London Graphic Arts began fine print publication of contemporary master printmakers in the late 1960's, a time before fine art was commonly available to the public.
In the 1960s the London Arts Gallery (then located at 22 New Bond Street, London) displayed original fine print works by Old Masters like Durer and Rembrandt and modern artists such as Picasso and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. The gallery was also an important and respected showplace for many contemporary Pop artists.
The London Arts Gallery was brought to international attention in 1970 when its owner went to trial on charges of corruption of public morality statutes - laws first instated in England in the 1840s. The case revolved around the first ever public exhibition of Bag One the erotic drawings of former Beatle John Lennon. John's controversial erotic lithographs were first exhibited at London Arts Gallery at 22 New Bond Street on January 15th 1970 for the duration two weeks, but on the 2nd day - Scotland Yard and the Police raided the gallery and consfiscated 8 of the 14 exhibits on the grounds that they were indecent. The case was dismissed in a high profile public morality trial on the grounds that entering the passage adjacent to the gallery constituted consent to view artwork on private display. You can read more about incident this in this site's gallery NEWS ARCHIVE
The London Arts Group blind-stamp logo has been an international symbol of excellence in fine art dealing & publication in the U.S.A, Great Britain, and Europe for forty years. Throughout the 1970s & 1980s London Arts had galleries in London, New York City, Detroit, and affiliates in many other galleries across the world. The London Arts Group was a major publisher of many of the notable emergent graphic artists of the time. The Print World Directory - the authoritative guide to limited edition prints - lists several hundred publications by London Arts, Inc.. London Arts print publications are held in the permenant collections of countless important museums worldwide.
A lifetime around fine art collecting has shown us that art collecting is indeed a life-long pursuit filled with many rewards. Such things as selling to a world-wide collector base via computers, the internet and global overnight parcel delivery were unthinkable as a means of art collecting only a short time ago.
Please take time to explore this fine art galley site and consider; its better to own one piece of art that you can admire, value, appreciate and enjoy for whatever reason...no mater what the cost. Purchase fine art because you'll love it day after day, not because you expect to make money off of it in the future. Art is something beyond simple economic growth. The primary enrichment from art is to the soul.
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