Roy Lichtenstein
Explosion 1965-6
Lithograph on paper
image: 562 x 435 mm
Presented by the Museum of Modern Art, New York 1976 Estate of Roy Lichtenstein
Paula Rego
Moth 1996
Etching and aquatint on paper
image: 299 x 358 mm
Purchased 1997 Paula Rego
Roger Hilton
Woman with Dark Hair 1949
Lithograph on paper
image: 560 x 380 mm
Purchased 1986 Roger Hilton. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2002
Jake Chapman, Dinos Chapman
Double Deathshead 1997
Screenprint on paper
image: 735 x 883 mm
Purchased 1998 Jake and Dinos Chapman
Richard Hamilton
Release 1972
Screenprint on paper
image: 683 x 857 mm
Presented by Rose and Chris Prater through the Institute of Contemporary Prints 1975 The estate of Richard Hamilton
Damien Hirst
Round 2002
Colour etching on Hahnemhle paper
support: 910 x 710 mm
Presented by Penny Govett 2007 Damien Hirst
Henry Moore OM, CH
Stonehenge B 1972
Intaglio print and lithograph on paper
image: 254 x 191 mm
Presented by the artist 1975 The Henry Moore Foundation. This image must not be reproduced or altered without prior consent from the Henry Moore Foundation.
Tim Mara
Power Cuts Imminent 1975
Screenprint on paper
image: 772 x 768 mm
Presented by Anderson O'Day 1976 The estate of Tim Mara
Stanley William Hayter
Le Chas de l'aiguille 1946
Intaglio print on paper
image: 302 x 187 mm
Purchased 1972 ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2002
Stanley William Hayter
Hang Glider 1979
Intaglio print on paper
image: 495 x 638 mm
Purchased 1981 ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2002
David Hockney
3. The Start of the Spending Spree and the Door Opening for a Blonde 1961-3
Etching and aquatint on paper
image: 302 x 400 mm
Purchased 1971 David Hockney
Richard Hamilton
Self-portrait 1951
Intaglio print on paper
image: 300 x 196 mm
Purchased 1982 The estate of Richard Hamilton
Eric Gill
Dumb-Driven Cattle 1915
Relief print on paper
image: 95 x 79 mm
Transferred from the Library 1979
Tony Bevan
Head 1994
Woodcut on paper
image: 538 x 750 mm
Purchased 1996 Tony Bevan
Lucian Freud
Woman Sleeping 1995
Etching on paper
image: 730 x 594 mm
Presented anonymously 1997 The Lucian Freud Archive
Patrick Caulfield
Les Demoiselles d'Avignon vues de derrire 1999
Screenprint on paper
image: 1059 x 918 mm
Purchased 1999 The estate of Patrick Caulfield. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2002
Ian McKeever
Colour Etching B 1996
Etching on paper
image: 690 x 526 mm
Purchased 1997 Ian McKeever
Richard Hamilton
Picasso's meninas 1973
Etching on paper
image: 570 x 490 mm
Purchased 1982 The estate of Richard Hamilton
This particularly strong area of Tate’s collection features the work of several important British and international printmakers, ranging from Stanley William Hayter to Richard Hamilton and Paula Rego. Among the holdings are important editions from Curwen Studio, Kelpra Studio and Tyler Graphics.
The collection includes:
- prints by British and American pop artists, including Peter Blake, Roy Lichtenstein and Frank Stella
- seminal works by the Young British Artists including Damien Hirst, Tracey Emin and Jake and Dinos Chapman
- original portfolios by artists such as Peter Doig, Anish Kapoor, Rachel Whiteread, Terry Winters and El Lissitzky
- substantial selections from Frank Auerbach, Patrick Caulfield, Dame Elisabeth Frink, David Hockney, Brice Marden, Henry Moore and Sir Eduardo Paolozzi
- works by abstract expressionists including Barnett Newman and Robert Motherwell.
It contains a variety of portfolios which incorporate narrative or showcase the works of several artists, and represents print-making media ranging from monotype to digital.
Prints and Drawings Rooms
The full range of modern and contemporary prints in the collection can be surveyed in the Prints and Drawings Rooms.