This small-scale etching is by Alexander Massouras, a regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition. Based in Cambridge, UK, Massouras is a painter and printmaker whose work has a precise, architectural quality. In this etching he pays homage to the museum cast collection which, despite its undoubted value as a study aid, has somewhat fallen out of fashion. The modern case depicted here almost appears to be hovering and with the figures inside it all jostling for space it feels full of life. By contrast, the red wooden desk where an art student might sit to draw is resolutely empty. We at the Royal Academy are proud that we can now provide public access to part of the Academy’s wonderful collection of casts on display in the new link between Burlington House and Burlington Gardens, which opened in 2018 as part of our 250th anniversary celebrations.
https://shop.royalacademy.org.uk/cast-room-by-alexander-massouras29395Not For Web | Cast Room by Alexander Massourashttps://shop.royalacademy.org.uk/media/catalog/product/9/2/92087875-castroom-web-min.jpg400400GBPOutOfStock/Art/All Artworks/Art/All Artworks/Art under £50027377812209273<p>This small-scale hand-coloured etching pays homage to a classic museum collection of casts.</p> <p>This small-scale etching is by Alexander Massouras, a regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition. Based in Cambridge, UK, Massouras is a painter and printmaker whose work has a precise, architectural quality. In this etching he pays homage to the museum cast collection which, despite its undoubted value as a study aid, has somewhat fallen out of fashion. The modern case depicted here almost appears to be hovering and with the figures inside it all jostling for space it feels full of life. By contrast, the red wooden desk where an art student might sit to draw is resolutely empty. <br /> We at the Royal Academy are proud that we can now provide public access to part of the Academy’s wonderful collection of casts on display in the new link between Burlington House and Burlington Gardens, which opened in 2018 as part of our 250<sup>th</sup> anniversary celebrations.</p>00add-to-cartstore_type:ArtArtEtching36 x 27cmYes100
