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By Ashley Busby Untitled, c. 1944; watercolor, ink, and graphite on watercolor paper; sheet: 15 x 21 in. Untitled, 1969, acrylic on wove paper; overall: 62 5⁄16 x 48 1⁄16 [...]

The article reviews the exhibition "Mark Rothko: Paintings on Paper," which features works of painter Mark Rothko, being presented at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. from November 19, 2023 to March 31, 2024.

(COURTESY SOTHEBY’S NEW YORK) AFTER A SPIRITED auction-floor bidding war, an Agnolo Bronzino painting with a storied past sold for double the amount auctioneers estimated it would bring in, setting [...]

BY JOHN DORFMAN Jacques Louis David, The Oath of the Horatii, 1784–85, oil over pen and black ink, squared in black chalk, on paper laid down on canvas, 26.5 x [...]

THE SANTA FE Art Auction will present its annual Prints, Multiples + Works on Paper sale on March 12 at their 16,000-square-foot showroom in the Baca Railroad District of Santa [...]

The article reviews the exhibition "Jacques Louis David: Radical Draftsman" at the Metropolitan Museum in New York until May 15, 2022.

The article reports on the auction of Agnolo Bronzino's painting "Portrait of a Young Man with a Quill and a Sheet of Paper" at Sotheby's Masters Week in New York, from January 18-30, 2023, which features the Italian Renaissance artist's work.

The article reviews the exhibition "Playing with Fire" featuring the paper art of Dennis Lee Mitchell at the Jerald Melberg Gallery in Charlotte, North Carolina from September 16 to October 21, 2023.

The article discusses the annual Prints, Multiples + Works on Paper auction sale of etchings and other works by artists like Barbara Latham, Ray Belcher and Ila McAfee at the Santa Fe Art Auction in New Mexico on March 12, 2022.

A review is presented for the art exhibition "Alice Neel: Drawings and Watercolors 1927-1978," featuring works by Alice Neel, running at the David Zwirner art gallery of New York City through April 18, 2015.

The article reviews the art exhibition "Larry Bell: Improvisations," featuring glass cubes, mixed media on paper, and glass sculpture, at the Phoenix Art Museum in Arizona.

The article features artist Jim Gaylord and his collage-based art using watercolor paper. Also cited are how Gaylord's artworks evoked Constructivism and other versions of geometric abstract art from the 1920s and 1930s, his use of Photoshop to make digital guide in making gouache-on-paper collages, and his study of film production at University of North Carolina in Greensboro.

The article previews the art auctions that the auction house, Bonhams, will conduct in 2016, including "Treasures of the Caren Archive II" featuring printed materials from the collection of Eric Caren, a California and Western paintings and sculpture auction and 19th century European paintings.

The article discusses the 24th Annual Print Fair in New York City, from the International Fine Print Dealers Association, which will be held at the Park Avenue Armory from November 4-8, 2015 and will feature works by artists including Mike Bidlo, David Tunick and Edvard Munch.

The article offers a preview of the art exhibition "Southern/Modern," featuring paintings and works on paper by various artists including Elaine de Kooning, Charles H. Walther and Will Henry Stevens, at the Mint Museum in North Carolina.

The article reviews the art exhibition "The Work of Art: The Federal Art Project, 1935-1943," featuring paintings and works on paper by various artists including David Chun, Alan Rohan Critc and Eldzier Cortor, at the Saint Louis Art Museum in Missouri.

By William Corwin Senza titolo/Untitled, 1972, tempera and burnt paper on paper mounted on panel, 26 x 42 cm.(MARIO BASSIATO COLLECTION, TREVISO.; PRIVATE COLLECTION, COURTESY ALESSANDRO ROSA.) Much to the [...]

By Cayla Blachman Rice Paper Mounting, c.1962-1963. Acrylic on rice paper mounted on canvas, 24 x 47 1 ⁄2 in. (©2023 VIVIAN SPRINGFORD ARCHIVE) Vivian Springford (1913–2003) has earned an [...]

The article reviews the exhibition "Matisse and the Sea," which features imagery ranging from Matisse's early panoramic marine views in the South of France to his late paper cutouts, on view through May 12, 2024.

BY JAMES D. BALESTRIERI San Dimas Train Station, 1933, watercolor on paper, 15 ½ x 22 ½ in. CALIFORNIA artist Millard Sheets (1907–1989) was thrice blessed. His parents recognized and [...]

A NEW exhibition from Helicline Fine Art, “Modernism Adored: 20th Century Art,” online from April 26 through June 30, features paintings, work on paper, and sculptures from renowned and rediscovered [...]

BY JOHN DORFMAN Jim Gaylord, Victory Lap, 2012, gouache and soot on cutout watercolor paper, 26 x 36 in. (COURTESY OF THE ARTIST) WHEN YOU HEAR “works on paper,” you [...]

The article previews the art exhibition "Picasso and Paper," scheduled to be on view at the Cleveland Museum of Art in Ohio through August 23, 2020.

The article reviews the exhibition "Norman Bluhm: Metamorphosis," featuring the paintings and works on paper of Bluhm at the Newark Museum in Newark, New Jersey from February 13 to May 3, 2020.

The article features artist Inka Essenhigh and her paintings. Also cited are Essenhigh's marriage to fellow artist Steve Mumford, the materials used in her artworks particularly oil and enamel, her paintings like the 2017 "Midsummer Night's Dream," "Birdsongs," and "Party of the Flames and Flowers," and the subjects of her works like anthropomorphic forms.

BY REBECCA ALLAN Untitled (BMC.56, Dancers), c. 1948–49, oil and opaque watercolor on paper, 12 x 19 in.(PRIVATE COLLECTION. ARTWORK © 2023 RUTH ASAWA LANIER, INC./ARTISTS RIGHTS SOCIETY (ARS), NEW [...]

