Upstairs are 22 postwar American works, owned by several contemporary collectors, organized by the art historian and critic Irving Sandler; it includes especially impressive works by Romare Bearden, David Park, de Kooning (an exceptional drawing of two women from 1949) and Roy Lichtenstein.
Given the profusion of artists with exceptional drawing skills and of exhibitions devoted to their efforts, this beautifully installed show of drawings by 31 Mexican artists feels a tad routine.
But after several months of approaching dealers, he found an exceptional 1965 drawing, "Woman," through the Manhattan dealer Larry Gagosian, who showed it with other works by de Kooning from the collection of John and Kimiko Powers.
Georg Herold has moved through the decades in continual exceptional practice, drawing the line of influence and mentorship through Sigmar Polke, Joseph Beuys, and Albert Oehlen, to Martin Kippenberger, Christopher Wool, Urs Fischer, and to inspiring artists like Sarah Lucas today.
This exceptional drama is drawing to a close.
It was a transaction (costing about $20) exceptional enough to draw a small crowd.
Falardeau draws exceptional character work from his cast.
The result is an exceptional book that draws its strength from the complexities it explores.
He's a showman, wholly unsentimental, with an exceptional gift for drawing truthful performances from his cast.
Lonergan had lost his left leg and had suffered partial paralysis of his left side, but had developed exceptional quickness in drawing a revolver with his right hand.
