Although David Fairbairn's portraits confer to large mixed-media drawings, in recent years he has worked almost exclusively on large-scale etchings where he is able to reinforce the underlying formal and abstract structures in the depiction of the sitter, while still emphasising the emotional and psychological content...
'Lineage', a survey exhibition of works by David Fairbairn, is an intensive collection which highlights the dedicated practice and understanding that Fairbairn brings to the discipline of the portrait....