DESMET Anne

As a renowned master of the art of engraving, Anne Desmet demonstrates here how the detail of the staircase was always there, waiting to be…

After graduating in 1989 Anne Desmet spent a year on the British School in Rome’s Scholarship in Printing. This engraving of the oldest surviving marble…

Anne Desmet combines using the end of the boxwood engraving block to represent London’s sky at dusk with skilful use of pochoir to emphasise the…

Desmet has used her trademark collage technique of layering the darker toned Japanese Kozu-shi paper over the wood engraving on Zerkall paper to give the…

Anne Desmet was born and brought up in Liverpool and gained her BFA and MA in Fine Art from Oxford and a Postgraduate Diploma in…

This print is part of a series where Anne Desmet showcases her command of different print techniques, depicting this iconic bridge to extraordinary effect at…

Anne has taught wood engraving at the British Museum but was also commissioned by them to depict the iconic new Great Court designed by Sir…

Anne has taught wood engraving at the British Museum but was also commissioned by them to depict the iconic new Great Court designed by Sir…

This work was commissioned by the British Library in 1997. A proof print and the artist’s engraved block are on permanent public exhibition in the…

Extraordinary colour linocut exploring the layers and textures of scaffolding and building construction in Bishopsgate in the 1990s.
Anne Desmet was born and brought up…

Like other pieces of Anne Desmet’s work, this piece explores architectural circular forms: whether the British Library, Olympic Stadium, Velodrome or ancient Rome’s buildings. A…

This work was commissioned by Bailliol College, Oxford in 1995 and is one of a set of 25 artist’s proofs. Desmet is engaged with the…

Anne Desmet became very interested in the aspirational qualities of tower-building in ancient Rome and medieval Italy – and that sparked an ongoing interest in…