Driven to Draw: Twentieth-century Drawings and Sketchbooks from the Royal Academy’s Collection

3 November 2011—12 February 2012

In the Tennant Gallery

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Drawing is almost as natural a human activity as breathing the air around us. However, only in the twentieth century have artists drawn more often from inner compulsion than out of practical necessity. This exhibition has been selected from the Academy’s own rarely seen collection of twentieth-century drawings and sketchbooks, in the belief that this compulsion can be sensed in drawings of many different kinds.

By including a wide range of styles, techniques, and modes of draughtsmanship in works by both Royal Academicians and students alike - everything in fact from doodles to diploma works - the exhibition aims to capture the magic of drawing done for its own sake.

You can find out more about the artists and drawings in the exhibition by clicking on the gallery above.

Opening times
Tuesday – Sunday, 10am – 6pm
Closed Mondays

Admission
Complimentary entry with a valid Royal Academy exhibition ticket. £3 without. RA Friends go free.

EVENTS

Curator’s Talks

Tuesday 6 December 2011
Tuesday 7 February 2012
Introductions to the exhibition by the curator.
3.30pm in the Tennant Gallery.
Free with an exhibition ticket.

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