The Estorick Collection of modern Italian art is housed in a Georgian building in Islington, a borough of inner London. It is an inconspicuous and intimate gallery hidden on a side street and one could easily pass it by. Yet, it has a gift shop, a café serving delicious Italian coffee and treats, a peaceful courtyard and a marvelous and important collection of modern Italian art.
Erick Estorick, an American, arrived in England in 1947, and after marrying German born Salome Dessau, began collecting art on their visits to Italy. They particularly liked Futurist works, which emphasized speed and technology and shunned the past.
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Currently at the gallery is a temporary exhibit by the French abstract painter Olivier Debre (1920-1999), known for his large scale color-field paintings.
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| paintings in the Olivier Debre gallery |
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| Modern Idol by Umberto Boccioni, 1911 |
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| Quaker Oats - Cubist Still Life by Gino Severini, 1917 |
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| Portrait of Fontana, 1907, by Giacomo Balla |
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| Landscape with Chimney, by Giorgio Morandi, 1926 |
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| Bust of a Woman, by Giacomo Manzu,1952 |
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| The Belvedere by Massimo Campigli, 1930 |
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| Acrobats by Guiditta Scalini, 1950 |
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| Two Women By Massimo Campigli, 1943 |
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