Tag: American art

Grant Wood at the Whitney in NYC

You are probably more familiar with this artist than you think. This was my second time to see his most famous work. The first time was at the Art Institute in Chicago. The Whitney Museum of American Art was presenting an exhibition of Grant Wood‘s work. I was very impressed. The landscapes are what I…

Hopper Drawing: A Painter’s Process

One of the current exhibitions at the Dallas Museum of Art is Hopper Drawing: A Painter’s Process. If you enjoy Edward Hopper‘s works and style, you will most likely enjoy this exhibition. This show highlights how well planned and meticulous Hopper was before he even put brush to medium.  At the beginning of the exhibition,…

Lucian Freud Portraits – American Art–Góngora/Picasso: Recent Museum Visits

From Lucian Freud Portraits at The Modern Art Museum of Ft. Worth: –I was lucky to see this exhibit on the second to the last day as The Modern was the only North American stop for Lucian Freud Portraits. I think you either really appreciate Freud’s portraits or absolutely abhor them, and to me, Lucian…