Past exhibitions

The first museum show in the UK of ground-breaking photographer Lisetta Carmi (1924 – 2022), whose imagery is currently receiving renewed attention.

The first exhibition dedicated to the work of Osvaldo Licini (1894-1958) in the UK. A key figure of 20th-century Italian art, Licini participated in the Futurist movement before establishing himself as a figurative painter of portraits, landscapes and still lifes.

In January 2023, to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the Estorick Collection opening to the public in 1998, we will present an exhibition of works by one of the most popular artists in our permanent collection, Giorgio Morandi.

Luigi Pericle (1916-2001), was a fascinating and singular artist whose work was greatly admired by Herbert Read and Ben Nicholson.

On the top floor of the museum, photographer Andrew Green presents his evocative images focusing on small towns in Umbria and Lazio.

An exploration of the relationship between Ukrainian-born American artist Alexander Archipenko (1887-1964) and the masters of Italian modern art.

Exploring the aesthetics of Art Informel, minimalism and hard-edged abstraction, Bice Lazzari's paintings made a significant contribution to twentieth-century Italian art, yet have remained largely unknown outside her native country.

To complement Estorick Collection Uncut, the museum displayed a selection of new works by artist Paul Coldwell. Exhibited alongside the Estorick’s holding of etchings and drawings by Morandi, Coldwell’s prints, sculptures and poems were created in London under lockdown conditions between 2020 and 2021.

In autumn 2021, the Estorick’s entire collection of modern Italian art was on show throughout the museum’s six galleries in a new exhibition, Estorick Collection Uncut.

In the summer of 2021, the Estorick Collection presented an exhibition by French post-war painter Olivier Debré (1920-1999). The show was selected by Michael Estorick, Chair of the Estorick Trustees, and son of Eric and Salome Estorick, whose renowned collection of Modern Italian Art is housed in the museum. This was the first major show of the artist's work in the UK in 44 years, and brought together some 30 oils and works on paper, including 16 of Debré’s large-scale paintings.