---Anthony M. Clark                    

         Focusing on the creative legacy of Georges Braque, Fernand Léger and Pablo Picasso--names that need no introduction to the art world, they are as familiar to the masses as their art is to the general populace. Each man had the will to persist, innovate and change the course of art forever. They suffered derision for their attempts, but with the passing of time, their importance was established in the evolution of art and remains so today.

         Picasso and Braque worked closely together until the outbreak of World War I, during which time they lived out one of the most fabulous adventures of modern art. Léger established his bare, massive style at the same time. In the years following the War, he became increasingly fascinated by the industrial civilization making humans a part of the mechanical universe. Later, he worked on his 'concepts of objects' putting together unlikely materials within the space of the canvas such as plant forms, ropes, keys, ladders and abstract organic shapes.

         Each of these artists pursued many forms of expression that included etching and lithography. Picasso, Braque and Léger left behind an extensive legacy through the medium of printmaking which can be observed in this well-balanced selection of important prints that includes some of the best known examples by each artist.