For centuries drawing and writing in sketchbooks has been an essential component of artistic practice, which continues to this day. The Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München (SGSM) focuses on the sketchbook as a medium in the first extensive museum presentation on this subject.
The exhibition catalogue covers both a typology of writing and drawing in sketchbooks and current research findings on art technological aspects. It includes the complete collection of more than 250 sketchbooks from the 18th century to the present – by painters, draftsmen, sculptors, architects, and including travel sketchbooks – classified by type and recorded in a detailed inventory list.