BY ASHLEY BUSBY Louis Ernest Lessieux, Rose and Thistle, 1898, pen and ink and watercolor on paper, 23 1⁄4 x 31 in.(GIFT OF WALTER P. CHRYSLER, JR., IMAGE COURTESY OF [...]

The article offers a preview of two auctions at the Santa Fe Art Auction in New Mexico in July and August 2023, featuring Native American and Spanish and Hispanic Art including a wooden statue by Juan Ramon Velazquez, paintings by Rod Goebel and gouache on paper by Gerald Nailor.

The article offers a preview of the Coeur d'Alene Art Auction featuring paintings and sculpture such as "Paper That Talks Two Ways--The Treaty Signing" by Howard Terpning, "The Pony Boy" by Maynard Dixon and The Trail Over the Pass" by Henry Farny, which will take place in Reno, Nevada on July 15, 2023.

This section features the Gaby Cabinet created by furniture designer Elizabeth Garouste. Topics discussed include the materials used by Garouste such as iron and ceramics, her furniture design collaboration with fellow designer Mattia Bonetti in the late 1970s, and the display of the Gaby Cabinet at Ralph Pucci International art gallery in New York City.

The article reviews the exhibition "The Small Treasures" at the Momentum Gallery in Asheville, North Carolina, featuring the work of 18 artists, from December 2, 2022, through January 14, 2023,including encaustic works, mixed media, and graphite and paper.

BY JAMES D. BALESTRIERI Calling on Wakan Tanka, 1962. Casein on paper, 24 ¾ x 33 ⅝ in.(UNIVERSITY ART GALLERIES, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA, PC OH 4 (O.H.76.024) © OSCAR [...]

By Scarlet Cheng The Vanishing American, 1994; acrylic, newspaper, paper, cotton, printing ink, chalk, and graphite pencil on canvas, 60 1⁄8 × 50 1⁄8 in.(WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, NEW [...]

“SELECTED WORK,” an exhibition of works on paper by the Spanish-American artist Esteban Vicente is on view at Tayloe Piggott Gallery through May 28. Vicente, an anarchist from a military [...]

The article presents a profile of Chinese ink on paper painting. Topics addressed include an overview of the historical tradition of the art form, which emerged as early as the 2nd century B.C., mention of several ongoing exhibitions of works from the genre running as of March 2015, and discussion of contemporary collecting practices of the works.

The article discusses the concept of drawing, focusing on trends in contemporary art whereby artists are calling works not made with pen or pencil on paper "drawings". Topics include the exhibition "Thread Lines" on view at the Drawing Center in New York City through December 14, 2014; the way drawing is being reinterpreted as referring to line rather than allover compositions; and the involvement of concepts such as design and pattern in drawing.

BY ASHLEY BUSBY Katsushika Hokusai, Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawaoki namiura), also known as The Great Wave, about 1830–1831, woodblock print (nishikie), ink and color on paper.(WILLIAM STURGIS BIGELOW [...]

The article previews the exhibition "Leon Polk Smith: 1945-1962" at the Palm Springs Art Museum through August 28, 2022, which features works by artist Smith, including two untitled works from 1957, a 1953 untitled work with an oblong canvas and a 1945 untitled pencil and paint on paper.

BY SCARLET CHENG Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000), Market Scene, 1966. Gouache on paper.(CHRYSLER MUSEUM OF ART, MUSEUM PURCHASE 2018.22. © 2022 THE JACOB AND GWENDOLYN KNIGHT LAWRENCE FOUNDATION, SEATTLE/ARTISTS RIGHTS SOCIETY [...]

BY ASHLEY BUSBY Untitled, 2001. Acrylic on paper mounted on canvas, 23 x 24 1 ⁄2 in.(COURTESY OF DOROTHY FRATT ESTATE AND PAZO FINE ART © DOROTHY FRATT ESTATE) ABSTRACT [...]

BY D. DOMINICK LOMBARDI New Moon (After John Beerman), 2019. Gouache on paper.(MATTHEW WONG FOUNDATION. © 2022 MATTHEW WONG FOUNDATION / ARTISTS RIGHTS SOCIETY (ARS), NEW YORK.) WHEN THINKING about [...]

BY GABRIEL ALMEIDA Two Pink Waterlilies, 1943. Silverpoint and crayon on paper, 11 x 12 ½ in.(COLLECTION OF B. DIRR. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE BRANDYWINE RIVER MUSEUM OF ART.) BY [...]

The article reviews the exhibition "Anomalies: New Works on Paper" featuring the ink drawings of Sky Pape at June Kelly Gallery in New York from September 9 to October 2, 2021.

By Lilly Wei Esteban Vicente (1903-2001), Untitled, 1996. Pastel and charcoal on paper, 27 x 22 in. (© 2022 THE HARRIET AND ESTEBAN VICENTE FOUNDATION.) “The Light in the Garden” [...]

LEWALLEN Galleries of Santa Fe, N.M., presents “Dan Christensen: A Painter’s Painter,” featuring the artist’s signature color abstractions. Running through June 4, the show will include works on paper and [...]

The article discusses papers published within the issue, including one by Sheila Gibson Stoodley on Japanese ceramicists, another on paper paintings by Chinese artist Hou Beiren and lastly on the paintings and mixed-media works of artist Hung Liu.

—JOHN DORFMAN After Peter Paul Rubens, engraved by Jacob Mathias Schmutzer, Nepthune et Thetis (Neptune and Thetis), 1790, ink on paper, 27 3⁄4 x 20 3⁄8 in.(MUSEUM PURCHASE, 1921.921.1. READING [...]