One of the most visually delightful items to land on my desk recently, this set of Arts & Crafts magazine is a wonderful record of the Arts & Crafts and Art Nouveau movements and their appeal to amateur artists and craftspeople. The Arts & Crafts Movement grew from the ideals of William Morris and John [...]

Peter Harrington is proud to present our most recent exhibition: The French Impressionists and the School of Paris, featuring more than 50 signed prints and original pieces by the most significant artists who worked in Paris during the first half of the 20th century. Represented are Paul Cézanne, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Pablo Picasso,  Henri Matisse, Jean [...]

A rare survival, this is the programme that accompanied Entartete Kunst, the Nazi’s 1937 exhibition mocking “degenerate” avant-garde art. Targeting modern art, music, and literature was an important aspect of the Nazi campaign, and as early as 1930 museums were put under pressure to conform, with certain works taken off show and uncooperative directors removed. [...]

E. O. Hoppé, nearly forgotten,  was one of the most famous photographers of the early 20th century and a leading figure in the modernist movement who was described by Cecil Beaton as “The Master”.  Hoppé was born in Munich in 1878 and moved to London in 1900 intending to train as a financier. Instead, he [...]

One of the most rewarding aspects of the book trade is acting as a matchmaker between cultural institutions and historically significant items. At Peter Harrington we recently had the pleasure of securing a unique item for the Library of Congress: plans for the first medal produced by the United States, the Libertas Americana. As the [...]

This week Peter Harrington is exhibiting at the Masterpiece Fair, “a unique showcase for the most covetable objects in the world: traditional and modern, old and new, from the finest of fine and decorative art to the best of wines, classic cars, jewellery and contemporary design.” This is a fabulous event and not to be [...]