Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art
39a Canonbury Square
London
N1 2AN
England
Website
curator@estorickcollection.com
Telephone
020 7704 9522
Fax
020 7704 9531
The Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art opened in London in 1998. Its new home - a Grade II listed Georgian building - was restored with support from the Heritage Lottery Fund and contains six galleries, an art library, cafe and bookshop. The Collection is known internationally for its core of Futurist works, as well as figurative art and sculpture dating from 1890 to the 1950s.
During their 1947 honeymoon in Switzerland, Eric and Salome Estorick discovered Umberto Boccioni’s book Futurist Painting and Sculpture (1914) which marked the beginning of their passion for Italian art. Before returning to England the newlyweds visited the studio of the erstwhile Futurist Mario Sironi in Milan, where Estorick bought ‘hundreds and hundreds of drawings and as many pictures as I could get into my Packard Convertible Roadster’. The couple travelled to Italy frequently during the late 1940s and 1950s, meeting and befriending major artists of the day, and adding to their impressive collection of artworks.
Venue Type:
Gallery
39a Canonbury Square
London
N1 2AN
England
Website
curator@estorickcollection.com
Telephone
020 7704 9522
Fax
020 7704 9531
Collection details
Archives, Fine Art
Key artists and exhibits
- Giacomo Balla
- Umberto Boccioni
- Carlo Carra
- Gino Severini
- Giorgio de Chirico
- Amedeo Modigliani
- Giorgio Morandi
Collections services
- General guide to collections available
- Object identification and/or written enquiry service
- Specialist publications on collections available
- Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)
39a Canonbury Square
London
N1 2AN
England
Website
curator@estorickcollection.com
Telephone
020 7704 9522
Fax
020 7704 9531
Artists' Talks at the Estorick Collection
To celebrate Museums at Night, the Estorick Collection's temporary exhibition 'Another Country: London Painters in Dialogue with Italian Art' and the permanent collection will be open late until 10pm. From 7.30 to 8.30pm artists whose work appears in the show will be present to discuss their work and ideas.
Suitable for
- All ages
When
6-10pm
Where
Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art
Admission
Free with admission ticket purchased on the day (standard entry is £5; concessions £3.50; entry is free to full time students with valid ID).
39a Canonbury Square
London
N1 2AN
England
Website
curator@estorickcollection.com
Telephone
020 7704 9522
Fax
020 7704 9531
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