Lisa Yuskavage: Drawings
The Morgan Library & Museum 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, United StatesThe Morgan Library & Museum
One of the most original and influential artists of the past three decades, Lisa Yuskavage (American b. 1962) creates works that affirm the integrity of her media (painting, drawing and printmaking) while challenging conventional art historical precedents. At once confrontational and meditative, her works blur the boundaries between high and low art, exploring traditional genres—the […]
Renoir Drawings
The Morgan Library & Museum 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, United StatesThe Morgan Library & Museum
While the paintings of Auguste Renoir (1841–1919) have become icons of Impressionism, his drawings, watercolors, and pastels are far less widely known. In fact, drawing remained central to his artistic practice even as his interests and ambitions changed over the course of a long career. This exhibition explores the ways in which Renoir used paper […]
A Draftsman of the First Order: Renoir’s Drawing Practice
The Morgan Library & Museum 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, United StatesThe Morgan Library & Museum
Auguste Renoir was a consummate Impressionist painter, but drawing also played a significant if less widely recognized role in his work. This symposium will bring together experts on the artist and his works on paper, including exhibition co-curators, scholars, and conservators. Their discussions will explore the centrality of drawing to Renoir’s practice, examine some of […]