Limited Edition Prints based on the exhibition ‘A Year with MI6’ by James Hart Dyke

Following the phenomenal success of the exhibition ‘A Year with MI6’ in February 2011, the Directors of Mount Street Galleries have initiated a display of three limited edition silkscreen prints based on the original paintings produced by James Hart Dyke. Triptych will open on Tuesday 7th June, giving the public another chance to have an insight into the extraordinary world of the British Secret Intelligence Service. It will also be a unique opportunity to purchase one of these limited edition prints for art collectors and the intrigued alike.

‘A Year with MI6’ marked the centenary of the British Secret Intelligence Service and was shown earlier this year at Mount Street Galleries. The artworks are James Hart Dyke’s interpretations of a life that is the norm for those who work at MI6, but is mysterious and surreal to the rest of us. Each work is limited to an edition of 75 plus 10 artist proofs. Waiting in the Hotel Room, Dog in the Round and Toy Duck are all numbered and signed by the artist and range from £1,800 - £3,600. The prints are produced by the prestigious Coriander Studios, one of Europe’s longest established and most prolific manufacturers of limited edition prints by artists.

It is highly unusual for anyone to be publicly associated with the British Secret Intelligence Service and in this respect an art exhibition touching on life within MI6 is unprecedented. The artist had to work under strict conditions of secrecy and was extensively vetted before being selected for the project. The exhibition was picked up by media across the globe and attracted international coverage on TV and in the broadsheets.

Giving his reaction to this commission, James said,

“This project has been the most exciting and challenging I have ever undertaken. To have been given the kind of access to MI6 that I have been allowed has been an amazing privilege which most people can only dream of. My paintings attempt to portray a sense of everyday life for those working in SIS which is essentially about building relations with people. I’ve respected the need to keep identities secret and the people shown don’t represent the real men and women I have met.”

The silkscreen prints can be pre-ordered from the gallery’s online store from Thursday 2nd June. To order please visit www.mountstreetgalleries.com/prints