© Desmond Banks / Image © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Beggarstaffs: William Nicholson & James Pryde
Tue 7 May 2019 - Sun 4 August 2019
Fitzwilliam Museum
‘Beggarstaffs’ was the pseudonym used by two young painters, William Nicholson and his brother-in-law James Pryde, when they formed a remarkable artistic partnership in the 1890s. Rejecting their conventional art training, they invented an entirely novel collage technique to create the most innovative posters and graphics of the day, including their celebrated Don Quixote design for Henry Irving’s Lyceum Theatre production.
In the later 1890s Nicholson developed his skills as a wood?engraver and produced several much-loved series of coloured prints. His Alphabet and London Types, as well as many arresting portraits of contemporary celebrities brought him renown as a major graphic artist of the decade.
In the early years of the twentieth century both Nicholson and Pryde, though no longer as close as in earlier times, were both acclaimed as leading Modern British painters: Nicholson for the subtlety of his portraits and the brilliant naturalism of his still-life and flower studies and exquisite landscapes; Pryde for the darker, stage-set quality of his street-scenes and imaginary views of sinister ruins.
Pryde and Nicholson’s Beggarstaff graphics and their later individual works as painters have never before been shown together. The exhibition will explore for the first time the fascinating way in which their reciprocal influence and shared love of striking subject matter worked on their very different temperaments to inspire two remarkable artistic careers.
Exhibition curated by Stephen Calloway.
Cost: Free
Enquiries and booking
No need to book.
Timing
10:00am-5:00pm Tuesday-Saturday every week from Tuesday 7 May 2019 until Sunday 4 August 2019
12:00pm-5:00pm Sunday every week from Tuesday 7 May 2019 until Sunday 4 August 2019
12:00pm-5:00pm on Monday 27 May 2019
All times
Tue 7 May 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 8 May 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 9 May 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 10 May 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 11 May 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 12 May 2019 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 14 May 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 15 May 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 16 May 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 17 May 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 18 May 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 19 May 2019 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 21 May 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 22 May 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 23 May 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 24 May 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 25 May 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 26 May 2019 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Mon 27 May 2019 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 28 May 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 29 May 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 30 May 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 31 May 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 1 June 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 2 June 2019 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 4 June 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 5 June 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 6 June 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 7 June 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 8 June 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 9 June 2019 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 11 June 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 12 June 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 13 June 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 14 June 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 15 June 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 16 June 2019 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 18 June 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 19 June 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 20 June 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 21 June 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 22 June 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 23 June 2019 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 25 June 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 26 June 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 27 June 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 28 June 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 29 June 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 30 June 2019 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 2 July 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 3 July 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 4 July 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 5 July 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 6 July 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 7 July 2019 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 9 July 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 10 July 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 11 July 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 12 July 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 13 July 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 14 July 2019 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 16 July 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 17 July 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 18 July 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 19 July 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 20 July 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 21 July 2019 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 23 July 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 24 July 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 25 July 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 26 July 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 27 July 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 28 July 2019 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
Tue 30 July 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Wed 31 July 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Thu 1 August 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Fri 2 August 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sat 3 August 2019 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sun 4 August 2019 | 12:00PM - 5:00PM |