, Chagall’s dreamlike narratives, and Matisse’s vibrant fluidity - each artist shares a commitment to distilling beauty, emotion, and form into its most essential elements. This exhibition presents their works side by side, encouraging a contemplation of composition, colour, and rhythm. 

     

    Whether you're looking to buy original art, expand a collection, or simply admire masterworks of 20th-century Modernism, this show offers a unique opportunity. Read on to learn more...

  • Piet Mondrian

    Piet Mondrian

    Few artists encapsulated the spirit of Modernism quite so vividly as Piet Mondrian. In his mature works he advocated for the complete rejection of visually perceived reality as subject matter, and restricted his pictorial language to straight lines, primary colours, and neutral tones of black, white, and grey.

     

    Artworks from the sought-after portfolio of screenprints published in 1967 are on display. These rare screenprints exemplify the Modernist commitment to abstraction and remain some of the most sought-after collectible prints on the contemporary market. Ives-Sillman, Inc was one of only a handful of publishers to produce silkscreen prints and photographs as part of their artist monographs. Over two decades from 1958 until Ives's death in 1978, Norman Ives and Sewell Sillman collaborated with some of the most important artists of their time including Josef Albers, Robert Indiana and Ellsworth Kelly. 


    The ten paintings reproduced in this portfolio demonstrate the very best of Mondrian's work. Published in an edition of only 150, these screenprints are a must-have for collectors of 20th-century modern art prints and admirers of Modernism's purest exponent. A full set is even held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. 

  • Composition No.8, 1939-42 from A Portfolio of Ten Paintings, 1967, Artwork in Focus

    Composition No.8, 1939-42 from A Portfolio of Ten Paintings, 1967

    Artwork in Focus
    Screenprint in colours
    Sheet: 43 x 43 cm
    Edition of 150
    £4,500
     
    "Composition No. 8" was one of Mondrian's 'Transatlantic paintings', a group of seventeen canvases that he began in Europe but carried with him to New York when he fled the advancing Second World War. After beginning the work on which this image is based in London, he completed the painting shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor, in time for an exhibition in January 1942.

     

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  • Agnes Martin

    Agnes Martin

    Agnes Martin's work has been defined as an "essay in discretion on inward-ness and silence". Often thought of as a minimalist, Martin considered herself an abstract expressionist and was one of the leading practitioners of its artistic philosophy in the 20th century. 

    A set of ten lithographs created to accompany Martin's major retrospective at the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam in 1991 will be available to view and purchase in this exhibition. The publication was composed of illustrations, verse and prose written by the artist, a Jawlensky Award supplement (a prestigious award of which she was the first recipient) and ten outstanding lithographs. These rare lithographs will be exhibited side by side for two weeks only.

    Martin was a printmaker of great significance, returning to the process throughout her life. After abandoning art in 1967, she returned to the creative arena with a series of thirty screenprints in 1973. The screenprint and lithography processes enabled her to achieve the crisp lines and sharp corners that were so important to her work, while also allowing for the extraordinary subtlety she sought in her dilute washes of colour. These lithographs offer an intimate glimpse into Martin’s meditative aesthetic—perfect for collectors seeking minimalist artworks.

  • Marc Chagall

    Marc Chagall

    A key figure of Modernism, Marc Chagall's work resists easy categorisation. Over a life spanning almost a century, he explored a wide range of media but his work as a printmaker constitutes a flowering of romantic expression unmatched in the 20th century. 

    There is heightened interest on Marc Chagall as this March marked the 40th anniversary of Chagall’s death. We are delighted to be exhibiting eleven dazzling lithographs created by Chagall in 1957 to accompany a scholarly text by the French historian, art critic and curator Jacques Lassaigne. Chagall's painterly sensibility found its greatest expression in the lithographic process, which afforded him the ability to work in the jewel-like colours so vital to his storytelling. These lithographs are celebrated for their vibrant depictions of roosters, musicians, and floating lovers—Chagall's signature motifs—and are highly collectible.  
     
     
  • Henri Matisse

    Henri Matisse

    Often regarded alongside Picasso as one of the most influential and important artists of the 20th century, Henri Matisse created an exceptional body of over eight hundred graphic works during his long and legendary career. They are amongst the most desirable prints available in the contemporary market.

    After 1930, Matisse adopted a bolder simplification of form. When ill health in his final years prevented him from painting, he created an important body of work in the medium of cut paper collage. His mastery of the expressive language of colour and drawing, displayed in a body of work spanning over a half-century, won him recognition as a leading figure in Modern art.

    A portfolio of 40 images created by Matisse in the final years of his life will be included in the exhibition. Matisse reimagined his famous paper cut-outs, including the iconic Blue Nudes and L’Escargot, in lithography for the influential Modernist magazine Verve. The resulting lithographs are from the only edition of the cut-outs that Matisse worked on, offering the closest means possible of acquiring an original cut-out.

  • Zulma, 1958, Artwork in Focus

    Zulma, 1958

    Artwork in Focus
    Lithograph
    Sheet: 35.5 x 26.5 cm
    Framed: 52.5 x 37 cm
    From the edition of 2000
    £900

     

    Within the cut-outs, Zulma bears a closer relationship to traditional easel painting than any other image. Set in an interior with a clear sense of depth and perspective, it was one of the artist's favourite works. It features two of the motifs that had dominated his work since his earliest days as a painter: still life and the female figure. 

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  • Browse and Buy Modern Art Prints
     
    All works in the exhibition are available to purchase. Whether you’re starting an art collection or seeking a museum-quality piece, this is a unique opportunity to acquire original works on paper by major modern artists. Visit Hidden Gallery or contact us for details on pricing and availability.